News bites: August 21, 2024
Advertisements News bites: August 21, 2024 by tccolb Upgrading (?) their title to Jeongnyeon – The Star Is Born, the first posters have dropped for tvN’s upcoming period drama with our aspiring performer Kim Tae-ri (Revenant) getting her moment to shine. Also starring Shin Ye-eun (The Secret Romantic Guesthouse), Ra Mi-ran (Cold Blooded Intern), Jung […]
Kim Dong-wook’s Seoul Busters are exiled to preschool
Advertisements Kim Dong-wook’s Seoul Busters are exiled to preschool by tccolb In a callout to the childhood superheroes of yore, the Power Rangers Seoul Busters have arrived in gloriously campy fashion, delivering the first promos for Disney+’s action-comedy. Newly opening their office doors, our ragtag police unit is raring to kick some baddie butts, assembled […]
Sakaguchi Kentaro ponders over What Comes After Love
Advertisements Sakaguchi Kentaro ponders over What Comes After Love Coupang Play is ready to tug at our heartstrings next month with its upcoming romance What Comes After Love. Based off the bestselling novel of the same name by Gong Ji-young and Tsuji Hitonari, this six-episode adaptation stars Lee Se-young (The Story of Park’s Marriage Contract) […]
News bites: August 19, 2024
Advertisements News bites: August 19, 2024 by tccolb Clockwise: Jang Ki-yong, Cha Seung-won, Kim Dae-myung, Noh Jung-eui and Park Hee-soon The new mystery-thriller Pig Pen announced that filming has officially begun, lining up Jang Ki-yong (The Atypical Family) and Cha Seung-won (The Tyrant), in addition to Park Hee-soon (The Bequeathed), Noh Jung-eui (Hierarchy), and Kim […]
Popular Korean Actors Who Lost Weight To Transform For Their Roles
Advertisements Actors undergo physical transformations for their roles, and sometimes those transformations involve weight changes. These Korean stars went the extra mile–or ten–to lose weight for their characters. 1. Rowoon (SF9) At a press conference for the K-Drama Destined With You, Rowoon revealed how he changed his body to suit his role. Rowoon | Netflix […]
News bites: August 17, 2024
Advertisements News bites: August 17, 2024 by tccolb Kim Hye-yoon, Park Solomon Kim Hye-yoon (Lovely Runner) is the next to be courted for Human Starting Today (roughly translated), putting time-traveling aside to potentially star as our quirky gumiho in the fantasy rom-com. With Park Solomon (a.k.a. Lomon)(Branding in Seongsu) also on the casting table, production […]
News bites: August 12, 2024
Advertisements News bites: August 12, 2024 by tccolb Lee MIn-ki, Lee Bo-young, Kang Ki-young Lee Bo-young (Hide) and Kang Ki-young (Queen of Divorce) are reviewing offers for a medical black comedy playing fellow doctors who work together in a side job… assisting terminally ill patients with euthanasia. In a remake of the popular Canadian series […]
Lee Soon-jae deciphers Nonsense mysteries in KBS sitcom
Advertisements Lee Soon-jae deciphers Nonsense mysteries in KBS sitcom by tccolb KBS announced a new fantasy sitcom called Nonsense (roughly translated) for this fall, bringing a welcome change in genre to our current drama landscape. Notably featuring a veteran cast as our central characters, who better to lead our salt-and-peppered team than the revered Lee […]
News bites: August 7, 2024
Advertisements News bites: August 7, 2024 by tccolb The Price of Confession officially announced production, joining the upcoming roster under Netflix. Giving us our first peek with the script reading stills, the series ensnares Jeon Do-hyun (Crash Course in Romance), Kim Go-eun (Little Women), Park Hae-soo (Narco-Saints), and Jin Seon-gyu (The Uncanny Counter 2) at […]