We know we are a little behind, but we just learned that CJ E&M and Mnet Media will be holding the first European edition of their annual K-entertainment convenction, KCON, in Paris this coming Thursday June 2nd. Besides an impressive line-up of Kpop artists, including f(x), who recently performed at the London Korean Festival, there will […]
Korean dramas have recently explored a wide range of combinations between music and dance. In 2006, Hwang Jin Yi (KBS2) depicted with great authenticity the strive to perfection of a courtesan to become the nation’s most brilliant traditional dancer ever. Fast-forward, almost 10 years later, and Kpop is populating the space of TV dramas previously […]
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 […]
Every year, increasing volumes of high quality TV productions come out of South Korea. Those include of course television series, also called “dramas”. Until recently, their international distribution had been on local specialized cable channels (KBS World, Arirang TV, Mnet, TKC, MBC America), sometimes on national broadcast channels (notably in South East Asia) and of […]