L calculates his revenge in Numbers by solstices Well, it looks like I may have to eat my words. MBC’s upcoming drama Numbers: Watchdogs in a Concrete Jungle isn’t just about math after all — murder just got added to the mix. Am I thrilled about this latest development? Not entirely, since I was hoping […]
Premiere Watch: Black Knight
Premiere Watch: Black Knight by missvictrix Time slot: Friday (single drop)Broadcaster: NetflixGenre: Sci-fi, actionEpisode count: 6 Reasons to watch: Another sci-fi series from Netflix arrives, and I’m about as excited as I am skeptical — but funny enough, both of those emotions seem to coexist just fine. Our setting is a futuristic dying Earth that’s […]
Shin Hye-sun remembers her past in See You in My 19th Life
Shin Hye-sun remembers her past in See You in My 19th Life by tccolb The first teaser has dropped for tvN’s new fantasy romance See You in My 19th Life, featuring our reincarnating heroine Shin Hye-sun (Mr. Queen) and a quick glimpse of her leading man Ahn Bo-hyun (Yumi’s Cells 2).While most people forget their […]
News bites: May 9, 2023
1. “… and a mysterious murder” aaaand here goes my interest in the drama. Seriously can we have ONE, just one, drama without a fucking murder? Either South Korea secretly has the highest murder rates in the world or screenwriters have gone insane. 2. Never would’ve imagined saying this even a few weeks ago, but […]
Premiere Watch: Race
Premiere Watch: Race by missvictrix Time slot: WednesdaysBroadcaster: Disney+Genre: Office, slice-of-lifeEpisode count: 12Reasons to watch: I’ve been really looking forward to this one — I think it’s time to admit I like workplace dramas more than I think I do. There’s something so relatable about watching characters go through the 9-5 grind along with us, […]
Drama viewership ratings for the week of May 1-7, 2023
Drama viewership ratings for the week of May 1-7, 2023 by DB Staff My Perfect Stranger wins the Monday-Tuesday battle, but when Queen of the Mask approaches the ratings level of the Jang Hyuk x Jang Nara drama? (Things that make you go hmmm). Mid-week, Stealer continues to dip, The Good Bad Mother continues to […]
Lee Young-ae becomes a Maestra in upcoming tvN thriller
Lee Young-ae becomes a Maestra in upcoming tvN thriller by solstices Lee Young-ae, Lee Moo-saeng Welcome to the Han River Philharmonic orchestra, where music and mysteries abound. In tvN’s Maestra, a remake of the 2019 French television series Philharmonia, Lee Young-ae (Inspector Koo) takes center stage as she leads her musicians through symphonies and suspense.A […]
Premiere Watch: Tale of the Nine Tailed 1938
Premiere Watch: Tale of the Nine Tailed 1938 by missvictrix Time slot: Saturday-SundayBroadcaster: tvNGenre: Fantasy, action, historical, romanceEpisode count: 12 Reasons to watch: After what feels like months of waiting, the follow-up to Tale of the Nine Tailed is finally here, and with it, a period story set in 1938. Though we thought he got […]
Kim So-hyun and Hwang Min-hyun seek truth amid Useless Lies
Kim So-hyun and Hwang Min-hyun seek truth amid Useless Lies by solstices Kim So-hyun, Hwang Min-hyun Is honesty the best policy? Or does the adage “ignorance is bliss” hold true after all? This dilemma will take center stage in tvN’s upcoming mystery-romance Useless Lies, which will tell the tale of someone who can’t believe in […]
Premiere Watch: All That We Loved
Premiere Watch: All That We Loved by missvictrix Time slot: FridaysBroadcaster: TVINGGenre: Youth, romanceEpisode count: 8 Reasons to watch: Hooray for another breezy youth romance! Dramaland delivers so well on this genre, and for me there can never be too many sweet high school stories that make you squee, grab the tissues, and then think […]