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Lee Bo-young keeps a L:A Bruket lip balm in her everyday bag. In her August 2025 MY VOGUE interview, she says she is already using her third one and carries it even in summer because her lips tend to chap. The appeal in her account is straightforward: it is something she repeatedly reaches for, rather than a product she only brings out for a makeup look.The moment in her Vogue interviewVOGUE KOR..
Read story ↗Hyeri showed White Rabbit cotton pads in her May 2024 MY VOGUE bag interview. Her reason was practical: she disliked the loose fibers left by some cotton pads and said someone had recommended this brand. She also liked the large sheets. If you found the clip while looking for her skincare essentials, the useful question is which texture and pack to buy—not whether a celebrity endorsement guarant..
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Image: MBC The Manager.Looking for the sheet mask Annie used, or the Korean show behind her viral makeup clip? In MBC’s The Manager, ALLDAY PROJECT’s Annie showed her makeup preparation and talked about how much she enjoys Korean beauty shopping. Here is what the broadcast actually reveals, with timestamps so you can find the moments yourself.Which show is the Annie makeup clip from?The footage ..
Read story ↗Youn Yuh-jung plays older Sunja in Pachinko. You may also recognize her from Minari, the film that earned her the 2021 Oscar for supporting actress. If the different ages of Sunja—or the different English spellings of the actress’s name—have been confusing, here is a spoiler-light guide to the role and what to watch next.Photo: Choi Hwa-jung’s YouTube channelWhich Sunja does Youn Yuh-jung play?A..
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Photo: Sung Si Kyung / YouTube.Sung Si-kyung’s padak-jeon turns chicken and a generous handful of scallions into a browned, savory Korean pancake. In his October 21, 2026 video, he adds Cheongyang chili, a little curry powder, starch and frying mix, then loosens the mixture with a small splash of beer. The result is a chicken-centered version of jeon, rather than the seafood pancake you may know..
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Minamok (미남옥) is Sung Si-kyung’s beef-soup stop in Sinsa-dong, near Apgujeong Station. A bowl of gomtang makes a simpler first order than copying his full table: the video features a shared platter of boiled beef and offal, a tangy offal salad, and soup. Here is how those choices differ—and what the listed prices mean for one or two diners.Why Sung Si-kyung went to MinamokIn his June 21, 2023 ep..
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Ryu Soo-young’s myeongnan butter pasta combines hot spaghetti, butter and salted pollock roe in a bowl. In his September 30, 2022 Fun-Staurant demonstration, mayonnaise gives the sauce a creamier finish without adding cream. The useful trick is keeping the pasta water: he adds it gradually until the noodles are coated in a loose sauce.Watch Ryu Soo-young make the pastaWhat is myeongnan?Myeongnan..
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Cheongsan Junghwa Yori (청산중화요리) is the small Korean-Chinese restaurant near Cheonggu Station featured by Kim Sawon Sekki. His standouts were onion-rich gan-jjajang, crisp sweet-and-sour pork and smoky fried rice. At the menu prices checked on October 21, 2026, one gan-jjajang, one fried rice and a small tangsuyuk come to ₩26,000 before drinks or extras.Find Cheongsan on Naver MapWhy this restaur..
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Soyeon’s “kimchi-less kimchi pancake” keeps the kimchi liquid and leaves out the cabbage pieces. That is why the name sounds contradictory. The idea appeared on MBC’s I Live Alone in May 2022, when she explained that she disliked vegetables. It is a celebrity home-cooking idea, not a restaurant recommendation.Read MBC’s story about Soyeon’s dish →Why Soyeon made it this wayMBC’s report contrasts..
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Jung Kook’s Bulguri combines Buldak and Neoguri noodles, with all the Buldak liquid sauce but only half the Neoguri soup powder. He posted the recipe on BTS Weverse on March 16, 2023. The photo above is from that post, rather than our own recreation.Read Jung Kook’s original recipe and photo →The original cooking method, in EnglishHeat 650–680ml water in a frying pan.Before it boils, add the ful..
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