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From living with mums to facing exes, Korean dating shows raise stakes

Amid a dating reality show boom, experts say the genre has tried nearly everything.

  • Published: January 13, 20269:56 am
  • Author Lee Yoon-seo
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‘KPop Demon Hunters’ wins two Golden Globes

The Netflix animation wins best animated feature and best original song as Park Chan-wook's 'No Other Choice' goes home empty-handed.

  • Published: January 13, 20268:15 am
  • Author Moon Ki Hoon
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‘Spirited Away’ lands in Seoul, testing limits of imagination

Premiering in Japan in 2022, the theatre production has since traveled to London and Shanghai before finally arriving in Seoul, where audiences are once again invited to enter…

  • Published: January 12, 202611:18 am
  • Author Hwang Dong-Hee
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Tokyo Disneyland, DisneySea hit total 900 million visitors

The figure came 42 years and 266 days after Tokyo Disneyland’s opening in April 1983.

  • Published: January 9, 202612:28 pm
  • Author The Yomiuri Shimbun
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Were chefs always this wild? The colorful backstories behind ‘Culinary Class Wars’

War zones, burned kitchens, and death from malnutrition are among the troubles that lay on the life paths of Korea’s culinary elite.

  • Published: January 9, 20269:12 am
  • Author Lee Yoon-seo
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Hopes rise for Hallyu thaw, but K-pop remains wary of China expansion

Despite renewed diplomatic signals after President Lee Jae-myung's China visit, industry sentiment remains cautious, citing ambiguity on China’s policy stance and growing…

  • Published: January 9, 20268:37 am
  • Author Kim Jae-heun
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In 2025, Pakistani TV didn’t give us a phenomenon — it gave us perspective

A handful of dramas dared to do more than entertain; they tried to communicate, question, and, in rare cases, transform.

  • Published: January 8, 202611:45 am
  • Author Dr Amber Javed Malik
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Byeon Woo-seok, IU, A-list writers: K-drama’s big bet for 2026

2026 sees a K-drama fantasy romance boom and the return of trusted creators.

  • Published: January 7, 202611:13 am
  • Author Lee Yoon-seo
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Beyond tropical: How Indonesian design is evolving today

Today’s practitioners are responding to a shifting design discourse, shaped by a fast-moving industry, environmental urgency and new ways audiences encounter design and space.

  • Published: January 7, 202610:33 am
  • Author Cindy Julia Tobing
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Meet Krystel Go, the first Filipino Best Actress winner with Down syndrome

The showbiz newcomer turns her childhood dreams into a landmark moment for disability representation.

  • Published: January 7, 20268:13 am
  • Author Allan Policarpio

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