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K-Webtoons step up global animation streaming push Naver Webtoon’s global intellectual property expansion has entered a new phase. Three megahits — ‘The Remarried Empress,’ ‘The Boxer’ and ‘Teenage Mercenary’ — each with billions of views worldwide, are being reborn as global animated series.

Global animation giant’s arrival signals shake-up in South Korea’s streaming market Crunchyroll, the world’s largest animation-focused online video service under Sony Group, said on the 8th that it had officially launched its service in South Korea.

Lee Soo-man, founder of SM Entertainment and a pioneer of K-pop, is finally returning to South Korea’s music industry as key producer of A2O Entertainment. The new boy group “A2O SOUL” and girl group “A2O LITE” that he is launching have confirmed simultaneous debuts this month, drawing attention...

Comedian 'Kim In-seok', 46, and former Miss Korea contestant and broadcaster 'Angela Park', 40, have ended their marriage after 10 years, it was confirmed late. The couple completed the legal process two years ago and are now 'divorced'.

A perfect blend of tradition and innovation fills an 18-year wait World-renowned jazz pianist 'Kevin Hays' will meet his South Korean fans for the first time in 18 years. Promoter 'Jazz Bridge Company' officially announced that Hays will give solo concerts on the 6th of next month at 'Cosmos Art...

I’m a sucker for subculture. I dig into anything with fresh stories, settings, or characters—not just films but webtoons, games, manga, and animation. After discovering the world of fandom through comics, I became an "adult kid" who reads manga ebooks and webtoons on my smartphone.

The 31st Busan International Film Festival opened with a grand ceremony at the Busan Cinema Center in Haeundae, Busan, kicking off Asia's largest film festival. This year BIFF moved its opening day up by one day from Wednesday to Tuesday.

Box-office prospects were already more or less lost, yet 〈Digger〉 is earning strong reviews from audiences. Of course, some viewers dislike it as critics did before release, but in South Korea (as of Oct. 7) it has a Watcha score of 3. 8 and a CGV Golden Egg of 92%, earning especially strong marks.

Leading South Korean filmmakers, including directors Jung Ji-young and Lee Myung-se, have taken a firm stand over the controversy surrounding 'Assassins', a film at the center of allegations of historical distortion.

A tighter narrative and psychological battle, deepened by 19 minutes of cinematic artistry The Korean Film Archive officially announced on the 8th that it will hold a special screening on the 13th of the extended version of master director ‘Park Chan-wook’’s thriller ‘No Other Choice’ (2025) at...