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 […]
Kim Hee-sun fears a Bittersweet Hell for her family
Kim Hee-sun fears a Bittersweet Hell for her family by tccolb The promo campaign has finally set sail for MBC’s upcoming black comedy and thriller, which has been rechristened to Bittersweet Hell from Our House. Starring Kim Hee-sun (Remarriage & Desires), Lee Hye-young (Big Bet), Kim Nam-hee (Chicken Nugget), and Chansung (Bora! Deborah), we first […]
Lee Min-ki and Kwak Sun-young get behind the wheel in Crash
Lee Min-ki and Kwak Sun-young get behind the wheel in Crash by lovepark Truck of Doom beware, because these dramaland cops may actually hunt you down! ENA’s upcoming comedy Crash is about a ragtag team of officers over at the Traffic Crime Investigations (TCI) unit, and as their name implies, they investigate vehicular crimes. If […]
News bites: April 10, 2024
News bites: April 10, 2024 by tccolb Introducing us to the larger cast, a new poster has dropped for Disney+’s Uncle Sam-shik, starring Song Kang-ho (Cobweb), Byun Yo-han (Mr. Sunshine), Lee Kyu-hyung (Big Bet), and Jin Ki-joo (My Perfect Stranger) among many, many other talents. Come May 15, the period series will be taking us […]
“Inkigayo”‘s New MCs All Have Something Unusual In Common
On April 4, it was reported that Inkigayo would be getting new hosts to take over the roles from the three previous MCs: TXT‘s Yeonjun, BOYNEXTDOOR‘s Woonhak, and actress Park Ji Hu. Yeonjun, Ji Hu, and Woonhak The three new MCs were shared to be IVE‘s Leeseo, ZEROBASEONE‘s Yujin, and actor Moon Sung Hyun. While their debut episode hasn’t been announced yet, the final show […]
News bites: April 3, 2024
News bites: April 3, 2024 by tccolb Sol Kyung-gu, Park Eun-bin, Park Byung-eun, Yoon Chan-young Filming has officially commenced for Hyper Knife, lining up Sol Kyung-gu (The Boys, Kill Boksoon), Park Eun-bin (Castaway Diva), Park Byung-eun (The Bequeathed), and Yoon Chan-young (Delivery Man) to lead the new medical crime-thriller. Production is being led by PD […]
Jung Ryeo-won and Wie Ha-joon’s Midnight Romance in Hagwon
Jung Ryeo-won and Wie Ha-joon’s Midnight Romance in Hagwon by tccolb Infuriatingly taking their sweet time with promos, tvN offers us another tantalizing crumb with The Midnight Romance in Hagwon’s first teaser, where love finds Jung Ryeo-won (May It Please the Court) and Wie Ha-joon (Gyeongseong Creature) as the clock strikes twelve.Taking us to Seoul’s […]
News bites: March 30, 2024
News bites: March 30, 2024 by tccolb While the charismatic Lee Je-hoon (Taxi Driver 2) is the star of MBC’s upcoming Chief Detective 1958, that puppy in the newest stills may have just stolen the show in the arms of an also adorable Lee Dong-hwi (Big Bet). With Choi Woo-sung (Melancholia) and Yoon Hyun-soo (A […]
Premiere Watch: Nothing Uncovered
Premiere Watch: Nothing Uncovered by missvictrix Time slot: Monday-TuesdayBroadcaster: KBSGenre: Crime, thriller, mysteryEpisode count: 16Global streamer: KocowaReasons to watch: Poor KBS doesn’t know quite how to market this drama, from their difficulty in settling on an adequate English translation for the title (which in the Korean reads “Let’s grab each other by the collar”), to […]
News bites: March 16, 2024
News bites: March 16, 2024 by tccolb Lee Se-hee, Kim So-yeon, Kim Sung-ryung If anyone is keeping a tally, we can make another tick in the 1990s box for the next era we’ll be exploring in dramaland through JTBC’s new Sales of Virtue (roughly translated). With Kim Sung-ryung (Kill Heel) confirmed and offers currently out […]