ktown konnection #42 | Youn Yuh-jung joins "Beef," Yeon Sang-ho's "Hellbound" returns

IN THIS ISSUE:

• Youn Yuh-jung joins season 2 of Netflix’s “Beef”

• What’s dominating non-English content? Spanish and Korean titles

• Seoul getting its own Times Square

• Where can you find fortune tellers in Korea? (The industry is thriving.)

PREMIERES

• October 25 “Hellbound 2” (Netflix)

This week’s premieres Kim Sung-cheol (“Our Beloved Summer”) and Kim Hyun-joo (“The Bequeathed”) are back in “Train To Busan” filmmaker Yeon Sang-ho’s second season of horror series “Hellbound;” this week’s only major premiere. Stay tuned: next month brings us Gong Yoo, Woo Do-hwan, Kim Se-jeong, and so much more!

What I’m watching New series “Love in the Big City” was unexpectedly honest and heart-wrenching, a beautifully acted and directed story that has you rooting for Go Young (played by Nam Yoon-su) so badly through all the ups and downs of modern love that your heart aches for him to finally find the real deal. (Note: It’s for a mature audience.)

Offscreen, the series has faced backlash from conservative groups; it’s a queer romance, a still-very-much taboo subject in Korean culture.

Wednesday-Thursday October 23-24
“Seoul Busters” (Disney+)
“Dog Knows Everything” (KBS)(Viki)
“Family By Choice” (JTBC)(Viki)

Friday-Saturday October 25-26
“What Comes After Love” (Coupang Play)(Viki)
“The Judge From Hell” (SBS)(Hulu)
“Doubt” (MBC)(Viki)

Saturday-Sunday October 26-27
“Iron Family” (KBS)(Viki)
“A Virtuous Business” (JTBC)(Netflix)
“Jeonghyeon: The Star is Born” (tvN)(Hulu)

Monday-Tuesday October 28-29
“Dear Hyeri” (ENA/Genie TV)(Viki)

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

KDRAMA/FILM/TV/ETC.

Among Top 10 🌎 Global Titles Today (10/24/24) 🌎 “Pachinko 2,” “No Gain No Love” FlixPatrol.

Netflix’s Top 10 Non-English TV (Oct 14-20): “Culinary Class Wars,” “A Virtuous Business,” “Love Next Door.”

Korea’s watching: 📺 “Iron Family,” “Jeongnyeon: The Star Is Born,” “The Judge From Hell” (Oct 14-20). dramabeans