ktown konnection #38 | "Gyeongseong Creature 2" premieres, "Culinary Class Wars" tops Non-English TV

IN THIS ISSUE:

• “Gyeongseong Creature 2,” “Iron Family” premiere

• Korea passes new legislation criminalizing deepfake offenders

• Baseball 🇰🇷 is having a moment year - with 10M+ attendees

• New ‘top-tier’ tech visas offered

PREMIERES

• September 27

  • “Gyeongseong Creature 2” (Netflix)

  • “What Comes After Love” (Coupang Play) (Viki)

• September 28 “Iron Family” (KBS) (Viki)

This week’s premieres Kim Jung-hyun (“Mr. Queen”) returns in romcom “Iron Family” this weekend. Melodrama “What Comes After Love” brings exes back into the picture.

Most anticipated: Season 2 of “Gyeongseong Creature” sees the return of our lead characters from the Japanese colonial era - this time, in modern day Korea.

US distrib update: New shows ”Dear Hyeri” and “Dog Knows Everything” are streaming on Viki.

Freshly bingeable “Cinderella at 2AM” (Viki)

Wednesday-Thursday September 25-26
“Perfect Family” (KBS) (Viki)
“Seoul Busters” (Disney+)
“Dog Knows Everything” (KBS)(Viki)

Friday-Saturday September 27-28
“Bad Memory Eraser” (MBN) (Viki)
“Pachinko 2” (Apple TV+)

Saturday-Sunday September 28-29
“Love Next Door” (tvN) (Netflix)
“DNA Lover” (TV Chosun) (Viki)
“Iron Family” (KBS) (Viki)

Monday-Tuesday September 30-October 1
“No Gain No Love” (Amazon Prime Video)
“Dear Hyeri” (ENA/Genie TV)(Viki)

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

KDRAMA/FILM/TV/ETC.

Top Global Titles 🌎 “Culinary Class Wars” topped Netflix’s Non-English TV. “No Gain No Love,” “Officer Black Belt,“ “Pachinko 2,” “Love Next Door,” were among overall Top 10 titles. FlixPatrol. On Viki: “Cinderella at 2AM,” “Good Partner.”

Korea’s watching 📺 “Beauty and Mr. Romantic,” “Good Partner,” “Black Out” (Sep 16-22). dramabeans

2024 Seoul International Drama Awards  Park Chan-wook, Ahn Jae-hong, “Queen of Tears,” “Korea-Khitan War,” and “Lovely Runner” were among winners yesterday. MSN