Korean actress Kim Tae-ri, known for the dramas “Twenty-Five Twenty-One” and “Revenant,” will be coming to Disney+ as “Jeongnyeon: The Star is Born.” “Jeongnyeon: The Star is Born,” based on a popular webtoon, is set in post-war Korea where an ordinary girl with nothing more...
The hit series “Queen of Tears” and “Moving” won the Outstanding Korean Drama award at the Seoul International Drama Awards 2024. The Seoul Drama Awards Organizing Committee, led by Chairman Bang Moon-shin, announced on Sept. 9 the winners for the international invitation,...
“Kinds of Kindness,” Searchlight Pictures’ dark comedy film, made its streaming debut on Disney+. The film stars Emma Stone, Jesse Plemons and Willem Dafoe, and directed by Yorgos Lanthimos, the Oscar-nominated director of “Poor Things.” “Kinds of Kindness” (Disney+) ...
The nominees for the Asia Contents Awards & Global OTT Awards (ACA & G.OTT Awards) 2024 were announced. Leading the nominees are entries from South Korea, Japan, Indonesia, China, Thailand and Taiwan. This year, the awards received a total of 201 submissions from 16 countries....
Korean stars Hyun Bin and Jung Woo-sung will go head-to-head in “Made in Korea,” a new series coming to Disney+ next year. “Made in Korea” is set in the turbulent 1970s and is about Baek Ki-tae (Hyun Bin), a man consumed with a desire for wealth and power, and Jang Geon-young (Jung...
After starring in “Queen of Tears,” Korean actor Kim Soo-hyun will be headlining the drama “Knock-Off” with actress Cho Bo-ah that will be streaming exclusively on Disney+ in 2025. Dramatic, dangerous and crime-ridden, “Knock-Off” dives into the murky world of counterfeit goods,...
A program director (PD) who worked in the Korean TV programs “Three Meals a Day: Gochang Village” and “New Journey to the West” and an expectant father died in a car accident in Seoul. He was 34. Lee Joo-hyung died in a traffic accident on his way home from work on Aug. 22. Korean...
Korean actress Park Shin-hye and actor Kim Jae-young will be starring in the fantasy romance and courtroom drama “The Judge from Hell,” premiering on Disney+ on Sept. 21. Park Shin-hye is a well-known actress in South Korea, starring in “Stairway to Heaven,” “The Heirs,” “Doctor...
K-drama “Extraordinary Attorney Woo” star Park Eun-bin and actor Sol Kyung-gu will be headlining the medical drama “Hyper Knife” coming to Disney+ in 2025. “Hyper Knife” is a medical thriller about two of Korea’s finest neurosurgeons who lock horns, one will be stripped of...
From BTS’ Jimin and Jungkook’s travel adventure to ‘Only Murders In The Building’ season 4, Disney+ has unveiled shows available on the OTT platform this August. All In for an All-Out AUGUST 1. “ARE YOU SURE?!” Starring BTS’ Jimin and Jung Kook Now Available Ever wondered what...
Disney+’s global hit series “Moving” bagged the grand prize at the 3rd Blue Dragon Series Awards (BSA) in South Korea, which honored streaming content. The awards ceremony was held on July 19 at Paradise City in Incheon, South Korea. The nominees this year were from original streaming...
By JONATHAN HICAP Korean actors Kim Seon-ho and Cha Seung-won are teaming up for the action thriller series “The Tyrant,” which is coming to Disney+ on Aug. 14. “The Tyrant” tells the story of rogue scientists in the Korean government who start to develop a virus that can bring about...
