News bites: March 30, 2024
News bites: March 30, 2024 by tccolb While the charismatic Lee Je-hoon (Taxi Driver 2) is the star of MBC’s upcoming Chief Detective 1958, that puppy in the newest stills may have just stolen the show in the arms of an also adorable Lee Dong-hwi (Big Bet). With Choi Woo-sung (Melancholia) and Yoon Hyun-soo (A […]
News bites: March 28, 2024
News bites: March 28, 2024 by tccolb Coupang Play announced that the rom-com Cinderella at 2AM has been added to 2024’s lineup, slated to release later this year on both Coupang Play and JTBC. Putting a spin on the well known fairytale, the webnovel/webtoon adaptation will have Shin Hyun-bin (Tell Me That You Love Me) […]
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 […]
News bites: March 21, 2024
News bites: March 21, 2024 by tccolb Lee Yoo-young, L KBS announced that Treat Me Carelessly (roughly translated) has been lined up on the year’s schedule to air in May, with L (a.k.a. Kim Myung-soo) (Numbers) and Lee Yoo-young (Insider) headlining the webtoon adaptation. In an opposites attract rom-com, a Confucian-abiding traditionalist hero will be […]
News bites: March 19, 2024
News bites: March 19, 2024 by tccolb Kang Tae-oh, Lee Sun-bin Accompanying the happy news of Kang Tae-oh (Extraordinary Attorney Woo)’s army discharge today, reports have him starring in tvN’s new wacky rom-com Potato Research Center (translated title). As a newly appointed manager, he’ll meet the potato-obsessed researcher Lee Sun-bin (Boyhood), who is working on […]
News bites: March 16, 2024
News bites: March 16, 2024 by tccolb Lee Se-hee, Kim So-yeon, Kim Sung-ryung If anyone is keeping a tally, we can make another tick in the 1990s box for the next era we’ll be exploring in dramaland through JTBC’s new Sales of Virtue (roughly translated). With Kim Sung-ryung (Kill Heel) confirmed and offers currently out […]
News bites: March 9, 2024
News bites: March 9, 2024 by tccolb Jeon Yeo-bin Jeon Yeo-bin (A Time Called You) has been tapped for the period drama Made in Korea, possibly joining Jung Woo-sung (Tell Me That You Love Me) and Hyun Bin (Crash Landing on You) in the gritty 1970s. With filmmaker Woo Min-ho (The Man Standing Next) attached […]
News bites: March 6, 2024
News bites: March 6, 2024 by tccolb Seo Kang-joon Seo Kang-joon (Grid) is considering roles for his first post-army project and may be ironing a new uniform as a secret government agent in MBC’s new action-comedy Undercover High School. Expected to start filming later this year with Im Young-bin (Bad Prosecutor) penning the scripts, the […]
News bites: February 24, 2024
News bites: February 24, 2024 by tccolb Although originally slated for a March 9 premiere, MBN announced that Missing Crown Prince has been postponed, the official reason being to deliver an even better final product. Starring Suho (Behind Your Touch), Hong Ye-ji (Love Song for Illusion), Myung Se-bin (Doctor Cha), Kim Joo-hun (Castaway Diva), and […]