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New K-drama offers for Jang Ki-yong and Kim Yoo-jung, and more casting newsThe Atypical Family’s Jang Ki-yong may return in a romantic drama, while Shin Hye-sun is being considered for a crime mystery drama.

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Profile | Meet Kim Tae-ri, beloved Korean actress of Jeongnyeon: The Star Is BornKim Tae-ri burst onto the scene in acclaimed 2016 erotic thriller The Handmaiden, and she has only gone from strength to strength since.

Korean actress Kim Tae-ri, currently on screen in the K-drama series Jeongnyeon: The Star Is Born, burst onto the scene in acclaimed 2016 erotic thriller The Handmaiden. Photo: Instagram/kimtaeri_official

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5 movies and TV shows to watch in Hong Kong this weekend, October 18-20Check out a cute coming-of-age tale, this year’s Hong Kong Asian Film Festival, a fun 1990s-set women’s Korean drama and more this weekend.

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Doubt: Han Suk-kyu leads immersive murder mystery K-dramaAn aloof criminal profiler finds out his daughter is involved in a case he is investigating in this immersive, psychological Korean series.

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Jeongnyeon: The Star Is Born – Kim Tae-ri shines in period music K-dramaKim Tae-ri stars as talented young singer Yoon Jeong-nyeon whose mother (Moon So-ri) tries to stop her singing, in this Disney+ period drama.

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The Judge from Hell midseason recap: Park Shin-hye’s demonic resolve waversAs demon Kang Bit-na, Park Shin-hye struggles to control her body and emotions in The Judge from Hell as she sends murderers’ souls to hell.

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Park Shin-hye as demon Kang Bit-na in a still from The Judge from Hell.

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A Virtuous Business: Kim So-yeon brings adult toys to a Korean rural townThis 1990s-set drama sees a group of women begin selling racy lingerie and adult toys door to door, shaking up their quiet rural town.

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Gangnam B-Side: Ji Chang-wook in gritty thriller K-drama on Disney+The seedy underbelly of Seoul’s most glam neighbourhood is laid bare in this stylish thriller starring Ji Chang-wook as a pimp on the run.

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Review | Love Next Door: love and food in undercooked Netflix romantic K-dramaHigh-flyer Baek Seok-ryu (Jung So-min) disappoints her parents by becoming a chef and falling for the boy next door in this meandering tale.

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Review | Spice Up Our Love: No Gain No Love spin-off deconstructs romantic dramasThis fantasy drama follows an erotic-novel author who turns into the lead character from one of her web stories, both played by Han Ji-hyun.

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Han Ji-hyun as web-novel author Nam Ja-yeon in a still from Spice Up Our Love.

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Im Yoon-ah eyed for A Tyrant’s Chef and more K-drama casting newsJi Chang-wook and Exo’s D.O. are set to lead Sculpture City, while Girls’ Generation’s Im Yoon-ah has been offered a time-travelling role.

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High-school romcom K-drama Way Back Love is an instant classicWith stand-out performances and strong direction, Way Back Love is in the running to be one of the best Korean high-school romcoms ever.

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Dongjae, the Good or the Bastard: bouncy Stranger spin-off K-dramaLee Joon-hyuk stars as prosecutor Seo Dong-jae, repeatedly looked over for promotion and given drudge work, who stumbles upon a big case.

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Gyeongseong Creature season 2 director says show is not anti-JapaneseAs season two of the Korean drama drops, Gyeongseong Creature director Chung Dong-yoon opens up about the challenges making it.

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A still from Gyeongseong Creature season 2. The show’s director, Chung Dong-yoon, stresses that the Korean drama is not intended to be anti-Japanese, and acknowledges the difficulties of crafting a narrative grounded in harsh historical reality. Photo: Lim Hyo Sun/Netflix

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Hellbound season 2: Yeon Sang-ho’s demonic dystopia returnsThe cult-horror thriller is back, and some of those who were dragged to hell in season 1 are starting to return, as Korean society fragments.

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Review | No Gain No Love: emotional but faltering end to K-drama romcomThere are big emotions and charming lead performances from Shin Min-a and Kim Young-dae, but No Gain No Love stumbles somewhat in its finale.

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Gyeongseong Creature actress Han So-hee offers glimpse into her lifeHan So-hee, star of Netflix’s recently released K-drama Gyeongseong Creature season 2, reflects on her life and acting in a recent vlog post.

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Actress Park Ji-ah, Moon Dong-eun’s mum in The Glory, dies of a strokePark Ji-ah, who cut her teeth in a series of Kim Ki-duk films and played the mother of Song Hye-kyo’s character in K-drama The Glory, dies at the age of 52.

Korean drama actress Park Ji-ah has died at the age of 52 after a brain stroke. Photo: Instagram/@trstdly

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What Comes After Love: tender cross-cultural romance K-dramaLee Se-young plays a South Korean student who has a romance in Tokyo with Kentaro Sakaguchi’s aspiring writer. They part, then reconnect.

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8 of the best new Korean drama series to watch in October 2024Lee Sang-yi and Han Ji-hyun spice things up in a spin-off show, four women sell adult products door-to-door in A Virtuous Business, and more.

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Review | Gyeongseong Creature season 2: awful Netflix K-drama follow-upHan So-hee and Park Seo-joon return in season two of Gyeongseong Creature, but Netflix’s new Korean drama series fails in many ways.

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