News bites: January 21, 2023

Cha Eun-woo (Island) may potentially be joining Jo Woo-jin (Narco-Saints) and Ha Yoon-kyung (Extraordinary Attorney Woo) in a new crime drama called Bulk. With each character representing the police, prosecution, and vigilante justice, the story will follow our trio as they team up to tackle the underbelly of Gangnam. With filmmaker Park Nu-ri (Money) attached to direct, the production is planning to start filming later this year. [JTBC (1), (2)]

Lee Min-ki (My Liberation Notes) is reviewing an offer to star in a new series called Crash. Still in the planning stages, the investigative drama will be taking a dive into traffic crimes. In the meantime, Lee has been keeping busy with JTBC’s Hip (a.k.a. Behind Your Touch) (working title) as well as Wavve’s Look at Me on his roster this year. [Star News]

The cute continues in the latest poster for tvN’s The Heavenly Idol as Kim Min-kyu (Business Proposal) prays for success while Go Bo-kyul (Hi Bye, Mama!) crowns our fish-out-of-water as her prince. The fantasy rom-com premieres next month on February 15, just on the tails of Saint Valentine. [My Daily]
We also have a new poster for Netflix’s Love to Hate You, which stars Kim Ok-bin (Dark Hole), Yoo Teo (Dr. Brain), Kim Ji-hoon (Money Heist: Korea – Joint Economic Area), and Go Won-hee (Revolutionary Sisters). Also launching in the month of love with a bright pink poster to match, the rom-com will be coming to our screens on February 10. [News1]

Kim Yoo-jung (Lovers of the Red Sky) and Song Kang (Forecasting Love and Weather) are in talks for My Demon, which seems to be checking all the genre boxes, including action, thriller, fantasy, and rom-com. Filming for the drama is set to begin once casting has been finalized, with writer Choi Ah-il (Mr. Queen) penning the scripts. [JTBC]
Oh My Girl’s Hyun Seung-hee (Loss:Time:Life) has been added to the cast of KBS’s Oasis, playing Seol In-ah’s (Business Proposal) close friend. Also starring Jang Dong-yoon (Search) and Choo Young-woo (Once Upon a Small Town), the period romance is currently slated to broadcast in March. [YTN]
New posters have dropped for SBS’s Taxi Driver 2, brushing the dust off our trusty taxi #5283 and tuning it up again for our heroes Lee Je-hoon (Move to Heaven), Kim Eui-sung (Under the Queen’s Umbrella), and Pyo Ye-jin (Taxi Driver). The new second season starts February 17 in the Friday-Saturday slot. [My Daily]