SEOUL, October 22 (AJP) - Netflix's upcoming Korean series "Tantara," starring Song Hye-kyo and Gong Yoo, will premiere worldwide on Dec. 11, the streaming service said Thursday. Set against South Korea's entertainment industry from the 1960s through the 1980s, the series follows people struggling from poverty to build careers in the country's emerging music business. Song plays Min-ja, who enters the record industry after a difficult childhood, while Gong

SEOUL, September 22 (AJP) - Public personal Kian84 initially wanted the second season of Netflix's "Kian's Bizarre B&B" to feature a guesthouse floating in the sky, but safety and legal restrictions forced the production to bring the idea back to earth, the entertainer said Tuesday. Speaking at a press event in Seoul, Kian84 said expectations had risen after the first season featured an unconventional guesthouse off Ulleungdo Island. "I genuinely want

SEOUL, August 14 (AJP) — Actress Hayoung thought she was telling a family story. Speaking on television about coming from four generations of doctors, she proudly recalled a great-grandfather who had studied Western medicine in Japan, opened one of Seoul's early Western-style clinics and, she said, treated Emperor Gojong. Soon, internet users were digging through colonial-era records. They identified the relative as Ahn Sang-ho, whose name appeared in organizations as

SEOUL, July 29 (AJP) - South Korean actress Moon Geun-young has married musical actor Jeong Pyeong after years of dating largely out of the public eye, her agency said Wednesday. Cré Company confirmed the marriage but did not disclose when or where the couple tied the knot. Instead of holding a formal wedding ceremony, the couple celebrated with a private gathering attended only by their families. Moon shared the news in a handwritten letter posted on social media, writing

SEOUL, July 27 (AJP) - As South Korean companies quietly push employees toward early retirement, millions of middle-aged office workers have found an unlikely superhero in a timid bank manager who secretly used to be one of the country's deadliest intelligence operatives. The latest hit K-drama "Agent Kim Reactivated," known in Korean as Kim Bu-jang, wrapped up its 10-episode run Sunday after becoming one of the year's biggest television successes. But its strong

SEOUL, July 15 (AJP) - SBS' latest drama series, "Agent Kim Reactivated," which is also available on Netflix, remained the global streaming giant's most-watched non-English TV show for the second consecutive week. According to the latest chart released by Netflix's rankings website Tudum on Wednesday, the action-packed revenge thriller garnered 9.1 million views for the week ending Sunday, staying at the top of the chart after its first episode aired late last

SEOUL, July 9 (AJP) - Oscar-winning South Korean actress Youn Yuh-jung has been nominated for an Emmy Award, which will be presented this fall. The U.S. Television Academy on Wednesday announced the nominees for the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards, with Youn receiving a nomination for outstanding supporting actress in a limited or anthology series or movie for her role in the second season of Netflix series "Beef." The nomination adds to Youn's long list of internation

SEOUL, June 24 (AJP) - Korean drama series "Teach You a Lesson" remained No. 1 on Netflix's non-English TV chart for a third consecutive week, while action comedy "Husbands in Action" debuted at No. 2 among non-English films, according to data released by Netflix on Wednesday. Teach You a Lesson drew 11.8 million views and 126.2 million viewing hours during the latest tracking period. Netflix calculates views by dividing total viewing hours by a title's

SEOUL, June 23 (AJP) - Netflix accounted for 57.7 percent of the time South Korean smartphone users spent on major streaming apps in May, far exceeding its 37.8 percent share of users, according to data released Tuesday by app and payment data provider Wiseapp Retail. The gap suggests Netflix users spent considerably more time on the platform than users of rival services. The combined monthly active user count for major over-the-top video streaming apps reached 22.09 mi