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By Alleef Ashaari|February 20, 2024|0 Comment
After a bumper 2023 that saw Korean originals Big Bet and Moving take home a steady stream of international awards and saw Moving become the most viewed local original of the year on Disney+ Hotstar, Disney+ Hotstar has announced it would continue to build on the early success of its local original content with an exciting expansion of its 2024 Kor...
By Alleef Ashaari|February 13, 2024|0 Comment
Open-world action RPG Rise Of The Ronin is not getting released in South Korea. It's developed by Team Ninja, the Japanese studio best known for games like Nioh, Nioh 2, and Stranger Of Paradise Final Fantasy Origin. As reported on the Korean community site Ruliweb, Sony Interactive Entertainment Korea has released a statement confirming that Ri...
Talk about melting pot celebrations! PlayStation Asia decides to pop off this year's Lunar New Year Celebration of 2024 with one of South Korea's biggest pop talent: Kim Se Jeong. Kim Se Jeong is the latest face in PlayStation Asia's marketing campaign for the next few weeks of Chinese New Year-ing. She was a member of K-pop girl groups I.O.I an...
Arc System Works and Cygames took a chance with reviving 2020's 2D anime fighting game Granblue Fantasy Versus for this year, and it paid off. The new iteration, Granblue Fantasy Versus Rising, is easy for new players to pick up, has its own set of new mechanics to keep veteran fighting game fans invested, and features a diverse roster of character...
Sad news for South Korean Twitch streamers working for the platform, or using the platform for their own needs: the service will be shutting down next year. According to an official post, Twitch in Korea will be shutting down on 27 February 2024 KST. The big reason is due to cost: it's expensive to run a big service like Twitch in Korea, especia...
By Alleef Ashaari|August 25, 2023|0 Comment
Featuring international espionage, super-powered spies and deadly assassins, Korean drama and tentpole series Moving has quickly captured the world’s attention, becoming the most-watched Korean original on Disney+ (Hotstar) globally and Hulu in the U.S. based on hours streamed after 7 days. In its first week since launch on 9 August 2023, the ...
By Alleef Ashaari|August 3, 2023|0 Comment
Living with superpowers may seem exhilarating, but not when you’re being hunted down by some of the world’s most powerful governments. Premiering 9 August, Moving is a Disney+ Hotstar Original, that is an electrifying, action-packed Korean drama series adapted from the popular webtoon in which three superpowered teenagers who had to hide thei...
By Alleef Ashaari|July 31, 2023|0 Comment
A fateful story of heroes, each writing their own unique legends in the ancient land of Arth, Season 2 of Arthdal Chronicles The Sword Of Aramun arrives this September on Disney+ Hotstar. A Korean fantasy epic, Arthdal Chronicles: The Sword of Aramun will return with a captivating new story set eight years after King Tagon first ascended to the ...
By Alleef Ashaari|July 20, 2023|0 Comment
After an action-packed first season that saw the first responders work together to uncover Ma Taehwa’s criminal past, a new partner from the National Forensic Service will join the team as they look to expose the real criminal mastermind in The First Responders season two, which will premiere on 4 August 2023 on Disney+ Hotstar. An expert in m...
Community Effort Orlando Fighting Game Championships, or CEO for short, is a pretty big deal for many fighting game fans and tournament players. The massive fighting game tournament features not just esports mainstays like Tekken 7, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, and Guilty Gear Strive, but also Street Fighter 6 which made its debut on 2nd June. Al...
By Alleef Ashaari|May 31, 2023|0 Comment
After much anticipation, famed Korean storyteller Kim Eunhee is set to return to the screen with Revenant, a breathtaking series about demons, death and the dangers of the occult slated to debut on 23 June 2023 on Disney+ Hotstar. A Korean occult mystery thriller, Revenant tells the story of Gu Sanyeong, a woman born into poverty whose life goes...
By Lewis "lickety" Larcombe|May 26, 2023|0 Comment
T1, the dominant force in the LCK league, will be heavily represented in South Korea's national League of Legends team for the upcoming 2022 Asian Games, as revealed by the Korean e-Sports Association (KeSPA) in their announcement on 24 May. This six-man squad will proudly represent the country in Hanghzou, China, during the 19th Asian Games. T1...
By Alleef Ashaari|May 12, 2023|0 Comment
While it may sound like a superhero, it's not. Black Knight has nothing to do with the Dark Knight, but it's a new Korean series by Netflix. It's always interesting to see Asian perspectives on science fiction concepts in movies and TV series, so Netflix's Black Knight is one of those with high production value to boot. Mad Max [caption id="attac...
By Alleef Ashaari|May 10, 2023|0 Comment
Courtesy of Netflix Malaysia, we were lucky enough to participate in a Black Knight press conference featuring cast members Kim Woo-bin, Song Seung-heon, Kang You-seok, and Esom, as well as director Cho Ui-Seok. During the press conference, director Cho Ui-Seok was asked about the origins of the name, "Black Knight". He said: "So, in the day...
Neowiz will be releasing a new JRPG called Brown Dust 2 for mobile phones everywhere, and it'll be free-to-play like the company's past works. Clearly a sequel to the last Brown Dust game, Brown Dust 2 is filled with turn-based combat and fantasy world-exploring aplenty. It also comes with a cast of colourful characters ranging from warrior knig...
By Alleef Ashaari|April 12, 2023|0 Comment
The dystopian universe of Black Knight was finally revealed to the world through its first-ever teaser trailer. The clip gives curious audiences a peek into the black knights in action while living in a world without order. The series follows the journey of refugee Sa-wol, and the legendary deliveryman 5-8, as he takes on the all-powerful Cheonm...
By Alleef Ashaari|April 6, 2023|0 Comment
Pearl Abyss has announced that Black Desert SEA has undergone a revamp of its “Trading” activity, offering Adventurers with an even wider variety of enjoyable content. With improved accessibility, now is the perfect time to dive into the vast world of the Black Desert and enjoy all the game has to offer. Trading is just one of the many life ...
Developer Ironmace has been issued a cease-and-desist from publishing company Nexon, and it has a lot to do with its alpha title Dark and Darker. The first-person dungeon crawler roguelike battle royale hybrid has been getting a lot of attention, good and bad. The latter is from Nexon, which prompted Ironmace to remove the RPG game from Steam. ...
By Alleef Ashaari|March 16, 2023|0 Comment
2K and Firaxis have announced that the next DLC pack for Civilization 6 Leader Pass - Great Builders Pack - is now available. It adds Theodora (Byzantines), Sejong (Korea) and Ludwig II (Germany). Check out the specific details about the Leaders below: Theodora (Byzantines) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FUADkldLsoM Theodora was an actress...
By Xandria Morden|February 16, 2023|0 Comment
Korean pop culture or "K-POP" fever has finally hit LEGO! KPOP has been mainstream for a while now, so it's no surprise that LEGO who is known to collaborate with many big names would get down with the fever too. Yesterday, LEGO teased a familiar catchy tune on their social media. Response to the teaser was instant as the BTS Army went wild afte...
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