Kangnam is the stage name of Yasuo Namekawa, a Japanese-Korean singer and television celebrity active in South Korea. Born on March 23, 1987, in Tokyo, to a Korean mother and a Japanese father, he is best known as the vocalist for the South Korean hip-hop group M.I.B. He made his music debut under the stage name Ya-Cha with the Japanese band Kick Chop Busters in 2008. But he left the band and Japan in 2010 and debuted with M.I.B in Korea in 2011. Since 2014, Kangnam has been a popular cast member of Korean reality shows, including “Inside Story Salon,” “Hello Stranger,” “Animals,” “Off to School,” “Invisible Man” and “I Live Alone.”

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Upon inheriting a building full of books from his late grandfather, Chi Ji Woo (Sung Joon) decides to turn the place into a bar. Having never worked a day in his life, Ji Woo has no idea how to manage the business and decides to hire a woman down on her luck, So Joong Hee (Lim Ji Yeon). Joong Hee has never once met success but agrees to work with Ji Woo, in hopes that her luck might change. Coming from entirely different worlds, will these practical strangers have what it takes to grow the business and maybe even find love? This 2021 South Korean romantic comedy drama was directed by Kyung Yong Kim.

Casting a Spell to You

💲 The Broke Chaebol 💲

Do you remember Dae Jang Geum of the Joseon Dynasty under King Jung Jong's rule who was renowned for her sense of taste, smell, and cooking? She was the first female physician to the king, something inconceivable during the Joseon era. She was someone with extraordinary skills that impressed the king, and someone we should all aim to match. In this day and age, we were curious to know how her descendants were living, and with this drama, we plan to share with you their joyful, everyday lives. This mouth-watering, romance-filled, variety-drama is about three siblings who live to eat. We invite you to sit at their dinner table and enjoy with them the most heartwarming dishes even Grandma Jang Geum would approve. Don't miss out on this feast!

Jang Geum, Oh My Grandma

As a child, Ki Ha Myung’s (Lee Jong Suk) life was torn apart by the media: his firefighter father was accused of killing his team members, and his devastated mother jumped off a cliff, trying to take Ha Myung with her. However, Ha Myung survived, rescued by an old man with memory loss who renamed him after his own deceased son. Now named Choi Dal Po, he grew up with his “niece” Choi In Ha (Park Shin Hye), a girl the same age as him who suffers from "Pinocchio Syndrome," which causes her to hiccup uncontrollably whenever she tells a lie. As adults, they end up hired as reporters for rival news stations, navigating the cutthroat world of broadcast news, and encountering ethical dilemmas and the tragic consequences of biased reporting while also working through their burgeoning feelings for each other and the dark secrets of their pasts.

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The Can't Lie Team

After overcoming a difficult childhood, Jang Hye Sung (Lee Bo Young) finally succeeds in becoming a public defender. However, she sees her job purely as a way to make money, and tends to push people away with her blunt, jaded personality. Her outlook changes, though, when she unexpectedly runs into high school student Park Soo Ha (Lee Jong Suk) who claims he can help her. Soo Ha developed a strange ability to read people’s minds through eye contact after his father’s murder ten years prior – and teenage Hye Sung, who also witnessed the incident, eventually put the murderer behind bars. Though initially reluctant, Hye Sung allows Soo Ha to stick around, and his ability gives Hye Sung additional assistance in the courtroom. However, when Soo Ha’s father’s murderer is released, Hye Sung and Soo Ha are faced with their most dangerous situation yet.

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