Squid Game and then D.P. Selected by Joynews Insider Poll of Best Streaming Shows of 2021

Looks like the Joynews Best Of insider poll this year has split the television programs with the streaming only programs. That’s fine though it would be interesting to see the same program stacking up against each other since where it aired doesn’t matter as to quality. The entertainment industry group selected Netflix drama Squid Game with 120 runaway votes as the best streaming program of the year. Next came also Netflix drama D.P. (Deserter Pursuit) with 39 votes. Third spot went to variety show EXchange with 15 votes. Weirdly Yumi’s Cells took fourth spot with 8 votes for streaming on TVing. And rounding out the top 5 was each getting 3 vote ties between Kingdom: Ashin of the North, variety show Spring Camp, Netflix drama My Name, and Netflix streaming movie Space Sweepers. Other shows to get 1 or 2 votes include Move to Heaven, Mad for Each Other, and Girl’s High School Mystery Class.

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2021 Blue Dragon Film Award Nominations Led by Leads and Films Escape From Mogadishu, The Book of Fish, and Space Sweepers

The nominations are out for the 2021 year end Blue Dragon Film Awards, which only fetes the big screen works and remains the most prestigious of the cinematic only prizes in South Korea. This year the nominations are a mix … Continue reading

K-ent Considers Space Sweepers a Hit After Movie Debuts to #1 Movie Worldwide on Netflix for 3 Straight Days

Super Bowl weekend is normally quiet in box office premieres in the US during the pre-COVID era and the only movie to drop is smaller budget counterprogramming. With theaters mostly still closed in many countries around the world, movie premieres … Continue reading

Space Sweepers with Song Joong Ki and Kim Tae Ri Confirm February 5th Premiere on Netflix and Drops New Trailer

I’m glad Netflix isn’t hoarding finished projects and appears to have a deft hand in releasing new titles quickly. The sci-fi action flick Space Sweepers (Spaceship Victory) was stymied twice in attempted movie release in South Korea during the multiple … Continue reading

Song Joong Ki and Kim Tae Ri Bring Their Best Swashbuckle to the Press Conference for Sci-fi Movie Space Sweepers

Earlier this summer the Korean box office was semi-revived thanks to loosening social gathering restrictions, movie theaters could open but just block off every other seat. A handful of summer movies then premiered and did well enough in these circumstances, … Continue reading

Song Joong Ki and Kim Tae Ri Lead Ragtag Junkers in Action Packed Second Trailer for Sci-fi Movie Space Sweepers

With COVID-19 ending nowhere in sight, I wonder if upcoming sci-fi action movie Space Sweepers (Spaceship Victory) should have kept its summer time slot rather than delaying to October 1. Train to Busan sequel Peninsula is cleaning up at the … Continue reading

Yang Kyung Won Poses with Song Joong Ki Filming Space Sweeper Movie and Having Best Career Year After Crash Landing on You and Baeksang Nomination

One of the best parts of hit drama Crash Landing on You was the North Korean soldier squad supporting male lead Hyun Bin, and the best of that bunch was by far gruff and proud Yang Kyung Won. He got … Continue reading