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Korean Tv
close read
Apr. 5, 2024
Physical: 100
Remains Gloriously Pointless
Name another show that makes you wonder,
Can the moving-van guy do more pull-ups than me?
By
Lisa Kwon
vulture recommends
Feb. 19, 2024
Is
D.P.
the Unluckiest K-Drama Ever Aired?
It’s had to contend with two of the biggest Korean television exports in recent memory:
Squid Game
and
Moving
.
By
Geoffrey Bunting
무궁화 꽃이 피었습니다
Feb. 1, 2024
Squid Game
Season Two Is Closer Than You Think
In neon-lit first-look images.
By
Alejandra Gularte
overnights
Jan. 9, 2024
Single’s Inferno
Season-Finale Recap: End Game
A less wholesome and more strategic season finally ends after some difficult conversations.
By
Jennifer Zhan
overnights
Jan. 2, 2024
Single’s Inferno
Recap: ‘If’ Boy
Gwan-hee must pay for his crimes.
By
Jennifer Zhan
overnights
Dec. 26, 2023
Single’s Inferno
Recap: Jealousy, Jealousy
We’re beginning to see jealousy creep in as more singles solidify their crushes.
By
Jennifer Zhan
overnights
Dec. 19, 2023
Single’s Inferno
Recap: Commitment Issues
It’s bad look after bad look for Gwan-hee.
By
Jennifer Zhan
overnights
Dec. 13, 2023
Single’s Inferno
Recap: Dinner and a Show
Gwan-hee and Ha-jeong’s confidence and aloofness make them a perfect match, but it might also keep them from admitting it.
By
Jennifer Zhan
overnights
Dec. 12, 2023
Single’s Inferno
Season-Premiere Recap: Across the Inferno-verse
Big personalities and a shocking twist make a good show even better.
By
Jennifer Zhan
labor
Aug. 8, 2023
Netflix Is Ghosting the Korean Actors Union
You’ve heard of Netflix actors making cents in residuals. The streamer’s South Korean talent is making even less.
By
Rebecca Alter
buffering
May 18, 2023
Squid
Game
Was Just the Start
Netflix’s head of content in Korea takes us inside the service’s massive K-content strategy.
By
Josef Adalian
choose your own dystopia
June 14, 2022
Netflix Red-light, Green-lit a
Squid Game
Reality Competition Series
The allegory for the class system is feeling less and less allegorical.
By
Jason P. Frank
workplace drama
May 31, 2022
Racing Against Rivals and Robots on the Translation Assembly Line
Rakuten Viki’s army of volunteers just want to subtitle some K-drama in peace.
By
Jennifer Zhan
solidarity forever
May 18, 2022
Squid Game
Season Two Wants Us All to Just Get Along
Solidarity forever!
By
Bethy Squires
k-drama 101
Jan. 11, 2019
The Joys of Korean TV: A Beginner’s Guide to the Best of K-drama
How U.S. viewers can get in on the unparalleled emotional payoff offered by Korean drama and variety shows.
By
Tracy Robey