News bites: May 20, 2023
1. Can’t wait! I’m torn between wanting to read the original source material before starting the drama or watching the drama with fresh eyes. To those who’ve read the webtoon, how was it? Is it worth the read? 2. Perfect, spooky poster. Love the colour palette being used here. I imagine it won’t be everyone’s […]
Sehun recalls All That We Loved in new youth romance
Sehun recalls All That We Loved in new youth romance by tccolb The promo train has begun with a cute first poster for TVING’s upcoming All That We Loved, featuring the youth romance’s main trio played by EXO’s Sehun (Now We Are Breaking Up), Jo Joon-young (Idol: The Coup), and Jang Yeo-bin (Our Blooming Youth).In […]
Winners Of The 2020 KBS Drama Awards
The 2020 KBS Drama Awards was held today on December 31 and it honors the top actors and dramas that aired on KBS the past year. The award show was held without an audience due to the recent rise in cases of COVID-19 in South Korea. Jo Bo Ah, Lee Sang Yeob, and Do Kyung […]
June/July Korean Drama Review
The first drama that I finished this month was Fix You/ Soul Mechanic. It is about a psychiatrist Lee Shi-Joon (Shin Ha-Kyun) who tries to cure people of their emotional traumas in new and inventive ways. He is not always appreciated by the hospital because he is more concerned about the patients then the institution […]
“The Fiery Priest” Cast Celebrates Success At 2019 SBS Drama Awards
Honey Lee gave a glimpse of how “The Fiery Priest” cast celebrated their achievements at the 2019 SBS Drama Awards! The drama was a big winner at the ceremony on December 31, with its cast taking home a total of eight awards, including lead actor Kim Nam Gil receiving the Daesang (grand prize). Actress Honey Lee took to […]
Lee Yi-Kyung leads family comedy ‘Marry You’
Actor Lee Yi-kyung is set to star in ‘Marry You,’ a new weekend drama on Channel A. Premiering in November, ‘Marry You’ is a comedic family drama that explores the mismatched romance between Bong Cheol-hee, an island bachelor whose ultimate goal is marriage, and Jung Ha-na, a 7th-grade civil servant who is determined to remain […]
Nam Joo-Hyuk will complete his military service on September 19
Actor Nam Joo-hyuk is set to finish his mandatory military service on September 19. Have you been missing him? Here are some of his kdrama we recommend for binge-watching as we wait for his next project that we’re sure will be a good one. Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-joo (2016-2017) The Bride of Habaek (2017) Start-Up […]
Jung Hae-In gives Jung Somin a not-friendship hug in ‘Love Next Door’ (EP10)
Love Next Door kdrama – Episode 10 Recap and Spoilers. In the 10th episode of the tvN Saturday-Sunday drama ‘Love Next Door’ that aired on September 15, the fact that Bae Seok-ryu (played by Jung So-min) was suffering from stomach cancer was revealed to her family. Na Mi-sook (played by Park Ji-young) was looking for […]
Korea concerned about lead actor’s talent fees
Based on Star News 20th Anniversary Korea Gallup Survey Results. The talent fees for lead actors in dramas have surged to approximately $225,000 to $300,000 per episode. This often constitutes over 50% of the drama’s total production cost. Consequently, production companies are expressing concerns that such high talent fees might jeopardize their ability to produce […]
Jung Hae-In feels downcast in ‘Love Next Door’ (EP09)
Love Next Door kdrama – Episode 9 Recap and Spoilers. Jung Hae-in of Love Next Door began to make his feelings known to Jung So-min directly. In the 9th episode of tvN’s Saturday-Sunday drama Love Next Door which aired on the 14th, Choi Seung-hyo (Jung Hae-in) was seen expressing his feelings for Bae Seok-ryu (Jung […]