News bites: April 27, 2023
Advertisements News bites: April 27, 2023 by tccolb Im Shi-wan (Summer Strike) is considering a new drama, which curiously has the same title as the film Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon in Korean. Taking place in dramaland’s new favorite era, the 1980s, the suspense story will be set around a high school in the South Chungcheong […]
News bites: April 26, 2023
Advertisements News bites: April 26, 2023 by tccolb Clockwise: Kim Hee-sun, Lee Hye-young, Kang Hae-rim, Kim Nam-hee Although I’m scratching my head on the mix of genres — a screwball comedy and thriller about family — perhaps it’s apt that the drama’s title is Gaslighting and they’ve lined up an interesting cast. Starring Kim Hee-sun […]
Major Regrets — 7 Successful K-Pop Idols That JYP Entertainment Straight Up Rejected
Advertisements Despite being big names in the K-Pop world, these singers and idols faced complications on their road to debut. Before finding their homes in their current companies and reaching stardom, they actually originally auditioned for JYP Entertainment, and were ultimately rejected. 1. BTS’s J-Hope Before debuting with the popular idol group BTS, J-Hope auditioned for […]
Chaos abounds in Romantic Doctor Teacher Kim 3
Advertisements Chaos abounds in Romantic Doctor Teacher Kim 3 by Jenzy Strap in everyone, Romantic Doctor Teacher Kim 3’s second teaser is out, and it’s essentially a clipshow of our Doldam doctors frantically running around trying to save lives.We jump directly into the action, with our titular romantic doctor Han Seok-kyu (Recipe for Farewell) and […]
The TOP 100 K-Pop Girl Group Member Brand Reputation Rankings For April 2023
Advertisements The Korea Brand Reputation Research Institute recently revealed the K-Pop girl group member brand reputation rankings for the month of April 2023! These rankings are determined by collecting data on consumer participation, media coverage, interaction, and community indexes of K-Pop girl groups from March 16 to April 16. Here are the top 100 girl group member […]
Premiere Watch: Paper Moon
Advertisements Premiere Watch: Paper Moon by missvictrix Time slot: Monday-TuesdayBroadcaster: ENAGenre: Suspense, thriller, romanceEpisode count: 10 Reasons to watch: ENA has been all over the map with their offerings thus far, and I’m loving it. With Paper Moon, we have a Japanese novel adaptation that looks both artful and harrowing, and I must say the […]
News bites: April 8, 2023
Advertisements 1. Lee Joon-hyuk? Say no more, I’m in.…Everyone else is cool too, I guess. 2. Jang Nara reuniting with yet another costar? And the show is about them doing some vaguely anticapitalist/anti-consumerist things?? Oh god, maybe 2023 won’t be utter shit after all. 3. Yet another drama with a second season… Can we please […]
News bites: April 6, 2023
Advertisements News bites: April 6, 2023 by tccolb Yoon Chan-young, Bong Jae-hyun, Lee Seo-jin A new body-swap fantasy called I, a Gangster, Became a High School Student (roughly translated) is in the works, with Lee Seo-jin (Behind Every Star) playing the hardened gangster whose soul ends up in the body of Yoon Chan-young (Delivery Man). […]
Sniffing out criminals with Joo-won in Stealer
Advertisements Sniffing out criminals with Joo-won in Stealer by solstices The main teaser for tvN’s Stealer: The Treasure Keeper is out, and from the looks of it, the show is gearing up to be part action caper, part comedy romp. Joo-won (Alice) stars as our titular thief Hwang Dae-myung, who’s a civil servant by day […]