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  • [Korean News] Netflix Series “When Life Gives You Tangerines” Named Best K-Drama of 2025 by TIME

    TIME magazine has officially selected the Netflix series “When Life Gives You Tangerines” as the top Korean drama of 2025.

    In its featured article, “The 10 Best K-Dramas of 2025,” the publication ranked the series at number one, describing it as “one of the best K-dramas of the year, if not one of the best TV series” overall.

    The magazine particularly praised the production’s ability to transform the ordinariness of daily life into something extraordinary while maintaining its characteristic complexity and texture—a rare achievement in contemporary storytelling that has earned the series significant acclaim from global critics.

    Set against the beautiful backdrop of Jeju Island, the series follows the adventurous lives of Ae-sun (IU) and Gwan-sik (Park Bo-gum) as their story unfolds across the four seasons. The show has gained immense popularity worldwide, thanks to a combination of its tightly-woven screenplay, delicate direction, and stellar performances by the lead actors.

    By capturing the essence of human emotion through the lens of ordinary characters, the series has resonated deeply with a global audience and solidified its place as a standout production in modern television.

  • Park Bo-gum Brings Korean Tradition to Global Landmarks

    The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Craft & Design Foundation announced that actor Park Bo-gum will present a special hanbok pictorial as part of the “2025 Hanbok Wave” project.

    “Hanbok Wave” is an annual initiative where hanbok designers and Hallyu stars collaborate to reinterpret traditional attire in modern styles and present them on the global stage. This year, Park Bo-gum was chosen as the sole model to highlight the elegance of men’s hanbok.

    The pictorial features four designs: a scholar-style hanbok embroidered with hibiscus patterns, a reinterpretation of Goguryeo clothing, designs inspired by the jeogori and cheollik, and a piece expressing vitality through traditional landscape paintings.

    The pictorial video will be screened on Chuseok (October 6) at New York’s Times Square, Milan’s Piazza del Duomo, and Tokyo’s Shinjuku billboards, followed by releases in Paris and Seoul’s Myeongdong.

    Additional photos and interview footage will be shared via the ministry and KCDF’s official SNS, while a printed photo book will be published as a special edition of Harper’s Bazaar Korea on October 10.