Drama viewership ratings for the week of Feb. 27-Mar. 5, 2023
Advertisements It’s clear as day that trot>kpop in the eyes of k-viewers from The Heavenly Idol’s ratings. Pity. Maybe if they let Rembrary to sing (and sexy dance) more… Few days ago Viki reported that OBY is apparently a huge hit there – #1 in 10+ countries and among top2-5 in many the others, being […]
News bites: March 1, 2023
Advertisements News bites: March 1, 2023 by tccolb Chun Woo-hee, Kim Dong-wook Casting has been confirmed for Chun Woo-hee (Be Melodramatic) and Kim Dong-wook (King of Pigs) in tvN’s new series Beneficial Fraud. With Chun playing a notorious con artist and Kim her sympathetic lawyer, the drama is currently slated for the Monday-Tuesday slot, premiering […]
Drama viewership ratings for the week of Feb. 20-26, 2023
Advertisements Rembrary absolutely deserves better, but it’s been clear since way before Ep1 that this drama is not a ratings magnet and will never be. Honestly I’m surprised it even aired on TV at all – could’ve done much better as a streaming-only show. If not for the actors involved, I’d cheer for Kkokdu to […]
Premiere Watch: Island (Part 2)
Advertisements I can proudly share that I’ve done some research in preparation for this epic moment – namely read like half of the source material. Which, to my deep shock, turned out to be not some trendy webtoon, but a paper manhwa back from 90s. And the era it was made in screams at you […]
Song Hye-gyo vows vengeance in The Glory Part 2
Advertisements Song Hye-gyo vows vengeance in The Glory Part 2 by solstices The eagerly-anticipated second half of Netflix’s revenge thriller The Glory is finally drawing near, and a gripping teaser is ready to immerse viewers back into the bleak world of our vengeful heroine Moon Dong-eun. Played by Song Hye-gyo (Now, We Are Breaking Up), […]
News bites: February 21, 2023
Advertisements 1 is a stroke of exciting good news. With the kind of PD attached to 2 and the story it is based on, I’ll prepare my mind for the crazy things to come. And I like the casting here. 3. Honey Lee. Investigative comedy. After One the Woman, I can bet on this a […]
Drama viewership ratings for the week of Feb. 13-19, 2023
Advertisements THREE BOLD SIBLINGS has amped up the Makjang and ratings are rising accordingly. For the first time we are seeing normal ratings for a weekender. CRASH COURSE IN ROMANCE is doing well. I would have thought that HEAVENLY IDOL would draw a bigger audience. Source
News bites: February 18, 2023
Advertisements News bites: February 18, 2023 by tccolb New character posters have arrived for Disney+’s Call It Love, showcasing the main cast: Kim Young-kwang (Somebody), Lee Sung-kyung (Shooting Stars), Sung Joon (Island), Hani (Hit the Spot), and Kim Ye-won (You Are My Spring). The romance premieres next week on February 22, with scripts by Kim […]
Premiere Watch: Taxi Driver 2
Advertisements In my darkest moments, I wish a mighty and infallible goddess of vengeance did exist to exact revenge solely against war mongers and profiteers, despots, environmental vandals, those who plan and commit genocide, torture, war crimes and crimes against humanity as well as abusers of all kind and rapists. But, this is RL and […]