News bites: June 4, 2024
News bites: June 4, 2024 by tccolb Kim Yoo-jung (My Demon) is reportedly turning sociopath for a new melo-thriller called Dear X, playing the part of a two-faced top star actress who manipulates others for her own success. Adapted from a popular webtoon by the same title, the series has PD Lee Eung-bok (Sweet Home, […]
Acing job interviews with Jung Eun-ji’s alter ego Lee Jung-eun
Acing job interviews with Jung Eun-ji’s alter ego Lee Jung-eun by solstices More body-switching hijinks have arrived with the latest teaser for JTBC’s The Woman Who is Different by Day and Night, featuring the inexplicable magic of our dual-identity heroine. Morphing into an older persona when she wakes up, and returning to her true self […]
Vying for prize money with the contestants of The 8 Show
Vying for prize money with the contestants of The 8 Show by solstices Money, fame, honor — and one chance to win it all. In Netflix’s upcoming thriller-comedy The 8 Show, based on the webtoons Money Game and Pie Game by Bae Jin-soo, eight contestants vie for the chance to win an exorbitant sum. Slick, […]
Junho pays to save the world as Netflix’s Cashero
Junho pays to save the world as Netflix’s Cashero by tccolb Netflix announced that a new team of superheroes is on their way to dramaland, with Junho (King the Land) suiting up for a wacky fantasy-action as our titular character Cashero.While we all understand that money means power, our ordinary and stalwart Cashero (Junho) – […]
News bites: March 28, 2024
News bites: March 28, 2024 by tccolb Coupang Play announced that the rom-com Cinderella at 2AM has been added to 2024’s lineup, slated to release later this year on both Coupang Play and JTBC. Putting a spin on the well known fairytale, the webnovel/webtoon adaptation will have Shin Hyun-bin (Tell Me That You Love Me) […]
News bites: March 27, 2024
News bites: March 27, 2024 by tccolb Go Kyung-pyo, Kang Hanna, Joo Jong-hyuk We finally have a Wednesday-Thursday drama on the horizon for JTBC, with the rom-com No Secrets coming to our screens this May. Starring an announcer Go Kyung-pyo (D.P. 2) who is suddenly unable to lie, overly optimistic show writer Kang Hanna (Red […]
News bites: March 19, 2024
News bites: March 19, 2024 by tccolb Kang Tae-oh, Lee Sun-bin Accompanying the happy news of Kang Tae-oh (Extraordinary Attorney Woo)’s army discharge today, reports have him starring in tvN’s new wacky rom-com Potato Research Center (translated title). As a newly appointed manager, he’ll meet the potato-obsessed researcher Lee Sun-bin (Boyhood), who is working on […]
Han Hyo-joo presents her newest masterpiece in Blood Free
Han Hyo-joo presents her newest masterpiece in Blood Free by lovepark Disney+ has released new character posters and a preview of its upcoming series Blood Free. The sci-fi thriller stars Joo Ji-hoon (Jirisan) as ex-marine-turned-bodyguard Woo Chae-woon and Han Hyo-joo (Moving) as CEO Yoon Ja-yoo. Set in a world where cultured meat takes the public […]
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 […]
News bites: March 6, 2024
News bites: March 6, 2024 by tccolb Seo Kang-joon Seo Kang-joon (Grid) is considering roles for his first post-army project and may be ironing a new uniform as a secret government agent in MBC’s new action-comedy Undercover High School. Expected to start filming later this year with Im Young-bin (Bad Prosecutor) penning the scripts, the […]