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 […]
The Latest On BTS’s Military Exemption, And How It’s Affecting HYBE’s Shares
Advertisements As Jin‘s deferment from military service draws to a close, there’s one question on everyone’s mind: will BTS be granted an exemption? BTS | @bts_bighit/Twitter In South Korea, all men are required to enlist in the military by their 28th birthday, with few exceptions. Athletes who have won medals in the Olympics or Asian Games are exempt from serving, but […]
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 […]
News bites: February 12, 2022
Advertisements News bites: February 12, 2022 by tccolb Jung Woo-sung, Nam Yoon-soo Rising star Nam Yoon-soo (The King’s Affection) has been busy fielding offers and is considering a role alongside Kim Se-jung (Business Proposal) in a new SBS drama. Titled Today’s Webtoon, the story is about a former judo athlete who becomes a webtoon creator. […]
News bites: February 5, 2022
Advertisements News bites: February 5, 2022 by tccolb Busy bee Han So-hee (My Name) has been captured alongside Park Hyung-shik (Happiness) in a new still for Disney+’s drama Soundtrack #1. Written by Ahn Sae-bom and directed by PD Kim Hee-won (Vincenzo, The Crowned Clown), the romance drama will be releasing in mid-March. [MBC] Lee Se-young […]
Watching dramas with Kim Tae-ri in new promos for Twenty Five Twenty One
Advertisements Watching dramas with Kim Tae-ri in new promos for Twenty Five Twenty One by tccolb The premiere of tvN’s Twenty Five Twenty One is approaching, and there’s been plenty of promos to tide us over in the meantime.The coming-of-age romance takes us back to the 1990s when our leads, Kim Tae-ri (Mr. Sunshine) and […]
News bites: January 29, 2022
Advertisements News bites: January 29, 2022 by tccolb Ryu Joon-yeol, IU, Park Jung-min A new drama called Money Game is in the works, based on two popular webtoons called Money Game and Pie Game, with casting confirmed for Ryu Joon-yeol (Human Disqualification), IU (Hotel del Luna), Park Jung-min (Hellbound), Park Hae-joon (A Couple’s World), and […]
News bites: January 15, 2022
Advertisements News bites: January 15, 2022 by tccolb Anupam Tripathi, Oh Young-soo Congratulations to our gganbu Oh Young-soo (Squid Game) who won a Golden Globe this past week for Best Supporting Actor, Television! Squid Game has celebrated a few wins already last year (Gotham Awards, HMMA, AFI Awards, and People’s Choice Awards) and the excitement […]