'Reborn Rich' earns International Emmy nomination

JTBC drama “Reborn Rich” starring Song Joong-ki has been nominated for the International Emmy Awards, production company SLL(Studio LuluLala) announced Wednesday. [SLL]

JTBC drama “Reborn Rich” starring Song Joong-ki has been nominated for the International Emmy Awards, production company SLL (Studio LuluLala) announced Wednesday.

“Reborn Rich” tells the story of Yoon Hyun-woo, played by Song, an employee of a chaebol group whom the owner family murders to cover up its wrongs. Hyun-woo wakes up reincarnated as the son of the family that killed him and plots revenge on them in his new life. “Reborn Rich” reached a national viewership rating of 26.9 percent with its last episode and created a storm.

The International Emmy Awards, which celebrates its 51st edition this year, nominates and awards television programs and shows from countries outside the United States. It is one of the three biggest broadcasting awards, along with Canada’s Banff World Media Festival and the Monte-Carlo Television Festival held in Monaco.

Other nominees at this year’s International Emmy Awards include fellow Korean drama “Extraordinary Attorney Woo” from channel ENA, “Iosi, El Espia Arrepentido” from Argentia and “The Empress” from Germany.

The 2023 International Emmy Awards will be held on Nov. 20 and will be presented by the International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.

BY LIM JEONG-WON [lim.jeongwon@joongang.co.kr]