News bites: November 8, 2023
News bites: November 8, 2023 by tccolb New character posters have been released for MBC’s The Story of Park’s Marriage Contract, featuring our time-crossed bride and groom, Lee Se-young (The Law Cafe) and Bae In-hyuk (Cheer Up). With two weddings to prepare – just a few centuries apart – the fantasy rom-com will be leading […]
News bites: June 28, 2023
News bites: June 28, 2023 by tccolb Shin Mina Shin Mina (Our Blues) is considering an offer to star in a new rom-com called Because I Want No Loss (roughly translated). In an oldie-but-goodie set up with our two leads getting fake married, her intent is to not lose out on things (just because she’s […]
News bites: June 17, 2023
News bites: June 17, 2023 by tccolb It’s official! After rumors and rumors of rumors, full Squid Game 2 casting is confirmed for Netflix’s sequel with Lee Jung-jae, Lee Byung-heon, and Wie Ha-hoon reprising their roles. And for the much-anticipated new players, we have — wait for it — Im Shi-wan (Summer Strike), Kang Haneul […]
Making your Heartbeat with black suits and blood drops
Making your Heartbeat with black suits and blood drops by lovepark The newest batch of posters for KBS’s Heartbeat features the main cast looking dashing in black suits. Keeping in line with the vampire motif and campy atmosphere, the posters are framed in blood drops, and each of the characters show a bit of red […]
Drama viewership ratings for the week of May 8-14, 2023
3 May 15, 2023May 14, 2023 Drama viewership ratings for the week of May 8-14, 2023 by DB Staff It’s more of the same this week as our stragglers continue to straggle (or is that struggle) and the dramas winning the ratings game continue to do so. Doctor Cha knocks it out of the park […]
Drama viewership ratings for the week of May 1-7, 2023
Drama viewership ratings for the week of May 1-7, 2023 by DB Staff My Perfect Stranger wins the Monday-Tuesday battle, but when Queen of the Mask approaches the ratings level of the Jang Hyuk x Jang Nara drama? (Things that make you go hmmm). Mid-week, Stealer continues to dip, The Good Bad Mother continues to […]
News bites: May 3, 2023
News bites: May 3, 2023 by tccolb New character posters have dropped for tvN’s upcoming Delightfully Deceitful, showcasing our con-artist heroine Chun Woo-hee (Be Melodramatic) and her too-caring lawyer Kim Dong-wook (My Perfect Stranger). With scripts by Han Woo-joo and PD Lee Soo-hyun (Shooting Stars) directing, the revenge drama will be coming to our screens […]
Reincarnation as retribution for Seo In-gook in Death’s Game
Reincarnation as retribution for Seo In-gook in Death’s Game by solstices A new teaser is out for TVING original Death’s Game, giving us another glimpse into the many reincarnations of Seo In-gook (Cafe Minamdang). The drama remains tight-lipped about its plot, choosing to only dole out sneak peeks into its premise, but given the outstanding […]
12 Facts And Observations Unique To Korea, Explained
1. Why did Koreans have two different age systems? Your browser does not support video. “How old are you?”. No question raises a woman’s hackles quite like this one does. In many cultures, it is considered impolite to ask someone’s age, but age is one of the first things native Koreans will want to know […]
Jeon Hye-jin and Sooyoung are a chaotic duo in Not Others
Jeon Hye-jin and Sooyoung are a chaotic duo in Not Others by solstices A second teaser, a new poster, and more stills for a drama centered around a mother-daughter pair? I’m all ears. Adapted from a webtoon of the same name, ENA’s upcoming drama Not Others (previously Strangers) already looks like it’ll strike a perfect […]