SEOUL, Feb. 9 (Korea Bizwire) – Police said Friday they have arrested Jung Suk-won, a South Korean actor and the husband of pop singer Baek Ji-young, on drugs charges. Jung, 33, was taken into custody by police officers at Incheon International Airport late Thursday night for allegedly shooting up with meth in a pub in [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – Infidelity, embezzlement and sibling rivalry are common features of Korean dramas, but all three pale in comparison to the gold standard: mistaken identity. In a society with strong feelings about social status and the socioeconomic conditions of one’s birth, the Cinderella story with a slight twist has proven to [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — Popular TV series “Kill Me, Heal Me” from 2015 has been sold to a European distributor for a remake, the drama’s production company said Wednesday. Pan Entertainment said it sealed a memorandum of understanding for the remake and overseas distribution with Scandinavian distributor Eccho Rights. The romantic drama, starring [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — The complex nature of platonic friendships between men and women are proving to make good television, as an increasing number of South Korean TV networks are airing shows that are based on this concept. The fine line between a friendship and a relationship between men and women is no stranger [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Sexism is rife in Korean TV dramas, a recent report of gender equality in the media from the Korean Institute for Gender Equality Promotion and Education (KIGEPE) has found. The KIGEPE’s monitoring of gender equality in the media revealed six out of ten female characters in Korean drama series tend [...]
SEOUL, March 6 (Korea Bizwire) — The popular South Korean TV series ‘Guardian: The Lonely and Great God’ has sparked interest in secondhand bookshops, a business previously thought to be fast going out of fashion. Visitors are flocking in droves to the Secondhand Book Alley at Baedari in Incheon, ever since it became a prime [...]
SEOUL, May 11 (Korea Bizwire) – May 10 was the 10-year anniversary of South Korean actor Lee Min-ho’s debut. To mark the occasion, Lee’s fan clubs organized various events all over the world. The fans’ self-made celebration videos were played in public places, ads and posters were hung on subways and buses, and fans uploaded pictures [...]
SEOUL, March 15 (Korea Bizwire) – The South Korean mega-hit TV drama “Pretty Woman” will get a Chinese version, its producer said Tuesday. Bon Factory said the Chinese remake of the popular MBC TV romantic drama, which gained great popularity last year, will be co-produced with China’s J-Walk Studio, the entertainment agency for Chinese top star [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – MBC has announced that it will produce an action drama based on virtual reality (VR), and reveal it on September 5. The drama ‘Shine or go Crazy VR’ is an offshoot of ‘Shine or go Crazy’, which was aired early this year, starring Jang Hyuk and Oh Yeon-seo. The story [...]
SEOUL, July 30 (Korea Bizwire) – Minor-aged actors under the age of 15 will now be prohibited from “long night shootings,” which is filming through 10 pm to 6 am of next day and will not be able to work for more than 35 hours in a week under a newly enacted law. The “Popular Culture [...]