News bites: December 5, 2023

The first poster has dropped for tvN’s Please Marry My Husband, bringing together our four leads: Park Min-young (Love in Contract), Na In-woo (Longing for You), Lee Yi-kyung (Critical X), and Song Ha-yoon (Oh! Young-shim). Starting off 2024 bright and early with a January 1 premiere, the fantasy rom-com is being led by PD Park Won-gook (Poong, the Joseon Psychiatrist) and writer Shin Yoo-dam (Awaken). [News]

Han Seok-kyu (Romantic Doctor Teacher Kim 3) has been signed on to become a criminal profiler in MBC’s new psychological thriller, The Intimate Traitor (working title). Expected to broadcast in the latter half of 2024, PD Song Yeon-hwa (Wild Boar Hunting) is at the helm with scripts by Han Ah-young. [News1]
Coupang Play confirmed casting for Lee Se-young (The Story of Park’s Marriage Contract) and Japanese actor Sakaguchi Kentaro (Dr. Chocolate) in What Comes After Love (previously Things That Come After Love). The melodrama is based on a bestselling novel by the same title and has filmmaker Moon Hyun-sung (Seoul Vibe) leading production. [MBC]

It’s a plentiful harvest of posters this week and we’re introduced to the original webtoon’s characters come to life in Channel A’s latest promos for Man and Woman. With an ensemble cast led by Donghae (Oh! Young-shim) and Lee Seol (D.P. 2), the romance begins later this month on December 26. [Osen (1), (2)]
Moving from Wavve to Netflix, the revenge-action Weak Hero announced that it’s coming back with Class 2. Lining up a mix of old and new faces, the sequel will star Park Ji-hoon (Weak Hero Class 1), Ryeoun (Twinkling Watermelon), Choi Min-young (Twenty Five Twenty One), and Lee Min-jae (Oh! Young-shim), along with Yoo Soo-bin (The Perfect Deal), Bae Nara (Evilive), and Jun (a.k.a. Lee Jun-young) (May I Help You). [News1]
TV Chosun came out with a slew of posters as well, showcasing the mystery-thriller’s main six players. Starring Jang Nara (Family: The Unbreakable Bond), Sohn Ho-joon (The First Responders 2), So Yi-hyun (Red Shoes), Lee Ki-taek (Perfect Shot), Kim Hong-pa (Shadow Detective 2), and Park Ho-san, the series premieres on December 30. [Newsen]