News bites: May 24, 2023
Advertisements News bites: May 24, 2023 by tccolb JTBC greeted us this week with more pretty posters of chaebol Junho (The Red Sleeve Cuff) and hotelier Yoon-ah (Big Mouth) in the upcoming rom-com King the Land. Launching on June 17, following Doctor Cha in the weekend slot, the posters’ tagline beckons us to check-in for […]
59th Baeksang Arts Awards: Winners
Advertisements 59th Baeksang Arts Awards: Winners by missvictrix Park Eun-bin The Baeksang Arts Awards took place on Friday, April 28, 2023 in Seoul, and the interwebs are hopping with all the wins — some satisfying, some predictable, and some not so predictable? We’ll cut right to the chase and drop the winners below, along with […]
Lee Dong-wook fights his past in Tale of the Nine Tailed 1938
Advertisements Lee Dong-wook fights his past in Tale of the Nine Tailed 1938 by tccolb It’s another winning round of promos for tvN’s Tale of the Nine Tailed 1938, with a fast-paced new teaser along with two posters of our charismatic leads: Lee Dong-wook (Bad and Crazy), Kim So-yeon (Penthouse 3), Kim Bum (Ghost Doctor), […]
News bites: April 19, 2023
Advertisements I feel guilty for consciously / unconsiously partaking in these two trends after reading the comments: 1. Jumping into a drama just for the leads’ pretty faces and not realising how problematic the subject matter is. Is incest the newest trend in Kdramas? I don’t care about the morality and social acceptance, but I […]
Sniffing out criminals with Joo-won in Stealer
Advertisements Sniffing out criminals with Joo-won in Stealer by solstices The main teaser for tvN’s Stealer: The Treasure Keeper is out, and from the looks of it, the show is gearing up to be part action caper, part comedy romp. Joo-won (Alice) stars as our titular thief Hwang Dae-myung, who’s a civil servant by day […]
Meet the characters of Tale of the Nine Tailed 1938
Advertisements Meet the characters of Tale of the Nine Tailed 1938 by missvictrix The promo train is on fire for tvN’s upcoming sequel/spin-off (ish) drama Tale of the Nine Tailed 1938, and hot on the heels of the first teaser is another poster, this time featuring the whole crew. *Waves*Returning, of course, is our broody […]
The ruthless politics begin in Netflix’s Queenmaker
Advertisements The ruthless politics begin in Netflix’s Queenmaker by missvictrix So many queens, so little time! Although an entirely different ballgame than Channel A’s upcoming revenge melo Queen of the Mask, both that drama and Netflix’s Queenmaker are not only titled with “queen,” but star queen Kims, so they’ll forever be attached in my brain. […]
Kim Hee-ae is the Queenmaker in new teaser
Advertisements Kim Hee-ae is the Queenmaker in new teaser by Jenzy Public opinion is the name of the game in Queenmaker’s race for Seoul governor. And when you need the best of the best to handle your public image, you call Kim Hee-ae (A Couple’s World).Kim Hee-ae plays Hwang Do-hee, PR expert and branding extraordinaire […]
First script reading for tvN’s Stealer: Seven Joseon Coins
Advertisements First script reading for tvN’s Stealer: Seven Joseon Coins by tccolb We’re finally making some headway on tvN’s Stealer: Seven Joseon Coins (roughly translated), with new stills featuring our main cast at the action-comedy caper’s first script reading.With the formation of a secret cultural heritage recovery team called Karma, they get on the scent […]