JEJU, Sept. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — A Netflix animated feature has unexpectedly cast a centuries-old Korean craft into the global limelight. In K-Pop Demon Hunters, the boy band “Saja Boys,” rivals of the girl group protagonists, don traditional hats known as gat — and audiences worldwide have taken notice. One character’s performance, twirling a gat’s [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Netflix’s upcoming romantic film, “Love Untangled,” seems to be continuing a popular theme of self-love, echoing the message of embracing one’s true self recently seen in the global phenomenon “KPop Demon Hunters.” Set in Busan in 1998, the film follows the story of Se-ri (Shin Eun-soo), a lovestruck 19-year-old [...]
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Fresh off its record-breaking streaming success, Netflix’s animated film “K-Pop Demon Hunters” is storming into theaters — and drawing sold-out crowds. The Hollywood Reporter said Wednesday that a limited theatrical “sing-along” event, scheduled for August 23–24 across the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and the U.K., has [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — The upcoming Netflix original series “Aema” is actually 20 years in the making, director Lee Hae-young said, a project he said has evolved significantly over time to find its final form. Inspired by the sensational 1982 hit film “Madame Aema,” the six-episode series explores the vibrant and tumultuous world [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Netflix has emerged as the most satisfying streaming service for South Korean consumers, with content diversity ranking as the top factor influencing platform choice, according to a government survey released August 14. The Korea Consumer Agency polled 1,500 users — 300 each from Netflix, Disney+, Wavve, Coupang Play and [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 5 (Korea Bizwire) – “Burning” director Lee Chang-dong joined hands with Netflix to make his next feature film, with the working title, “Possible Love,” the streaming giant said Tuesday. “Possible Love” centers around two married couples with starkly different lives who become entangled and collide with each other. The star-studded project marks a [...]
SEOUL, July 31 (Korea Bizwire) — The humble Korean dish kimbap is enjoying a fresh wave of international acclaim, fueled by viral social media trends and a spotlight appearance in the hit Netflix animated film K-Pop Demon Hunters. The renewed craze is turning the traditional rice-and-seaweed roll into a global sensation—and a lucrative export. A [...]
SEOUL, July 22 (Korea Bizwire) — The upcoming crime thriller “Trigger,” which involves gun violence, couldn’t have come at a more relevant time for the country in shock over a recent, rare gun crime. Just a day earlier, a 63-year-old man was taken into police custody for allegedly shooting his son to death in Incheon, [...]
SEOUL, July 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Netflix is poised to generate up to 62.9 trillion won ($45.2 billion) in revenue this year—more than triple the total revenue of South Korea’s entire broadcasting industry in 2023, which stood at 18.8 trillion won. The surge reflects the platform’s accelerating global dominance and the rising popularity of Korean [...]
SEOUL, July 15 (Korea Bizwire) — The Financial Services Commission (FSC) on Tuesday raided the major TV station SBS over allegations that some of its officials engaged in illegal insider trading using undisclosed information about a partnership with Netflix, government sources said. The FSC’s Capital Market Investigation Division carried out the raid while questioning an [...]