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The Price of Confession is a new South Korean thriller series directed by Lee Jeong Hyo, who also directed Crash Landing on You. Filming has almost concluded and will be released on Netflix in late Q4 2025.

The Price of Confession is an upcoming South Korean Netflix Original thriller series directed by Lee Jeong Hyo and written by Kwon Jong Kwan (Proof of Innocence).

Table of Contents When is The Price of Confession coming to Netflix? What is the plot of The Price of Confession? Who are the cast members of The Price of Confession? What is the production status of The Price of Confession? When is The Price of Confession coming to Netflix?

Netflix has announced that The Price of Confession is coming in Q4 and Kill Bok Soon (right)

Kim Go Eun plays Mo Eun.

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Filming concluded in Spring of 2024 on Netflix’s upcoming comedy K-drama Aema. The series is centered on the production of the film Madame Aema, a Korean box office hit in the early 1980s and will be released on Netflix in Q3 2025. We also have our first look at the exciting new K-drama.

Aema is an upcoming South Korean Netflix Original comedy drama series written and directed by Lee Hae Young, who previously worked on K-dramas such as Believer, Phantom, and Like a Virgin. The series is produced by production studio The Lamp, who previously produced dramas such as Taxi Driver, Mal-Mo-e: The Secret Mission, and Samjin Company English Class.

When is the Aema Netflix release date?

Netflix has confirmed that Aema is coming to Netflix in Q3 (July-September) 2025!

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What is the plot of Aema?

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Netflix’s latest South Korean drama film, Wall to Wall, will begin production this Summer and be released in 2025. For now, we’ll keep track of everything you want to know about Wall to Wall, including the plot, cast news, production updates, and the Netflix release date.

Wall to Wall (formerly titled 84 Square Meters) is an upcoming South Korean Netflix Original drama film directed and written by Kim Tae Joon. Mizfilm is the production studio behind the movie.

When is the Netflix release date?

Given that filming is not due to end before late August 2024. It’s highly unlikely we’ll see the movie on Netflix in 2024. A Spring or Summer 2025 release is most likely.

Picture: Yeom Hye Ran in Wall to Wall – Netflix

What is the plot of Wall to Wall?

Netflix has provided a logline for Wall to Wall...

Korean actor Lee Joo Sil, who played the role of Park Mal Soon in the second season of Squid Game on Netflix, has died. She was 80.

Joo Sil died Sunday at St. Mary’s Hospital in Uijeongbu, South Korea, from complications that followed a recent stomach cancer diagnosis, her talent agency, 1230Culture, confirmed. Born on March 8, 1944, in Bucheon, South Korea, Joo Sil was also known for roles that included the movie Train to Busan and The Uncanny Counter, a Korean TV drama that ran for two seasons from 2020.

Her career got started in Korean live theater in 1965, and her stage roles included local productions of Death of a Salesman and Macbeth. Her other major roles included the K drama Someday, where she appeared in 16 episodes in 2006, playing Choi Sim-deok in Loving You a Thousand Times over 55 episodes and appearing as a North Korean spy in the 2013 movie thriller Commitment.

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Lee Joo-sil has sadly passed away.

The veteran Korean TV actress, known for roles in hits like Squid Game and Train to Busan, died on Sunday (February 2) at 81 years old.

According to her agency, via South Korean media reports, she went into cardiac arrest that morning and was pronounced dead at the hospital three months after a stomach cancer diagnosis.

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In Squid Game, she starred as the mother of undercover detective Hwang Joon-Ho (Wi Ha Joon) and the stepmother of Hwang In Ho (Lee Byang Hun). It was her final on-screen role, following 22 episodes of The Uncanny Counter.

The actress began her screen work in 1980, starring in memorable projects like Lady President, Heaven’s Garden, and Stormy Woman.

She previously triumphed over breast cancer decades ago, according to Korean newspaper The Chosun Ilbo.

Season 3 of Squid Game already finished filming and is set to...

Lee Joo-sil, a longtime TV actress who had roles in “Squid Game” and “Train to Busan,” died on Sunday. She was 81 years old.

According to her agency, via South Korean media reports, Lee went into cardiac arrest on Sunday morning and was pronounced dead at the hospital after three months of fighting stomach cancer.

The actress most recently starred in Netflix’s hit series “Squid Game,” as the mother of undercover detective Hwang Joon-Ho (Wi Ha Joon) and the stepmother of Hwang In Ho (Lee Byang Hun). This will mark her final on-screen role, coming off 22 episodes of “The Uncanny Counter.”

Born on March 8, 1944, in South Korea, Lee began her career on stage at 20 years old before jumping to screen acting in 1980. She went on to have a long-running career in multiple series, including “Lady President,” “Heaven’s Garden,” “Stormy Woman” and several others.

According to Korean newspaper The Chosun Ilbo,...

Korean actress Lee Joo-sil has died at the age of 81, Korean newspaper The Chosun Ilbo reported. The cause of death was reportedly complications related to stomach cancer, and she was in her home city of Uijeongbu at the time. The actress was known for her recent role in Squid Game as Park Mal Soon, the mother of Hwang Jun-ho (Wi Ha-joon) and stepmother of Hwang Jun-ho (Lee Byung-hun). She appeared in the role in the first two episodes of Season 2, which hit the streamer last December. Prior to that role, she was also known for her appearance in the 2016 zombie thriller Train to Busan as the mother of Seok-woo, and as Jang Chun-ok in The Uncanny Counter. Lee Joo-sil previously survived a breast cancer diagnosis in 1993 after being given one year to live and reportedly said in 2023, “Everyone becomes stronger when faced with a crisis. If you let everything go,...

Business Proposal season 2 is the awaited next chapter in the Korean romantic comedy series. K-dramas are becoming as popular as many American television shows, with series like Business Proposal providing a light and warm counterbalance to some darker shows like Squid Game. Business Proposal premiered in February 2022 with 12 episodes and was made available on Netflix. Considered one of the best romantic K-dramas of all time, Business Proposal is a charming and sweet tale about unexpected love.

The series stars Kim Se-jeong as Shin Ha-ri, an employee at Go Food's Food Development Team 1. In the beginning of the show, Ha-ri agrees to replace her best friend, Jin Young-seo (Seol In-ah), on a blind date. When Ha-ri arrives, she realizes the blind date is with Kang Tae-moo (Ahn Hyo-seop), the CEO of Go Food and Ha-ri's boss, though he doesn't recognize her. A comic and romantic affair ensues with snafus, mistakes,...

K-dramas like "The Guest" offer a supernatural thriller after "Sweet Home" with unique horror elements. "The Uncanny Counter" presents a found family theme and great action for fans of "Sweet Home." "Gyeongseong Creature" explores historical and human themes like "Sweet Home," making it an ideal next watch.

After the release of Sweet Home's third and final season, there are plenty of other K-dramas to watch after the show. Based on the webtoon of the same name, Sweet Home focuses on the story of Cha Hyun-su (Song Kang) and the Green Home apartment complex residents, who become caught up in the middle of an outbreak that sees humans turn into monsters. However, Hyun-su's situation is complicated by Sweet Home's monster virus as he realizes he has the usual symptoms but can somehow control the monsterization process.

Sweet Home quickly became one of Netflix's best K-dramas after its initial...

Asian audiences are increasingly turning to homegrown content in their streaming choices. Asian titles powering 80% of premium VOD engagement and customer acquisition, according to new research from research and consultancy firm Media Partners Asia.

“The Rise of Asian Content” is based on passive tracking of 40,000 users by sister company Ampd in nine major Asian markets – Japan, Korea, Singapore, Taiwan, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines and Thailand – over 15 months between Jan. 2023 and March 2024.

“Content originating from Korea, Japan, China, Indonesia and Thailand drives 70-75% of premium VOD engagement, acquisition and hits in Asia,” said MPA lead analyst Dhivya T.

“While the impact and travelability of K-dramas and anime is well-established, Chinese, Thai and Indonesian content are also emerging as important categories. Modern Chinese dramas are increasingly taking on K-drama-like storylines and themes, appealing to wider audiences through platforms like Netflix and Viu, relative to traditional Chinese costume fantasy dramas, which remain popular in Thailand and Taiwan.

“The word in town is that the broth at the local noodle house is to die for. The secret? The people who run the shop were on the brink of death! They call themselves Counters and have partnered with ghosts from the afterlife to hunt down rogue spirits. When ordinary high schooler Mun is invited to join them, his whole life flips upside down. Can his new job of fighting evil and chopping noodles give him the answers to his parents' mysterious deaths all those years ago?” (Ize Press)

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“The Uncanny Counter”‘s initial success on the Webtoon format and subsequent live-action adaptation as a popular two-season Netflix Original has marked it as an exciting prospect to bring to print alongside other stand-out titles from Ize Press. Those new to the series will find that it certainly has strengths worthy of its popularity,...

My Demon is a romance K-drama featuring Song Kang, offering a demonic aspect similar to Sweet Home without horror and fear. The Uncanny Counter is a fantasy/action K-drama with unsettling evil spirits, while also portraying a heartwarming familial relationship. Strangers From Hell is a psychological thriller K-drama set in an eerie apartment complex, providing weird happenings and a gripping watch.

There are many TV shows out there similar to the Korean drama Sweet Home if audiences are looking for something similar to watch. Sweet Home is a horror K-drama about humans turning into monsters. Based on a webtoon of the same name, Sweet Home balances horror with a strange sense of camaraderie as the tenants of the Green Home apartment complex have to band together to survive the apocalypse. The second season of Sweet Home was released on Netflix on Dec. 1, 2023.

Plenty of other TV shows about the demonic...

“The Uncanny Counter” (Korean: 경이로운 소문; Rr: Gyeongirowoon Somoon) is a South Korean television series starring Jo Byeong-gyu, Yoo Jun-sang, Kim Se-jeong, Yeom Hye-ran, Ahn Suk-hwan, and Yoo In-soo. Based on the Daum webtoon Amazing Rumor by Jang Yi, it centers on the titular character So Mun, a high school student with disability who is enlisted to be part of the Counters, a group of paranormal-hunters who search for and fight against evil spirits that escape from the afterlife to prey on humans.

The series premiered on Ocn on November 28, 2020, and concluded on January 24, 2021, becoming the highest-rated Ocn series of all time.

Now, the second season is available on Netflix.

The Uncanny Counter Season 2 Release Date

July 29, 2023

Where to Watch The Uncanny Counter

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The Uncanny Counter The Cast Cho Byeong-kyu Ahn Suk-hwan Yu Jun-sang Kim Se-jeong

Yeom Hye-ran

Moon Sook

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South Korea is known globally for its web series, movies and K-pop, with content including Squid Game and Parasite and groups like BTS and Blackpink becoming household names internationally. But there is another Korean cultural export – webtoons and their associated IP – that is starting to have an impact, not just in Korea, but around the world.

Webtoons are comics that have been designed specifically for mobile phones. Unlike Western comics and Japanese manga, they’re composed of single panels arranged vertically so that they can be easily scrolled through with one hand while you’re using the other to hang off the strap of your local commuter train.

Originating on the platforms of two Korean tech giants, Daum (which was later absorbed into Kakao) and Naver, in the early 2000s, the format is already huge across Asia and has become an invaluable source of IP for the region’s booming streaming industry.

New York, NY (7/1/23) – Ize Press made a splash at Anime Expo 2023 with the announcement of the print publication of the popular Korean webcomic and webnovel, Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint. Ize Press will also be publishing the English print editions of Itaewon Class, The Uncanny Counter, and The Perks of Being an S-Class Heroine.

Itaewon Class

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The original series the hit drama is based on!

Itaewon is a hotspot of freedom and cutting-edge trends like no other place in Korea. But even within this melting pot of colorful lives, few have a story like Saeroyi Park's! He runs a bar with an unlikely crew of misfits as diverse as the neighborhood it's in. His goal—grow it into a franchise big enough to take on Jangga Group, a titan in the dining industry owned by the ruthless Jang family who killed his father. They come at Saeroyi with every dirty trick in the book,...

Netflix will add plenty of action films and summer classics in the month of July. From “Bridesmaids” to “Jumanji” (1995) and “Kick-Ass,” the streamer’s selection kicks off the beginning of the month with options for many. “Star Trek” fans will have some films to choose from, as will fans of “The Karate Kid.” Anime fans can look forward to “One Piece,” “Baki Hanma: Season 2: The Tale of Pickle & The Pickle War Saga,” “Bastard!! – Heavy Metal, Dark Fantasy -: Season 2,” “My Happy Marriage” and “Record of Ragnarok” Season 2 Episodes 11-15.

Those looking for new Netflix originals can check out the “Wham!” documentary,” “Gold Brick” and “The Out-Laws” starring Adam Devine, Pierce Brosnan, Nina Dobrev, Ellen Barkin and Poorna Jagannathan. “They Cloned Tyrone,” “Happiness for Beginners” and “Miraculous: Ladybug & Cat Noir, The Movie” provide very different plots and adventures. And library favorites arriving to streaming range from “Puss in Boots: The Last Wish...

Not only did The Glory K-drama have an outstanding cast of adult actors, but the actors playing their teen character versions are also rising stars. Jung Ji-so starred as the teen version of Dong-eun, while actor Shin Ye-eun played the heinous bully Yeon-jin. Since The Glory’s global fame, Shin Ye-eun revealed how it had changed her life.

Shin Ye-eun as Yeon-jin in ‘The Glory’ | via Netflix A teenage Yeon-jin was the thing of nightmares in ‘The Glory’

Most of The Glory focuses on actor Lim Ji-yeon as the adult Yeon-jin. Throughout her role as the heinous bully, the actor convinced fans to loathe her character. The Glory actor revealed that staying in her character’s mindset for hours made her cranky at the world. Fans can only imagine as Yeon-jin became Dong-eun’s nightmare that changed her life.

While fans quivered over Yeon-jin’s evil tendencies in the K-drama,...

While The Glory K-drama takes the top spot as the most streamed non-English series, fans are still eagerly awaiting news on The Uncanny Counter Season 2. Since 2022, Ocn has teased the main cast returning to the fantasy K-drama, but the details are minimal. With multiple actors reported to make appearances in The Uncanny Counter Season 2, The Glory actor Kim Hieora confirms she will also appear.

‘The Glory’ actor Kim Hieora as the character Sa-ra | via Netflix ‘The Uncanny Counter’ Season 2 will bring back the demon-fighting team

In September 2022, Soompi reported that leading actor Kim Se-jeong was in talks to return to her role for The Uncanny Counter Season 2. When the K-drama originally ended, the main cast was more than enthusiastic about returning for a new season. Actor Jo Byeong-gyu was also reported to return to his leading role. Extraordinary Attorney Woo actor Kang Ki-young will also make an appearance.

The 2020 Ocn...

Netflix‘s Physical 100 has proven to be the ultimate fight to prove who is the strongest among Olympic athletes, fitness athletes, and more. The Korean unscripted reality series has some recognizable faces, from Single’s Inferno Cha Hyun-seung to Mma fighter Choo Sung-hoon. All athletes have proven themselves worthy or have been eliminated trying. After seeing the series, there are a few K-dramas actors with enough of an athletic and strong background to withstand Physical 100.

K-drama actor Lee Si-young in ‘Sweet Home’ | via Netflix 2Pm’s Taecyeon is also a K-drama actor capable of taking on ‘Physical 100’

Many K-Pop idols have transitioned into becoming well-known actors. 2Pm’s Taecyeon gained fame as a villain in the crime drama Vincenzo. In 2021, he also starred as the male lead in Secret Royal Inspector & Joy. K-drama fans will recognize him from his early years in the supernatural drama Bring It On Ghost, and the cult drama Save Me.

It would be fair conclusion to say that 2021 was a successful year for K-Dramas. The year, through many cable and national broadcasting networks, the country’s tv industry released many successful series. Streaming giant Netflix too came in strong, buying world-wide distribution rights to many popular titles, while also doubling down on their own original productions, investing heavily into content from the country and increasing output too, to the point of releasing a new K-Drama almost every month in the second half of last year. Of course, the success of a number of these shows is now well-known, but other streaming services like iQiyi, Viki etc. also played an important part in getting several Korean series out to the wider worldwide audience, resulting in a strong year for shows of various genres.

Without further ado, here is the list of the 20 best K-Dramas of 2021, in descending order.

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As we head towards the weekend, let’s take a look at everything new that’s coming to the various major streaming services over the next few days. With the enormous hauls of December 1st just around the corner, there isn’t a ton to dig into, but there are almost 30 fresh titles arriving across Netflix, Disney Plus, HBO Max, Hulu and Prime Video, which should keep you going until Monday.

First up, Netflix dropped eight movies and TV shows today, mostly originals. In particular, a bunch of international content debuted, such as Spanish horror Don’t Listen and Italian crime drama The Beast. Not to mention German festive comedy Over Christmas, which arrives along with a selection of other holiday-themed titles, like children’s special A Go! Go! Cory Carson Christmas and cooking contest Sugar Rush Christmas.

Check out the full list of what’s hitting streaming from Friday, November 27th to Sunday,...

The final week of November is upon us, meaning December is just around the corner. Netflix has a bunch of great new titles to come over the next seven days, then, including numerous original movies and TV series. And yes, there are a few early festive treats counted among them.

First of all, Monday the 23rd brings Bruce Willis’ latest actioner, Hard Kill, along with Shawn Mendes film In Wonder and the first season of Strongest Delivery Man. Moving on to Tuesday, we have one of the week’s biggest releases – drama Hillbilly Elegy, starring Glenn Close and Amy Adams, as directed by Ron Howard. Also going up the same day is new docuseries Before 30.

For more, check out the full list of everything hitting Netflix this coming week below:

November 23rd Hard Kill (2020) Shawn Mendes: In Wonder (2020) N Strongest Delivery Man (Season 1) November 24th Before 30 (Season 1) Dragons: Rescue Riders:...