News bites: February 12, 2022
Advertisements News bites: February 12, 2022 by tccolb Jung Woo-sung, Nam Yoon-soo Rising star Nam Yoon-soo (The King’s Affection) has been busy fielding offers and is considering a role alongside Kim Se-jung (Business Proposal) in a new SBS drama. Titled Today’s Webtoon, the story is about a former judo athlete who becomes a webtoon creator. […]
News bites: February 5, 2022
Advertisements News bites: February 5, 2022 by tccolb Busy bee Han So-hee (My Name) has been captured alongside Park Hyung-shik (Happiness) in a new still for Disney+’s drama Soundtrack #1. Written by Ahn Sae-bom and directed by PD Kim Hee-won (Vincenzo, The Crowned Clown), the romance drama will be releasing in mid-March. [MBC] Lee Se-young […]
News bites: January 15, 2022
Advertisements News bites: January 15, 2022 by tccolb Anupam Tripathi, Oh Young-soo Congratulations to our gganbu Oh Young-soo (Squid Game) who won a Golden Globe this past week for Best Supporting Actor, Television! Squid Game has celebrated a few wins already last year (Gotham Awards, HMMA, AFI Awards, and People’s Choice Awards) and the excitement […]
Premiere Watch: Moonshine, The One and Only, The Silent Sea
Advertisements Premiere Watch: Moonshine, The One and Only, The Silent Sea by missvictrix We have a fun assortment of dramas awaiting us this week! Another sageuk awaits (flowery and full of illegal alcohol), a tear-jerker of a melodrama, and a sci-fi adventure on the moon. Moonshine Time slot: Monday & TuesdayBroadcaster: KBSGenre: Romance, sageukEpisode count: […]
Go Hyun-jung, Ahn Jae-hong in talks for new Netflix comedy-thriller
Advertisements Go Hyun-jung, Ahn Jae-hong in talks for new Netflix comedy-thriller by tccolb Netflix is planning a new original comedy-thriller called Mask Girl and has made offers to actors Go Hyun-jung (Reflection of You) and Ahn Jae-hong (Be Melodramatic). Mask Girl is based on a well-received webtoon that ran from 2015-2018, and was written by […]
Three women face death in JTBC human drama Only One Person
Advertisements Three women face death in JTBC human drama Only One Person by tineybeanie Upcoming JTBC drama Only One Person has released its first teaser featuring Ahn Eun-jin (Hospital Playlist 2), Kang Ye-won (Man Who Dies to Live), and Joy (The Great Seducer). The story is a human melodrama about three women who meet at […]
Drama viewership ratings for the week of Oct. 11-17, 2021
Advertisements Drama viewership ratings for the week of Oct. 11-17, 2021 by SailorJumun We have more shows in the mix, with sageuk The King’s Affection and melodrama Reflection of You. The King’s Affection had a decent start, following Police University, with 6.2 percent. Fellow sageuk Lovers of the Red Sky was just ahead with 8.8 […]
6 Glorious Moments From Episodes 15-16 Of “The Devil Judge” That Brought Us To A Happy Ending
Advertisements We’re at the end! After eight weeks of madness, mayhem, and men who can’t seem to keep their eyes off each other, “The Devil Judge” ends the same way it began: with a bang. The show rises to meteoric heights of brilliant storytelling, packing so much into these last episodes. Alliances break and renew […]
Yonhap: Youth romantic TV series gain popularity in S. Korea
Advertisements SEOUL, Sept. 22 (Yonhap) — In recent years, youth dramas or youth romance series have not been the pick of many South Korean TV viewers, who think such series are boring and prefer R-rated melodramas or romantic thrillers, like “The World of the Married” (2020). Now, however, the latest youth shows “Record of Youth” […]