Gong Yoo and Yoon Eun-hye, who starred in MBC’s hit rom-com “Coffee Prince” (2007), will reunite on a two-part documentary that sheds new light on the show. MBC floated a teaser video of “My Dear Youth ― Coffee Prince” on Wednesday, featuring the stars of the 17-episode series. “I hesitated to appear in the documentary...Read More
Video by Lee Gyu-lee, Yun Da-beenK-drama is widely known for romance and melodrama. But, it’s also famous for “makjang drama,” a term for soapy K-drama with extreme and absurd elements in its plot. Not only elements but the storyline itself is crazy and ridiculous.The thing about these dramas is that once you are hooked, you...Read More
Actor Ji Chang-wook and actress Kim Ji-won have taken the lead roles in the first season of the upcoming web series “City Couple’s Way of Love.” Streaming service KakaoTV announced Monday that the stars had confirmed the roles for the series, which is expected to be released later this year. Directed by Park Shin-woo, director...Read More
In recent years, youth dramas or youth romance series have not been the pick of many South Korean TV viewers, who think such series are boring and prefer R-rated melodramas or romantic thrillers, like “The World of the Married” (2020). Now, however, the latest youth shows “Record of Youth” and “Do You Like Brahms?” are...Read More
SBS’s sci-fi series “Alice,” starring A-list actors Joo Won and Kim Hee-sun, was the most watched program in the 10-11 p.m. prime timeslot on Saturday. Its latest episode scored 10 percent viewership in the metropolitan area, according to Nielsen Korea, a research and data analytics company. The 16-part series got off to a good start...Read More
Following the rapid spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, actors and drama production staff have tested positive for the coronavirus, prompting delays and cancellations of shows to prevent any further infections. San Theater said that 15 of its members were confirmed to have contracted the virus as of Aug. 19 while seven tested negative and 19...Read More
-From the 7th July, Korea Tourism Promotion Video “Explore Korea” will be sent out worldwide -Production of popular original contents such as ‘Kingdom’: Stimulating the psychology of fans who want to visit Korea -Korea Tourism Organization “Pre-emptive marketing campaign aimed at Post Corona” The Korea Tourism Organization, in collaboration with the streaming service Netflix, unveiled...Read More
The first half of this year was an especially bumpy road for Korean television. Although the sudden outbreak of COVID-19 halted some productions for a while, small-screen content came into new limelight as a source of joy and comfort for people stuck at home in the period of quarantine. JTBC becomes a big name JTBC...Read More
Joon-woo (Yoo Ah-in) gets up late in the morning as usual. His home is empty as his parents and sister already left. He turns on the computer to play an online game with unidentified friends but feels that something is different outside. Outside the apartment, people run amuck and bite each other, with the television...Read More
Streaming giant Netflix is teaming up with Yeon Sang-ho, the director of the hit horror film “Train to Busan,” for a new original series. The company announced the project Thursday, which will be titled “The Hell.” The thriller series, based on the webcomic of the same name, will revolve around a group of people who...Read More
