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NEW ID launches seven new Korean channels on Samsung TV Plus

Mar 24, 2021

NEW ID, a digital platform business subsidiary of movie distributor Next Entertainment World, announced on Wednesday that it has launched seven additional channels on Samsung TV Plus for viewers in K...
Sayuri, single mom by choice, to appear on ‘The Return of Superman’

Mar 24, 2021

South Korea-based Japanese entertainer Sayuri Fujita will be joining “The Return of Superman,” broadcaster KBS said Tuesday. The entertainer, better known as Sayuri, became a single mother by choice...
Which Korean military unit is the strongest?

Mar 24, 2021

A new military entertainment show “The Iron Squad,” which kicked off on Tuesday, will be the ultimate showdown to determine which branch of the armed forces is the strongest by pitting former members...
‘Sing Again’ top 3 to return with ‘Famous Singer’

Mar 21, 2021

The top three finalists of JTBC’s hit audition program “Sing Again” -- Lee Seung-yoon, Jeong Hong-il and Lee Mu-jin -- will meet renowned artists in the broadcaster’s new entertainment show “Famous S...
Rain to star in upcoming drama ‘Ghost Doctor’

Mar 17, 2021

Actor and singer Jung Ji-hoon, also known as Rain, confirmed on Wednesday that he will play the lead role of Cha Young-min in upcoming fantasy medical drama “Ghost Doctor.” The drama is about two do...
JTBC’s one-act play continues with ‘Off the Course’

Mar 17, 2021

Broadcasting company JTBC continued its annual one-act play TV series “JTBC Drama Festa” with “Off the Course” which aired Monday and Tuesday. JTBC Drama Festa, which kicked off in 2017, gives rooki...
Kakao TV’s original content gets 400 million views

Mar 12, 2021

Original content from Kakao TV has attracted 400 million views, entertainment company Kakao M said Friday. Streaming platform Kakao TV, which was launched in September, attained 100 million net view...
Snowballing bullying scandal deals blow to TV series projects

Mar 4, 2021

The recent school bullying scandal that continues to roil the South Korean entertainment scene is now snowballing to affect several TV series projects starring some of the actors embroiled in the sca...
Regulator to appeal court decision against biz suspension of cable channel operator

Mar 2, 2021

South Korea's telecommunications regulator said Tuesday it will appeal a recent court decision to temporarily lift a suspension order against local cable TV channel MBN over accounting fraud. Last m...
Netflix to invest W550b Korean content

Feb 25, 2021

Netflix reveals 2021 Netflix original lineup, including Korean films ‘Moral Sense,’ ‘Carter’
‘Penthouse 2’ kicks off with over 20% viewership rating

Feb 21, 2021

SBS suspense drama series “The Penthouse: War in Life” reached over 20 percent viewership rating with its first two episodes in its follow-up season, continuing the success from the first season. Wr...
‘Sing Again’ top 3 reflect on their audition experience

Feb 16, 2021

Winner Lee Seung-yoon, runner-up Jeong Hong-il and third-place contestant Lee Mu-jin of JTBC’s audition program “Sing Again” shared their thoughts on going from nameless singers to famous singers dur...
Song Joong-ki as antihero in tvN drama ‘Vincenzo’

Feb 15, 2021

Actor Song Joong-ki is returning to the small screen as a lawyer and an Italian mafia consigliere in the tvN drama “Vincenzo” this Saturday. “Vincenzo” centers on the story of an antihero named Vinc...
SBS draws fire for editing out gay kisses from ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’

Feb 15, 2021

“Bohemian Rhapsody” reached the highest viewership share of all movies shown on TV during the Seollal holidays, but terrestrial broadcaster SBS faced criticism for deleting the film’s homosexual scen...
Historical comedy series 'Mr. Queen' ends with high ratings

Feb 15, 2021

"Mr. Queen," a historical comedic drama series that drew both popularity and controversy, has wrapped up on a strong note, with the final episode becoming the fifth most-watched drama on cable channe...