News bites: April 22, 2023
News bites: April 22, 2023 by tccolb Cha Seung-won (Our Blues) is on the casting table for Guns and Talks, a drama remake of the 2001 film by the same title. An action-comedy about a team of four assassins, production is being led by the original director Jang Jin (We Are Brothers). If Cha accepts, […]
Ratcheting up the drama in Queen of the Mask
Ratcheting up the drama in Queen of the Mask by missvictrix Tales of revenge — especially those centered around complicated female relationships — seem to be all the rage in dramaland, and Channel A takes it up a notch in the teaser for their upcoming mystery-thriller Queen of the Mask. The story follows four women, […]
Kim Sun-ah reveals her true face in Queen of the Mask
Kim Sun-ah reveals her true face in Queen of the Mask by tccolb A trippy first teaser has dropped for Channel A’s upcoming Queen of the Mask, along with new character stills of our charismatic foursome: Kim Sun-ah (The Empire), Oh Yoon-ah (Once Again), Shin Eun-jung (Dr. Park’s Clinic), and Yoo Sun (Eve).At the onset […]
Kim Seo-hyung stands at a crossroads in ENA’s Paper Moon
Kim Seo-hyung stands at a crossroads in ENA’s Paper Moon by tccolb ENA is still keeping much about Paper Moon under wraps, continuing to tease us with more of our contemplative heroine Kim Seo-hyung (Mine) in a new poster and short video trailer.Based on the Japanese novel Kami no Tsuki by Mitsuyo Kakuta, the suspense-thriller […]
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 […]
Premiere Watch: Delivery Man
Premiere Watch: Delivery Man by missvictrix Time slot: Wednesday-ThursdayBroadcaster: ENAGenre: Supernatural, comedy, mysteryEpisode count: 12 Reasons to watch: The cuteness factor is through the roof with Yoon Chan-young, Minah, and Kim Min-seok headlining this one. And though I don’t normally gravitate towards ghostly comedies, this one looks like it just might be wacky enough to […]
News bites: February 8, 2023
News bites: February 8, 2023 by tccolb Jang Hyuk, Jang Nara, Chae Jung-ahn, Kim Nam-hee tvN’s new Family will be bringing us a secret agent Jang Hyuk (Red Heart) and his unbeknownst loving wife Jang Nara (Sell Your Haunted House), marking the actors’ fourth (!) time working together. Also starring Chae Jung-ahn (King of Pigs) […]
Premiere Watch: Our Blooming Youth
I know that keeping expectations low is the key to trauma-free kdrama watching… But! I! Just! Can’t! Wait! It’s been 3 years, you know. And even more if I count the time I waited for PHS to lead a (better) sageuk after disaster that was Hwarang. Honestly, at this point I don’t even care about […]
News bites: February 4, 2023
News bites: February 4, 2023 by tccolb Ji Chang-wook, Shin Hye-sun Ji Chang-wook (If You Wish Upon Me) and Shin Hye-sun (Mr. Queen) are on the casting table for JTBC’s new healing romance Welcome to Samdalri. On the production side, PD Cha Young-hoon (When the Camellia Blooms) is attached to direct with Kwon Hye-joo (Go […]
Yoon Chan-young is a Delivery Man for Minah
Yoon Chan-young is a Delivery Man for Minah by tccolb The first teaser has dropped for ENA’s supernatural drama Delivery Man, bringing together leads Yoon Chan-young (All of Us Are Dead) and Minah (My Absolute Boyfriend) in a sweet-and-scary investigative story.Our hero, Seo Young-min (Yoon Chan-young) was just an ordinary taxi driver when the amnesiac […]