Title: Oct 20, 2026 [NewsTainer] 6 Fresh Drops Today — From Edgerunners 2 to Yeon Sang-ho's 'Paradise Lost'
▸ 30-second summary ① Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 is out on Netflix today, all 10 episodes ② Yeon Sang-ho's new film Paradise Lost opens in Korea tomorrow (Oct 21) ③ Meta releases Muse Spark Open weights · new IVE and BABYMONSTER songs · a new Call of Duty
▶ Watch the episode — Techne & Arte (Korean audio, English subtitles)
Drop 1 · Anime — Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2, on Netflix today Netflix today A new anime series set in the Cyberpunk 2077 world premiered on Netflix on Oct 20. Japan's Studio TRIGGER made it with CD PROJEKT RED, and it runs 10 episodes. It is a standalone story with a new cast, built around revenge and redemption (CD PROJEKT RED). Why it matters · You can start here without having seen season one. Netflix exclusive.
Drop 2 · Film — Yeon Sang-ho's 'Paradise Lost' opens Oct 21 Opens 10.21 A psychological thriller about a mother who leaned on an AI virtual-reality child for nine years after losing her son, then is reunited with her real son, now scarred and distant. Starring Kim Hyun-joo and Bae Hyun-sung, it premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival and was invited to the Busan International Film Festival's Gala Presentation (MHN Sports). Hong Sang-soo's 'Nowhere to Lay My Eyes' and 'Still Shining', starring Kim Hye-ja, open the same day (Wikipedia). Why it matters · The story began with a three-page piece written by the director's mother, and it takes on a very current question: AI and family.
Drop 3 · AI — Meta releases Muse Spark Open weights Open weights On Oct 15 Meta published the weights of Muse Spark Open: 816 billion parameters in total (42 billion active per token), a context of up to one million tokens, and text, image, video and audio input. Weights are on Hugging Face after an access request, and several cloud providers offer it. Meta calls it the most capable US open-weight model to date (noze). Why it matters · Running it yourself takes at least 700GB of GPU memory. Commercial use is allowed, with license terms such as a "Built with Muse Spark Open" notice.
Drop 4 · New Music — IVE's 'Looks Can Kill', mini album Oct 26 Mini 10.26 IVE released the pre-release single 'Looks Can Kill' on Oct 19, ahead of a mini album of the same name on Oct 26. It comes with a "Hero Academy" concept and finger-gun choreography (Ilgan Sports). On Oct 23 BABYMONSTER returns after four months with the digital single 'Deserve' (Korea Social Welfare Journal). Why it matters · A week of back-to-back girl-group comebacks.
Drop 5 · Games — Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4, Oct 23 Out 10.23 The new Call of Duty launches on Oct 23 on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PC and Nintendo Switch 2 (Call of Duty blog). A day earlier, Final Fantasy Resonance and Nintendo Switch Sports Resort arrive (Instant Gaming). Why it matters · Three big releases in two days.
Drop 6 · Books — 'Trend Korea 2027' tops Kyobo's weekly chart No.1 this week The annual consumer-trend book was No. 1 on Kyobo Book Centre's bestseller list for Oct 9–15 (Financial News). On Oct 28 a "2027 Trend Preview" talk on the book will be held in Gangnam, Seoul (Financial News). Why it matters · Korea's go-to read for next year's consumer trends.
NewsTainer's Take: "A week flooded with new screens, and still, what stays with you is the human story."
🗓 This week (KST)
| Tue 10/20 | Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 on Netflix |
| Wed 10/21 | 'Paradise Lost', 'Nowhere to Lay My Eyes', 'Still Shining' open |
| Thu 10/22 | Final Fantasy Resonance · Nintendo Switch Sports Resort |
| Fri 10/23 | Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 · BABYMONSTER 'Deserve' |
| Mon 10/26 | IVE mini album 'Looks Can Kill' |
| Wed 10/28 | '2027 Trend Preview' talk (Gangnam) |
Sources
- CD PROJEKT RED, "Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 premiere date announced alongside new trailer" — https://press.cdprojektred.com/en/news/1837/cyberpunk-edgerunners-2-premiere-date-announced-alongside-new-trailer
- MHN스포츠(다음 게재), 연상호 '실낙원' 기사 — https://v.daum.net/v/x3f0fgFYeZ
- 위키백과, List of South Korean films of 2026 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_South_Korean_films_of_2026
- noze, "Muse Spark Open di Meta: pesi, licenza e benchmark" — https://www.noze.it/insights/muse-spark-open-meta-pesi-aperti/
- 일간스포츠, 아이브 '룩스 캔 킬' — https://isplus.com/article/view/isp202610130026
- 한국사회복지저널, 아이브·엔믹스·베이비몬스터 컴백 — https://www.ksw-news.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=3049329
- Call of Duty 공식 블로그, Modern Warfare 4 — https://www.callofduty.com/blog/2026/05/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-4-announcement
- Instant Gaming, This week's releases (Oct 19–25, 2026) — https://news.instant-gaming.com/en/articles/22528-this-week-s-releases-from-october-19-to-25-2026
- 파이낸셜뉴스, 주간 베스트셀러(10월 9~15일) — https://www.fnnews.com/news/202610151130334403
- 파이낸셜뉴스, 교보문고 경제 전망서 기획전·트렌드 프리뷰 — https://www.fnnews.com/news/202610060920255153
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