Is this the best way to pay homage to your favourite band? Celeb merch are huge money earners, but can we just say some look downright hilarious? For fans of K-pop band iKON, they can’t seem to get enough of… facial sheet masks… with the members’ faces printed on them. As ridiculous (and honestly, a little freaky) as they...
Her neighbourhood has been described as the 'Beverly Hills of Seoul'. As a member of Korea's top girl group Blackpink, we're not surprised that Jennie Kim is raking in the dough. But to pay for her 5bil won (S$5.2mil) villa in Korea in cash? Recently, reports claimed that Jennie, 27, had bought a 936 sq ft 2-storey 5-room villa in UN Village's La Terrace Hannam. The...
The 34-year-old Korean actor was on screen for about two minutes 47 seconds. First, it was his ‘80s curry pok hairstyle. Now it seems netizens are up in arms over K-drama star Park Seo Joon’s screen time in the movie The Marvels. The movie was released yesterday (Nov 9) and moviegoers have pointed out that Seo Joon, who plays Brie Larson’s...
Can we keep our Korean stars pretty and perfect-looking, thank you very much. It has been more than two years since Marvel Studios announced that Korean actor Park Seo Joon, 34, will be joining the cast of The Marvels. He reportedly plays Prince Yan, said to be the husband of Brie Larson’s character, Captain Marvel. However, reactions to the Itaewon Class actor’s transformation...
Venerable Beomjeong, aka the “Flower Monk”, is quite the social media influencer in Korea. You may have already seen Japan’s ‘most beautiful dentist’ and China’s ‘most handsome man’, but have you heard of Korea’s ‘most handsome monk’? Venerable Beomjeong, who also goes by the nickname “Flower Monk”, is a young monk from Hwaeomsa, a Buddhist temple located...
Her victims claim the actress sent them on cigarette runs and took money from them. Korean actress Kim Hieora, who gained popularity for her role as drug-addled bully Lee Sara in hit Netflix drama The Glory, has admitted to being part of a group of bullies when she was in middle school. The 34-year-old’s revelation was in response to an exposé by Korean news outlet Dispatch...
Life is not always easy when you have famous parents. Many of us would recognise Korean star Cha In Pyo, 55, from his hit dramas Star in My Heart (1997) and Fireworks (2000). The actor, who is often credited as the “First Prince Charming of the Korean wave", married actress Shin Ae Ra in 1995. They welcomed their son Jung Min in...
Stories fueled by vengeance or revenge have certainly been a captivating genre and have managed to etch their name on the hearts of audiences around the world. That is precisely why, this time we have curated a list of the best Korean revenge dramas offering a list of shows with an iconic cinematic experience as well as...
Lucky for him, his girlfriend found it funny. K-pop group Girls’ Generation member Kim Taeyeon, 34, was in Singapore over the weekend to perform two sold-out shows as part of her The Odd of Love tour. Taeyeon's last solo concert in Singapore was in 2019. A day after the gigs, local fans flooded social media to gush about the Korean powerhouse singer’s performance. However,...
“As long as you are healthy,” says fans after Park Bom shared a wefie on Instagram that left many astonished and worried about the singer’s well-being. Earlier this month, Korean actor Lee Min Ho had the Internet discussing his apparent weight gain. Now, former 2NE1 member Park Bom had the Internet buzzing over how different she looks. Though the singer is no stranger to...
