CRUNCHYROLL OFFERS TOP KOREAN TV DRAMAS FROM LEADING NORTH AMERICAN DISTRIBUTOR YA ENTERTAINMENT

January 6, 2009 by J!-ENT

Online Media Distribution Leader to Start Broadcasting
FREEZE, SOMEDAY and ALONE IN LOVE Episodes in January 2009

San Francisco, CA (January 6, 2009) An online distribution arrangement
between Crunchyroll and YA Entertainment (YAE), brings three (3) hit Korean
TV drama series, complete with English subtitles to the internet audience
for free ad-supported streaming throughout North America. These YAE titles
are among the first Korean TV dramas to appear on Crunchyroll alongside the
website¹s leading collection of licensed anime content online. More
information can be found on the website www.crunchyroll.com.

³We are thrilled to bring top quality Korean dramas to the passionate
fanbase on Crunchyroll,² states Kun Gao, CEO of Crunchyroll, ³our users have
shown a strong appetite for Korean dramas and YAE¹s library is second to
none.²

“ALONE IN LOVE, SOMEDAY and FREEZE are among the most popular titles in our
collection,” added Tom Larsen, President of YAE, “and we are pleased to now
offer them on Crunchyroll.”

Title Synopses:

ALONE IN LOVE
ALONE IN LOVE is a smart contemporary love story that dives into the complex
world of love and relationships. The 16 episode series stars Son Ye-jin
(SUMMER SCENT, LOVERS CONCERTO and APRIL SNOW) and Karm Woo-Sung (THE KING
AND THE CLOWN – the most successful Korean film of all time).

FREEZE
FREEZE stars Lee Seo-Jin (DAMO, PHOENIX and SHOOT FOR THE STARS) as
Joong-Won, a vampire who has spent 350 years trying to forget his lost love.
Neither living nor dead, Joong-Won runs a luxurious bar with his friend and
fellow vampiress E-Hwa played by Son Tae-Young (YEON GAE SOMUN).

SOMEDAY
SOMEDAY is a 16 episode Korean TV drama with a touch of animation, telling
the story of three people’s journey into the crazy world of love. Bae
Doo-Na (THE HOST) plays Hana Yamaguchi-a successful young cartoonist.
Although she writes romantic comics, she is analytical and pessimistic about
love. Nicknamed the “Love Analyzer”, Hana sees love as a simple biological
response. But when her cartoon is discontinued, she sets off on a journey to
discover what love really is.

About Crunchyroll
Headquartered in San Francisco, California Crunchyroll is hailed as a
leading online entertainment brand with the largest international online
community and destination focused on Asian entertainment including anime,
drama, music in addition to electronic entertainment and auto content.
Crunchyroll¹s distribution channel and partnership program delivers content
to over five million passionate fans worldwide. Crunchyroll is funded by the
premiere group Venrock. More information can be found at its website
http://www.crunchyroll.com.

About YA Entertainment
YA Entertainment LLC, a home entertainment company, is the exclusive
licensee and DVD publisher of popular Korean TV drama programming with
English subtitles in North America. The company also provides such
value-added services as the creation of packaging, subtitling, DVD
authoring, design, and warehousing. The San Bruno, Calif.-based company’s
DVD collection is available at selected national retail chain stores as well
as Amazon.com, YesAsia.com, and over 1,000 independent video and book
stores. For more information, visit www.yaentertainment.com
<http://www.yaentertainment.com>