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Big Bang

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Big Bang  is a South Korean boy band formed by YG Entertainment. The group consists of four members: G-Dragon, T.O.P, Taeyang, and Daesung; former member Seungri retired from the entertainment industry on March 11, 2019.Dubbed the "Kings of K-pop", they helped spread the Korean Wave internationally and are one of the most influential acts in K-pop history.They are known for their trendsetting musical experimentation, self-production, and stage presence. Although their debut album, Bigbang Vol.1 (2006), was released to lukewarm reception, greater success followed with a string of hit singles: "Lies" (Korean: 거짓말), which topped Korean music charts for a record-breaking six consecutive weeks and won Song of the Year at the 2007 Mnet Km Music Festival and the 2008 Seoul Music Awards; "Last Farewell" (Korean: 마지막 인사); "Day by Day" (Korean: 하루하루); and "Sunset Glow" (Korean: 붉은노을). After winning Artist of the Year at the 2008 Mnet Korean M

W

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W  is a 2016 South Korean television series, starring Lee Jong-suk and Han Hyo-joo.Consisting of 16 episodes, it aired on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 22:00 (KST) on MBC from July 20 to September 14, 2016.W centers on the clash between "two worlds": the real world and an alternate universe inside a webtoon, from which the title of the television series was taken. The series received praise for its unique premise and ranked first in Content Power Index in its premiere week.It achieved modest ratings of 11.63%, topping viewership ratings in its time slot for its entire run. Plot The series focuses on the eponymous fictional webtoon entitled W, written and illustrated by its legendary author and illustrator Oh Seong-moo (Kim Eui-sung) which begins to function on its own, like a different world existing there. W became so famous in South Korea that even its printed versions became a best-seller there. The storyline of the webtoon W starts with the younger years of its ma

Line Romance

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Line Romance also known as Love Line, is a 2014 Korean television mini-drama starring Lee Min-ho and Bea Hayden. It is a story of a female Chinese tourist named Ling Ling, who goes to Korea and falls in love with Min-ho, a music producer with both talent and good looks. Due to their language barrier, the two people use the mobile messenger app LINE to communicate with one another. Synopsis Min-ho (Lee Min-ho) is a musician who met Ling Ling (Bea Hayden) on his walk and got inspired to write a new song. He then made a silly mistake by sending her a text message saying he loved her. Cast Lee Min-ho as Min-ho Bea Hayden as Ling Ling Kim Bo-mi as Min-ho's stylist Kim Kang-hyun as Min-ho's manager International broadcastEditThe show aired four days, CTR collected was US$ 20 million. Producers official said, "just an ad miniseries will be able to hit such a high CTR, has once again proven the popularity of Lee Min-ho".In Thailand, it aired on Workpoint TV.

Red velvet

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Red Velvet  is a South Korean girl group formed and managed by SM Entertainment. They debuted on August 1, 2014 with the digital single "Happiness" with the four-member line-up of Irene, Seulgi, Wendy and Joy. Yeri joined the group in March 2015, following their first major release, Ice Cream Cake. Musically, Red Velvet employs a unique dual sonic concept that reflects their own group name: their predominantly-pop "red" side experiments occasionally with electronic, funk and hip hop, while their "velvet" side focuses on '90s-influenced R&B with elements of ballad and jazz. The group's Korean-language discography includes two studio albums, one reissue album, one compilation and nine extended plays—eleven of which topped South Korea's Gaon Album Chart. Hit singles "Red Flavor" and "Power Up" charted at number one on the Gaon Digital Chart; with other singles charting in the top five, including "Happiness",

Healer

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Healer is a 2014-2015 South Korean television series starring Ji Chang-wook, Park Min-young and Yoo Ji-tae.It aired on KBS2 from December 8, 2014 to February 10, 2015 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 22:00 for 20 episodes. Synopsis A decades-old incident involving a group of five friends who ran an illegal pro-democracy broadcasting station during the Fifth Republic in South Korea brings together three different people—an illegal "night courier" with the codename "Healer" (Ji Chang-wook) who possesses top-notch fighting skills, a reporter from a second-rate tabloid news website (Park Min-young), and a famous journalist at a major broadcast station (Yoo Ji-tae).i While trying to uncover the truth from that 1992 incident and a series of present day murders, they grow into honest reporters who try to blur the lines of conflict between truth and reality, even if that means fighting media honchos.

Backstreet Rookie

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Backstreet Rookie is a 2020 South Korean television series starring Ji Chang-wook and Kim Yoo-jung. It is based on the 2016–2017 webtoon Convenience Store Saet-byul written by Hwalhwasan.It is the first Korean drama invested by the global channel Lifetime and produced by Taewon Entertainment. The series aired on SBS TV at 22:00 (KST) time slot from June 19 to August 8, 2020 on Fridays and Saturdays for 16 episodes. It is available on iQIYI with subtitles in multiple languages globally. Synopsis Choi Dae-hyun (Ji Chang-wook) runs into a group of female high school students, including Jung Saet-byul (Kim Yoo-jung), who look like troublemakers. Saet-byul asks Dae-hyun to buy them cigarettes from a convenience store, but he buys them candy instead and gives Saet-byul his number. She never calls him. Three years later, Dae-hyun runs a small convenience store after resigning. While looking for a part-time worker to work the night shift at his convenience store, Saet-byul applies for t