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Lee Hyori and cast of SBS Mongle Mongle Mongle dating show
K-Culture6 min read

Mongle Mongle Mongle: The SBS Show That's Quietly Rewriting What Korean Dating TV Can Be

Korea's first romance reality show for young adults with developmental disabilities hit Netflix's Top 10 in its opening week. Here's why Mongle Mongle Mongle is one of the most important things on Korean television right now.

PakMarch 15, 2026
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Sung Si-kyung, new MC of KBS2's The Seasons Season 9
Music4 min read

Sung Si-kyung Steps Up as the Ninth Host of KBS2's The Seasons

Korea's Prince of Ballads Sung Si-kyung (성시경) is confirmed as the ninth host of KBS2's late-night music talk show, taking over from 10CM's record-breaking 25-episode run.

PakMarch 11, 2026
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Yoon Doojoon and Kwak Sun Young Join Brave Detectives for Season 5
K-Culture3 min read

Yoon Doojoon and Kwak Sun Young Join Brave Detectives for Season 5

HITKULTRMarch 10, 2026
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Cast of Netflix's Agents of Mystery Korean variety show
Film & TV4 min read

Agents of Mystery Season 2 Delivers Bigger Scares and Tighter Chemistry

Jung Jong-yeon's supernatural variety show returns bigger and bolder, taking investigations outdoors with nine episodes of UFOs, creatures, and cursed villages.

PakMarch 5, 2026
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The Great Escape The Story Season 1 cast including Kang Ho Dong, Baekhyun, and Yeo Jin Goo
K-Culture4 min read

The Great Escape: The Story Season 2 Is Confirmed and Coming to TVING

TVING has officially confirmed The Great Escape: The Story Season 2, the sixth installment of Korea's most ambitious escape room variety franchise. Yeo Jin Goo is out. Director Lee Woo-hyung is back. The rest of the cast lineup remains TBD.

PakMarch 2, 2026
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Battle of Fates 49 contestants on illuminated platforms during Disney+ Korean reality survival show
K-Culture7 min read

Korea's Psychic Are the New Reality TV Stars. But at What Cost?

Disney+'s Battle of Fates 49 pits 49 psychic, tarot readers, and fortune tellers against each other in Korea's most talked-about reality show. But a controversy involving a fallen firefighter has exposed the thin line between cultural exploration and exploitation.

HITKULTRFebruary 24, 2026
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