News bites: July 11, 2023
News bites: July 11, 2023 by tccolb New posters have arrived for KBS’s upcoming My Lovely Boxer, which stars Lee Sang-yub (Eve) as an infamous sports agent who strives to revive the career of the young retired boxer Kim So-hye (How to Buy a Friend). Written by Kim Min-joo with co-directing by PD Choi Sang-yeol […]
Re-assembling the team in SBS’s The First Responders 2
Re-assembling the team in SBS’s The First Responders 2 by tccolb Kicking off a new promo run for the upcoming second season of The First Responders, SBS has released new posters and a video teaser featuring our returning heroes: Kim Rae-won (L.U.C.A.: The Beginning), Sohn Ho-joon (Work Later Drink Now 2), and Gong Seung-yeon (Bulgasal: […]
BTS’s Jin Jokingly Pulls Rank In Reaction To J-Hope “Stealing His Content”
BTS‘s Jin and J-Hope are back at it again, with the group’s eldest member hilariously reminding J-Hope of his seniority while jokingly claiming the younger member stole his content. BTS’s J-Hope (left) and Jin (right) | @jin/Instagram Since his enlistment in December 2022, Jin has updated fans monthly via pre-recorded video messages as a thoughtful […]
Flying, fighting, and friendship in supernatural sci-fi Moving
Flying, fighting, and friendship in supernatural sci-fi Moving by solstices It’s the first day of school for the peculiar protagonists of Disney+’s Moving, a fantasy sci-fi based on the webtoon of the same name. Following its first teaser, the drama treats us to a longer glimpse of its main characters and the superpowers they’re endowed […]
Han Ji-min sees Behind Your Touch in JTBC fantasy
Han Ji-min sees Behind Your Touch in JTBC fantasy by tccolb The first teaser has landed for JTBC’s new fantasy comedy Behind Your Touch, with a focus on our once-ordinary heroine Han Ji-min (Yonder) along with a far too short glimpse of Lee Min-ki (My Liberation Notes). I do expect, though, that the coming trailers […]
Introducing the big bads for tvN’s The Uncanny Counter 2
Introducing the big bads for tvN’s The Uncanny Counter 2 by tccolb In a swift triple punch, tvN’s Uncanny Counter 2 delivered a round of character promos this week, focusing first on the big bad collector’s set with Jin Seon-gyu (Behind Every Star), Kang Ki-young (Extraordinary Attorney Woo), and Kim Hieora (The Glory).In fairness, our […]
News bites: June 29, 2023
News bites: June 29, 2023 by tccolb Lee Hak-joo, Ahn Eun-jin, Namgoong Min, Lee Da-in It’s a bonanza of new promos kicking off this week, with script reading stills popping up left, right, and center. To start (in no specific order), MBC will be tugging at our heartstrings with the Joseon-era Lovers, starring Namgoong Min […]
Jeon Hye-jin and Sooyoung are a chaotic duo in Not Others
Jeon Hye-jin and Sooyoung are a chaotic duo in Not Others by solstices A second teaser, a new poster, and more stills for a drama centered around a mother-daughter pair? I’m all ears. Adapted from a webtoon of the same name, ENA’s upcoming drama Not Others (previously Strangers) already looks like it’ll strike a perfect […]
Premiere Watch: Celebrity
Totally off topic (but is this something new for me? I think not!) But I am so impressed with the surprisingly many kdrama international fans who are learning to speak Korea and write Hangul! @attiton Absolutely the only reason I know what you are talking about is my linguistics professor brother-in-law, who calls Korean “the […]