In a time when dreams seem out of reach, a teen fencer pursues big ambitions and meets a hardworking young man who seeks to rebuild his life. In a time when dreams seem out of reach, a teen fencer pursues big ambitions and meets a hardworking young man who seeks to rebuild his life. Starring Nam Joo-hyuk and Kim Tae-ri, Twenty Five Twenty One is coming to Netflix just in time for Valentine’s Day on 12 February 2022.

Following hot on the heels of this month’s new Disney+ APAC content announcement, fans of Korean dramas are preparing to buckle in for a thrilling ride-along with the debut of Rookie Cops on Disney+ Hotstar later this month. Centered around a group of freshmen at the Korean National Police Academy, Rookie Cops features an exciting ensemble, including Kang Daniel and Chae SooBin, two of the hottest stars in Korea today. Rookie Cops is directed by Kim Byung-soo (He Is Psychometric, The Bride of Habaek, and Nine), and will debut on Disney+ Hotstar on January 26.

tvN and tvN Movies kick off the Year of Tiger with continuous strive for perfection (尽善尽美) by serving the best Korean entertainment and inspiring greater good with our viewers. This year-long campaign #BeKindBeCharmed will begin with Channels supporting the World Wide Fund for Nature Singapore (WWF-Singapore) to amplify their effort to raise awareness of the Tiger conservation program in Asia. Both Channels also promised to double down in delivering fresh and first run contents to viewers.This festive Lunar New Year period is packed with galore of great entertainment. Sit back as tvN bring you a joyful and fun-filled week filled with great programs starring all your favourite Korean stars in a series of marathon from 31 Jan (Mon) 12.30pm to 06 Feb (Sun) 9.15pm. You can catch all the highly-rated shows like 3 Meals a Day – Doctors, High School Mystery Club S2, House on Wheels S3, Idol Song Dictation Contest etc.

Forecasting Love and Weather is an office romance series driven by the characters’ professional and love lives at the Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA), tightly packed with pit-a-patting narratives and visuals. 

 

Jung Hae-in (Im Soo-ho) and Jisoo (Eun Yeong-ro)

Starring A-list actor Jung Hae-In, Yoon Se-ah, Kim Hye-Yoon, Yoo In-Na and worldwide icon, BLACKPINK’s Jisoo, Disney+ Hotstar’s ‘Snowdrop’ has officially come to an end and fans are feeling bittersweet. The suspenseful storyline, together with the cast’s impressive acting, led to the drama receiving much love from fans globally.

Moreover, ‘Snowdrop’ is directed and written by the very talented Director Jo Hyun-tak and writer Yoo Hyun-mi, who have worked together previously for the hit drama ‘SKY Castle’, and this further heightened expectations even before its premier.

Kim Hye-Yoon (Bun-ok) and Yoon Se-Ah (Pi Seung-hee)

Set against the backdrop of a turbulent political era of the country in 1987, ‘Snowdrop’ tells a fictional story of two university students, Eun Yeong-ro (Jisoo) and Lim Soo-ho (Jung Hae-In), caught up in a heart-breaking and desperate Romeo-and-Juliet-like love story. However, unbeknownst to Yeong-ro at the beginning, Lim Soo-ho was a wanted agent in disguise, who could potentially harm her and her loved ones.

We would say that ‘Snowdrop’ has successfully captivated audience worldwide— streaming on Disney+ Hotstar, every episode had been an emotional roller-coaster as we watched the main characters fight for their love with lives at stake.

We believe that the highlight of the drama is the ending of Episode 4, where Lim Soo-ho raised the gun to Yeong-Ro’s head. For me, that particular scene left me at the edge of my seat as it marked the start of all the chaos, heartbreaks and painful betrayals the protagonists had to overcome.

Plot twists after plot twists, the splendid acting of the supporting cast also made us feel how desperate and burnt out the characters were in the hostage situation. Every cast member did a marvellous job carrying their respective roles to build up the storyline and this absolutely left viewers hooked onto the drama.

The main cast, Jung Hae-In and Jisoo, have also been highly praised for their synergy and great chemistry on set and even in the behind-the-scenes footages. ‘Snowdrop’ also marks the BLACKPINK member’s first ever lead in a K-drama series! Jisoo has also been making headlines with her impressive acting talent and hopefully we can expect to see her in more K-dramas in the future!

The final 3 episodes were broadcasted consecutively on the last weekend of January, in consideration to other programmes that were rescheduled due to the Lunar New Year holidays. Like any classic korean drama, we believed that the protagonists would have a happy ending. Unfortunately, ‘Snowdrop’ has proven us wrong about this. The heart-wrenching moments lasted till the final episode and it led to a painfully tragic ending.

Nevertheless, we would say still that ‘Snowdrop’ was indeed a ‘One-Way Ticket’ to the hearts of the global audience! Kudos to Jung Hae-in, Jisoo and all cast for this amazing project of ‘Snowdrop’. Viewers will also ‘always remember’ this piece of work by JTBC and Disney+ Hotstar.

If you have not watched 'Snowdrop' yet, do check out all the episodes, now available on Disney+ Hotstar!

Netflix has confirmed the production of Black Knight with director Cho Ui-seok and a mega cast lineup of Kim woo-bin, Kang you-seok and E Som. In this new Netflix Series, Cho and Kim woo-bin reunite after their blockbuster hit film Master.Black Knight is set in an air polluted world in 2071 where people depend on respirator masks to breathe. Only one percent of the human race has survived, and a strict social stratification has been established in the deserted lands of the Korean Peninsula. Delivery drivers play a crucial role within this system, and for refugees, becoming a delivery driver is their only hope for survival. Amid such chaos, Black Knight tells the story of a legendary delivery driver “5-8” with exceptional battle skills and a refugee “Sawol” who dreams of following in his footsteps.Black Knight is based on the popular webtoon of the same title that won the E-IP Award at the Asian Film Market — an event connecting web drama, web novel, webtoon, story creators to entertainment industry specialists who can revamp them into different formats. The story garnered attention for its creative premise, which reimagines a familiar profession, in this case, Delivery Drivers, into a unique group responsible for the survival of the human race.Cho spearheads the production to turn the story into an action-packed series. Through his past works – Master, Cold Eyes, and The World of Silence – Cho demonstrated a knack for storytelling, action sequencing, and stylish cinematography. Lastly, we have E Som who will play Seolah, a military officer at the Defense Intelligence Command. Seolah saves Sawol’s life and cares for him like her own family. E Som’s acting caliber has been proven for her transformative performances in the films Samjin Company English Class, Inseparable Bros, Microhabitat and the drama Taxi Driver. 

After months of excitement and speculation, the highly anticipated Korean drama, Snowdrop, will debut on Disney+ Hotstar for audiences across Asia on December 18. Set against the backdrop of the political turmoil that swept across the Korean peninsula in 1987, Snowdrop features Jung Hae-In, star of Tune in for Love and While You Were Sleeping, and BLACKPINK’s Jisoo, in a 16-part series. Snowdrop was written by Yoo Hyun-mi and directed by Jo Hyun-tak - the duo behind the 2018 thriller Sky Castle.When a blood-soaked man (Jung Hae-In) bursts into the dormitory of a women’s university in Seoul, Eun Yeong-ro (Jisoo) will go against her better judgement and risk being expelled to hide the man from his attackers and tend to his wounds. Unbeknownst to Yeong-ro, the man has a harrowing secret that threatens to put her friends’ and family’s safety at risk, and the two young lovers will have to work together to overcome the obstacles.Centered around a forbidden romance of a young couple, Snowdrop features Jisoo’s debut starring performance in a Korean drama and will take viewers on an emotional rollercoaster full of excitement, action and romance. As Yeong-ro, she goes against her family and her country to help the man she loves and the mysterious blood-soaked man puts everything on the line to save the only thing he loves more than his country. 

A second teaser poster and a teaser trailer have been unveiled for sci-fi mystery thriller series The Silent Sea, which premieres 24 December on Netflix. The show is about an elite team who goes on a special mission to an abandoned research base on the moon in a dystopian 2075 where Earth has been devastated by resource depletion. The new ensemble teaser poster shows the elite team members tasked with a grave mission to reach the moon to find new means of mankind’s survival. Astrobiologist Song Jian (Bae Doona), team leader Han Yunjae (Gong Yoo), head engineer Ryu Taesuk (Lee Joon), team doctor Hong Gayoung (Kim Sun-young), head of security Gong Soohyuk (Lee Mu-saeng), and spacecraft pilot Kim Sun (Lee Sung-wook) look tense as they are about to enter uncharted territory. Meanwhile, the teaser trailer captures volatile situations the team members are thrown into. The spaceship carrying the elite team is forced to make an emergency landing on the moon due to technical issues, threatening the mission from the get-go. The team barely escapes as the ship tenuously hangs on a cliff, makes it across the desolate surface of the moon engulfed in endless silence, and finally reaches Balhae Lunar Research Station. The team must risk their lives to find the answer to mankind’s survival and complete their mission in this secret room-like research base. The Silent Sea is set to premiere on 24 December, only on Netflix.

Astro customers can enjoy the premiere of the hottest K-dramas including action, mystery-thriller, romance and family dramas this October on Astro via tvN (Ch 395 HD), Oh!K (Ch 394 HD), KBS World (Ch 392 HD). K-drama fans can also watch available episodes On Demand and Astro GO.

Premieres 30 Oct, Sat & Sun, 7.50PM Oh!K (Ch 394 HD)

Every Thurs & Fri, 9.05PM KBS World (Ch 392 HD)

Mon-Fri, 7.50PM KBS World (Ch392 HD)

In Southeast Asia, Korean shows are very loved and some research has found they are watched more than Hollywood productions. In the last three months, on average, four of the top 10 titles on Netflix in Southeast Asia have been Korean. Why is that? Some have pointed to the appeal of storylines which show Asian heroines striving to express themselves personally and professionally — a theme which perhaps resonates with women in more traditional Southeast Asian societies. 

iQiyi announces upcoming original K-series 'Jirisan' featuring Gianna Jun and Ju Ji-hoon. It tells a story of how an experienced national park ranger (played by Gianna Jun) and a rookie ranger (played by Ju Ji-hoon) unveil secrets hidden in the mountain. The show is set to release in October on iQiyi International  app or iQ.com and simulcast with Korea in October.

And just like that, it’s September! As restrictions ease and more of us are vaccinated, now’s the perfect time to reunite with your friends for the ultimate watch party. From gripping dramas, light-hearted variety shows, breathtaking action-thrillers to heartwarming romantic comedies, Viu has the best of Asian entertainment with shows to entertain everyone all through September.