SEOUL, Sept. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Netflix is set to expand the universe of its 2023 hit action film “Kill Boksoon” with a spin-off titled “Mantis,” starring Im Si-wan in the lead role. The streaming giant announced Monday that “Mantis” will focus on a killer named “Mantis,” who works for MK Entertainment, the contract killing [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 23 (Korea Bizwire) – The popular Netflix series “Emily in Paris” has found itself at the center of a cultural controversy following the release of its fourth season. An episode featuring a storyline about a Korean beauty product has sparked outrage among South Korean viewers, who claim it mocks K-beauty trends and, by extension, [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 20 (Korea Bizwire) – Netflix, the global leader in online video streaming services, is experiencing a decline in its user base as its Korean original content continues to underperform expectations. Industry watchers are now looking to upcoming releases, including the highly anticipated second season of “Squid Game” set to premiere in December, to see [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — “Parasyte: The Grey” director Yeon Sang-ho will produce a series adaptation of an iconic Japanese film from 1960, the global streaming service said Thursday. Yeon, known for “Train to Busan” (2016) and “Hellbound” (2021), will co-write and produce the upcoming live-action series “Human Vapor.” The show will star Japanese [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — The homegrown streaming platform Tving is gaining ground on market leader Netflix in South Korea, data showed Friday. Tving’s monthly active users (MAU) surged 27 percent to 7.39 million in the first half, while Netflix experienced a 16 percent decline to 10.96 million, according to Mobile Index, an application [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Kim Seon-ho, known for “Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha,” and Go Youn-jung, star of “Moving,” have been cast as leads in a new Korean series for Netflix, the streaming giant said Thursday. The new series, tentatively titled “Can This Love Be Translated?,” is written by acclaimed sibling duo Hong Jung-eun and Hong [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korean original series “Hierarchy” rose to No. 1 on Netflix’s weekly chart for non-English TV series, the global streaming service said Wednesday. The romantic drama, starring rookie actors, garnered 6.3 million total views during the June 10-16 period. Released June 7, the seven-part series follows the story of [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Netflix’s hit apocalyptic horror series “Sweet Home” will return for its third season next month, the streaming giant said Wednesday. The new season, featuring the survivors from the previous installment, is set to premiere on July 19. Based on Naver’s eponymous webtoon, the original Korean series debuted its first [...]
SEOUL, May 20 (Korea Bizwire) — The global streaming service Netflix confirmed Monday the production of a new romantic comedy series by renowned screenwriter Kim Eun-sook, starring Suzy and Kim Woo-bin. The 12-episode series, “Everything Will Come True,” revolves around an encounter between a lamp genie (Kim Woo-bin), who has been asleep for a millennium, [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – A new study suggests that network operators, including telecommunications companies, provide benefits worth an estimated 506 billion won annually to Netflix users in South Korea. The research paper titled “An Empirical Study on the Benefits Provided by Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to Over-the-Top (OTT) Service Users,” authored by Professor Byun [...]