Joo-won heads tvN’s new action-comedy Stealer
Joo-won heads tvN’s new action-comedy Stealer by tccolb Joo-won, Lee Joo-woo, Jo Han-chul, Kim Jae-won, Choi Hwa-jung tvN is planning a new comedy caper called Stealer: Seven Joseon Coins (roughly translated), and hijinks here we come! With a notorious treasure thief known as “Skunk” on the loose, the natural reaction is to try and catch […]
Drama viewership ratings for the week of Oct. 3-9, 2022
Drama viewership ratings for the week of Oct. 3-9, 2022 by DB Staff Everything feels out of sorts this week, with three dramas beginning, one ending, and our ratings all across the board. First off, Little Women completed its 12-episode run breaking into double digits, so yahoo there! Then we have Bad Prosecutor, which premiered […]
Drama viewership ratings for the week of Sep. 19-25, 2022
1 September 26, 2022September 25, 2022 Drama viewership ratings for the week of Sep. 19-25, 2022 by DB Staff A bunch of new shows premiered this week, with the Namgoong Min vehicle One Dollar Lawyer making the most impressive splash. But The Golden Spoon didn’t do so badly either, and saw a big jump in […]
News bites: May 16, 2024
News bites: May 16, 2024 by tccolb Han Ji-min, Sohn Seok-gu, Lee Jung-eun In what’s starting to look like a cast-wide reunion, PD Kim Seok-yoon (Behind Your Touch, My Liberation Notes) has been busily courting his past talents to join him in his newest project, currently called More Beautiful Than Heaven (working title). Following news […]
News bites: May 9, 2024
News bites: May 9, 2024 by tccolb Eye-catching first posters are out for JTBC’s new rom-com My Sweet Mobster (previously The Woman Who Plays), showcasing the once mob boss Uhm Tae-gu (Hometown) who is now living the Barbie clean life, and kids content creator Han Sun-hwa (Work Later, Drink Now 2). Also starring Kwon Yul […]
Ahn Bo-hyun joins Park Ji-hyun as Flex x Cop
Ahn Bo-hyun joins Park Ji-hyun as Flex x Cop by lovepark The newest teaser for SBS’s Flex x Cop introduces its man-child protagonist Ahn Bo-hyun (See You in My 19th Life) as third-generation chaebol Jin Yi-soo. While on duty as part of the SWAT team, Yi-soo apprehends a man who turns out to be a […]
Suspenseful chases and love proclamations in Lady Durian
Suspenseful chases and love proclamations in Lady Durian by solstices A new teaser has just dropped for TV Chosun’s Lady Durian, giving us a clearer look at our characters and their complex relationships. The time-slip fantasy melodrama balances both a Joseon timeline and a modern one, with our two leading ladies transcending time.The teaser opens […]
Taecyeon and Won Ji-ahn bare their necks for KBS’s Heartbeat
Taecyeon and Won Ji-ahn bare their necks for KBS’s Heartbeat by tccolb Following a fantastic first teaser, it looks like KBS has gone all-in on using 2PM’s song – because it’s just the best – with Heartbeat as the drama’s English title in the alluring new character posters.At least for me, the last time K-vampires […]
Time-traveling from Joseon to Seoul in Lady Durian
Time-traveling from Joseon to Seoul in Lady Durian by solstices We finally get a glimpse into what this perplexing title is all about, though I have to admit I’m still left scratching my head. Billed as a time-slip fantasy melo, TV Chosun’s upcoming drama Lady Durian (previously Durian Fairy) merges Joseon-era melancholy with modern-day opulence.Love […]
News bites: February 4, 2023
News bites: February 4, 2023 by tccolb Ji Chang-wook, Shin Hye-sun Ji Chang-wook (If You Wish Upon Me) and Shin Hye-sun (Mr. Queen) are on the casting table for JTBC’s new healing romance Welcome to Samdalri. On the production side, PD Cha Young-hoon (When the Camellia Blooms) is attached to direct with Kwon Hye-joo (Go […]