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 […]
Ji Hyun-woo cheers Im Soo-hyang on in Beauty and the Devoted
Ji Hyun-woo cheers Im Soo-hyang on in Beauty and the Devoted by solstices Script reading stills are out for the upcoming KBS weekender Beauty and the Devoted, which paints a fairytale romance between a disgraced top star and her most ardent supporter. As she rebuilds her life, our heroine will experience significant growth and forge […]
Sooyoung becomes Jeon Hye-jin’s daughter in ENA’s Strangers
Sooyoung becomes Jeon Hye-jin’s daughter in ENA’s Strangers by tccolb The first promos have arrived for ENA’s upcoming Strangers, with cute new posters of our mother-daughter pair along with stills from the comedy’s first script reading.Based on an acclaimed webtoon by the same title, the drama adaptation has Jeon Hye-jin (Uncle) playing the free-spirited and […]
Taecyeon feels his Heartbeat for instant ramyun
Taecyeon feels his Heartbeat for instant ramyun by tccolb Put your hands up for KBS’s newest teaser for Heartbeat, finally revealing more of the supporting cast with another look at our main pair’s first meet-scare.This time opening with our heroine Won Ji-ahn (If You Wish Upon Me), we learn in voiceover that her father recently […]
Taecyeon brings Won Ji-ahn home in Heartbeat’s new teaser
Taecyeon brings Won Ji-ahn home in Heartbeat’s new teaser by tccolb A campy new teaser has arrived for KBS’s upoming fantasy romance Heartbeat, taking us for another spin in our undead hero’s past and revealing more of the backstory that brings our leads – Taecyeon (Blind) and Won Ji-ahn (If You Wish Upon Me) – […]
Taecyeon and Won Ji-ahn bare their necks for KBS’s Heartbeat
Taecyeon and Won Ji-ahn bare their necks for KBS’s Heartbeat by tccolb Following a fantastic first teaser, it looks like KBS has gone all-in on using 2PM’s song – because it’s just the best – with Heartbeat as the drama’s English title in the alluring new character posters.At least for me, the last time K-vampires […]
Drama viewership ratings for the week of Mar. 20-26, 2023
Drama viewership ratings for the week of Mar. 20-26, 2023 by DB Staff Sometimes in ratings land there are clear winners and clear losers, and that’s what we have this week, as we say goodbye to The Heavenly Idol and Kokdu: Season of Deity, both of which struggled through their runs for reasons discussed elsewhere. […]
Sailing in search of justice in MBC’s Joseon Lawyer
Sailing in search of justice in MBC’s Joseon Lawyer by tccolb MBC has been steadily dishing out promos for their upcoming sageuk Joseon Lawyer, and this week brought a moody first poster as well as more character stills.Adding to the never-ending list of lawyers and revenge seekers in K-dramaland, this story’s protagonist is Kang Han-soo […]
News bites: January 11, 2023
News bites: January 11, 2023 by tccolb Taecyeon, Won Ji-ahn KBS is lining up a new fantasy romance called My Heart Beats and I can’t stop giggling at the destined casting of Taecyeon (Blind) as the lead. He’ll be playing a half-vampire who desperately wants to be human while the actual human Won Ji-ahn (If […]
News bites: January 10, 2023
News bites: January 10, 2023 by tccolb As the promos continue for tvN’s Our Blooming Youth, we also got news this week about Lee Jong-hyuk’s (Bad Prosecutor) casting, taking on his first king role as Park Hyung-shik’s (Soundtrack #1) father. Also starring Jeon So-ni (Dr. Brain), the sageuk will be coming to our screens next […]