YouTube Makes the Small Screen Go Smaller

Launched in 2005, YouTube has become an essential platform for K-pop, and now, for Korean broadcasting stations as well. The viewership for major …

Seventeen’s “Hit the Road” is a Poignant Love Letter to Fans and Themselves

Seventeen’s Hit the Road, a fifteen-episode docuseries following the group on their 2019-2020 Ode to You world tour, recently aired on YouTube and…

Good Girl vs Mnet Challenges Gender Norms and Celebrates Bossy Women

Good Girl vs Mnet, a new survival program from Mnet, seeks to challenge gender norms and move in a new direction. Following the recent Produce 101…

Three Meals a Day Fishing Village 5: A Breath of Fresh Air in a Time of Uncertainty

The newest season of Three Meals a Day: Fishing Village 5 comes at a time of global uncertainty and socioeconomic volatility due largely in part t…

Queendom: A Celebration of Girl Groups

Following the controversial fourth season of Produce 101 and lacklustre eighth season of Show Me The Money, things were starting to look bleak for…

Hello Counselor Needs Change for a More Tactful and Productive Season 2

After almost nine years since the show first aired, the first season of Hello Counselor has concluded after 431 episodes. Following rumours that t…

“Kang’s Kitchen 2 & 3”: Familiar but with Delicious Twists

A successful spin-off from New Journey To The West, Kang's Kitchen returned for a second season in May. Featuring the same cast as the most recent…

Show Me The Money 8 Ep. 1-4: Fresh Blood Keeps the Show Alive

Less than nine months after the previous season of Mnet’s Show Me The Money crowned Korean-American rapper Nafla its winner, the long-running rap …

Produce X 101 Ep. 11-12: Impact & Timing Determine Who Makes the Cut

With a final gut-wrenching, stressful and extremely long (4 hrs!) episode, the fourth season of Produce came to an end, and X1 was born. The last …

Produce X 101 Ep. 8-10: Already-Debuted Trainees Stand Out Amidst Intense Competition

We are now in the thick of the competition. With the second eliminations in Episode 8, 31 trainees remain out of the original 101. Trainees with p…