News bites: May 25, 2024
News bites: May 25, 2024 by tccolb With the premiere for TVING’s Dreaming of a Freaking Fairy Tale (previously I Openly Dream of Cinderella) now just a week away, we’ll soon be following our heroine Pyo Ye-jin (Moon in the Day) as she strives to find her happily-ever-after prince. Whimsically pictured in new character posters, […]
Pyo Ye-jin dreams of becoming Lee Jun-young’s Cinderella
Pyo Ye-jin dreams of becoming Lee Jun-young’s Cinderella by tccolb Just when I was thinking the jam-packed May couldn’t possibly squeeze in another premiere, TVING made a sneak drop announcement, kicking off promos for I Openly Dream of Cinderella. Starring Pyo Ye-jin (Moon in the Day) and Lee Jun-young (The Impossible Heir) as our love […]
Drama viewership ratings for the week of March 11-17, 2024
0 March 17, 2024March 17, 2024 Drama viewership ratings for the week of March 11-17, 2024 by DB Staff Although the midweek drama slot has all but died, we’ve been seeing a lot of great numbers for all of our weekend dramas. Wonderful World and Flex x Cop are both a hair from hitting double […]
News bites: March 14, 2024
News bites: March 14, 2024 by tccolb Yoo Yeon-seok, Chae Soo-bin A new romance-thriller is on the horizon called The Number You Have Dialed (roughly translated, working title), with offers out to Yoo Yeon-seok (A Bloody Lucky Day) and Chae Soo-bin (The Fabulous) to headline the webnovel adaptation. As an arranged marriage couple who realize […]
Lee Bo-young looks for her missing husband in Hide
Lee Bo-young looks for her missing husband in Hide by lovepark The first teaser for Coupang Play’s mystery-thriller Hide dropped, showcasing a tense Lee Bo-young (Agency) on the lookout for her missing husband Lee Moo-saeng (Maestra – Strings of Truth). Based off the Welsh series Keeping Faith, this Korean adaptation follows the unraveling of its […]
News bites: January 6, 2024
News bites: January 6, 2024 by tccolb New character posters have come out for the romance Branding in Sungsoo-dong, where Kim Ji-eun (Longing for You) and Park Solomon (a.k.a. Lomon) (Revenge of Others) butt heads over conflicting ideals. As the latest series by LG’s U+ Mobile TV, the body swap hijinks are set to begin […]
News bites: December 27, 2023
News bites: December 27, 2023 by tccolb Comforting our weary souls with ice cream and childhood nostalgia, a new poster has dropped for JTBC’s Doctor Slump, where Park Shin-hye (Sisyphus) and Park Hyung-shik (Our Blooming Youth) unexpectedly find solace in each other’s company. Slated to air on January 27, the rivals-to-lovers rom-com has PD Oh […]
News bites: December 19, 2023
News bites: December 19, 2023 by tccolb The first poster is out for JTBC’s new medical Doctor Slump, opening up the dusty yearbook to when Park Shin-hye (Sisyphus) and Park Hyung-shik’s (Our Blooming Youth) rivalry began (but we know the true origin story). With youthful zeal, the tagline reveals their teenage motto that there can’t […]
Drama viewership ratings for the week of September 11-17, 2023
At least DWY and ARTHDAL are going steady. Latter’s episodes are finally here subbed, yay, so gonna binge all of them later today to bask in the double dose of LJG))) Btw, there’s a talk here and there about DOCTOR SLUMP finally dropping mid-October. Let’s see whether it’s true and if so, will this show […]
News bites: March 15, 2023
Doctor Slump appears to have some great talent behind it, so I’m feeling less skeptical about the quality of this one. But I will say that although I truly don’t have anything against Park Shin-hye, I find that I don’t much like the dramas she chooses. The one exception is “Father is Strange” but she […]