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  LIGHTSUM's Yujeong set to make acting debut in YouTube rom-com SEOUL, May 29 (AJP) - Yujeong of K-pop girl group LIGHTSUM is set to make her acting debut in the web-based drama series "Subscription Love," her agency Cube Entertainment said on Friday. "Subscription Love," scheduled for release later in the day on the YouTube channel Rocodi, is a romance comedy set in a world where an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered dating subscription service matches a young man and woman, who grow closer while carrying out missions assi May 29, 2026
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  Kim Soo-hyun's agency welcomes YouTuber's arrest in defamation case SEOUL, May 27 (AJP) - Korean Actor Kim Soo-hyun's management agency, Gold Medalist, said Wednesday that the arrest of the head of a controversial YouTube channel marked a turning point in the actor's yearlong effort to counter allegations linking him to the death of late Korean actress Kim Sae-ron. The agency said in a statement that it was grateful to investigators for their efforts to uncover the truth based on objective evidence, adding that the case had now entered a s May 27, 2026
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  BLACKPINK's Jisoo wins rising star award at Canneseries SEOUL, April 24 (AJP) - BLACKPINK's Jisoo has won an award at this year's Cannes International Series Festival, which kicked off its weeklong run in the French resort city earlier this week. Jisoo received the Madame Figaro Rising Star Award last Wednesday at the annual festival, also known as Canneseries, which promotes television series around the world. According to the festival's organizers, Jisoo, alongside her music career, has "steadily expanded her pr April 24, 2026
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  Baeksang Arts Awards set for May 8, adds musical category SEOUL, March 24 (AJP) - Baeksang Arts Awards, South Korea's premier honors for television, film, and theater, will expand its awarding categories by adding a musical category starting this year's event in May, the organizers of the annual event said Tuesday. The Baeksang ceremony's decision to adopt the musical category into its selection of awards divisions reflects the increasing popularity of stage performances in South Korea. According to the Korea Arts Manageme March 24, 2026
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  How 60-second micro-dramas are redefining screen culture SEOUL, February 26 (AJP) - Over the past two decades, researchers have found that the average time people remain focused on a single task has fallen from roughly 2.5 minutes to about 40 seconds. For a generation raised on scrolling rather than scheduled programming, sitting through a two-hour film can feel like a commitment. A drama told in one or two minutes, however, fits neatly into the rhythm of daily life. Micro-dramas — serialized stories delivered in 60 to 120 second February 26, 2026
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  New South Korean rom-com makes strong debut on Netflix's global chart SEOUL, January 21 (AJP) - Netflix's new South Korean series has cracked the top 10 on the global streaming giant's chart this week. According to Netflix's ranking website Tudum, "Can This Love Be Translated?" garnered 4 million in cumulative views, in less than a week after its release last Friday, securing the No. 2 spot among non-English shows, just behind crime thriller "Taskaree: The Smuggler's Web." The romantic comedy starring Kim Seon- January 21, 2026
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  INTERVIEW: Park Seo-joon: confident "Waiting for Gyeongo" will linger despite low ratings SEOUL, January 19 (AJP) - For Park Seo-joon, returning to the romance genre after seven years with, "Waiting for Gyeong-do" was a project that demanded full embracement of character’s life. Following the timeline of protagonist "Lee Gyeong-do," who continues to live with the same feelings even after two relationships at the ages of twenty and twenty-eight, the narrative goes beyond a simple reunion melodrama. Instead, it asks how the emotion of love is January 19, 2026
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  Kim Seon Ho, Go Youn Jung introduce Netflix rom-com 'Can This Love Be Translated?' SEOUL, January 13 (AJP) - The Hong sisters - Hong Jung-eun and Hong Mi-ran -, the popular writing duo behind fantasy hit series such as "Hotel Del Luna" are returning with a straight romantic comedy, teaming up with actors Kim Seon-ho and Go Youn-jung for Netflix’s upcoming series “Can This Love Be Translated?” Anticipation is building over whether the series, which explores romance through the gap between language and emotion, will resonate with glo January 13, 2026
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  Cooking show returns to top spot as most-watched non-English series on Netflix SEOUL, December 31 (AJP) - The second season of Netflix's hit South Korean series "Culinary Class Wars" has remained at the No. 1 spot for a second consecutive week since its release earlier this month. According to the global streaming giant's ranking website Tudum, the series garnered 4.7 million views last week, the highest among non-English TV shows overall. The previous season also claimed the top spot for three consecutive weeks when it was released in Sep December 31, 2025