After the critical success of Parasite, which brought Song Kang-ho recognition by a broader stream of audiences, beyond the usual Korean film aficionados, he is making a return in the UK cinemas with Broker, a new feature film from renowned Japanese director Hirokazu Kore-eda. Released in the UK from 24th Februrary, Broker also features Kpop […] The post Broker starring Song Kang-ho released in UK cinemas on 24th February appeared first on Daehan Drama ..read more

The landscape for Korean dramas in the United Kingdom just got better. After our release of two Korean webdramas to Amazon Video, namely Touching You and Hot and Sweet, a third webdrama just landed on another UK video-on-demand (VOD) platform: SHUDDER. If you don’t know Shudder yet, it is AMC Networks’ fledging subscription VOD service […] The post Shudder premieres Doll House in the UK appeared first on Daehan Drama ..read more

DramaFever, one of the two leading Korean drama streaming services in the world, has shut down. While DramaFever had shown signs of slow-down in the UK, with fewer new titles made available in the past two years, the streamer had however shown ambition to roll-out into new markets such as India and the rest of Europe. […] The post WarnerMedia is closing DramaFever post AT&T acquisition appeared first on Daehan Drama ..read more

Following our partnership with Kmania (Kelab Pengkritik & Peminat Korea) in Malaysia, we are sharing with you details on their annual Kdrama awards attribution, called CARI Kdrama Awards. Bestowed by the Malaysian Critics Drama Society, it functions similarly to our Daehan Drama Awards (DDA), with Malaysian fans invited to vote for their favourite Kdramas in a number […] The post 6th CARI K-Drama Awards – Submissions Open! appeared first on Daehan Drama ..read more

As a previous awardee of KOFICE’s grant for overseas communities promoting Korean culture, the London Korean Drama Club (LKDC) has been advised of an exciting new Kpop music streaming service called mubeat, to launch in a few months from now. Operated by Vlending, a joint-venture between two of the three large national broadcasters of South […] The post Upcoming Kpop music streaming service ‘mubeat’ calling for fans’ opinions appeared first on Daehan Drama ..read more

We have noticed and taken note that a number of our London Korean Drama Club (LKDC) members originate from Malaysia. As such, as to further opportunities for you and fans of other origins, we have established a partnership with Kmania – aka Malaysian Critics Circle and Fans Society Club -, a newly formed Malaysia-based club […] The post LKDC partners with Malaysia’s Kmania for Korean drama events, promotion appeared first on Daehan Drama ..read more

After months of preparation, we are happy to announce the launch of Korean webdrama Touching You on France’s MyTF1 Xtra this 1 September 2017. We had previously released Chinese webseries Ex-Model on the youth-skewing French VOD service, which also made our headlines for featuring a slate of popular Korean dramas, including more recently SBS’ To […] The post Touching You getting French release on MyTF1 Xtra appeared first on Daehan Drama ..read more

We have been notified by Feedspot, a Social RSS Reader referencing all websites within specific categories and founded by Aruj Agarwal, that our website, DaehanDrama.com, ranks 47th in the world among those dedicated to Korean TV dramas. Another UK website was above us in 24th position: Beyond Hallyu. The ranking is topped by Dramabeans, followed by […] The post DaehanDrama.com ranks #47 website on Kdramas appeared first on Daehan Drama ..read more

We previously covered Netflix’s recent decisions to commission, not one but two, original Korean dramas for global distribution on its service. While Netflix’s first Korean film Okja took the spotlight of the past two months, as it premiered at the Cannes Film Festival 2017 and was then made available globally from 28 June, Netflix has […] The post Netflix closes deal with CJ E&M, ramps up Kdrama offering and embraces webdramas appeared first on Daehan Drama ..read more

The landscape for Korean dramas in the United Kingdom just got better. After our release of two Korean webdramas to Amazon Video, namely Touching You and Hot and Sweet, a third webdrama just landed on another UK video-on-demand (VOD) platform: SHUDDER. If you don’t know Shudder yet, it is AMC Networks’ fledging subscription VOD service […] The post Shudder premieres Doll House in the UK appeared first on Daehan Drama ..read more