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※ This interview with 〈The East Palace〉 star Nam Joo-hyuk continues from Part 1. You made Gu-cheon look noticeably different in the real world and in the realm of spirits. How did you approach the styling differences.

〈KPop Demon Hunters〉 next is 〈The East Palace〉. The hybrid-genre Netflix series 〈The East Palace〉—which mixes occult and historical drama with mystery, fantasy and action—finally unveiled its first episodes on the 17th after months of anticipation.

[OTT Star Ratings]Netflix series 〈The East Palace〉 was released on the 17th. 〈The East Palace〉 tells the story of Gucheon (Nam Joo-hyeok), who can move between the world of ghosts and others, and Saenggang (No Yoon-seo), a palace lady who keeps a secret, as they receive a summons from the king (Cho...

The world’s festival of football — and, for South Koreans, a somewhat bittersweet one — the 2026 FIFA World Cup in North America has reached its final stages. The global tournament, featuring national teams from 32 countries, opened in June 2026 and has delivered high-stakes showdowns among the...

SBS drama 〈Agent Kim Reactivated〉 is dominating both television and streaming, drawing a 21. 6% rating for Episode 4 on July 4, according to Nielsen Korea, and reaching No. 1 globally among non-English Netflix series.

[TV Scorecard] The SBS Friday–Saturday drama 〈Agent Kim Reactivated〉 has surpassed a 21.6% viewership rating and has aired through its fourth episode. The series is a revenge action drama about the world's most ordinary father, who fights to become the world's most dangerous man in order to get...

※ This interview with 〈Notes from the Last Row〉 star Choi Hyun-wook continues from Part 1. 〈Notes from the Last Row〉 sets up Lee Gang’s decision to take revenge after an offhand remark from Heo Mun-o, whom he met at the orphanage as a child, becomes a wound.

Choi Hyun-wook, born in 2002, squares off with Choi Min-sik, born in 1962, in Netflix's 〈Notes from the Last Row〉 — and, furthermore, few expected he'd end up literally playing on top of the veteran; still, he never gives ground.

※〈Notes from the Last Row〉 actor Choi Min-sik interview continues from Part 1. Among viewers' reactions to 〈Notes from the Last Row〉, many say, "It feels like my most embarrassing, hidden complex has been stripped bare and exposed — it's funny but very uncomfortable.

Forty-five years into his career, Choi Min-sik can still reveal a new side. In Netflix’s 〈Notes from the Last Row〉, he trades his usual untouchable charisma for the exposed, raw face of an intellectual consumed by an inferiority complex — a petty man trapped in his own world and steeped in a sense...