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Viu

Viu is a Hong Kong-based over-the-top (OTT) video streaming provider from Viu International Ltd, a PCCW Group Company. Offering subtitled content that includes new and classic Korean TV drama and Japanese anime series, Viu is available in over a dozen markets across Asia, Africa and the Middle East.

Chairman / President

Janice Lee

CEO / Managing Director

Lofai Lo

CFO / Finance Director

Nishant Timothy

Industry

Media

Website

viu.com

Headquarters address

99 Queen's Road Central, Central, Hong Kong

Year founded

2015

Viu

Review | Oh My Ghost Clients: middling supernatural K-drama with Jung Kyung-ho

This socially aware comedy-drama about a lawyer who serves those who died in workplace accidents is stronger on message than characters.

10 best K-dramas of 2025 so far ranked: Squid Game 3, Nine Puzzles and more

8 of the best new K-drama series to watch in July 2025

The First Night with the Duke: shaky start for period fantasy K-drama

Starring Seohyun from Girls’ Generation, The First Night with the Duke so far feels slapdash and half-baked, spoiling its amusing concept.

Profile | Meet Seol In-ah, star of K-dramas Oh My Ghost Clients and Business Proposal

Korean actress Seol In-ah, who has enchanted audiences for 10 years, is now on screens in Oh My Ghost Clients. We chart her rise to stardom.

Lee Je-hoon on Big Deal, Signal 2, Taxi Driver 3 and future projects

South Korean actor Lee Je-hoon talks about the importance of audience reaction, and working in Hollywood in the future.

Oh My Ghost Clients: Jung Kyung-ho defends the dead in legal comedy K-drama

Jung Kyung-ho plays a labour rights lawyer who, in return for his life, takes on a case for a dead person in this Korean drama series.

Review | The Haunted Palace: supernatural period K-drama has a happy ending

K-drama The Haunted Palace’s story involving death, ghosts, a dragon and possession ends in redemption. Does a second season beckon?

Second Shot at Love midseason recap: romcom with social themes

A young professional overcomes a drinking problem – or does she? And should we care? K-drama is a cocktail of social themes and romance.

8 of the best new K-drama series to watch in June 2025

Must-sees include the final Squid Game chapter, gangster drama Mercy for None and romantic melodrama Our Movie.

The Haunted Palace midseason recap: romance and mystery mixed

Bona’s reluctant shaman Yeo-ri visits royal palace with her childhood friend, who is possessed by a demon that has romantic feelings for her.

Second Shot at Love: Choi Soo-young, Gong Myung in new rural romcom K-drama

Second Shot at Love starts well but time will tell whether its trendy theme of alcohol in Korean society is given the attention it deserves.

Pump Up the Healthy Love, romcom with skewed body politics

K-drama Pump Up the Healthy Love blends fitness and romance for an enjoyable show – it is just a shame it seems obsessed with body shaming.

The Haunted Palace: Bona, Yook Sung-jae in spirited period K-drama

A shaman’s granddaughter and an official whose body a vengeful spirit has taken over end up in the royal palace. Will romance follow?

Review | Way Back Love: Kim Min-ha, Gong Myung shine in fantasy K-drama

This Korean drama mixes tragedy and humour in a tale of a Grim Reaper figure (Gong Myung) saving a guilt-ridden girl (Kim Min-ha).

Crushology 101: vapid youth romance K-drama wallows in cliché

Between its nauseating visuals, its shallow characters and its uninspired K-drama tropes, Crushology 101 fails to entertain on any level.

Physical 100 star among cast of The Season, Hong Kong-set drama

K-drama actor turned fitness star Lee Jae-yoon, Mirror’s Anson Lo, Collar singer Marf Yau and Karena Lam to appear in White Lotus-like drama.

Undercover High School midseason recap: fun but far-fetched Korean drama

Starring Seo Kang-joon, Jin Ki-joo and Kim Shin-rok, this K-drama requires full suspension of disbelief – but that doesn’t mean it’s bad.

Lee Je-hoon leads The Art of Negotiation, K-drama set in corporate world

Playing an expert in mergers and acquisitions on a mission to save a debt-laden business, Lee’s slow-burn performance has us wanting more.

Season 2 of Study Group? K-drama’s director open to the idea

More episodes of the show – praised for its characters’ growth and portrayal of school violence – could be on the way, teases Lee Jang-hoon.

Undercover High School, unassuming action comedy K-drama

Seo Kang-joon plays an agent who poses as a student to track down missing gold bars, while Jin Ki-joo plays his teacher in this fun comedy.

Review | Hwang Min-hyun in Study Group, stylised high-school action K-drama

With the lowest marks in school, Yoon Ga-min wants to raise them through study, but must fight for the right to stick his head in his books.

Review | The Tale of Lady Ok: Lim Ji-yeon leads refreshing Joseon era saga

Lim confidently plays a slave turned noblewoman in this largely satisfying story which, unlike most period K-dramas, isn’t about royals.

Study Group: Hwang Min-hyun leads breezy school fight drama

Korean drama series follows the classic school fight formula, with Hwang Min-hyun playing a reluctant newcomer who stands up to the bullies.

Review | Who Is She: K-drama remake of Miss Granny fails to capture its spirit

The story of a grumpy grandmother who magically turns into her 20-year-old self becomes bloated here, and the show’s ending is a cop-out.

The 13 most anticipated K-dramas of 2025, from Two Women to Squid Game 3

K-pop stars IU and Jisoo, and actress Kim Min-ha, are among the stars of 2025’s most anticipated K-dramas, from Way Back Love to Newtopia.

The Tale of Lady Ok midseason recap: Lim Ji-yeon matures

While the drama set in Korea’s Joseon dynasty continues to impress with its fresh story, it’s the protagonist’s evolution that is compelling.

Who Is She, spirited Miss Granny remake, adds body swap to the mix

While not as well acted as the original Miss Granny film by Squid Game’s Hwang Dong-hyuk, fantasy comedy Who Is She is an engaging watch.