Tag: Squid Game
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‘Extraction 3’ Announced, ‘Squid Game’ Season 2 Update, First-Look At ‘Avatar,’ Linda Hamilton Joins ‘Stranger Things’ & More [Tudum]
Netflix’s big promotional event, Tudum, is underway in Brazil, and they’ve shared a heap of news about their upcoming slate of films and shows. The streaming giant assembled a massive crowd in São Paulo, and instead of everything being pre-recorded, they had a bunch of cast members there in person to speak about their various…
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Ke Huy Quan Becomes First Asian Male Film Winner at SAG Awards for ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’
Ke Huy Quan, the comeback star of “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” has been the feel-good story of the awards season — and he just made history at the Screen Actors Guild Awards with his win for best performance by a male actor in a supporting role.Quan is the first Asian male to win a…
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The Best Japanese Shows on Netflix Right Now (February 2023)
While titles like Squid Game and All Of Us Are Dead have cemented Korea’s place in the streaming era in what some are calling The Korea Wave, South Korea is not the only East-Asian country producing innovative, vital TV. Western audiences are increasingly reaching outside their usual wheelhouse, and KDrama has delivered some of the…
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‘Squid Game’ Star Lee Jung-jae Showered With Fresh Awards – Global Bulletin
Lee’S Legacy LaudedLee Jung-jae, star of hit series “Squid Game,” and the show’s director Hwang Dong-hyuk were awarded the Geumgwan Order of Cultural Merit, South Korea’s highest cultural medal at a ceremony last week held at the office of Korean president Yoon Suk-yeol. Hwang was honored for his career efforts that included “Miss Granny” and…
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‘Wednesday’ Surpasses ‘Dahmer’ on All-Time Netflix Ranking, ‘Harry & Meghan’ Is Streamer’s Biggest Doc Debut Ever
“Wednesday” continues posting huge numbers after three weeks on Netflix, beating out even the highly anticipated “Harry & Meghan” series on the streamer’s latest viewership rankings.Tim Burton’s “Addams Family” offshoot starring Jenna Ortega as Wednesday has officially become the third title to cross 1 billion hours viewed on Netflix within one month — only “Squid…
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Netflix’s Ccxp Panel Revelations: The Witcher, The Sandman, and More
As it was expected, Netflix set fire to the Thunder Stage this Saturday at the Brazilian Comic-Con Experience. The streaming giant has hosted panels ever since the first edition of the event in 2014, when it was much, much smaller. So, it was no surprise that their panel was one of the most anticipated by…
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‘Squid Game’ Star Oh Yeong-su Indicted on Sexual Misconduct Charges in South Korea
“Squid Game” star Oh Yeong-su has been indicted on sexual misconduct charges in South Korea. The claims are related to an alleged inappropriate touching incident from 2017, involving Oh and an anonymous woman.The case was investigated by local Korean authorities beginning in December 2021, before the matter was considered closed in April 2022. It was…
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Korean Wave Hits AFM as Home-Grown Content Grabs Global Attention Despite Tricky Market Conditions
After enduring long-lasting Covid restrictions, many of the Korean executives attending the AFM this week will be making their first U.S. business trip in more than two years. In the time that they were away, the Korean entertainment scene has undergone a transformation.The changes have proved tricky for some and beneficial for others. But, whether…
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Best K-Dramas for First-Time Viewers
Thanks in part to the resounding success of Squid Game last year, Korean dramas have become more widely watched amongst Western audiences. Streaming services like Netflix are offering more and more K-Dramas thanks to these recent successes. But if you’re new to the K-Dramas, where’s the best place to begin watching content in this genre…
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‘20th Century Girl’ Review: A Korean Teenager Navigates First Love and the Complexity of Female Friendship
Set in South Korea during the late ’90s, sentimental rom-com “20th Century Girl” offers local audiences a generous helping of nostalgia, while feeding Westerners’ growing appetite for content from the country that gave them BTS and “Squid Game.” Director Bang Woo-ri’s feature debut follows a 17-year-old as she navigates her life-changing first love and the…