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 […]
News bites: June 28, 2023
News bites: June 28, 2023 by tccolb Shin Mina Shin Mina (Our Blues) is considering an offer to star in a new rom-com called Because I Want No Loss (roughly translated). In an oldie-but-goodie set up with our two leads getting fake married, her intent is to not lose out on things (just because she’s […]
News bites: April 26, 2023
News bites: April 26, 2023 by tccolb Clockwise: Kim Hee-sun, Lee Hye-young, Kang Hae-rim, Kim Nam-hee Although I’m scratching my head on the mix of genres — a screwball comedy and thriller about family — perhaps it’s apt that the drama’s title is Gaslighting and they’ve lined up an interesting cast. Starring Kim Hee-sun (Remarriage […]
News bites: April 6, 2023
News bites: April 6, 2023 by tccolb Yoon Chan-young, Bong Jae-hyun, Lee Seo-jin A new body-swap fantasy called I, a Gangster, Became a High School Student (roughly translated) is in the works, with Lee Seo-jin (Behind Every Star) playing the hardened gangster whose soul ends up in the body of Yoon Chan-young (Delivery Man). Still […]
News bites: December 7, 2022
News bites: December 7, 2022 by tccolb The first script reading stills have just landed for SBS’s Law Money, featuring leads Lee Seon-kyun (Dr. Brain), Moon Chae-won (Flower of Evil), Park Hoon (Big Mouth), and Kang Yoo-seok (I Haven’t Done My Best Yet). Premiering January 6 in the Friday-Saturday slot, the revenge drama has filmmaker […]
News bites: October 29, 2022
News bites: October 29, 2022 by tccolb Lee Jae-wook, Hong Su-ju, Jun In another fight between the rich and the poor, a new drama called Royal Loader is in the works, with Lee Jae-wook (Alchemy of Souls) in the lead alongside Hong Su-ju (Lovestruck in the City) – and possibly Jun (a.k.a. Lee Jun-young) (May […]
News bites: October 26, 2022
News bites: October 26, 2022 by tccolb Yoo Seung-ho Yoo Seung-ho (Moonshine) is in talks to headline a new crime-thriller on Wavve, titled Deal (literal translation). Based on an award-winning webtoon, the 8-episode drama is about three friends on an ordinary night out for drinks when everything goes terribly wrong. On the production side, filmmaker […]
Kim Rae-won, Sohn Ho-joon, and Gong Seung-yeon are The First Responders
Kim Rae-won, Sohn Ho-joon, and Gong Seung-yeon are The First Responders by solstices SBS’s upcoming drama The First Responders puts us on the front line alongside the people who are the first on the scene in crisis situations. The Korean title is a quirky one, literally meaning “the police station next to the fire station,” […]
News bites: October 1, 2022
News bites: October 1, 2022 by tccolb Jin Seon-gyu, Kim Tae-ri SBS’s upcoming drama Demon (working title) by writer Kim Eun-hee (Jirisan) will feature a special guest appearance by Jin Seon-gyu (Bargain) in the role of Kim Tae-ri’s (Twenty Five Twenty One) dad. Jin has worked with both Kims in the past via Netflix – […]
News bites: August 27, 2022
News bites: August 27, 2022 by tccolb Woo Do-hwan, Bona, Cha Hak-yeon MBC is lining up a new fusion sageuk called Joseon Attorney, headlined by Woo Do-hwan (The King: Eternal Monarch), Bona (Twenty Five Twenty One), and Cha Hak-yeon (Bad and Crazy). Although the journey begins with our hero seeking revenge, the story follows his […]