Drama viewership ratings for the week of August 7-13, 2023
Could it be the KTL crowd? No other rom-coms on the weekend. I’m hoping some Durian watchers migrate to My Dearest. And at least one of the two people in Korea still watching Heartbeat migrate to My Lovely Liar when the former ends. (I am going to be stoic about Heartbeat’s numbers. Umm, nope. Still […]
News bites: July 31, 2023
News bites: July 31, 2023 by tccolb The promos continue for KBS’s My Lovely Boxer, this time releasing character posters of our main cast: Lee Sang-yub (Eve), Kim So-hye (How to Buy a Friend), Park Ji-hwan (Our Blues), and Kim Jin-woo (Love for a Thousand More) among others. Slated to air on August 21, the […]
Ra Mi-ran returns to the workplace in Cold Blooded Intern
Ra Mi-ran returns to the workplace in Cold Blooded Intern by lovepark Get ready for some office hijinks in TVING’s upcoming comedy Cold Blooded Intern. Starring Ra Mi-ran (The Good Bad Mother) and Eom Ji-won (Little Women), the story centers around two women who follow different career trajectories and meet again after seven years.The newest […]
News bites: July 22, 2023
News bites: July 22, 2023 by tccolb Jung Ryeo-won (May It Please the Court) is considering a starring role in PD Ahn Pan-seok’s (One Spring Night, Pretty Noona Who Buys Me Food) newest project, currently titled Graduation (working title). Production for the romance is still in the early stages and is planning to start filming […]
Truth, lies, and adorability in new My Lovely Liar teaser
Truth, lies, and adorability in new My Lovely Liar teaser by missvictrix tvN’s My Lovely Liar is sure doing a good job drumming up interest in the drama leading to the premiere. The fantasy romance stars Kim So-hyun (Love Alarm 2) and Hwang Min-hyun (Alchemy of Souls), along with a great supporting cast. One thing […]
Drama viewership ratings for the week of July 3-9, 2023
I was thinking Heartbeat would be higher. King the land: not much plot but I like the way it is truthful about workplace harrassment, sexism, lookism, it piles up every criticism and bulldoses every excuse for inequality, attempts to gossip, and it has the characters demand transparent motifs and truthfulness. Source
News bites: June 29, 2023
News bites: June 29, 2023 by tccolb Lee Hak-joo, Ahn Eun-jin, Namgoong Min, Lee Da-in It’s a bonanza of new promos kicking off this week, with script reading stills popping up left, right, and center. To start (in no specific order), MBC will be tugging at our heartstrings with the Joseon-era Lovers, starring Namgoong Min […]
Drama viewership ratings for the week of June 26-July 2, 2023
Don’t dating rumors circulate with pretty much every romcom if both participants are publicly single? That said, in this case the chemistry is strong, but even as someone who enjoys the show and the leads together, I’m still somewhat surprised it has resonated like this so early on. The numbers are really impressive! And although […]
On your mark, get set for the cast of Squid Game 2
On your mark, get set for the cast of Squid Game 2 by tccolb Lee Jung-jae, Wie Ha-joon, Lee Byung-heon Creating a flurry of media attention for various reasons, Netflix’s long awaited Squid Game 2 announced a talented lineup packed to the eyeballs – in addition to new stills from the sequel’s first script reading.The […]
News bites: June 10, 2023
News bites: June 10, 2023 by tccolb New promos have arrived for JTBC’s Miracle Brothers, featuring the main cast in newly released stills as well as an angsty new teaser. With Jung Woo (Mental Coach Jegal) and Bae Hyun-sung (Gaus Electronics) headlining the series, the mystery-fantasy launches later this month on June 28. [Sports Donga […]