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Pink Villa
18 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Pink Villa
Jung Kyung Ho, Seol In Ah's Oh My Ghost Clients Release: Date, plot, cast, when and where to watch, and more
MBC is bringing a unique blend of fantasy, law, and dark comedy to the small screen with its new drama Oh My Ghost Clients. The drama stars Jung Kyung Ho as a morally ambiguous lawyer. Joining him are Seol In Ah, who plays his determined sister-in-law, and Cha Hak Yeon, a YouTuber who gets caught in the supernatural chaos. It is set in a world where the dead are not only lingering, they're also demanding justice. This 10-part series explores the afterlife through the lens of labor disputes and ethical redemption. When and where to watch The series is scheduled to premiere on May 30, 2025. Episodes will air every Friday and Saturday at 9:50 PM KST on MBC. Moreover, international audiences will be able to stream the show on Viki and Viu. Storyline Jung Kyung Ho plays No Mu Jin, a labor attorney with a cold heart and a bank account-first mindset. He's never cared much for justice, until he narrowly escapes death. Following this brush with mortality, Mu Jin discovers that he can see ghosts. Specifically, he can see the spirits of workers who died in workplace accidents and whose deaths were never properly addressed or compensated. Haunted (quite literally) by clients from the other side, Mu Jin is dragged into a series of unresolved industrial disputes. Though initially resistant, his encounters with these ghosts begin to shift his perspective. What starts as an unwanted curse becomes a path toward personal growth and a chance to truly make a difference. Team Moojins Mu Jin doesn't face this journey alone. His partner in ghost litigation is Na Hee Joo, played by Seol In Ah. She is both his sister-in-law and a sharp-witted woman determined to bring justice to the underdogs. Completing the team is Go Kyun Woo (Cha Hak Yeon). He is a quirky YouTuber and aspiring content creator who stumbles into Mu Jin's ghost-filled life. Initially there for clicks and content, Kyun Woo ends up becoming an unexpected ally in their quest to help wandering souls find peace through labor law. Together, this unlikely trio becomes 'Team Moojins,' tackling cases of corporate neglect, unethical labor practices, and tragic workplace deaths. Creative team Oh My Ghost Clients is directed by Yim Soon Rye, the critically acclaimed filmmaker behind Little Forest and The Point Men. The script is penned by Kim Bo Tong, best known for the hard-hitting military drama D.P.. Episode release schedule The show will run for ten episodes, airing on MBC's weekend prime time slot. Below is the full release calendar: Episode 1 – May 30, 2025 Episode 2 – May 31, 2025 Episode 3 – June 6, 2025 Episode 4 – June 7, 2025 Episode 5 – June 13, 2025 Episode 6 – June 14, 2025 Episode 7 – June 20, 2025 Episode 8 – June 21, 2025 Episode 9 – June 27, 2025 Episode 10 – June 28, 2025 If you're looking for a K-drama that combines legal drama, fantasy, humor, and themes of redemption, Oh My Ghost Clients might be your next weekend binge.
Khaleej Times
2 days ago
- Politics
- Khaleej Times
UAE: Social media 'moves' people, not a 'journalistic institution', expert says
Social media — and more recently Artificial Intelligence — have changed the way most people consume news. The rapidly changing media landscape has brought one question to the fore: what does the future look like? Ali Jaber, a prominent Lebanese TV personality, said in session of the Arab Media Forum that although the media will be led by humans, AI will eliminate menial tasks. This, in turn, will allow humans to invest more time into creative and intellectual work. Jaber, who is also dean of the Mohammed Bin Rashid School of Communication at the American University of Dubai and the group director of Saudi media conglomerate MBC TV, added, 'AI is essential in our work. We have to learn how to interact with it.' The Arab Media Forum is part of the Arab Media Summit, a three-day event which brings in media professionals from around the Arab region. It is organised by the Dubai Press Club, and this edition's summit is focused on discourse surrounding the future of Arab media. Fall of traditional media Jaber added that the shift of receiving news from social media, citing the ongoing Gaza crisis. He said that traditional media, especially in the West, was a 'significant fall for the moral system that was ruling the international media when we faced the Gaza issue.' He added, 'Social media moved people — a new generation. What we saw on the streets of Europe and America was, of course, the victory of social media over traditional media.' However, he said that social media is not a 'journalistic institution.'
Arab News
2 days ago
- Business
- Arab News
‘News is a human need and not a luxury,' says MBC leader at Arab Media Summit
DUBAI: 'News is a human need and not a luxury,' said MBC's Group Director Ali Jaber in Dubai on Tuesday. 'It is a need for everyone to know what's happening around us, a world without news is not a world that we would ever live in,' said Jaber in a session at the Arab Media Summit. 'Social media and traditional media have a complementary relationship, social media has none of the restrictions that traditional media outlets have. 'Social media platforms are not journalistic platforms but can be utilized for that purpose,' he said. Jaber said social media has proven to influence change in the news world, and cited the crisis in Gaza as an example. Jaber said he believes global outrage from the youth was mobilized by social media. 'Social media moved generations during the Gaza crisis, especially since traditional media in the West failed. Social media filled the gap that was generated by the obvious bias in Western traditional media,' said Jaber. 'Under the motto of freedom of speech, social media is attracting a larger number of audience who are trying to find faster and shorter news to consume,' he said. Jaber said traditional media needs to implement the quick and fast nature of social media. 'We are in a changing world, it's naive to say traditional media will stay dominant … We have to teach newsrooms to write 360 news that can be adapted into any form including social media,' he added. 'TV benefited a lot from social media, we use social media as a means of promoting for us, we need to have a community that we can work with around the clock and that is promoted by social media,' he said. Jaber said although he is an artificial intelligence skeptic, he believes education is key to utilizing this technology safely and to their full potential. 'AI is a real milestone and a great pillar of everything we want to do … AI will be a key part of our work in the journalism world,' he added. 'We need to educate people on how to deal with things like fake news and other problems that may arise from utilizing AI,' he said.
Korea Herald
2 days ago
- Politics
- Korea Herald
Spotlight wanes: Viewership for presidential debates drops sharply
After debate viewership half that of 2022, candidates clash in final round Tuesday over politics, foreign affairs The early presidential election is now less than a week away, with the promise of reshaping the course of domestic politics in the aftermath of the martial law crisis that erupted in December. But the televised debates between the candidates have seen sluggish viewership, as policy proposals and fiery exchanges of words apparently fail to capture the kind of public attention they used to. Recent data suggests fewer South Koreans sitting through the televised four-way debates of presidential candidates that aired live for two hours. None of the two previous live debates' aggregated viewership shares of all TV networks exceeded 20 percent, according to estimates from Nielsen Korea, an outlier across the decades of South Korea's democratic history. In the first debate for the June presidential election held on May 18 -- simulcast by six South Korean TV networks, including three major terrestrial broadcasters KBS, MBC and SBS -- the viewership rating came to a combined 19.6 percent. That figure was roughly half, according to Nielsen Korea, of the first televised debate in 2022's 39 percent, which was only aired by KBS, MBC and SBS. Viewership ratings for the second debate on Friday slipped further from May 18. The aggregated viewership ratings for Friday's debate -- broadcast via seven networks including the three terrestrials -- reached 18.4 percent. That was slightly lower than the second 2022 presidential debate's total of 21.37 percent on Feb. 11, 2022, when KBS, MBC and SBS chose to broadcast a short-track speedskating competition for the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing instead of the presidential debate. Both live debates this month involved candidates meeting a certain set of criteria suggested by the election authorities -- namely, Rep. Lee Jae-myung of the Democratic Party of Korea, Kim Moon-soo of the People Power Party, Rep. Lee Jun-seok of the New Reform Party and Kwon Young-gook of the Democratic Labor Party. Before this year, presidential debates over the past decade has mostly surpassed 30 percent in viewership. Of all five televised debates in 2022 between four candidates -- including then-conservative candidate Yoon Suk Yeol, who won the election but was ousted in April, as well as Lee Jae-myung of the Democratic Party -- four had combined viewership shares of over 33 percent, with the exception due to the Winter Games. The same was true for the 2017 election, which followed former President Park Geun-hye's removal due to a broad corruption scandal. Among all four live televised debates of five eligible candidates, three showed viewership ratings of 30 percent or higher. For this year's presidential election, only three televised debates -- mandatory ones hosted by the election authorities -- were scheduled. Back in 1997, a whopping 55.7 percent viewership rating was recorded before Kim Dae-jung was elected president. Now, voters' interest in televised debates appear to be waning, one expert noted. For this year's debate specifically, this phenomenon is attributable to a political crisis due to former President Yoon's self-coup attempt in December, which only deepened the already stark ideological polarization. "If there are people who already support a specific candidate, they would find it unnecessary to watch the debate," Eom Ki-hong, professor of political science at Kyungpook National University, told The Korea Herald, adding that supporters "would have already made up their minds" before watching a debate. Eom also pointed out the martial law crisis having taken a toll on the country. "Other than the martial law-related topics, there are not many issues that can be raised at debates," he said. Some other observers point to fundamental changes in the way people consume media. Rhee June-woong, a professor of media and communication at Seoul National University, said the way viewership ratings are estimated in South Korea does not reflect the shifting media consumption patterns with the advent of the digital era. "The long-term trend is that fewer people are watching TV debates live. Even so, (some of them) would still consume it through short-form video clips or viral internet memes," Rhee said. "Anyway, the standard viewership ratings for TV are clearly declining. Why? Because fewer people are watching TV in real time." Hwang Yong-suk, a professor of media and communication at Konkuk University, echoed Rhee, saying, "Looking at the way content in TV debates spreads to people, I can assume that a growing number of eligible voters would have received it via online channels like YouTube."
Korea Herald
2 days ago
- Korea Herald
Alleged bully behind death of MBC's Oh Yoanna faces civil suit
Bereaved family of late former weather presenter seeks civil compensation, frustrated by legal loophole preventing punishment of perpetrators The civil lawsuit related to the death of Oh Yoanna, formerly a weathercaster for broadcasting station MBC, is slated to resume in July, against a colleague pinpointed as having bullied her. Local media reported Tuesday that the Seoul Central District Court will hold a hearing on July 22 in the compensation case filed by the bereaved family of Oh. The sentencing hearing was originally scheduled for March 27, but was postponed after the defendant — who had previously failed to respond to the court proceedings — submitted documents indicating she had hired legal representation. Oh passed away last September at the age of 28. In 17 pages of notes written by the deceased, Oh had specified how she had been harassed at work. Four individuals were identified by local media as alleged perpetrators. Oh's family later clarified that one of the four had been a bystander, not an active participant in the bullying. The Ministry of Employment and Labor's investigation concluded earlier this month that there had been incidents of harassment against the deceased by her colleagues. However, it noted that this did not legally constitute workplace harassment as defined by the Labor Standards Act, because weathercasters by law are not recognized as 'workers.' The ministry stated that it is not subject to criminal punishment or administrative fines as the Labor Standards Act does not apply to the vocation of Oh and her colleagues, adding that MBC is responsible for conducting an independent investigation and pursuing punitive actions for those responsible. The bereaved family expressed regret over the government's conclusion. "(Oh) did all that MBC told her to do, and the Labor Ministry says she's not a worker. Did the ministry make this decision not to get on MBC's nerves? How can it reach a decision that tears apart the bereaved family? Did they even properly investigate?" said Jang Mi-yeong, Oh's mother, about the ministry's announcement. MBC expressed its condolences to Oh and her family after the ministry released its statement, and dismissed one of the alleged bullies from her post.
