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Netflix and South Korea’s major broadcasters are leaning hard into dark psychological tension and reform-minded storytelling, with two prominent new drama campaigns highlighting inner conflict, institutional breakdown, and everyday corruption. Netflix’s upcoming Notes from the Last Row has released fresh stills and key creative comments ahead of its June 26 global premiere, while JTBC’s The […]
Korean TV drama momentum is building heading into the new week, with JTBC’s Reborn Rookie scoring a ratings milestone while tvN ramps up promotion for its upcoming romance See You at Work Tomorrow!. On June 21, Reborn Rookie broke into double digits for the highest viewership of its run to date, and the broadcaster’s ongoing […]
JTBC’s “Reborn Rookie” is ratcheting up its corporate succession drama as Lee Jun Young (playing soccer player Hwang Jun Hyun—who now holds the spirit of chairman Kang Yong Ho) begins attracting attention from the very power brokers he never expected to influence. Set amid the fierce inheritance battle inside the Choiseong Group, the show’s latest […]
South Korea’s government watchdog for broadcasting and communications has begun monitoring JTBC after the network’s financial troubles raised concerns about its ability to carry high-profile sports programming. According to reporting by Media Today and other outlets, the oversight body—via a special review group—has started checking contingency plans so that World Cup coverage will not be […]
South Korea’s broadcasting regulators have moved to ensure that planned World Cup coverage will not be disrupted as JTBC faces financial distress. According to Media Today and other local reports, the broadcasting-related government body overseeing communications and media issues has convened a dedicated task force to monitor JTBC’s restructuring process and to identify risks that […]
JTBC’s newly launched drama Reborn Rookie has moved into its second-half run on what Nielsen Korea calls its strongest performance yet, while TVN has continued to stoke anticipation for the July premiere of Spooky in Love with a new teaser starring Park Eun Bin. The back-to-back announcements highlight how quickly Korea’s summer drama calendar is […]
JTBC’s new drama “Reborn Rookie” is heading into the second half of its run with its strongest audience performance yet, according to viewership figures released after the show concluded the first half of its broadcast schedule on June 14. The series reached an average nationwide rating of 9.5% for its sixth episode, according to Nielsen […]
K-pop’s newest comeback cycle is moving fast. According to Soompi, BOYNEXTDOOR’s first full-length album “HOME” has already crossed the 1 million-copy mark within its first week of release, while JTBC’s “Reborn Rookie” teased a fresh twist in its revenge-driven storyline featuring Lee Jun Young and Jeon Hye Jin. Together, the updates underscore how quickly music […]
South Korean broadcaster JTBC has disclosed that it failed to repay approximately ₩20.0 billion (about $13.1 million) tied to securitized loans, after major credit agencies sharply downgraded the company’s debt ratings this week. On June 12, NICE Credit Rating reduced JTBC’s credit rating from “BBB0” to “CCC,” a level associated with a very high risk […]