Korean romance dramas were once built on Prince Charming fantasies, but the spotlight is shifting to the guy next door — grounded, relatable and touched with the right amount of fantasy to feel real.
Actor Choi Won-young took second place at the 2026 Gwanghwamun Space-out Competition, which took place in Jongno District, central Seoul, on Tuesday.
Han Kang’s novel “We Do Not Part” (2021) gained renewed momentum in bookstores after its English translation won the fiction prize at the National Book Critics Circle (NBCC) Awards last week.
The romance drama "Once We Were Us" (2025) topped the weekend box office for the fourth consecutive week, data from the Korean Film Council showed Monday.
The romance drama "Once We Were Us" (2025) remained atop the weekend box-office chart, data from the Korean Film Council showed Monday.
Hosted by the Korea Choreography Copyright Association (KCCA) and jointly organized by Danstruct, Grigo Entertainment and 1Million Dance Studio, the 2025 Choreo Awards marked its second edition following its inaugural ceremony last year.
Nobel Prize-winning writer Han Kang’s novel “We Do Not Part” (2021) has been short-listed for the National Book Critics Circle Awards, one of the most influential literary prizes in the United States.
The romance drama "Once We Were Us" (2025) topped the weekend box office, breaking the three-week winning streak of Hollywood blockbuster "Avatar: Fire and Ash" (2025), data from the Korean Film Council showed Monday.
Actor Koo Kyo-hwan steps away from the intense personas that have become his signature to play a refreshingly ordinary young man in the upcoming romance film “Once We Were Us.”
Known for her established presence in romance productions, actor Mun Ka-young returns to the big screen after a decade by leaning into what she knows best with the upcoming melodrama film “Once We Were Us.”
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