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Yahoo
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Netflix Greenlights K-Pop Drama ‘Variety' Starring Son Ye-jin and Jo Yu-ri
Netflix is adding another splashy series to its Korean originals slate with Variety, a K-pop industry drama starring Crash Landing on You headliner Son Ye-jin and rising actor-idol Jo Yu-ri, best known for her breakout turn in Squid Game Seasons 2 and 3. The upcoming series comes from director Kim Yong-hoon, the filmmaker behind Mask Girl, one of Netflix's surprise Korean hits of 2023. The black comedy thriller spent four consecutive weeks on the streamer's Global Top 10 Non-English TV list, peaking at No. 1 in its second week. More from The Hollywood Reporter Girl Group XG on Their Dynamite Coachella Debut and Sharing Their Love for Fans on "Million Places" Kate Beckinsale Announces Death of Her Mother, British Actress Judy Loe, at 78: "I Am Paralyzed" Netflix Results Draw Share Price Target Hikes, Muted Stock Reaction as Focus Turns to Second Half of Year Variety marks a stylistic shift for Kim. He'll be trading in the gritty neo-noir crime world of his breakthrough, Beasts Clawing at Straws, for the high-gloss, high-pressure domain of K-pop super-stardom. The series will explore the tensions, ambitions, and fraught relationships between industry power players, the stars and their obsessive fandoms. Son stars as Se-eun, a top entertainment executive willing to risk everything to revive the faltering idol group she helped create. Variety adds to a busy and exciting lineup of projects for the veteran acress, including the upcoming Netflix period drama Scandals and Park Chan-wook's much-anticipated feature No Other Choice. Jo co-stars in Variety as Seung-hui, a fan whose fierce devotion to her favorite idol takes her down a dangerous path. It's an amusing casting for the rising actress, given her prior career as a K-pop star and fan-favorite member of Korean–Japanese girl group Iz*One. Variety is being produced by CJ ENM Studios and UNU, continuing Netflix's longstanding status as one of the Korean content creators' top commissioners. Best of The Hollywood Reporter 'The Studio': 30 Famous Faces Who Play (a Version of) Themselves in the Hollywood-Based Series 22 of the Most Shocking Character Deaths in Television History A 'Star Wars' Timeline: All the Movies and TV Shows in the Franchise
The Review Geek
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Review Geek
Has S Line been renewed for Season 2? Here's what we know:
Renewed Or Cancelled? S Line is an intriguing K-drama, taking a pretty bold approach to a well-worn genre, then adding in good characters and an interesting story. If you've been following this one, you may be wondering if this has been renewed or cancelled. Here's what we know: What is S Line about? S Line is an interesting Korean drama, where red lines suddenly appear above people's head. These lines connect people who have had sexual relations and of course, embarrassing or secret sides of people are revealed in the process. Han Ji-wook is a detective with an attractive appearance and free spirit. He chases after the truth of the S Line. His story becomes entangled with Kyu-jin a high school teacher with unique charm. and Shin Hyun-heup, a high school student. Interestingly, the latter has been able to see the red lines since she was born. We have ongoing coverage of S Line across the site including recaps for the season. You can check those out HERE! Has S Line been renewed for season 2? At the time of writing, Wavve have not renewed S Line for season 2. Given the ratings over the weeks, it'll be interesting to see if they actually do renew this for a follow-up. The ratings have not been made public by Wavve, but we can predict that this one has had a good amount of buzz online, bringing people back for more. Regardless of ratings, it's extremely rare to find Korean dramas renewed for another season. That has changed in recent years but given the sheer wealth of talent in this that are sure to move onto other projects, we predict that S Line will not be renewed for a second season. We'll be sure to update this section with more details as they become available. What we know about season 2 so far: Barely anything is known about season 2 right now. Given most Korean dramas are reserved to one season, it's rare to find these sort of shows renewed. With the rare exception of ongoing Netflix shows (Love ft. Marriage and Divorce, Hospital Playlist etc.) then it seems unlikely that this one will be renewed. Having said that though, we have seen Taxi Driver and Tale of the Nine Tailed renewed recently, alongside Alchemy of Souls too. Given how steady the ratings are for this series, could we see this one buck the trend? It seems very unlikely that S Line will, but you never know! We'll be sure to update this section when we know more. Would you like to see S Line return for a second season? Or do you think the story has run its course? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below!
The Review Geek
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Review Geek
S Line Episodes 5-6 Preview: Release Date, Time & Where To Watch
S Line S Line is an interesting Korean drama, where red lines suddenly appear above people's head. These lines connect people who have had sexual relations and of course, embarrassing or secret sides of people are revealed in the process. Han Ji-wook is a detective with an attractive appearance and free spirit. He chases after the truth of the S Line. His story becomes entangled with Kyu-jin a high school teacher with unique charm. and Shin Hyun-heup, a high school student. Interestingly, the latter has been able to see the red lines since she was born. If you've been following this K-drama, you may be curious to find out when the next episode is releasing. Well, wonder no more! Here is everything you need to know about S Line episodes 5 and 6, including its release date, time and where you can watch this. Where Can I Watch S Line? S Line is a Wavve Original and airs on that channel and streamer each week. At this time, there's no word on whether it'll drop on Viki, Viu or the other Western Korean streamers just yet. S Line Episodes 5 & 6 Release Date S Line will release episodes 5 and 6 on Friday 25th July at approximately 8am (GMT) / 3am (ET). Expect episodes to be roughly 50 minutes long each, which is consistent with the time-frame for the rest of the show. How Many Episodes Will S Line Have? S Line is scheduled to release with 6 episodes, and the usual array of two episodes releasing a week. However, with this drama the episodes are releasing at the same time. With that in mind, we're now onto the final week for this one! Is There A Trailer For S Line? There is indeed! You can find a trailer for S Line below: What do you hope to see as the series progresses? What's been your favourite moment of S Line so far? Let us know in the comments below!
South China Morning Post
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- South China Morning Post
Prime Video K-drama Head Over Heels midseason recap: shaky supernatural high school romcom
This article contains spoilers. Lead cast: Cho Yi-hyun, Choo Young-woo, Cha Kang-hoon, Choo Ja-hyun Latest Nielsen rating: 4.43 per cent At the heart of the supernatural high school romcom Head Over Heels are two characters who, on the surface, appear to be very different. Yet as the show progresses, they come to learn that they share much in common. Both have been marginalised by society and abused by their families thanks to their connections to the spirit world. Play
Geek Culture
09-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Geek Culture
'Squid Game' Season 3 Breaks Netflix Viewership Record
Within a mere 10 days, Squid Game Season 3 has amassed a total of 106.3 million views, becoming the first Netflix series, in any language, to achieve that in two weeks. This was after the popular Korean show jumped onto the streaming platform's list of most popular non-English series of all time in the 9th position, thanks to a whopping 60.1 million views garnered in just three days from its opening. As of this article, it has leapt up to the 3rd position, outranked only by its own earlier seasons. Top 10 Most Popular Non-English Shows of All Time Even factoring in Netflix's English-language shows, Squid Game Season 3's ranking is still outstanding, losing out only to Wednesday Season 1 (2022) with 252.1 million views, Adolescence (2025) with 142.6 million views, Stranger Things Season 4 (2016) with 140.7 million views, Dahmer: Monster (2022) with 115.6 million views, Bridgerton Season 1 (2020) with 113.3 million views and The Queen's Gambit (2020) with 112.8 million views, all of which had 91 days to attain those totals. Taking the time window into consideration, Squid Game Season 3 is highly likely to climb a few more ranks, given that it still has an ample 81 days before the viewership numbers are finalised. Top 10 Most Popular Shows of All Time The release of Squid Game Season 3 also brought positive externalities to its earlier two seasons, with Squid Game Season 2 (2024) and Squid Game Season 1 (2021) amassing 4.9 million views and 3.8 million views, respectively, within the period from 30 June to 6 July. With Squid Game Season 3 clocking in 46.3 million views within the same period, it has become the highest-viewed Netflix title for the week, with its two earlier seasons coming in at second and third place on the non-English chart. Top 10 Non-English Shows of the Week The second place for the highest-viewed Netflix title of the week goes to The Old Guard 2 , starring Charlize Theron ( Mad Max: Fury Road ) and Uma Thurman ( Kill Bill Vol. 1 ), which accumulated 37.5 million views. The film's release also drew attention to its predecessor, The Old Guard (2020), which garnered 9.5 million views in the same week. Top 10 Movies of the Week Meanwhile, KPop Demon Hunters also charted in third place for the highest-viewed Netflix title of the week, with 22.7 million views. This led it to rank second on the English movies chart as well for its second consecutive week. Conversation with Ting Wei is like chatting with a weird AI bot programmed only with One Piece lore and theories, sitcom quotes and other miscellaneous pop culture references. When he's not sleeping, he's highly likely reading manga. In fact, the only thing he reads more than manga is the Bible, and it's honestly pretty close. Netflix Squid Game Squid Game Season 3
