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'227' and 'Sanford and Son' Legendary Actor Hal Williams Dies at 91

'227' and 'Sanford and Son' Legendary Actor Hal Williams Dies at 91

Manager Announces His Death on Local Time on the 16th… Veteran Actor Who Led a Golden Age of American Sitcoms Comes to Rest He played “Lester,” the kind father of Regina King’s character, and the husband of Marla Gibbs’s character, in the popular sitcom '227' A standout comedic duo as the “Smitty” police officer on 'Sanford and Son'… “Ad-libs he came up with even when there was no script” He kept acting with the same intensity even at age 91, appearing in a recent CBS 'Matlock' remake
An African American character actor who helped define the golden age of American sitcoms in the 1970s and 1980s, Hal Williams, has died, bringing warm laughter and emotion to living rooms. He was 91.■ The warm patriarch of '227' as “Lester”… Setting a model for Black familiesOn local time on the...
Why Disney's Faithful Live-Action 'Moana' Is Falling Short of Expectations

Why Disney's Faithful Live-Action 'Moana' Is Falling Short of Expectations

Maui has returned to the screen. Disney's live-action 〈Moana〉 is a live-action film based on the studio's 2016 animated film of the same name. Following the original story—about the chief's daughter Moana and the demigod Maui restoring the Heart of Te Fiti—the live-action keeps that storyline...
A Cooling Fantasy for Middle-Aged Guys, Action Hits Home: “K-Ajussi” Takes Over the Living Room

A Cooling Fantasy for Middle-Aged Guys, Action Hits Home: “K-Ajussi” Takes Over the Living Room

Was the pathetic breadwinner secretly a special agent? The thrilling twist and box-office formula behind “middle-age” heroes from webtoon-based dramas including “Kim Bu-jang”
Power in the living room is shifting. Those who had been weighed down by the burden of an ordinary breadwinner responsible for the household are now waking the savage instincts they had buried when a crisis hits, and reinventing themselves as “middle-aged heroes”.
Park Bo-gum Returns to a Rural Hair Salon! “Bogum Magical 2” Featuring Go Kyung-pyo Joins the “Reply 1988” Best Friend Club for a November Debut

Park Bo-gum Returns to a Rural Hair Salon! “Bogum Magical 2” Featuring Go Kyung-pyo Joins the “Reply 1988” Best Friend Club for a November Debut

tvN’s healing variety show “Bogum Magical” Season 2 is set to premiere this November, with Park Bo-gum and Lee Sang-yi appearing. Go Kyung-pyo, a longtime friend from “Reply 1988,” joins in anew, setting up fresh variety-show chemistry. Season 1’s popularity, which was released across about 200 countries worldwide and logged an IMDb rating of 9.5, targets global box-office-style success.
Actor Park Bo-gum is set to run a rural hair salon again. “Return” of a rural-town hair salon and record-breaking box-office-style momentum tvN announced on the 13th that it has confirmed a November broadcast for its new variety program 〈Bogum Magical〉 Season 2.
NewJeans’ “Right Now” Tops 100 Million Streams on Spotify for 16th Career “100 Million” Milestone

NewJeans’ “Right Now” Tops 100 Million Streams on Spotify for 16th Career “100 Million” Milestone

“Right Now,” a track featured on NewJeans’ Japanese debut single “Supernatural,” hits the 100 million mark on Spotify and again proves the group’s global popularity
“Global music source ecosystem” is dominated by “NewJeans”’s 16th golden towerNewJeans, reshaping the paradigm of the global music market, has once again written yet another overpowering record. The new milestone they set on the world’s largest music platform “Spotify” is a clear sign of global...
‘Kim Bu-jang’ full-AI video, 100% produced on ‘AICRON,’ a platform planned by Korea’s VFX experts

‘Kim Bu-jang’ full-AI video, 100% produced on ‘AICRON,’ a platform planned by Korea’s VFX experts

A roughly three-minute sequence showing the past of Kim Bu-jang (So Ji-seop), the protagonist and a former special agent, was entirely produced with AI.
SBS Friday-Saturday drama ‘Kim Bu-jang’ (written by Nam Dae-jung, directed by Lee Seung-young and Lee So-eun, planned by Studio S, produced by Studio S, and Fantagio) is drawing another wave of attention after adopting bold AI technology, as it has broken through 21.
‘Twitch Emperor’ Kai Cenat Returns After a 9-Month Hiatus… ‘Streamer University 2026’ Unveils a Massive Lineup

‘Twitch Emperor’ Kai Cenat Returns After a 9-Month Hiatus… ‘Streamer University 2026’ Unveils a Massive Lineup

On April 6 (local time), returns to streaming with the first-ever simultaneous broadcast on Twitch and YouTube More than 1 million artists and creators worldwide supported… selects about 100 people from the fierce competition A ‘Harry Potter’ parody teaser triggers a dopamine rush… thousands pour into an Atlanta in-person audition, leading to a chaos incident that briefly shuts things down
Twitch’s top streamer, Kai Cenat, 24, who has been enjoying the most all-out popularity around the world, has returned in a blaze of glory after roughly nine months of extended hiatus. With his comeback, the spotlight is now fixed on his newly unveiled creator-mentorship project, ‘Streamer...
‘Country star’ Nate Smith transforms after losing 31 kg… “I started dieting when tying my shoes made me dizzy, and it’s not over yet”

‘Country star’ Nate Smith transforms after losing 31 kg… “I started dieting when tying my shoes made me dizzy, and it’s not over yet”

He lost 70 pounds without extreme fasting, using ‘food swaps’ and changes to daily habits Nate Smith fully denies drug allegations such as Ozempic… A decisive breakthrough came from guidance on a high-protein diet from his younger brother, a food creator After the weight loss, his spine pain eased and his stage energy exploded… “When I took care of myself, I learned to love other people more”
The top country singer-songwriter Nate Smith (Nate Smith·40), rocking the U. S. pop scene with mega hits such as “World on Fire,” shared dramatic new visuals showing that he has shed as much as 70 pounds (about 32 kg), and he laid out the specific goals and driving force behind his diet.
'Rookie Employee Chairman Kang' ends with a glorious reverse sweep at 13.6%... Lee Jun-young pulls off a surprise soul switch with Ryujin

'Rookie Employee Chairman Kang' ends with a glorious reverse sweep at 13.6%... Lee Jun-young pulls off a surprise soul switch with Ryujin

After climbing from a 3.7% viewership rating to 13.6%, 'Rookie Employee Chairman Kang' wrapped up its run with a satisfying revenge and a shocking second soul-switch ending that delivered a perfect finish.
From 3. 7% to 13. 6%, the completion of a 'reverse-sweep miracle'JTBC weekend drama 'Rookie Employee Chairman Kang' ended its long run with a remarkable upward viewership trajectory. According to Nielsen Korea, the final episode (Episode 12) aired the previous day posted a 13.
[Photo &] Netflix’s “Solo Dating 2” Passes 17,000 Applicants, Stronger Narrative Ahead

[Photo &] Netflix’s “Solo Dating 2” Passes 17,000 Applicants, Stronger Narrative Ahead

MC lineup including Seo In-guk and Lee Eun-ji takes the stage— A reality romance return upgraded with a fourfold surge in applicants compared with the previous season and the introduction of new rules.
Between purity and audacity, a reopened project to spark romanceLast year, Netflix original variety show “Mother Sol, But I Want to Date” (hereafter “Solo Dating”) captivated global viewers with raw, unfiltered feelings and returns in Season 2 equipped with an even more solid narrative and twists...