Published on: 2025/02/05 14:00
Time for our daily dose of K-entertainment news with Walter Lee.
Starting off with a new K-pop album release.
Yes, G-dragon is making his comeback with his third solo album, 11 years and 5 months since his previous solo album. On Tuesday, the Big Bang member announced the release of his third studio album, "Übermensch", by posting a teaser video on his official fan social media page.
Soa, du sprichst Deutsch, you speak German. What does "Übermensch" mean exactly?
Cool. As I mentioned it's been 11 years and 5 months since his last solo album, "COUP D’ETAT" , which was released in September 2013, and contained the very popular song "Crooked".
Since his return to the music scene, G-Dragon has been dominating the charts with the release of his digital single "POWER" in October of last year. In November, he collaborated with fellow BIG BANG members Taeyang and Daesung on his other new song "HOME SWEET HOME", which continues to top the charts. The song actually secured the No.1 spot on Melon and Genie Music’s monthly charts for two consecutive months.
For fans out there, "Übermensch" is set to be released on February 25.
I can't wait to hear more on G-dragon's album, I am sure we will report more on it in future episodes.
Moving away from K-pop and moving onto K-dramas. What do you have for us?
The Netflix series "The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call", starring Joo Ji-hoon , has overtaken "Squid Game 2" to become the most-watched non-English TV program on the streaming platform.
According to Netflix’s official Top 10 site on Wednesday, "The Trauma Code" recorded 11.9 million views, a total of 82.7 million watch hours, in the fifth week of January ranking first among non-English TV shows.
Previously, Squid Game 2, which had maintained the top spot for five consecutive weeks since its release on December 26 last year, dropped to second place with 5.2 million views.
It's actually been a great time for Korean productions on Netflix as among the top 10 non-English TV shows, four were Korean.
Great to hear K-content going strong on Netflix .. and sticking with the subject of Netflix and dramas, the streaming platform seems to have a perfect series for Valentine's Day next week.
Yes, with the most romantic day of the year just around the corner, what better way to spend it than watching a romantic drama with your love interest or partner.
I am talking about "Melo Movie". A romance drama series that follows two ambitious young individuals striving for love and success as they cross paths, inspire each other, and overcome personal hardships.
The series stars Choi Woo-shik , best known for his role in the film "Parasite", and Park Bo-young , who recently starred in the drama "Light Shop",
"Melo Movie", is a 10-episode series and will be released in its entirety worldwide on Netflix on Valentine's Day, February 14.
Thanks for that K-entertainment news Walter, now let's take a look at what our AI anchor Ari has for us.
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