(Photo : instagram) Cine21 gives us the Line Up for Senior and Rookie Actors/Actresses we should watch out for Next Year!
1st place is Shin Si ah
2nd place is Park Joo Hyun
3rd place is Jeon Jong Seo and Han Seo hee
4th place is Go Yoon Jung
5th place is Go Min Seo, Kim Da mi, Kim Se Jeong, Park Gyu young, Park Hye soo, and Jeong Su Jeong
6th place is Kang Mal geum, Nana, Noh Jeong eui, Moon Ga Young, Bang Min ah, Shin Ye Eun, Shim Dal gi, Ahn Eun jin, Lee Re, Jeon So ni, and Jeon Yeo bin
December 28, 2020
Park Seo-joon (right) plays an ex-prisoner chasing his dream in the corporate world of South Korea’s food and drinks industry in Itaewon Class, one of the Post’s top 10 Korean dramas of 2020.
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Korean entertainment hit a high point in 2020, notably with the Academy Award success of Bong Joon-ho’s Parasite. Yet while the movie industry went on to suffer following the onset of Covid-19, Korean dramas have been flourishing across the globe.
It has not just been lockdowns that have been driving viewers to the small screen, however. The Korean drama machine made its boldest strides in 2020, exploring exciting new territory in terms of theme and genre, in addition to its bread-and-butter tales of romance – forbidden or otherwise.
December 23, 2020
Yu Jun-sang (right), 51, who plays Mo-tak in The Uncanny Counter, shows off his abs in episode 5 of the Korean drama series now showing on Netflix.
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The “counters” of Eonni’s Noodles burst onto screens in late November, and as we reach the halfway point of The Uncanny Counter , this ragtag group of demon fighters have steadily wormed their way into our hearts.
The heady mix of action, comedy, horror, thriller and drama we were introduced to at the outset is still very much present eight episodes in, but after a breathless start, it’s the thriller and drama elements that have taken centre stage in the midseason slow burn.
By Kwak Yeon-soo
K-dramas based on popular webtoons, or web comics, are gaining popularity as directors and writers look for tried-and-true content that can attract TV viewers.
Webtoon, a portmanteau of web and cartoon, refers to online comics available to read on major web portals like Naver and Daum. According to data from the Korea Creative Content Agency (KOCCA), the overall value of the local webtoon market jumped from 52.9 billion won ($48.3 million) in 2010 to over 880 billion won last year, with the figure expected to exceed 1 trillion won this year.
OCN s The Uncanny Counter, adapted from Jang Yi s Daum webtoon Amazing Rumor, follows a teenage boy named So-mun (Jo Byung-gyu) who joins a group fighting evil spirits.
December 16, 2020
Jo Byung-gyu in a scene from The Uncanny Encounter, directed by Yoo Sun-dong. He plays an orphaned teenager who is challenged to become a demon-hunter.
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The scope of K-dramas is constantly expanding, and the latest television hit to make waves in South Korea is a demon hunter saga chock-full of action, thrills and mystery.
Equal parts Along with the Gods, Spider-Man and Extreme Job, The Uncanny Counter is a 16-episode adaptation of Jang Yi’s popular Daum webtoon (or digital comic) Amazing Rumor from OCN, the cable network behind Voice and Rugal . The series debuted globally through Netflix on Nov 28, with new episodes airing every Saturday and Sunday.