The entertainment options in Korean cinema are plentiful, ranging from the critically acclaimed Parasite to one of Netflix’s most popular series, Squid Game and All of Us Are Dead. Let’s have a look at the best assortment of Korean movies and web series which have arrived on OTT this year, as of now.
Unlocked
When a perilous man obtains a woman’s lost cell phone and makes use of it to trace her every step, his life is completely turned upside down.
JUNG_E
The 22nd century setting features an inhospitable Earth and a civil conflict. By replicating the brain of a valiant fighter, her mother, a researcher at an AI facility is driving the drive to put an end to the conflict.
Kill Boksoon
She is a known assassin at work while being a single mother to a teenage daughter at home. Killing is simple. The challenging aspect is juggling her job and being a parent.
The Point Men
A South Korean tourist group is kidnapped by terrorists, prompting the dispatch of a Korean diplomat to Afghanistan. He is compelled to work with a special agent to free the survivors after all efforts fail and a captive is killed.
The Devil’s Deal
Hae Woong, a formidable candidate for assembly member, is eliminated from the race after annoying a prominent local figure. He resolves to get down by obtaining confidential government information with the assistance of a local gang boss after being pursued by loan sharks. Hae Woong is now prepared to run for office once more and get revenge on the person who initially expelled him.
Past Lives
Hae Sung and Nora have been close friends since they were young. Years later, after Nora and her family are compelled to leave South Korea, they are reunited for one crucial week during which they must choose between fate and love.
The Roundup: No Way Out
Ma Seok-do joins an unfamiliar squad to look into a homicide in the much awaited follow-up to The Roundup. He quickly begins to delve more after learning that a synthetic substance and a gang of thugs are involved in the case.
Dream
We adore situations when comedy and drama intersect. Yoon Hong-Dae, a football player, gets hired as the head coach of a special national squad made up of homeless people and some who have never even played the game after receiving disciplinary punishment for an unforeseen occurrence. He must now work to ensure that his group wins the World Cup for the Homeless.
Phantom
This spy action movie, which draws its inspiration from the 2007 Mai Jia novel Feng Shung, will keep you wondering right up to the very end. The anti-Japanese resistance is suspected of using five suspects as spies during the Japanese colonisation of Korea. They are imprisoned in a remote hotel to be questioned, and they must use all of their cunning to get out while also questioning and mistrust one another.
Rebound
This movie, which is based on a true incident, tells the amazing tale of the 2012 National High School Basketball Championship, where a new coach and players from the squad with the lowest level of talent played constantly for eight days.
Soulmate
Ever wonder if your best friend is truly your true soulmate? Two friends who meet for the first time at the age of 13 go on to spend the following 14 years as best friends, having both romantic and friendship-related adventures.
Ballerina
Ok-Ju is an expert in physical pursuits like martial arts, sword fighting, and gunmanship and has previously served as a bodyguard. Is Ok-Ju ready to put her life in danger for her ballerina friend, who asks for a favour to get revenge?
Believer 2
This suspenseful sequel to Believer follows a dedicated detective as he keeps looking for the truth about Asia’s biggest narcotics cartel and its elusive head.
The Match
This movie, which is based on a true story, recounts the lives of legendary Go player Cho Hun-Hyun and Lee Chang-ho, his student and ultimate competitor. After years of mentoring one another, their animosity intensifies until they face off in the match spanning their entire lives.
