IU is my current favourite,” declared a former colleague I ran into at a book launch recently. The declaration took me by surprise, given that he didn’t seem the sort to watch Korean dramas at all. Fans of hit Korean series Hotel Del Luna — which is being remade into a US television series — would recognise the name IU, or 27-year-old singer-songwriter-actress Lee Ji-eun. Netflix, which had to push back some of its production in Hollywood due to Covid-19 restrictions, recently told investors that its productions in South Korea have not stopped. Here’s to the creative minds that have brought much joy the world over and the invisible hands spurring them on!

Source: The Edge Markets August 24, 2020 08:03 UTC