News bites: August 23, 2023
News bites: August 23, 2023 by tccolb Han Ji-min, Lee Jun-hyuk The busy Han Ji-min (Behind Your Touch) is reviewing offers for her next project, putting her psychic-veterinarian days “behind” her and potentially sitting at the big desk as a dashing CEO in Acquaintances (working title). Also in discussions – and also dashing – is […]
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 […]
The Actress Who Took Over 2022 K-Dramas: Seo Hye Won
2022 was a year filled with many great K-Dramas, and one actress appeared in several of them. Actress Seo Hye Won‘s first credit was in 2019 with MBC‘s Welcome 2 Life with her role as Ban Ji. Lee Jae-Sang (Rain) is a lawyer at JK Law Firm, which is one of the biggest law firms in […]
News bites: January 4, 2022
News bites: January 4, 2022 by tccolb Joo Ji-hoon (Jirisan) may become a doctor for his next project as he’s currently considering the lead role of Dr. Baek Kang-hyuk in a webnovel adaptation called Severe Trauma Center: Golden Hour. In the meantime, Joo has been busy filming for writer Lee Soo-yeon’s (Forest of Secrets) Dominant […]
Separated At Birth? 10 K-Drama Stars And Their Astonishing Lookalikes
Through the many K-Dramas being watched, sometimes an actor brings to mind another face that looks similar. Or, when trying to recall someone who starred in a drama, we sometimes mistake the actor for someone else because they look so much alike. Here are ten K-Drama stars and their lookalikes, with looks so similar that […]
Shin Ha-kyun visits his resurrected wife in sci-fi drama Yonder
Shin Ha-kyun visits his resurrected wife in sci-fi drama Yonder by Jenzy As the first collaborative effort put out by the two streaming platforms — TVING and Paramount+ — upcoming dystopian sci-fi project Yonder was already setting high expectations. To that, add cinema-darling director Lee Joon-ik (The Book of Fish) first’s foray into dramas, and […]
News bites: August 27, 2022
News bites: August 27, 2022 by tccolb Woo Do-hwan, Bona, Cha Hak-yeon MBC is lining up a new fusion sageuk called Joseon Attorney, headlined by Woo Do-hwan (The King: Eternal Monarch), Bona (Twenty Five Twenty One), and Cha Hak-yeon (Bad and Crazy). Although the journey begins with our hero seeking revenge, the story follows his […]
News bites: August 17, 2022
1. So they had the biggest budget of any kdrama ever, but didn’t have any left over for the poster?? 2. Na In-woo’s really accepting every offer he gets huh. Not that the premise doesn’t intrigue me (I didn’t know ghost marriages were a thing in Korean culture), it just seems like he’s working a […]
CEO Shin Ha-kyun promotes his company vision in Coupang Play’s Unicorn
CEO Shin Ha-kyun promotes his company vision in Coupang Play’s Unicorn by tccolb The first teaser is out for Coupang Play’s Unicorn as well as another fun spoof on business marketing ads, showcasing the drama’s Maccom company in all its low-budget glory.The sitcom stars Shin Ha-kyun (Beyond Evil) as our megalomaniac hero, CEO Steve. As […]
News bites: July 16, 2022
1. Agreed that there can never be too many Kang Haneul dramas. If there’s one thing that man will do, it’s give a memorable performance no matter the script. 2. I’m happy to see Kim Jung-hyun return to acting (he shouldn’t have had to go on hiatus for something that’s not his fault), but I […]