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 […]
After more than 1.5 million fans voted on the DramaFever website, the leading K-drama VOD platform announced the details of its upcoming awards. In its third year, the event is even more ambitious, and many talents have confirmed their attendance. Among the special guests are Kim Jong-kook (Running Man), Yuki Kurukawa (Mischievous Kiss 2: Love […]
Despite being often overlooked, the Asian American community plays a significant role in the U.S. entertainment industry and has set up events to celebrate and promote its own talents – something we somehow lack here in the UK. The Unforgettable Gala has risen to be one of the most prominent of such events, featuring an […]
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 […]