Villains are revealed in Perfect Family Episode 7
The chilling truth about Choi Hyun-min, who had been deceiving Choi Seon-hee by posing as her assistant, has come to light. After Choi Jin-hyeok (Kim Byung-chul) was arrested, Ha Eun-joo (Yoon Se-ah) rushed to the police station. Meanwhile, Lee Soo-yeon (Choi Ye-bin), who had been missing, confronted Choi Seon-hee (Park Joo-hyun) at her home, brandishing […]
TV Chosun, MBN, Channel A RomComs Fall Short of Expectations
The current romantic comedies on general programming channels are struggling to meet viewership expectations. TV Chosun’s DNA Lover, MBN’s Bad Memories Eraser, and Channel A’s Cinderella at 2 AM—all airing on general programming channels—are experiencing disappointing viewership ratings, often in the 0% range. Despite the expanded market influence of these channels since their inception over […]
Premiere Watch: Pachinko 2
Premiere Watch: Pachinko 2 by missvictrix Time slot: FridaysBroadcaster: Apple TV+Genre: Drama, historicalEpisode count: 8 Reasons to watch: Apple TV+’s beautiful multi-generational novel adaptation series continues with Season 2. The 8-episode season picks up the stories of our characters from Season 1, with Kim Min-ha, Lee Min-ho, Yoon Yeo-jung, Jin Ha, Jung Eun-chae, Han Joon-woo, […]
News bites: August 21, 2024
News bites: August 21, 2024 by tccolb Upgrading (?) their title to Jeongnyeon – The Star Is Born, the first posters have dropped for tvN’s upcoming period drama with our aspiring performer Kim Tae-ri (Revenant) getting her moment to shine. Also starring Shin Ye-eun (The Secret Romantic Guesthouse), Ra Mi-ran (Cold Blooded Intern), Jung Eun-chae […]
Lee Soon-jae deciphers Nonsense mysteries in KBS sitcom
Lee Soon-jae deciphers Nonsense mysteries in KBS sitcom by tccolb KBS announced a new fantasy sitcom called Nonsense (roughly translated) for this fall, bringing a welcome change in genre to our current drama landscape. Notably featuring a veteran cast as our central characters, who better to lead our salt-and-peppered team than the revered Lee Soon-jae […]
News bites: August 7, 2024
News bites: August 7, 2024 by tccolb The Price of Confession officially announced production, joining the upcoming roster under Netflix. Giving us our first peek with the script reading stills, the series ensnares Jeon Do-hyun (Crash Course in Romance), Kim Go-eun (Little Women), Park Hae-soo (Narco-Saints), and Jin Seon-gyu (The Uncanny Counter 2) at the […]
News bites: July 31, 2024
News bites: July 31, 2024 by tccolb tvN has been bustling in promos for their August premieres and character posters have newly entered through Love Next Door. With Jung Hae-in (D.P. 2), Jung So-min (Alchemy of Souls), Kim Ji-eun (Branding in Seongsu), and Yoon Ji-on (Serendipity’s Embrace) as our neighborhood quartet, the rom-com will be […]
3rd Blue Dragon Series Awards Winners
3rd Blue Dragon Series Awards Winners by missvictrix Park Bo-young It’s year number three for the streaming content wing of Korea’s famous Blue Dragon Film Awards. Last year, The Glory and Big Bet took home the biggies. This year we’ve got no surprises with Disney+’s Moving taking the grand prize (and more!) and Netflix’s Daily […]
News bites: July 14, 2024
News bites: July 14, 2024 by tccolb Moon Ga-young, Choi Hyun-wook tvN’s new webtoon adaptation He’s the Black Dragon (roughly translated) confirmed casting for Moon Ka-young (The Interest of Love) and Choi Hyun-wook (Twinkling Watermelon), with our leads first meeting as rivals on an online game and reigniting the fire 16 years later when they […]
tvN x OCN announce O’PENing’s lineup for 2024
tvN x OCN announce O’PENing’s lineup for 2024 by tccolb The promos have taken off for O’PENing 2024, continuing their experimental format with a fresh crop of rookie writers and presenting us with six short-form dramas for this seventh season’s anthology. The tvN show first debuted as Drama Stage in 2017 and later evolved into […]