News bites: April 16, 2022
News bites: April 16, 2022 by tccolb MBC’s supernatural comedy Showtime Begins! premieres in just one week and I love Jin Ki-joo’s (Oh! Samkwang Villa) look in the newly released still. Also starring Park Hae-jin (Old School Intern and Jung Jun-ho (True Beauty), scripts were penned by Ha Yoon-ah (Mystic Pop-up Bar) with directing done […]
Poking fun at celebrities in new promos for tvN’s Shooting Stars
Poking fun at celebrities in new promos for tvN’s Shooting Stars by tccolb Given the backdrop of tvN’s Shooting Stars, the newest batch of promos has me excited that they’re cramming in lots of cameos and poking some good fun at the celebrity world. (Maybe this can be a good drinking game? Just asking for […]
Drama viewership ratings for the week of Apr. 4-10, 2022
BUSINESS PROPOSAL ended with high numbers but actually slightly down from the penultimate week- the final episodes were in fact les funny and flatter- and had departed from the spirit of the webtoon and even its core concepts to some extent, a lesson that I hope was not lost on K-drama executives. I do think […]
Premiere Watch: Again My Life, My Liberation Notes, Our Blues
Premiere Watch: Again My Life, My Liberation Notes, Our Blues by missvictrix Snap your fingers and suddenly the weekend slot is full of new dramas! Our three premieres this weekend each bring something different to the table, but not gonna lie, all of them seem worth checking out. Whether it’s for the writer or the […]
News bites: April 2, 2022
1. I’m gonna be honest, other than Gong Hyo-jin, the people I’m really excited for are the supporting cast of Han Ji-eun and Oh Jung-se. I’ve already mourned elsewhere on this site that I’d rather see a Gong Hyo-jin + Oh Jung-se pairing than the one we’re getting, but oh well. We can’t always have […]
News bites: March 26, 2022
News bites: March 26, 2022 by tccolb Yoo Yeon-seok, Moon Ga-young Yoo Yeon-seok (Hospital Playlist 2) and Moon Ga-young (True Beauty) will be starring in JTBC’s new office romance Understanding of Love. Based on a popular novel by the same title, the drama is still in the planning stages with production led by PD Jo […]
News bites: February 19, 2022
News bites: February 19, 2022 by tccolb An interesting new poster has dropped for JTBC’s upcoming My Liberation Diary, featuring siblings Lee Min-ki (Oh! Master), Kim Ji-won (Lovestruck in the City), and Lee El (When the Devil Calls Your Name) together on a crowded train. Stuck in a rut and tired of their mundane lives, […]
News bites: February 12, 2022
News bites: February 12, 2022 by tccolb Jung Woo-sung, Nam Yoon-soo Rising star Nam Yoon-soo (The King’s Affection) has been busy fielding offers and is considering a role alongside Kim Se-jung (Business Proposal) in a new SBS drama. Titled Today’s Webtoon, the story is about a former judo athlete who becomes a webtoon creator. In […]
News bites: February 5, 2022
News bites: February 5, 2022 by tccolb Busy bee Han So-hee (My Name) has been captured alongside Park Hyung-shik (Happiness) in a new still for Disney+’s drama Soundtrack #1. Written by Ahn Sae-bom and directed by PD Kim Hee-won (Vincenzo, The Crowned Clown), the romance drama will be releasing in mid-March. [MBC] Lee Se-young (The […]
Watching dramas with Kim Tae-ri in new promos for Twenty Five Twenty One
Watching dramas with Kim Tae-ri in new promos for Twenty Five Twenty One by tccolb The premiere of tvN’s Twenty Five Twenty One is approaching, and there’s been plenty of promos to tide us over in the meantime.The coming-of-age romance takes us back to the 1990s when our leads, Kim Tae-ri (Mr. Sunshine) and Nam […]