Smarter News Now
  • About Us
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms & Conditions
  • Contact Us
  • Email Whitelisting
No Result
View All Result
  • Top News
  • Economy News
  • Forex News
  • Investing News
  • Stock News
  • Politics News
  • Editor’s Pick
  • Top News
  • Economy News
  • Forex News
  • Investing News
  • Stock News
  • Politics News
  • Editor’s Pick
No Result
View All Result
Smarter News Now
No Result
View All Result
Home Investing News

Netflix to launch more original Korean content

by
March 1, 2021
in Investing News
0
Netflix to launch more original Korean content
0
SHARES
13
VIEWS
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
1 of 2



All of Us Are Dead



The Silent Sea

GLOBAL streaming service Netflix is bringing new original Korean content to its lineup of new shows this year.

During the See What’s Next Korea event streamed from Seoul on Feb. 25, Netflix co-CEO and Chief Content Officer Ted Sarandos said in a video that the recent investment in Korean content surpassed $700 million.

Netflix has made more than 200 Netflix Asian original series since 2016. The apocalyptic South Korean horror TV series Sweet Home was seen by 22 million households in 2020. Other Korean shows on Netflix that were popular in 2020 were the zombie series Kingdom Season 2 and #Alive, teenage drama Extracurricular, and the North-South Korean love story Crash Landing on You.

“We recently signed the deal for studio space —  two —  in fact, which will allow us to continue making great content in Korea, as Korean content becomes the world’s entertainment trends,” Mr. Sarandos said. “We will continue to invest in collaborating with Korean storytellers across a wealth of genres and formats.”

Minyoung Kim, Netflix Vice-President of Content for Korea, Southeast Asia, Australia & New Zealand said that as of the end of 2020, Netflix had 3.8 million paid memberships in South Korea. Highlighting the company’s continued investment in the Korean creative community, Ms. Kim also announced that Netflix is investing nearly $500 million on Korean content in 2021.

“All of this shows our commitment to creating Korean content together to overwhelm and entertain the global audience, and to lay the groundwork for the local production and creative industry to grow in tandem,” Ms. Kim said.

According to Ms. Kim, viewership in the streaming service grew four times between 2019 to 2020.

“It’s a huge increase and it is a very exciting thing for a lot of us who are making Korean content,” Ms. Kim said at the online roundtable for Philippine and Singaporean media.

“We believe the stories that are authentic to the local market are the stories that are going to travel.”

THE FILMS AND SERIES
This year, Netflix will have two original Korean films and 10 series titles.

One of the films is BDSM romance Moral Sense, directed by Park Hyun-jin (Like for Likes), about a clean cut office worker whose female co-worker accidentally opens his mail and finds a leash. The two then develop a male-sub and female-dominant relationship.

The other, directed by Jung Byung-gil, is the action film Carter about a man who wakes up in a motel room with no recollection of who he is. When a voice in his ear calls him “Carter,” he follows the voice’s orders and goes on a mission to save a kidnapped girl.

The upcoming TV shows are:

• Move to Heaven, directed by Kim Sung-ho (How to Steal a Dog), revolves around the routine of a pair of trauma cleaners.

• D. P., based on the webtoon by Kim Bo-tong, follows army private Joon-ho who becomes a member of the “Deserter Pursuit” unit that tracks down military deserters. Directed by Han Jun-hee, it stars Jung Hae-in, Koo Kyo-hwan, Kim Sung-kyun, and Son Seok-koo.

• Squid Game, directed by Hwang Dong-hyuk, follows people who decide to join a mysterious survival game for a $40-million prize.

• Hellbound follows a self-assured lawyer who goes up against the New Truth Church and its extremist Arrowhead devotees. The series is directed by Yeon Sang-ho (Train to Busan, Peninsula) and is written by Yeon and Choi Gyu-seok.

• The Silent Sea is set in a desertified future Earth and follows members of a special team sent to an abandoned research facility on the moon. Directed by Choi Hang-yong, the series stars Bae Doona, Gong Yoo, and Lee Joon.

• All of Us Are Dead is about a group of students trapped in a high school seeking to be rescued from a zombie invasion. The original series stars Yoon Chan-yeong, Park Ji-hu, Cho Yi-hyun, Lomon, and Yoo In-soo. 

• My Name, from the director of Extracurricular Kim Jin-min, follows a mobster’s daughter who joins a cartel and becomes a mole in the police force in order to learn the truth behind her father’s death.

• So Not Worth It, created by Kwon Ik-joon, follows the adventures of students with multicultural backgrounds in a college dorm. It stars Park Se-wan, Shin Hyeon-seung, Choi Young-jae of K-pop group GOT7, Minnie of the K-pop girl group (G)I-DLE, and Han Hyun-min.

• Kingdom: Ashin of the North is a special standalone episode from the Kingdom universe which tackles the backstory of the mysterious character Lee Chang’s group encountered on their journey north to discover the origins of the infected.

• Season 2 of Love Alarm, starring Song Kang, Kim So-hyun, and Jung Ga-ram, returns on March 12. Based on a webtoon of the same title, the series is directed by Kim Jin-woo. — Michelle Anne P. Soliman

ShareTweetPin

Related Posts

Peso drops vs dollar on hawkish Fed signals
Investing News

Peso drops vs dollar on hawkish Fed signals

August 15, 2022
PSEi inches higher following Wall Street’s rally
Investing News

PSEi inches higher following Wall Street’s rally

August 15, 2022
Foreign chambers see potential for PHL as creative industry hub
Investing News

Foreign chambers see potential for PHL as creative industry hub

August 15, 2022
Sugar industry wants SRA to distribute imports 50-50 between industrial users, consumer market
Investing News

Sugar industry wants SRA to distribute imports 50-50 between industrial users, consumer market

August 15, 2022
Sweden offers help to improve EDSA Busway; DoTr not ruling out cable car proposals for NCR
Investing News

Sweden offers help to improve EDSA Busway; DoTr not ruling out cable car proposals for NCR

August 15, 2022
LGU borrowing proposals sharply lower at end of July
Investing News

LGU borrowing proposals sharply lower at end of July

August 15, 2022
Next Post
Pangilinan eyes SPEx stake in Malampaya project

Pangilinan eyes SPEx stake in Malampaya project

Get the daily email that makes reading the news actually enjoyable. Stay informed and entertained, for free.
Email Address *
Your information is secure and your privacy is protected. By opting in you agree to receive emails from us. Remember that you can opt-out any time, we hate spam too!
 

Recommended

Johnson and Macron to Meet With Brexit Trade Talks at Key Phase

Johnson and Macron to Meet With Brexit Trade Talks at Key Phase

June 17, 2020
Jupyter Notebook for Data Science? The pros and cons of this tool

Jupyter Notebook for Data Science? The pros and cons of this tool

February 26, 2021
Saudi Arabia stocks higher at close of trade; Tadawul All Share up 0.83%

Saudi Arabia stocks higher at close of trade; Tadawul All Share up 0.83%

June 7, 2020
Stocks – JPMorgan, Wells Fargo Rise in Premarket Despite Plunging Earnings

Stocks – JPMorgan, Wells Fargo Rise in Premarket Despite Plunging Earnings

April 14, 2020
115 Filipinos in crisis-hit Sri Lanka want to come home

115 Filipinos in crisis-hit Sri Lanka want to come home

July 20, 2022
Government rightsizing could mean more funds for nurses, teachers, engineers

Government rightsizing could mean more funds for nurses, teachers, engineers

July 26, 2022
  • About Us
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms & Conditions
  • Contact Us
  • Email Whitelisting

Copyright © 2022 SmarterNewsNow.
All Rights Reserved.

Disclaimer: SmarterNewsNow.com, its managers, its employees, and assigns (collectively “The Company”) do not make any guarantee or warranty about what is advertised above. Information provided by this website is for research purposes only and should not be considered as personalized financial advice.
The Company is not affiliated with, nor does it receive compensation from, any specific security. The Company is not registered or licensed by any governing body in any jurisdiction to give investing advice or provide investment recommendation. Any investments recommended here should be taken into consideration only after consulting with your investment advisor and after reviewing the prospectus or financial statements of the company.

No Result
View All Result
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Email Whitelisting
  • Home
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms & Conditions
  • Thank You

Copyright © 2020 SmarterNewsNow. All Rights Reserved.