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. […]
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, […]
We are a proud to announce that the French-Chinese webseries Ex-Model has been selected to screen at KWebFest, currently the only festival for webseries in the whole of Asia, and taking place in Seoul under the guidance of founder Young Man Kang. With a total of 105 webseries selected from 23 countries, Ex-Model is actually the […]
The official call for entries for the Seoul International Drama Awards 2016 ended on May 6. 265 TV entries from 51 countries around the world have been submitted, the highest number since the festival’s inception in 2006 (that’s 2,042 TV entries in 11 years). This total breaks down as follow: 62 TV movies; 120 mini-series; […]
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, […]
Personal yet universal stories tackled with both nostalgia and humor are often the best way to bring different cultures together and touch audiences from various backgrounds. And Korean American director Benson Lee achieved a perfect balance in Seoul Searching which had its European premiere screening at the Asia House Film Festival on Saturday February 27th at […]
Votes for this year’s Soompi awards came to a close and results have now been revealed. Between 21 December 2015 and 7 January 2016, 40 million votes have been submitted by fans from 139 countries, from Finland to Ghana passing by Qatar – a 70% increase on last year. The Soompi awards aim to celebrate […]
Viki’s first original series DRAMAWORLD is set to become exclusively available on the global site powered by fans on Sunday 17 April, worldwide excluding China and South Korea. The 10-episode web comedy-drama is set in Los Angeles and South Korea, written in both English and Korean, and aimed at the fast-growing global fan base of […]
This is the time of the year where you go back home to your family and loved ones. So why not take this opportunity to enjoy together a selection of feel-good Korean dramas. For this occasion, Viki is launching its own ‘Holiday Feel-Good Dramas’ Collection, which includes a few exclusives such as Birth of […]