Korea's TV industry is under pressure from rising production costs and fiercer competition. That is why closer Korean-Japanese content cooperation is starting to look less like a nice idea and more like a survival plan. Co-productions can split …
SBS announced it will introduce artificial intelligence across the production of a reality TV program. The project aims to air in the second half of this year and plans to use AI from early planning through editing. The move draws attention on tw…
The government will cover half of broadcast ad production costs for innovative small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). This program subsidizes up to 45 million KRW (about $33,000) for TV and up to 3 million KRW (about $2,200) for radio. Customize…
The Gyeonggi Content Agency has relaunched a location incentive program for 2026. The program refunds 20% of on-location spending to ease production costs. Eligible applicants are production companies with confirmed filming in Gyeonggi Province in …
Summary: In 2024, KBS will shrink its headquarters from a '1 office, 6 divisions' structure to '1 office, 4 divisions'. Summary: The plan dissolves Production Divisions 1 and 2 and merges entertainment, drama, and scheduling into a n…
Actor Bae Seong-woo's 2020 DUI arrest and its aftermath have finally brought a film completed in 2019 to theaters after a seven-year delay. In November 2020 the incident reopened old questions for the Korean film industry and for audiences every…
Korea-Japan co-produced dramas have moved beyond one-off experiments and are becoming an industry trend. Investment and production cooperation between the two countries are deepening, and creative partnerships are rising. Japanese original IP (manga…
Netflix's arrival in Korea was more than a new service launch. The platform acted as a catalyst that changed production practices and industry structure. The global success of Korean originals has had a direct effect on the local ecosystem. This…
Dodree's arrival offers an experimental glimpse of how gugak (traditional Korean music) and K-pop might fuse. The pairing of two artists trained in different traditional disciplines is an attempt to translate heritage elements into popular music…
Im Youngwoong's IM HERO concert in Daejeon opened the new year stage for 2026. The official dates were January 2–4, 2026, at Daejeon Convention Center. The venue set up fan experience zones such as a postal corner, city stamps, and an on-site ph…
Yoo Jae-suk won the grand prize again at the 2025 MBC Entertainment Awards. With this win, he set a record of nine grand prizes at MBC and 21 grand prizes in total across broadcasters. The award recognizes the sustained creativity of his show Hango…