The Noona Chronicles

 On May 7, Kim Sae Ron's family held another press conference with regards to Kim Soo Hyun. They were with with their legal representative Bu Ji Seok and HoverLab Inc. head, Kim Se Eui. In a revealed recording, the late actress was speaking to a whistleblower in New Jersey, 1 month before she passed. They talked for 1.5 hours. In the recording, it says, "I dated Soo Hyun oppa. You might say I’m crazy and not believe me, but I dated him since I was in middle school, and we broke up after I went to college,” and adds, “Soo Hyun oppa and those GOLDMEDALIST people are really scary and will do anything.” “I feel like I was used since middle school. Honestly, I was his girlfriend and he knows how I was to him since middle school, but after the accident, they all made me out to be a weird person. What’s really crazy is that he sent me a photo taken while he was doing ‘it’ with someone else. He said the idol he slept with smells like miyeok (seaweed) so he had her name...

 After a smash start to the year that saw Unmasked and Hyper Knife captivate K-drama audiences around the world, Itaewon Class star Kim Dami and Big Bet star Son Sukku are set to build on this success with their new cerebral crime thriller, Nine Puzzles, debuting May 21, exclusively on Disney+. Set to premiere with six episodes on May 21, Nine Puzzles follows Yoon Ena, a high school student who discovers the body of her murdered uncle next to a single puzzle piece. Uncertain of how she got to the scene of the crime and unable to answer any of the police’s questions, Ena quickly becomes the police’s prime suspect. A decade later, Ena, now a criminal profiler, will once again find herself caught in the middle of a series of murders, with each victim linked to a puzzle piece like the one from the night of her uncle’s murder. Starring Kim Dami (Itaewon Class, Our Beloved Summer) as murder suspect turned criminal profiler Yoon Ena; Son Sukku (Big Bet, D.P.) as the tenacious and suspicio...

 Every Hospital Playlist fan is super excited with this marriage news! Read on Go Youn Jung casting news for Resident Playlist  It was revealed that Yang Seok Hyung (played by Kim Dae Myung) and Chu Min Ha (played by Ahn Eun Jin) are getting married! On April 7, the production team behind Hospital Playlist stirred excitement for the upcoming spin-off Resident Playbook by unveiling an official Yulje Hospital website through the show’s social media channels. Among the news and updates in the website, there was an Alumni News section, and there was the biggest surprise! There was a post titled “Workplace Announcement -  OB-GYN’s ‘Bear Couple’ finally getting married?!” It says, We’ve got such wonderful news! Yulje OB-GYN’s iconic couple Yang Seok Hyung and Chu Min Ha are finally tying the knot! Huge congratulations to the couple. Wishing you a happy and fulfilling married life! This makes me so excited for Resident Playbook. Maybe, special appearances from our Yulje profess...

 IU is currently enjoying the success of her hit drama, When Life Gives You Tangerines.  Read my review of When Life Gives You Tangerines In an interview on April 2, 2025, at the Ambassador Seoul Pullman Grand Ballroom, IU was asked about her boyfriend, Lee Jong Suk’s, thoughts on her hit drama. With a playful tone, IU responded,  He's really busy. So, I don't think he's had a chance to see it yet. At least, that's what I assume since I know he's been very busy. She also jokingly added, When Life Gives You Tangerines promotions end today, so right now, my world revolves around Gwan-sik. I only know Yang Gwan-sik. So maybe tomorrow, I'll finally be able to talk about my boyfriend. Her comments actually made the media people laugh. The two have been in a relationship since December 2022.  Source

 Very rarely does a drama move me, really move me to the point of not being able to emotionally let go of right after the show ends. And When Life Gives You Tangerines did just that.  We all know the story: Gwansik and Aesun loved each other for over 50 years, 16 episodes spanning 70 years of what we call life. We grew up with the phrase "when life gives you lemons, make lemonade". But this drama gave me a different perspective of that line. Life will always be full of challenges, much more than what we wanted to experience. But in those moments, life throws a tangerine - something sweet, surprisingly wonderful event - and you just take that in. Make the most of it. To help you get through, survive, live. Gwansik and Aesun has been by each other's side since they were young, from those moments he would bring fish from their own home to feed Aesun, to the time they lost a son, raising two more children. The many trials they have all faced, but along the way, they have thei...

 Kim Soo Hyun has personally spoken about the Kim Saeron issue for the first time. Kim soo-hyun held a press conference at 4:30 p.m. KST on March 31 at a hotel in Sangam-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul. Along with him is Attorney Kim Jong-bok of LKB & Partners. Kim Soo Hyun stated: "I'm sorry. I think too many people are suffering because of me. And I feel sorry that the late actor isn't able to rest in peace"  "I consider myself a coward. I have always been too preoccupied with holding on to what I have. I didn't even believe in the favor that came to me, and I was always afraid of what I would lose or be harmed, and I was busy running away and denying it. So, it took me a long time to get to stand here today. So I thought about what it would have been like if I had just said everything. If I had done so, my fans and my agency who have done so much to make this press conference would suffer less. Everytime something about me and Kim Sae Ron was exposed, I thought, ...