ktown konnection #41 | "Uprising" debuts in Top 10, "Culinary Class Wars" gets season 2

IN THIS ISSUE:

• “Culinary Class Wars” gets a second season, “Uprising” hits #3 in debut week

• North Korea destroys roads, declares South Korea a “hostile state”

• Asia’s top formats distributors: Banijay, Fremantle, CJ ENM

• BTS’ J-Hope completes military service

• “Premium kimchi,” anyone?

PREMIERES

• October 19 “Project 7”(JTBC)(Viki)

• October 21 “Love in the Big City” (TVING)(Viki)

This week’s premieres Based on the bestselling novel by Park Sang-young, BL drama “Love in the Big City” is set to release all 8 eps on October 21. The story’s feature film version screened at TIFF this year, starring Noh Sang-hyun and Kim Go-eun.

On the reality side, talent competition show “Project 7” puts together a 7-member K-pop boy group, hosted by model-turned-actor Lee Soo-hyuk.

What I’m watching “A Virtuous Business” said more about gender roles and ‘90s Korean cultural norms than I expected.

And while historical feature “Uprising” is unflinchingly gruesome and classist, I found the interplay between the crumbling monarchy at odds with its poverty-stricken people, along with foreign invaders as a catalyst, to be the most interesting. And if intricate fight scene choreography is your thing, there’s that, too.

Now bingeable “Pachinko 2” (8 eps).

Wednesday-Thursday October 16-17
“Seoul Busters” (Disney+)
“Dog Knows Everything” (KBS)(Viki)
“Family By Choice” (JTBC)(Viki)

Friday-Saturday October 18-19
“What Comes After Love” (Coupang Play)(Viki)
“The Judge From Hell” (SBS)(Hulu)
“Doubt” (MBC)(Viki)

Saturday-Sunday October 19-20
“Iron Family” (KBS)(Viki)
“A Virtuous Business” (JTBC)(Netflix)
“Jeonghyeon: The Star is Born” (tvN)(Hulu)

Monday-Tuesday October 21-22
“Dear Hyeri” (ENA/Genie TV)(Viki)
“Love in the Big City” (TVING)(Viki)

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

KDRAMA/FILM/TV/ETC.

Among Top 10 Global Titles Today (10/17/24) 🌎 “Uprising,” “Pachinko 2,” “No Gain No Love,” “Love Next Door,” “Marry My Husband.” FlixPatrol.

Netflix’s Top 10 Non-English TV (Oct 7-13): “Culinary Class Wars” (at #4), “Love Next Door” (#6), “Gyeongseong Creature 2” (#7). On the film side: “Uprising” hit #3 in its debut week.

Korea’s watching 📺 “Iron Family,” “The Judge From Hell,” “The Star Is Born,” (Oct 7-13). dramabeans