Korean Acemaker Movieworks Makes Bold Strides in Film

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefSouth Korean e-commerce company Coupang is believed to have acquired Hooq, the Southeast Asian streaming platform that was put into liquidation in March.The information was reported by the Bloomberg financial news service, without quoting any company sources. The report said that Coupang is buying the company’s software, having already acquired its assets.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefSpackman Entertainment, a company listed in Singapore with a collection of Korean-themed investments, said that it has received a takeover offer for its Zip Cinema subsidiary, one of Korea’s leading independent production companies.In a regulatory filing, Spackman said that a non-binding letter of intent was delivered by Charm Accounting Corporation.

Jake Kanter International TV EditorBBC One has commissioned Fremantle labels Thames and Naked to adapt Korean music mystery game show I Can See Your Voice after Fox took the show to series in the U.S. in February.The British broadcaster has ordered an eight-part series of the International Emmy-nominated format from CJ ENM.

Parasite into English so that his sister would watch the award-winning movie.Film, TV and animation student Oscar Cousins, who goes by his OggyOgga moniker on YouTube, said in a video posted to his channel yesterday (July 1) that he enlisted friends, family and an actor to voice the film because his sister refused to watch it with subtitles.In the clip Cousins, 20, explains how he caught his sister watching a Korean TV series with “the worst dub I’ve ever heard”.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefAt a time when movie release dates are moving backwards due to continuing coronavirus problems, raising question marks about the viability of the theatrical business, at least two companies are intent on expanding their cinema activities.Giant theatre provider and South Korean cinema multinational CGV have announced a agreement to install a further 17 Imax-format screens in CGV multiplexes.

Sonia Kil Hard hit by the coronavirus pandemic, the Korean film industry, which celebrated its centenary with Bong Joon-ho’s history-making Academy awards for “Parasite” earlier this year, has been in an unprecedented crisis since February.Since the South Korean government adopted tough social-distancing measures in late February, when the coronavirus was at its peak, cinema business has been largely affected due to local audiences’ growing fear of physical contact with strangers, including

Sonia Kil Hard hit by the coronavirus pandemic, the Korean film industry, which celebrated its centenary with Bong Joon-ho’s history-making Academy awards for “Parasite” earlier this year, has been in an unprecedented crisis since February.Since the South Korean government adopted tough social distancing measures in late February, when the coronavirus was at its peak, cinema business has been largely affected due to local audiences’ growing fear of physical contact with strangers, including

Train to Busan is one of the most popular Korean movies of all time that doesn't just have immense fan love but is treasured by critics as well. The Yeon Sang-ho directorial became such a rage that a sequel just had to be made.

Suga has had a very eventful 2020, to say the least. Not only did BTS' Map of the Soul: 7 become a massive success on an international level but Yoongi also released his highly-awaited second mix-tape, D2, and managed to win hearts as his alter-ego, AGUST D.

Over decades, Korean entertainment has swept across the globe with a huge international fan following at its beck and call thanks to the gripping dramas, creative storytelling in films and addictive music. Korean actors are not just popular locally but enjoy a worldwide fanbase as well.

BTS is keeping themselves very busy, in spite of the entire glove slowing down due to the COVID-19 situation. ARMY are being treated with new content every week as the septet is giving it their all to keep the fandom entertained during such troubling times.

Sonia Kil South Korea’s CJ ENM, the studio behind “Parasite,” and its subsidiary Studio Dragon have signed a partnership deal with American production company Skydance Media’s Skydance Television to co-develop an English-language remake of hit South Korean TV series “Hotel Del Luna.”Produced by Studio Dragon and aired on CJ ENM’s TV channel tvN in 2019, “Hotel Del Luna” is a fantasy drama that revolves around an elite hotelier who becomes the manager of an hotel that only caters to spirits at

Germany — all communist allies — as part of Soviet-led projects to reconstruct war-ravaged North Korea. The orphans studied in local schools and made local friends.

If you're a fan of BTS, these past few months have been exciting as the septet is rolling out so much new content for us to be entertained by. Whether it be their docuseries, Break The Silence or even the celebrations for the 7th anniversary, i.e.

Although it takes the form of an animated feature, writer-director Eiji Han Shimizu’s True North is definitely not for kids. But as a rare glimpse inside a North Korean prison camp, this grueling and poignant true-to-life tale can make for necessary viewing, especially for anyone interested in learning more about such an ongoing crime against humanity.

Peter White Television EditorEXCLUSIVE: Frolic Media, an entertainment media company co-founded by former E! President Lisa Berger and former AwesomenessTV executive Sarah Penna, and MWM Universe, the company behind Netflix’s The Dragon Prince, are adapting Korean web cartoon Yes, My Boss! for TV after striking a deal with digital comic book company Tapas Media.The two companies have struck a deal for all cross-platform rights to the romantic comedy and will launch it as a podcast while also