Actor Yim Si-wan to host first fan concert in February

Actor Yim Si-wan will host his first fan concert on Feb. 11, according to his agency Plum A&C on Tuesday. A fan concert is a meet-and-greet session accompanied with vocal and dance performances. The session titled “Why I Am in Seoul” will take ...

2023-01-10

Korean productions watched by over half of all Netflix users this year: Report

Six out of 10 Netflix viewers worldwide watched at least one Korean production this year, according to a new report Thursday released by the streaming platform.

2022-12-29

Over half of Korea's streaming service users log on at least 5 days a week: Study

More than 60 percent of streaming service users in Korea use the platforms at least five days a week, according to a report by the Korea Communications Commission on Tuesday. The most preferred video streaming platform was YouTube ...

2022-12-27

Kocca unveils ambitious plan to increase funding for OTT content

The Korea Creative Content Agency (Kocca) took a look back on the agency’s achievements in 2022 and announced its plans for 2023, including an ambitious goal to increase funding for over-the-top (OTT) dramas from 1.5 billion won ($1,151,500) to 3 ...

2022-12-20

'Reborn Rich' viewership ratings hit 19.4 percent in three weeks

JTBC series “Reborn Rich” starring Song Joong-ki hit 19.4 percent in viewership ratings in three weeks since launching, a new record for a K-drama this year, according to analytics company Nielsen Korea on Monday. Episode 8 of the corporate drama ...

2022-12-05

Hallyu: For some, a dream maker, and others, a heart breaker

For Ludovica Lucanto, a 31-year-old Italian graduate student at Korea University, K-pop was her savior.

2022-12-03

'Reborn Rich' K-drama becomes most watched show in multiple countries

The JTBC K-drama “Reborn Rich” starring Song Joong-ki is topping streaming platforms in the Asian market, according to Hong Kong-based streaming service Viu on Thursday. “Reborn Rich” launched on Nov. 18 on Korean television channel JTBC. Six ...

2022-12-01

'Broke Rookie Star' wins two awards at LAWebFest 2022

Web series “Broke Rookie Star” (2022) starring Rocky of boy band Astro won two awards at LAWebFest 2022, a film festival for web dramas, according to the event’s organization committee on Tuesday. This year’s ceremony took place at the ...

2022-11-08

'Behind Every Star'

From left, actors Lee Seo-jin, Joo Hyun-young, Kwak Sun-young and Seo Hyun-woo pose during Monday’s press conference for the new tvN series “Behind Every Star” which aired its first episode the same day. The drama series centers around the ...

2022-11-07

Survival of the shortest, as seen in K-pop and K-dramas

Only the shortest and the simplest survive. This seems to be the latest mantra of the Korean content industry, from K-pop to K-dramas. In order to cater to the masses as they gravitate toward shorter content that gets straight to the point, songs ...

2022-10-04

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