“Doctor Cha,” the hit drama starring Uhm Jung-hwa, Kim Byung-chul, Myung Se-bin and Min Woo-hyuk, emerged as No. 1 among favorite TV and over-the-top (OTT) programs in South Korea in May. Since January 2013, polling firm Gallup Korea has been conducting its monthly survey to pick the favorite...
A total of 344 entries from 44 countries and regions have been submitted to the Seoul International Drama Awards 2023. This was announced by the Seoul Drama Awards Organizing Committee headed by chairman Kim Eui-chul, president of Korean TV channel KBS. The nominees for the Seoul...
A House resolution (HR) seeking to honor Belle Mariano for winning the Outstanding Asian Star Prize in last year's Seoul International Drama Awards (SDA) has been endorsed to the plenary for adoption. The measure, HR No.884, has already been approved by the House Committee on Creative Industry and...
The explosion of fascination with Korean food is now more felt here in the Philippines—this restaurant could show you why Sometime in the mid-’90s, South Korean entertainment, particularly music, and dramas started gaining popularity in Asian countries such as Japan and China. Around this time,...
Prime Video has announced the TV shows and movies that will be streaming on the platform in February. Among them are the Korean drama “Island” part 2, Oscar-nominated “Triangle of Sadness” and the Filipino film “Ten Little Mistresses.” Argentina, 1985 - Now streaming on Prime Video...
A Korean actor who appeared in dramas such as “Weak Hero Class 1,” “Happiness” and “Jirisan” passed away. Korean media reported that actor Na-cheol died on the morning of Jan. 21 while getting treatment for a sudden health deterioration. He was 36. Korean actor Na-cheol passed away on...
Korean actor Lee Jong-suk emerged as the biggest at the 2022 MBC Drama Awards held on Dec. 30 at the MBC Public Hall in Seoul. Lee Jong-suk won the “daesang” (grand prize) for the drama “Big Mouth,” which also took home the drama of the year award. The winners at the 2022 MBC Drama Awards...
There is great confusion and frustration right now in the first district of Zamboanga del Norte due to the absence of a duly-elected congressman over seven months after the May polls were held. (PPAB) The supposed winner of the congressional seat race, Rep. Romeo Jalosjos Jr., has been removed from...
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...
Amazon Prime Video original Korean drama “Island” dropped the first stills of actor Kim Nam-gil in his new role. In “Island,” Kim Nam-gil plays the role of Van, a half human and half monster who had no choice but to fight demons for countless years on his own. Korean actor Kim Nam-gil in...
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...
Instead of banning Korean and other foreign films and TV series, a lawmaker is pushing for the slashing of all local and national taxes on movies and stage plays to boost local movie productions, and to encourage moviegoers to patronize them. (Clockwise from top left) “Going To The Blue House...
