According to Netflix, over 60 percent of its global subscribers watched Korean content in 2022.
Netflix has just revealed its biggest-ever annual slate of Korean movies and series. The online streaming platform showcased 34 titles in its 2023 slate announcement, let’s have a look at the notable projects:
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Series
The Glory Part 2
The Glory featuring Song Hye Kyo become the most-watched K-Drama on Netflix in no time. The thriller Korean drama was released on the online streaming platform on December 31.
The show revolves around Moon Dong-eun, a woman who is driven by a decade-long quest for vengeance against high school bullies who inflicted permanent scars on her body and mind.
A Time Called You
‘A Time Called You’ is a time-slip romance where Jun-hee, missing her boyfriend who passed away a year ago, goes back in time to 1998 to meet Si-heon, who looks identical to her boyfriend.
The series made headlines instantly after its announcement as the remake of Someday or One Day, a classic Taiwanese romance.
D.P. Season 2
‘D.P.’ is a Netflix series that follows Jun-ho and Ho-yeol of the Deserter Pursuit unit in the Korean military as they encounter the realities unknown to them until they chase after the deserters with various backstories. The first season of D.P. was highly acclaimed for its social commentary and resonated with many audiences.
Mask Girl
‘Mask Girl’ is a story about Kim Mo-mi, an ordinary office worker by day who is insecure about her appearance and a live-streamer by night who covers up her face with a mask, as she becomes embroiled in an unforeseen incident and undergoes a dramatic turn of events.
The original webtoon of the same title that the series is based on was beloved by many readers for its unpredictable twists, biting messages about lookism, and the effortless cross between thriller and black comedy.
Sweet Home Season 2
Song Kang, Lee Jin-uk, Lee Si-young, Ko Min-si, and Park Gyu-young – the residents of Green Home who, in the previous season, delivered overwhelming tension as they risked their lives through bloody battles against their neighbors-turned-monsters – return again in season 2 to offer thrills and tension of a whole new different kind.
Black Knight
Based on a popular webtoon, the series depicts a world where only one percent of the human race has survived and strict social stratification has been established in the deserted lands of the Korean Peninsula, where deliverymen play critical roles in society that has stopped functioning properly.
Movies
Jung_E
‘JUNG_E’ portrays a desolated earth in the 22nd century that is no longer inhabitable due to climate change. Amid the chaos, an internal war breaks out in the shelter built for human survival. Victory – meaning the end of the war – now hinges on finding a way to clone the legendary mercenary JUNG_E into a scalable robot.
Orchestrated by Director Yeon Sang-ho of Train to Busan, Peninsula, and Hellbound, and with a colorful cast – Kang Soo-youn, Kim Hyun-joo, Ryu Kyung-soo – JUNG_E portrays a unique theme combined with dystopia, cloning, and technology.”
Believer 2
Believer 2 follows Won-ho’s investigation of looking for ‘Rak,’ who disappeared after Brian’s incarceration, while getting to the core of the elusive drug cartel.
Ballerina
This film depicts the beautiful and ruthless revenge by Okju, a former bodyguard, for Minhee, her best friend.
