News bites: May 20, 2023
Advertisements 1. Can’t wait! I’m torn between wanting to read the original source material before starting the drama or watching the drama with fresh eyes. To those who’ve read the webtoon, how was it? Is it worth the read? 2. Perfect, spooky poster. Love the colour palette being used here. I imagine it won’t be […]
Drama viewership ratings for the week of May 8-14, 2023
Advertisements 3 May 15, 2023May 14, 2023 Drama viewership ratings for the week of May 8-14, 2023 by DB Staff It’s more of the same this week as our stragglers continue to straggle (or is that struggle) and the dramas winning the ratings game continue to do so. Doctor Cha knocks it out of the […]
News bites: May 9, 2023
Advertisements 1. “… and a mysterious murder” aaaand here goes my interest in the drama. Seriously can we have ONE, just one, drama without a fucking murder? Either South Korea secretly has the highest murder rates in the world or screenwriters have gone insane. 2. Never would’ve imagined saying this even a few weeks ago, […]
Drama viewership ratings for the week of May 1-7, 2023
Advertisements Drama viewership ratings for the week of May 1-7, 2023 by DB Staff My Perfect Stranger wins the Monday-Tuesday battle, but when Queen of the Mask approaches the ratings level of the Jang Hyuk x Jang Nara drama? (Things that make you go hmmm). Mid-week, Stealer continues to dip, The Good Bad Mother continues […]
52-Year-Old Man Catfishes The Internet As A Beautiful, Young Biker
Advertisements “Catfishing” is a term describing when a person uses fake images online to attract attention. The MTV reality program Catfish was created around the concept and captured the attention of audiences worldwide. | MTV With how interested people are in the concept, it’s easy to see why a 52-year-old man caught catching as a beautiful young […]
News bites: May 3, 2023
Advertisements News bites: May 3, 2023 by tccolb New character posters have dropped for tvN’s upcoming Delightfully Deceitful, showcasing our con-artist heroine Chun Woo-hee (Be Melodramatic) and her too-caring lawyer Kim Dong-wook (My Perfect Stranger). With scripts by Han Woo-joo and PD Lee Soo-hyun (Shooting Stars) directing, the revenge drama will be coming to our […]
Drama viewership ratings for the week of April 24-30, 2023
Advertisements No huge surprises here. I did think while watching “The Good Bad Mother” that it’s the kind of drama likely to do well with domestic audiences. Curious to see if that prediction ends up being correct. I certainly am enjoying this drama, even though the ML’s adult life is way more problematic than I […]
News bites: April 27, 2023
Advertisements News bites: April 27, 2023 by tccolb Im Shi-wan (Summer Strike) is considering a new drama, which curiously has the same title as the film Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon in Korean. Taking place in dramaland’s new favorite era, the 1980s, the suspense story will be set around a high school in the South Chungcheong […]
News bites: April 26, 2023
Advertisements 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 […]