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CJ ENM Names Jang Kyung ik CEO of Powerhouse K-Drama Subsidiary Studio Dragon
Korean entertainment powerhouse CJ ENM has named veteran executive Jang Kyung ik CEO of its K-drama subsidiary Studio Dragon. The appointment was revealed on Monday in Seoul. An established figure in the Korean entertainment landscape, Jang comes to CJ ENM from content investor-distributor Next Entertainment World (NEW), where he served as head of the company’s […]
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BBC Takes ‘Made in Korea: The K-Pop Experience,’ Reality Series Training Brits for New Boy Band
A Korean pop series promising to be “a music experiment like no other” is set to launch on BBC One and BBC iPlayer this summer. Made in Korea: The K-Pop Experience is a six-part reality show following five boys from across the U.K. as they are put through the famed K-pop training process for 100 […]
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Cannes: Korean Action Maestro Ryoo Seung-wan on Reinventing the Cop Movie for ‘I, The Executioner’
Ryoo Seung-wan has been a pillar of the South Korean film industry for over 20 years, respected there for his keen social observation and thrilling action. But Europe’s great film festivals have feted him conspicuously less than some of his more internationally well-known peers. The Cannes Film Festival recently took a step toward correcting that […]
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Disney+ Picks Up Korean Spy Drama ‘The Tyrant’
Disney+ is adding another series to its fast-growing Korean drama library, picking up the action spy show The Tyrant. The series tells the thrilling story of the race to find a bioweapon that is stolen during a secret handover between Korean and US intelligence agencies. The logline reads: “After years of toiling away on a […]
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‘Bloodhounds’ Trailer Reveals Thrilling Fight Scenes in Netflix’s Latest Korean Series
Two rookie boxers find themselves facing off against a whole underworld of ruthless gangsters in the first trailer for Netflix’s latest high-octane action series, Bloodhounds. (See the trailer below.) The series stars Woo Do-hwan (The Divine Fury, The King: Eternal Monarch) and Lee Sang-yi (Once Again, Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha) as two up-and-coming rookie boxers who find […]
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Paramount+ Boosts Korean Content Slate With Original Dramas ‘A Bloody Lucky Day’ and ‘Queen Woo’
Paramount+ revealed Thursday that it will be expanding its global Korean originals slate with the launch of two new series exclusively on the service in multiple regions around the world. Forthcoming K-dramas A Bloody Lucky Day and Queen Woo will be available on Paramount+ in the U.S., Canada, U.K., Australia, Latin America, Brazil, Italy, France, […]
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Korean Thriller Series ‘Bargain’ Coming to Paramount+
Korean crime-thriller series Bargain will launch on Paramount+ in all countries outside of South Korea in 2023, the company announced Friday. Bargain is the second K-drama title coming to the streaming platform as part of a strategic partnership between Paramount and Seoul-based content powerhouse CJ ENM unveiled earlier this year. An adaptation of filmmaker Lee […]
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The Korean Entertainment Giant CJ ENM Produces Content For All Audiences
This story was created in paid partnership with CJ ENM The Cannes entry Broker represents one of the more curious collaborations in this year’s competition lineup. The film is directed by revered Japanese auteur Hirokazu Kore-eda, but the entire cast is Korean and the action takes place in modern-day Seoul. While it’s yet to be […]
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