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Arrival of Disney+ likely to stir up streaming service market in S. Korea

Aug 18, 2021

Netflix, which made its Korean market debut in 2015, has been enjoying the first mover's advantage in the country, with a leading 7.9 million monthly active users as of June. It has spent $700 milli...
Yeon Sang-ho’s ‘Hellbound’ to screen at TIFF 2021

Aug 16, 2021

Director Yeon Sang-ho’s Netflix original series “Hellbound” will be screened at the 46th Toronto International Film Festival, Netflix announced in a press release Saturday. As the world’s largest pu...
Kim Tae-ho makes Netflix debut with ‘The Hungry and the Hairy’

Aug 11, 2021

Television director Kim Tae-ho is producing a Netflix original entertainment series titled “The Hungry and the Hairy,” starring the artist Rain and comedian Ro Hong-chul, Netflix said in a press rele...
Prosecution seeks 10 mln-won fine for actor Ha Jung-woo over illegal propofol use

Aug 10, 2021

Prosecutors on Tuesday demanded a 10 million-won ($8,700) fine for actor Ha Jung-woo, who admitted to illegal use of propofol in 2019. The 43-year-old screen star has been indicted on charges of tak...
MBC seeks to regain viewers’ trust after Tokyo Games

Aug 10, 2021

Terrestrial network MBC plans to retrieve the viewer’s trust by installing a new committee, the company said in a press release on Monday. According to the public broadcaster, MBC seeks to make sure...
Obama to talk about personal life story on 1st Korean TV appearance

Aug 6, 2021

Former US President Barack Obama will make his first appearance as a guest of a South Korean television program on Friday to share his personal life story, a local cable channel said. According to t...
Olympic athletes most sought after TV guests

Aug 5, 2021

The state broadcaster plans to organize more interviews with Olympic athletes on its main news program, ”KBS News 9,“ a company official said. “The men’s sabre fencing team will appear in the variet...
Women’s sports rises as trending content in Korean TV

Aug 3, 2021

Women’s sport-variety shows are trending because they are fresh, quenching viewers‘ thirst for something new, culture critic Jung Duk-hyun said. “Many sports programs are male-dominated. Though the ...
S. Korean viewers acknowledge KBS for successful Olympic broadcast

Aug 2, 2021

Public broadcaster KBS has been the most-watched network in Korea so far for the Tokyo Olympics, beating the two other terrestrial network broadcasters, SBS and MBC, in the ratings. KBS1’s coverage ...
MBC under fire for misleading subtitles in Tokyo Games clip

Aug 1, 2021

Less than a week after MBC President Park Sung-jae publicly apologized for inappropriate coverage of the Tokyo Games, the broadcaster came under fire again Sunday for misleading captions on an interv...
Korean contents promoted to global buyers

Jul 28, 2021

“2021 K-Format Virtual Screenings in the US” will showcase 27 programs, including SBS International’s drama “Taxi Driver,” MBC’s TV show “Hangout With Yoo: Refund Sisters” and KBS Media’s variety sho...
Red alert for showbiz industry as confirmed COVID-19 cases escalate

Jul 27, 2021

While the nation hunkers down for its worst wave of the pandemic, a flare-up in COVID-19 infections among actors and film crew members have forced major drama and movie productions to cancel their sc...
MBC chief apologizes after yet another inappropriate caption airs during Tokyo Games

Jul 26, 2021

Public broadcaster MBC apologized once again after it became mired in yet another controversy, this time concerning a caption that was used during its broadcast of the Tokyo Olympic men’s soccer game...
[Newsmaker] MBC apologizes for Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony broadcast fiasco

Jul 25, 2021

An online petition posted Friday on the Cheong Wa Dae website demanded strict investigation into identifying the person in charge of the fiasco at MBC. In 2008, MBC was penalized by the Korea Commun...
MBC unveils 2nd half of the year’s most anticipated drama

Jul 22, 2021

Actor Namkoong is returning to MBC drama in eight years after the historical drama “Hur Jun, the Original Story.” “The Veil” begins airing after MBC’s current Wednesday-Thursday drama “On the Verge ...