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  Ahead of its finale, “Yumi’s Cells 2” shared new behind-the-scenes photo of GOT7’s Jinyoung, Kim Go Eun, and Ahn Bo Hyun! Based on the popular webtoon of the same name, “Yumi’s Cells” tells the story of an ordinary office worker named Yumi—from the point of view of the many brain cells in her head controlling her every thought, feeling, and action. Spoilers The new photos share a behind-the-scenes look of the leading actors of the “Yumi’s Cells” series. The stills put a spotlight on Kim Go Eun who has depicted the story of Yumi’s love and growth throughout the course of two seasons. Recently, Kim Go Eun also won Best Actress at the 1st Blue Dragon Series Awards for her performance in the show. In Season 2, Kim Go Eun’s chemistry with Jinyoung shined greatly. The new photos capture sweet moments between the two as they portrayed the ups and downs of Yumi and Yoo Babi’s (Jinyoung’s) heart-fluttering romance. Viewers were also charmed by Jinyoung as he took on the role of the straig...

  Tensions are rising in KBS2’s “Jinxed at First”! Based on a webtoon called “The Jinx’s Lover,” “Jinxed at First” is a fantasy romance drama about what happens when a poor, unlucky man stumbles upon a goddess of fortune who jumps out into the unknown to undo a curse despite having been hidden away by a chaebol family. Na In Woo stars as the “jinxed” fish seller Gong Soo Kwang, while Girls’ Generation’s Seohyun plays Seul Bi who has the special power of being able to see a person’s future when she touches them. The newly released stills capture Seul Bi facing off against Seon Il Joong (Cha Kwang Soo). In the upcoming episode, Seul Bi will visit a psychiatric hospital that Joo Cheol (Jung In Kyum) is located in upon Seon Il Joong’s request. However, Seul Bi will be completely unaware of who is at the hospital and why she is there at first. Furthermore, Joo Cheol will start to call Seul Bi by a different name the moment he sees her. While still wary of Seon Il Joong, Seul Bi will giv...

  The cast of SBS’s “Today’s Webtoon” shared interesting facts about their characters! A Korean remake of the popular 2016 Japanese series “Sleepeeer Hit!”, “Today’s Webtoon” is a new SBS drama set against the backdrop of South Korea’s competitive webtoon industry. It will tell the story of On Ma Eum (Kim Sejeong), a former judo athlete who joins Neon Webtoon’s editorial department as a new employee and struggles to mature into a true editor amidst South Korea’s competitive webtoon industry. Kim Sejeong shared that On Ma Eum’s MBTI (Myers-Briggs Type Indicator) is ENFJ, reflecting her character’s positive attitude while leading her co-workers in any scenario. Even after giving up her dream of becoming an Olympic gold medalist, she dreams anew of becoming a great webtoon editor. On Ma Eum’s favorite webtoon character is San Ha from Na Kang Nam’s (Im Chul Soo’s) webtoon “Gumiho Princess.” Kim Sejeong shared, “It’s the project Ma Eum spent her 20s with, and it’s the character she rece...

  KBS2’s long-running program “Yoo Hee Yeol’s Sketchbook” will be coming to a close. On July 18, Star Today reported that “Yoo Hee Yeol’s Sketchbook” will be filming its final episode on July 19. Previously, Yoo Hee Yeol was swept up in plagiarism allegations, and the singer-songwriter later acknowledged that he unintentionally plagiarized Ryuichi Sakamoto’s “Aqua.” Yoo Hee Yeol stated, “As he is a musician I respect and have been influenced by the most over a long period of time, I wrote the song in a similar way it subconsciously remained in my memory. At the time of the [song’s] reveal, I thought it was my pure creation, but I have to admit the similarity between the two songs.” Afterwards, several more allegations spread on online communities, and Star Today reported that it is Yoo Hee Yeol’s personal intention to step down from his program. In response to the report, a source from KBS stated, “Regarding MC Yoo Hee Yeol stepping down from the program, the production team of ‘Yo...

  “Adamas” has shared a preview of the intricate relationships between Ji Sung, Seo Ji Hye, and Lee Soo Kyung! “Adamas” depicts the story of twin brothers uncovering the truth from an incident 22 years ago. The two will work as one in order to clear the murder charges of their biological father who was accused of killing their stepfather and to find the “adamas” that is the evidence for the murder. Ji Sung will be playing both twins named Ha Woo Shin and Song Soo Hyun. Although the two brothers look alike, their personalities and approaches to tackling problems are completely different. Ha Woo Shin is a best-selling mystery novel author, and Song Soo Hyun is a special forces prosecutor who works at the Central District Prosecutor’s office. Seo Ji Hye takes on the role of Eun Hye Soo, the daughter-in-law of Haesong Group’s CEO, and Lee Soo Kyung stars as Kim Seo Hee, a social affairs reporter at TNC with deep wounds on the inside. Ha Woo Shin, Song Soo Hyun, Eun Hye Soo, a...

  The director behind “Extraordinary Attorney Woo” gave a word of thanks for all the love the drama has been receiving as of late! The ENA Wednesday-Thursday drama tells the story of Woo Young Woo (Park Eun Bin), a young lawyer with Asperger’s syndrome who joins a major law firm. Due to her high IQ of 164, impressive memory, and creative thought process, the brilliant Woo Young Woo graduates at the top of her class from the prestigious Seoul National University for both college and law school – but she still finds herself struggling when it comes to social interactions. Despite the series being on a small cable network, its viewership ratings have been on a steady rise and reached 9.569 percent with its sixth episode. On July 18, director Yoo In Sik expressed his gratitude in an interview while sharing insights on the story to come. He started off by saying, “I’m taken aback by the overwhelming response we’ve been getting that goes way beyond our expectations. I’m touched and grate...

  Two dramas hit new all-time highs in viewership last night! On July 17, tvN’s “Alchemy of Souls” earned the highest viewership ratings of its run to date. According to Nielsen Korea, the fantasy romance drama climbed to an average nationwide rating of 7.0 percent for its 10th episode, taking first place in its time slot across all cable channels and setting a new personal record for the show. “Alchemy of Souls” also remained first place in its time slot among the key demographic of viewers ages 20 to 49, with whom it scored a nationwide average of 3.8 percent for the night. Meanwhile, KBS 2TV’s “It’s Beautiful Now” soared to an average nationwide rating of 26.0 percent, marking a new all-time high for the weekend drama, which remained the most-watched program to air on any channel on Sunday. Finally, JTBC’s “Cleaning Up” rose to an average nationwide rating of 2.5 percent ahead of the final week of its run. Congratulations to the casts and crews of both “Alchemy of Souls” and “It...