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Netflix’s ‘Money Heist’ to get Korean remake

TelevisionDec 1, 2020

Netflix original Spanish drama series “Money Heist” will be getting a 12-episode Korean remake. Kim Hong-sun, producer of OCN dramas “The Guest,” “Voice” and “Black,” among others, will be producing...
Netflix becomes major Hallyu medium

TelevisionNov 29, 2020

With the success of Korean content in Japan, Netflix streamed “Netflix K Swamp Festival” online on Nov. 14, hosted by Japanese comedian Shingo Fujimori, which showed behind-the-scenes stories of popu...
LCK player salaries remain secret, but rumors continue

More sportsNov 29, 2020

Unlike in many other sports, the standard practice in the esports industry is to keep the information on transfers and salary secret. The new minimum salary for LCK players has risen to 60 million wo...
Poet Jeong Ho-seung speaks of relationships in ‘Loving’ and ‘Lonesome Jar: Poetic Fables’

BooksNov 28, 2020

“Lonesome Jar: Poetic Fables” takes the animals, plants and objects that we see every day and tells stories from their perspective, talking about human relationships and love. “While writing these t...
[Around the Hotels] Promotions and Packages

Food&BeverageNov 27, 2020

Grand InterContinental Seoul Parnas presents holiday cakes by NY patissier Grand Deli located on the ground floor of Grand InterContinental Seoul Parnas in Samseong-dong is offering holiday cakes th...
COVID-19 plagues drama productions

TelevisionNov 25, 2020

Filming of “The Penthouse: War in Life” was almost finished for the first season when the production team was notified of the positive COVID-19 test. The drama attained a viewership rating of 16 perc...
‘Fake Men’ is back

TelevisionNov 24, 2020

After a monthlong break, reality show “Fake Men” returned to local streaming platform Kakao TV on Tuesday at noon with its fifth episode, titled “3000 PT gymnastics ... start of a new training proces...
‘Space Sweepers’ takes the safe route and heads to Netflix

FilmNov 23, 2020

Local movie theaters that were hoping “Space Sweepers” would bring life to cinemas are facing further challenges as the social distancing level was to be heighted to Level 2 starting Tuesday. “It’s ...
Gaon, La Yeon keep Michelin stars

Food&BeverageNov 21, 2020

In addition to the Michelin-starred restaurants, 60 Bib Gourmand restaurants, serving quality food at prices under 45,000 won ($40), were selected prior to the event on Thursday along with 86 Plate r...
A refugee’s story, told in pictures

BooksNov 21, 2020

Picture book “The Paper Boat: A Refugee Story,” released in September, recounts the story of author Thao Lam, who escaped Vietnam after the Vietnam War in a small fishing boat with her parents, becom...
Bwipo, T1 apologizes to Effort

More sportsNov 20, 2020

Later on Thursday, Bwipo posted a lengthy apology in both Korean and English regarding the event. “This time, I want to do it right,” said Bwipo in his tweet with link (tl.gd/n_1srfb4k) to an apolog...
‘King of Mask Singer’ expands reach to 31 countries

TelevisionNov 20, 2020

Meanwhile, a spin-off program, “The Masked Dancer,” will be shown by Fox in the US starting Dec. 27. “More than five countries are already scheduled to launch their remake of ‘The King of Mask Singe...
[Around the Hotels] Promotion and Packages

Food&BeverageNov 20, 2020

Shinsegae Chosun Hotel X L’Escape Hotel offer ‘Romantic Mood’ package Shinsegae Chosun Hotel in central Seoul’s Jung-gu has collaborated with L’Escape Hotel to offer the Romantic Mood package for gu...
Faker among 5 LCK players chosen for 2020 LoL All-Star

More sportsNov 18, 2020

After a week of online voting, the most popular player in each of the five roles in League of Legends was selected to play in the 2020 LoL All-Star Event on Dec. 18 to 20. Unlike the previous years ...
Kakao TV’s ‘No, Thank You’ brings popular Instatoon to life

TelevisionNov 17, 2020

Mobile content streaming platform Kakao TV will kick off its latest original drama “No, Thank You” on Saturday at 10 a.m. through its mobile app, KakaoTalk. “No, Thank You” is based on popular webto...