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 would like to thank all those who braved the bad weather, public transportation issues and the need to vote for the EU referendum to come to our 2nd panel talk dedicated to Korean scripted formats. Despite all the above and some technical issues, we managed to have all our speakers in one place to […]
As a very active market for adaptations of Korean dramas, and overall very dynamic scripted series industry, Turkey is by far the country embracing the most the creativity of Korean writers. As such, we are proud that our panel speakers on Thursday 23 June will include Nilufer Kuyel, Head of Acquisitions and Format Development at Endemol Shine […]
Tickets for the films of the London Korean Film Festival have been up for sale since 12:00pm yesterday, Thursday 23 October. Kim Ki-duk fans can already book tickets for the master’s latest film, One on One, as well as for Pieta (2012), winner of the Golden Lion in Venice. One on One stars Ma Dong-seok […]
Rosalie Kim, curator for Korean arts at the V&A Museum, and her team have finally confirmed the full programme for their event next Friday May 30, and we can now share it with you. ALL EVENING (18.30 – 21.30) KpopTeam Ltd presents DJ Phat The ever growing wave of Korean pop music crosses all […]
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 […]
In his presentation, director Yun Seokho mentioned the assumption of an everlasting love in Korean drama. He therefore referred to how it impacted the development process for Autumn in My Heart, in which case Choi Eun-suh, the lead female character, dies. After she died, there was a question of how and whether they should pursue […]
As we mentioned in the previous article, Asian countries could find in Korean dramas a new vector of pan-regional communication. At the heart of such success was the skilful combination of Korean cultural values, for most shared across Asia, with Westernized setting and techniques. The Korean way of telling romantic stories tinged with sadness inherited […]
For both his interventions at LSE and SOAS, director Yun Seokho provided the audience with a background presentation and analysis of the Korean Wave. There is no one in a better position to talk about it indeed. Winter Sonata has been coined as the TV drama at the origin of the Korean Wave. Although […]