Watcha
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Native name | 왓챠 |
|---|---|
Type of site | OTT platform |
| Founded |
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| Area served | South Korea |
| Key people | Park Tae-hun (founder) |
Watcha (Korean: 왓챠) is a South Korean software company and subscription video on-demand, over-the-top service. Watcha distributes television series, specials, variety shows, films, documentaries, animations, and sports. Watcha began its original webtoon service in the second half of 2022.
In August 2025, when creditor Enlight Ventures filed for corporate rehabilitation due to Watcha's failure to refinance 49 billion won worth of convertible bonds, the Seoul Bankruptcy Court initiated corporate restructuring proceedings for Watcha. As of the end of 2024, Watcha's cumulative losses exceed 267 billion won.[1]
Original programming
[edit]Television series
[edit]- Damn Good Company (2021–2022)
- Semantic Error (2022)[2][3]
- Alice, the Ultimate Weapon (2022)
- Recipe for Farewell (2022)
- The King of Desert (2022)
- The Destiny Changer (2024)
Film
[edit]- Unframed (2021)
- Semantic Error: The Movie (2022)
Variety show
[edit]- Double Trouble (2021)
- Join My Table (2022)
- Goblin Who Steals Wisdom (2022)
- No Ki Deuk Zone (2022)
- Inside Lyrics (2022)
Documentary
[edit]- Hanwha Eagles: Clubhouse (2022)
- Let Them Dance (2023)
- Feel the Blink (2023)
Watcha Pedia
[edit]Watcha Pedia is a movie review website operated by Watcha.
References
[edit]- ↑ Nam, In-Soo. "Korea's homegrown OTT Watcha under court receivership as startup failures mount - KED Global". KED Global. Archived from the original on 2025-08-06. Retrieved 2026-05-24.
- ↑ 국내 OTT 플랫폼에서 처음으로 선보이는 BL 장르물, <시맨틱 에러>. Naver (in Korean). February 28, 2022. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
- ↑ Yoo, Byung-cheol (January 12, 2022). 박서함X박재찬, 왓챠 오리지널 드라마 '시맨틱 에러' 출연 확정…캠퍼스 로맨스 그린다. The Korea Economic Daily (in Korean). Retrieved March 5, 2022.
External links
[edit]- Watcha.team official website (in Korean)
- Official website (in Korean)
