News bites: March 21, 2024
News bites: March 21, 2024 by tccolb Lee Yoo-young, L KBS announced that Treat Me Carelessly (roughly translated) has been lined up on the year’s schedule to air in May, with L (a.k.a. Kim Myung-soo) (Numbers) and Lee Yoo-young (Insider) headlining the webtoon adaptation. In an opposites attract rom-com, a Confucian-abiding traditionalist hero will be […]
News bites: March 19, 2024
News bites: March 19, 2024 by tccolb Kang Tae-oh, Lee Sun-bin Accompanying the happy news of Kang Tae-oh (Extraordinary Attorney Woo)’s army discharge today, reports have him starring in tvN’s new wacky rom-com Potato Research Center (translated title). As a newly appointed manager, he’ll meet the potato-obsessed researcher Lee Sun-bin (Boyhood), who is working on […]
News bites: March 16, 2024
News bites: March 16, 2024 by tccolb Lee Se-hee, Kim So-yeon, Kim Sung-ryung If anyone is keeping a tally, we can make another tick in the 1990s box for the next era we’ll be exploring in dramaland through JTBC’s new Sales of Virtue (roughly translated). With Kim Sung-ryung (Kill Heel) confirmed and offers currently out […]
News bites: March 9, 2024
News bites: March 9, 2024 by tccolb Jeon Yeo-bin Jeon Yeo-bin (A Time Called You) has been tapped for the period drama Made in Korea, possibly joining Jung Woo-sung (Tell Me That You Love Me) and Hyun Bin (Crash Landing on You) in the gritty 1970s. With filmmaker Woo Min-ho (The Man Standing Next) attached […]
News bites: March 6, 2024
News bites: March 6, 2024 by tccolb Seo Kang-joon Seo Kang-joon (Grid) is considering roles for his first post-army project and may be ironing a new uniform as a secret government agent in MBC’s new action-comedy Undercover High School. Expected to start filming later this year with Im Young-bin (Bad Prosecutor) penning the scripts, the […]
News bites: February 24, 2024
News bites: February 24, 2024 by tccolb Although originally slated for a March 9 premiere, MBN announced that Missing Crown Prince has been postponed, the official reason being to deliver an even better final product. Starring Suho (Behind Your Touch), Hong Ye-ji (Love Song for Illusion), Myung Se-bin (Doctor Cha), Kim Joo-hun (Castaway Diva), and […]
News bites: February 22, 2024
News bites: February 22, 2024 by tccolb Han Ye-ri Han Ye-ri (One Day Off) has reportedly been added to the cast of MBC’s upcoming The Intimate Traitor, playing a police officer alongside our profiler hero Han Seok-kyu (Romantic Doctor Teacher Kim 3). Aiming to broadcast later this year, the crime-thriller has PD Song Yeon-hwa (Wild […]
Disney+ unveils their 2024 K-content lineup
Disney+ unveils their 2024 K-content lineup by tccolb Taking a leaf from the Netflix promo guidebook, a new video announcement has come out on Disney+, allowing us a sneak preview into the year’s lineup. It’s actually exciting to see early footage and stills, as many of these shows seem to go behind an iron curtain […]
A Chicken Nugget crisis with Ryu Seung-ryong and Ahn Jae-hong
A Chicken Nugget crisis with Ryu Seung-ryong and Ahn Jae-hong by tccolb The first promos have been freshly dished out for Netflix’s upcoming comedy-fantasy Chicken Nugget, teaming up boss Ryu Seung-ryong (Moving) and intern Ahn Jae-hong (LTNS) in order to save Kim Yoo-jung (My Demon) from becoming someone’s next takeout meal.That’s right, our beautiful Choi […]
News bites: January 25, 2024
News bites: January 25, 2024 by tccolb It’s a busy, busy week for Joo Ji-hoon (Jirisan), who may finally be returning to romance (yay!) after MBC’s Goong, which aired almost two decades ago in 2006. Joo’s agency confirmed that he’s considering an offer for tvN’s Meeting Love on a Log Bridge (roughly translated), which has […]