SEOUL, June 9 (Korea Bizwire) – The creators of the megahit South Korean TV series “Descendants of the Sun” said Wednesday they will produce a South Korean remake of the popular U.S. TV series “Criminal Minds.” The production company NEW said it has joined hands with the producers of another hit South Korean series, “Iris”; [...]
SEOUL, May 27 (Korea Bizwire) – S.M. Entertainment, the country’s largest talent agency, and a private institute will found an alternative international school for teenagers dreaming of becoming K-pop stars, the companies said Friday. S.M. signed a memorandum of understanding with Haneul Education Co. to open what is tentatively called the “K-pop international school” in [...]
SEOUL, May 24 (Korea Bizwire) – The art director for the South Korean movie “The Handmaiden” has won an independent award at the 69th Cannes Film Festival, a film distributor here said Tuesday. Ryu Seong-hie, the art director for the thriller, captured the Vulcan Award of the Technical Artist, CJ Entertainment said. Ryu is the [...]
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SEOUL, Oct. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Korean television dramas have widely been beloved across Asian countries from China to Japan to the Philippines to Indonesia for the past few years with a series from “Autumn in My Heart” in 2000 to the most recent “My Love from the Star.” Now dramas from South Korea dubbed [...]
SEOUL, Sep. 10 (Korea Bizwire) – A government official flying over from Singapore won the top prize on ‘Quiz on Korea,’ a quiz show in which foreigners around the world compete against one another about facts or knowledge relating to Korea. Cohosted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) and the Korean Broadcasting System (KBS), the [...]