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Disney’s Korean superhero thriller Moving heads the nominations for this year’s Asia Content Awards at Busan International Film Festival with nods in six categories, followed by Tencent Video’s The Long Season with five nods.

Moving picked up nominations for best creative, best writer (Kang Full), three acting categories and best visual effects. Crime thriller The Long Season was also nominated for best creative, along with best director (Xin Shuang), two acting categories and best visual effects.

Netflix’s The Glory and Delete, from Thailand’s Gdh 559 Company, also scored highly, racking up four nominations apiece (see full list below).

Busan’s awards to recognise streaming and TV content, now known as the Asia Content Awards and Global Ott Awards, recently joined forces with the International Ott Festival, hosted by Korea’s Ministry of Science and Ict and Busan Metropolitan City, to open up its nominations to global content.

The past few years have seen the rise of many notable young actors on the small-screen in K-dramas. Many appear in coming-of-age dramas like All of Us Are Dead. In 2023, fans praised TVing’s newest hit based on a webtoon, Duty After School. The storyline’s popularity and casting have led to a spotlight on one actor in particular, Lee Yeon. Besides Duty After School, Lee Yeon has appeared in some of the most recognized K-dramas and a hit movie.

Lee Yeon as Ae-seol in ‘Duty After School’ | via TVing Lee Yeon stars as the timid No Ae-seol in ‘Duty After School’

While 3rd-year students prepare for the CSATs and enjoy their youth, Duty After School flips the script. The webtoon K-drama focuses on sphere aliens that have inhabited South Korea. But they remained dormant in the sky since their arrival, and everyone has learned to live with them. But behind closed doors,...

The Baeksang Arts Awards are one of the most coveted award shows for Korean on-screen entertainment. The nominees are in for the 59th Baeksang Arts Awards, with some of 2022’s most talked-about K-dramas battling to win. The competition is fierce as The Glory’s Song Hye-kyo is up against Extraordinary Attorney Woo actor Park Eun-bin.

Son Suk-ku and Kim Ji-won were nominated at the 59th Baeksang Arts Awards for best K-drama actor and actress

Soompi published the complete list of nominees, series, and K-dramas for the 59th Baeksang Arts Awards. One category fans are excited about is the Best Actor and Best Actress categories. My Liberation Notes were among the most nominated K-dramas, with both leading actors Son Suk-ku and Kim Ji-won nominated in their respective categories.

Son is up against Crash Course in Romance star Jung Kyung-ho for Best Actor. The romantic comedy K-drama recently aired on Netflix earlier this year.

In 2022, K-drama fans were blown away by idol and actor Park Ji-hoon’s role in Weak Hero Class 1. The K-drama, based on a webtoon, centered on the dark and violent side of bullying in South Korea. Park starred as the real-life adaptation of the character Si-eun. Weak Hero Class 1 was a turning point for Park and his career, thanks to his dedication to the emotional storyline.

Park Ji-hoon as Si-eun in ‘Weak Hero Class 1’ finale | via Wavve Si-eun gets caught up in the vicious cycle of bullying in ‘Weak Hero Class 1’

The K-drama is not for the weak-minded due to its violence, bullying, and blood scenes. Created by Seopass and illustrated by Kim Jin-seok, Weak Hero Class 1 became one of the most talked about dramas of the year. It followed Si-eun, a lonely high school student who kept to himself and focused solely on his academics.

South Korean actor Park Ji-hoon is onto his next on-screen character with Fantasy Sonata. The actor made headlines thanks to his outstanding role in the K-drama Weak Hero Class 1. He astounded fans as he brought to life the webtoon character Si-eun to utter perfection in the bullying K-drama. Fans hope Park will do it again, as he is reported to star as the lead in Fantasy Sonata.

Park Ji-hoon in talks for webtoon K-drama ‘Fantasy Sonata.’ | via Wavve Park Ji-hoon will play a double persona role for ‘Fantasy Sonata’

Fans have had their eye on Park and his next K-drama role. The actor and singer were reportedly offered the leading male role for Fantasy Sonata. Based on a webtoon of the same name by Ban Ji-woon, the storyline takes place in a historical time period. The fun twist to the K-drama is Park’s character if he chooses to take on the K-drama.