News bites: May 9, 2024
News bites: May 9, 2024 by tccolb Eye-catching first posters are out for JTBC’s new rom-com My Sweet Mobster (previously The Woman Who Plays), showcasing the once mob boss Uhm Tae-gu (Hometown) who is now living the Barbie clean life, and kids content creator Han Sun-hwa (Work Later, Drink Now 2). Also starring Kwon Yul […]
Lee Yoo-Young falls for L’s polite charms in teaser
Lee Yoo-Young falls for L’s polite charms in teaser by Jenzy In the latest teaser for Dare to Love Me, KBS’s confucian-modern romance of opposites, we get to see our heroine Lee Yoo-young (Insider) as she struggles with being constantly belittled by everyone, except of course, for one flower scholar.The teaser opens on Kim Hong-do […]
Premiere Watch: The Atypical Family
I… Didn’t really like the premiere. I found it very slow and dull (the muted colours didn’t help) but I feel most betrayed by the story itself. I expected a healing fantasy romance, but this is more Moving x Parasite, as others have pointed out. This could get very angsty very fast, which is not […]
News bites: April 27, 2024
News bites: April 27, 2024 by tccolb A new poster has come creeping in for MBC’s upcoming Bittersweet Hell, where family psychologist Kim Hee-sun (Remarriage & Desires) and crime novelist Lee Hye-young (Big Bet) are putting on their sleuthing caps to protect their family from a mysterious blackmailer. Broadcasting on weekends following Chief Detective 1958, […]
News bites: April 22, 2024
News bites: April 22, 2024 by tccolb Excuse me while I hold my breath for tvN’s The Midnight Romance in Hagwon, rapt under the spell of Wie Ha-joon (Gyeongseong Creature) in the latest posters – not that Jung Ryeo-won (May It Please the Court) isn’t bringing the pretty herself. With the premiere now just a […]
News bites: April 17, 2024
News bites: April 17, 2024 by tccolb A new period crime series called Low Life is in the works for Disney+, lining up Ryu Seung-ryong (Chicken Nugget), Yang Se-jong (Doona), and Im Soo-jung (Melancholia) among many talents in the larger cast. Based on a popular webtoon by the original webtoonist for Misaeng, the story is […]
Kang Hanna sets her sights on a Frankly Speaking Go Kyung-pyo
Kang Hanna sets her sights on a Frankly Speaking Go Kyung-pyo by solstices Another teaser is out for JTBC’s romantic comedy Frankly Speaking, showcasing our heroine’s efforts to turn an excessively blunt newscaster into a variety star. Filled with petty remarks and physical antics, the show is unabashedly committing to the wacky embarrassment of its […]
Chun Woo-hee meets Jang Ki-yong’s Atypical Family
Chun Woo-hee meets Jang Ki-yong’s Atypical Family by Jenzy JTBC’s superpowered romance The Atypical Family has started down the promo trail, releasing teasers and stills for our leads, the depressed time-manipulator Jang Ki-yong (Now, We Are Breaking Up) and his new roommate Chun Woo-hee (Delightfully Deceitful).Bok Gwi-joo (Jang Ki-yong) is not your typical thirty-something man. […]
News bites: April 10, 2024
News bites: April 10, 2024 by tccolb Introducing us to the larger cast, a new poster has dropped for Disney+’s Uncle Sam-shik, starring Song Kang-ho (Cobweb), Byun Yo-han (Mr. Sunshine), Lee Kyu-hyung (Big Bet), and Jin Ki-joo (My Perfect Stranger) among many, many other talents. Come May 15, the period series will be taking us […]
Go Kyung-pyo is desperate to stop Frankly Speaking
Go Kyung-pyo is desperate to stop Frankly Speaking by tccolb The promo train for JTBC’s Frankly Speaking has been chugging along at a busy pace, delivering new character posters and stills of our three leads: Go Kyung-pyo (D.P. 2), Kang Hanna (Red Heart), and Joo Jong-hyuk (Extraordinary Attorney Woo).Set against the backdrop of the entertainment […]