On September 25, the results for the 15 finalists to perform in Changwon City were announced. And unfortunately, only one representative from the UK was kept. That was dance crew PRISM, meaning that Jeffri Ramli did not make it through. Yesterday, on October 19, the finalists performed on stage. But who were they? Here is […]
On September 24, The Hospital Club welcomed a number of important personalities from the Korean drama industry, as producers and executives from the major broadcasters came to attend a K-Drama Showcase – part of the KCCUK’s K-Drama Week. After a first session dedicated to explore collaboration opportunities between South Korea and the UK, which the […]
We are very delighted to announce that KAYA (www.kaya-music.co.uk), a South Korean duo made of kayagum player Jung Ji-eun and acoustic guitarist Jeon Sung-min, will be performing at our Daehan Drama Awards ceremony on October 10, at the Bulgari Hotel. Do not forget to book your tickets if you haven’t yet. Jung Ji-eun is a […]
The Hospital Club Soho 24 Endell Street, London WC2H 9HQ Thursday 25 September, 9:30-14:30 This event is a private showcase and reception of selected Korean Drama pitching and panel discussions with major Korean broadcasting companies (KBS, SBS, CJ E&M), indie producers (Goldenthumb Pictures) and writers (Kwon Eun-mi of Gapdong), as well as influential contributors […]
We mentioned earlier the possibility of a Korean drama festival in London. Possibility became certainty today as the Korean Cultural Centre UK (KCCUK) broke the news of a K-Drama Week to take place end of this month, from September 24 to 28, 2014. The event will kick off on September 24, at 6.30pm, with a […]
On Saturday August 30, the UK final of the KBS K-Pop World Festival took place at DSTRKT Club London – the same venue that hosted PSY’s UK exclusive performance among many others -, and we now know who will be representing our country for the finals in Changwon, South Korea. Held every year since 2011, […]
Over the past few months, quite a few Korean dramas have been picked for a remake in the U.S. Surprising in appearance; there are actually several factors behind such a trend. The general audience is usually more familiar with the concept of remake in the film industry, with Hollywood being especially keen on adapting and […]
In April 2014, it was announced that KBS had acquired the rights to broadcast BBC Worldwide’s TV series The Muskateers. Less than three months later, and even before the broadcast, CJ E&M announced today that it has commissioned a TV adaptation of Alexandre Dumas’ novel for its tvN cable channel. We were mentioning in other articles […]
After six years of trying, Western markets finally started to open up. Turkey was the first of them. Fox Turkey picked up the format rights for popular drama I’m Sorry, I Love You from KBS and broadcast it in March 2013. Later that year, in October 2013, Turkey’s Show TV repeated the experience with King of Baking, Kim […]
As you all know already, exactly 10 days ago, on April 16, a ferry carrying 475 passengers, mostly students from the Danwon High School in Ansan, from Incheon to Jeju Island sank off the coast of Jindo. Only one third of the passengers have eventually managed to get out before it sank and an increasing […]