SEOUL – Ahn Sung-ki, one of South Korean cinema’s biggest stars whose prolific 60-year career and positive, gentle public image earned him the nickname “The Nation’s Actor,” died Monday. He was 74.

As the year 2025 ends, K-drama fans already have many reasons to be excited about 2026. This year is packed with new Korean dramas across genres like romance, fantasy, historical stories, thrillers ...

GMA Network, the leading media company in the Philippines, produces a wide variety of content. As Rochella Ann Salvador, the assistant VP of the Worldwide Division, explains to TV Drama, high-end ...

Manila’s second Korean-made offshore patrol vessel was launched ahead of schedule last month at HD Hyundai Heavy Industries’ Ulsan shipyard, marking the latest step in the Philippine Navy’s gradual ...

These stories are about human connection, sacrifice, and the choices we make when everything falls apart. Aside from romance, which we all know has an excellent reputation in the Korean drama universe ...

Netflix’s series “Bon Appétit, Your Majesty” is part historical fiction, part romantic comedy and all about the food. Credit...Video by Netflix Supported by By Eric Kim For Eric Kim, there’s nothing ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Joan Vos MacDonald is a New York-based writer who covers Korean media. Sep 02, 2025, 08:01am EDT A shopper holds a Jinro liquor ...

Korean TV series and the real locations used as dramatic backdrops have had an unexpected and positive impact on specific destinations and their economies, including local businesses. Vitali Raietskyi ...

The lauded South Korean auteur Hong Sangsoo is among the most prolific figures in world cinema: He directed the lightly magical romance “Right Now, Wrong Then” 10 years ago and since then has made ...

A new North Korean television drama has drawn attention for its unusually candid depiction of corruption and deep-rooted social problems inside the secretive communist state. The show's April release ...

Many of South Korea’s most successful global hits were released through Netflix, but its growing monopoly is stoking concern. South Korea has emerged as a soft power heavyweight over the past few ...

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