All posts tagged "Misaeng"

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    K-drama ‘Misaeng’ awarded best drama at Asian TV Awards

    K-drama “Misaeng,” (also titled “The Incomplete”) which became a television syndrome last year for its realistic depiction of South Korean company culture, won Best Drama Series at the Asian TV Awards (ATA) held in Singapore, Yonhap reported....

    • Posted December 7, 2015
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  • "Misaeng" author Yoon Tae-ho. (NEWSis)
    ‘Misaeng’ author coming to Seattle for K-manhwa festival

    Seattleites will have a chance to see “Misaeng” author Yoon Tae-ho next month at the University of Washington’s “K-Manhwa: Graphic Narratives from Paper to Screen.” “Misaeng,” one of last year’s biggest K-drama hits, started as a graphic...

    • Posted February 10, 2015
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    Comedians parody TV blockbuster ‘Misaeng’ in new series

    The hit television series “Misaeng” will be parodied in a comedy called “Misaengmool” ― which means “microorganism” in Korean ― starting in January. Comedians and other celebrities will take the roles played by the stars of the...

    • Posted December 21, 2014
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    Korea’s ‘webtoon’ industry: boom or bust?

    Cartoonists continue to struggle, despite online readership boost By Baek Byung-yeul Koreans love cartoons as long as they don’t have to pay for them. Free online comic strips, or “webtoons,” are the reason many commuters keep their...

    • Posted February 20, 2014
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  • “The Hungry Woman,” a mobile film based on the eponymous webtoon, deals with a single woman’s life in her 30s and connects it with food. It has so far hit some 3.2 million views on Naver’s TV cast. (Courtesy of Naver)
    ‘Snack culture’

    Fast-changing web-based content spawns new pop sub-genres By Chung Ah-young It’s easy to find Koreans reading news articles or watching films or dramas on their smartphones on a subway or bus. To cater to this increasing number...

    • Posted February 3, 2014
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