News bites: December 19, 2023
Advertisements News bites: December 19, 2023 by tccolb The first poster is out for JTBC’s new medical Doctor Slump, opening up the dusty yearbook to when Park Shin-hye (Sisyphus) and Park Hyung-shik’s (Our Blooming Youth) rivalry began (but we know the true origin story). With youthful zeal, the tagline reveals their teenage motto that there […]
News bites: December 16, 2023
Advertisements News bites: December 16, 2023 by tccolb Kim Jae-young (Love in Contract) is reviewing an offer to star in SBS’s new crime fantasy and romance The Judge From Hell, potentially joining Park Shin-hye (Sisyphus). With filmmaker Park Jin-pyo (Brave Citizen, Love Forecast) attached to direct, production is planning to start filming early in the […]
Lee Jia and Kang Ki-young form an Amazing Troubleshooter duo
Advertisements Lee Jia and Kang Ki-young form an Amazing Troubleshooter duo by solstices Script reading stills are out for JTBC’s upcoming drama Amazing Troubleshooter, signalling the start of promotions before next month’s premiere. As the name suggests, the drama centers around Korea’s highest-rated problem-solving corporation. Their specialty? Resolving divorces and punishing wayward spouses. Ha, this […]
News bites: December 12, 2023
Advertisements News bites: December 12, 2023 by tccolb Ji Sung, Jeon Mi-do SBS confirmed casting for a police officer Ji Sung (Adamas) and journalist Jeon Mi-do (Thirty-Nine), (re)forming a Connection through the death of a high school friend – involving drugs – and the ensuing insurance payout. With PD Kim Moon-kyo (Trolley) at the helm […]
14 K-Drama Actors Who Were Exempted From Military Service
Advertisements Due to unfortunate accidents or failing to meet requirements, some Korean actors aren’t required to complete the country’s mandatory military service. Here are fourteen actors who were the exception and why they were barred from serving. 1. Kim Woo Bin Black Knight actor Kim Woo Bin was diagnosed with nasopharyngeal cancer in 2017 and […]
Lee Young-ae is ready to declare war in new teaser
Advertisements Lee Young-ae is ready to declare war in new teaser by Jenzy With the premiere date fast approaching, tvN has dropped the first episode teaser for the musical-thriller Maestra: Strings of Truth. In it, we get to see Lee Young-ae (Inspector Koo) as she brings her A-game to Han River Philharmonic.The teaser opens on […]
Geum Sae-rok’s unexpected reunion in Soundtrack #2
Advertisements Geum Sae-rok’s unexpected reunion in Soundtrack #2 by solstices Another teaser is out for the Disney+ original Soundtrack #2, the second installment in the Soundtrack series. If last year’s Soundtrack #1 was about romance blossoming from friendship, then this year’s tale features ex-lovers brought back together by coincidence and given a second chance at […]
The orchestra must go on for Maestra Lee Young-ae
Advertisements The orchestra must go on for Maestra Lee Young-ae by tccolb A new poster and teaser have been released for tvN’s looming mystery Maestra: Strings of Truth, where our conductor heroine Lee Young-ae (Inspector Koo) takes the stage again, willing away the growing cracks that have been threatening to shatter her fiercely earned success.The […]
Horrors await Park Seo-joon in Gyeongseong Creature
Advertisements Horrors await Park Seo-joon in Gyeongseong Creature by solstices An intense, intriguing teaser is out for the much-anticipated Netflix series Gyeongseong Creature, featuring our shrewd hero Park Seo-joon (Itaewon Class) and our hardened heroine Han So-hee (Soundtrack #1). Set against the backdrop of 1945 Gyeongseong — back when the citizens lived under Japanese colonial […]