Broadcaster SBS’ long-awaited year-end music festival “Gayo Daejeon” was a huge disappointment for fans after sound, camera work and captioning mishaps put a damper on the all-star performances.The most noticeable mistakes were in sound coordination. The sound volume of the artists’ tracks and microphones continued to fluctuate, with recorded tracks frequently drowning out the artists’ voices. At times, the microphones did not function at all, cutting out the vocals for EXO’s performance of “Cal

Actress Lee Min-jung is to return to the small screen for the first time in two years in a new TV series set to air in February, her agency MSteam Entertainment said Monday. 　Lee will star in TV drama series “Goodbye, My Beloved” as struggling widow and part-time employee Shin Da-hye. The show is based on the Japanese novel “Seven Days of Manager Tsubakiyama,” by Asada Jiro. 　Lee will play alongside singer-turned-actor Rain, who last week confirmed he will star as male lead Lee Hae-joon, an offi

American broadcaster NBC will be airing its version of Korean reality program “Grandpas Over Flowers” early next year, marking the first time an exported Korean television format is being produced and broadcast in the U.S.　The travel reality show, which primarily aired on Korean cable network tvN and starred four elderly actors on backpacking trips abroad, will be titled “Better Late Than Never” in the U.S. and is set to begin airing on NBC early next year, the original show’s producer-director

Actress Kim Jung-eun, 39, will tie the knot in March next year. 　Following a local media report on her upcoming wedding, Kim released an official statement saying she will marry her boyfriend of three years next March. Kim‘s boyfriend is a Korean-American working at a foreign financial institution in Korea. Kim publicly acknowledged their relationship in June.　The wedding date and venue have yet to be confirmed, but it will be a small wedding in the U.S., with only family and relatives invited. 

JTBC’s new show “Mari & I” hopes to show a different side to stars

Media technology -- whether hardware or software -- has further boosted the value of content, not made it worthless or led to the disappearance of conventional broadcasting networks.  Mickey Kim, head of Asia-Pacific for Google’s Chromecast & TV (Media & Future Institute)However, the media industry must be able to quickly “catch and read” the latest technology and consumption trends in order to stay ahead of the game, according to Mickey Kim, head of Asia-Pacific for Google’s Chromecast & TV. Th

Korean webtoon platform seeks to launch U.S. service with some 20 digital comics in 2016

Park Shin-hye has set the record for the greatest number of followers for a Korean actress on Weibo, a Chinese microblogging site, garnering 10 million followers on her account as of Wednesday.Since her debut on TV drama “Stairway to Heaven,” Park has accrued explosive popularity abroad as her other TV dramas, including “You’re Beautiful,” “The Heirs” and “Pinocchio,” became massive hits in Chinese-speaking countries. Actress Park Shin-hye (S.A.L.T. Entertainment)“Park’s liveliness, hard-working

Lee Min-ho (Yonhap)Hallyu star Lee Min-ho departed Incheon International Airport Wednesday morning to Shanghai, in order to attend a promotional event of a Chinese cosmetics brand he endorses.　The 28-year-old appeared in a charcoal gray long coat over a simple white shirt, while covering his face with a mask. 　The star is also scheduled to visit Thailand later this week to shoot his upcoming film.　Lee is currently working on his upcoming film “Bounty Hunters,” a multinational action film that fe

The way people consume entertainment content has continued to be reshaped over the past decade. Technology has enabled global consumers to upload, share and watch not only short-length videos, but also movies, documentaries and news, according to Antoine Nazaret, head of content Asia at France-based video-sharing platform Dailymotion. “Video sharing started in 2005 when short videos were really appealing, enabling them to go viral. But now, technology has enabled anyone to upload a variety of co

JTBC series takes on Korea’s sensitive labor issue with realistic approach

 Netflix, the world’s largest video streaming service provider, may struggle to “change the game” in the way Korean viewers consume TV and film content, if and when it launches its service in the country next year, says a report released Thursday. The Korea Creative Content Agency said in an analysis report that Koreans would continue to prefer watching pay digital TV services, such as IPTV, which are likely to be cheaper than the online streaming services of Netflix.The report also noted that l

Producer, cast say drama doesn’t claim beauty rules all

'Eating Existence’ totes slogan ‘I eat, therefore I am’

Third installment of the nostalgic series focuses on family, everyday relatability