The iconic Yeom Hye-Ran is our latest Actor Spotlight. This incredibly talented actress really deserves this spotlight.  Beginnings Yeom Hye-Ran started off in theatre before coming onto the big screen in the 2003 film ‘Memories of Murder’. That film was directed by none other than Bong Joon-Ho (yes, from Oscar winning ‘Parasite’ fame).  Until 2016, she played a bunch of ...

We’re back with a new Actor Spotlight and this time we’re aiming that spotlight to Lee Joon-Hyuk.  Dramas The actor, born in ‘84 has been around since 2007 when he first appeared in ‘First Wives Club’. It earned him the ‘New Star’ Award in the SBS Awards of the same year. The weekend drama had a whopping 104 episodes.  His ...

We're back with another Actor Spotlight, and today we're about none other than the insanely talented Lee Ji-Eun, aka IU. ...

We’re back with a new Actor Spotlight, this time we’re writing about the stunning, amazing Seo Ye-Ji. The actress, born in 1990 has been around in K-dramas since 2013 with her debut acting role in ‘Potato Star 2013QR3’. In 2015, she starred in the music video for BIG BANG’s ‘Let’s not fall in love’ and she rose to stardom ever ...

This time for our Actor Spotlight we’re featuring the amazing Bae Suzy. I feel like she’s one of those amazing cases of idol turned actress that just worked. You gotta admit, it’s not always the case.  She was scouted by JYP while studying in the School of Performing Arts in Seoul, and quickly debuted as a member of the girl ...

Actor Spotlight is a new segment that we are bringing to M.E.A.L. to talk about our favourite actors and actresses in the Korean entertainment industry, their different works and the reasons why we love their acting performances. For this first feature I will be writing about one of my all-time favourite actors and one of the main reasons I fell ...