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Netflix’s Tokyo Showcase Spotlights Korean Animation Push and Genre Diversification
Netflix's strategy for Korean content took centerstage at the streamer's APAC showcase in Tokyo, including the its first Korean animated feature.
Director Han Ji-won, joining virtually from Seoul, detailed the painstaking five-year journey behind “Lost in Starlight,” which tells the story of “an emotionally scarred astronaut, chosen for a Mars probe, [who] falls for a disheartened musician grappling with stage fright.” The film features voice performances from Kim Tae-ri and Hong Kyung. Meanwhile, Namkoong’s “Love Untangled” offers a refreshing change of pace with its 1998 Busan-set youth romance featuring “the most sought-after young actors in Korea right now,” including Gong Myoung and Shin Eun-soo. The showcase culminated with a first-ever global screening of “Lost in Starlight” for Tokyo attendees, signaling Netflix’s confidence in its expanding Korean genre portfolio.
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