News bites: May 30, 2023
News bites: May 30, 2023 by tccolb It’s posters galore this week with MBC taking a serious approach, featuring our three leads facing off in the office drama Numbers: Watchdogs in a Concrete Jungle. Clashing over ethics versus survival of the fittest in a world of finance, L (Secret Royal Investigator), Choi Jin-hyuk (Zombie Detective), […]
News bites: May 22, 2023
News bites: May 22, 2023 by tccolb A new poster has arrived for ENA’s upcoming Lies Hidden in My Garden, with our two leading ladies Kim Tae-hee (Hi Bye, Mama!) and Im Ji-yeon (The Glory) curiously donning the same pink scarf. Slated to air on June 19, the suspense-thriller has PD Jung Ji-hyun (Twenty Five […]
News bites: April 8, 2023
1. Lee Joon-hyuk? Say no more, I’m in.…Everyone else is cool too, I guess. 2. Jang Nara reuniting with yet another costar? And the show is about them doing some vaguely anticapitalist/anti-consumerist things?? Oh god, maybe 2023 won’t be utter shit after all. 3. Yet another drama with a second season… Can we please stop […]
59th Baeksang Arts Awards: Nominees
ok, I’m waiting for this post actually … haha. There are some highs and lows from the nominations – let’s start with the negatives first : (-) : – The biggest snub is where is Uhm Ji Won and Uhm Ki Joon for Best Supporting Actress and Supporting Actor? The absence of Uhm Ji Won […]
Love lessons with Yoo Inna in Bora! Deborah
Love lessons with Yoo Inna in Bora! Deborah by solstices Ah, the unpredictability of love. If only there were a surefire way to secure someone’s heart — wait, you’re telling me there is one? According to the famous dating coach of ENA’s upcoming rom-com Bora! Deborah, apparently so!Yoo Inna (Snowdrop) stars as the eponymous heroine […]
News bites: March 11, 2023
News bites: March 11, 2023 by tccolb While we await for the premiere of Stealer: The Treasure Keeper, Joo-won (Alice) is fielding offers for his next project and is considering a new thoughtful romance called Nighttime Photo Studio (roughly translated). If he accepts, Joo-won will be playing a photographer who takes photo of the dead […]
Politics and peril in The Secret Romantic Guesthouse
Politics and peril in The Secret Romantic Guesthouse by solstices Whoa, talk about a tonal shift. SBS’s upcoming romance sageuk The Secret Romantic Guesthouse has just released its second teaser, and it’s a lot darker than any of the promotional material thus far. Starring Shin Ye-eun (The Glory), along with her three flower scholars Ryeoun […]
News bites: January 26, 2023
News bites: January 26, 2023 by tccolb Although Disney+’s new poster for Big Bet 2 is a bit lackluster, I am hooked by the action and energy of the newest teaser – or maybe I’m just excited by Sohn Seok-gu (Our Liberation Notes). Along with right-hand Lee Dong-hwi (Glitch), the second season about our casino […]
Netflix teases their 2023 K-content slate
Netflix teases their 2023 K-content slate by missvictrix Netflix is showing no signs of slowing down with their K-content this year, and we have a whole slew of dramas (and films) to look forward to. There’s certainly a wide spectrum of genres and stories here, which is refreshing to see. We’ll focus on the Netflix […]
News bites: November 30, 2022
News bites: November 30, 2022 by tccolb Park Shin-hye, Park Hyung-shik We may have a cute Heirs reunion on the horizon with Park Shin-hye (Sisyphus) and Park Hyung-shik (Soundtrack#1) both in talks for JTBC’s Doctor Slump. The friends-to-lovers medical romance will be written by Baek Sun-woo (What’s Wrong With Secretary Kim) and is planning to […]