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Jung Hae-in and Shin Se-kyung in Talks for K-Drama β€˜Love Virus’.
K-Drama5 min read

Jung Hae-in and Shin Se-kyung in Talks for K-Drama β€˜Love Virus’

Jung Hae-in and Shin Se-kyung are both reviewing offers for Love Virus, a new K-drama romance directed by PD Kim Seok-yoon of My Liberation Notes. Neither has signed yet.

PakApril 1, 2026
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JTBC 2026 K-drama lineup promotional banner featuring upcoming titles including We Are All Trying Here and Final Table
K-Drama6 min read

JTBC's 2026 K-Drama Lineup Is Here: 5 Titles to Watch From We Are All Trying Here to Gold Digger

JTBC has unveiled its 2026 Korean drama slate, led by the April 18 Netflix and JTBC premiere of "We Are All Trying Here" and four more series covering culinary competition, body-swap comedy, crime thriller, and prestige adaptation.

PakMarch 31, 2026
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Soldiers serving food during a field exercise in The Legend of Kitchen Soldier
K-Drama5 min read

The Legend of Kitchen Soldier Heads to Series Mania Before Korea Premiere

Park Ji-hoon stars in The Legend of Kitchen Soldier, the only Korean drama invited to France's Series Mania 2026. A military cooking comedy powered by a popular Naver Webtoon, premiering May 11 on TVING.

PakMarch 29, 2026
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Lee Sang Bo official press photo. Photo: Korea Management Group (KMG)
K-Drama5 min read

Korean Actor Lee Sang Bo Dead at 44, Cause of Death Withheld by Family

Korean actor Lee Sang Bo, known for Miss Monte-Cristo and The Elegant Empire, died on March 27, 2026 at his Pyeongtaek home. He was 44. His agency, KMG, confirmed the passing but withheld the cause of death at his family's request.

PakMarch 29, 2026
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Kim Young Dae Enlists in the Korean Military This April.
K-Drama5 min read

Kim Young Dae Enlists in the Korean Military This April

Kim Young-dae enlists in April 2026 as an active-duty soldier, with discharge expected around October 2027. A look at his nine-year career and what comes next.

PakMarch 29, 2026
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The Goblin Cast Is Reuniting for a 10th Anniversary Special.
K-Drama5 min read

The Goblin Cast Is Reuniting for a 10th Anniversary Special

tvN confirmed Gong Yoo, Kim Go-eun, Lee Dong-wook, and Yoo In-na are reuniting for a Goblin 10th anniversary travel special. Here is everything we know.

PakMarch 29, 2026
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Roh Yoon-seo and Lee Chae-min Reunite for Time-Loop Romance β€œI Decided to Die”.
K-Drama5 min read

Roh Yoon-seo and Lee Chae-min Reunite for Time-Loop Romance β€œI Decided to Die”

Baeksang winner Roh Yoon-seo joins Lee Chae-min in tvN’s webtoon adaptation I Decided to Die, directed by Queen of Tears’ Kim Hie-won. Their first pairing as co-leads arrives three years after Hit the Top Scandal.

PakMarch 27, 2026
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Lee Byung-hun and Han Ji-min, stars of Disney+'s The Koreans, photographed at separate events in 2025.
K-Drama5 min read

Lee Byung-hun and Han Ji-min to Lead 'The Koreans,' Disney+'s Korean Remake of 'The Americans'

Disney+ has ordered The Koreans, a Korean-language reimagining of FX's The Americans, starring Lee Byung-hun and Han Ji-min as North Korean sleeper agents in early 1990s South Korea. Director Ahn Gil-ho helms the production, with principal photography now underway in Seoul.

HITKULTRMarch 25, 2026
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Park Min-young, Yook Sungjae, and Go Soo confirmed for SBS drama Nine to Six
K-Drama5 min read

Park Min-young, Yook Sungjae, and Go Soo Confirmed for SBS Office Romance 'Nine to Six'

SBS has confirmed the full cast for its upcoming office romance Nine to Six, starring Park Min-young, Yook Sungjae of BTOB, and Go Soo in his first romance drama in 15 years. The drama, adapted from the 2021 Chinese hit The Rational Life, is set for the second half of 2026.

PakMarch 25, 2026
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Kim Se Jeong Leaves Jellyfish Entertainment After 10 Years, Signs With BH Entertainment.
K-Pop5 min read

Kim Se Jeong Leaves Jellyfish Entertainment After 10 Years, Signs With BH Entertainment

Singer and actress Kim Se Jeong has officially signed with BH Entertainment, closing a 10-year chapter at Jellyfish Entertainment that took her from Produce 101 trainee to one of K-entertainment's most versatile stars.

PakMarch 24, 2026
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Byeon Woo-seok and IU at a press event, making heart gestures
K-Drama4 min read

Byeon Woo-seok Is Back on Salon Drip, and He's Bringing IU This Time

Byeon Woo-seok and IU are confirmed for Salon Drip in April 2026, ahead of their MBC drama Perfect Crown premiering April 10. His last Salon Drip hit 18.56 million views.

PakMarch 23, 2026
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The Remarried Empress drama cast at script reading, May 2025
K-Drama6 min read

The Remarried Empress: The 2.7-Billion-View Webtoon Gets a Dream Cast on Disney+

Shin Min-ah leads an all-star cast in The Remarried Empress, Disney+'s adaptation of the Naver Webtoon that has racked up 2.7 billion cumulative global views. The romantic fantasy drama arrives in the second half of 2026.

PakMarch 22, 2026
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Eiji Akaso and Kang Hye-won in Gimbap and Onigiri
Film & TV7 min read

Kang Hye-won's Japanese Drama Debut in Gimbap and Onigiri Is Her Full-Circle Moment

Former IZ*ONE member Kang Hye-won leads the Netflix and TV Tokyo romance drama Gimbap and Onigiri, with aespa and NCT WISH on the soundtrack. Here's why the show works.

PakMarch 21, 2026
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Seol In-ah Renews as Alma Korea Ambassador, Takes Campaign to Six Asian Markets.
K-Beauty4 min read

Seol In-ah Renews as Alma Korea Ambassador, Takes Campaign to Six Asian Markets

South Korean actress Seol In-ah has renewed her brand ambassador contract with medical aesthetics brand Alma Korea and will front an integrated six-country campaign across Asia through 2026.

PakMarch 21, 2026
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Chae Jong-hyeop at Gimpo Airport, April 2024
K-Drama5 min read

Chae Jong-hyeop and Won Ji-an in Talks to Lead KBS Historical Drama 'Unnamed Lamp'

Both actors' agencies have confirmed they are positively reviewing offers for KBS2's adaptation of the webtoon 'Unnamed Lamp.' If confirmed, it would mark the first sageuk for either actor.

PakMarch 21, 2026
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Seo Kang-jun and Ahn Eun-jin Lead KBS Romance Drama 'Another Love But You'.
K-Drama4 min read

Seo Kang-jun and Ahn Eun-jin Lead KBS Romance Drama 'Another Love But You'

Seo Kang-jun and Ahn Eun-jin confirmed as leads in KBS romance drama 'Another Love But You'. A 10-year couple at a crossroads. Premieres second half 2026, streaming globally on Amazon Prime Video.

PakMarch 18, 2026
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Yerin Ha as Sophie Baek in Bridgerton Season 4, smiling in a garden. Photo: Liam Daniel / Netflix
K-Drama7 min read

Yerin Ha Makes History as Bridgerton's First Korean Lead

The Korean-Australian actress makes history as Bridgerton's first Korean lead, playing Sophie Baek opposite Luke Thompson in Season 4, now streaming on Netflix.

PakMarch 17, 2026
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Ahn Hyo Seop and Chae Won Bin in SBS drama Sold Out on You 2026
Music3 min read

Ahn Hyo Seop and Chae Won Bin Are Ready to Close the Deal in Sold Out on You

SBS rom-com Sold Out on You confirms April 22 premiere as script reading stills reveal the bickering chemistry between Ahn Hyo Seop and Chae Won Bin.

PakMarch 17, 2026
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Rain as Baek Jeong, the villain in Bloodhounds Season 2. Photo: Netflix
K-Drama6 min read

Bloodhounds Season 2: Rain Steps Into His First Villain Role as Netflix's Hardest-Hitting K-Drama Returns

Three years after taking down the loan sharks, Gun-woo and Woo-jin are back. This time, they face Rain in his first-ever villain role, running a global underground boxing league.

PakMarch 17, 2026
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Kim Go-eun and Kim Jae-won cast for Yumi Cells Season 3 TVING 2026
K-Drama5 min read

Four Years Later, Yumi's Cells Season 3 Returns: Kim Go-eun Back April 13 for the Final Love Story

Kim Go-eun returns as Yumi in Season 3 of the beloved TVING franchise, premiering April 13, 2026. Here is everything you need to know about the cast, plot, and the four-year wait.

PakMarch 15, 2026
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Jisoo in Boyfriend On Demand Promotional Image. Image: Netflix
K-Culture4 min read

Jisoo Is Heading to Cannes: BLACKPINK Star Earns Madame Figaro Rising Star Award

Four days after Boyfriend on Demand premiered on Netflix, Jisoo received the 2026 Madame Figaro Rising Star Award from Canneseries, joining a lineup of globally recognized Western actresses.

PakMarch 11, 2026
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Park Hye Soo shows off her new bob haircut at what appears to be her cafe in Paju. Image: Park Hye Soo's Official Instagram
Lifestyle3 min read

Park Hye Soo Leaves Ghost Studio After 11 Years, Opens Cafe

After eleven years together, Ghost Studio and actress Park Hye Soo have parted ways. The agency confirmed the contract expired and will not be renewed, leaving her a free agent.

PakMarch 9, 2026
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Lee Dong Wook, Jung Yoo Mi, and Jeon So Nee
K-Drama4 min read

Lee Dong Wook, Jung Yoo Mi, and Jeon So Nee Eye Netflix's Love Affair

The director of The World of the Married returns with a star-studded cast and an explosive premise spanning Korea and Madrid.

PakMarch 8, 2026
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Scene from Made In Korea. Netflix
Film & TV3 min read

Netflix's Made in Korea Is the India-Korea Film Collaboration We Didn't Know We Needed

Netflix's Made in Korea, premiering March 12, is the first-ever India-Korea film collaboration on a major streaming platform, starring Priyanka Mohan and Squid Game's Park Hye-Jin.

PakMarch 8, 2026
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Kim Nam-gil, confirmed for SBS sci-fi drama Nightmare.
K-Drama3 min read

Kim Nam-gil Confirmed for SBS Sci-Fi Drama 'Nightmare,' Plays Detective Hunting AI Criminals

Kim Nam-gil (김남길) is heading back to SBS in a sci-fi hero drama unlike anything in his catalog. In 'Nightmare,' he plays a detective chasing crimes rooted in AI-manipulated dreams.

PakMarch 8, 2026
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IU and Byeon Woo Seok in official stills for Perfect Crown, the upcoming MBC romance drama
K-Drama4 min read

IU and Byeon Woo Seok Star in Perfect Crown, MBC's Alternate-Universe Royal Romance

IU and Byeon Woo Seok lead Perfect Crown, an alternate-universe romance where a chaebol heiress and a powerless prince enter a contract marriage. Premieres April 10 on MBC and Disney+.

EllaMarch 4, 2026
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Kim Soo Hyun in Knock-Off. Image Disney+ Korea
K-Drama4 min read

Disney+ Says No. Kim Soo Hyun's Camp Says Yes. What Happens to Knock-Off?

Disney+ denied reports that Kim Soo Hyun's shelved drama Knock-Off is being scheduled for 2026. His legal rep disagrees. The $40M show is caught in the middle.

PakMarch 3, 2026
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Kim Seon-ho as Joo Ho-jin and Go Youn-jung as Cha Mu-hee and Do Ra-mi Image: Netflix
K-Drama6 min read

Can This Love Be Translated? Is the K-Drama Rom-Com of the Year

Kim Seon-ho returns to the genre he owns and Go Youn-jung matches him step for step. Netflix's slow-burn romance spanning Japan, Canada, and Italy is the year's most satisfying K-drama.

EllaMarch 3, 2026
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Ju Ji-hoon and Ha Ji-won in Climax Korean drama 2026 / Allure
K-Drama5 min read

Ju Ji-hoon and Ha Ji-won Are a Marriage Built on Betrayal in Climax

ENA's Climax (클라이λ§₯슀) is a political survival noir where Ju Ji-hoon plays a prosecutor who marries actress Ha Ji-won as a power move. It premieres March 16 on ENA and Disney+.

EllaMarch 2, 2026
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Ahn Bo-hyun and Lee Joo-bin in Spring Fever (tvN, 2026)
K-Drama5 min read

Spring Fever Review: Ahn Bo-hyun Hits 10 Years and Delivers

Ten years in, Ahn Bo-hyun marks his acting anniversary with Spring Fever - tvN's quietly excellent 2026 romantic comedy that earned its warmth.

PakMarch 1, 2026
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Song Kang and Kim So Hyun face to face in a Seoul street from Love Alarm Season 2
K-Drama4 min read

Song Kang and Kim So Hyun Are Reuniting. Their New Drama Already Looks Dangerous.

The Love Alarm co-stars are in talks to reunite for White Scandal, a contract romance drama with a creative team that does not play it safe.

PakMarch 1, 2026
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Kang Min Ah and Kim Myung Soo confirmed for Empathy Cells K-drama 2026
K-Drama4 min read

Kang Min Ah and INFINITE's L Confirmed for Supernatural Rom-Com 'Empathy Cells'

Kang Min Ah and INFINITE's L (Kim Myung Soo) are confirmed to lead Empathy Cells, a 2026 fantasy rom-com about two people who involuntarily begin sharing each other's emotions.

PakFebruary 28, 2026
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Tiffany Young and actor Byun Yo Han, who registered their marriage on February 27, 2026
K-Culture4 min read

Tiffany Young Becomes First Girls' Generation Member to Marry, Registers Marriage With Byun Yo Han

Girls' Generation's Tiffany Young and actor Byun Yo Han officially registered their marriage on February 27, making Tiffany the first SNSD member to wed. The couple met on the set of Disney+'s Uncle Samsik in 2024.

EllaFebruary 28, 2026
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Yoo Yeon-seok and Esom in Phantom Lawyer SBS drama 2026
K-Drama4 min read

Phantom Lawyer Preview: Yoo Yeon-seok Channels the Dead Inside Korea's Most Inventive Legal Drama

SBS's Phantom Lawyer stars Yoo Yeon-seok as a lawyer possessed by ghost clients and Esom as his cold-blooded counterpart. The wildest legal drama of 2026 premieres March 13.

PakFebruary 28, 2026
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Shin Ye Eun is in talks to lead High School Queen
Film & TV3 min read

Shin Ye Eun in Talks to Lead Studio Dragon Webtoon Drama High School Queen

Shin Ye Eun is reviewing an offer to star in High School Queen, a Studio Dragon and CJ ENM webtoon adaptation tracking a Joseon warrior queen reincarnated into a modern high schooler.

EllaFebruary 27, 2026
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Still Shining official main poster: Park Jinyoung and Kim Min Ju on a subway car with warm afternoon sunlight
K-Drama5 min read

GOT7's Jinyoung Is Playing a Subway Driver in Love. 'Still Shining' Is the March K-Drama to Watch.

Still Shining premieres March 6 on JTBC and Netflix. Park Jinyoung plays a subway driver reconnecting with his first love in a drama from the director of Our Beloved Summer and the writer of Tune in for Love. Here is why it is the March K-drama to set your calendar for.

PakFebruary 27, 2026
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Park Min-young and Wi Ha-joon in an intense scene from Siren's Kiss teaser trailer
K-Drama6 min read

Siren's Kiss Is the Romantic Thriller About to Dominate K-Drama Season

Park Min-young, Wi Ha-joon, and Kim Jung-hyun star in tvN's romantic thriller about a woman whose lovers keep dying. Premiering March 2 on Amazon Prime Video.

PakFebruary 25, 2026
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Lee Jong-suk and Lee Joon-hyuk confirmed for shared-universe K-dramas Iseop Romance and A Casual Lie
K-Drama5 min read

K-Dramas Are Building Their Own Cinematic Universe, Starting With Lee Jong-suk and Lee Joon-hyuk

Lee Jong-suk and Lee Joon-hyuk will lead two interconnected romance K-dramas set in the same fictional universe, marking the first major shared-universe project in Korean television history.

PakFebruary 25, 2026
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Jisoo in a scene from Netflix K-drama Boyfriend on Demand
K-Drama4 min read

Jisoo's Boyfriend on Demand: Everything to Know Before the Netflix K-Drama Drops

Jisoo leads her first Netflix original, a 10-episode romantic comedy about a burnt-out webtoon producer who escapes into virtual reality dating. Here's everything you need to know before Boyfriend on Demand drops March 6.

HITKULTRFebruary 24, 2026
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Netflix 2026 K-Drama What's Next
K-Drama5 min read

Korea's Micro-Drama Boom: How 2-Minute Vertical Dramas Are Becoming K-Entertainment's Next Global Export

Korea's biggest entertainment players are making a mass migration into vertical micro-dramas. With $9.7B globally and Korean platforms growing 324%, this two-minute format could be K-Entertainment's next global weapon.

HITKULTRFebruary 24, 2026
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Shin Hye-sun as Sarah Kim in The Art of Sarah on Netflix
K-Drama7 min read

The Art of Sarah Is Netflix's Best K-Drama of 2026

Shin Hye-sun delivers four performances in one role as Netflix's mystery thriller climbs the global charts. Directed by Kim Jin-min, The Art of Sarah proves crime thrillers can match K-drama's biggest rom-coms.

HITKULTRFebruary 24, 2026
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