Physical: 100 exploded in popularity around the world, proving once again that brutal gamesmanship needs no translation. Dominating Netflix’s Global Top Ten in 78 different countries, the number of fans kept growing as 100 competitors winnowed down to a single winner. We won’t spoil the ending but the drama and cut-throat tournament “to find the…
“Reborn Rich” was 2022’s most-watched K-drama in Korea with its finale becoming the second highest-rated episode in Korean television history. Despite being aired on a cable network, rather than the three primary channels (KBS, MBC, and SBS), audiences could not get enough of “Reborn Rich”. Based on a popular Korean web novel, “Reborn Rich” is…
Even if you haven’t watched the new season of “Single’s Inferno”, chances are you’ve heard about the show and its breakout star, Korean American cast member, Nadine Lee. The Netflix reality TV show brings together a group of very attractive singles to a deserted island near Incheon, South Korea. While on the barren island, known…
Korean film “Broker” was a favorite at Cannes and is now available to view in theaters for a limited time.
One of the most popular questions I’ve received in recent weeks is: “Noona’s Noonchi, what are the best Korean Dramas of 2022 in your opinion?” It’s a great question but not an easy one to answer; because the truth is we all have our preferences, our own likes and dislikes. It’s also a question that I…
BLACKPINK set the world ablaze in 2022 and capped off their dazzling year by being named Entertainer of the Year by Time Magazine, only the second K-Pop group to earn this honor. (The first was BTS in 2020). As the premier all female group in the world, BLACKPINK kicked off their Born Pink tour on…
From lightsticks to Kpop apparel, below is a gift guide for the undoubtedly growing number of die-hard Kpop stans in your life! Kpop fans are perhaps best known for their extreme dedication to their favorite Kpop groups. One of the most important ways fans show their loyalty and support is to purchase their group’s merchandise…
In K-Drama “Narco-Saints”, an ordinary man named Kang In-gu has clawed his way out of poverty and wants nothing more than to live a normal middle-class family life. But alas it is not meant to be and a series of unfortunate events leads Kang instead into the deadly world of international narcotics. One lesson he takes…
The recent historical films about the Imjin War and the exploits of Korea’s greatest war hero Admiral Yi Sun-sin (1545-1598), were blockbuster hits in South Korea. Now both these films, Hansan: Rising Dragon (2022), and The Admiral: Roaring Currents (2014 – original Korean title Myeongnyang) are available to stream in the US on most of the major platforms. The legendary…
“The Berlin File” opens dramatically with an arms deal gone bad in this classic thriller that should absolutely be dug out of Netflix’s treasure trove of an archive. Trust us, you won’t regret it. In “The Berlin File”, bad only scratches the surface of a multinational rat’s nest of spies that slowly gets untangled throughout…