As of December 24, the Netflix original K-thriller Gyeongseong Creature ranked third on the OTT streaming service’s Global Top 10 list. The K-drama has garnered 24 million viewed hours from December 22-December 24. Set in the dark times of the spring of 1945, when Korea was a colony of Japan, Gyeongseong Creature tells the story of two young people … Read more
Top actor Lee Sun Kyun has passed away. Trigger warning: suicide On December 2, the police and fire authorities revealed that actor Lee Sun Kyun was found unconscious in a vehicle near Waryong Park in Seoul at 10:30 AM KST. According to reports, the police went to the location after receiving a phone call from … Read more
The JTBC drama Welcome to Samdalri scored a nationwide rating of 7.91% for episode 8 on December 24, showing considerable improvement from its previous episode’s rating of 6.38%. It also remained the most-watched in its time slot. The K-drama also trends on Netflix in Asian countries such as Bahrain, Bangladesh, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Kuwait, and Malaysia, … Read more
12.12: The Day has surpassed 10 million moviegoers in just 33 days since its release. The total number of moviegoers the film has attracted is about 10,065,330 as of December 24. 12.12: The Day attracted 1 million cinemagoers on the 4th day, 2 million on the 6th day, 3 million on the 10th day, 4 million on … Read more
The SBS fantasy rom-com My Demon scored a 4.2% nationwide rating for episode 9 on December 22, dropping from its previous episode’s viewership of 4.7%. Despite the mediocre domestic ratings, My Demon continues to trend overseas. After ranking third on Netflix’s Global Top 10 list (non-English) in the first week of December, it jumped back to ranking second from … Read more
Kim Dong Wook tied the knot today. On December 22, media outlet Dispatch revealed that actor Kim Dong Wook had his wedding ceremony somewhere in Seoul today. They also revealed that actor Kim Dong Wook married a beauty. The wedding ceremony of the two was held privately. Kim Dong Wook’s agency KeyEast Entertainment also revealed … Read more
Reborn Rich actress Park Ji Hyun is making a comeback as the heroine of FlexxCop. FlexxCop follows the story of Jin Yi Soo, an immature man from a chaebol family who becomes a detective in the violent crime department and solves cases by exploiting the privileges that come with his wealth and status. On December 21, FlexxCop unveiled the first stills … Read more
Netflix original The Bequeathed has confirmed its release for January 19 and unveiled a teaser and a poster. The Bequeathed tells the story of Yoon Seo Ha (Kim Hyun Joo), who inherits the family’s gravesite from her late uncle. From then on, she experiences mysterious incidents, which Detective Choi Seong Jun (Park Hee Soon) suspects to be linked … Read more
The actors of the soon-to-be-released Netflix series Gyeongseong Creature shared their reasons for choosing the drama. The press conference of Gyeongseong Creature was held on December 19, which was attended by director Jung Dong Yoon and actors Park Seo Joon, Han So Hee, Kim Su Hyun, Kim Hae Sook, and Jo Han Chul. At the press conference, Park Seo Joon said, “Upon reading the story, … Read more
Death’s Game has entered Amazon Prime’s Top 10 charts in 20+ countries in just three days since its release. As of December 18, the K-drama trends in Australia, Bolivia, Cambodia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Paraguay, Peru, Thailand, and the United Arab Emirates, among others. Death’s Game is the story of Choi Yi Jae (Seo In Guk), a … Read more