Asian Streamer Viu Sets ‘Hong Cheon Gi’ as Third Korean Original Series

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief“Spiral: From The Book of Saw” carved out the top spot at the South Korean box office over the weekend. But it was a thin slice of a painfully quiet weekend.Korea’s aggregate nationwide box office was just $2.60 million, almost unchanged from last week and within a whisker of being the smallest weekend total in three months.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefJ. Yoon, singer with successful Korean rock band M.C.

BTS knows there will come a time when they will have to serve in the South Korean army.In the country, all healthy men must serve in the military for at least 18 months before turning 28. However, in December 2020, lawmakers in the country passed a bill where people in certain professions, including professional athletes and even musicians, whose contributions are deemed particularly valuable to South Korea may extend their service until the age of 30.

Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, ET is showcasing some of the best, most entertaining and truly groundbreaking Korean dramas that you can screen right now.This moody crime saga follows the eponymous Vincenzo (Song Joong-ki), who was adopted by an Italian family at the age of eight and grew up in Italy, eventually becoming a consigliere for a mafia family. He is forced to flee to Seoul after the head of the family is killed and the new Don puts a hit out on Vincenzo.

Bong Joon-Ho, the Oscar-winning Korean director behind Parasite, will helm a feature animation about humans and deep-sea creatures.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefBong Joon-ho, director of last year’s Oscar-winning “Parasite,” has announced that he is working on a Korean animated film about humans and deep water sea creatures.He had been working on the screenplay with Korean company 4th Creative Party since 2018. The script was completed in January.Bong is also at work on the script for an English-language film which is understood to be set between the U.K.

Elaine Low Senior TV WriterSupersized K-pop group NCT is looking for new members, and the world will be watching — on television.MGM Television and its chairman Mark Burnett have inked a partnership with producer Soo-Man Lee and Korean powerhouse SM Entertainment to develop a K-pop competition series to find the newest members of NCT. The group is currently comprised of 23 members who also make up the sub-groups NCT 127, NCT DREAM and WayV.Open to young men between 13 and 25, the contestants

K-pop is so hot right now.

I believe the beauty industry has an important role to play in stopping Asian hate. Beauty brands and retailers need to get involved.First, it's simply the right thing to do.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefSouth Korean film and TV studio Next Entertainment World (N.E.W.) has struck a long-term agreement to supply content to streaming service Disney Plus. The deal appears to bring forward the likely launch of Disney Plus in the key territory, while also further stoking competition for Korean films and TV series.The agreement was disclosed little fanfare late last week.

Minari star Yuh-Jung Youn made history at the Oscars by becoming the first Korean to win an acting Academy Award and delivered another endearing acceptance speech. The 73-year-old actress from South Korea has a career in film and television that spans over five decades but only recently rose to prominence in the US thanks to her role in Minari.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefSouth Korean media were quick to celebrate the Oscar win, as best supporting actress in “Minari,” for veteran Yuh-jung Youn. It was a first ever acting win for a Korean actor.

Unlike all the virtual awards this season, the Oscars 2021 was an in-person event and gave netizens several reasons to cheer. From  drop dead gorgeous red carpet looks to candid reactions, the live ceremony was a rage on social media.

Yuh-Jung Youn has made Oscars history.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterRaise a glass of Mountain Dew to Yuh-Jung Youn.The celebrated Korean actress won an Oscar on Sunday night for her supporting role in “Minari,” Lee Isaac Chung’s semi-autobiographical drama about a family that relocates to rural Arkansas in the 1980s to start a farm.

Veteran actress Yuh-Jung Youn made history when she became the first South Korean actress ever to receive an Oscar nomination in the supporting actress category, and again made history tonight as the first Korean ever to win an acting Oscar for her portrayal as the feisty grandma in Lee Isaac Chung’s Minari.

on Sunday, making her the first Korean and second female Asian acting winner in the history of the Academy Awards.“Lee Isaac Chung, without him I wouldn’t be here tonight.

Parasite swept off the Oscar at the 92nd Academy awards collecting the honors for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, and Best International Feature Film. Auteur Bong Joon Ho accepted acclaim for his film worldwide and Parasite became the second name of the Korean film industry for the time being.

Academy Awards, and yet this year there were a handful for Asian actors and filmmakers.Steven Yeun ("Minari") became the first Asian American actor to be nominated for best actor. Riz Ahmed ("Sound of Metal") is the first Muslim to be nominated for best actor.