• 'Squid Game' Actor Oh Young Soo Becomes The First Korean Actor In History To Receive 'Best Supporting Actor' Award At Golden Globe Awards

    Actor Oh Young Soo won the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor.

    At the American Golden Globe Awards held at the Beverly Hills Hotel in Los Angeles on January 9th, actor Oh Young Soo was selected as the recipient of the Best Supporting Actor award.

    Oh Young Soo was nominated along with Billy Crudup and Mark Duplass for 'The Morning Show', Kieran Culkin for 'Succession' and Baruch Goldstein for 'Ted Lasso'.

    Oh Young Soo was honored with the Best Supporting Actor award, beating out prominent nominees.

    It is the first time for a Korean actors to be nominated for a Golden Globe, and Oh Young Soo also became the first Korean to receive the Best Supporting Actor award.

    On the other hand, 'Squid Game' depicts a story of risking one's life to challenge the game to become the final winner in a mysterious survival game with a prize money of 45.6 billion won.

    'Squid Game' was nominated in three categories: Best Picture in TV Drama, Best Actor, and Best Supporting Actor.

    While the Golden Globe Awards have been criticized for their white-dominated membership, sexism controversy, and internal corruption, this year's Hollywood is receiving a massive boycott. Therefore, 'Squid Game' director Hwang Dong Hyeok, Lee Jung Jae, and Oh Young Soo also did not attend the awards ceremony.

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  • IVE’s Jang Wonyoung Picks Chef Choi Hyun Suk’s Dish as Her Favorite – Even Takes the Leftovers Backstage

    IVE’s Jang Wonyoung wowed fans with her refined taste on JTBC’s Please Take Care of My Refrigerator, where she chose Chef Choi Hyun Suk’s steak as her ultimate favorite dish.

    On the episode aired on January 19th, Jang Wonyoung and comedian Lee Eun Ji joined as guests. The chefs were challenged to create dishes using ingredients from Wonyoung’s personal fridge. Competing were Chef Choi Hyun Suk, nicknamed "Totally Lucky Feels Choi", and Chef Kwon Sung Joon.

    Chef Kwon Sung Joon prepared a creamy pasta and salad, highlighting Wonyoung’s love for pistachio spread, chestnut honey, and goat cheese.

    Meanwhile, Chef Choi Hyun Suk presented a steak dish named Lucky Choi Steak, perfectly cooked to a medium-rare and topped with a unique cheese and lion’s mane mushroom sauce.

    The chefs’ creations impressed the judges and Wonyoung, with host Kim Sung Joo sharing his thoughts on the dishes.

    While Kwon Sung Joon’s pasta received praise for its rich flavors, its texture became thicker over time. Choi Hyun Suk’s steak, complete with torched cheese and a beautifully plated carrot, stole the show.

    Jang Wonyoung was particularly captivated by Choi’s steak. She said, "The meat is perfectly cooked, not salty at all, and the carrot feels like it’s been pickled with fruit. It’s completely my style."

    Though she also complimented Kwon’s salad as "the best salad I’ve ever had", she ultimately crowned Chef Choi as the winner.

    What caught everyone’s attention was Wonyoung’s closing remark: "It was so delicious that I couldn’t finish it while talking, so I took the leftovers to the waiting room and ate them all!" Fans loved her honesty and how much she enjoyed the dish.

    Jang Wonyoung’s appearance on the show once again proved her charming personality and sophisticated taste!

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