Korea Joongang Daily
Korea JoongAng Daily

Severity of school violence in K-dramas raises questions of appropriateness

The severity of school violence depicted in Korean dramas on major streaming platforms is concerning viewers as an increasing number of recent hits center around graphic school violence. Relevant titles include Netflix’s “The Glory” (2023) and...

2023-01-22

'Juvenile Justice' tops Neflix non-English chart for two weeks

Netflix Korea's "Juvenile Justice" topped Netflix's non-English TV chart for two consecutive weeks, according to the streaming company on Wednesday. The series achieved 25.94 million viewing hours.

2022-03-16

Kim Hye-soo talks taking on her first role in a Netflix series

Some 36 years ago actor Kim Hye-soo, aged 16, portrayed a runaway teenager in “My Daughter Rescued from the Swamp 2” (1986). In her first Netflix series “Juvenile Justice,” the actor takes on a parallel role — a judge who despises juvenile...

2022-03-08

'Juvenile Justice' ranks No. 10 on the global 'Top TV Shows on Netflix' chart

Netflix Korea's new series "Juvenile Justice" ranked No. 10 on the global "Top TV Shows on Netflix" chart, according to analytics company FlixPatrol on Monday. The series was released worldwide on the streaming platform on Feb. 25. It tells the ...

2022-02-28

[CELEB] Kim Hye-soo finds herself in the courtroom in latest series

In upcoming Netflix series “Juvenile Justice,” set to be released worldwide on the streaming platform on Friday, actor Kim Hye-soo portrays Shim Eun-seok, a judge who detests offenders and believes they should be punished according to the law as...

2022-02-21