News bites: April 22, 2023
Advertisements News bites: April 22, 2023 by tccolb Cha Seung-won (Our Blues) is on the casting table for Guns and Talks, a drama remake of the 2001 film by the same title. An action-comedy about a team of four assassins, production is being led by the original director Jang Jin (We Are Brothers). If Cha […]
Time-traveling from Joseon to Seoul in Lady Durian
Advertisements Time-traveling from Joseon to Seoul in Lady Durian by solstices We finally get a glimpse into what this perplexing title is all about, though I have to admit I’m still left scratching my head. Billed as a time-slip fantasy melo, TV Chosun’s upcoming drama Lady Durian (previously Durian Fairy) merges Joseon-era melancholy with modern-day […]
News bites: April 6, 2023
Advertisements 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). […]
Sehun recalls All That We Loved in new youth romance
Advertisements Sehun recalls All That We Loved in new youth romance by tccolb The promo train has begun with a cute first poster for TVING’s upcoming All That We Loved, featuring the youth romance’s main trio played by EXO’s Sehun (Now We Are Breaking Up), Jo Joon-young (Idol: The Coup), and Jang Yeo-bin (Our Blooming […]
Politics and peril in The Secret Romantic Guesthouse
Advertisements Politics and peril in The Secret Romantic Guesthouse by solstices Whoa, talk about a tonal shift. SBS’s upcoming romance sageuk The Secret Romantic Guesthouse has just released its second teaser, and it’s a lot darker than any of the promotional material thus far. Starring Shin Ye-eun (The Glory), along with her three flower scholars […]
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 […]
News bites: February 15, 2023
Advertisements News bites: February 15, 2023 by tccolb Kang Hanna, Go Kyung-pyo Go Kyung-pyo (Connect) and Kang Hanna (Red Heart) have been paired for JTBC’s new rom-com, No Secrets (working title). Still in the planning stages, the story will have Kang playing a variety show writer, who sees a chance to turn lemons into lemonade […]
News bites: February 8, 2023
Advertisements News bites: February 8, 2023 by tccolb Jang Hyuk, Jang Nara, Chae Jung-ahn, Kim Nam-hee tvN’s new Family will be bringing us a secret agent Jang Hyuk (Red Heart) and his unbeknownst loving wife Jang Nara (Sell Your Haunted House), marking the actors’ fourth (!) time working together. Also starring Chae Jung-ahn (King of […]
News bites: February 7, 2023
Advertisements News bites: February 7, 2023 by tccolb JTBC has released a magazine cover style poster for their man of the hour, Divorce Attorney Shin. With Jo Seung-woo (Sisyphus) playing the title role, joined by Han Hye-jin (Let’s Hold Hands and Watch the Sunset), Kim Sung-kyun (Grid), and Jung Moon-sung (The Good Detective 2), the […]