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, […]
While Viki has certainly experimented simulcast of Korean dramas in North America, this might be one of the first times that it does so in Europe too. Indeed, Tcast, the company behind cable channels DRAMAcube and E has closed a deal that will allow the original romantic comedy series Riders: Catch Tomorrow to become available on the streaming service at the same time as the Korean […]
Registrations for the Seoul Drama Awards 2015 just came to an end on April 30 23:59. While Korean TV dramas traditionally constitute the centre piece of the country’s most prestigious TV event, foreign TV fiction is taking a larger space across the TV series, miniseries and TV movie categories. Three Korean dramas will be competing […]
The 3rd DramaFever Awards ceremony, sponsored by Toyota, took place on Thursday 5 February, in the magnificent Hudson Theatre of New York City, in presence of a roster of high profile guests. Yuki Furukawa was the first to walk the red carpet, followed by Kpop band 5urprise, Arden Cho, George Hu, while Kim Jong-kook was the […]
Clara Lee, also known as just ‘Clara’, announced today that she will be going to the United States for an audition in February. She is following the path of other high-profile and rising Korean actors who have recently made the move and signed with agencies over there, Lee Byung-hun, Ha Ji-won and Claudia Kim. Despite […]
Today, Thursday 20 November, voting period for the 2015 DramaFever Awards has open, and we are glad to announce we are the official UK partners for this competition. Toyota is sponsoring the voting and the ceremony this year, so we can expect a “much more ambitious event” according to DramaFever. To vote for your favorite […]
You laughed at the extravagant and extreme passion for Kpop of the characters of Reply 1997, you melted for the love between Song Ji-hyo & Choi Jin-hyuk in Emergency Couple, you were intrigued by the nine incense sticks in Nine or were shaking at the voice of the serial killer in Gapdong… so you are […]