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By Minha Kim was surprised, quite literally, when she learned she landed the lead role in the Apple TV+ series —a role that would ultimately change her life. Kim was out to dinner in Seoul with a casting director and assumed the meal was to celebrate her upcoming birthday. “We were just chatting, and then suddenly she ordered champagne and told me that I got the role.
I was like, ‘Oh my God!’ It was a real surprise party,” says Kim.Born and raised in Seoul, Pachinko marks Kim’s formal acting debut. And with critics hailing the first season as one of the best things on TV, Kim has certainly proven herself worthy of landing the worldwide casting search. Based on Min Jin Lee’s bestselling novel, Pachinko is an epic saga that follows the lives of a Korean family across four generations, beginning in the early 1900s in a Japan-occupied Korea.
The series was created by Soo Hugh and is told in Korean, Japanese, and English. It’s heart wrenching and stunning, featuring some of the most lush landscapes and riveting performances out there, with a supporting cast that includes Oscar winner , Min Ho Lee, and Jin Ha. I’ve know I've been tempted to cancel plans in order to keep watching, so it was not a shock when Pachinko was recently renewed for a second season.Kim, 25, hadn’t heard of the novel before she received a virtual callback.
In fact, when she first auditioned over Zoom—a process that ultimately took several months—she didn’t even know what she was auditioning for. “It was a secret project when the first auditions were held,” says Kim. Once she ultimately found out that she was auditioning for Sunja, the family matriarch and our narrator, she read the 490-page novel overnight.
“I started at 10 p.m. and finished at 8 a.m. I
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With reports that she’s in London with her boyfriend Pete Davidson, fans are asking did Kim Kardashian attend the Platinum Jubilee celebrations?
Kim Kardashian has reportedly been turned away after putting in a request to attend the official Platinum Jubilee party over the weekend.The celebrations marking Her Majesty's 70-year reign began on Thursday morning as she walked out onto the Buckingham Palace balcony, joined by many of her family members, including Prince William and Kate Middleton alongside their three children. While Her Majesty, 96, will not be attending the thanksgiving service today, she is expected to make an appearance at the official party on Saturday 4 June.
Netflix just dropped the brand new trailer for Money Heist: Korea – Joint Economic Area!
Kim Kardashian and her SNL love Pete Davidson seem to be going from strength to strength, and they’ve taken their relationship transatlantic after touching down in London. The reality star, 41, and Pete, 28, beamed as they stepped out for a low-key dinner at The River Cafe in the UK capital.The couple dressed down for the occasion, although Kim edged up her look in a pair of her current favourite boot-leggings teamed with a cropped black hoody and a fluffy handbag. Her platinum-blonde hair was swept back into a fuss-free knot at the nape of her neck, with a few loose strands left free around her face, and she wore minimal makeup for the dinner.
Kate McKinnon, Aidy Bryant and Kyle Mooney will not return to the long-running sketch series next season, ET has learned. McKinnon and Bryant both joined in 2012, while Mooney was cast on the series the following year. was first to report the news. NBC had no comment when reached by ET.When ET’s Will Marfuggi spoke to Bryant in March, she had yet to decide if she'd return to the series for another season.«It's definitely where I've grown up,» Bryant told ET of .
trailer traces the origins of the Joint Economic Area, a fictionalized mint located where present-day North and South Korea are divided. While the aim of reunification is to benefit all citizens and establish a common currency, “in reality, only the rich got richer,” the trailer’s narrator says. “Welcome to capitalism,” Tokyo (Jeon Jong-seo) grimly adds.Like the original, a group of ragtag individuals assemble under the Professor’s (Yoo Ji-tae) tutelage, where they learn the inner machinations of a history-making heist.
Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefA crew of thieves including Tokyo, an ex-soldier, unite under the leadership of a mastermind known as the Professor to plan an unprecedented heist – stealing money yet to exist! If that sounds familiar, it should.The twist is that Netflix hit series La Casa De Papel (Money Heist) has been given a cool Korean favor.First-look footage is now available. And the K-drama reinterpretation “Money Heist: Korea – Joint Economic Area Part 1” premieres from June 24.The plot twist is that Korea is on the verge of unification and there is a Joint Security Area – located where today’s North and South Korea are divided – which contains a mint that becomes the focus of the action.
Kim Kardashian has given fans a rare glimpse of her unfiltered look during an intimate scene in the latest episode of Hulu's The Kardashians. Viewers have often seen Kim, 41, getting dressed up to look her glamorous best. However, until now she has never revealed her full morning routine.
Jason Momoa is apologizing after taking pictures and videos during a recent trip to the Sistine Chapel. Earlier this week, the "Aquaman" star took to Instagram to share pictures he took of himself admiring the artwork inside the Apostolic Palace.The only problem is photography is off-limits, due to the fact the flash can be harmful to the artwork.
Tatted up. Kanye West’s girlfriend Chaney Jones got a tattoo of her boyfriend’s name on her wrist. Chaney, who was first linked to Kanye in February 2022, posted a photo of herself on her Instagram Story on May 12, 2022, where fans could see a small tattoo of Kanye’s nickname, “Ye,” inked on her wrist.
LE SSERAFIM member Sakura has spoken up about her support for the LGBTQ community and why she does it.During a recent interview with Weverse Magazine, the Japanese K-pop idol discussed a column she had previously written in 2017 about the Japanese drama film Close-knit, in which she had voiced her support for the LGBTQ community.The 2017 movie follows a young girl who is taken in by her uncle and his transgender girlfriend after her mother abandons her. In her review of the film, Sakura had advocated for developing a “better understanding of the LGBTQ community”.In the interview, Sakura spoke about how “there was actually an atmosphere of caution around idols speaking their minds around that time”, yet she though that she “could say that anyway”.She went on to explain that she wanted to use her platform as a celebrity to influence others.
The Who’s Pete Townshend has reflected on the death of drummer Keith Moon, saying he “tried everything” to keep him alive.Moon was the drummer for The Who between 1964 and 1978, and died from an overdose of Heminevrin, a drug used to treat and prevent symptoms of alcohol withdrawal. He was 32 years old.“I tried everything,” Townshend told People of his attempts to help his friend. “I tried giving him money, I tried starving him of money.