“Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha” stars Kim Seon-ho and Shin Min-a, and “Squid Game” lead Lee Jung-jae have been chosen as the Korean TV actors who shined in 2021. Gallup Korea released its year-end poll on the Person of the Year in each field including entertainment and sports. The Korean TV actors...
The dark fantasy Korean series “Hellbound’ dropped to third place on the weekly ranking on Netflix. Netflix released the latest chart for the Nov. 29 to Dec. 5 period, showing the most popular films and series on the video streaming platform. (From top) "Hellbound," "Squid Game" and "Hometown...
Google revealed on Dec. 9 the several local lists--trends, news, personalities, shows, and more—that topped Filipinos’ search queries in 2021. The results for the Philippines, especially the Overall Top Trending Searches of the annual Year in Search, provide an insight on what mattered most to...
The American Film Institute (AFI) announced its honorees for the 2021 AFI Awards and one of them is Netflix’s global hit Korean series “Squid Game.” AFI’s honorees are 10 outstanding movies and 10 outstanding TV programs. “Squid Game,” “Belfast” and “Summer of Soul (...Or, When...
Google has announced the Year in Search 2021, or topics that topped search queries this year. “Lists are based on search terms that had the highest spike this year as compared to the previous year,” according to Google. (Clockwise from top left) "Squid Game," BTS, SB19 and "True Beauty"...
K-pop superstars BTS and Netflix’s global hit Korean series “Squid Game” won at the 2021 People’s Choice Awards (PCA), held on Dec. 7 (Dec. 8 in the Philippines) at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California. BTS won in all categories they were nominated in. They won The Group of 2021...
The Korean drama “Squid Game,” Netflix’s biggest series of all-time, has bagged three nominations at the 27th Annual Critics Choice Awards, which will be held on Jan. 9. “Squid Game” is nominated for best drama series and best foreign language series, while its lead star, Lee Jung-jae, is...
The 2021 Asia Artist Awards (AAA) ceremony was held on Nov. 2 at KBS Arena in Seoul to honor outstanding performances in music and acting. Nine “daesang,” or grand prizes, were awarded at the ceremony hosted by Super Junior’s Leeteuk and Jang Won-young. (Clockwise from top left) "Squid Game"...
Netflix’s global hit Korean series “Squid Game” won at the 31st Annual Gotham Awards held on Nov. 29 in New York City. “Squid Game” bagged the award for Breakthrough Series-Long Format (over 40 minutes) against “The Good Lord Bird,” “It’s A Sin,” “Small Axe,” “The...
One of the actors who appeared in Netflix’s global hit Korean series “Squid Game” was caught by the police for drunk driving in Seoul. Korean media reported that Korean actor Na Jo-eun (real name: Yoo Hee-sang), 37, was caught by the police driving under the influence on Nov. 25. "Squid Game"...
North Korea, Kim Jong-un’s hermit kingdom, sentenced a man to death after he was caught smuggling and selling copies of Netflix’s hit South Korean series “Squid Game.” The man was arrested by North Korean authorities after seven high school students were caught watching “Squid Game,”...
Video streaming platform iQiyi’s latest Original K-series “Bad and Crazy” will be premiering on Dec. 17. “Bad and Crazy” will star Lee Dong-wook of the “Guardian: The Lonely and Great God” and Wi Ha-joon of “Squid Game.” A 15-second concept teaser of “Bad and Crazy” was...
