SEOUL, Sept. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – In a novel approach to blend pop culture tourism with cutting-edge technology, the Seoul Metropolitan Government announced on September 25 the launch of ‘Soul Spots,’ an initiative that uses artificial intelligence to guide visitors through locations featured in popular Korean dramas, films, and music videos. These ‘Soul Spots,’ named to [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – Krafton, the South Korean video game powerhouse behind global hit “PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds,” is making a significant pivot into the rapidly growing short-form drama market, signaling a major diversification effort for the company. On September 11, Krafton announced a 120 billion won equity investment in Spoonlabs, a company known for its [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 31 (Korea Bizwire) – “Good Partner,” a legal drama about divorce written by an experienced divorce attorney, has become a surprise hit in South Korea. Since its debut on July 12 with a 7.8% viewership rating, the show has more than doubled its audience, reaching 17.2% for its latest episode on August 24. Industry [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 14 (Korea Bizwire) – Turkey is rapidly becoming a pivotal distribution channel for Korean and Japanese television dramas, reshaping the global entertainment landscape. As the world’s third-largest exporter of TV series, trailing only the United States and the United Kingdom, Turkish producers are increasingly turning to foreign dramas for inspiration, creating innovative content that [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 4 (Korea Bizwire) – Among the recent popular dramas, from ‘Moving’ to ‘Mask Girl,’ it’s difficult to find ones that are not based on webtoons. The term ‘webtoon original’ has become so common that jokes are being made, suggesting the need for a specific term like ‘drama original.’ Against this backdrop, a recent study [...]
SEOUL, March 14 (Korea Bizwire) — A number of popular Korean TV series including Netflix’s “The Glory” and the tvN series “Crash Course in Romance” are garnering attention for their fashion design. Park Yeon-jin, one of the high-school bullies in “The Glory” who works as a weather reporter as an adult, made waves with a [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Local cable channel JTBC’s corporate drama “Reborn Rich” has broken past the 20 percent mark to achieve the highest viewership ratings this year with its intriguing revenge plot by a man who is reincarnated into a rich family and achieves success with his future insight. The drama starring top [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — KBS TV has apologized after revelations that a running horse was tripped by a rope and crashed head-first to the ground during filming of a historical drama and died about a week later amid allegations of animal abuse. Video footage showed the dark-colored horse running full-speed with a stunt [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s major entertainment firms have posted mixed earnings reports for the second quarter, as the novel coronavirus pandemic has had a disproportionate impact on each sector. Studio Dragon, a drama production company owned by entertainment giant CJ ENM, seems to be the biggest winner for the April-June period, [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Webtoons are evolving as they expand their market reach mobile games and dramas. Recently, mobile games and dramas using Naver Webtoon IP are gaining popularity. Thanks to the popularity and recent trends, it is estimated that the size of South Korea’s webtoon market will surpass US$1 billion by 2020. [...]