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Kim Soo-Hyun's enlistment to hit Keyeast revenue

Hallyu star Kim Soo-hyun’s military service is expected to have a significant impact on revenue at his agency Keyeast. Kim is scheduled to begin his military service on Oct. 23. “During the period, there will be no show business for Kim, and we expect a significant fall in service revenue,” the company said in a statement.

Dramas & TV shows | 2017-09-29 14:57

Veteran actresses struggle to land on roles

Veteran actresses in their late 30s and 40s struggle to find characters that suit their experience and abilities. The film and TV industries complain of a shortage of young actresses in their 20s, while older and more experienced actresses say their chances of appearing on screens are getting smaller because many TV dramas and movies shun them. Actresses in their 40s are as g...

Dramas & TV shows | 2017-09-27 18:09

US remake of 'Good Doctor' tops viewer ratings

The U.S. remake of the Korean TV drama "The Good Doctor" is off to a good start. The first episode of ABC's "The Good Doctor" topped the viewer ratings for its timeslot. According to TV By the Numbers, a website collecting and analyzing TV ratings data, Tuesday, “The Good Doctor” showed a 2.4 percent viewer rating on Sept. 25 with 11.8 million viewers. The data was collected from a survey on viewers aged between 18 and 49.

Dramas & TV shows | 2017-09-27 17:25

Korean star tells of attack in Belgium

Joon Park, 48, a Korean-American singer has revealed how he and other Koreans were victims of an ugly racist/theft incident in Belgium.

Dramas & TV shows | 2017-09-25 10:39

Foreigners' travel shows gaining popularity

“Welcome, First Time in Korea?” a travel show about foreigners visiting Korea for the first time, has been receiving strong responses from viewers, reviving the genre that has become a cliche on the small screen. The Thursday show airs on MBC Every1, MBC’s cable network, featuring foreign expats living in Korea who invite and show around their friends and relatives from their...

Dramas & TV shows | 2017-09-20 16:52

'Produce 101' producer plans for boys-vs-girls survival audition

Star producer Han Dong-chul, who has created a series of hit music shows including “Produce 101,” “Show Me the Money” and “Unpretty Rapstar” for Mnet, has revealed his next show “Mix Nine” will be a mixed gender reality singing competition. After joining YG as his new home, Han said “Mix Nine” will be a mixed gender reality singing competition show, where in the end the top n...

Dramas & TV shows | 2017-09-19 21:17

TV dramas diversified in format to fit changing market

Local dramas have been getting away from the previous norm that they should be 16- to 20-episode-long miniseries. Starting with cable networks, more major television dramas are now experimenting with various lengths. There are dramas with four, eight and 12 episodes, and the length of each episode varies from 10 to 70 minutes.

Dramas & TV shows | 2017-09-18 16:54

Journalists gaining popularity in screens

SBS drama “Falsify,” telling the story of media colluding with politicians and the prosecution to manipulate public opinion recently ended, topping the TV ratings. But, the live version of the drama is ongoing in Korea. The National Intelligence Service (NIS) revealed last Monday that the former president Lee Myung-bak administration created a blacklist of 82 artists to cut t...

Dramas & TV shows | 2017-09-17 18:25

Overdue wages top unfair practice for artists

More artists are reporting cases of unfair practices, according to a recent report revealed by a lawmaker. A paper analyzing a Korean Artists Welfare Foundation report on the culture industry's unfair practices, disclosed by the office of lawmaker Lee Eun-jae of the National Assembly Education, Culture, Sports, and Tourism Committee, Sunday, stated the number of reports on unfair practices is increasing annually. There were 150 reported cases last year which was an increase of 57.9 percent from the previous year with 95 cases. This year, the reported cases are numbered at 130 as of August an...

Dramas & TV shows | 2017-09-17 16:57

Viewers turning away from major broadcasters to cable networks

KBS, MBC and SBS, the three major broadcasters, are losing viewers. Their media credibility has hit rock bottom, as seen in the ongoing general strike of the unions of KBS and MBC, calling for autonomy in news coverage and the resignation of its top management, who allegedly meddled in news reporting to pander to the previous two governments. As the public broadcasters start ...

Dramas & TV shows | 2017-09-13 20:18

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