Premiere Watch: Parasyte – The Grey
Advertisements Premiere Watch: Parasyte – The Grey by missvictrix Time slot: Friday (single drop)Broadcaster: NetflixGenre: Sci-fi, horror, mystery, actionEpisode count: 6 Reasons to watch: Yeon Sang-ho fans, prepare! His latest production is here in the shape of a 6-episode adaptation of the manga series by Hitoshi Iwaaki. Now, I can’t say I’ve ever made it […]
News bites: April 2, 2024
Advertisements 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 […]
News bites: March 28, 2024
Advertisements 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 […]
Premiere Watch: Hide
Advertisements After one lonely episode, I’m vastly preferring this drama to Nothing Uncovered. The two dramas have a lot in common, including the age of the leads, the plot, the vibe, the title…no, not the title, but it could have been thus… But the “Where did my husband disappear to??” mystery is way more interesting […]
Script reading for healing fantasy Although I’m Not a Hero
Advertisements Script reading for healing fantasy Although I’m Not a Hero by solstices It’s been two years since Jang Ki-yong (Now, We Are Breaking Up) last graced our screens, and his comeback project is finally kicking into gear. JTBC’s upcoming fantasy-romance Although I’m Not a Hero has commenced its promotion cycle with script reading stills, […]
News bites: March 19, 2024
Advertisements 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 […]
Han Hyo-joo presents her newest masterpiece in Blood Free
Advertisements Han Hyo-joo presents her newest masterpiece in Blood Free by lovepark Disney+ has released new character posters and a preview of its upcoming series Blood Free. The sci-fi thriller stars Joo Ji-hoon (Jirisan) as ex-marine-turned-bodyguard Woo Chae-woon and Han Hyo-joo (Moving) as CEO Yoon Ja-yoo. Set in a world where cultured meat takes the […]
Premiere Watch: Nothing Uncovered
Advertisements 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”), […]
News bites: March 16, 2024
Advertisements 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 […]