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Old and new media productions vie for top Baeksang Arts Awards

The 60th Baeksang Arts Awards is expected to be a showdown between traditional and new media productions. Nominated works include "Moving," "The Good Bad Mother," and YouTube talk show "Pinggyego."

2024-05-07

Park Chan-wook's 'Oldboy' to be adapted as English-language television series

Korean director Park Chan-wook partnered with Lionsgate Television to adapt his acclaimed thriller into an English-language television series.

2024-04-18

MBC's AI variety show producer stupefies participants, viewers

MBC's variety show "Gone PD," produced almost entirely by an AI model, left viewers dissatisfied, but veteran producer Choi Min-geun still considers the experience a success.

2024-03-13

Lee Hyo-ri to star alongside her mother in JTBC's upcoming travel reality show

Singer Lee Hyo-ri will appear with her mother in a new JTBC travel reality television show tentatively titled “Mom, Will You Go on a Trip with Me?”

2024-02-02

Samsung, LG strike unlikely TV partnership in battle with cut-price China

Once furious rivals in the television market, Korean electronics giants Samsung and LG are mending ties, with the former using the latter's TV panels.

2024-01-28

'Past Lives' gets three nominations at Baftas

Korean Canadian director Celine Song's film "Past Lives" (2023) has been nominated in three categories at the British Academy of Film and Television Arts Film Awards (Baftas).

2024-01-19

Kim's Maybach SUV raises doubts about sanctions on North

North Korean state media has aired footage of leader Kim Jong-un riding a previously unseen Mercedes-Benz sports utility vehicle (SUV) designated for his use, highlighting the regime's ability to import luxury goods despite international sanctions.

2024-01-18

Actor Song Joong-ki to return to small screen in 'My Youth'

“My Youth” will be Song’s first work since the 2022 JTBC drama “Reborn Rich,” which recorded a 26.9 percent viewership rating nationwide when it aired.

2024-01-18

Exes reconnect to find someone new in 'EXchange' season three

Would you be willing to watch your ex flirt with someone else and start a new relationship right before your eyes? Well, apparently 300 couples in Korea would.

2023-12-21

Becoming Frida

Kim Hieora performs in the musical "Frida" at Coex Shinhan Artium in Gangnam District, southern Seoul, on Thursday. Inspired by Mexican artist Frida Kahlo (1907-1954), the musical depicts the artist's tumultuous life using a television talk show.

2023-08-10