What’s hot in Korea: a round-up of July’s top K-pop, K-drama and Netflix news

The South Korean heartthrob actor Gong Yoo (far right), who celebrated his 39th birthday on July 10, takes part in a ‘meet the fans’ event in Hong Kong.

Here’s a quick round-up of the cool things that have happened in South Korea’s entertainment industry in July.

It was K-drama’s golden boy Gong Yoo’s birthday!

South Korean heartthrob actor Gong Yoo (above), seen here in a scene from the 2013 spy-action film ‘The Suspect’, celebrated his 39th birthday on July 10.

South Korean stars Song Hye-kyo and Park Bo-gum to film TV drama ‘Boyfriend’

South Korean actress Song Hye-kyo (left) and Park Bo-gum are to co-star in the television drama, ‘Boyfriend’. Photo: ALLKPOP

'Gangnam Style’ K-pop singer Psy tops list of South Korea's ‘must-see’ global stars

‘Hollywood cinematography’ on Netflix’s ‘Mr. Sunshine’ makes South Korean TV drama a hit

Actor Lee Byung-hun (left) and actress Kim Tae-ri in a scene from the hit Netflix television drama ‘Mr. Sunshine’. Photo: Hwa&Dam/Netflix

Lee Hyo-ri’s retreat: Korean singer sells her TV show house on Jeju to escape trespassers

The reality television show ‘Hyori's Homestay’ features singer Lee Hyo-ri (far right), her musician husband Lee Sang-soon (second right) and singer Yoon-a. Photo: JTBC

Cha Tae-hyun and Bae Doo-na confirmed to star in K-drama series, ‘The Greatest Divorce’

Clockwise from top left: Cha Tae-hyun and Bae Doo-na, who play a married couple in the drama ‘The Greatest Divorce’, and their co-stars Lee El, and Son Sukku.

Why South Korean actor Park Seo-joon’s arrogant executive is a hit with viewers of ‘What’s Wrong with Secretary Kim?’

Actor Park Seo-joon (right) with his co-star, actress Park Min-young, who play the two leading roles in the hit television series ‘What's Wrong with Secretary Kim?’. Photo: Instagram

Korean TV drama’s raging hormones power a very ‘Risky Romance’

Sparks fly when an endocriminologist, played by Lee Si-young (left) settles on a neurosurgeon played by Ji Hyun-woo as the subject of her study on hormones in MBC's new drama 'Risky Romance'. Photo: MBC

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