SEOUL, July 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Production companies of JTBC drama series “King The Land” have issued an apology over its controversial portrayal of an Arabic character in recent episodes and vowed to fix the problematic parts. The show, co-produced by npio Entertainment, BY4M Studio and SLL, angered Middle Eastern viewers after the seventh and [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean historical romance “The King’s Affection” has become the country’s first TV drama to win an International Emmy, the drama’s broadcaster said Tuesday. KBS said the series was chosen as the winner of the International Emmy Award for Best Telenovela during the 50th awards ceremony held in [...]
SEOUL, May 17 (Korea Bizwire) — The K-Drama at LA Screening 2019 was held in West Hollywood on Wednesday (local time). The event was hosted by the Korea Creative Content Agency (KOCCA) for the promotion of K-dramas in the American market, where “Sky Castle” and 10 other popular Korean dramas have been screened. Staff from [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Sales of Korean dramas and films rose around 15 percent at a major international content fair in Hong Kong last week compared with a year earlier, a South Korean government agency said Monday. A total of 25 Korean content sellers recorded a total of US$16.6 million in sales during [...]
TAEBAEK, South Korea, May 19 (Korea Bizwire) – The church of Skopiotissa, which appeared as the main background for the 2016 South Korean TV series “Descendants of the Sun,” has been restored at the original filming location in Taebaek, Gangwon Province. The replica used in the making of the series was torn down along with [...]
SEOUL, May 4 (Korea Bizwire) – “Saimdang, Memoir of Colors,” an anticipated high-budget TV series that has yielded weaker-than-expected results, has managed to earn a net profit thanks to strong performance overseas, according to the its production company Thursday. According to production agency GROUP 8, the SBS TV drama earned 17 billion won (US$15 million) [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – Producers of the American zombie drama “The Walking Dead” will film a new series in Korea for worldwide distribution, their distributor said Friday. “Five Year” is written by “The Walking Dead” executive producer and Skybound Entertainment founder Robert Kirkman, according to online TV site Viki. In the show that [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – Dominic Dickens, an English teacher from Detroit, U.S.A., uploaded an infographic about Korean dramas on the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism’s Facebook page. The posting drew much attention. The picture Dickens posted on Korea Clickers (www.facebook.com/KoreaClickers), a page that introduces Korea, has attracted a considerable amount of attention, [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – The unreasonable and deadly shooting schedules common in the Korean TV industry have once again received criticism as Korean actor Joo-won spoke of the difficulties and lack of sleep he experienced during the shooting of his recent hit drama, ‘Yong-pal’. As the actor recalled the hardships he went through [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – K-wave star Lee Min-ho will receive the Prime Minister’s Award in recognition of his contribution of promoting Korean culture throughout Asia in the 2014 Korea Pop and Art Culture Award Ceremony. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism announced on November 11 the list of the award winners who [...]