Spotify to Launch Localized Service in South Korea in 2021

Netflix is doubling down on South Korean content, a reflection of the East Asian nation's cultural influence globally. The streamer said Thursday that it has signed leases on two production facilities outside of Seoul so that it can "feed the demand" of subscribers around the world who are "eager to watch more original Korean series and films." From 2015 to 2020, Netflix has spent $700 million on Korean content, which included more than 80 shows made in the country.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefNetflix says that it is leasing nine sound stages at two facilities in South Korea in order to increase its output of Korean films and series.The two production facilities are located at Paju-si and Yeoncheon-gun, just outside of Seoul, in Gyeonggi Province. At YCDSMC – Studio 139, it will lease six stages and supporting spaces of approximately 9,000 square meters.

South Korean sci-fi action movieSpace Sweepers is finally set for release —on Netflix. The streamer said Wednesday that the film will launch on its platform worldwide on Feb.

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.

On Sunday, February 9, 2020, history was made at the 92nd annual Academy Awards when, for the first time, a foreign-language film took the coveted Best Picture prize — along with three others including Best Director, Original Screenplay and the newly named Best International Feature.

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.

BLACKPINK have announced the postponement of their upcoming virtual concert, dubbed THE SHOW.THE SHOW, which was originally set to air on YouTube on December 27, will now air on January 31, 2021 at 2pm KST (6am BST) instead.The quartet took to social media earlier today (December 17) to reveal the new date, and explain that the concert was postponed due to South Korea’s current regulations to manage the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.“We can’t wait to meet our BLINKs as soon as possible, but in

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

Dua Lipa, Demi Lovato, J Balvin, and Matthew McConaughey will be helping fans around the world ring in 2021 virtually as part of a series of YouTube specials.Hello 2021 will feature five different shows for viewers in the Americas, the U.K., South Korea, Japan, and India, where fans will be treated to speeches, musical performances, and dance parties from big name stars across the globe as they count down to the New Year.Hello 2021: Americas will be co-hosted by actress Storm Reid and Mexican

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.