Here’s a curated list of popular romantic K-dramas that are specifically geared toward those in their 20s and beyond.
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Long before Lee Jung-jae donned a green jumpsuit that would earn him unprecedented global fame and accolades in Squid Game, he’d already built a storied career as one of South Korea’s most celebrated actors.
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Interestingly, the same qualities that made Squid Game an instant hit with non-Korean audiences may help explain the relatively lukewarm response from South Korea.
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For the unacquainted, Korean dramas—K-dramas for short—are South Korean scripted TV shows. Sometimes they’re referred to as Korean soap operas, but that description is misleading because K-dramas actually encompass a wide range of genres, from sci-fi and romance to horror and period pieces and everything in between.
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If you’re looking to pick up a new language this year, you might want to consider Korean. And if you’re a native speaker or have at least some knowledge of the language, then rejoice: Korean is currently the second fastest-growing language in the world, according to Duolingo’s 2020 “Year in Language” report, which was published in December.
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Of all the cinematic masterpieces to have come out of South Korea over the last two decades, why was “Parasite” the one to receive such widespread attention, winning four Oscars including Best Picture — the first foreign language film to nab the award in the Academy’s 92-year history — and over 170 other awards…
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Film director Lee Joon-Ik, whose movies helped launch the careers of Korean actors Jang Geun-Suk and Lee Joon-Ki, has played a pivotal role in bringing South Korean cinema to audiences worldwide.
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Every once in a while, there comes along a movie that is so powerful and shocking that it leaves an indelible impact on an entire nation and even generates social change.
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Korean superstar actors Ha Jung-woo (The Chaser, Nameless Gangsters) and Jang Hyuk (Windstruck, Volcano High) star in this 2011 suspenseful crime thriller directed by Sohn Young-sung.
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On Tuesday, July 10th, about 250 people piled into two theatres at Tribeca Cinemas (54 Varick Street) to watch the free screening of director Ryu Hoon’s Secret Love (Korean title: Bimilae), presented jointly by the Korean Cultural Service and The New York Asian Film Festival. The audience was treated with an appearance by the beautiful lead actress herself, Ms. Yoon Jin-Seo, who is only 28 years old but already a veteran of the Korean film industry, with roles in numerous Korean blockbusters including A Good Day to Have an Affair (2007), Beastie Boys (2007), All for Love (2005) and Oldboy (2003).
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On June 30, 2012, a press conference was held with veteran Korean actor Choi Min Sik at the Frieda and Roy Furman Gallery of the Lincoln Center as part of the 2012 New York Asian Film Festival. For half an hour, the media had the chance to get up close and personal with the star of several Korean films featured in the festival, most notably Oldboy.
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