Movie history was made at the Oscars Sunday as South Korea’s black comedy “Parasite” became the first non-English-language film to win the best picture award, Hollywood’s biggest prize of all. “Parasite,” about a poor South Korean family infiltrating a wealthy household, won a total of four awards, defying the received wisdom that the Academy would...Read More
Netflix has released the official poster for the second series of its original zombie horror series “Kingdom” that will begin on March 13. The new season will star all the previous main cast ― Ju Ji-hoon, Bae Doo-na and Ryu Seung-ryong ― and will feature a guest appearance by Jun Ji-hyun. The mystery thriller series,...Read More
Bong Joon-ho’s sensational thriller “Parasite” will be made into a TV series on U.S. premium cable channel HBO, the film’s production house said Friday. “Director Bong and Adam McKay will participate in the project as executive producers, with HBO,” said an official from the film’s investor-distributor CJ ENM. The film won the top prize at...Read More
Southeast Asian countries are emerging as a new market for Korean broadcasting content, in line with the government’s aggressive foreign policy initiative called the New Southern Policy, which gained momentum via a South Korea-Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) special summit in Busan last month. The region can provide a breakthrough for the Korean pop...Read More
On November 28, news outlet Sports Chosun reported that Jun Ji Hyun will be joining Netflix’s original series ‘Kingdom’. According to the report, Jun Ji Hyun will be making a surprise appearance in the very last episode of the second season of ‘Kingdom’. Then, she is said to be wholly joining ‘Kingdom’ from the third...Read More
Many hearts broke into a million pieces after singer/actress Sulli’s ex-boyfriend Choiza of Korean hip-hop duo Dynamicduo’s message to Sulli was posted online. In the afternoon of October 16, Choiza updated his Instagram with a message to Sulli. It was his first time sharing feelings following Sulli’s sudden death on October 14. View this post on Instagram 우리는 서로의...Read More
Actress Sulli (Real name is Choi Jin-ri), a former girl group f(x), has passed away as 25 years old. According to the Seongnam Sujeong Police Station in Gyeonggi Province, the body was found dead at around 4:30 p.m. at a house in Jeongjeong-gu, Seongnam City. Police was dispatched to the scene after receiving a report...Read More
Last October 04, 2019, Momoland, the K-pop girl group hitmakers of “Bboom Bboom” and “BAAM” were back at Manila for Good Friends show at Araneta Coliseum. On that day, they have received a warm welcome to one of the most popular and huge TV networks in the Philippines, ABS-CBN. Together with Momoland Entertainment Agency and...Read More
American TV network NBC will remake the Korean drama “SKY Castle” into a pilot program, reports said Thursday. Yoo Hyun-mi, the writer of the original drama, said earlier Thursday that American entertainment company Warner Bros (WB) has been involved. “Korea is not the only country grappling with excessive private education,” Yoo said during the 14th...Read More
The breakup of actor Song Joong-ki and actress Song Hye-kyo is dealing an unexpected blow to Taebaek in Gangwon Province, which has promoted itself as the location of 2016 mega-hit drama “Descendants of the Sun” through which the two met. Officials of the city government said Friday that they are discussing whether to change the...Read More
