More and more Korean content is making its way to international television screens as entertainment companies search for fresh revenue streams to offset rising costs and slow domestic ad sales. Entertainment giant CJ ENM announced the launch of "CJ ENM K-Dance," a channel dedicated to Korean dance content in North America through LG Channels. Operated by LG Electronics, LG Channels is a global Free Ad-Supported Streaming Television service offering around 5,000 channels across 37 countries. FAST

It took a decade, but one of K-drama’s most beloved on-screen pairings is back. After winning over audiences with their signature bickering banter in the 2016 ratings smash "Dr. Romantic," Yoo Yeon-seok and Seo Hyeon-jin are joining forces again, this time in a psychological thriller steeped in lies and suspicion. The long-awaited small-screen reunion took center stage at a press conference in Seoul on Wednesday to promote the new series, "The Perfect Lie," where Yoo reflected on how effortlessl

It is not common for an actor to serve as a touchstone for his country through decades of change. Choi Bul-am was one of the few who did. From the days of black-and-white broadcasts to the streaming era, Choi, who died Thursday at 87, played tough men with soft hearts in whom South Korean viewers saw themselves and their own fathers. His unhurried way of talking and head-thrown-back laugh were so well known across the country that they made for a running gag in their own right. Choi started out

A live-action series based on PUBG, the hit battle royale video game, is being developed with Donald Glover set to write, direct and star in the project. Krafton, the South Korean game developer behind the global gaming franchise, is teaming up with Netflix to produce the series. Glover, best known for creating and starring in the television series "Atlanta," for which he won Emmy and Golden Globe awards, will also serve as an executive producer. PUBG is a player-versus-player shooter in which u

South Korean actor Choi Bool-am, widely known as the nation's father figure for his portrayals of paternal characters in popular television dramas, has died, his family said Friday. He was 87. Choi, whose real name was Choi Young-han, died at around 10 p.m. Thursday while receiving treatment at a hospital in western Seoul, according to his family. The actor had experienced difficulties walking after undergoing surgery for a herniated disc in March last year, prompting him to step down as host of

TvN’s latest K-drama juggernaut "100 Days of Deception" is fast becoming the season's breakout standout. Headlined by Hallyu heavyweights Kim You-jung and GOT7’s Park Jin-young, the historical thriller achieved a series-high rating with its Sunday episode, hitting a 9.9 percent nationwide average and dominating its timeslot across all broadcast and cable networks. Set against the backdrop of the Japanese colonial era, the espionage drama centers on Lee Ga-kyung (Kim), a street-smart thief presse

Behind K-pop’s global success is an army of unseen creative talent — chief among them the choreographers and performance directors tasked with translating music into stadium-ready spectacles. Mnet’s dance competition series "Street World Fighter: Directors’ War" set out to drag these behind-the-scenes figures into the spotlight, pitting South Korea’s top directors against one another in challenges spanning choreography, staging and production design. Following a high-stakes, two-month run, veter

Hit K-drama “Signal” is reportedly set to return for a sequel in December, though broadcaster tvN said Monday that no premiere date has been confirmed. According to local reports, “Signal” Season 2 is slated to premiere on Dec. 7 as part of tvN’s Monday-Tuesday drama lineup. However, the broadcaster dismissed the reports. “Nothing has been decided,” tvN told The Korea Herald regarding the series’ premiere date. First aired in 2016, “Signal” is a fantasy crime thriller about detectives from the p

One of South Korea’s most popular audition shows, "Superstar K," is set to return in 2027, 11 years after its last season, according to local reports. Mnet reportedly plans to resurrect the series in 2027, with open recruitment slated to begin next month. The production aims to accept contestants regardless of age, gender, style, or citizenship. The season is tentatively titled “Superstar K 2027." Debuting in 2009, "Superstar K" launched a nationwide craze for TV auditions via large-scale open t

A petition demanding that the breakout K-drama “Doctor X: Mafia in White” be taken off the air has been filed with the National Assembly following criticism of the show's portrayal of the 1980 Gwangju Democratic Uprising. Filed on the National Assembly’s website, the petition calls for a review of the drama’s production process and a suspension of its broadcast over concerns about its portrayal of a politically sensitive chapter in South Korean history. The controversy centers on the series’ six

Roughly 80 percent of global Netflix subscribers have viewed Korean shows or movies, according to figures released by the streaming platform on Friday. The data was unveiled to mark the 10th anniversary of Netflix's service launch in Korea. According to the platform, more than 200 Korean productions have made it into its global Top 10 charts since the company began publishing the rankings on its official ranking platform, Tudum, in 2021. Netflix added that between its 2016 launch in Korea and 20

JTBC’s "Final Table" is a new venture, and one of the first Korean dramas to blend a scripted narrative with a reality variety show formula. The upcoming 12-episode series, set to premiere on Saturday, stars "KPop Demon Hunters" breakout star Ahn Hyo-seop as Kang Han, a prodigy chef battling for the title in the fictional elite culinary competition "The Table: K-Chef 2026." Instead of relying solely on the standard narrative, director Kim Do-hoon said he experimented with a new hybrid format by

One of Netflix Korea's biggest K-dramas of 2026, "Tantara," has been confirmed for a Dec.11 rollout. The series features a powerhouse ensemble led by two A-listers: Song Hye-kyo ("The Glory," "Descendants of the Sun") and Gong Yoo ("Guardian: The Lonely and Great God," "The Trunk"). They are joined by a supporting cast that includes Lee Ha-nee, AOA's Seolhyun and Cha Seung-won. Set against the backdrop of Korea’s entertainment industry spanning the 1960s through the 1980s, "Tantara" chronicles c

Many know Lee Se-dol as the Go grandmaster who scored the lone human victory against Google’s artificial intelligence system AlphaGo in a historic 2016 showdown. In the age of AI, Lee is officially unemployed. Turning professional at just 12 years old, Lee built one of the most decorated careers in Go history, capturing 14 major international titles. His five-game match against AlphaGo in March 2016 marked a watershed moment in global AI history and his victory in Game 4 remains legendary in com

Actor Kim Soo-hyun has asked YouTube to shut down HoverLab, a right-wing channel that has spread allegations about his relationship with the late actor Kim Sae-ron. The 38-year-old actor’s representatives reportedly called on YouTube to shut down the channel, citing violations of the platform’s policies on harassment and cyberbullying and warning that the continued spread of false information could cause further harm. In addition to seeking the channel’s termination, Kim’s legal team has request