ktown konnection #10 | Park Ji-eun's "Queen of Tears" premieres March 9

This week’s Top Global Titles 🌎 “Doctor Slump” is at #7, “Marry My Husband” at #4, Korean film “My Name is Loh Ki-wan” is #5.

“A Killer Paradox” tops Netflix Korea 🇰🇷 The series held on to the top spot, followed by “Doctor Slump” at #2 and “Captivating The King” at #4; new release “My Name is Loh Ki-wan” tops this week’s features. FlixPatrol

PREMIERES

• March 9 “Queen of Tears” (tvN) (Netflix)

• March 11 “The Midnight Studio” (ENA) (Viki)

“Queen of Tears,” starring Kim Soo-hyun and Kim Ji-won, premieres this weekend. The screenwriter for the series, Park Ji-eun, wrote the hugely popular “Crash Landing On You” and “My Love From The Star.”

What else to look out for, besides A-list talent? The clothes.

Starring Joo Won and Kwon Na-ra, “The Midnight Studio” premieres Monday. A photographer who sees ghosts? The trailer looks like spooky fun, it gives me “Oh My Ghostess” and “The Master’s Sun” vibes.

Wednesday-Thursday Mar 6-7
“Queen of Divorce” (JTBC) (Viki)
“The Impossible Heir” (Disney+)

Friday-Saturday Mar 8-9
“Flex x Cop” (SBS) (Disney+,Hulu)
“Wonderful World” (MBC) (Disney+)

Saturday-Sunday Mar 9-10
“Doctor Slump” (JTBC) (Netflix)
“Queen of Tears” (tvN) (Netflix)

Monday-Tuesday Mar 11-12
“Wedding Impossible” (tvN) (Viki)
“Midnight Studio” (ENA)

(*Streaming platforms shown are for U.S. only; distributors vary by country.)

KDRAMA/FILM/TV

“The Impossible Heir” premieres, disappoints One critic slammed the show’s premiere eps, citing its “awkward pacing,” “deliberate lack of narrative clarity,” and “drearily plain and frustratingly opaque” characters. I don’t completely disagree. SCMP

“My Name Is Loh Ki-wan” had some mixed reviews; but it seemed to fall (very) short for some for its “one-dimensional characterization,” “soppy finale,” and “schmaltzy romance.”

On another note… a Korean Japanese artist, and what are ‘anti-Korean’ comics? | cultural context