Video streaming service Viu is the No. 1 premium video on demand platform based on the number of monthly active users (MAU) in greater Southeast Asia in 2021. This is based on the latest Media Partners Asia (MPA) AMPD Research report for the fourth quarter of 2021 that was released on March 28. The...
“Bridgerton” season 2 debuted at No. 1 and set a record on Netflix while the Korean drama “Business Proposal” became the most viewed non-English show for the second week. The No. 1 shows and films on Netflix from March 21 to 27 are (clockwise from top left) "Bridgerton’ season 2,...
The Tumblr blog of Apple TV Plus drama “Pachinko” actor Jin Ha in which he posted photos of elderly Korean women that appeared to be taken without their permission and which prompted accusations of sexual harassment has been deleted. As of writing, Jin Ha’s “Flowers in Bloom” Tumblr blog...
Korean actor Kim Min-kyo, best known for his appearance on “Saturday Night Live Korea,” has been found guilty of negligent manslaughter when an 80-year-old woman died after being attacked by his dogs. Korean media reported on March 23 that the 47-year-old star was sentenced to eight months in...
The Korean Cultural Center (KCC) in the Philippines inaugurated its new home on March 23 at 59 Bayani Rd., Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City. Korean Ambassador to the Philippines Kim Inchul, Tourism Sec. Bernadette Romulo-Puyat and KCC Director Im YoungA led the ribbon cutting ceremony. Korean Ambassador...
The Korean Cultural Center (KCC) in the Philippines recently unveiled its new home at 59 Bayani Rd., Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City. KCC launched an online party last March 12 featuring P-pop girl group Yara, and chef Sharwin Tee, who cooked a Korean dish at the KCC kitchen. Boy band SB19 and K-pop...
K-pop idol group BTS member Jimin will have his first ever original soundtrack (OST) for a Korean drama. "Jimin will sing the OST of tvN's new Saturday and Sunday drama, ‘Our Blues.’ As the powerful global group BTS member Jimin joins, we plan to revitalize the drama with a masterpiece OST that...
The Korean movie “The Pirates: The Last Royal Treasure” and the American film “Uncharted” topped the monthly box office in South Korea in February 2022. According to the Korean Film Council (KOFIC), which tracks box office receipts, cinema admissions in February totaled 3.26 million, down...
Can you tell what she did there? “Squid Game” star Ho Yeon Jung did not just win Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series under SAG Awards, her look caught the hearts of many as well. Ho Yeon Jung and her subtle and modernized rendtion of her country's traditional hairstyle. Aside...
The Korean zombie series “All of Us Are Dead” and “Inventing Anna” topped Netflix’s Global Top 10 chart again. Netflix released the Global Top 10 rankings for the period Feb. 21 to 27 of the most watched shows and films on the streaming platform. The No. 1 shows and films on Netflix from...
Korean drama “It’s Okay to Not be Okay” star Seo Ye-ji has apologized for the 2021 controversy involving her former boyfriend, actor Kim Jung-hyun, and Girls’ Generation’s Seohyun, who both starred in the 2018 drama “Time.” Seo Ye-ji issued the apology on Feb. 27, two days after the...
Korean actress and “It's Okay to Not Be Okay” star Seo Ye-ji will be making her return to TV this year with a new drama. Korean cable channel tvN announced on Feb. 25 that "The new drama 'Eve' has confirmed the appearances of Seo Ye-ji, Park Byung-eun, Yoo Sun and Lee Sang-yeob.” (From left)...
