BLACKPINK postpone virtual concert over South Korea’s COVID-19 regulations

Riding the worldwide popularity of K-content, Endeavor Content has struck a multi-year deal with Korean TV producer Bon Factory to develop English- and Korean-language series for the world market. “South Korean culture has impacted the world globally, and Bon Factory’s storytelling style and ability to weave local and global approaches to content make this the perfect partnership," Kelly Miller, vp of international strategy at Endeavor Content, said in a statement.

Manori Ravindran International EditorEndeavor Content has struck a multi-year deal with CJ ENM-backed South Korean production outfit Bon Factory, with an eye on developing television series in both English and Korean languages for the global market.Resulting series will be produced with both global and Korean talent, and the partners will also look to cross-pollinate formats in each market.

Endeavor Content has signed a multi-year partnership agreement with South Korean production company Bon Factory to develop English and Korean-language TV series.

Rep.-elect Young Kim, who flipped a blue California House seat for the GOP, brings to Washington a keen understanding of the U.S. immigration system from her work as a longtime congressional staffer and her personal journey of becoming an American citizen.  She knows that the system needs to be fixed.  Kim immigrated to the United States from South Korea at age 12 thanks to the family-based immigration system that President Trump had wanted to eliminate.

The U.S. military began inoculating American troops based overseas this week, focusing on military and civilian health care workers, first responders and command teams. Troops based in Japan, South Korea and Europe were among the first to receive the vaccine amid rising cases of the coronavirus around the world.

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Before “Oldboy,” before “The Handmaiden,” visionary South Korean filmmaker Park Chan-wook helmed, “Joint Security Area,” a gripping tale of deceit, misunderstanding, and the senselessness of war. READ MORE: The Best & The Rest: The Films Of Park Chan-Wook Ranked Released in 2000, “Joint Security Area,” occurs after a shooting incident at the North/South Korean border/DMZ leaves 2 North Korean soldiers dead.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefMusic streaming giant Spotify is to launch a localized service in South Korea in the first half of 2021. The move connects K-pop artists, such as BTS and Blackpink who are enjoying global success, with listeners in their home country.“South Korea is key for Spotify in its mission of giving a million creative artists the opportunity to live off their art and billions of fans the opportunity to enjoy and be inspired by it.

Controversial South Korean director Kim Ki-duk died in a hospital in Latvia where he was being treated for COVID-19. He was 59.

according to the Associated Press. He was 59.The death of the filmmaker, who won top prize at 2012 Venice Film Festival with “Pieta,” was first confirmed by Vitaly Mansky, president of an international doc film festival in Riga, and later “indirectly” by the Foreign Ministry in Seoul, which revealed a “South Korean male in his 50s died while being treated for COVID-19 at a hospital in Latvia during the early hours of Dec.

South Korean filmmaker Kim Ki-duk has died at the age of 59 from complications arising from Covid-19 while in Latvia, according to local sources.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefAward-winning and deeply divisive South Korean film director Kim Ki-duk has died of COVID-19-related complications while on a visit to Latvia, local media in Latvia has reported. His death has not been confirmed in Korea.Latvian news portal Delfi said Kim arrived in the country a month ago with the intention of buying a house and applying for alien residency status.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefLarge parts of South Korea’s entertainment industry are reeling as the national government put capital city Seoul on the country’s second highest virus response footing.