Woo Young-woo, the fictional character played by Korean actress Park Eun-bin in the hit drama “Extraordinary Attorney Woo,” has been chosen as the 2022 Person of the Year by Korean newspaper Kyunghyang Shinmun. In the drama, Woo Young-woo is a lawyer with autism spectrum disorder, a character...
Here’s some good news amid a flurry of reports of Korean stars leaving YG Entertainment . Four of the six members of K-pop boy band ASTRO have renewed their exclusive contracts with their agency. (From left) ASTRO's Moonbin, Jinjin, Yoon San-ha, Cha Eun-woo and Rocky. Not in photo is MJ who is...
Netflix has released its year-end report listing the most popular films and TV shows on the platform in 2022. The rankings are “based on 28-day hours viewed between January 1 and December 18, 2022,” according to Netflix. Under the Most Popular TV for non-English shows, the Korean zombie series...
“Reborn Rich,” the drama starring Song Joong-ki and Lee Sung-min, topped the survey for favorite TV shows in Korea in December 2022 and achieved the highest percentage preference in 10 years, surpassing the record set by “Extraordinary Attorney Woo.” Polling firm Gallup Korea released the...
SEOUL, South Korea - “Island,” the upcoming action-fantasy Korean drama that will stream globally on Prime Video, has already created a buzz ahead of its premiere on Dec. 30. During a press conference in Seoul on Dec. 22, “Island” stars Kim Nam-gil, Lee Da-hee, Cha Eun-woo and Sung Jun...
SEOUL, South Korea - Korean stars Kim Nam-gil, Lee Da-hee, Cha Eun-woo and Sung Jun are set to conquer audiences worldwide with their new action-packed fantasy drama. “Island,” Amazon Prime Video’s original Korean series, will start streaming globally on Dec. 30. (From left) Kim Nam-gil, Lee...
Polling firm Gallup Korea has released the results of its annual Person of the Year poll to pick the TV drama stars, movie stars, sports players and entertainment broadcasters in South Korea who shone the brightest in 2022. This year, Gallup Korea conducted a survey among 1,771 Koreans aged 13 and...
Amazon Prime Video’s upcoming original Korean drama “Island” released the first look of actress Lee Da-hee and idol-actor Cha Eun-woo’s transformations into their characters. Based on the popular webtoon of the same name, “Island” tells the story of individuals who are fated to fight...
Which is your favorite Korean drama in 2022? Cine21, a Korean media outlet and movie information and review portal, has selected the 10 best Korean dramas of 2022. The 10 best Korean dramas of 2022 (Photos from Cine21) In first place is the hit Netflix and ENA drama “Extraordinary Attorney...
The TV nominees were announced for the 28th Annual Critics Choice Awards, which will be held on Jan. 15 at the Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles. Two of the nominees for Best Foreign Language Series are Korean dramas. Korean dramas "Extraordinary Attorney Woo" (left) and "Pachinko"...
Jin, a member of K-pop boy band BTS, took first place in the brand reputation rankings for individual members of K-pop boy bands for November. The Korea Corporate Research Institute released the brand reputation index based on the analysis of 108.23 million brand big data covering 703 members of...
The Korean drama “Extraordinary Attorney Woo” topped Netflix’s weekly chart for the sixth time to become the most viewed title. Netflix released its weekly Global Top 10 for the most watched shows and films from Aug. 15 to 21. “Extraordinary Attorney Woo” is the No. 1 title on Netflix...