News bites: April 6, 2023
News bites: April 6, 2023 by tccolb Yoon Chan-young, Bong Jae-hyun, Lee Seo-jin A new body-swap fantasy called I, a Gangster, Became a High School Student (roughly translated) is in the works, with Lee Seo-jin (Behind Every Star) playing the hardened gangster whose soul ends up in the body of Yoon Chan-young (Delivery Man). Still […]
Drama viewership ratings for the week of Mar. 20-26, 2023
Drama viewership ratings for the week of Mar. 20-26, 2023 by DB Staff Sometimes in ratings land there are clear winners and clear losers, and that’s what we have this week, as we say goodbye to The Heavenly Idol and Kokdu: Season of Deity, both of which struggled through their runs for reasons discussed elsewhere. […]
News bites: February 7, 2023
News bites: February 7, 2023 by tccolb JTBC has released a magazine cover style poster for their man of the hour, Divorce Attorney Shin. With Jo Seung-woo (Sisyphus) playing the title role, joined by Han Hye-jin (Let’s Hold Hands and Watch the Sunset), Kim Sung-kyun (Grid), and Jung Moon-sung (The Good Detective 2), the webtoon […]
News bites: January 11, 2023
News bites: January 11, 2023 by tccolb Taecyeon, Won Ji-ahn KBS is lining up a new fantasy romance called My Heart Beats and I can’t stop giggling at the destined casting of Taecyeon (Blind) as the lead. He’ll be playing a half-vampire who desperately wants to be human while the actual human Won Ji-ahn (If […]
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: […]
News bites: April 9, 2022
News bites: April 9, 2022 by tccolb A new player is upping their game in the K-content industry, with skyTV and KT’s Media Genie joining hands and re-branding themselves as a family of channels under their new name, ENA. Officially launching on April 29, the first drama with the ENA label will be There Is […]
Zico – Summer Hate (English Translation)
Artist: 지코 (ZICO) Song: Summer Hate (English Translation)(feat. Rain) Album: Random Box Year: 2020 Lyrics: Good morning I almost slept in until the moon came up, z-z-z I got up barely to the doorbell of the delivery man Five missed calls Wrong pattern lock on my phone I’m sick of left-over pizzas Let’s just brush […]
BTS named one of Billboard’s ‘Greatest Pop Stars of the 21st Century.’
The group BTS has been named one of Billboard’s ‘Greatest Pop Stars of the 21st Century.’ Billboard, which has been unveiling its list of the ‘25 Greatest Pop Stars of the 21st Century’ since last month, ranked BTS 19th on September 10 (local time). The publication hailed BTS for transforming K-pop on the global stage […]
Love Next Door
Details: Also known as: Golden Boy , Mother’s Friend’s Son , My Mom’s Friend’s Son , Mom’s Friend’s Son , Eomma Chingu Adeul , Eomchina Country: S. Korea Status: Ongoing Aired: Aug 17, 2024 – Oct 6, 2024 Genres: Comedy, Romance Episodes: 16 Summary: Choi Seung Hyo, the most notable young architect in Korea, manages the architectural […]
Former agent Cha Seung-won pursues The Tyrant
Former agent Cha Seung-won pursues The Tyrant by solstices Promotional materials are out for Disney+’s upcoming sci-fi thriller The Tyrant, setting its tone with gritty altercations and intense confrontations. A spin-off of the Witch movie series, the drama — initially planned as a movie, and later expanded to four episodes in the editing room — […]