News bites: June 3, 2023

TVING confirmed that Go Ah-sung (Tracer) and Jang Ryul (Bargain) have been paired for the romance sageuk The Love Story of Choon-hwa. Aiming to broadcast in 2024, the drama follows our headstrong princess heroine as she searches for a husband in the real world outside of the palace. Production is being led by PD Lee Kwang-young and writer Seo Eun-jung. [Osen]

tvN’s O’PENing series is preparing for their 6th season, lining up a new collection of short dramas which will be releasing later this year. This includes the comedy Summer Love Machine Blues, headlined by Go Soo (Missing: The Other Side 2) and Arin (Alchemy of Souls). We’ll also be seeing Eom Ji-won (Little Women) and Park Ji-hwan (Our Blues) in a melodrama called Summer Cold. [Dispatch, Star News]

In a busy week for tvN, the first stills have dropped for the upcoming My Lovely Liar, featuring our two leads Kim So-hyun (Love Alarm 2) and Hwang Min-hyun (Alchemy of Souls). Slated to premiere on July 24 in the Monday-Tuesday slot, the mystery rom-com also stars Yoon Ji-on (Tomorrow), Seo Ji-hoon (Revenge of Others), and Lee Si-woo (The Fabulous). [MBC]
More promos have been released for tvN’s See You in My 19th Life as well, including the fourth teaser as well as the official trailer for Netflix. Starring Shin Hye-sun (Mr. Queen) and Ahn Bo-hyun (Yumi’s Cells 2), the fantasy romance is now just two weeks away, premiering on June 17. [Osen]

On the MBC front, L (Secret Royal Investigator) is a man with a mission in the newest teaser for Numbers: Watchdogs in a Concrete Jungle. Jumping head first into a fierce corporate battle with Choi Jin-hyuk (Zombie Detective) and Choi Min-soo (Extracurricular), the office drama launches on June 23. [MBC]
KBS announced that the fictional sageuk The Battle of Marriage has been slotted into their 2023 schedule and is expected to air this coming October in the Monday-Tuesday slot. Starring Kim Ro-woon (Tomorrow) and Jo Yi-hyun (All of Us Are Dead), directing will be helmed by PD Hwang Seung-gi (Memorials) with scripts by Ha Soo-jin (Sell Your Haunted House). [Star News]
Cha Eun-woo (Island) and Kim Kang-woo (Artificial City) have been confirmed as the male leads opposite Kim Nam-joo (Misty) in Wonderful World (working title). Still in the planning stages, the suspense thriller is expected to broadcast in 2024 with PD Lee Seung-young (Tracer) attached to direct and writing by Kim Ji-eun (Lies of Lies). [News1 (1), (2)]

Kim Kang-woo, Cha Eun-woo

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