News bites: April 27, 2024
News bites: April 27, 2024 by tccolb A new poster has come creeping in for MBC’s upcoming Bittersweet Hell, where family psychologist Kim Hee-sun (Remarriage & Desires) and crime novelist Lee Hye-young (Big Bet) are putting on their sleuthing caps to protect their family from a mysterious blackmailer. Broadcasting on weekends following Chief Detective 1958, […]
News bites: April 22, 2024
News bites: April 22, 2024 by tccolb Excuse me while I hold my breath for tvN’s The Midnight Romance in Hagwon, rapt under the spell of Wie Ha-joon (Gyeongseong Creature) in the latest posters – not that Jung Ryeo-won (May It Please the Court) isn’t bringing the pretty herself. With the premiere now just a […]
News bites: April 17, 2024
News bites: April 17, 2024 by tccolb A new period crime series called Low Life is in the works for Disney+, lining up Ryu Seung-ryong (Chicken Nugget), Yang Se-jong (Doona), and Im Soo-jung (Melancholia) among many talents in the larger cast. Based on a popular webtoon by the original webtoonist for Misaeng, the story is […]
Kang Hanna sets her sights on a Frankly Speaking Go Kyung-pyo
Kang Hanna sets her sights on a Frankly Speaking Go Kyung-pyo by solstices Another teaser is out for JTBC’s romantic comedy Frankly Speaking, showcasing our heroine’s efforts to turn an excessively blunt newscaster into a variety star. Filled with petty remarks and physical antics, the show is unabashedly committing to the wacky embarrassment of its […]
News bites: April 8, 2024
News bites: April 8, 2024 by tccolb Clockwise: Choi Siwon, Jung In-sun, Jung Yoo-jin, Lee Tae-hwan TV Chosun’s DNA Lover has confirmed their main lineup with doctor Choi Siwon (Death’s Game), researcher Jung In-sun (Let Me Be Your Knight), firefighter Lee Tae-hwan (Thirty-Nine), and columnist Jung Yoo-jin (Celebrity) headlining the rom-com. Directed by PD Sung […]
Drama viewership ratings for the week of April 1-7, 2024
It looks like tvN has has gotten its goove back first Marry my husband now Queen of tears doing big numbers, i have yet to see the latter but i love Kim Ji-won, she is extremely underrated. Hide’s veiwership numbers have been quietly inching upwards despite very little promotion or hype, never underestimate the star […]
News bites: April 2, 2024
News bites: April 2, 2024 by tccolb An official announcement is out for Disney+’s new mystery-thriller Nine Puzzle, with still-a-cop Sohn Seok-gu (A Killer Paradox) suspicious of profiler Kim Da-mi (Our Beloved Summer) as they’re further embroiled in a re-surfacing serial murder case. Slated to release sometime in 2025, filmmaker Yoon Jong-bin (Narco-Saints, The Spy […]
News bites: March 27, 2024
News bites: March 27, 2024 by tccolb Go Kyung-pyo, Kang Hanna, Joo Jong-hyuk We finally have a Wednesday-Thursday drama on the horizon for JTBC, with the rom-com No Secrets coming to our screens this May. Starring an announcer Go Kyung-pyo (D.P. 2) who is suddenly unable to lie, overly optimistic show writer Kang Hanna (Red […]
Taking a look at Studio X+U’s 2024 K-Content lineup
Taking a look at Studio X+U’s 2024 K-Content lineup by tccolb Continuing the climb into the K-content big leagues, LG’s production company Studio X+U came out with a new video announcement showcasing their… er… “non-fungible condensed entertainment lineup” (to use their words) for 2024. Although the broadcaster is not yet confirmed for some of the […]
Premiere Watch: Nothing Uncovered
Premiere Watch: Nothing Uncovered by missvictrix Time slot: Monday-TuesdayBroadcaster: KBSGenre: Crime, thriller, mysteryEpisode count: 16Global streamer: KocowaReasons to watch: Poor KBS doesn’t know quite how to market this drama, from their difficulty in settling on an adequate English translation for the title (which in the Korean reads “Let’s grab each other by the collar”), to […]