South Korean comedian Lee Kyung-sil revealed she borrowed 100 million won from fellow comedian Kim Ji-sun during a financial crisis that nearly led to her apartment being auctioned off, and spent about a year paying it back. The apartment debt was settled last year, and the auction was canceled.
MMA2026 has confirmed its final lineup of 26 acts, including I.O.I, aespa and IVE. The two-day show begins at 6 p.m. on Nov. 14 and 15, with live streams on Melon and Wavve in South Korea.
Wavve has unveiled its November content lineup. While 'Siblings in Love 2' is confirmed only to premiere sometime this month, 'MMA2026' will be livestreamed on Wavve and Melon on November 14 and 15.
The tvN variety show featuring Kim Dae-myung, Park Ji-hwan and Kong Myoung airs every Friday at 8:35 p.m. KST, with episodes streaming on TVING. The featured eatery was filmed along Course 24 of the Haeparang Trail in Uljin, North Gyeongsang Province.
A South Korean court has opened a voluntary foreclosure auction on actress and singer Ock Joo-hyun's luxury Hannam The Hill residence, six months after she took ownership of the 19-billion-won home. No auction date has been set, and the process could still be halted if the underlying debt is repaid.
IVE's new track 'Looks Can Kill' entered the Circle Chart's Global K-Pop Chart at No. 10 for week 43 of 2026, while also topping the downloads chart. The pre-release single and EP, rolled out a week apart, have driven growing attention to the song and its music video.
The Kim You-jung and Park Jin-young period drama overtook 'Doctor X: The Era of the White Mafia' in online buzz rankings even with lower TV ratings. A shocking Episode 6 twist in this 1932 Gyeongseong spy romance gives new viewers a reason to catch up now.
Lee Hyori shared a selfie captioned with lyrics from Fin.K.L's hit song, fueling fresh anticipation for a full group comeback. Specific release dates and concert schedules have yet to be announced.
Veteran Korean actor Choi Bool-am, famous for the dramas 'Detective Team' and 'Country Diary,' has died at the age of 87. His funeral, organized by ChildFund Korea, will be held with a funeral mass on November 2.
tvN's '100 Days of Lies' claimed the No. 1 spot in the combined TV-OTT drama buzz rankings for the fourth week of October, edging out SBS's 'Dr. X: The Era of the White Mafia.' While 'Dr. X' still leads in viewership ratings, both dramas air new episodes this week.
'Chiikawa the Movie: Secret of the Mermaid Island' has topped Korea's daily box office for 14 consecutive days through October 27, drawing 2.28 million moviegoers. The film has sparked a family-friendly trend combining theater visits with the hunt for limited-edition merchandise.
A concert film capturing K-pop singer Im Young-woong's stadium show will premiere in theaters this November. CGV announced that 'Im Young-woong | I'm Hero The Stadium 2' will open nationwide on November 18.
Yoo Hyun-chul from 'Divorced Singles 3' and Kim Seul-gi, known as 'Ok-sun' from 'I Am Solo' Season 10, held their wedding ceremony three years after registering their marriage. The two tied the knot in an outdoor ceremony in Seoul on the 24th.
Oksoon from Season 28 of the Korean dating show 'I Am Solo' shared maternity photos with her husband Youngho and their first daughter ahead of welcoming their second child. She posted the pictures along with her thoughts on pregnancy on social media on the 23rd.
BIGBANG wrapped up its first Hanoi concert before roughly 45,000 fans, with a second show scheduled for 7:30 p.m. local time on Oct. 25 at the same venue.
Tenor Yoo Chae-hoon of La Poem holds the final show of his solo concert 'HOME' at COEX Artium's Woori Bank Hall in Seoul tonight. His first single, featuring 'Made for This' and 'Come Home to Me,' releases tomorrow at 6 p.m.
The final week of October brings a packed K-pop release calendar, with IVE, ILLIT and RIIZE all dropping new music on the same day, Oct. 26, followed by ANDTEAM, XOVE and a WOODZ concert through the weekend.
Director Yeon Sang-ho's psychological thriller 'Lost in Paradise' stayed at No. 2 on South Korea's overall box office for three straight days after its Oct. 21 release, topping the Korean film chart with a cumulative audience of 54,644.
'Raphael,' a feature-length sci-fi film created entirely with generative AI, will open in Lotte Cinema theaters on November 25. The project was co-produced by Matteo AI Studio and MBC C&I's AI Content Lab, with direction by Yang Ik-june, Jung Joo-won and Moon Shin-woo.
Korean travel variety show 'Earth Arpyeong World Tour 4' hit a series-high rating and topped Netflix Korea's variety chart with its October 17 premiere, production company TEO announced. The new season features a 'travel film festival' concept across global destinations.
