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Korea JoongAng Daily

Upcoming series 'Social Savvy Class 101' sparks strong chemistry and real-life romance

The cast and director of the upcoming teen romance series “Social Savvy Class 101” are confident in their chemistry — with some of it even sparking real-life romance. The show promises viewers a lighthearted, friend-like drama experience.

2024-10-30

FTC raids Netflix, Wavve offices for 'unfair subscription cancellation practices'

Korea's antitrust regulator investigated Netflix and Wavve over alleged unfair subscription cancellation practices.

2024-03-18

Korea gears up to take on Netflix by growing local streaming services

Korean streaming platforms, backed by the government, aim to challenge Netflix globally by funding original content, expanding overseas and supporting barrier-free services.

2024-02-28

'EXchange' producers hope for similar response to 'My Sibling's Romance'

Upcoming JTBC reality series “My Sibling’s Romance” aims to expand the boundaries of dating shows, following the show creators’ success with the ex-lovers dating series “EXchange.” But romance wasn’t on anyone’s mind at the press conference.

2024-02-21

Tving, Wavve merge to create Korea's largest streaming platform

Local streaming services Tving and Wavve signed a deal to merge their respective platforms, signaling the possible birth of the largest domestic service to compete with U.S. giant Netflix.

2023-12-05

Tving, Wavve streaming services may merge platforms, reports say

Local media outlet The Korea Economic Daily reported Wednesday that CJ ENM, which owns Tving, and SK Square, which operates Wavve, will sign a deal next month to merge their streaming services into one. Both companies declined to comment.

2023-11-29

Korean producers shouldn't lose hope in Netflix battle, S&P researcher says

The unprecedented success of Netflix original series “Squid Game” (2021) was cause for great celebration in Korea, but it was quickly followed by concern for the domestic market: Was Netflix hogging the fruits of the show's success?

2023-11-01

Yoo Seung-ho breaks away from image as child actor in 'The Deal'

Yoo Seung-ho breaks away from his image as a child actor in "The Deal," a web series in which he plays a violent and ill-mannered character, a departure from his previous roles. This change was challenging but satisfying for Yoo.

2023-10-24

Korean streaming platforms face uphill battle against Netflix

“Down with Netflix!” is presumably a slogan uniting all Korean streaming platforms, but they face a harsh reality. Netflix is still ranked at the top in Korea, with its monthly active user (MAU) doubling that of Tving, which has the second-largest...

2023-07-13

'One Day Off' lead actor talks the joys of ordinary, mid-form series

The most ordinary and seemingly insignificant moments are what we end up treasuring, actor Lee Na-young shows in the Wavve original drama series “One Day Off.” Revolving around a high school teacher who takes a day off each week to go on short...

2023-06-09