SBS’s “The First Responders” soared to its highest ratings yet last night! On December 23, the action thriller starring Kim Rae Won, Son Ho Jun, and Gong Seung Yeon reached a new all-time high in viewership. According to Nielsen Korea, the latest episode of “The First Responders” scored an average nationwide rating of 9.7 percent,… Continue reading “The First Responders” Ratings Hit New All-Time High + “The Forbidden Marriage” Rises As “Reborn Rich” Takes The Night Off
Author: E Cha
December Singer Brand Reputation Rankings Announced
The Korean Business Research Institute has revealed this month’s brand reputation rankings for singers! The rankings were determined through an analysis of singers’ media coverage, consumer participation, interaction, and community awareness indexes, using big data collected from November 24 to December 24. BTS held onto their spot at the top of the list this month… Continue reading December Singer Brand Reputation Rankings Announced
K-Pop Artists Claim 42 Spots On Oricon’s 2022 Year-End Album And Single Charts
Oricon has unveiled its year-end rankings for 2022! Every year, Oricon—Japan’s largest music statistics site—wraps up the year by publishing its annual rankings of the best-selling albums and singles in Japan. K-pop artists claimed 33 of the 100 spots in the 2022 album rankings, with SEVENTEEN sweeping 3 out of the top 11. The group… Continue reading K-Pop Artists Claim 42 Spots On Oricon’s 2022 Year-End Album And Single Charts
Kim Min Jae Teases Romance To Come In “Poong, The Joseon Psychiatrist 2”
Get ready for romance in Season 2 of “Poong, The Joseon Psychiatrist”! Based on the novel of the same name, “Poong, The Joseon Psychiatrist” is a tvN drama starring Kim Min Jae as Yoo Se Poong, a well-known internal medicine doctor who was expelled from the royal court after getting caught up in a conspiracy.… Continue reading Kim Min Jae Teases Romance To Come In “Poong, The Joseon Psychiatrist 2”
“May I Help You?” Ends On Ratings Rise As “The Interest Of Love” Drops For 2nd Episode
MBC’s “May I Help You?” has come to an end! On December 22, the fantasy drama starring Girl’s Day’s Hyeri and U-KISS’s Lee Jun Young enjoyed a rise in viewership for its series finale. According to Nielsen Korea, the final episode of “May I Help You?” scored an average nationwide rating of 3.2 percent. Meanwhile,… Continue reading “May I Help You?” Ends On Ratings Rise As “The Interest Of Love” Drops For 2nd Episode
Kim Young Dae Draws His Sword Against Kim Woo Seok Out Of Rage In “The Forbidden Marriage”
Get ready for a high-stakes confrontation on MBC’s “The Forbidden Marriage”! Based on the web novel of the same name, “The Forbidden Marriage” is a new drama starring Kim Young Dae as King Yi Heon, who falls deep into despair after the death of his wife and ends up prohibiting marriage in his kingdom. Seven… Continue reading Kim Young Dae Draws His Sword Against Kim Woo Seok Out Of Rage In “The Forbidden Marriage”
Stray Kids Tops iTunes Charts All Over The World With “SKZ-REPLAY”
Stray Kids has topped music charts across the globe with their new compilation album! On December 21 at 6 p.m. KST, Stray Kids dropped the digital album “SKZ-REPLAY,” which includes some of the group’s most beloved past releases from their SKZ-PLAYER and SKZ-RECORD series, as well as solo songs by each member. Immediately upon its… Continue reading Stray Kids Tops iTunes Charts All Over The World With “SKZ-REPLAY”
BTS Becomes 1st Foreign Artist In History To Top Oricon’s Year-End Artist Rankings 2 Years In A Row
BTS has made Oricon history for the second year in a row! Last year, BTS became the first foreign artist ever to top Oricon’s year-end artist rankings, which rank the best-selling artists of the year in Japan. The annual rankings are determined by calculating the total sales of an artist’s singles, albums, and DVDs, as… Continue reading BTS Becomes 1st Foreign Artist In History To Top Oricon’s Year-End Artist Rankings 2 Years In A Row
Lee Bo Young Dishes On Her New Drama “Agency” And Its Vicarious Thrills
Lee Bo Young has shared her thoughts on her tough-as-nails character in JTBC’s upcoming drama “Agency”! Set within the fiercely competitive world of one of Korea’s leading advertisement agencies, “Agency” will star Lee Bo Young as Go Ah In, the first-ever female executive of VC Group. After being abandoned by her parents when she was… Continue reading Lee Bo Young Dishes On Her New Drama “Agency” And Its Vicarious Thrills
Kang Sora And Jang Seung Jo Talk About Playing A Divorced Couple Who Meet Again At Work In Upcoming Drama
Kang Sora and Jang Seung Jo dished on their upcoming drama “Strangers Again” in an interview and pictorial for @star1 magazine! “Strangers Again” is a new romance drama about two divorce lawyers who get married after 10 years of dating, only to wind up getting divorced themselves. When they meet again as colleagues after their… Continue reading Kang Sora And Jang Seung Jo Talk About Playing A Divorced Couple Who Meet Again At Work In Upcoming Drama