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Hyun Bin at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival, where he attended for Harbin. (Photo: John Sears (Wikimedia username Johnsearsmedia), via the WikiPortraits initiative, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons)K-People

Hyun Bin K-Dramas: Where to Start (and What’s Worth It)

An editor's guide to where to start with Hyun Bin: the soldier romance of Crash Landing on You and the Cold War noir of Made in Korea.

KT K-Culture Team · 📖 3 min
Lee Jung-jae, the first Asian actor to win the Emmy for Lead Actor in a Drama Series. (Photo: 티비텐 TV10 (TV10 YouTube channel), CC BY 3.0 (Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported), via Wikimedia Commons)K-People

Lee Jung-jae: Where to Start, From Squid Game Season 2 Onward

A guide to Lee Jung-jae on koroute, from his Emmy-winning Player 456 in Squid Game Season 2 into the final games of Season 3.

KT K-Culture Team · 📖 3 min
Park Bo-gum, photographed for Marie Claire Korea, April 2025. (Photo: Marie Claire Korea, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons)K-People

Park Bo-gum: Where to Start, From Tender Jeju Husband to Boxer-Cop

A guide to Park Bo-gum's 2025 comeback on koroute: the tender Jeju epic When Life Gives You Tangerines and the action-comedy Good Boy.

KT K-Culture Team · 📖 3 min
IU at the Blue Dragon Series Awards, July 2025, where she won Best Actress for When Life Gives You Tangerines. (Photo: 티비텐 TV10 (TV10 YouTube channel), CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons)K-People

IU’s K-Dramas: Where to Start (and Why Tangerines Is the One)

A guide to IU the actress, starting with her Best Actress turn as Ae-sun in When Life Gives You Tangerines, plus the singer-songwriter behind Good Day and Palette.

KT K-Culture Team · 📖 4 min
Lee Byung-hun at the 2016 Busan International Film Festival. (Photo: ILCHIRI, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons)K-People

Lee Byung-hun: Where to Start with the Front Man of Squid Game

A guide to Lee Byung-hun on koroute — the masked Front Man of Squid Game Seasons 2 and 3, and where the global star is worth starting.

KT K-Culture Team · 📖 3 min
Song Hye-kyo, the melodrama star who reinvented herself as a cold-blooded avenger in The Glory. (Photo: 티비텐 TV10, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons)K-People

Song Hye-kyo K-Dramas: Where to Start (Begin with The Glory)

A guide to Song Hye-kyo on koroute, led by her chilling revenge turn in The Glory — the role that broke her romance mold for good.

KT K-Culture Team · 📖 3 min
Lee Jun-ho (Junho) of 2PM (Photo: Ask The Geek Productions, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons)K-People

Lee Jun-ho: Where to Start with the 2PM Idol-Turned-Leading Man

A guide to Lee Jun-ho of 2PM as a leading man, from the chaebol heir of King the Land to the reluctant hero of Cashero, and where to begin.

KT K-Culture Team · 📖 3 min