Author: Kishor

Two new dramas got off to promising starts last night! On July 5, Lee Jong Suk and Mun Ka Young’s new tvN drama “Law and The City” aired its highly-anticipated premiere. According to Nielsen Korea, the first episode of the series took first place in its time slot across all cable channels with an average nationwide rating of 4.6 percent. “Law and The City” also premiered to higher viewership ratings than its predecessor “Our Unwritten Seoul” (the drama that previously occupied its time slot), which kicked off on an average nationwide rating of 3.6 percent back in May. Meanwhile, MBN’s…

The Korean Business Research Institute has revealed this month’s brand reputation rankings for rookie idol groups! The rankings were determined through an analysis of the consumer participation, media coverage, interaction, and community awareness indexes of various rookie idol groups, using big data collected from June 1 to July 1. MEOVV topped this month’s list with a brand reputation index of 1,431,118, marking a 44.12 percent increase in their score since June. High-ranking phrases in the group’s keyword analysis included “DROP TOP,” “cat,” and “HANDS UP,” while their highest-ranking related terms included “beautiful,” “lovely,” and “sensual.” MEOVV’s positivity-negativity analysis also revealed…

The much-awaited C-drama “Reborn” is finally here, and I couldn’t be more excited. Set in 2007, “Reborn” follows 16-year-old Qiao Qing Yu (Zhang Jing Yi), who relocates with her family from the quiet town of Shunyun to the bustling city of Huanzhou after rumors surrounding her sister Qiao Bei Yu’s (Wo You) mysterious death force them to start over. Determined to uncover the truth and move forward, Qing Yu begins to dig into the past, with unexpected help from her new classmate, the quiet and brooding Ming Sheng (Zhou Yi Ran). As they investigate, long-buried secrets start to unravel, revealing…

On the third episode of SBS’s idol survival show “B:MY BOYZ,” the final results of Round 1 were revealed! “B:MY BOYZ” is a new boy group survival show in which top idols participate directly in choosing which contestants (known as “B:GINNERS”) make the final debut lineup. The first official round of competition was a “concept battle” in which the contestants split up into five teams to cover various hit songs by NCT, the show’s first “top idol.” The contestants surviving the first round of eliminations and advancing to the second round were determined 30 percent by the votes of the…

Prior to their comeback at the end of the month, One Pact released an EP of solo songs from each of the members. I won’t be writing about most of them since I don’t have much to say, but Jong Woo’s solo Passout instantly caught my ear and now it has a special video to add a visual element. I’ve mentioned before that I have two goals for K-pop in 2025. First, I’d like a huge spike in energy — upbeat instrumentals and an end to this muted phase we find ourselves in. Second, (and even more important) is a…

Mun Ka Young will make a strong first impression on her fellow attorneys 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. In the upcoming first episode of the drama, rookie lawyer Kang…

Get ready for an emotional confrontation on JTBC’s “Good Boy”! “Good Boy” is an action-comedy drama about a group of former national athletes who becomes police officers through a special recruit program. Swapping their medals for badges, they take on a world full of corruption, deception, and injustice. Spoilers Previously on “Good Boy,” Yoon Dong Joo (Park Bo Gum) fell in love with Ji Han Na (Kim So Hyun) at first sight after spotting her at the athletes’ village. Years later, he remained as smitten with her as ever, and he steadfastly stayed by her side and protected her when…

Get ready for a memorable—but not evenly matched—courtroom battle on the first episode of “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. In the upcoming first episode of the drama, Ahn Ju Hyeong…

TWS’s Youngjae will be temporarily performing seated due to a microfracture. Earlier this week, PLEDIS Entertainment revealed that Youngjae had injured his toe and had been advised to “minimize movement for the time being.” As a result, Youngjae performed seated during the group’s appearance on the July 3 episode of NTV’s “DayDay” in Japan. On July 5 KST, PLEDIS Entertainment followed up by announcing that Youngjae had made an additional visit to the hospital, where he was diagnosed with a “microfracture at the tip of his toe.” Because he was advised to “refrain from strenuous activities, including dancing and performing,”…

TXT’s Yeonjun will not be participating in the group’s upcoming schedule in Japan due to a passing in the family. On July 5 KST, BIGHIT MUSIC officially announced that Yeonjun would be sitting out TXT’s appearances at NTV’s “THE MUSIC DAY 2025,” MBC’s “Music Core in Japan,” and TBS’s “CDTV LIVE! LIVE!” due to the passing of a family member. The agency’s full English statement is as follows: Hello.This is BIGHIT MUSIC. We regret to inform you that TOMORROW X TOGETHER member Yeonjun will not be able to participate in ‘NTV THE MUSIC DAY 2025’, ‘MBC Show! Music Core in…