Author: Kishor

Rather than contain my “Risers and Fallers” feature to a single post in June, I’m going to share a bite-sized version at the end of each month. This will let me account for more songs and make a nice lead-in to the monthly round-up post. I anticipate most of these ratings adjustments will be negligible: a 0.5 shift here, a 0.25 shift there. But, it’s a fun way to keep track of how my feelings on songs have changed over time – as well as which tracks currently have momentum on my playlist. And remember, just because a song is…

Lee Jong Suk is about to go on the defensive on tvN’s “Law and The City”! “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. Spoilers Previously on “Law and The City,” Ahn Ju Hyeong and Kang Hui Ji met again in Seocho 10 years after their chance encounter in Hong Kong. As they got over…

Kim Yo Han and his rugby teammates will try their hand at some new sports on the next episode of “The Winning Try”! “The Winning Try” is a new drama starring Yoon Kye Sang as Joo Ga Ram, a former rugby star who falls from grace due to a doping scandal. After he returns to his alma mater as the new coach of its rugby team, which is ranked last in the country, he leads the underdog squad on a quest to win the National Sports Festival. Spoilers In the upcoming second episode of the drama, rugby team captain Yoon…

tvN’s “Law and The City” has shared three key points to look forward to as the drama enters its second half! “Law and The City” is a legal 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. As the drama prepares to air its seventh episode, here are three major storylines to keep an eye on: Spoilers Ahn Ju Hyeong’s and Kang Hui…

Before we get going with the dreaded Signal Song competition, we’ve got a few more introductory performances to get through. Week Two of Boys II Planet is again giving us two separate episodes — one for K and one for C. Please, please tell me this will not be the norm going forward. I can’t do two episodes a week, especially when this one alone is two hours and forty four minutes long. Why are K-pop songs getting shorter while survival series episodes are getting longer?!? I could play TXT’s new single sixty-eight times in the space of this episode…

It’s official: a collaboration between TWICE and Saweetie is dropping next week! On July 25 local time, American rapper Saweetie revealed that she and TWICE had teamed up for a new song called “superstars,” which is due out on August 1. Saweetie also shared a fun video of herself dancing with the TWICE members to “superstars” at the JYP Entertainment building, which you can check out below! Before the official announcement, Saweetie previously posted a video of herself dancing with TWICE to their new title track “THIS IS FOR,” leading to speculation that the singers had a collaboration in the…

Over half of the remaining contestants on Mnet’s “BOYS II PLANET C” were sent home on its latest episode. On July 25, “BOYS II PLANET C” aired its second episode (following the second episode of “BOYS II PLANET K,” which aired on July 24). “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 will eventually converge into one, ultimately leading to the debut of a single boy…

SBS’s new drama “The Winning Try” is off to a promising start! On July 25, Yoon Kye Sang and Kim Yo Han’s new comedy sports drama premiered at the top of its time slot. According to Nielsen Korea, the first episode of “The Winning Try” scored an average nationwide rating of 4.1 percent, making it not only the most-watched show in its time slot but also the most-watched miniseries of Friday. Meanwhile, JTBC’s new Friday drama “The Nice Guy” saw a slight decrease in viewership for its third and fourth episodes, which earned average nationwide ratings of 2.2 percent and…

The Korean Business Research Institute has revealed this month’s brand reputation rankings for singers! The rankings were determined through an analysis of singers’ media coverage, consumer participation, interaction, and community awareness indexes, using big data collected from June 26 to July 26. BLACKPINK shot to the top of this month’s list after seeing an 85.83 percent increase in their brand reputation index, bringing their total score to 8,136,555 for July. BTS took second place with a brand reputation index of 7,609,655, marking a 5.33 rise in their score since June. Lim Young Woong ranked third with a brand reputation index…

The weekend has gotten better than ever since “Law and The City” is here! Each episode gets more interesting with its amazing characters, compelling stories, and a visual feast that it is hard to tell what to love the most. Although the last preview showed some hints of drama, it is far from the over-the-top sort of melodrama that some legal shows are accustomed to have. On the contrary, they portrayed heavy topics in a way that was still entertaining and endearing to the audience, without leaving aside the main point. Here are the best and coolest moments of this…