a Slope,’ is an adaptation of Teletubbies in a Korean style. It has four main characters with a scenic natural background. It is an export of repackaged program, as KBS bought program format from BBC in about a million dollar a few years ago, according to another news report. HOTUS is a part of a KBS ambitious project of 2 million dollars, in which the broadcasters chose a few project and gave extensive supports. From the selections of this project, KBS from the inception envisioned this program for international market.
Friday, April 18, 2008
Al Jazeera bought Korean children’s animation program
Another news from MIPTV. Al Jazeera bought a Korean kid animation program, HOTUS, in MIPTV. This is the first sale of kid’s program to a Mideastern broadcaster. According to another blogger, HOTUS, targeting preschoolers and named originally ‘Hut on a Slope,’ is an adaptation of Teletubbies in a Korean style. It has four main characters with a scenic natural background. It is an export of repackaged program, as KBS bought program format from BBC in about a million dollar a few years ago, according to another news report. HOTUS is a part of a KBS ambitious project of 2 million dollars, in which the broadcasters chose a few project and gave extensive supports. From the selections of this project, KBS from the inception envisioned this program for international market.
a Slope,’ is an adaptation of Teletubbies in a Korean style. It has four main characters with a scenic natural background. It is an export of repackaged program, as KBS bought program format from BBC in about a million dollar a few years ago, according to another news report. HOTUS is a part of a KBS ambitious project of 2 million dollars, in which the broadcasters chose a few project and gave extensive supports. From the selections of this project, KBS from the inception envisioned this program for international market.
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Korean History drama sold to Japan in MIPTV
Japanese broadcasters bought 5 Korean history drama in MIPTV this year, according to report below.
Four of them were produced by KBS and cover various historic topic from the establishment of the Chosun dynasty, to the Korea-Japan War in the 15the century. The report assumes that this sale will continue the Korean Wave, which recently seems weakened.
One thing to note is that the "Invincible Lee Sunsin," is an epic drama of a general who fought against Japanese invasion. I haven't seen it, but I assume that the depiction of the Japanese in that drama would not be pretty. So it would be interesting to watch how Japanese audiences react to it.
The second thing is they are a Korean-version of blockbuster drama, investing a lot of money and time, and they are very different from the previous Korean drama at the center of the Korean Wave. They are also different from Daejangkum, in which culture get the most attention. These epic history dramas focus mostly on historical facts and political struggles. I am not sure which one started first, but very similar to NHK's history dramas.
Other than these four dramas, one from MBC was sold to a Japanese broadcaster targeting Korean diaspora there. As the drama is produced for a Korean cable channel owned by MBC, it was comparatively inexpensive production, and labeled as a fusion history drama, meaning the depiction there is not always accurate. And it is, interestingly, adaptation of CSI to the Korean society about hundred years ago.
Four of them were produced by KBS and cover various historic topic from the establishment of the Chosun dynasty, to the Korea-Japan War in the 15the century. The report assumes that this sale will continue the Korean Wave, which recently seems weakened.
One thing to note is that the "Invincible Lee Sunsin," is an epic drama of a general who fought against Japanese invasion. I haven't seen it, but I assume that the depiction of the Japanese in that drama would not be pretty. So it would be interesting to watch how Japanese audiences react to it.
The second thing is they are a Korean-version of blockbuster drama, investing a lot of money and time, and they are very different from the previous Korean drama at the center of the Korean Wave. They are also different from Daejangkum, in which culture get the most attention. These epic history dramas focus mostly on historical facts and political struggles. I am not sure which one started first, but very similar to NHK's history dramas.
Other than these four dramas, one from MBC was sold to a Japanese broadcaster targeting Korean diaspora there. As the drama is produced for a Korean cable channel owned by MBC, it was comparatively inexpensive production, and labeled as a fusion history drama, meaning the depiction there is not always accurate. And it is, interestingly, adaptation of CSI to the Korean society about hundred years ago.
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