#Netflix Reveals 2025 Korean Slate of Films, Series Including New Seasons of ‘Culinary Class Wars’ and ‘Single’s Inferno’

#Netflix Reveals 2025 Korean Slate of Films, Series Including New Seasons of ‘Culinary Class Wars’ and ‘Single’s Inferno’

Netflix has revealed its 2025 slate of Korean films and television series, with the streamer cranking up the production of K-content to feed insatiable global demand. In the scripted sphere, Netflix will debut a whopping 21 series in 2025. Of course, the crown jewel is the third and final season of Squid Game, that launches…

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#Cannes: Korean Action Maestro Ryoo Seung-wan on Reinventing the Cop Movie for ‘I, The Executioner’

#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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#‘Bloodhounds’ Trailer Reveals Thrilling Fight Scenes in Netflix’s Latest Korean Series

#‘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+ 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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#’Squid Game’ actor O Yeong-su charged with sexual misconduct in Korea

#’Squid Game’ actor O Yeong-su charged with sexual misconduct in Korea

“‘Squid Game’ actor O Yeong-su charged with sexual misconduct in Korea” Award-winning “Squid Game” star O Yeong-su has been indicted on charges of sexual misconduct in Korea. The 78-year-old was released without detention after being accused of inappropriately touching a woman’s body in 2017, AFP reported. The woman originally filed a complaint against Yeong-su in December 2021….

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#’People like to touch my Oscar for luck’

#’People like to touch my Oscar for luck’

“‘People like to touch my Oscar for luck’” Youn Yuh-jung, the first Korean to win an Academy Award ( “Best Supporting Actress” for “Minari” in 2021) for acting stars in the Apple TV+ adaptation of the generation-spanning 2017 novel “Pachinko.”  “This role was suitable for my age – she’s 74,” Yuh-jung, 74, told The Post….

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