Premiere Watch: A Killer Paradox
I’m not sure I’ll watch this show–it seems a little too much like the U.S. show Dexter, which once the cleverness of the conceit wore off, got a little dreary. I can only root so much for a serial killer to kill serial killers while he is trying to escape a detective who, if things […]
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 […]
Jung Sang-hoon is in a pickle in MBC’s I Don’t Like Donkatsu
Jung Sang-hoon is in a pickle in MBC’s I Don’t Like Donkatsu by lovepark A short and sweet drama is in the works over at MBC, and if the lively script reading is any indication, the upcoming comedy I Don’t Like Donkatsu promises to deliver plenty of laughs. Starring Jung Sang-hoon (Twinkling Watermelon) as the […]
News bites: May 16, 2024
News bites: May 16, 2024 by tccolb Han Ji-min, Sohn Seok-gu, Lee Jung-eun In what’s starting to look like a cast-wide reunion, PD Kim Seok-yoon (Behind Your Touch, My Liberation Notes) has been busily courting his past talents to join him in his newest project, currently called More Beautiful Than Heaven (working title). Following news […]
News bites: April 2, 2024
News bites: April 2, 2024 by tccolb An official announcement is out for Disney+’s new mystery-thriller Nine Puzzle, with still-a-cop Sohn Seok-gu (A Killer Paradox) suspicious of profiler Kim Da-mi (Our Beloved Summer) as they’re further embroiled in a re-surfacing serial murder case. Slated to release sometime in 2025, filmmaker Yoon Jong-bin (Narco-Saints, The Spy […]
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 […]
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) […]
Joo Ji-hoon questions Han Hyo-joo’s Blood Free world
Joo Ji-hoon questions Han Hyo-joo’s Blood Free world by tccolb A new teaser has been packaged out for Disney+’s upcoming sci-fi thriller Blood Free, revealing a world where our heroine Han Hyo-joo (Moving) is both lauded and scorned as a forerunner in the synthetic meat market.Opening on Yoon Ja-yoo’s (Han Hyo-joo) presentation, our CEO of […]
News bites: March 21, 2024
News bites: March 21, 2024 by tccolb Lee Yoo-young, L KBS announced that Treat Me Carelessly (roughly translated) has been lined up on the year’s schedule to air in May, with L (a.k.a. Kim Myung-soo) (Numbers) and Lee Yoo-young (Insider) headlining the webtoon adaptation. In an opposites attract rom-com, a Confucian-abiding traditionalist hero will be […]
Choi Woo-shik and Park Bo-young film a Melo Movie
Choi Woo-shik and Park Bo-young film a Melo Movie by solstices Production has begun for the upcoming Netflix original Melo Movie, featuring a healing romance set in the titular melo genre. Centered around the youthful dreams of individuals in the creative industry, the drama will portray their journey towards mending the wounds of the past […]