Popular Korean Actors Who Lost Weight To Transform For Their Roles
Actors undergo physical transformations for their roles, and sometimes those transformations involve weight changes. These Korean stars went the extra mile–or ten–to lose weight for their characters. 1. Rowoon (SF9) At a press conference for the K-Drama Destined With You, Rowoon revealed how he changed his body to suit his role. Rowoon | Netflix Rowoon, […]
The Handsome South Korean Gold Medalist Going Viral For His Visuals At “2024 Paris Olympics”
Gold medal-winning South Korean Olympian Oh Sang Uk is going viral for his unreal visuals, becoming netizens’ new crush. Oh Sang Uk | @ohsu.o_o/Instagram GIFs of the handsome athlete have spread across Korean forums. [Video could not be displayed]| theqoo [Video could not be displayed]| theqoo He is even perfect in height, standing at 192CM […]
Korean Man’s Comment About His Fiancée’s Weight In Front Of Her Family Sparks Heated Debate
In Korea, there are strict beauty and visual expectations, and in particular, the discussion about weight and ideal size shocks Western netizens. Recently, a clip from the show 90 Day Fiancée sparked heated reactions when Korean Nick made a comment to his American fiancée, Devin. Devin and Nick at their wedding | People On X, […]
Six K-Pop Groups Made It Into The Top 20 Global Artists Of 2023 By The IFPI
This year, the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) revealed its top 20 picks for the 2023 Global Artist Chart for the 11th year. This list is calculated according to a musical artist’s worldwide sales including streaming, downloads, and physical music formats during the calendar year, covering their entire body of work. This is how […]
Song Joong-ki is a North Korean refugee in new movie promos
Song Joong-ki is a North Korean refugee in new movie promos by Jenzy Netflix’s upcoming movie My Name is Loh Kiwan tells the story of one North Korean defector forced into a Catch-22: where do you go when the country you sought asylum in refuses to take you?Meet Loh Kiwan, played by Song Joong-ki (Reborn […]
Are Non-Korean Idols Considered K-Pop? BTS Offers Their Opinion
In recent years, there have been many debates about what constitutes K-Pop and what does not. On the one hand, there has been an increasing trend of Korean idol groups releasing English songs to cater to their global audiences while being accused of moving away from K-Pop. On the other, multi-national groups like BLACKSWAN have faced questions […]
Maxim Korea’s First Plus Size Cover Star Creates Her Own Curvy Modeling Team
MAXIM is a magazine brand that features gorgeous and sexy women on its pages. While the now-international brand began elsewhere, Korea has its edition. Single’s Inferno’s Kang So Yeon | MAXIM Korea As for content, a majority of the people featured in the magazine are beautiful models, though celebrities will grace its pages on occasion. In […]
ITZY, TWICE, BTS—What You Need To Know About The Viral Pastry That Korean Celebrities Love
TWICE’s Jihyo recently made her solo debut with Killin’ Me Good which overlapped with ITZY‘s promotions for “CAKE.” As a sign of goodwill towards her juniors, the former dropped off several boxes of snacks in their waiting room. Your browser does not support video. It turned out to be mini meat pies the size of a […]
12 Facts And Observations Unique To Korea, Explained
1. Why did Koreans have two different age systems? Your browser does not support video. “How old are you?”. No question raises a woman’s hackles quite like this one does. In many cultures, it is considered impolite to ask someone’s age, but age is one of the first things native Koreans will want to know […]