Korea Herald correspondent A number of music documentaries on some of Korea's most beloved K-pop boy bands -- Super Junior, NCT 127, BTS and BTS' J-Hope -- are also in the pipeline. The Disney+ productions will feature never-before-seen footage and exclusive behind-the-scenes stories of the artists. The release dates have not been decided.

Starting with a curiosity about how adults will behave in a childhood game, Tving's upcoming game show "Finders Keepers" presents 24 participants competing in a treasure hunt for a 500 million won ($373,000) prize and observing their changing behaviors. “Issues that are closely related to money became more important than ever. Many people start to judge others, questioning whether they deserve t...

The 79th Golden Globe winner Oh Young-soo stepped down from his role in the local stage production “Love Letters,” scheduled to be performed Jan. 14 in Jeonju, North Jeolla Province, after he was indicted on charges of indecent assault on Friday. A woman filed a complaint with the police against the 78-year-old actor in December 2021 and the case was sent to prosecutors in February. The case was...

“I knew Yun-o was a serial killer and spent a lot of time thinking of a way to look scary. I initially came up with a number of actions and images to intimidate others. But the director and I concluded that an ordinary person, who does not seem to pose any harm to you could elicit true fear in us,” the actor said. “Prior to filming, I tried to bulk up from 82 kilograms to become a more physicall...

Public broadcaster KBS announced that its romance series “The King’s Affection,” locally known as “Yeonmo,” won an award at this year’s International Emmy Awards, held Monday in New York. According to the nominations announced by the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, the series that aired last year was listed in the category for best telenovela, which recognizes excellence in ...

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Filmmaker Jung, who is praised for discovering talented rookie actors in his projects, such as Kim Go-eun of “Eungyo” (2012) and Park Hae-jun of “4th Place” (2016), shared the satisfaction of working in a drama series for the first time. “When shooting a film, it was difficult to spend enough time to learn about each actor and then cast them in a fitting role. So I was thankful to have time to d...

The three episodes of “Kick the Number” will be released at 12:30 a.m. on three consecutive Fridays, starting Nov. 18, on tvN. The upcoming episode of JTBC’s hit program “The Gentlemen’s League 2,” a program in which star athletes form an amateur soccer club, features the players’ trip to Qatar. The cast will visit Al Bayt Stadium where the opening match of this year's World Cup will be held, a...

The veteran actor, who has a rich experience in theater, shared that shooting “Bargain” was like performing in front of a live audience. “The series was shot in a single take. A lot of time was spent rehearsing the scenes and checking the camera works. The worst-case scenario was making mistakes more than halfway through a shoot. Everything needed to be prepared from the beginning. This put huge...

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Experts say diversity, inclusion need to be considered, not only to appeal to global viewers, but also to meet the needs of increasingly multicultural Korean society

Actor Ryan Reynolds described his experience of appearing in the Korean TV show “The King of Masked Singer” back in 2018 as “being in actual hell,” during a recent interview. Reynolds appeared on NBC's Today show on Monday to promote his upcoming movie “Spirited” with Will Ferrell and Octavia Spencer, during which he talked about why he appeared on the Korean show. "Masked Singer," which is sti...