- I watch this too, and this movie's crazy!
- Oh, you've seen it? - Yup, Time to Hunt.
- K-dramas, it's my guilty pleasure, honestly. No shame.
- (FBE) Today, we've actually partnered with Netflix
and put together the greatest Netflix Korea and chill playlist,
highlighting some of the best Korean content
currently on Netflix. We've brought together
industry professionals as well as some of our regular,
everyday reactors to see what everyone thinks.
First up is Netflix's first original Korean series, Kingdom.
It's about the story of the crown prince
who becomes the only hope against a mysterious plague
overtaking the land. - It's as intense as the Walking Dead,
any American kind of zombie series that you would see and get hooked on
and addicted to. This is no different.
♪ (dramatic music) ♪
- Oh, of course. It's zombies.
The Koreans love their zombies. (chuckles)
- Oh my gosh. - Dang. How would you feel
if you had that many zombies just running after you?
- Oh yeah. I remember this scene well.
That was setting it up. - What? Korean Game of Thrones?
That's crazy! - Every time I see shows like this,
I just always feel like art department must have had
a real tough job making those ancient weapons,
gathering all those resources, to put it all together. (chuckles)
- First of all, they're really fast,
these zombies. (laughs) - What they did is kind of
very brilliant in that, you know, the zombies' flesh are a dark color,
contrasting against the human beings, which are kind of more fairer skinned.
And that's a great way of showing, "Hey, these are the bad guys.
These are the good guys."
- Damn. - I would bolt. I would run.
- Dude, this is just something that's so common
that I didn't even recognize, but people were saying--
they're like, "Oh, those hats are so cool." (chuckles)
- Oh my god. - Bro, what are you doing?
Move! (laughs) - Like, you're screwed.
- Oh, man. - I love that actor.
- Koreans never did zombies ever, but they pulled it off this well.
- That's a lot of people, man. Big ups to that costume designer.
- I love this scene too, because it was so pivotal.
- Korean zombies don't mess around, you know?
They're not like those dumb Walking Dead zombies.
They're full force all the time. - I've never seen Korean zombies.
And it's back in the day too, which was very,
very fascinating for me. - As a costume designer,
I just really love seeing the historic costumes
of the living side and then also the creative, I guess, perception
of what the zombies would look like once they're dead.
- The story's so compelling. As an audience member,
you're like, "I wanna know what happens next."
I'm not looking at the makeup. - Cinematography is always one thing
that catches my eyes a lot only because everything was lit
with firewood, candles. How you imagine the lighting
inside of a house, like how do you even do that
was one of the things that I always kind of pay attention
to watch, and then this show kind of nailed it.
- (FBE) So, is this one that you would add to your playlist?
- Definitely a playlist show, a rewatch show.
- Yup. - Definitely.
- No. - Oh, it's already in there.
- Yes. - Yes. (chuckles)
- Oh yeah. Kingdom will definitely make my playlist.
- Oh yeah. I'm pretty sure that pretty much everything
you're showing me today is probably gonna get added
to my list. (laughs)
- (FBE) Up next is the new Netflix feature film, Time to Hunt,
about a group of young people who plan a heist to escape
a dystopian South Korea while attracting the attention
of a vicious killer. - Yeah, I'm ready.
- I like the way that they kind of started it off, though, too.
They're at a regular, like, 7-Eleven convenience store,
and then all of a sudden, they walk out,
and it's a completely different world. And then, you just get thrown into
the front seat of a different world, so I thought that was pretty cool.
- It looks kind of, like, sort of apocalyptic.
- So, I haven't seen this one. This is new for me.
- Oh, isn't he the guy from Parasite? ♪ (percussion music) ♪
- Red filter. Haven't seen that too much.
- Seems pretty-- oh, wow. - Woo.
- So sexy. That eye glare. That's all I needed.
- All the cinematography in this film is incredible.
- This was probably the best part of the movie.
- At this point, didn't know what to expect.
I thought it was just some sort of heist film,
and then it just kept turning and weaving,
and it just became this incredible thriller.
- A lot of guns, a lot of shooting.
- I really like his acting. I feel his emotions
and what he's doing. - Damn. Overkill at its finest.
- Is this a Korean movie?! - Yup, it is!
- This whole red/amber lighting that carries throughout
the entire movie was one of the best part of it.
- Love the mood. I love the lighting.
I love that a lot of it was shot in reds.
- Makes me wanna breathe hard. (chuckles)
- I watched this too, and this movie's crazy!
- Oh, you've seen it? - Yup, Time to Hunt.
- I really like this actor. I really like his subtleties,
his acting. - The tone of mood in this
was perfect. - Okay, low-key,
you got your best friend killed.
- He's not. - Feel bad for that bigger dude,
'cause he always ends up getting shot.
- Are they being chased by someone?
- Wow. - Okay, first of all, guns in Korea?
- Right! That's exactly what I thought when I first watched this too.
- Beginning to the end, the action was all guns,
so that was different. - I thought it was really good.
The acting was phenomenal. - Those guys, from the beginning
and then to the end, they're all friends,
and they're trying to make money doing bad things.
- I love the action sequence. I love the emotions from the actors.
I think it's well-directed visually, where they shot in the dystopian,
kind of futuristic and... - Time to Hunt,
I just feel like they really are able to bring you into this world
that they've created. I think the art direction
was very creative. - The way he shoots things,
the action, the intensity of it, and just that actor, the lead actor,
I just love the subtlety in his acting,
and I'm really feeling his emotion through every scene
and what he wants you to feel, so I think it's very successful.
- Yeah, this movie turned out great, and I think it's one movie
that I'll remember for a while, yeah. - I was on the edge of my seat
the entire film. - The movie kept receiving
a lot of nominations and awards. It does prove the point that the movie
had a lot of things done well, whether it may have been, like,
visual effects, cinematography, or the storyline.
The dystopian function/settings that the story has
has been something that's very different.
I felt like the filmmakers did a pretty amazing job
setting up the world just right. - I absolutely loved it.
- (FBE) Time to Hunt, does that make your Netflix playlist?
- Time to Hunt will definitely make it to my list.
- Definitely! - Yes!
- Absolutely. - It's definitely something I would
add to my playlist. - No.
- Yes. - Oh yeah. Of course.
- Oh yeah. - Definitely. I'm gonna add it.
- (FBE) The next scene that we have is from the show Extracurricular,
which is about a model high school student,
who's steeped in a world of serious crime
and finds his double life upended when a classmate takes an interest
in his secret.
- He's from Itaewon Class! - Oh yeah, yeah, yeah.
- It's a very intense moment.
- Oh, she mad! She mad-mad.
- Yeah, in Korean TV shows, you don't really hear
that much profanity. You don't really hear--
only in movies, I feel like, they're allowed to do a lot
of swearing and showing blood.
- Have not made it up to this episode. (chuckles)
- Oh my goodness.
- Oh, I didn't watch this. - Oh, is she dead?
- Ohhh, no! - Oh.
- I was watching this with my brother-in-law.
He just came from Korea six months ago.
He was telling me that his high school
was just like that, like it wasn't-- I mean, the story wasn't fake.
- This just shows as humanity we're all doing something wrong
in a way. (chuckles) Like, if everyone's going
through these things around, we need to do better,
and we need to speak up.
- (FBE) Is this one that you would add to your playlist?
- This one, I already saw also, so it's already on my playlist.
- It'll make the playlist. - Oh yeah.
- Oh yeah, definitely Extracurricular. - I'll give an episode a watch,
and then we'll see. - Just seeing that clip,
I probably wouldn't. - Well, it's already on my playlist.
- Definitely. - Oh yeah.
- Yeah! - Netflix, if you're watching,
I'ma need a sequel like yesterday.
- (FBE) The next scene we're gonna show you is from Itaewon Class,
which is one of the highest rated dramas on Korean cable in history,
and it is now streaming on Netflix. - Yes!
- Ayy, that's my favorite one! - ♪ (sings in Korean) ♪
Whoa!
- I'm interested already just by their clothes.
- Man, he deserved that. - With KD, you have to have
a little bit of that romance, you know.
I think that's what kind of gets everyone.
It's like candy.
- This show just is so dramatic in every single aspect.
- "I recorded everything. I recorded that (mumbles)
confessing the murder of your father." (gasps) Oh my god! What?!
- This drama shows that, like, underdog can win
over the big corporations. I think it's a big hope,
like a dream drama, and that's why people love it.
- They captivated me. She recorded the murder-- of him
confessing that he killed the father of the other guy.
I need to know what happened and I need to know why
and I need to know it now. - (FBE) Is this one that you would
add to your playlist? - I'm probably not gonna watch it.
- Yeah. - Yeah! Yeah, from what I've seen.
I mean, my playlist is definitely growing.
- Oh yeah. I've already watched it. I'd watch it again.
- This one? Yeah. Definitely. - Being honest, not on that one.
- Yeah, I would add that. - Most definitely.
- This is a no brainer. For anyone who hasn't watched it yet,
you're missing out. - Yeah, it's already in my playlist.
- (FBE) Final scene that we're gonna show you is from the show
Crash Landing on You, which has been a huge success
as it's the third highest rated cable drama of all time in Korea.
- Dope. - All right! Let's do this.
- Oh, it's a sexy scene. - This clip is typical
Korean romantic comedy. The music itself is already cheesy,
like very cute, like lovely.
- (chuckles) - (chuckles)
- Okay. - (laughs)
- K-dramas, it's my guilty pleasure, honestly.
No shame.
- (laughs) He knows exactly what he's doing!
- The romance in Korean dramas, it's just so awkward.
It's just like, ugh. - Very different vibe.
Yeah, very different vibe. - This is reminding me
of the famous Jaws scene. - Okay, now he's fishing.
- He's gonna kiss her. There you go.
- That's like a "What?" for me. But I-- okay.
- This is the epitome of a Korean drama.
- If you love romantic comedy and you love a little bit of action,
I think this is the show for you.
- (FBE) So, is this a show that you would add to your playlist?
- I think I'll continue watching it. - Yeah.
- I'll put it in a playlist. - I don't know. (laughs)
I don't think so. - Definitely.
- It's already on. It's in deep. I have to watch the whole season,
and I am hating my life in a good way.
- No. - Yeah, definitely.
- Of course. - Maybe.
- (FBE) K-content has exploded in popularity in the US,
and some attribute that to K-pop bands such as BTS
and BLACKPINK that helped push it into the mainstream.
- It's been a long time coming. - Everybody knows about K-pop now,
so I'm very proud. - You can see BTS not--
like, everywhere. It's around the world.
And they opened a whole new door for people to be invested in K-pop
and in the culture. - In our generation right now
when we have so many platforms to receive content,
whether it's Netflix or YouTube, I think that's what made K-pop,
K-drama, like, the Hallyu wave expand to, you know,
the global audience that it has now.
- (FBE) With the success of Time to Hunt and Kingdom,
Netflix Korea is producing more original K-content.
What are your thoughts on that? - I'm excited to see
many international content that's gonna be put on Netflix,
not just Korean or not just American.
- Netflix has always been ahead of the curve.
If they have a worldwide viewership, they're going to bring in
worldwide content, and they're gonna show the world
what the world looks like. - The K-dramas are insane.
I mean, they have the craziest storylines,
but they draw you in. - So, if they keep doing things
that are original and different than the mainstream,
then I'm excited to see it.
- (FBE) So, what do you think helped these titles gain
their success on Netflix? - You know, just visually,
you're just sunk into the mood and the temperature of the film.
- Time to Hunt, it almost felt as if this movie
got bigger people and more funding because of Parasite.
- It made all the right moves in wanting me to explore more
and set up a really kind of cool concept.
- Kingdom was just a fun piece to watch.