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David J. Lee Moves From Impossible Burger To CFO Of Webtoon
Webtoon claims over 85 million readers around the world, is headquartered in Korea with an entertainment division in Los Angeles and is now under the umbrella of Korean company Naver And they have been making some changes regarding those in charge. #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 33%; } #gallery-1 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-1 .gallery-caption[...]
Moving Stars on Adapting Korean Webtoon to Hulu Live-Action Series
As Hollywood continues to weather the fallout from the ongoing labor issues, major studios & streamers have become more reliant on international content, and one of the biggest beneficiaries is Korean television Emerging as one of the most popular is Moving, based on the Kang Full webtoon of the same name The supernatural drama deals[...]
WHat's Going On With Tapas?
I am sure there is more to come. Last year, Korean online giant Kakao Entertainment signed agreements to acquire Tapas Media, valued at $510 million to expand its original content business in English-speaking regions. The gossip is that Tapas CEO Chang Kim, now being elevated to a higher position at Kakoa, seemed to believe that the deal[...]
money heist
That's when the Korean adaptation of the beloved Spanish original series is set to premiere- and thanks to a new teaser that was released earlier today, we now know the series' official title Netflix's Money Heist: Korea – Joint Economic Area is set on the Korean peninsula, with the 12-episode series centering around members of the[...]
Wonhon: A Vengeful Spirit Launches New Prologue Demo
The game also received a launch date for the full version, which will be June 8th of this year. Key art for Wonhon: A Vengeful Spirit, a spooky indie action-adventure game by developer Busan Sanai Games and publisher Super.com. Wonhon tells the story of a young girl in 1920's Korea who is mercilessly killed by enemies in[...]
Here's Why Martha Hart Won't Let WWE Put Owen Hart in Hall of Fame
Taking to Twitter, the producers confirmed that the 1995 New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) and World Championship Wrestling (WCW) PPV event "Collision in Korea" would get its own episode. Featuring 15 matches spread out over two evenings (April 28 and 29, 1995) in North Korea, "Collision in Korea" was headlined by a match between legendary wrestlers Antonio[...]
Sweet Home is Gross-Out Gory Horror Fun that We Need
An all-out gloopy, gross-out horror show that adapts a popular Korean webcomic that's gotten over 1 billion views on WEBTOON, it's really a no-brainer that Netflix would make a live-action TV show It's not about a zombie apocalypse for a change. "Sweet Home" poster, Netflix Song Kang plays Hyun-Soo, a suicidally depressed teenager who moves into a[...]
"Train to Busan 2: Peninsula" Teases Uplifting Concept Art
It's an unsettling movie, and seriously doesn't let up for one instant— to the point that you really start to wonder if anyone would even want to survive this particular end of the world. Now, Yeon Sang-ho has started shooting the sequel to Train to Busan, simply titled Bando, which is the Korean word for peninsula[...]
A South Korean Presidential Candidate Used Overwatch As Part Of Her Campaign And It Is Awesome
credit//Kotaku We're going to have to thank Kotaku's for this one, as they picked up the following video which comes to us from South Korean Presidential Candidate Sim Sang-jung Her campaign used the incredibly popular Blizzard MOBA Overwatch in an ad, basically saying that her skills in political office would equal some awesome kills in Overwatch, and that all of this reflects positively on[...]
Reading The New Free Star Wars Comic – Not From Marvel, But From LINE WebToon
Instead it's a digital comic from Korean publisher LINE Webtoon, and it retells the original Star Wars Trilogy but beginning from the point of view of a much younger Luke Skywalker growing up on Tatooine. The comic is written and drawn by Korean creator Hong Jacga, author of Korean comics Hwa Ja, Dorothy Band and The Cat Funeral, the first[...]
Swipe File: Korea Telecom And The Flash
Here is a street sign for South Korean telecom corporation, KT Olleh….  And here is an image of The Flash from Mortal Kombat vs DC Universe: The Flash Some are curious about the similarities…. @redbirdofgotham 같은 강한 이미지 표현 때문에 비슷하다고 느껴지실 수 있으나, 같은 이미지 활용이 아닌 점을 알려드립니다 앞으로도 5G, GiGA LTE에 많은 관심 부탁드리며, 문의하신 사항 외에도 궁금하신[...]
Guardians Of The Galaxy Didn't Open #1… In Korea
Guardians of the Galaxy opened #1 in every international market except one, Korea There it came in a distant fourth It fell behind home-grown new blockbuster Roaring Currents and last week's release Kundo: Age Of The Rampant which took the top two slots Third place went to How To Train Your Dragon 2. Guardians did open to numbers up 25% from[...]
Swipe File: Wonder Run Princess
Welcome to seventies Korean anime series called Wonder Run Princess If might look a little familiar I hope Warner lawyers don't see it and then jump into a time machine. In Swipe File we present two or more images that resemble each other to some degree They may be homages, parodies, ironic appropriations, coincidences or works[...]
Kim Jong Un, Kim Jong Il's Successor, Is A Big Comic Book Geek
  Kim Jong Il was known for, amongst many other things, kidnapping movie directors he liked to entertain him. Well, his successor and son, Kim Jong Un seems to have more of a taste for comic books according to a classmate of his. "He spent a lot of time with a South Korean, I think because South Koreans are known for really[...]