Cultural trends are often combinations of the zeitgeist and more rational triggers. Among them is the work and efforts of those who, behind the scene, have directly or indirectly, actively or passively, promoted them. In the case of Korean dramas, we could say that Korean TV executives may have indirectly made their colleagues aware of the audience’s […]
Last month, while everyone was busy talking about the revelation of Lee Min-ho and Suzy’s love relationship, the two leads of popular Korean drama Pinocchio were having a photoshoot in the streets of London for fashion magazine InStyle Korea. While Lee Jongsuk published only one picture of his journey in our capital on his Instagram […]
On Sunday 22 March, Korean tabloid Dispatch revealed that the Heirs star Lee Min-ho and Dream High actress Suzy were photographed going on secret dates mid-March. Their agencies later confirmed they were officially dating (1). Suzy had initially come for a Cosmopolitan photoshoot in Shoreditch for All Saints. On March 15, after his Dior fashion shoot, […]
It looks like Suzy (Dream High, Gu Family Book) has had a pretty busy schedule in London. Not only has she come for a photoshoot for the clothing brand All Saints and fashion magazine Cosmopolitan Korea, but she was also filmed for the reality TV series ‘Real Miss A‘. You can have a look at […]
In the path of its mainstream cousins, Netflix, Amazon and Hulu – among others -, DramaFever launched its own production studio to create original webseries aimed at growing its subscription base, but also increasing the interactions among the online community, in particular through its YouTube channel. After launching its first webseries in mid-2013, the DramaFever […]
The 3rd DramaFever Awards ceremony, sponsored by Toyota, took place on Thursday 5 February, in the magnificent Hudson Theatre of New York City, in presence of a roster of high profile guests. Yuki Furukawa was the first to walk the red carpet, followed by Kpop band 5urprise, Arden Cho, George Hu, while Kim Jong-kook was the […]
We were recently mentioned Judy Joo in relation to the opening of her own restaurant, Jinjuu, as well as our own MeetUp event. It turns out that the celebrity chef will also have her own TV show – Korean Food Made Simple – broadcast on UK television, more precisely Food Network UK. The show premieres today, […]
It seems Korean talents are ever more numerous to visit London for whatever reason. To study English (Jeon Hye-bin), spend time with family (Han Hye-jin), visit (Jung Il-woo), attend a film festival (Dong-hae) or film a TV show (EXO)… the reasons are plenty, emphasizing the increasing appeal of British culture in South Korea. This time, it’s […]
A little later than expected, but as we say ‘better late than never’, the newest and most talked-about Korean restaurant of the past few months is to open in Soho on January 9, i.e. today! Jinjuu is the brainchild of Judy Joo, a Korean-American entrepreneur who traded a successful banking career for a place in […]
As we wrote in a previous article, Jeon Hye-bin took a break to spend some time in Europe visiting and catching up with friends, including fellow actress Han Hye-jin. According to her Instagram account, she spent a little more than two months in London (September 2 – November 7), apparently to study English. We could […]