A revenge-fueled webtoon about a bullied teenager who livestreams his fights back at his tormentors has found a second life as a Japanese-language Netflix production — the latest sign that …
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Webtoons & Story Content
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Webtoons & Story Content
Naver Webtoon-Based Drama ‘Mr. Kim’ Hits Netflix Top 3 Worldwide by Episode Two
by Daniel Yoonby Daniel YoonA new SBS weekend drama based on a popular Naver Webtoon is proving that a slow-burn premise about a mild-mannered bank manager hiding a secret past can still deliver blockbuster …
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Web Novels
‘Solo Leveling’ Wins Anime of the Year Honors for a Second Straight Year
by Grace Limby Grace LimFew Korean web novels have made the leap to global mega-franchise quite like “Solo Leveling,” and its anime adaptation just proved the story still has momentum. D&C Media announced that …
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Variety & Reality Shows
Netflix Confirms Season 3 of ‘Culinary Class Wars,’ Now a Restaurant-vs-Restaurant Battle
by Daniel Yoonby Daniel YoonNetflix’s hit Korean cooking competition is coming back for a third round, and this time it’s changing its entire format. On January 16, Netflix opened casting for season 3 of …
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Korean Animation
A Korean Studio’s Netflix Anime Hit No. 2 Globally Within Days. Now It’s Making Season 2.
by Joon-ho Baekby Joon-ho BaekStudio Mir, the KOSDAQ-listed Korean animation studio, is producing Netflix’s “Devil May Cry” anime as lead production company — involved from the scripting stage rather than brought on purely for …
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K-Drama & Screen
This Korean Drama Got 2.7% Ratings at Home. It’s Been the No. 1 TV Show in Four Southeast Asian Countries for 30 Straight Days.
by Daniel Yoonby Daniel Yoon“Waiting for Kyeong-do,” a 12-episode JTBC and Coupang Play drama that wrapped January 11, opened domestically to a 2.7 percent rating and closed with a self-record 4.7 percent — solid …
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Dramas
A Netflix Drama About Vigilante Teachers Just Became Korea’s 6th Biggest Show Ever. It Almost Didn’t Get Made This Way.
by Mina Choby Mina Cho“Chamgyoyuk” (“True Education”), a 10-episode Netflix Korean original that premiered June 5, has climbed to No. 6 on Netflix’s all-time chart for Korean originals by cumulative views, trailing 5th-place “The …
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Webtoons & Comics
“Teach You a Lesson” Just Knocked “My Name” Out of Netflix Korea’s All-Time Top 6 — In Three Weeks Flat
by Mina Choby Mina ChoNetflix’s “Teach You a Lesson” (참교육) has spent three straight weeks at No. 1 on the platform’s Global Top 10 Non-English TV chart, and its 39.3 million cumulative views are …
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Dramas
Park Shin-hye’s Demon-Judge Hit Just Got a Season 2 — Confirmed Before She’s Even Had the Baby That’s Delaying It. That’s How Confident Korean TV Has Gotten About Sequels.
by Daniel Yoonby Daniel YoonOn June 1, at SBS’s “NEXT EPISODE” drama media day in Seoul, the network confirmed that “The Judge from Hell” — the demon-possessed-judge drama that hit a peak rating of …
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Dramas
A Rom-Com About a Fake Royal Family Just Became Disney+’s Most-Watched Korean Show Ever. Critics Still Weren’t Sold.
by Daniel Yoonby Daniel Yoon“Perfect Crown” wrapped its run on May 16, 2026 with a 13.8% nationwide rating — its personal best, hit on the finale — and by then it had already become …
