SEOUL, July 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Actress Lee Young-ae is set to star in a KBS drama series, tentatively titled “Lucky Day,” the network said Friday. It marks Lee’s first collaboration with the network in 26 years, following her previous work on the 1999 series “Invitation.” The upcoming series revolves around a bag filled with [...]
ANDONG, South Korea, Jan. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Police will investigate a drama production team from public broadcaster KBS for allegedly hammering nails at a UNESCO World Heritage site to hang a prop, officials said Friday. Gyeongbuk Provincial Police said a complaint was filed earlier in the day by a person known as a citizen [...]
ORANGE, Calif., Sept. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — SeeDevice Inc. (“SeeDevice”), together with its CEO and founder Dr. Hoon Kim, has filed a Complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California against Korean Broadcasting System (KBS), and its U.S. subsidiary KBS America, Inc. (collectively, “KBS”) for trade libel and defamation. The claims [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Police have referred KBS and three of its production crew members to the prosecution for further investigation and potential indictment on animal abuse charges related to the death of a horse during its television production, officials said Friday. The public network came under fire after a video clip circulated [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — KBS TV said Wednesday it has adopted a guideline to ensure the welfare of animals used in television production, following public outrage over revelations that a horse used during filming died due to apparent abuse. The public network has come under fire after it was learned last month that [...]
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, Sept. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — An increasing number of South Koreans are requesting that their subscription fee for KBS, the national public broadcaster, be refunded. According to a KBS report presented by Rep. Song Hee-kyoung of the main opposition Liberty Korea Party, more than 1.4 million Koreans have requested a refund of the subscription [...]
SEOUL, March 6 (Korea Bizwire) — The actors Jung Ji-hoon, better known by his stage name Rain, and Lee Dong-gun have been cast for a new TV series on JTBC, the network said Tuesday. The duo will appear in the cop series “Sketch” scheduled to be broadcast in May. It will be the second time [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Unionized workers of public broadcaster KBS will end a nearly five-month strike this week, the union said Tuesday, one day after the company board approved a motion to dismiss its president, who has been accused of political bias and unfair labor practices. The union plans to hold a ceremony [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – The board of directors of public broadcaster KBS on Monday approved a motion to dismiss its president, Koh Dae-young, who is accused of political bias and unfair labor practices. Ten of the board’s 11 members attended the closed-door session to vote on the proposal submitted Jan. 8. The broadcaster’s 2,200 unionized workers have been on strike since Sept. [...]