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Disney unveils upcoming K-dramas, K-pop docu-series

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Concept photo for K-pop supergroup BTS" anthology="" album="" released="" last="" June.="" Photo:="" Twitter="" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/life/11/30/20221130-kpop-bts.jpg"/><figcaption>Concept photo for K-pop supergroup BTS&#x27; anthology album &#x27;Proof,&#x27; released last June.<em> Photo: Twitter/@BIGHIT_MUSIC</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>The Walt Disney Company in the Asia-Pacific region unveiled Wednesday its slate of upcoming South Korean dramas and K-pop docu-series.</p><p>The entertainment giant said the following Korean content would be made available on its streaming platform Disney+ in the coming months:</p><div><strong>BIG BET</strong></div><p>&quot;Big Bet&quot; tells the story of &quot;a man who struggles to become a casino mogul but soon after hits rock bottom due to a chain of unfortunate events.&quot;</p><p>Targeted for release on Dec. 21, the crime-action drama was filmed in the Philippines for three months. It features &quot;Old Boy&quot; star Choi Minsik in his TV comeback after 25 years. He is joined by Son Sokku, Lee Donghwi and Heo Sungtae.</p><div><strong>CONNECT</strong></div><p>&quot;Connect&quot; is a Korean crime fantasy that &quot;tells the story of a man with the ability to heal from any injury, who gets kidnapped and has his eye removed by a gang of organ harvesters.&quot;</p><p>Eyed for a Dec. 7 premiere, the series stars Jung Haein, Go Kyungpyo and Kim Hyejun.</p><div><strong>MOVING</strong></div><p>Based on a popular webtoon, &quot;Moving&quot; tells the story of three teenagers who discover that they have inherited unusual powers from their secret agent-parents. It stars Ryu Seungryong, Han Hyojoo and Zo Insung.</p><div><strong>THE ZONE 2: SURVIVAL MISSION</strong></div><p>Top TV personalities Yu Jaeseok and Lee Kwangsoo, and Girls&#x27; Generation member Yuri return for the second season of &quot;The Zone,&quot; a variety show that will challenge cast members to survive a number of disaster scenarios.</p><div><strong>CALL IT LOVE</strong></div><p>Kim Youngkwang (&quot;Somebody&quot;) and Lee Sungkyung (&quot;Weightlifting Fairy&quot;) team up for the romance drama &quot;Call It Love,&quot; which tells the story of a mistreated daughter who seeks revenge on her father&#x27;s mistress.</p><div><strong>SHADOW DETECTIVE SEASON 2</strong></div><p>Lee Sungmin, Kyung Soojin and Lee Hakjoo return for the second season of the crime action series &quot;Shadow Detective,&quot; planned for release in 2023.</p><div><strong>RACE</strong></div><p>Lee Yeonhee, Moon Sori, Hong Jonghyun and Chung Yunho star in the office drama &quot;Race,&quot; about a &quot;mediocre employee who unleashes her potential after discovering that she was hired at a top-tier publicity company for diversity reasons.&quot;</p><div><strong>SOUNDTRACK#2</strong></div><p>&quot;Soundtrack#2&quot; is a romance series that follows the reunion between two music enthusiasts who met in a college band and fell in love, but eventually broke up. Disney has yet to name the lead stars for the drama.</p><div><strong>THE WORST OF EVIL</strong></div><p>Set in the 1990s, &quot;The Worst of Evil&quot; follows an investigative task force as one of their officer &quot;infiltrates a new criminal organization responsible for fuelling a trafficking triangle.&quot; It stars heartthrobs Ji Changwook and Wi Hajoon, and actress Im Semi.</p><div><strong>BTS MONUMENTS: BEYOND THE STARS</strong></div><p>&quot;BTS Monuments: Beyond the Stars&quot; aims to chart the journey of K-pop icons BTS. The series will &quot;feature the daily lives, thoughts and plans of BTS members, as they prepared for their second chapter.&quot;</p><div><strong>J-HOPE SOLO DOCUMENTARY (WORKING TITLE)</strong></div><p>The music docu-film follows BTS member J-Hope in the lead-up to his recently released solo album. The feature includes a behind-the-scenes look at the album preparations and its listening party as well as J-Hope&#x27;s 2022 Lollapalooza performance.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/08/01/22/bts-j-hope-makes-history-on-lollapalooza-stage">BTS&#x27; J-Hope makes history on Lollapalooza festival stage</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/07/17/22/j-hope-delves-into-darker-side-with-first-solo-album">BTS’s J-Hope delves into his darker side with first solo album ‘Jack in the Box’</a></li></ul><div><strong>SUPER JUNIOR: THE LAST MAN STANDING</strong></div><p>The docu-series takes viewers in a &quot;one-of-a-kind exploration&quot; of Super Junior, one of the longest-running K-pop boy bands. 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The Walt Disney Company in the Asia-Pacific region unveiled Wednesday its slate of upcoming South Korean dramas and K-pop docu-series.