DramaFever, one of the two leading Korean drama streaming services in the world, has shut down. While DramaFever had shown signs of slow-down in the UK, with fewer new titles made available in the past two years, the streamer had however shown ambition to roll-out into new markets such as India and the rest of Europe. […]
After months of preparation, we are happy to announce the launch of Korean webdrama Touching You on France’s MyTF1 Xtra this 1 September 2017. We had previously released Chinese webseries Ex-Model on the youth-skewing French VOD service, which also made our headlines for featuring a slate of popular Korean dramas, including more recently SBS’ To […]
We have been notified by Feedspot, a Social RSS Reader referencing all websites within specific categories and founded by Aruj Agarwal, that our website, DaehanDrama.com, ranks 47th in the world among those dedicated to Korean TV dramas. Another UK website was above us in 24th position: Beyond Hallyu. The ranking is topped by Dramabeans, followed by […]
The landscape for Korean dramas in the United Kingdom just got better. After our release of two Korean webdramas to Amazon Video, namely Touching You and Hot and Sweet, a third webdrama just landed on another UK video-on-demand (VOD) platform: SHUDDER. If you don’t know Shudder yet, it is AMC Networks’ fledging subscription VOD service […]
Do you remember about KBS’ 2004 period drama Emperor of the Sea, also known as Sea God? Spanning 51 episodes and based Choi In-ho’s novel of the same name, it is also inspired by the life of Goong-Bok (Jang Bo-go) during the Unified Shilla Dynasty (676~935). Like many other period dramas, such as Jumong, the […]
After its release on Amazon Prime Video UK earlier on March 1st, Touching You is now coming to the UK’s VOD service dedicated to Korean dramas, no less than DramaFever itself! While it was available in the U.S. since last year, the streamer had not secured the rights to make it available to the UK viewers. Thanks […]
Disappointed by the lack of Korean dramas legally available to watch in the UK, we have decided to take the matter in our own hands, and embrace the growing trend of webdramas. The first webdrama we will bring you under the banner of the London Korean Drama Club is TOUCHING YOU, winner of the Best Actress (Song Ha-yoon) […]
The yearly London Korean Film Festival is back for its 11th edition, opening on Thursday November 3rd with the UK Premiere of female director Lee Kyoung-mi’s The Truth Beneath at London’s Picturehouse Central cinema and closing with the same film at Queen’s Film Theatre in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The Korean Cultural Centre UK (KCCUK) will […]
Today is a big day for UK-based Korean drama fans. It has indeed come to our attention, as well to our friends at UnitedKpop, that Korean dramas have been made available on Netflix UK. The selection is definitely female-skewing with mostly romance and romantic comedy dramas (likely released on Valentine’s Day!): Falling for Innocence aka Beating […]
The final results for the Web Series World Cup were announced yesterday. JYP Pictures’ webdrama Dream Knight (드림 나이트), which premiered on January 27, finishes the year at the 51st position. It stars Miss A’s Min, actress Song Ha-yoon (Sweden Laundry) and GOT7 members. Guest stars also include comedian Lee Guk-joo (Roommate), 2PM’s Chan-sung and 15&’s Park […]