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 […]
Drama viewership ratings for the week of Apr. 4-10, 2022
Advertisements BUSINESS PROPOSAL ended with high numbers but actually slightly down from the penultimate week- the final episodes were in fact les funny and flatter- and had departed from the spirit of the webtoon and even its core concepts to some extent, a lesson that I hope was not lost on K-drama executives. I do […]
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 […]
Premiere Watch: Again My Life, My Liberation Notes, Our Blues
Advertisements Premiere Watch: Again My Life, My Liberation Notes, Our Blues by missvictrix Snap your fingers and suddenly the weekend slot is full of new dramas! Our three premieres this weekend each bring something different to the table, but not gonna lie, all of them seem worth checking out. Whether it’s for the writer or […]
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 […]
Premiere Watch: Tomorrow
Advertisements Premiere Watch: Tomorrow by missvictrix Time slot: Friday-SaturdayBroadcaster: MBCGenre: Fantasy, action, dramaEpisode count: 16If Tomorrow’s posters and key art are any indication, we are in for a real visual treat with this drama. Although the casting admittedly caused a bit of a head-scratch moment for me, once I saw the promos and got a […]
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 […]