Seoul, Korea – CJ E&M announced on July 1 that it will produce a new three-season drama series entitled The Three Musketeers to air on general entertainment channel tvN. The planned production of three seasons of a drama (to consist of 12 episodes each) before the airing of the first episode marks a first for a Korean broadcaster. Spurring excitement from fans across Asia, the drama reunites scriptwriter Song Jae-jung and director Kim Byung-soo from the hit … [Read more...] about CJ E&M to produce “The Three Musketeers”
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CJ E&M brings K-Pop stars to reality TV
Seoul, Korea – CJ E&M is bringing K-Pop’s hottest stars to reality TV. This past month, the company’s music channel Mnet launched Mnet xoxo, EXO featuring an inside look at the daily lives of hit boy band EXO. Starting June 3, the company’s style channel OnStyle will begin airing Jessica & Krystal, a reality show featuring sisters Jessica Jung from Girls’ Generation and Krystal Jung from f(x). In designing these reality shows, CJ E&M has taken into … [Read more...] about CJ E&M brings K-Pop stars to reality TV
CJ E&M launches new reality show on O’live
Seoul, Korea – CJ E&M has launched the new reality show Share House on its specialised food lifestyle channel O’live. Over 12 episodes, nine celebrity singles from different backgrounds will get to know each other, forge bonds, and grow to become like family as they live and eat together in a chic, stylish shared house in the suburbs of Seoul. With singles accounting for a quarter of total households in Korea in 2012 according to the Korean Statistical Information Service, TV … [Read more...] about CJ E&M launches new reality show on O’live
Electus International acquires CJ E&M’s “Crazy Market”
Los Angeles – Multimedia entertainment studio Electus, an operating business of IAC, announced that it has acquired rights to Crazy Market from CJ E&M on April 7. The show currently airs in Korea, and the acquisition marks Electus' first deal in the country. Electus International plans to distribute the programme globally at MIPTV. Crazy Market is a game show that tests a contestant's food knowledge by challenging the individual to identify and create various foods using the five … [Read more...] about Electus International acquires CJ E&M’s “Crazy Market”
CJ E&M to co-produce dramas with VTV
Seoul, Korea – CJ E&M announced on April 8 that it has finalised a contract with Vietnamese state broadcaster VTV for ongoing co-production of dramas, with the programme Forever Young (working title) to be their first project together. The agreement marks the first time a Korean broadcaster will produce television content in cooperation with Vietnamese partners. At the contract signing ceremony Over 36 episodes, Forever Young will portray the story of a wealthy Vietnamese girl, Thuy … [Read more...] about CJ E&M to co-produce dramas with VTV
CJ E&M’s “Emergency Couple” sold to nine countries
Seoul, Korea – CJ E&M announced on April 7 that its hit romantic comedy drama Emergency Couple has been sold to nine countries in North America and Asia including the U.S., China, Japan, Hong Kong, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, Myanmar, and Cambodia. Underscoring the high overseas interest in the show, the sales were completed before airing of the drama’s final episode in Korea. Negotiations are currently ongoing with six additional countries in Southeast Asia, Europe, and South … [Read more...] about CJ E&M’s “Emergency Couple” sold to nine countries