Weekly Recap: Drama Casting, Wins At The 2022 Emmys, Celebrity Marriages, And More!
Did you have trouble keeping up with all the news this past week? Here is a weekly recap of the eventful week filled with upcoming marriages, meaningful awards, comeback announcements, and more! Check out some of the highlights of this week (September 9-15) below:
Celebrity News
Celebrities shared their greetings for this past Chuseok holiday, which is a traditional holiday known as the Korean equivalent of Thanksgiving!
Watch “2022 Idol Star Athletics Championships – Chuseok Special” below!
• Soyul and Moon Hee Jun welcomed the birth of their baby son—read their Instagram post here.
• Kang Tae Oh will be enlisting in the military next week—wishing him a safe service!
• Rapper Loco announced his marriage to his girlfriend through a heartwarming letter on Instagram. Congratulations to the couple!
• Actor Kim Min Cheol of “Doctors” and “Birthcare Center” will also be tying the knot with his girlfriend in October. Read his announcement here.
• Watch NCT’s Jeno open a runway at New York Fashion Week here! SM Rookie’s Eunseok and Shohei also made their runway debut, and Red Velvet’s Seulgi cheered them on from the front row.
• Welcome Kim Nam Gil on Instagram by checking out his account here.
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Dramas
• “Dr. Romantic” is finally confirmed to return for a third season with lead actors Han Suk Kyu, Ahn Hyo Seop, and Lee Sung Kyung. Are you excited for this reunion? Read more about it here!
Start binge-watching “Dr. Romantic” to prepare for Season 3:
• Lee Jung Jae has been confirmed to play the lead of the new “Star Wars” series “The Acolyte.” Read more about the upcoming drama here!
• Joo Jong Hyuk and Bae Yoon Kyung will be starring in a new KBS Drama Special titled “Do You Know Ashtanga?” (literal title).
• EXO’s Xiumin is confirmed to lead his first drama in seven years. “Sajangdol Mart” (literal title) will be about former idols running a supermarket together.
• Shin Ye Eun, Ryeo Woon, Kang Hoon, and Jung Gun Joo will be starring in SBS’s “Flower Scholars’ Love Story” (literal title).
• Kim Dong Wook is in talks along with Chun Woo Hee for the upcoming drama “Beneficial Fraud” (literal translation).
• Lee Na Young will be returning to the small screen for the first time in three years with “Travel Diary of Park Ha Kyung” (working title).
• Girls’ Generation’s Sooyoung and Yoon Bak will be starring in a new rom-com together titled “Please Send a Fan Letter” (literal title).
“Mental Coach Jegal” premiered on September 12! Starring Jung Woo and Lee Yoo Mi, tvN’s new sports drama is about a former national athlete who quits sports after causing a scandal and becomes a mental coach to help both former professional athletes who have retired and current athletes who have fallen into a slump.
Watch the premiere below:
Also catch the premiere of “Young Actors’ Retreat,” which features cast members from the hit dramas “Love in the Moonlight,” “Itaewon Class,” and “The Sound of Magic” here:
Which upcoming drama are you most excited about?
Awards
• “Squid Game” made historic wins at the 2022 Emmy Awards: Lee Jung Jae became the first Asian actor to win Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series, and director Hwang Dong Hyuk won Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series.
• Oh Young Soo’s dance wowed the crowd—his moves were definitely one of the biggest highlights of the night!
This video of Squid Game star Oh Young-Soo tearing up the dance floor at the Netflix #Emmys party last night will have you smiling from ear to ear pic.twitter.com/ixc6OKSHTM
— Netflix (@netflix) September 13, 2022
Music
• Take a look at Soompi’s K-pop Music Chart here!
• ATEEZ official earned the title of million sellers through their latest album “THE WORLD EP.1 : MOVEMENT”! Also check out the new version of their light stick here!
• MIRAE will be returning on September 28 with their fourth mini album “Ourturn.”
• AB6IX will be returning with their sixth EP “TAKE A CHANCE” on October 4.
• (G)I-DLE is also making a comeback this October 17 with their fifth mini album “I love.”
• MONSTA X’s Kihyun will be making his first-ever solo comeback, and Lee Chae Yeon will be making her highly-anticipated solo debut!
• Weki Meki’s Choi Yoojung finally made her solo debut with “Sunflower (P.E.L)“, and DIA released their long-awaited single “Rooting For You” with the title track “The blinding past.”
• NCT 127 pre-released their music video for “2 Baddies.” Check it out here!
What news were you most excited to see this week? Let us know in the comments below!
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