The lead actor and director of the global hit series "Squid Game" each brought home an Emmy on Tuesday. Actor Lee Jung-jae won the Emmy Award for outstanding lead actor in a drama series for his role in "Squid Game," while the series' creator, Hwang Dong-hyuk, won the Emmy Award for outstanding directing for a drama series. Lee, 49, who rose to international stardom as the character Seong Gi-hun, a down-on-his-luck middle-aged man, in Netflix’s global phenomenon &l

Lee Jung-jae, who played down-on-his-luck middle-aged man Seong Gi-hun in global hit Netflix series “Squid Game,” won the Emmy Award for outstanding lead actor in a drama series on Tuesday. Lee was nominated in the category along with actors Brian Cox and Jeremy Strong of “Succession,” Adam Scott of “Severance,” Jason Bateman of “Ozark” and Bob Odenkirk of “Better Call Saul.”

Global sensation “Squid Game” won the Emmy Award for outstanding directing for a drama series, presented Monday evening in Los Angeles. “Squid Game” creator Hwang Dong-hyuk was nominated in the category along with Jason Bateman of “Ozark,” Ben Stiller of “Severance,” Karyn Kusama of “Yellowjackets” and Mark Mylod, Cathy Yan and Lorene Scafaria of “Succession.”

Top actor Lee Jung-jae is to join the new Disney+’s “Star Wars” series “The Acolyte,” helmed by Emmy-nominated creator Leslye Headland. Lee will take a male lead in “The Acolyte,” according to the US online entertainment trade publication Deadline, but the detailed information about his character and role are yet to be revealed. “There are many speculations about Lee’s role in ‘The Acolyte.’ We do not have any official statement t

  Terrestrial broadcaster MBC announced that it will exclusively broadcast four exhibition games between the All-Stars of Major League Baseball and the Korean Baseball Organization in November. For the first time in 100 years, a team of major league talents, including the big leaguers from South Korea who played in the majors this season, will play offseason exhibition games in South Korea. The exhibition games will take place in Busan at the Busan Sajik Baseball Stadium, the home of KBO cl

  Visit royal palaces for Chuseok Over the Chuseok holiday, the four major royal palaces -- Gyeongbokgung, Changdeokgung, Deoksugung, Changgyeonggung -- the royal tombs and the Jongmyo shrine in Seoul will be open and free to the public, from Friday to Monday. The four palaces, which usually close on Mondays, will be closed on Tuesday instead. Jongmyo will also be closed on Tuesday. At Changgyeonggung, a special Chuseok event titled "Full Moon Lands on the Royal Palace" will take

Yeosu Jinnam Turtle Ship Festival The Yeosu Jinnam Turtle Ship Festival will run from Sept. 30 to Oct. 2 at Jongpo Marine Park in Yeosu, South Jeolla Province. Commemorating the achievement of Adm. Yi Sun-sin and his famous naval battles during the Imjin War, the annual three-day festival offers a chance to enjoy various exhibitions, parades and performances. With an attempt to promote local art and customs, the festival provides hands-on programs as well as traditional games. Opening as an on

Netflix’s upcoming “Narco-Saints” is set to present an explosive crime saga in a new setting with a dynamic story and a pseudo religious leader. “I thought the series held a powerful story. A Korean becoming a drug lord in a country on the northeastern Atlantic coast of South America? This is an exciting setting for a movie,” Ha Jung-woo, who makes his return to a drama series after 15 years, said at a press conference held at Josun Palace in southern Seoul, Wednesd

With plans to release a star-studded lineup of original content, Disney+ and local streaming platform Tving -- among others -- are set to begin another round of competition in the streaming video and content production markets in South Korea. Disney+, the flagship streaming service of US media giant Walt Disney Co., was widely considered a possible rival to Netflix when it launched in November 2021. It found strong early demand with hit Marvel and Disney series, but things did not go as antici

A leading power in the new era of the Korean Wave, or Hallyu, webtoons are expanding their global presence and being adapted into different formats: TV dramas, variety shows, films and K-pop. Vertically scrolling comics on smartphones have captured readers' attention with innovative approaches such as animation effects, background music and their own soundtracks. Though Korean webtoon companies began global businesses in 2014, it is only in the last few years that the companies have been

Lee You-mi, 28, won the Emmy Award for outstanding guest actress in a drama series on Monday. At the televised ceremony of the 2022 Creative Arts Emmys, Lee was named the winner of outstanding guest actress in a drama series, beating Marcia Gay Harden from “The Morning Show,” Martha Kelly from “Euphoria” and Hope Davis, Sanaa Lathan and Harriet Walter from “Succession.” “I’m so happy to win a prestigious award. I would like to thank director Hwan

  Lee You-mi, who played Ji-yeong in Netflix's global phenomenon "Squid Game," won the Emmy Award for outstanding guest actress in a drama series on Monday. Lee was nominated in the category along with Marcia Gay Harden from "The Morning Show," Martha Kelly from "Euphoria" and Hope Davis, Sanaa Lathan and Harriet Walter from "Succession."

The Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra has appointed Dutch conductor Jaap van Zweden as its new music director. The orchestra announced Sunday that the Dutch conductor, 61, will begin his five-year tenure in January 2024. The search for the new music director began earlier this year as the current music director Osmo Vanska decided not to renew his contract, which ends at the end of the year. Vanska was appointed in January 2020. Guest conductors will be sought for the orchestra's 2023 performa

As Typhoon Hinnamnor is expected to bring heavy rains accompanied by strong winds to the southern part of the country, including the island of Jeju, the coastal towns are preparing themselves ahead of the arrival of typhoon. Fishing boats are either moved onto land or docked at the ports. Parasols at Gwangalli Beach in the port city of Busan are being removed. The South Gyeongsang Provincial Office of Education announced that the schools under the periphery of the typhoon to switch to onli

Gyeryong World Military Culture Expo The Gyeryong World Military Culture Expo is scheduled to be held at Gyeryong Emergency Runway in Gyeryong, South Chungcheong Province, Oct. 7 to 23. Though the festival was initially held to celebrate Korea’s national military service members in 2007, the event has expanded to celebrate the military culture of countries across the globe. The expo seeks to promote peace and technical aspects of the military for future leaders. Visitors can enjoy vari

Broadcast Worldwide 2022, an annual event showcasing South Korean content and insights to the broadcast industry around the world, kicked off its three-day run at Art Hall 1 and 2 at Dongdaemun Design Plaza, Jung-gu, Seoul. With its two previous events held in online, BCWW was excited to welcome the industry insiders and visitors. Wednesday’s opening day event began with a session on the power and future of K-contents, featuring Lee Sang-baek, CEO of Astory, the production company behind

Inspired by American author Louisa May Alcott’s 1868 coming-of-age novel of the same title, tvN drama series “Little Women” seeks to bring a different taste to the story loved around the world. “I imagined the 'little women' from the novel coming to South Korea. We start off by presenting the money problem, a harsh reality that many viewers can easily relate to, and the story ends with a huge twist that will exceed all expectations,” director Kim Hee-won, who was p

Walt Disney Co. Korea is set to release its second Korean original variety show, “The Zone: Survival Mission,” on Sept. 8. Starring comedian Yoo Jae-suk alongside actors Lee Kwang-soo and Kwon Yuri, who is also a member of K-pop girl group Girl’s Generation, the upcoming series seeks to entertain with a format not widely used in Korean variety shows. While many survival programs have adapted escape room-style games, “The Zone: Survival Mission” presents the three

Lee Joon-ik, a master of period films who was behind “The King and the Clown” (2005), “The Throne” (2015), “Anarchist from Colony” (2017) and “The Book of Fish” (2021), is set to make his Tving debut with the sci-fi drama “Beyond the Memory.” The filmmaker’s upcoming series will be released in October, according to Tving, local entertainment powerhouse CJ ENM’s subscription-based streaming platform. “Beyond the Memo

Pohang International Fire and Light Festival The Pohang International Fire and Light Festival is scheduled to be held at Hyeongsangang Sports Park from Sept. 23 to 25 in Pohang, North Gyeongsang Province. The three-day event offers a spectacular fireworks competition with a DJ party, busking, a parade and more. Teams from four countries -- South Korea, Sweden, Italy and the Philippines -- are taking part in the competition that takes place at 8 p.m., Sept. 24. More information can be found a