ktown konnection #32 | "Miss Night and Day" finishes strong

IN THIS ISSUE:

• “Miss Night and Day” finishes strong

• Foreign language content viewing up 24%

• Is K-pop without Koreans still K-pop?

• Samsung phones at the Olympics may have violated sanctions

• Why Koreans fight to insist on getting the bill

PREMIERES

• August 9 “Mission: Cross” [feature] (Netflix)

• August 10 “Romance in the House” (JTBC) (Netflix)

• August 12 “Your Honor” (ENA) (Viki)

This week’s premieres Hwang Jung-min (“12.12: The Day”) is an intelligence agent-turned homemaker married to wife and detective Yum Jung-ah (“Sky Castle”) in action comedy film “Mission: Cross.” An ex-husband woos his ex-wife in “Romance in the House;” Kim Ji-soo (“High Class”), Ji Jin-hee (“D.P. 2”), Minho (“The Fabulous”) co-star. And new Son Hyun-joo (“Captivating The King”) criminal thriller “Your Honor” premieres Monday.

Now bingeable “Miss Night and Day,” “My Sweet Mobster,” “Red Swan.”

What I’m watching I stumbled upon “Rebound,” the film starring Ahn Jae-hong (“Long time No Sex”) on Viki. What started as a casual watch became an enjoyable (albeit predictable) feel-good story as a novice coach puts together a hopeless-looking high school basketball team in Busan.

Wednesday-Thursday August 7-8
“No Way Out: The Roulette” (U+mobile TV) (Disney+)

Friday-Saturday August 9-10
“The Auditors” (tvN) (Viki)
“Good Partner” (SBS) (Viki)
“Bad Memory Eraser” (MBN) (Viki)

Saturday-Sunday August 10-11
“Beauty and Mr. Romantic” (KBS2) (Viki)

Monday-Tuesday August 12-13
“Serendipity’s Embrace” (tvN) (Viki)

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

KDRAMA/FILM/TV/ETC.

Pssst…Lifetime is getting into Kdramas with “Love Andante.” (Hope the story does not include a city girl falling in love in a small town during the holidays.) dramabeans

Top Global Titles 🌎 “Miss Night and Day,” FlixPatrol. On Viki: “My Sweet Mobster,” “Serendipity’s Embrace.”

Korea’s watching 📺 “Miss Night and Day” (July 29-Aug 4). dramabeans

US remakes of “Crash Landing On You,” “Vincenzo” are in the works. This time with Studio Dragon co-producing for their American versions - which generates higher revenue. The Straits Times