News bites: February 24, 2024

Although originally slated for a March 9 premiere, MBN announced that Missing Crown Prince has been postponed, the official reason being to deliver an even better final product. Starring Suho (Behind Your Touch), Hong Ye-ji (Love Song for Illusion), Myung Se-bin (Doctor Cha), Kim Joo-hun (Castaway Diva), and Minkyu (Maestra – Strings of Truth), the sageuk rom-com will now be launching on April 13. [News1]

A retro-style new poster has dropped for Chief Detective 1958, paying homage to the original star Choi Bool-am (Goodbye to Goodbye) and introducing our hero’s return in MBC’s new prequel with Lee Je-hoon (Taxi Driver 2) taking up the mantle. Coming to our screens on April 19, production has filmmaker Kim Sung-hoon (Rampant, Confidential Assignment) at the helm with scripts by Kim Young-shin. [Sports Donga]

MBC has also been gearing up for the upcoming Wonderful World, hinting more about Kim Nam-joo (Misty) and Cha Eun-woo’s (A Good Day to Be a Dog) connection in the latest teaser. With the series also headlined by Kim Kang-woo (Artificial City) and Im Se-mi (The Worst of Evil), the revenge-mystery will be airing weekends starting March 1. [MBC]
In a flurry of cameo casting news on tvN, Jung Kyung-ho (Crash Course in Romance) confirmed he’ll be popping up in Wedding Impossible as Bae Yoon-kyung’s (Unicorn) blind date, reciprocating Bae’s guest role on Jung’s last drama. Queen of Tears, on the other hand, will feature an appearance by Song Joong-ki (Reborn Rich), who worked with both Kim Soo-hyun (One Ordinary Day) and Kim Ji-won (My Liberation Notes) in the past. [News1 (1), News1 (2)]

KBS’s Beauty and the Pure Guy released a new poster and video teaser, giving us a peek into what will hopefully be a warm and fuzzy childhood arc. With Lee Seol-ah (Welcome to Samdal-ri) and Moon Sung-hyun (My Dearest) as the younger versions of Im Soo-hyang (Kokdu: Season of Deity) and Ji Hyun-woo (Young Lady and Gentleman) respectively, the weekender is set to premiere on March 23. [News1, Sports Donga]
The promo train has taken off for SBS’s 7 Reborn – War for Survival, the second installment to 7 Escape, and we’re reunited with our deliciously makjang characters in the first script reading stills. Premiering on March 29 in the weekend slot, the bulk of the cast are reprising their roles, including Eom Ki-joon (Little Women), Hwang Jung-eum (Men Are Men), and Lee Joon (Red Heart). Newly joining the lineup is Lee Jung-shin (Shooting Stars). [SBS]