Premiere Watch: Green Mothers’ Club by missvictrix Time slot: Wednesday-ThursdayBroadcaster: JTBCGenre: Drama, friendshipEpisode count: 16 There are a bunch more dramas coming this weekend, but in JTBC’s mid-week slot (taking Thirty-Nine’s place) is Green Mothers’ Club. Led by a cast of five women — Lee Yo-won, Chu Ja-hyun, Kim Gyu-ri, Jang Hye-jin, and Joo Min-kyung […]
Drama viewership ratings for the week of Mar. 28-Apr. 3, 2022
BUSINESS PROPOSAL received 11.6%- both days. I do not remember a rom-com doing even close to that in recent years. I do hope that the writers and executives in Lorea take full note. Remove the corruption stories, political and corporate intrigue and all of the other unnecessary garbage usually thrown in to a K-drama rom-com […]
News bites: April 2, 2022
1. I’m gonna be honest, other than Gong Hyo-jin, the people I’m really excited for are the supporting cast of Han Ji-eun and Oh Jung-se. I’ve already mourned elsewhere on this site that I’d rather see a Gong Hyo-jin + Oh Jung-se pairing than the one we’re getting, but oh well. We can’t always have […]
News bites: March 26, 2022
News bites: March 26, 2022 by tccolb Yoo Yeon-seok, Moon Ga-young Yoo Yeon-seok (Hospital Playlist 2) and Moon Ga-young (True Beauty) will be starring in JTBC’s new office romance Understanding of Love. Based on a popular novel by the same title, the drama is still in the planning stages with production led by PD Jo […]
Reflecting on freedom and a better life in new promos for JTBC’s My Liberation Notes
Reflecting on freedom and a better life in new promos for JTBC’s My Liberation Notes by tccolb With the premiere now about a week away, new posters and introspective character teasers have been released for JTBC’s upcoming My Liberation Notes. The slice-of-life style story explores the realistic burdens of the mundane every day, and how that […]
Premiere Watch: Tomorrow
Premiere Watch: Tomorrow by missvictrix Time slot: Friday-SaturdayBroadcaster: MBCGenre: Fantasy, action, dramaEpisode count: 16If Tomorrow’s posters and key art are any indication, we are in for a real visual treat with this drama. Although the casting admittedly caused a bit of a head-scratch moment for me, once I saw the promos and got a sense […]
Lee Joon, Kang Hanna, and Jang Hyuk scheme for power and survival in KBS’s Red Heart
Lee Joon, Kang Hanna, and Jang Hyuk scheme for power and survival in KBS’s Red Heart by tccolb As filming continues for KBS’s upcoming sageuk Red Heart, we’ve been treated to a steady stream of character stills featuring the lead cast: Lee Joon (Bulgasal: Immortal Souls), Kang Hanna (My Roommate Is a Gumiho), and Jang […]
Drama viewership ratings for the week of Mar. 21-27, 2022
I love Business Proposal, but of course it’s a mixture of fantasy and reality and you have to be willing to suspend disbelief. But there is depth in the development of the relationships and I continue to appreciate what I consider a very nuanced performance from the ML, who, hitherto, I had considered a spectacularly […]
Park Hae-jin, Jin Ki-joo fight crime and evil spirits in MBC’s Showtime Begins!
Park Hae-jin, Jin Ki-joo fight crime and evil spirits in MBC’s Showtime Begins! by tccolb Now that a premiere date has been announced, we’re finally starting to see more promos, including a new poster and video teaser, for MBC’s supernatural mystery-comedy Showtime Begins!. The drama stars Park Hae-jin (Old School Intern) as a ghost-seeing magician […]
Creepy connections made in King of Pigs with Kim Dong-wook and Kim Sung-kyu
Creepy connections made in King of Pigs with Kim Dong-wook and Kim Sung-kyu by tccolb A new poster and video teaser have been released for TVING’s upcoming thriller King of Pigs, featuring the main cast of Kim Dong-wook (You Are My Spring), Kim Sung-kyu (One Ordinary Day), and Chae Jung-ahn (Monthly Magazine Home). The story […]