News bites: January 10, 2023

As the promos continue for tvN’s Our Blooming Youth, we also got news this week about Lee Jong-hyuk’s (Bad Prosecutor) casting, taking on his first king role as Park Hyung-shik’s (Soundtrack #1) father. Also starring Jeon So-ni (Dr. Brain), the sageuk will be coming to our screens next month on February 6. [Maeil Kyungje]

Over on Netflix, it was announced that Choi Hyun-wook (Weak Hero Class 1) will be appearing in D.P. 2, alongside Season 1’s main cast: Jung Hae-in (Connect), Gu Kyo-hwan (Monstrous), Kim Sung-kyun (Grid), and Sohn Seok-gu (Big Bet). With filming already completed, the military drama’s second season will be launching sometime this year. [Ilgan Sports]

Perhaps a picture from their happier past, our story’s divorced couple Kang So-ra (Revolutionary Love) and Jang Seung-jo (Good Detective 2) are showcased in a new black-and-white poster for ENA’s Can We Be Strangers. The rom-com premieres next week on January 18, following Unlock the Boss in the Wednesday-Thursday slot. [News1]
Sadly, we have to wait longer for the timeslip fantasy Run Into You, which stars Kim Dong-wook (King of Pigs) and Jin Ki-joo (Showtime Begins). KBS announced that it’s moving to their Monday-Tuesday lineup and that they’re putting a pause on their Wednesday-Thursday slot. Because Oasis has already been set to follow the currently airing Brain Works, Run Into You will be releasing later in the year. [News1]

Speaking of KBS’s Oasis, the period romance has added Do Sang-woo (Alchemy of Souls 2) to the cast, joining Jang Dong-yoon (Search), Seol In-ah (Business Proposal), and Choo Young-woo (Once Upon a Small Town). With scripts by Jung Hyung-soo (Kye Baek, Damo), PD Han Hee (Goodbye Mr. Black, Empress Ki) is at the helm. [KBS]
On the JTBC front, Kwon Yul (Mental Coach Jegal) joins Uhm Tae-gu (Hometown) and Han Sun-hwa (Work Later Drink Now 2) in the lineup for The Woman Who Plays. Based on a popular web novel by the same title, the romance has PD Kim Young-hwan directing with Na Kyung penning the scripts. [MBC]
New stills have been released for MBC’s Kokdu: Season of Deity, featuring the fated pair Kim Jung-hyun (Mr. Queen) and Im Soo-hyang (Doctor Lawyer) as well as demigods Kim In-kwon (The Good Detective 2) and Cha Chung-hwa (Why Her). The fantasy romance is slated to air this month on January 27. [MBC (1), (2)]