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ALLDAY PROJECT has won the second music show trophy of their career! On the July 19 episode of MBC’s “Music Core,” the candidates for first place were BLACKPINK’s “JUMP,” aespa’s “Dirty Work,” and ALLDAY PROJECT’s “FAMOUS.” ALLDAY PROJECT ultimately took the win with a total of 6,365 points. Congratulations to ALLDAY PROJECT! Watch their performance, win, and full encore below: Other performers on today’s show included NCT DREAM, BABYMONSTER, ILLIT, VIVIZ, Super Junior, Jo Yuri, ASTRO’s Yoon San Ha, CRAVITY, H1-KEY, AHOF, CLOSE YOUR EYES, ARrC, NOWZ, Baby DONT Cry, ONE OR EIGHT, HITGS, and DPNS. Check out their performances…
The Bias List is a K-pop blog that also covers a fair amount of J-pop. But just like most music fans, I enjoy tracks from all around the world. So, I thought I’d start a monthly round-up of some of the non-K-pop songs that have caught my ear. No ratings — just highlights! February 2022 // March 2022 // April 2022 // May 2022 // June 2022 // July 2022 // August 2022 // September 2022 // October 2022 // November 2022 // January 2023 // February 2023 // March 2023 // April 2023 // May 2023 // June 2023…
The stars of SBS’s “Our Movie” shared their emotional final thoughts ahead of tonight’s series finale! “Our Movie” tells the poignant love story of Lee Je Ha (Namkoong Min), a film director struggling with an uncertain future, and Lee Da Eum (Jeon Yeo Been), an aspiring actress who is suffering from a terminal illness. With just one episode left in the drama’s run, Namkoong Min mentioned a particularly meaningful moment that viewers could look forward to in the finale. “To Je Ha, Da Eum isn’t merely the past, but an emotion that is still alive and breathing,” he said, “and…
The filming of “Immortal Songs – Rock Festival in Ulsan” has been postponed due to heavy rain and floods in the area. On July 19, the production team of KBS 2TV’s “Immortal Songs” announced that filming for the show, which was originally scheduled to take place that day, had been postponed “due to the unusual flood damage and flood warnings in the Ulsan area.” Their full statement is as follows: Hello. This is the “Immortal Songs” production team. The filming that was scheduled to take place today (July 19) at Taehwagang National Garden has been unavoidably postponed due to the…
Romance is blossoming once again between Lee Jong Suk and Mun Ka Young in “Law and The City”! tvN’s “Law and The City” is a new drama that follows five associate attorneys—Ahn Ju Hyeong (Lee Jong Suk), Kang Hui Ji (Mun Ka Young), Cho Chang Won (Kang You Seok), Bae Mun Jeong (Ryu Hye Young), and Ha Sang Gi (Im Seong Jae)—as they navigate the challenges and triumphs of their daily lives. These salaried lawyers, employed by law firms, commute each day to the bustling legal district of Seocho. Spoilers Previously on “Law and The City,” Ahn Ju Hyeong and…
Lee Jun Hyuk and Lee Jun Young shared a heartwarming interaction after the Blue Dragon Series Awards! During the 4th annual Blue Dragon Series Awards on July 18, Lee Jun Hyuk was one of the four stars who won a Popular Star Award—but when host Jun Hyun Moo called Lee Jun Hyuk’s name, Lee Jun Young mistakenly thought his name had been called instead and went up on stage to receive the award. It was only after he’d already accepted the trophy that he realized his mistake and hurriedly rushed to hand the award to Lee Jun Hyuk, who warmly…
Last time we had a Boys Planet, I swore I wasn’t going to do any sort of recap but ended up doing a truncated version anyway. I intend to do the same for this season, though I’ll warn in advance that there will be times when the post will be delayed by a few days due to how LONG the episodes are and the fact that I have other things going on. I’ll try to let you know when delays will happen, and the first one will actually be for episode two, which airs (with subtitles) tomorrow but probably won’t…
As “Our Movie” winds to a close, a new drama has entered the weekend ratings battle! On July 18, Lee Dong Wook and Lee Sung Kyung’s new noir romance drama “The Nice Guy” aired its first two episodes. According to Nielsen Korea, the first episode of “The Nice Guy” scored an average nationwide rating of 3.0 percent, while the second episode rose slightly to 3.2 percent. Meanwhile, “Our Movie”—which has just one episode left in its run—earned an average nationwide rating of 3.5 percent ahead of its series finale. Watch Lee Dong Wook in his film “Harbin” on Viki below:…
Mnet’s “BOYS II PLANET” has finally begun! On July 17 and 18, the second season of the hit survival show “BOYS PLANET” aired its highly-anticipated premiere episodes. “BOYS II PLANET K” kicked off on July 17, with “BOYS II PLANET C” following on July 18. “BOYS II PLANET K” and “BOYS II PLANET C” were originally intended to air as two separate audition programs, with each show debuting its own boy group. However, Mnet later changed the format so that as the competition progresses, the two narratives eventually converge into one, ultimately leading to the debut of a single boy…
The fourth annual Blue Dragon Series Awards took place last night! Back in 2022, Sports Chosun—which presents the famous annual Blue Dragon Film Awards—launched Korea’s first award ceremony specifically for streaming platforms. In light of the continuing growth of the original series content industry, the Blue Dragon Series Awards honors excellence in dramas and variety shows produced by streaming services, as opposed to television networks. On July 18, the star-studded ceremony for the 2025 awards was held at Incheon’s Paradise City, with Girls’ Generation’s YoonA and Jun Hyun Moo returning as hosts for the fourth year in a row. This…