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Hong Kong acting legend Tony Leung says he wants to play a serial killer, star in K-dramas
Hong Kong actor Tony Leung Chiu-wai told reporters at the 27th Busan International Film Festival that he would like to star in Korean dramas. Leung, 60, was presented the Asian Cineaste of the Year award during the South Korean festival on Thursday for his work with directors…
· Grace Kim
‘No matter how rich you are, everyone has problems’: ‘Bling Empire’ S3 cast on healing in the midst of drama
*Bling, bling* Los Angeles’ wealthiest Asians are here. The cast of the Netflix reality show “Bling Empire” joined NextShark over Zoom ahead of its third season premiere on Wednesday to dish on all the dirty drama that’s unfolded this latest round.
· Daniel Anderson
Disney Plus announces crime K-drama ‘The Worst of Evil’ starring Ji Chang-wook, Lim Se-mi and Wi Ha-joon
Disney Plus has announced a 2023 premiere for its original upcoming Korean crime drama series, “The Worst of Evil.” The series takes place in 1980s South Korea and will follow the story of undercover cops infiltrating a drug trafficking crime ring involving Korea, China and…
· Daniel Anderson
Netflix announces thriller K-drama ‘Gyeongseong Creature’ starring Park Seo-joon, Han So-hee, Claudia Kim
Netflix announced on Wednesday that its new thriller K-drama titled “Gyeongseong Creature” will be streamed globally. The streaming giant also announced that South Korean actor and model Claudia Kim will join the show’s cast. An official release date has yet to be announced, but…
· Chandler Treon
‘Glitch’: New Netflix K-drama trailer teases comedic duos and alien abductions
Netflix released a new trailer for the upcoming K-drama “Glitch” on Thursday. “Glitch” follows a girl named Hong Ji-hyo, played by Jeon Yeo-been (“After My Death,” “Vincenzo”), who enlists the help of a UFO enthusiast to help find her missing boyfriend, uncovering a mysterious…
· Daniel Anderson
Belle Mariano becomes first Filipino woman to win Outstanding Asian Star at Seoul Drama Awards
Actor Belle Mariano became the first Filipino woman to win Outstanding Asian Star at the Seoul International Drama Awards on Thursday. Mariano won the award for her lead role in the 2021 television series “He’s Into Her.” Only four other actors received the award this year as…
· Daniel Anderson
BIBI steps down from K-drama debut in Netflix’s ‘Sweet Home’
South Korean singer-songwriter BIBI has stepped down from her K-drama debut in Season 2 of the Netflix series “Sweet Home” due to a scheduling conflict. A representative for Netflix commented that another actor has taken on the unknown role in lieu of BIBI. BIBI will drop a…
· Rebecca Moon
‘Squid Game’ star Lee Jung-jae becomes first Asian to win Emmy for Best Actor in a Drama Series
“Squid Game” actor Lee Jung-jae made history at the Emmys on Monday night by becoming the first Asian actor to win the Best Actor award. Lee also became the first actor from a non-English-language show to win an Emmy. The series, nominated for 14 Emmys, won four, including…
· Daniel Anderson
South Korean singer-songwriter BIBI to make K-drama debut in Netflix’s ‘Sweet Home’
South Korean singer-songwriter BIBI will make her K-drama debut in Season 2 of the Netflix series “Sweet Home.” Details about her role and the second season’s release date have yet to be announced. This will be BIBI’s second acting role following her appearance in the horror…
· Daniel Anderson
K-drama ‘Big Mouth’ in hot water for alleged racist line about Thai culture
The K-drama “Big Mouth” has received backlash for a scene where the show’s main character, Park Chang-ho (played by Lee Jong-suk), asks a death row inmate if his mother ate tom yum kung – a hot and sour Thai soup – after giving birth to him. Park taunts the inmate and concludes…
· Grace Kim
Netflix releases trailer for docuseries ‘Thai Cave Rescue,’ a dramatized retelling of the 2018 incident
Netflix released the first trailer for its upcoming docuseries “Thai Cave Rescue,” based on the real-life incident from 2018. What was supposed to be a routine day of exploration turned into disaster for the Wild Boars soccer team and their coach when heavy rainfall and flooding…
· Rebecca Moon
Cast revealed for Disney Plus legal K-drama series ‘May It Please The Court’
Disney Plus has revealed the cast for the upcoming legal K-drama “May It Please The Court.” The courtroom series will follow two lawyers forced to work together after discovering a web of conspiracies that may threaten their cases. The K-drama will feature “Diary of a…
· Daniel Anderson
Red Velvet’s Joy stars in new teaser for Netflix K-drama ‘Once Upon a Small Town’
A new teaser trailer for the Netflix K-drama “Once Upon A Small Town,” starring Joy of K-pop girl group Red Velvet, dropped on Friday. The series is based on the novel of the same name by author Park Ha-min. Joy will play Ahn Ja-young, a friendly police officer who grew up in…
· Rebecca Moon
‘Call My Agent!’: K-drama adaptation of French series coming to Netflix in November
An upcoming K-drama adaptation of the French series “Dix Pour Cent” called “Call My Agent!” will be releasing its first episode on Netflix on Nov. 16. Two episodes of the K-drama will be released every week for eight weeks, for a total of 16 episodes. New episodes will be…
· Grace Kim
Bae Suzy, Yang Se-jong star in ‘Crash Landing on You’ director’s new drama ‘The Girl Downstairs’
Bae Suzy and Yang Se-jong have reportedly begun filming for the upcoming Netflix K-drama “The Girl Downstairs.” The series is based on the Naver webtoon “Lee Doona!” which centers around a former K-pop idol, Lee Doo-na (Bae), who retires from the cutthroat industry in order to…
· Editorial Staff
Song Hye-kyo set to star in upcoming Netflix original drama ‘The Glory’ by Kim Eun-sook
Song Hye-kyo will star in the upcoming Netflix original drama series “The Glory,” penned by esteemed screenwriter Kim Eun-sook. Kim is known for her hit romance dramas, including “Goblin,” “Heirs,” “Secret Garden” and “Descendants of the Sun.” “The Glory” follows the story of…
· Grace Kim
‘Fresh Off the Boat’ creator Eddie Huang developing new Showtime drama titled ‘Panda’
Eddie Huang is writing and executive producing a new hour-long drama series on Showtime set in the late ‘90s called “Panda.” The series will follow the titular character Panda, a gifted kid who begins to sell ecstasy with the help of Jade, a private school girl from the opposite…
· Daniel Anderson
Blackpink’s Jennie appears in new trailer for upcoming HBO drama series ‘The Idol’
Blackpink member Jennie appeared in a trailer for the HBO drama series “The Idol” that was released on Sunday. The show, starring singer The Weeknd (Abel Tesfaye) and Lilly-Rose Depp, follows Depp as a wannabe pop singer who begins a complicated romantic relationship with a Los…
· Jane Nam
Dramatic rescue video shows trapped elephant calf and mother saved from manhole in Thailand
In the pouring rain on Wednesday, Thai veterinarians and nearby staff rescued a mother-calf pair of elephants from a roadside drainage hole using a boom lift. The incident took place in central Nakhon Nayok province where a one-year-old elephant fell into a large man-made…
· Iris Jung
All eyes in S. Korea are on ‘Extraordinary Attorney Woo,’ the latest hit drama bringing autism awareness
South Korean legal drama “Extraordinary Attorney Woo,” starring Park Eun-bin, Kang Tae-oh and Kang Ki-young, has captured the attention of South Korea and the rest of the world. The series, which is distributed by Netflix and South Korean TV channel ENA, has risen to first place…
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