South Korean television channel ENA hopes to repeat the sensational popularity of its courtroom series “Extraordinary Attorney Woo” (2022) with a new suspense thriller, “Lies Hidden in My Garden,” scheduled for release in June. Numbers of ENA dramas, including romance series “Good Job” (2022), rom-com “Love is for Suckers” (2022), comedy series “Unlock My Boss” (2022) and more, were released aft...

The South Korean government said Sunday it will hold special screening and showcasing events at this year's Cannes International Series Festival to promote Korean-made content to global media and producers. Three Korean TV and web series are invited to the festival's non-competition Rendez-vous section -- "Island" (2022), "Midnight Horror: 6 Different Nights" (2022) and "Pale Moon" (2023) -- at ...

After proving themselves as major TV hits, more popular webtoon series are being adapted into TV dramas in Korea and around the world. The Grimm Entertainment announced Wednesday that the webtoon studio had signed copyright contracts related to its beloved series “Manager Kim” and “Hannamdong K-House” (unofficial translation) for their drama adaptations. “Manager Kim,” an action webtoon series ...

Three South Korean drama series – “Pale Moon,” “Midnight Horror: 6 Different Nights” and “Island” -- will be screened in the non-competition Rendezvous section of the sixth Cannes International Series Festival, widely known as Canneseries, which runs from Thursday until April 19 in the French city. This free screening program will hold conversation sessions for international drama fans with invi...

“Skunk is not a superhero. It's more like Dae-myung’s hero play, which lacks conventional heroic attributes,” Joo Won said in a press conference Tuesday. “I have worked in several action films and drama series. But playing Skunk was very difficult," he said. Referring to his role as a Japanese colonial-era hero in KBS' period drama “Gaksital” (2012), he said, "Everything was different from 'Gaks...

The artist’s blood alcohol level was measured at 0.1 percent at the time, exceeding the license revocation level of 0.08 percent. She was fined 7 million won ($5,300). As the incident marked her third such offense -- she was caught drunk driving in 2004 and 2007 -- public anger mounted, leading her to step away from all TV shows and withdraw from her band Clazziquai in 2016.Public outrage over t...

Disney+ -- the flagship streaming service of US media giant Walt Disney Co. -- has announced the release of Psy’s 2022 concert film “Summer Swag 2022.” The film features the global K-pop star’s signature summer concert series, where some 350,000 concertgoers took in the artist's hit songs while being sprayed with water. According to the streaming service, the film presents some of the most exci...

South Korean entertainment powerhouse CJ ENM’s drama production subsidiary, Studio Dragon, decided to renew its first original US drama series, “The Big Door Prize,” with expanded stories for the second season. The production company confirmed the launch of its second season through a press release on Friday, ahead of the first season's fifth episode to be aired on April 15. The series premiered...

From K-zombie reality survival to flagship dating shows, Netflix Korea gears up for diversifying its reality show lineup

After becoming a major source for smash hit TV dramas and movies, Korean webtoons seek to continue their success abroad with animation adaptation in overseas markets. Naver Webtoon, South Korean tech giant Naver’s digital comics platform, announced Monday that a romance webtoon “My Cross-dressing Crush" will be adapted into a Japanese animated series. "My Cross-dressing Crush" by Japanese webtoo...

As the crime series became the first project featuring Jang Keun-sukn five years after his discharge from the military in May 2020, “Decoy” was one of the most highly anticipated drama series among his fans around the globe. Recording a 9.4 viewership rating on the US-based global streaming platform Rakuten Viki, “Decoy” Part 1 performed well in the US, Canada and many European and Oceanic count...

“The Glory” star Lim is scheduled to make her small screen comeback with cable channel ENA’s “House with Yard” (translated) in June.