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Dec 21, 2021 · BuzzFeed Contributor. 1. My Love Mix-Up! (2021) tenor.com. Starring: Shunsuke Michieda, Riko Fukomoto, Ren Meguro. Genre: Based on a manga, romance, comedy. What It’s About: For longer than he'd...
- 20th Century Girl. Prepare to feel tons of nostalgia for your teenage crushes while watching this sentimental rom-com. In 1999, 17-year-old Bo-ra receives a request from her best friend Yeon-doo: to find out everything she can about Yeon-doo's crush, the popular Hyun-jin, while her friend's away overseas.
- Kill Boksoon. This slick Korean thriller on Netflix follows the titular Bok-soon (Crash Course in Romance's Jeon Do-yeon), a top-class assassin who balances her successful career with her private life, as mother to 15-year-old Jae-young (Kim Si-a).
- Unlocked. Don't be surprised if you want to throw your phone off a cliff (or just spent a few hours updating the privacy settings) after watching this terrifying psychological thriller.
- Kingdom: Ashin of the North. Viewers can watch this prequel to the Korean horror Kingdom without seeing the original show, though the drama's always there if you fall in love with the film and want more.
- All of Us Are Dead
- Money Heist: Korea - Joint Economic Area
- The Accidental Narco
- Glitch
- A Model Family
- The Sound of Magic
- Tomorrow
- Somebody
- Black Knight
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Slated for release on January 28, All of Us Are Deadwill mark the first new K-drama series to be unveiled by Netflix this year. The zombie thriller follows a group of high school students who try to survive a mysterious virus outbreak at their school. With "horrific visuals" and "stunning action" sequences, the new show will see teenagers find love...
The Korean adaptation of gripping Spanish crime drama Money Heistis one of the most highly anticipated Korean shows to be released this year. The Korean remake—which starsSquid Game actor Park Hae-soo (who played contestant no. 218 in the hit Netflix K-drama—will follow the same premise of the original series, which sees the enigmatic "Professor" c...
Based on real-life events, the upcoming series follows the life-threatening journey of an ordinary businessman who joins a secret government mission to capture a Korean drug lord. The show stars Squid Game's Park Hae-soo and Hwang Jung-min, a major Korean actor known for various works including the disturbing Korean horror pic The Wailing.
Starring Jeon Yeo-bin from the hit Netflix K-drama Vincenzo, Glitchsees a woman attempt to track down her boyfriend who goes missing. She uncovers a mysterious secret while seeking the help of a UFO club. The series is written by Jin Han-sae, the writer behind the Netflix K-drama series Extracurricular.
A Model Family sees a man on the brink of bankruptcy and divorce stumble upon a car loaded with cash and cross paths with the second-in-command of a drug organization, played by Park Hee-soon from Dr. Brain, the first Korean series released by AppleTV+last year.
Based on a webtoon known as Annarasumanara, The Sound of Magicis about a girl "who had to grow up too fast" and a "mysterious magician" who lives in an abandoned amusement park, according to Netflix. The "touching drama" is directed by Kim Sung-youn, the brains behind the popular Netflix K-drama series Itaewon Class.
This fantasy drama series starring Kim Hee-seon (a major Korean actress known from a string of K-dramas and Korean films) sees grim reapers "who used to escort the dead now save those who want to die" as part of a special mission, Netflix describes.
This murder mystery centers around a dating app called "Somebody." The app's developer and her friends find themselves entangled in "inexplicable issues surrounding a mysterious figure," according to Netflix.
Set on the deserted islands of the Korean peninsula in 2071, when only one percent of the human race has survived, the new series depicts an air polluted world where people rely on respirator masks to breathe and "a strict social stratification has been established," according to Netflix.
Directed by Yeon Sang-ho, the filmmaker of Train to Busan fame who also directed Netflix's Hellbound, the upcoming film explores a unique theme combining "dystopia, cloning and technology," Netflix describes. Set in the 22nd century on a desolate Earth that is no longer inhabitable due to climate change, a war breaks out in a shelter built for huma...
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- Parasite. South Korean director Bong Joon-ho's dark comedy thriller follows the events that unfold as the Kims, a poor family living in a semi-basement house, begin working for the wealthy Park family under various different guises.
- Minari. This moving story of a Korean-American family who relocate to a farm in Arkansas in the 1980s was inspired by Korean-American director Lee Isaac Chung's own rural upbringing on a farm within the state.
- Oldboy. This mystery thriller is one of the most well-known works by acclaimed South Korean director Park Chan-wook. It received a Hollywood remake in 2013 directed by Spike Lee and Samuel L. Jackson and Josh Brolin.
- The Handmaiden. This enticing erotic drama from Oldboy director Park Chan-wook is a dark tale of deception, betrayal and desire that unravels between Count Fujiwara, Japanese heiress Hideko, her maid Sook-hee and Hideko's uncle Kouzuki.
Oct 3, 2023 · Here are 20 South Korean films worth a couple hours of your streaming time, starting with Oldboy, which is now available in a stunning 4K restoration.
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Jul 29, 2022 · There's plenty more to come next month. Here we look at some of the most intriguing Korean films and K-dramas to be released in August. Emergency Declaration. Release date: August 3
Mar 24, 2021 · If you liked Minari and Parasite, try our list of the best Korean movies. These top Korean movies are good to watch on Netflix and other top streaming services.
