K-Pop Competition Series In The Works With MGM & Korea’s SM Entertainment

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief“SNL Korea,” a Korean localized version of long-running U.S. sketch comedy and variety show “Saturday Night Live,” is confirmed to return for a tenth season from this summer.NBC Universal previously announced plans for a revival in February.Production is underway following an agreement between NBCUniversal Formats, part of Universal Studio Group, and Coupang Play, the streaming platform launched at the end of last year by e-commerce leader Coupang.

GOT7 singer BamBam has confessed that he wishes to be “properly recognised” in Korea, and has chosen to focus on his Korean solo activities moving forward.In a new interview with Allure Korea, the singer reflected on the difference in reception in both Korea and his home country of Thailand, saying, “I can walk around [in Korea] with ease.” He then added, “I can’t do anything in Thailand.

Billboard, the Grammy official said that both he and the “community” find it hard to define Korean music enough from ordinary pop music to justify its own category.“The way I see it, modern K-pop really started in the ’90s. They took what was popular during that era [such as R&B and bubblegum pop] and made it their own,” he said.

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2020’s awards to October.But now, one of music’s biggest nights — which gives fans the power to vote for their picks — is back on track, with a vengeance. The Weeknd, who was infamously snubbed by the Grammys and vowed to boycott them forever, is expected to make a big showing at this year’s awards.

Ryan Reynolds is all about that K-pop love.

BLACKPINK‘s Rosé has reacted to a cover of her single ‘On The Ground’ by actress Brie Larson.On May 11, the Captain Marvel actress posted her acoustic rendition of the Korean singer’s debut single on both her social media accounts, alongside a caption that read: “A little ROSÉ magic for you”.“I worked my whole life / Just to get high, just to realize / Everything I need is on the / Everything I need is on the ground,” Larson sang.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorSerialized fiction app Radish is being acquired by Kakao Entertainment, the entertainment arm of Korean internet giant Kakao, in a transaction valued at $440 million.Word of the deal comes as South Korea’s Naver on Monday announced the completion of its $600 million-plus takeover of Wattpad, a user-fiction story app.Radish’s board of directors and a majority of its shareholders have approved the acquisition, which is expected to close in June.

Elaine Low Senior TV WriterSupersized K-pop group NCT is looking for new members, and the world will be watching — on television.MGM Television and its chairman Mark Burnett have inked a partnership with producer Soo-Man Lee and Korean powerhouse SM Entertainment to develop a K-pop competition series to find the newest members of NCT. The group is currently comprised of 23 members who also make up the sub-groups NCT 127, NCT DREAM and WayV.Open to young men between 13 and 25, the contestants

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Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefRomantic drama “Waiting For Rain” became the fourth local film in as many weeks to head the Korean box office. It held off new release U.S.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefMulti-territory Asian streaming service Viu is readying its third Korean-sourced original production. The period romantic fantasy “Hong Cheon Gi” will be launched in the third quarter of this year.Based on a novel of the same name, the series tells the story of a woman artist with extraordinary aesthetic insight and skills who became the first female painter of the Dohwaseo (Korean Royal Academy of Painting).