By early 2025, Korea's short-form platform count had swelled to nearly 90 — and the vertical-drama rush shows no sign of thinning out.
Showbox signs microdrama co-production deal with ReelShort
Showbox, the South Korean studio behind Exhuma, A Taxi Driver, and the Netflix hit K-drama series A Killer Paradox, has signed a co-production deal with the microdrama app ReelShort — the latest sign that Korea's film establishment is treating vertical drama as a serious business category rather than a passing fad.
Under the agreement, Showbox will co-produce short-form series based on ReelShort's existing properties, with original Showbox-developed titles to follow. Content will stream exclusively on ReelShort. The first Korean-made batch skews heavily romantic, with titles including Tell Me Not to Love You, My Secret Lover Is His Brother, and Queen Never Cry.
Gobble's Take: A studio behind a $93 million box office hit is now making one-to-two-minute melodramas — a notable milestone for the microdrama format.
Source: Hollywood Reporter
Amanda Bynes, platinum era
Amanda Bynes stepped out in Los Angeles on June 14 with platinum blonde hair and freshly natural eyebrows — a pointed departure from the blue brows she debuted in April.
Gobble's Take: One eyebrow shift and the celebrity-watcher internet fires up the magnifying glass. She knows exactly what she's doing.
Source: E! Online
Jelly Roll and Bunnie Xo split after nearly 10 years
Jelly Roll has filed for divorce from Bunnie Xo in Tennessee after nearly 10 years of marriage, according to TMZ.
Gobble's Take: Ten years, one filing, and a tabloid news cycle that will absolutely not be brief about it.
Source: E! Online
A stacked week on the red carpet
The Bear cast and crew reunited for the final-season premiere, stars turned out for Toy Story 5, and a new series from the producers of Crazy Rich Asians is headed to Hulu. Ryan Seacrest will host Disney Celebrates America on July 4.
Gobble's Take: Four beloved names, one attention span — may the flashiest carpet win.
Source: ABC7
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