News bites: August 19, 2024
News bites: August 19, 2024 by tccolb Clockwise: Jang Ki-yong, Cha Seung-won, Kim Dae-myung, Noh Jung-eui and Park Hee-soon The new mystery-thriller Pig Pen announced that filming has officially begun, lining up Jang Ki-yong (The Atypical Family) and Cha Seung-won (The Tyrant), in addition to Park Hee-soon (The Bequeathed), Noh Jung-eui (Hierarchy), and Kim Dae-myung […]
News bites: August 17, 2024
News bites: August 17, 2024 by tccolb Kim Hye-yoon, Park Solomon Kim Hye-yoon (Lovely Runner) is the next to be courted for Human Starting Today (roughly translated), putting time-traveling aside to potentially star as our quirky gumiho in the fantasy rom-com. With Park Solomon (a.k.a. Lomon)(Branding in Seongsu) also on the casting table, production is […]
Kim Se-jung, Lee Jong-won give toast to ENA’s Drunk Romance
Kim Se-jung, Lee Jong-won give toast to ENA’s Drunk Romance by tccolb Clockwise: Kim Se-jung, Lee Jong-won, Baek Sung-cheol, Shin Do-hyun ENA announced that Drunk Romance (roughly translated) has been penciled into the autumn schedule, lining up Kim Se-jung (The Uncanny Counter 2: Counter Punch), Lee Jong-won (Bad Memory Eraser), Shin Do-hyun (Doom at Your […]
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 […]