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"Expanding the Base of the Korean Content Market"

Global streaming service Disney+ is continuously releasing original Korean content. With a lineup featuring top-tier actors, it is making a determined effort to expand K-content and secure market share in the Korean online video service (OTT) market.

Choi Yeon-woo, Head of Local Content at Walt Disney Company Korea, stated, "Although Disney+ has been operating in Korea for less than three years, it has steadily released local original content, thereby expanding its presence in the Korean content market."

He explained, "Starting from the second half of the year, major productions that will showcase Disney+'s capabilities will be released continuously. These rich contents, which consider not only high-quality storytelling and completeness but also genre diversity, will satisfy the tastes of both domestic and international consumers."

Disney+ is broadening its range to include various K-content such as , , , and , as well as variety shows like and .

was the most-watched local original series on Disney+ in the Asia-Pacific region this year. ranked first as the most-watched title on Disney+ Korea since its release.

, featuring BTS members Jimin and Jungkook, also established itself as the most-watched non-drama on Disney+ in the Asia-Pacific region following its debut.

Disney+ is preparing a lineup of works spanning various genres for the second half of this year and next year.

In the second half of this year, the comic action detective drama , the chase crime drama , and Kang Full’s are scheduled for release.

Next year, titles such as , starring actors Kim Hye-soo and Jung Sung-il, the medical thriller , starring Kim Soo-hyun and Jo Bo-ah, and , which uncovers the secrets of a serial murder case, are anticipated.

Additionally, Disney+ plans to consecutively release , based on the webtoon by writer Yoon Tae-ho; , starring actors Jun Ji-hyun and Kang Dong-won; and , featuring actors Hyun Bin and Jung Woo-sung in collaboration with director Woo Min-ho.

Not only original series content but also well-made domestic anticipated works will be released on Disney+. In September and October, , starring Park Shin-hye and Kim Jae-young, and , starring Kim Tae-ri, Shin Ye-eun, and Ra Mi-ran, will be available on Disney+.

A Disney+ representative said, "We are continuing Walt Disney Company's vision of creating stories that are not just consumed but remembered and loved. We plan to successfully demonstrate the power of storytelling, which has been emphasized for over 100 years, in the second half of this year and next year."