News bites: July 31, 2024
News bites: July 31, 2024 by tccolb tvN has been bustling in promos for their August premieres and character posters have newly entered through Love Next Door. With Jung Hae-in (D.P. 2), Jung So-min (Alchemy of Souls), Kim Ji-eun (Branding in Seongsu), and Yoon Ji-on (Serendipity’s Embrace) as our neighborhood quartet, the rom-com will be […]
3rd Blue Dragon Series Awards Winners
3rd Blue Dragon Series Awards Winners by missvictrix Park Bo-young It’s year number three for the streaming content wing of Korea’s famous Blue Dragon Film Awards. Last year, The Glory and Big Bet took home the biggies. This year we’ve got no surprises with Disney+’s Moving taking the grand prize (and more!) and Netflix’s Daily […]
tvN announces lineup for second half of 2024
tvN announces lineup for second half of 2024 by tccolb It’s been a wild first half of 2024 on tvN, riding through a roller coaster of feels as we shook our fists at cheaters and cheered for revenge, wiping away ugly tears for the queen, and soon dissolving into a lovely fit of squees. But […]
News bites: July 14, 2024
News bites: July 14, 2024 by tccolb Moon Ga-young, Choi Hyun-wook tvN’s new webtoon adaptation He’s the Black Dragon (roughly translated) confirmed casting for Moon Ka-young (The Interest of Love) and Choi Hyun-wook (Twinkling Watermelon), with our leads first meeting as rivals on an online game and reigniting the fire 16 years later when they […]
News bites: July 4, 2024
News bites: July 4, 2024 by tccolb Lee Sang-yi, Han Ji-hyun Hip hip hurray for Lee Sang-yi (My Demon) who finally nabbed a leading role in TVING’s new romance CEO Menu, starring alongside Han Ji-hyun (Cheer Up). Still in the early stages, the series is curiously a spin-off of tvN’s not-yet-aired No Loss in Love […]
News bites: June 26, 2024
News bites: June 26, 2024 by tccolb Nam Joo-hyuk, Roh Yoon-seo Although Nam Joo-hyuk (Vigilante) is still months away from his army discharge, he — and Roh Yoon-seo (Black Knight) — are reviewing offers for their next project and may be paired in the new sageuk Dong-goong (romanized title). With PD Choi Jung-kyu (The Devil […]
News bites: June 12, 2024
News bites: June 12, 2024 by tccolb Shin Hye-sun, Lee Jin-wook, Kang Hoon ENA announced that the romance To My Hae-ri has been slotted on the schedule for later this year, making me hopeful for a thoughtful story with scripts penned by Han Ga-ram (I’ll Find You on a Beautiful Day) and PD Jung Ji-hyun […]
News bites: May 25, 2024
News bites: May 25, 2024 by tccolb With the premiere for TVING’s Dreaming of a Freaking Fairy Tale (previously I Openly Dream of Cinderella) now just a week away, we’ll soon be following our heroine Pyo Ye-jin (Moon in the Day) as she strives to find her happily-ever-after prince. Whimsically pictured in new character posters, […]
News bites: April 22, 2024
News bites: April 22, 2024 by tccolb Excuse me while I hold my breath for tvN’s The Midnight Romance in Hagwon, rapt under the spell of Wie Ha-joon (Gyeongseong Creature) in the latest posters – not that Jung Ryeo-won (May It Please the Court) isn’t bringing the pretty herself. With the premiere now just a […]
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) […]