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25 Years of Joint Security Area: From Breaking Barriers to Broken Peace

25 years of Joint Security Area: The Korean ‘Veer-Zaara’ coded movie that became its saddest reality

August 17, 2025 14:20 IST

Park Chan Wook’s Joint Security Area, starring the likes of Lee Byung-hun and Song Kang-ho, broke taboos by humanising North Korean soldiers.

Sun, Aug 17, 2025

Wall to Wall review: Netflix delivers a Squid Game-flavoured darkly comedic satire

July 21, 2025 20:56 IST

Kang Ha Neul’s Netflix thriller Wall to Wall turns a noisy apartment into a psychological battleground, ending with a final laugh that’s as chilling as it is personal.

Mon, Jul 21, 2025

India to soon have its own K-pop bands backed by BTS’ agency: Will HYBE’s big bet challenge Bollywood’s reign?

July 13, 2025 12:20 IST

HYBE is set to launch its India subsidiary, aiming to debut homegrown K-pop groups blending Indian talent and Korean training.

Sun, Jul 13, 2025

Korean Rock band Catch The Young says Indian beats could inspire next-gen rock: ‘Imagine a progressive twist’

July 09, 2025 13:00 IST

Catch The Young talk youth, genre-blending, and Indian influences as they drop Ideal Type and gear up for major 2025 festival gigs. including their debut at Sound Planet.

Wed, Jul 09, 2025

NewJeans’ Meteoric Rise and Sudden Fall: What Really Happened With rookies once called 'Female BTS'

K-pop group once dubbed ‘female BTS’ hit hiatus at career peak, dragged into controversy with future uncertain

July 02, 2025 14:15 IST

Once dubbed the “female BTS,” the rookie girl group soared to global fame but now sits on indefinite hiatus after a bitter court losses, and fading public support. What went wrong?

Wed, Jul 02, 2025

BIGBANG ruled charts and rewrote the idol playbook before BTS

K-pop group, once bigger than BTS, lost everything to controversy but never disbanded

June 26, 2025 17:57 IST

Once hailed as K-pop kings, BIGBANG ruled charts and rewrote the idol playbook—until controversy hit.

Thu, Jun 26, 2025

JioHotstar Leaves Desi K-Drama Fans in the Lurch

No K-dramas for India? JioHotstar snubs new slate of originals, from Nine Puzzles to Our Movie; frustrated viewers threaten to cancel subscription

June 25, 2025 11:19 IST

New Korean originals are vanishing from JioHotstar, leaving desi K-drama fans furious. What’s going on post the Disney-Jio deal?

Wed, Jun 25, 2025

KPop Demon Hunters review: From BLACKPINK-esque energy to K-drama jabs, Netflix nails the tone without making a joke of it

June 23, 2025 17:30 IST

Kpop Demon Hunters review: Kpop Demon Hunters blends visuals, bangers, and demons into a wild ride you didn’t know you needed.

Mon, Jun 23, 2025

BTS is home: But why ARMY’s energy just isn’t the same anymore; analysing 5 factors

June 15, 2025 18:30 IST

BTS reunites as K-pop landscape shifts: SEVENTEEN’s rise, NewJeans drama, HYBE troubles & solo stans shake fandom

Sun, Jun 15, 2025

Bloodhounds turns 2: Kim Sae Ron's dui to death timeline

Bloodhounds turns 2: Kim Sae Ron lived in a Squid Game-like society, ‘was too scared to speak’; met Sulli and Go Hara’s fate

June 10, 2025 07:57 IST

On Bloodhounds' 2nd anniversary: The internet's role in Kim Sae Ron's downfall, silenced by cyberbullying, and cancelled before she could heal.

Tue, Jun 10, 2025

Mercy for None review: So Ji Sub Returns to the Underworld in Netflix’s noir thriller

Mercy for None Review: So Ji Sub’s sad eyes are the only redemption in Netflix’s flawed adaptation

June 08, 2025 16:09 IST

Mercy for None review: So Ji Sub carries Korean noir thriller with grieving eyes and brutal finesse.

Sun, Jun 08, 2025

So Ji Sub Returns with a Vengeance in Netflix’s Mercy for None

Mercy For None ending explained: 7 burning questions answered in So Ji Sub’s dark Netflix noir

June 08, 2025 13:14 IST

So Ji Sub returns in Mercy for None, a gritty revenge saga where ex-gangster Gi Jun reenters Seoul’s criminal underworld to avenge his brother’s death.

Sun, Jun 08, 2025

Good Boy first Impression: Don’t be fooled by ‘Pouty’ Park Bo Gum, he’s delivering career-best punches

June 04, 2025 12:02 IST

Park Bo Gum returns to action roots in Good Boy, ditching his soft-boy image for punchy chaos and complex drama.

Wed, Jun 04, 2025

Park Bo Young's Our Unwritten Seoul first impression

Our Unwritten Seoul first impression: Does Park Bo Young even need a male lead in her K-dramas anymore?

May 29, 2025 14:20 IST

Our Unwritten Seoul review: Park Bo Gum, GOT7 Jinyoung's Netflix K-drama Our Unwritten Seoul is a must watch genre-bending twin drama, which is anything but predictable.

Thu, May 29, 2025

Dear Hongrang Review: K-trauma hits again as Jo Bo Ah–Lee Jae Wook follow Netflix’s heartbreak streak post Twenty Five Twenty One

May 19, 2025 17:58 IST

Dear Hongrang review: Lee Jae Wook and Jo Bo Ah lure you in with visuals, then punch you in the gut with a twisted love triangle, web of deceit and an unsettling truth.

Mon, May 19, 2025