SEOUL, Feb. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korean original series “A Killer Paradox” rose to No. 1 on Netflix’s weekly chart for non-English TV series, the global streaming service said Wednesday. The crime thriller garnered 5.5 million total views during the Feb. 12-18 period. Adapted from Kkomabi’s Naver webtoon, the eight-episode drama follows the student-turned-vigilante [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — President Yoon Suk Yeol held a luncheon meeting with Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos and “Squid Game” star Lee Jung-jae earlier this week, his spokesperson said Sunday. At the meeting held Saturday at his presidential residence, Yoon expressed his appreciation to Sarandos for Netflix’s investment in South Korea and called [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — The romantic comedy “Doctor Slump,” starring Park Shin-hye and Park Hyung-sik, debuted at No. 1 on Netflix’s weekly chart for non-English TV series, the global streaming service said Wednesday. JTBC’s ongoing series garnered 2.9 million total views during the Jan. 29-Feb. 4 period, and was No. 1 in nine [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — The dystopian action flick “Badland Hunters,” starring Ma Dong-seok, topped Netflix’s weekly chart for non-English movies, the global streaming service said Wednesday. Since its release Friday, the South Korean film garnered 14.3 million total views during the Jan. 22-28 viewing period, and was No. 1 in 82 countries, including [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — The Netflix revenge thriller series “The Glory” ranked No. 3 in the most-watched list globally in the first half of the year, Netflix said Wednesday. The Korean original series, released on Dec. 30 last year, was viewed for a total of 622.8 million hours in the first six months [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 6 (Korea Bizwire) – Foreign video streaming services such as Netflix and Disney+ are exerting significant influence on compensation for Korean actors, contributing to a surge in industry costs. With deep pockets, these platforms are actively acquiring top-tier actors and premium content. Reports indicate that Lee Jung-jae is poised to command approximately 1 billion [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Netflix’s apocalyptic horror series “Sweet Home” is set to return for its second season after three years, promising a bigger scale and intensified battles among humans, monsters and in-between creatures. Based on Naver’s eponymous webtoon, the first season of the original Korean series took off instantly after it went [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Shin Min-a and Park Hae-soo have been cast in new Netflix original Korean series “Karma (WT),” Netflix said Thursday. Based on the webtoon of the same name by Hwang Joon-ho, the crime thriller revolves around characters who are tightly entangled in ill-fated relationships amid failed attempts to escape from [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 5 (Korea Bizwire) – Many attribute the global success of Netflix’s original series ‘Squid Game’ to the fact that the company faithfully followed its motto of ‘the most local is the most global.’ However, from a global perspective, the data suggests that South Korea was the only country where Netflix’s strategy yielded significant results. [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — SK Broadband Co., a major South Korean internet service provider, said Monday that it will end the yearslong legal battle with Netflix over network usage fees. “We agreed to end all disputes and work together as partners for the future,” the company said in a statement, without elaborating on [...]