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Jun Ji-Hyun In A Chic Outfit(Photo Credit –Instagram)

Any drama or movie gets the likes of the audience because of the storyline, of course, but mainly because of the actors and actresses who play in it. Their calibre, talent, and dedication make those characters relatable and approachable. Even though there’s a bias between actors and actresses underneath everyone’s eyes, as believed by netizens, there are many female leads who have been getting the highest pay in the industry.

However, in the present time, there are a lot of talented actresses who are competing with each other to get a lead role in a project. This list of names includes big stars like Jun Ji-Hyun, Song Hye-Kyo, Park Shin-Hye, Park Bo-Young, and more. But do you know how much these actresses get paid? We have dug up some information about their remuneration and listed it below. Scroll ahead.

Lee Jung-Hyun talks about her past relationship(Photo Credit –Instagram)

Lee Jung-Hyun, over the years of her career, gained a lot of appreciation for her roles, like in the film Train to Busan presents Peninsula. She has also worked on other projects, including Parasyte: The Grey. She is friends with many Korean stars, including Son Ye-Jin, Gong Hyo-Jin, and Lee Min-Jung. She not only excelled in the acting industry but also made a mark in the musical world with her dynamic presence. She is often called the ‘Lady Gaga of Korea’.

Now, even though she is enjoying a blissful married life with a surgeon, Yoo Jung-Park, who is three years younger than her, Jung-Hyun faced quite a painful heartbreak in her past relationship. In one conversation, she opened up about her past and shared how her love life has not always been beautiful and peaceful.

When Lee Jung-Hyun appeared on KBS2 TV’s show,...

Jo Jung Suk Gears Up For Weak Hero Class 2 Cameo(Photo Credit –Facebook/Instagram)

Jo Jung Suk is gearing up for his next pivotal role. The Hospital Playlist star is reportedly in talks to make a cameo in the upcoming season of the hit series Weak Hero Class 1. The new season, which will premiere on Netflix, will feature the actor in an important role. However, the details are yet to be confirmed.

On March 18, Korean media outlet News1 reported that Jo Jung Suk will be making a special appearance in Weak Hero Class 2. Netflix has already confirmed the news, although kept the details of his character under the wraps.

“Jo Jung Suk will be making a special appearance in ‘Weak Hero Class 2.’ Please kindly understand that we cannot reveal details about his role or screen time at this moment. More information will be shared later,” a representative said.

“Hit-and-Run Squad” is a 2019 Action-Crime Korean movie.

Summary: The female detective was assigned to a special operation that failed but she wasn’t fired. Intead her superiors transferred her to the Hit-and-Run Squad.

You Didn’t Get the Evidence? Try Again!

In “Hit-and-Run Squad”, Eun Shi-Yeon was a police lieutenant assigned to a special operation. The mission was to prove that the police commissioner was corrupt. They got so close! But in the end they failed. That meant that the police commissioner was still their boss. She was lucky she didn’t get fired. Her immediate supervisor pulled some strings in Hr, she was demoted and transferred to the Hit-and-Run Squad. Eun Shi-Yeon felt bummed out until her supervisor told her that the evidence they needed to prove the police commissioner’s corruption could be found in that unit of the police department. Eun Shi-Yeon suddenly became very interested in her new job.

Exploring Lee Min-Ho’s Possible Career Slump Amid Recent Setbacks! ( Photo Credit – Instagram )

It has been long since Lee Min-Ho returned to the screen. But when he did with When The Stars Gossip, his fans created a lot of hype around the drama ahead of the release. Despite the hype, the drama flopped miserably among the audience. Not only that, his upcoming fan meet is also facing some difficulty in selling tickets. Does this mean the actor is leading towards a career slump?

Let’s scroll ahead and discover what happened to the popular actor who was once considered one of South Korea’s A-listers. On Korean forums like Instiz, it was previously noted that Lee Min-Ho’s upcoming fan meet at Olympic Hall in early March is not selling tickets in bulk. Ticket sales opened almost two weeks ago, and only 55% of 2500 seats have been sold, which means he...

KiiiKiii’s Surprise Music Video! (Photo Credit – Instagram)

Starship Entertainment is home to K-pop groups like Monsta X, Wjsn, Ive, and Cravity. Ive debuted in 2021 and now the label has announced a new girl group.

KiiiKiii is a five-member K-pop girl group from Starship Entertaiment. The group was first unveiled in January 2025, followed by a debut announcement in February. KiiiKiii consists of members Sui, Haum, Jiyu, Leesol, and Kya.

Starship Entertainment releases teasers and music videos ahead of K-pop girl group KiiiKiii’s upcoming debut

KiiiKiii will officially debut with the EP Uncut Gem on March 24, 2025. KiiiKiii released the pre-release song I Do Me from its upcoming debut EP on February 16, 2025. This music video served as the first visual for the members. The girls give a Y2K aesthetic with a cottage-core visual. Watch the music video for KiiiKiii’s I Do Me here:

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When the Stars Gossip left a big bang for the finale as Episode 16 ended with its main character, Eve, potentially dead.

The 2025 K-drama—which follows in the footsteps of hits like Trauma Code by streaming on Netflix in North America—has gripped audiences worldwide since its premiere in early January.

The sci-fi romance tells the story of a female astronaut in space who falls in love with an intergalactic space tourist. The last fans saw of the show's central pair, astronaut Eve Kim (played by Gong Hyo-jin) was still in orbit while her lover, Gong Ryong (Lee Min-ho), headed back to Earth and left his new flame behind.

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How Did Fans React To When The Stars Gossip Finale? (Photo Credit – Netflix)

Lee Min Ho and Gong Hyo Jin starrer space romance drama When The Stars Gossip has finally ended. However, fans are not satisfied with its final episode. Many have complained that they were tricked into watching the drama, thinking it was a rom-com as advertised. However, the “disappointing” ending has sparked a heated debate among fans online. Some viewers say the drama’s creators have not explored much to deliver a better finale.

On February 23, When The Stars Gossip broadcast its last episode. The drama premiered back on January 4, 2025. It was released as the first Korean space romance drama on Netflix, so fans across the world were eagerly looking forward to the series. On top of that, it also marked Lee Min Ho’s highly-anticipated return with a challenging role. Before discussing further, let’s have a look at the story.

Alex Hafner is starring in one of the newest K-dramas on Netflix, When The Stars Gossip!

The Spanish/American actor is the only non-Korean actor in the series, where he plays Santiago Gonzalez.

When The Stars Gossip is “a romantic comedy about an astronaut and a tourist who meet and fall in love at a space station.”

You may recognize Alex from other shows like The Mallorca Files, Vampire Academy, Cable Girls or Now And Then.

We recently caught up with Alex Hafner and got to know 10 Fun Facts about him!

Keep reading to find out more…

Check out what he shared below…

1. Acting almost happened much earlier for me. As a child, I was a finalist for The Sixth Sense, Free Willy 3, and Jingle All the Way—but we moved away from LA, and I forgot about acting until college. 2. My very first job was in Rod Stewart...

Was Kwon Sang-Woo ranked no. 1 in the February Film Actor Brand Reputation list? ( Photo Credit – YouTube )

The Korea Corporate Reputation Research Institute announced the Film Actor Brand Reputation rankings on February 18, 2025. While Kwon Sang-Woo took the first place, several big names from the South Korean entertainment industry followed in the list. From Jung Hae-In to Song Hye-Kyo, many were ranked accordingly. Even though Sang-Woo didn’t have any latest releases, he displayed a strong brand competitiveness.

Sang-Woo is a popular South Korean actor who rose to fame with the romantic comedy film My Tutor Friend in 2003. He later featured in the melodrama series Stairway to Heaven and gained massive recognition for his role. However, it was his last film, Hitman 2, that put him on a global map. Now, scroll ahead to know all about the February Film Actor Brand Reputation Rankings.

Kwon Sang-Woo secured the no. 1 spot among the...

Netflix has revealed its 2025 slate of Korean films and television series, with the streamer cranking up the production of K-content to feed insatiable global demand.

In the scripted sphere, Netflix will debut a whopping 21 series in 2025. Of course, the crown jewel is the third and final season of Squid Game, that launches on June 27. Other highlights include the lavish period drama Dear Hongrang; the pulsating medical drama The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call; the Hospital Playlist spinoff Resident Playbook; the 80s set comedy Aema; and the action thriller Trigger.

Netflix Korea has quickly established itself as a leader in unscripted television and 2025 will see eight shows either debut or return to the streamer. Culinary Class Wars returns for its second season after breaking out and finding a worldwide audience, also Physical: 100 returns and expands into an international competition series with Physical: Asia. There are also new seasons of Single’s Inferno,...

Episodes 7 and 8 of When The Stars Gossip may be the most adrenaline-pumping episodes to date. In these episodes, the astronauts end up in huge trouble after the space station comes into the path of some debris. At the same time, Ryong has to make sure the egg that he has fertilized remains incubated until it becomes a morula. This proves much more complicated because he won’t have a power source for the incubator. With limited time on their hands, Ryong and Eve’s fates are left undetermined. I feel like the show has slowly been building to this point. Seeing as we’re only at the midpoint of the show, things are going to get super exciting and way more interesting as we go into the latter half. Sure, the space stuff will be behind us, but from my understanding, this show is mainly about family and childbirth. I...

Can't get enough of Koh Hansu in Apple TV's sweeping epic series Pachinko? The charismatic Hallyu star, Lee Min-ho, is finally making a comeback to the K-drama scene after five years with his latest project When the Stars Gossip (also known as Ask the Stars in Korean). Starring the "queen of romantic comedies" Gong Hyo-jin, Netflix's newest Korean drama tells the story of an unlikely romance that blossoms in the most dazzling setting of all — outer space! When the Star Gossip brings back Lee Min-ho's iconic comedic talents as seen in Boys Over Flowers and Personal Taste. The Pachinko star plays Gong Ryong, an intelligent obstetrician-gynecologist who suddenly embarks on a once-in-a-lifetime trip to a space station with a secret mission at stake. There, he meets Eve Kim (Gong), a perfectionist and an elite astronaut commander who has dedicated her life to the cosmos. The original series just launched on January 4th,...

” When the Stars Gossip ” presents a unique narrative that blends a romantic comedy with a sci-fi backdrop. The series follows Gong Ryong, an Ob-gyn who gets involved in a task that combines his personal redemption with his scientific ambition on a space station in 2025. This unusual setting heightens the stakes and feelings and enables a compelling exploration of relationships.

Space is profoundly important as a backdrop. As the characters fight to balance ambition and love, it is a metaphor for loneliness and connection. Reflecting a generational shift toward more emotional storytelling, this cosmic setting is relevant to modern social fears.

The series is visually stunning, with cinematography that catches both space’s grandeur and personal space’s intimacy. The editing and sound design improve the narrative’s rhythm, which honors individual and group experiences. Ultimately, “When the Stars Gossip” follows conventional rules while quietly breaking them, making it a rich cultural artifact that merits exploration.

Netflix's highly anticipated romantic space drama, When the Stars Gossip, has finally premiered, but there are still many episodes to go before the show concludes. With Lee Min-ho and Gong Hyo-jin leading the cast of When the Stars Gossip, the series follows their two characters as they go into space and begin to fall in love with each other. When the Stars Gossip is a groundbreaking series, as it is the first Netflix romantic K-drama to have a story that is set in space.

So far, the first two episodes of When the Stars Gossip have received positive reviews, with the stellar cast, chemistry between the primary protagonists, and interesting plot being the highlights. As the first K-drama to be released on the streaming platform in 2025, there's a lot of pressure for the show to exceed expectations. The first two episodes of the series have shown that the Netflix...

Lee Min-Ho and Kong Hyo-Jin starrer, When The Stars Gossip, finally graced our screens on the 4th of January 2025. Before we get into what happens in the episode, I’ve got to add that along with a stellar leading cast of familiar faces, the first episode has cameos from beloved stars Cho Jung-Seok (Hospital Playlist) and Park Jin-Joo (It’s Okay To Not Be Okay). Unlike what you’d imagine, this show is entirely unserious and finally uses Lee Min-Ho’s impeccable comic timing for some hands-on entertainment. He plays Gong Ryong, an obstetrician who ends up the potential son-in-law of the CEO of the largest conglomerate in Korea, the Mz Group. Somehow, this leads to Gong Ryong going to space as a “tourist” on a hush-hush mission, having paid 70 billion won (by his father-in-law). The mission is essentially for research on unresolved human crises like dementia and infertility. I think...

Netflix's romantic comedy, When the Stars Gossip features a large ensemble of actors who give great performances. Directed by It's Okay to Not Be Okay's Park Shin-woo, the romantic K-drama follows the love story between a space tourist and an astronaut. When the Stars Gossip is also the first Korean Earth-to-space romance and includes stunning visuals, complex characters, and an engaging plot.

The Netflix K-drama premiered on the streaming platform on January 4, 2025, with two new episodes planned to release on Saturday and Sunday every week. When the Stars Gossip has 16 episodes, which will delve further into the space romance with the finale set for the end of February. K-dramas are famous for having incredible characters, and When the Stars Gossip is no exception.

When The Stars Gossip's Characters & Actors

Actor

Character

Lee Min-ho

Gyong Ryong

Gong Hyo-jin

Eve Kim

Han Ji-eun

Choi Go-eun

Oh Jung-se

Kang Kang-su

Heo...

The 19th edition of the London Korean Film Festival (Lkff), organised by the Korean Cultural Centre UK (Kccuk) and supported by the Korean Film Council, is proud to unveil its 2024 programme. The London Korean Film Festival will take place at BFI Southbank, Ciné Lumière, and Institute of Contemporary Arts (Ica) from 1 November to 13 November. It will feature two strands; Cinema Now and Women’s Voices, as well as a programme from the BFI Echoes in Time: Korean Films of the Golden Age and New Cinema.

Opening Gala Film: Park Beom-su‘s Victory

Closing Gala Film: E.oni‘s Love In The Big City

Special Screening: Choi Dong-hoon‘s Alienoid: Return To The Future

Victory by Park Beom-su will open the festival on the 6 November at BFI Southbank with the director in attendance. In 1999, two rebellious teenagers start a cheerleading squad for their provincial high school, bringing confidence and solidarity to themselves,...

What's Wrong with Secretary Kim is a staple of K-dramas due to its sweet workplace romance storyline. The besr follow-ups to What's Wrong with Secretary Kim are K-dramas that also focus on co-workers falling in love. Her Private Life, Business Proposal, and Suspicious Partner are all strong series that have similar themes to What's Wrong with Secretary Kim.

In the world of K-dramas, What's Wrong with Secretary Kim has become a beloved classic, and luckily, there are several more romance K-drama series that are just like it. Released in 2018, What's Wrong with Secretary Kim centers on a narcissistic CEO, Lee Young-joon, and his hardworking secretary, Kim Mi-so. After nine years of loyal work, Mi-so unexpectedly quits, turning Young-joon's world upside down. As a result, he will do anything to get Mi-so to return, causing their relationship to grow more intimate than it ever had before.

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“Hit-and-Run-Squad” is a 2019 police procedural film which managed to generate a huge buzz before its release due to a stellar cast of popular actors.

“Hit-and-Run Squad” is available from Echelon Studios

Released back in January, 2019 in South Korea, the movie tells the story of a police officer, Eun Shi-Yeon (Gong Hyo-jin), who is transferred to a hit-and-run team after a failed investigation involving police corruption. Eun Shi-Yeon joins forces with officer Seo Min-Jae (Ryu Jun-yeol) and team-leader Woo Sun-Young (Jeon Hye-jin) in order to catch Jung Jae-Cheol (Jo Jung-suk), a racing maniac who also happens to be a business tycoon. However, catching the culprit proves to be an arduous undertaking.

Even though the title of the film clearly implies car action, you have to be aware that the it is primarily a crime thriller with racing elements rather than the other way round. All in all, not everything car-related has...

Korea has never been a stranger to the horror genre, but it seems that in recent decades the country has been producing some high-quality horror movies and TV shows that deserve far larger audiences. While many audiences associate horror with visceral thrills that emphasize graphic violence and explicit supernatural elements, Korean horror is often typified by more character-driven stories, explorations of deeper themes, and pointed social commentary. There also tends to be a Korean horror film or TV show for any pop culture fan as there's quite a bit of genre mixing, from "intense crime horror" to "lighthearted romantic comedy horror" to "whimsical fantasy horror" and everything in between.

Unfortunately, there aren't very many Korean horror shows that are easily available in the U.S. yet, but the massive success of the Netflix Korean series "Squid Game" could hopefully spark international interest in Korean shows that dive into darker and more suspenseful subjects.

[Our thanks to Charles Webb for the following review.]

It takes a bold actress to take a part like the one starlet Hyo-jin Kong inhabits in the wonderful Crush and Blush. It’s not just an “ugly” role because the actress is barely recognizable under makeup and a series of ticks and twitches. Her character Mi-sook Yang is profoundly unattractive because she has transformed herself over the years into a person who is so ground down by failure and disappointment that she insists to the world that being number 1 (and therefore success) is for suckers. And still, I wanted to spend a couple of hours with this character.