Amen. What really made me angry is that this could not have been an ignorant mistake. From the description of the incident this appeared to be similar to something that happened before in a US film. Accidents happen but this was simply reckless and stupid. What made me angrier was that has been a very […]
News bites: January 22, 2022
News bites: January 22, 2022 by tccolb Netflix is planning a new revenge drama called The Glory, with Park Sung-hoon (Memorials) and Song Hye-gyo (Now We Are Breaking Up) as the leads. The production will be headed by writer Kim Eun-sook (The King: Eternal Monarch, Mr. Sunshine) and PD Ahn Gil-ho (Happiness, Watcher). [Newsen] Choi […]
Sohn Ye-jin, Jeon Mi-do, and Kim Ji-hyun turn Thirty-Nine together in new promos
Sohn Ye-jin, Jeon Mi-do, and Kim Ji-hyun turn Thirty-Nine together in new promos by tccolb We seem to be swimming in promos these days and JTBC’s upcoming Thirty-Nine is no exception — the drama has steadily released new posters, stills, and a video teaser over the last week. In a story about life, friendship, and […]
Drama viewership ratings for the week of Week of Jan 10-16, 2022
If at times UNCLE seems a bit different than the usual K-drama one should remember that it is a re-make of a British show. It is good and the ratings show it. The high ratings for THE KING OF TEARS, LEE BANG WON make total sense- this is a great show. I have written about […]
Kim Tae-ri and Nam Joo-hyuk reminisce about summer in Twenty Five Twenty One
Kim Tae-ri and Nam Joo-hyuk reminisce about summer in Twenty Five Twenty One by tccolb With the premiere only a few weeks away, tvN has been ramping up promos for their upcoming romance Twenty Five Twenty One which stars Kim Tae-ri (Mr. Sunshine) and Nam Joo-hyuk (Start-Up).The story re-visits the South Korean IMF crisis in […]
News bites: January 15, 2022
News bites: January 15, 2022 by tccolb Anupam Tripathi, Oh Young-soo Congratulations to our gganbu Oh Young-soo (Squid Game) who won a Golden Globe this past week for Best Supporting Actor, Television! Squid Game has celebrated a few wins already last year (Gotham Awards, HMMA, AFI Awards, and People’s Choice Awards) and the excitement is […]
Premiere Watch: Through the Darkness, Dr. Park’s Clinic
Premiere Watch: Through the Darkness, Dr. Park’s Clinic by missvictrix January is looking like a quiet month for premieres (before the February drama-tsunami hits). That being said, we’ve got two completely different shows hitting the airwaves this weekend: a probing thriller about Korea’s first criminal profiler, and a wacky comedy featuring some of the greats. […]
Park Min-young, Song Kang secretly dating in Weather People’s new teasers
Park Min-young, Song Kang secretly dating in Weather People’s new teasers by tccolb JTBC’s upcoming office romance Weather People (working title) has released another set of video teasers, this time giving us a better look at Park Min-young (I’ll Find You on a Beautiful Day) and Song Kang (Nevertheless) on the job at Korea’s National […]
Kang Daniel and Chae Soo-bin report for duty in Disney+ drama Rookie Cops
Kang Daniel and Chae Soo-bin report for duty in Disney+ drama Rookie Cops by tccolb In anticipation of its premiere later this month, Disney+’s original drama Rookie Cops has been steadily releasing new promos, including a pile of character posters and stills. Set on the campus of a police academy, the coming-of-age comedy is about […]
Drama viewership ratings for the week of Jan. 3-9, 2022
It still makes me sad that “The One and Only’s” ratings are so low. Even though it focuses on terminally ill patients and the ML is atypical, it’s a sweet, lovely show, not depressing (yet anyway). I’m waiting to check out King of Tears but the steadily rising ratings are definitely encouraging. Looks like Snowdrop […]