News bites: January 22, 2022
News bites: January 22, 2022 by tccolb Netflix is planning a new revenge drama called The Glory, with Park Sung-hoon (Memorials) and Song Hye-gyo (Now We Are Breaking Up) as the leads. The production will be headed by writer Kim Eun-sook (The King: Eternal Monarch, Mr. Sunshine) and PD Ahn Gil-ho (Happiness, Watcher). [Newsen] Choi […]
Premiere Watch: Through the Darkness, Dr. Park’s Clinic
Premiere Watch: Through the Darkness, Dr. Park’s Clinic by missvictrix January is looking like a quiet month for premieres (before the February drama-tsunami hits). That being said, we’ve got two completely different shows hitting the airwaves this weekend: a probing thriller about Korea’s first criminal profiler, and a wacky comedy featuring some of the greats. […]
Kang Daniel and Chae Soo-bin report for duty in Disney+ drama Rookie Cops
Kang Daniel and Chae Soo-bin report for duty in Disney+ drama Rookie Cops by tccolb In anticipation of its premiere later this month, Disney+’s original drama Rookie Cops has been steadily releasing new promos, including a pile of character posters and stills. Set on the campus of a police academy, the coming-of-age comedy is about […]
Drama viewership ratings for the week of Dec. 6-12, 2021
Drama viewership ratings for the week of Dec. 6-12, 2021 by SailorJumun We had two new shows come in and then three shows wrap up. First, romance Our Beloved Summer had a quiet premiere week, with 3.2 and 2.6 percent. Similarly, psychological thriller Artificial City premiered to 3.6 percent but dropped to 2.6 percent the […]
6 Ways “Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha” Provides Healing and Joy
Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha has cha cha cha’d its way to being my #1 pick this year for ‘K-Drama that will change your life for the better’. This, my friends, was therapy for a therapist. It came at a time when the world (including myself) was watching Squid Game. While Squid Game portrayed a dystopian society, Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha […]
Kim Min-jae, Kim Hyang-gi courted for new tvN sageuk
Kim Min-jae, Kim Hyang-gi courted for new tvN sageuk by tineybeanie Kim Min-jae (Dal-li and Gamjatang) and Kim Hyang-gi (Moment at Eighteen) are considering offers to star in tvN’s upcoming drama Joseon Psychologist Yoo Se-poong. The drama is based on a novel by the same name that won the 2016 National Korean Story Contest. Set […]