The latest Korean series to premiere on Netflix is ‘Vincenzo’, but already there are signs that this K-drama could become one of the best on the platform.
Release date Times will premiere on OCN on Saturday, February 20, and will run till March 28. There will be new episodes every Saturday and Sunday and each episode will be an hour long.
Plot
The official synopsis for Times states that Times is a political thriller about a woman in 2020, who can make a phone call to the past, and a man in 2015, who team up to save the assassinated president.
In 2015, Lee Jin-Woo (Lee Seo-Jin) works as a reporter, who pursues only the truth. In the year 2020, Seo Jung-In (Lee Joo-Young) works as a reporter too. She is passionate about her work. Somehow these two people connect via a phone call. They try to prevent the death of South Korean President Seo Ki-Tae (Kim Yeong Cheol), who is also Seo Jung-In s father. Soon, Lee Jin-Woo and Seo Jung-In face a dangerous truth.
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February 1
st marks the beginning of the Black History Month and while one may think of the Black History Month as a specific celebration of extraordinary African American achievements and contribution to the history of the United States, now more than ever, Black History Month is a global commemoration of the importance of the Black Diaspora at large. Unlike the US, South Korea is a homogenous society with around 90% of the population made up of the native Korean ethnicity. However, in recent years, the Korean entertainment industry has significantly integrated varying cultures and ethnic groups into the fold. This effectively is changing the general population’s view towards a much more progressive direction. More importantly, the representation of all ethnicities on mainstream television is essential for the development and mental and emotional growth of the youth. For Black History Month, we’re celebrating South Korea’s most beloved entertainers who happen to b
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Son Woo Hyun and Kim Kang Min in To My Star (Tencent Video/Energedic Company)
Over the past few years, Korean dramas or K-dramas as they are popularly called have been growing in popularity, skyrocketing over 2020 amid the pandemic and the ensuing lockdowns. Thanks to online streaming platforms such as Netflix and Viki, audiences across the world are able to access these dramas, regardless of their knowledge of the Korean language. Some dramas have even achieved cult status like Descendants of the Sun , Crash Landing On You , and True Beauty .
However, while Korean dramas are opening up a whole new world for many viewers, the entertainment form lacks in representation not just in people of color (by depicting South Korea as a socieity with no foreigners, which is far from the reality of the situation), and having little to none LGBTQ+ representation. At least, not in the mainstream dramas that are often talked about.