Building a Unified Korean Entertainment Database from 10 APIs and Web Scrapers

Korean entertainment has become a global phenomenon with shows such as Squid Game breaking records and K-dramas topping global charts. And yet, the data infrastructure behind it is fragmented. Getting complete data on a single Korean show or film — cast, ratings (Korean and international), episode viewership numbers, where to stream it, what awards it won, its OST albums — requires hopscotching different websites. The issue is that dominant platforms like NAVER and Melon lack English-first APIs.