News bites: August 30, 2023
News bites: August 30, 2023 by tccolb Shin Mina, Park Hae-soo A new crime-thriller called Ill-Fated Relationship (roughly translated) is in the works with offers out to Shin Mina (Our Blues) and Park Hae-soo (Narco-Saints). Still in the early stages, the webtoon adaptation is planning to create an omnibus-style series consisting of six stories, with […]
New character posters for action-noir The Worst of Evil
New character posters for action-noir The Worst of Evil by tccolb It’s hard not to be seduced by the pretty in Disney+’s new posters for the upcoming The Worst of Evil, luring us to follow our charismatic leads into the dark underground of 1990s Gangnam. Touted as the ~cinematic~ edition, the crime-action’s striking character posters […]
News bites: August 15, 2023
News bites: August 15, 2023 by tccolb Lee Young-ae (Inspector Koo) is reviewing an offer for a new thriller called Eun-soo’s Good Day (roughly translated). Production is still in the early stages with PD Park Hyun-seok attached to direct (Forest of Secrets 2, Dance Sports Girls). In the meantime, Lee is currently busy with filming […]
News bites: July 31, 2023
News bites: July 31, 2023 by tccolb The promos continue for KBS’s My Lovely Boxer, this time releasing character posters of our main cast: Lee Sang-yub (Eve), Kim So-hye (How to Buy a Friend), Park Ji-hwan (Our Blues), and Kim Jin-woo (Love for a Thousand More) among others. Slated to air on August 21, the […]
Newer Generation K-Pop Idols Who Are Actually Children Of Popular Celebrities
Recently there have been multiple speculations about children of popular Korean celebrities entering the world of K-Pop. Before HYBE’s new boy group BOYNEXTDOOR’s debut, there were widespread speculations that senior actor Jung Tae Woo’s son Jung Ha Jun was a part of the final lineup. However, it turned out to be untrue. Jung Ha Jun | @in_bee_/Instagram Now, there is hearsay that Lee Chan […]
2nd Blue Dragon Series Awards
2nd Blue Dragon Series Awards by missvictrix Last year we saw Korea’s famous Blue Dragon Film Awards expand to include streaming content and miniseries with their new Series Awards arm. Now, the awards are in their second year, and this year’s winners? Well, there are some names here that make me want to pump my […]
News bites: July 11, 2023
News bites: July 11, 2023 by tccolb New posters have arrived for KBS’s upcoming My Lovely Boxer, which stars Lee Sang-yub (Eve) as an infamous sports agent who strives to revive the career of the young retired boxer Kim So-hye (How to Buy a Friend). Written by Kim Min-joo with co-directing by PD Choi Sang-yeol […]
BTS’s Jin Jokingly Pulls Rank In Reaction To J-Hope “Stealing His Content”
BTS‘s Jin and J-Hope are back at it again, with the group’s eldest member hilariously reminding J-Hope of his seniority while jokingly claiming the younger member stole his content. BTS’s J-Hope (left) and Jin (right) | @jin/Instagram Since his enlistment in December 2022, Jin has updated fans monthly via pre-recorded video messages as a thoughtful […]
News bites: June 29, 2023
News bites: June 29, 2023 by tccolb Lee Hak-joo, Ahn Eun-jin, Namgoong Min, Lee Da-in It’s a bonanza of new promos kicking off this week, with script reading stills popping up left, right, and center. To start (in no specific order), MBC will be tugging at our heartstrings with the Joseon-era Lovers, starring Namgoong Min […]
Na In-woo pursues his brother’s killer in Longing for You
Na In-woo pursues his brother’s killer in Longing for You by solstices Script reading stills are out for ENA’s upcoming thriller Longing for You, which takes us on a revenge mystery alongside Na In-woo (Jinxed at First). It may not be a new narrative by any means, but with this cast (Kwon Yul!) I’m inclined […]