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· Ryan General
Popular Korean webtoon ‘Get Schooled’ gets called out for ‘racist’ plotline
“Racism or racist content have no place on WEBTOON. It should not have been published, and we apologize to anyone who encountered it or harm it caused to the incredible WEBTOON community”
· Daniel Anderson
‘Moving’ trailer: Teens discover their superpowers in Korean series adaptation of webtoon
Disney has dropped a new trailer for their Korean original series “Moving,” adapted from the webtoon of the same name by Kang Full. A superpowered mystery: “Moving” tells the tale of a black ops team created by South Korea’s National Security Planning Agency in the 1990s. This…
· Daniel Anderson
Netflix drops trailer for webtoon adaptation K-drama ‘See You in My 19th Life’
Netflix has released the official trailer for the K-drama series “See You in My 19th Life,” which is based on Lee Hye’s webtoon of the same name. The series follows Ban Ji-eum, a woman who has experienced multiple rebirths over the course of nearly a thousand years and retains…
· Daniel Anderson
Song Joong-ki, Shin Hyun-been and Girls’ Generation’s Tiffany to star in webtoon adaptation ‘Chaebol Family’s Youngest Son’
JTBC has confirmed Song Joong-ki, Shin Hyun-been and Girls’ Generation’s Tiffany as cast members for its upcoming drama series, “Chaebol Family’s Youngest Son.” Based on the webtoon of the same name, the series follows the story of a secretary who is framed and killed for a…
· Daniel Anderson
‘Lookism’: Netflix drops trailer for animated series adaption of Korean webtoon
Netflix dropped the first trailer for the Korean animated series “Lookism,” which is based on the webtoon of the same name, on Sunday. The show follows protagonist Park Hyeong-seok, a high schooler who often gets bullied by his peers for being unattractive. One day he wakes up…
· Rebecca Moon
‘Solo Leveling’ webtoon artist Jang ‘Dubu’ Sung-rak dies
Jang “Dubu” Sung-rak, the South Korean artist of the popular webtoon “Solo Leveling,” died on Saturday due to a cerebral hemorrhage. Redice Studio explained on Twitter that Jang was suffering from a chronic illness and thanked readers and the community for cherishing his work.…
· Ryan General
Netflix to release live-action K-drama adaptation of ‘All of Us Are Dead’ zombie webtoon in Jan.
K-drama fans have another series to look forward to with the highly anticipated release of “All of Us Are Dead” on Netflix. Worth the wait: “All of Us Are Dead,” the live-action adaptation of the webtoon “Now at Our School, All of Us Are Dead” (“지금 우리 학교는”) by Joo Dong-geun, is…
· Ryan General
Netflix Pays $2.4 Million PER EPISODE to Turn Korean Webtoon Into Live-Action K-Drama
A popular South Korean Webtoon series is getting a K-drama version on Netflix and reports indicate that the streaming service is spending mad cash to get it right. Netflix is reportedly investing about $2.4 million per episode in producing “Sweet Home,” a live-action series…
· Carl Samson
Interview: ‘Boyfriend on Demand’ stars Jisoo, Seo In-guk talk their ideal virtual partners
As Netflix series “Boyfriend on Demand” explores AI-powered dating, stars Jisoo and Seo In-guk have shared surprisingly different answers about what they would program into a virtual companion. A new kind of dating “Boyfriend on Demand” premiered on March 6, starring Jisoo as…
· Michelle De Pacina
Cast of Netflix’s ‘Hellbound’ talks Season 2 with NextShark
Despite bringing to life the intensity of Netflix’s “Hellbound” Season 2’s storyline — filled with dark themes, existential questions and relentless action — the cast and director of the Netflix series managed to keep things light behind the scenes. Known for exploring the…
· Ryan General
Review: ‘The 8 Show’ is not ‘Squid Game’ — and that’s OK
Spoiler warning: This review contains details about the plot and characters of “The 8 Show.” I probably would have dove into “The 8 Show” the moment it popped up in my Netflix recommendations if I hadn’t initially dismissed the show as a probable “Squid Game” knockoff. But as a…
· Carl Samson
Disney Plus announces new slate of Korean originals for 2024
Disney Plus on Monday announced four new Korean titles for 2024, bringing the total to seven so far into the year. What they are: The latest series titles include thriller “Blood Free,” mystery “Unmasked,” action-thriller “The Tyrant” and crime drama “Gangnam B-Side.” Reality…
· Ryan General
‘Marry My Husband’ to get Japanese drama adaptation
Producers of the beloved South Korean drama “Marry My Husband” revealed that they are planning to create a Japanese version. Straight from the source material: Studio Dragon, the production company behind the original South Korean series, announced on Feb. 14 that the Japanese…
· Daniel Anderson
K-pop boy band xikers talk their comeback album ‘House of Tricky: How to Play’ [interview]
They go by the enigmatic moniker xikers. The very name itself, a fusion of the enigmatic “x” and the intrepid spirit of “hikers,” speaks to the mission these 10 remarkable individuals have undertaken — to voyage “through infinite time and space based on their own coordinates.”…
· Ryan General
Korean female judo athlete hailed as hero for rescuing septugenerian from drowning
“I just did what anyone else would have done, but I’m thankful for the love I’ve been receiving”
· Isa Peralta
Netflix sports comedy ‘Dream’ starring IU, Park Seo-joon gets official trailer
Netflix released the official trailer for the sports comedy “Dream,” which stars IU and Park Seo-joon, on Wednesday. About “Dream”: The Lee Byeong-heon-directed film follows Yoon Hong-dae (played by Park), a former professional soccer player who, after receiving disciplinary…
· Iris Jung
Interview: The cast of ‘Black Knight’ talk their new dystopian show on Netflix
To celebrate the official release of their show “Black Knight” on Netflix, director Cho Ui-seok and cast members Kim Woo-bin, Kang Yoo-seok, Esom and Song Seung-heon sat down to talk with NextShark. “Black Knight” — the live-action adaptation of the Korean webtoon “Delivery…
· Isa Peralta
Netflix releases trailer for sci-fi K-drama ‘Black Knight’ starring Kim Woo-bin
Netflix released the official trailer for its upcoming K-drama “Black Knight” starring Kim Woo-bin on Thursday. The series, which is a live-action adaptation of Lee Yungyun’s 2017-2019 webtoon “Delivery Knight,” centers on delivery drivers called Black Knights who bring…
· Daniel Anderson
Netflix unveils teaser trailer for dystopian K-drama ‘Black Knight’ starring Kim Woo-bin
Netflix released the first teaser trailer for its upcoming K-drama series “Black Knight,” starring “Uncontrollably Fond” star Kim Woo-bin, on Tuesday. The upcoming show is a live-action adaptation of Lee Yoon-gyun’s webtoon “Delivery Knight,” which depicts the lives of delivery…
· Daniel Anderson
BLACKPINK’s upcoming mobile game will allow players to manage, style the K-pop group
YG Entertainment has announced that BLACKPINK’s first mobile game, “BLACKPINK The Game,” is coming soon. Takeone Company, the company behind BTS‘ mobile game “BTS World,” is lending its expertise to develop BLACKPINK‘s simulation game, which will allow players to act as a…
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