{"id":11435,"date":"2025-11-14T11:54:47","date_gmt":"2025-11-14T03:54:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=11435"},"modified":"2025-11-14T11:54:47","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T03:54:47","slug":"disney-reveals-what-to-expect-from-the-year-ahead-k-dramas-bts-show-anime-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=11435","title":{"rendered":"Disney+ reveals what to expect from the year ahead \u2013 K-dramas, BTS show, anime and more"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Hyun Bin, Ji Chang-wook, Park Bo-young and Byeon Woo-seok were among the large contingent of Korean drama heavyweights who lent their star power to this year\u2019s Disney+ Originals Preview event \u2013 a showcase of the content planned for the year ahead \u2013 at Hong Kong Disneyland on November 13.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Five years after launching its Asia-Pacific content initiative, which has produced more than 150 original projects to date, Disney+ is doubling down on its collaboration with top-tier Asian talent, announcing a star-studded line-up of Korean and Japanese Originals for 2026 and beyond.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">\u201cOur role is to give great writers, directors, producers and talent a global platform to tell their stories,\u201d said Luke Kang, president of The Walt Disney Company Asia-Pacific, at the event.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Kang highlighted the growing global demand for Asian content, noting that 60 per cent of its anime titles are watched outside Asia, with Korean storytelling seeing significant growth in new markets such as Brazil and Mexico.<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-inline-container e1a5rv550 css-1llrc1m e1yqhwb40\" data-qa=\"Component-renderMap-StyledDiv\">\n<div class=\"image-inline caption e1fvabeq0 css-19sk4h4 ea9pn0s0\" data-qa=\"Component-Container\">\n<figure class=\"image-inline caption ea9pn0s1 css-1qeofuq e1gf69pb0\" data-qa=\"ArticleImage-ArticleImageContainer\">\n<div data-qa=\"ArticleImage-handleRenderImage-ImageContainer\" class=\"css-0 e1gf69pb3\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Jung Woo-sung, second from left, speaks about Disney+\u2019s Made In Korea during the Disney+ Original Preview event in Hong Kong. Photo: The Korea Times\" data-qa=\"BaseImage-handleRenderImage-StyledImage\" class=\"e1gf69pb2 css-6ikqhs e445x7d0\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/img.i-scmp.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/fit=contain,width=1024,format=auto\/sites\/default\/files\/d8\/images\/canvas\/2025\/11\/14\/2c68584f-17db-4361-890a-180d8d884329_f615e343.jpg\" title=\"Jung Woo-sung, second from left, speaks about Disney+\u2019s Made In Korea during the Disney+ Original Preview event in Hong Kong. Photo: The Korea Times\"\/><\/div><figcaption data-qa=\"ArticleImage-DescriptionContainer\" class=\"css-1ixmelf e1gf69pb1\">Jung Woo-sung, second from left, speaks about Disney+\u2019s Made In Korea during the Disney+ Original Preview event in Hong Kong. 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