SEOUL, Jul. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — With growing hope that the Chinese government’s ban on Korean culture products will be lifted, the entertainment industries of both countries have started to perk up in anticipation. In recent years, the export of Korean culture has become an important source of revenue for the Korean economy, as well as [...]
SEOUL, March 11 (Yonhap) – South Korean TV dramas are captivating viewers in Argentina, another sign that the popularity of “hallyu” is rising in Latin America. “Stairway to Heaven” starring Kwon Sang-woo and Choi Ji-woo has recently been hovering around fifth in the local viewership ranking, according to the Korean Cultural Center in the South American country, [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 2 (Korea Bizwire) - Do Min-joon, the stoic alien with superpowers in the South Korean drama “My Love from the Star,” has a different identity in China. Spoiler alert: The entire story is a fictional tale that he writes for Cheon Song-yi, the arrogant, yet endearing heroine played by actress Jun Ji-hyun in the [...]
SEOUL, July 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Want a selfie with actor Kim Soo-hyun but not sure how to get one? Not to worry, the French wax museum Musee Grevin has come up with a solution. Kim’s wax figure is among dozens that will be displayed at the first Asian branch of the museum opening in Seoul next [...]
SEOUL, July 7 (Korea Bizwire) — “Super Idol,” a TV audition show jointly produced by South Korea and China to train future idols will premiere next week in South Korea, a local producer said Tuesday. The first episode of the co-production between South Korean cable channel MBC Music and Chinese media company TV Zone will be broadcast [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 25 (Korea Bizwire) – Lee Jong-suk, the South Korean actor and model, is highly likely to be the most popular K Wave star in China this year, according to entertainment industry experts and reporters with knowledge of China’s show business market. Along with Lee, Jun Ji-hyun (Gianna Jun) is expected to be the top [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 25 (Korea Bizwire) – The SBS drama “Pinocchio” received a green light for overseas distribution by selling its distribution rights to China for a record amount. A spokesperson announced on November 24 that the drama sold its distribution rights to China’s largest video portal site, Youku Tudou, for US$280,000 per episode. SEE ALSO: [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – The recently signed Korea-China Free Trade Agreement (FTA) has finally laid a legal foundation for making a Chinese version of “My Love from the Star.” The drama, cast by Kim Soo-hyun and Jun Ji-hyun, is one of the Korean wave shows that brought the huge change in China’s fashion trend. [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 24 (Korea Bizwire) – Nongshim’s Shin-Ramyun and the mega-hit drama “My Love from the Star” were among the masterpieces of Korea selected by the Chinese. The Korea Marketing Association (KMA) announced on October 23 that the list of 42 Korean masterpiece products “mostly loved by the Chinese.” KMA conducted an online survey with 10,768 [...]
“I used to write history drama screenplays before writing for contemporary dramas and at the time I read a passage in The Annals of the Joseon Dynasty that an unidentified flying object was witnessed in the sky 400 years ago, which piqued my interest. Since that time on, I have wanted to write a story [...]