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Tue, August 4, 2020 | 17:35

Celebrities donate to help deluge victims

Celebrities donate to help deluge victims

Celebrities, including comedian Yoo Jae-suk and actor Park Seo-joon, are mobilizing to provide disaster assistance, after heavy rain caused significant casualties and damage across Korea. The torrential rain, which started over the weekend, has triggered landslides in several places and flooded residential areas, mostly in the Seoul metropolitan area and the central region.

Lee Gyu-lee | 2020-08-04 16:53

New Korean TV drama starring 'Parasite' actress to stream on Netflix

New Korean TV drama starring 'Parasite' actress to stream on Netflix

"Record of Youth," a new South Korean television drama starring Park So-dam of Oscar-winning "Parasite" and star actor Park Bo-gum, will be available on Netflix this fall, its production company said Thursday. The series co-produced by Studio Dragon and Pan Entertainment will stream in some 190 countries through Netflix starting Sept. 7, immediately following the first-window...

2020-07-31 15:03

See what's next: Netflix reshapes Korean TV industry trends

See what's next: Netflix reshapes Korean TV industry trends

While the Korean TV drama industry is witnessing a rapid change in its success formula - shifting its emphasis from the domestic scene to the global market - streaming giant Netflix is playing a major role, offering lucrative deals and a doorway to international traction that local production studios cannot resist. And local viewership is no longer a key metric. Star-studded ...

Lee Gyu-lee | 2020-07-31 14:34

Netflix may pay for KT's network

No audience: Seoul Drama Awards to be held in empty venue

No audience: Seoul Drama Awards to be held in empty venue

The 15th SDA will be held at the MBC TV headquarters in Sangam-dong, western Seoul, on Sept. 10 and will be streamed live online, according to the SDA organizing committee. MBC plans to broadcast the event at a later date.

2020-07-30 15:21

S. Koreans spend over 25 hours on YouTube every month: data

S. Koreans spend over 25 hours on YouTube every month: data

In total, local YouTube users spent a combined 864 million hours on the website in June, up 25.9 percent from the same period a year earlier, according to the data compiled by industry tracker WiseApp.

2020-07-28 14:41

'Viewership is not everything': K-dramas find norm-breaking recipe for success

'Viewership is not everything': K-dramas find norm-breaking recipe for success

Viewership used to be the pivotal factor in evaluating a Korean drama, and productions with high ratings were exported to reach a global audience. But the game has changed - Korean TV series with fewer viewers can still make an international splash thanks to streaming platforms such as Netflix. Even industry insiders say that “a low viewership has not pushed the K-drama indus...

Dong Sun-hwa | 2020-07-25 10:56

Actor Kim Min-seok catches pervert illegally taping women

Actor Kim Min-seok catches pervert illegally taping women

Actor Kim Min-seok has made headlines after reportedly nabbing a pervert who was secretly filming a woman at a cafe in southern Seoul. The actor, 30, is said to have caught the man illegally recording the victim on Sunday and detained him until police arrived.

Lee Gyu-lee | 2020-07-22 15:50

Star PD's new reality show accused of plagiarism

Star PD's new reality show accused of plagiarism

Star producer Na Young-seok's “Summer Vacation” has been accused of plagiarism after its first episode aired on tvN, Friday. Actress Jung Yu-mi and actor Choi Woo-shik star in the show, showing their daily lives in a seaside house in Gangwon Province. During their spare time, they take walks, cook, and raise vegetables. They also draw and keep journals. After its first episod...

Park Ji-won | 2020-07-20 16:06

JTBC takes lead in TV drama viewership battle in H1

JTBC takes lead in TV drama viewership battle in H1

On the South Korean small screen, cable channel JTBC had a large lead over other big names on the back of well-made, eye-catching drama series in the first half of 2020. The romance thriller "The World of the Married," the South Korean adaptation of BBC's "Doctor Foster," was the biggest hit TV series during the period, with its viewership reaching as high as 28.4 percent.

2020-07-17 11:44

Actress Song Hye-kyo, professor donate 10,000 guidebooks for historic LA site

Actress Song Hye-kyo, professor donate 10,000 guidebooks for historic LA site

Actress Song Hye-kyo and Professor Seo Kyung-duk have again donated 10,000 Korean/English guidebooks to the Korean National Association in Los Angeles to help provide information about the historic site of the Korean independence movement against Japan. They made the first contribution in 2018.

Dong Sun-hwa | 2020-07-15 16:57

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