4 Of Mnet’s Worst Controversies To Date
The South Korean music show network, Mnet, has garnered quite a bit of backlash from K-Pop fans everywhere with their numerous controversies over the years. Here is a comprehensive list of a few of Mnet’s worst controversies that put them in hot water. 1. Boycotting Incidents In 2007, Shinhwa’s Minwoo and Hyesung cancelled their appearance at the MAMA […]
News bites: October 19, 2022
News bites: October 19, 2022 by tccolb Kim Sun-ho (Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha) may be returning to dramaland in a romance sageuk called Hae-shi’s Shin-ru (romanized title). Set in Joseon’s renaissance era – during King Sejong’s reign – the drama is still in the planning stages with filming set to begin early next year. Scripts will be […]
News bites: October 5, 2022
News bites: October 5, 2022 by tccolb Ji Chang-wook, Wie Ha-joon, Im Se-mi Disney+ has lined up a new crime-action drama called The Worst Evil, which stars Ji Chang-wook (If You Wish Upon Me), Im Se-mi (Critical X), and Wie Ha Joon (Little Women) – who must not sleep because he’s going to be in […]
News bites: September 25, 2022
News bites: September 25, 2022 by tccolb A new poster and video teaser have been unveiled for Watcha’s new original series It May Be a Little Spicy Today (roughly translated). Written and directed by filmmaker Lee Ho-jae (Sori: Voice From the Heart), the melodrama brings the warmth of food and family together through the story’s […]
News bites: September 21, 2022
1. I could not be more excited for a show. Sageuk + Kim Hye-soo, what’s not to be hyped about? This has easily shot up to my most anticipated future drama release. 2. The female lead role seems practically made for Lee Shi-young. 3. What is it with Ask the Stars casting supporting male actors […]
Seo Ji-hoon and So Joo-yeon reminisce amidst Seasons of Blossom
Seo Ji-hoon and So Joo-yeon reminisce amidst Seasons of Blossom by solstices One ephemeral summer, a chance meeting blooms into a serendipitous connection that still lingers many years on. Based on the webtoon of the same name, Wavve’s upcoming drama Seasons of Blossom paints a heart-fluttering campus love story, underscored by a melancholic tale of […]
News bites: September 17, 2022
News bites: September 17, 2022 by tccolb Sooyoung, Yoon Park Taking a winning entry from MBC’s script writing contest last year, MBC has planned a new rom-com called Please Send a Fan Letter. The story has Sooyoung (If You Wish Upon Me) facing a celebrity crisis – all due to a fan letter – while […]
Family secrets, political drama, and more in SBS mystery-thriller Trolley
Family secrets, political drama, and more in SBS mystery-thriller Trolley by Jenzy Public opinion is a fickle mistress, and in SBS’s upcoming thriller Trolley, we’ll see how one wife’s secret has the potential to derail her husband’s political career, and the lengths she’ll go to keep it. Kim Hyun-joo (Hellbound) stars as Kim Hye-joo, the […]
News bites: August 27, 2022
News bites: August 27, 2022 by tccolb Woo Do-hwan, Bona, Cha Hak-yeon MBC is lining up a new fusion sageuk called Joseon Attorney, headlined by Woo Do-hwan (The King: Eternal Monarch), Bona (Twenty Five Twenty One), and Cha Hak-yeon (Bad and Crazy). Although the journey begins with our hero seeking revenge, the story follows his […]
News bites: August 10, 2022
News bites: August 10, 2022 by tccolb PD Kim Sung-yoon is launching a new variety show called Youth MT, gathering actors from his last three dramas and taking them on a big group trip. From Moonlight Drawn By Clouds, we have: Park Bo-gum, Kim Yoo-jung, Jinyoung, Chae Soo-bin, and Kwak Dong-yeon. The Itaewon Class team includes: […]