The four-day Lunar New Year holiday has begun. It is a time to enjoy content such as movies, dramas, and entertainment that has been delayed. Highly anticipated works have been prepared, such as TV’s entertainment show ‘Crime Scene’, which returned after 7 years, and Netflix’s new film ‘Murderer and Conflict’. IPTV and cable TV also prepared content that was differentiated from the movies loved by audiences last year.
From the mystery entertainment show ‘Crime Scene Returns’, which returned after 7 years, to the ‘Asian Cup’ finals.
TVING’s mystery entertainment show Crime Scene is back with ‘Crime Scene Returns’. Participants, from Jang Jin, Park Ji-yoon, and Jang Dong-min to Key, Joo Hyun-young, and An Yu-jin, transform into suspects and detectives and play a mystery game to find the culprit. Crime Scene has formed a solid fan base starting with its first season in 2014 and continuing through season 3 in 2017. Crime Scene Returns will be released on the 9th, the first day of the holiday.
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TVING’s original series ‘LTNS’ is a drama that tells the story of Woo-jin (Lee Som) and Samuel (Ahn Jae-hong), a couple who have been married for 5 years, as they track down unfaithful couples to make money. ‘Transit Love’, which returned with Season 3, is a dating reality show that captures in detail the tangled feelings between a former lover and a new relationship.
The two dramas that have been heating up the international stage beyond Korea since the beginning of this year are also worth enjoying during the Lunar New Year holiday. TVING’s original series ‘Lee Jae, I’ll Die Soon’ is a life-changing drama in which Choi Lee Jae (played by Seo In-guk) experiences life and death 12 times due to the judgment made by Death (played by Park So-dam) just before falling into hell.
The tvN drama ‘Marry My Husband’ tells the story of the main character, who was murdered after witnessing the affair between her close friend and her husband Park Min-hwan, returns to the past 10 years ago. Teabing also recommended two overseas contents, the Paramount+ original series ‘Halo’ and ‘Lioness: Special Operations Team’.
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tvN and tvN Sports will exclusively broadcast the Asian Cup final live from 11:40 pm on the 10th. tvN Sports will broadcast the WBO junior welterweight world title match ‘World Boxing Super Match: Teofimo Lopez vs. Jermaine Ortiz’ and the ‘2024 Doha World Aquatics Championships’ featuring the golden generation of Korean swimming, including Hwang Sun-woo, Kim Woo-min, and Lee Ho-jun, during the Lunar New Year holiday. .
OCN has prepared a total of 11 new domestic works, including ‘Smuggling’, ‘Unofficial Operation’, ‘Dream’, and ‘The Prince’. OCN Movies has prepared a special feature on overseas blockbuster series, including the movies ‘Alita: Battle Angel’ and ‘Kingsman: First Agent Terminator: Dark Fate’. OCN Movies 2 will present ‘Apkujeong’, ‘Crime City’, and ‘Crime City 2’.
Netflix’s new works ‘Murderer and Confusion’, ‘One Day’, etc.
Netflix releases new releases for the Lunar New Year holiday. Murderer is a work that depicts the story of an ordinary man who accidentally starts killing and the detective who pursues him. Actor Choi Woo-sik, who appeared in the Netflix movie ‘Time to Hunt’ and the movie ‘Parasite’, and Son Seok-gu, who has established himself as a trustworthy actor through the drama ‘My Liberation Journal’, will appear. The Killer O Puzzle will be released on the 9th.
‘One Day’ is a Netflix series that shows the appearances and stories of Emma and Dexter on the same day every year. This is the story of two people who continue a dangerous relationship between love and friendship. The Korean Rhapsody series, which promotes the value and true nature of ‘K-food’, has returned with Jjajangmyeon. ‘Jjajangmyeon Rhapsody’ is the fourth series following Pork Belly, Naengmyeon, and Korean Beef, and features culinary researcher Baek Jong-won, CEO of The Born Korea.
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‘Car Park – A Night of Murder and Romance’ is a thriller film about a man with a peaceful life, a loving wife, and everything being perfect, who goes on a car trip to celebrate his wedding anniversary and suddenly becomes embroiled in a nightmarish incident with an unfamiliar friend. ‘Lovers, Stalking, Murder’ is a Netflix documentary series that deals with a real-life incident in which Dave, who used an online dating site for the first time in his life, ended up putting himself and everyone around him in danger when he met a woman for the first time.
Wave releases all of director Makoto Shinkai’s works
On Wave, you can watch the drama ‘Chaebol The entertainment show ‘Ideology Verification Zone: The Community’, in which a leader elected every day has the influence to dominate the community and unites with those with ideologies that cannot coexist, is also attracting attention.
Director Makoto Shinkai’s entire filmography is also available on Wave. ‘Suzume’s Lockdown,’ which sparked a Japanese animation craze last year, is streaming exclusively on Wave.
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Suzume’s Lockdown, which completes director Makoto Shinkai’s disaster trilogy following ‘Children of the Weather’ and ‘Your Name’, follows Suzume, a girl who accidentally opens a door that causes disaster, and desperately tries to close it to prevent disasters occurring throughout Japan. It’s a story.
“Watch ‘Spring in Seoul’ and ‘Noryang: Sea of Death’ on IPTV”
The three IPTV companies (SK Broadband, KT, LG U+) are producing movies ranging from ‘Noryang: Sea of Death’ to ‘Spring in Seoul’, ‘Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom’, ‘Trolls: Band Together’, and ‘Pororo the Movie: Superstar Adventure’. ‘, ‘The Marbles’, and ‘Into the World’ will jointly present new works.
SK Broadband has selected 7 new VOD works for the Lunar New Year holiday and is holding an event where it provides a 20% discount coupon for other works when purchasing the work. The event runs until the 12th. As part of the Lunar New Year holiday event, over 300 free movies and dramas will also be featured in the free menu section.
A ‘Challenge 100 Free Songs’ event will also be held on the BTV Geumyoung Karaoke app. During the Lunar New Year holiday period, 25 songs per day will be provided free of charge, up from the existing 1 song per day for free.
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KT will hold an event until the 13th where it will draw 200 users who have purchased at least one of the 10 latest movies and give away a 50,000 won E-Mart gift certificate, and 5,000 TV points to all users who have purchased three or more movies.
LG U+ will give a 100% free coupon for one month of U+ movie subscription (KRW 15,400) available on U+tv to all users who purchase Spring VOD in Seoul, and VOD discount coupons of KRW 10,000 through a drawing (3,000 people) ), 3,000 won notes (2,000 people) are provided.
Cable TV, special broadcasts such as travel and general election content
Cable TV organized a special broadcast. LG Hello Vision introduces travel destinations worth visiting during the holiday season through the Lunar New Year special ‘Hello TV News’ at 6:40 pm on the 9th. For viewers who are planning a trip with their families after a long time, information on tourist attractions such as Nampo-dong in Busan and Naganeupseong Fortress in Suncheon is provided.
SK Broadband provides holiday outing maps, including places to go on an outing with family during the Lunar New Year holiday and major local foods, through special news on local channels. The Lunar New Year special episode of ‘Challenge Hallyu Star’ will be broadcast at 11:30 a.m. on the 9th. Trot singers Kim Soo-chan, Kim Yong-pil, and Yang Ji-won visit exciting grandmothers and grandfathers in rural villages to discover ‘hallyu stars’ who boast their local publicity and singing skills.
As it is a holiday ahead of the 22nd general election, HCN has prepared a conversation program with local organization heads so that the whole family can gather and freely exchange opinions on current issues in our region.
As a Lunar New Year special, the current affairs program ‘Power Interview’ invites heads of local organizations to talk about the present and future of our region. We plan to talk about the vision of Pohang culture with the director of the Pohang Cultural Center and invite the Chungcheongbuk-do Superintendent of Education, the North Chungcheong Province Governor, and the Vice-Chairman of the National Assembly to discuss local policy issues in depth.
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Through the HCN special talk, we plan to discuss local issues with the mayor of Seocho-gu and Gwanak-gu, and deliver holiday greetings to local residents.
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CMB presents a Lunar New Year special program that will warm your frozen body and mind in the cold weather. On the 9th, special features included ‘Our Neighborhood Class’ at 4 p.m. and ‘Housewife 9th Dan Myeong-sook’s Restaurant World’ at 10 p.m. These are programs that allow you to visit traditional markets, meet merchants and neighbors celebrating the Lunar New Year, introduce holiday foods, and indirectly experience various traditional cultures.
Seogyeong Broadcasting, symbolizing regional channel number 8, selects eight issues from the West and Gyeongnam and presents ‘Top 8 Western Gyeongnam Issues’ and a special New Year’s conversation containing New Year’s greetings from the Gyeongnam Provincial Governor and Gyeongnam Provincial Superintendent of Education. In addition, the local TED lecture show ‘Protect the Youth!’ was very well received in the region last year. ‘Local Defense Force’ returns for Season 2 with about 20 lecturers, this time in partnership with local universities.
