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  The stars of the Disney+ series "Made in Korea" and "Low Life" won the awards for Best Actor and Best Supporting Actress, respectively, at South Korea’s prestigious 62nd Baeksang Arts Awards on May 8. A star-studded event featuring some of the biggest names in the Korean entertainment industry, the Baeksang Awards celebrate excellence in film, television, and theater in South Korea. This evening’s show was held in the heart of Seoul’s bustling Gangnam District. During the evening’s celebrations, Made In Korea’s Hyun Bin took home the award for Best Actor, while Low Life’s Lim Soojung was presented with the award for Best Supporting Actress. First released on Disney+ in 2025, "Made In Korea" Season 1 follows Baek Kitae, an ambitious KCIA agent who’s living a double life. Driven by his thirst for power, Kitae works as a government agent by day while running a highly illegal operation by night. Smart, suave, cunning, and capable, Kitae rapidly moves up the ...

There's a possibility that Korean superstar Hyun Bin will visit the Philippines as part of his latest TVC for a telco company. But sources said that his Manila visit will all depend on the on-going travel restrictions here. "We're hoping that the government would ease the travel restrictions soon. Let's see if the situation  would finally allow him to visit Manila," sources at the Smart Communications, Inc. revealed. On May 28, Hyun, who plays Captain Ri in the blockbuster Netflix series "Crash Landing On You," has sent social media into a frenzy with a video clip of what appears to be his first television commercial for Smart. The 10-second video teaser which showed Hyun in a sports car went viral when Smart Communications, Inc. uploaded the clip on its social media platforms with the caption "The Captain is coming. Watch out for the big RiVeal." Moments later on Twitter, Manny V. Pangilinan, Chairman of the Board and President and CEO, confir...

Korean actor Hyun Bin, star of the blockbuster Netflix series "Crash Landing On You," is set to star in a new movie called "Bargaining," it was announced on his official Facebook page. Hyun will appear in the new film opposite Hwang Jung Min. The two actors will start filming some scenes in Korea in April. Report said that the production of the movie was originally planned to be shot in Jordan by the end of March but had to cancel due to travel ban related to COVID-19.  The shooting abroad will be arranged later. - Robert Requintina

Actor Hyun Bin was reported to have donated 200,000,000 won (P8.2 million) to the fight against coronavirus (Covid-19) in South Korea. A report by Koreaboo.com said that Hyun secretly donated to the Community Chest of Korea, a non-profit organization. Hyun's agency said that it is not aware of the actor's donation. Reports said that the "Crash Landing On You" actor even requested the organization to keep quiet about it until he wrote a letter on Instagram. He wrote a letter on Instagram about the sorry state of coronavirus in South Korea. It was written in Korean and was later translated in English. The letter read: "You might be spending day after day anxious and worrying over the Coronavirus disease 2019 which is occurring all over the world and throughout Asia including China and Japan as well as Korea. I’d like to ask after your health at least by writing to express my worry over whether the place you are at is safe; ⠀ "Just as we’ve alw...