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. […]
Following our partnership with Kmania (Kelab Pengkritik & Peminat Korea) in Malaysia, we are sharing with you details on their annual Kdrama awards attribution, called CARI Kdrama Awards. Bestowed by the Malaysian Critics Drama Society, it functions similarly to our Daehan Drama Awards (DDA), with Malaysian fans invited to vote for their favourite Kdramas in a number […]
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 […]
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 […]
In this 2016 edition, the UK was featured with great honor as BBC’s The Night Manager, produced by The Ink Factory, and starring Tom Hiddleston and Hugh Laurie, won the GRAND PRIZE at the awards ceremony. Susanne Bier also won the Best Director award in the individual categories. Meanwhile, Viki’s first original TV series DRAMAWORLD was […]
Following our panel discussion on Thursday 23 June, it seems timely to pursue our exploration of the distribution of Korean dramas by looking at their presence in the Turkish as well as Middle Eastern markets. Indeed, although very few Korean dramas have actually aired in Turkey, they have proven a sought-for source of inspiration for Turkish dramas, […]
For all those who joined us on Saturday 11 June but also those who couldn’t/didn’t, we are glad to let you know the KCCUK has edited and released a highlights video of the K-Lovers’ Day events. We hope you enjoy it and for those who came that it might give you the same feeling of […]
As a very active market for adaptations of Korean dramas, and overall very dynamic scripted series industry, Turkey is by far the country embracing the most the creativity of Korean writers. As such, we are proud that our panel speakers on Thursday 23 June will include Nilufer Kuyel, Head of Acquisitions and Format Development at Endemol Shine […]
Despite the popularity of Latin American telenovelas and more recently Turkish dramas in Eastern Europe, Korean dramas have somehow managed to carve some space on local television. Not much, but more opportunities await. Hungary was the first country to bring Korean dramas, with negotiations between Hungarian national broadcaster Magyar Televízió (MTVA) with KBS and MBC […]
As you may know already through our Facebook and MeetUp events, the Korean Cultural Centre UK (KCCUK) is hosting a special day dedicated to all things Korean culture with all relevant London-based organizations joining for presentations and coordinating their own events. The London Korean Drama Club will be there side-by-side with LoKo Kpop Dance Workshop, […]