News bites: May 14, 2022
Advertisements 1. Part ONE??!? What the hell is this YA movie-era obsession with splitting perfectly contiguous stories into separate entities? I swear to god, Netflix deserves all that subscription loss. 2. I’m sorry but someone in the higher echelons of the entertainment industry must be very invested in Kim Ji-eun’s career because I cannot for […]
Actor Kwak Dong Yeon Shocks Fans With His Physical Transformation For New K-Drama “Monstrous”
Advertisements You may recognize actor Kwak Dong Yeon looking a bit something like this… Kwak Dong Yeon Well, that’s not what he looks like anymore. In fact, he’s got even more fit for a new role… Your browser does not support video.| Esquire Korea He’s a versatile actor but often portrays an imperfect yet endearing character […]
Premiere Watch: Red Heart, There is No Gu Pil-soo, The Sound of Magic
Advertisements Premiere Watch: Red Heart, There is No Gu Pil-soo, The Sound of Magic by missvictrix We are looking at three new premieres this week and thankfully some of them pad out the drama schedule a bit more (translation: they’re not weekend shows). KBS’s sageuk will likely be successful in the dead quiet Monday-Tuesday slot, […]
News bites: April 16, 2022
Advertisements News bites: April 16, 2022 by tccolb MBC’s supernatural comedy Showtime Begins! premieres in just one week and I love Jin Ki-joo’s (Oh! Samkwang Villa) look in the newly released still. Also starring Park Hae-jin (Old School Intern and Jung Jun-ho (True Beauty), scripts were penned by Ha Yoon-ah (Mystic Pop-up Bar) with directing […]
News bites: April 9, 2022
Advertisements News bites: April 9, 2022 by tccolb A new player is upping their game in the K-content industry, with skyTV and KT’s Media Genie joining hands and re-branding themselves as a family of channels under their new name, ENA. Officially launching on April 29, the first drama with the ENA label will be There […]
News bites: April 2, 2022
Advertisements 1. I’m gonna be honest, other than Gong Hyo-jin, the people I’m really excited for are the supporting cast of Han Ji-eun and Oh Jung-se. I’ve already mourned elsewhere on this site that I’d rather see a Gong Hyo-jin + Oh Jung-se pairing than the one we’re getting, but oh well. We can’t always […]
News bites: March 26, 2022
Advertisements News bites: March 26, 2022 by tccolb Yoo Yeon-seok, Moon Ga-young Yoo Yeon-seok (Hospital Playlist 2) and Moon Ga-young (True Beauty) will be starring in JTBC’s new office romance Understanding of Love. Based on a popular novel by the same title, the drama is still in the planning stages with production led by PD […]
News bites: February 19, 2022
Advertisements News bites: February 19, 2022 by tccolb An interesting new poster has dropped for JTBC’s upcoming My Liberation Diary, featuring siblings Lee Min-ki (Oh! Master), Kim Ji-won (Lovestruck in the City), and Lee El (When the Devil Calls Your Name) together on a crowded train. Stuck in a rut and tired of their mundane […]
Crazy Love steps up its promo game with campy mock-horror wedding teaser
Advertisements Crazy Love steps up its promo game with campy mock-horror wedding teaser by missvictrix If there’s one sure way to my heart, it’s with excellently weird drama teasers. Crazy Love first wowed me with their character teaser, and now they’ve one-upped themselves. First, the teaser poster with wedding cake and bride and groom figures […]