News bites: September 11, 2023
News bites: September 11, 2023 by tccolb Jo Hyun-chul, Bang Hyo-rin, Honey Lee, Jin Seon-gyu Netflix announced that the period comedy Aema has entered production, headlined by Honey Lee (One the Woman), Bang Hyo-rin (Hail to Hell), Jin Seon-gyu (The Uncanny Counter 2: Counter Punch), and Jo Hyun-chul (Inspector Koo). Written and directed by filmmaker […]
News bites: August 30, 2023
News bites: August 30, 2023 by tccolb Shin Mina, Park Hae-soo A new crime-thriller called Ill-Fated Relationship (roughly translated) is in the works with offers out to Shin Mina (Our Blues) and Park Hae-soo (Narco-Saints). Still in the early stages, the webtoon adaptation is planning to create an omnibus-style series consisting of six stories, with […]
News bites: July 31, 2023
News bites: July 31, 2023 by tccolb The promos continue for KBS’s My Lovely Boxer, this time releasing character posters of our main cast: Lee Sang-yub (Eve), Kim So-hye (How to Buy a Friend), Park Ji-hwan (Our Blues), and Kim Jin-woo (Love for a Thousand More) among others. Slated to air on August 21, the […]
Newer Generation K-Pop Idols Who Are Actually Children Of Popular Celebrities
Recently there have been multiple speculations about children of popular Korean celebrities entering the world of K-Pop. Before HYBE’s new boy group BOYNEXTDOOR’s debut, there were widespread speculations that senior actor Jung Tae Woo’s son Jung Ha Jun was a part of the final lineup. However, it turned out to be untrue. Jung Ha Jun | @in_bee_/Instagram Now, there is hearsay that Lee Chan […]
Ra Mi-ran returns to the workplace in Cold Blooded Intern
Ra Mi-ran returns to the workplace in Cold Blooded Intern by lovepark Get ready for some office hijinks in TVING’s upcoming comedy Cold Blooded Intern. Starring Ra Mi-ran (The Good Bad Mother) and Eom Ji-won (Little Women), the story centers around two women who follow different career trajectories and meet again after seven years.The newest […]
2nd Blue Dragon Series Awards
2nd Blue Dragon Series Awards by missvictrix Last year we saw Korea’s famous Blue Dragon Film Awards expand to include streaming content and miniseries with their new Series Awards arm. Now, the awards are in their second year, and this year’s winners? Well, there are some names here that make me want to pump my […]
News bites: June 29, 2023
News bites: June 29, 2023 by tccolb Lee Hak-joo, Ahn Eun-jin, Namgoong Min, Lee Da-in It’s a bonanza of new promos kicking off this week, with script reading stills popping up left, right, and center. To start (in no specific order), MBC will be tugging at our heartstrings with the Joseon-era Lovers, starring Namgoong Min […]
Na In-woo pursues his brother’s killer in Longing for You
Na In-woo pursues his brother’s killer in Longing for You by solstices Script reading stills are out for ENA’s upcoming thriller Longing for You, which takes us on a revenge mystery alongside Na In-woo (Jinxed at First). It may not be a new narrative by any means, but with this cast (Kwon Yul!) I’m inclined […]
News bites: June 21, 2023
News bites: June 21, 2023 by tccolb Han Ji-min, Lee Min-ki, Suho JTBC’s fantasy Behind Your Touch has finally been slotted into the year’s schedule, premiering this summer on August 12. Starring Lee Min-ki (My Liberation Notes), Han Ji-min (Yonder), and EXO’s Suho (Rich Man), it’s reunions all around with production led by the duo […]
Lee Sung-min returns in Shadow Detective 2
Lee Sung-min returns in Shadow Detective 2 by lovepark After ending on a cliffhanger, Shadow Detective 2 is back with familiar faces as well as a few new ones. Reprising the role of exhausted and dogged Lieutenant Kim Taek-rok is Lee Sung-min (Reborn Rich), and this time around, our hero has a different question plaguing […]