A Shop for Killers Season 2: release date, cast and first episodes
Jin-man returns as the action thriller reopens the mystery of his staged death and introduces a new threat to murthehelp.
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K-drama, film, variety and the people making them.
Wild Sing on Netflix: release date, cast and retro K-pop story
A fictional co-ed dance trio reunites 20 years after a scandal ended its early-2000s fame.
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Four Hands, Two Sonatas: Netflix release date, cast and story
Two pianists at an elite arts high school push each other through rivalry, friendship and the pressure to become exceptional.
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Our Sticky Love on Netflix: release date, cast and story
Jung Hae In plays a boxing coach who claims to be the boyfriend of Ha Young’s prosecutor after she wakes with amnesia.
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Netflix’s First Doctor: confirmed cast and release-date status
Jung Ryeo-won and Ha Yoon-kyoung lead a medical drama about a pediatric surgery unit facing closure. Production is confirmed; the premiere date is not.
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Production confirmed vs cast confirmed: how to read K-drama announcements
A platform can confirm that a drama is being produced without announcing its full cast, filming status or release date.
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How Netflix Top 10 rankings work: views, hours and country charts
Netflix ranks its weekly Top 10 lists by calculated views, not by star ratings, searches or a public count of unique viewers.
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The East Palace on Netflix: cast, release date and episode guide
Netflix’s new supernatural sageuk pairs a royal murder with a decades-old spirit curse. All eight episodes arrived on July 17.
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Netflix’s Paper Man: confirmed cast, premise and release-date status
Cho Jung-seok, Park Hae-soo and Claudia Kim lead a crime drama about a perfect counterfeit bill. Production is confirmed; a premiere date is not.
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K-drama ratings explained: what the Korean numbers actually measure
A 10 percent television rating, a Netflix Top 10 rank and a viewer count are three different measurements. Here is how to read each one.
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What is a sageuk? A beginner’s guide to Korean historical dramas
The word covers more than palace politics. Historical events, fictional romance and supernatural fantasy can all appear under the sageuk label.
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What is a makjang K-drama? The popular label explained
Secret births, revenge, betrayal and impossible reversals can all signal makjang—but the word is a flexible judgment, not an official genre certificate.
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Cast, confirmed or considering? Three very different drama headlines
An actor reviewing an offer has not joined the cast. Small verbs make a large difference in entertainment reporting.
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