News bites: August 21, 2024
News bites: August 21, 2024 by tccolb Upgrading (?) their title to Jeongnyeon – The Star Is Born, the first posters have dropped for tvN’s upcoming period drama with our aspiring performer Kim Tae-ri (Revenant) getting her moment to shine. Also starring Shin Ye-eun (The Secret Romantic Guesthouse), Ra Mi-ran (Cold Blooded Intern), Jung Eun-chae […]
Kim Dong-wook’s Seoul Busters are exiled to preschool
Kim Dong-wook’s Seoul Busters are exiled to preschool by tccolb In a callout to the childhood superheroes of yore, the Power Rangers Seoul Busters have arrived in gloriously campy fashion, delivering the first promos for Disney+’s action-comedy. Newly opening their office doors, our ragtag police unit is raring to kick some baddie butts, assembled in […]
News bites: August 17, 2024
News bites: August 17, 2024 by tccolb Kim Hye-yoon, Park Solomon Kim Hye-yoon (Lovely Runner) is the next to be courted for Human Starting Today (roughly translated), putting time-traveling aside to potentially star as our quirky gumiho in the fantasy rom-com. With Park Solomon (a.k.a. Lomon)(Branding in Seongsu) also on the casting table, production is […]
The school semester begins with Fragile’s first promos
The school semester begins with Fragile’s first promos by tccolb LG’s U+ Mobile TV has rung the morning school bell, signaling the start of promos for their upcoming youth series Fragile. Gathering a fresh-faced cast of rookies to star as our story’s central students, we’re introduced to the group at the drama’s first script reading […]
Premiere Watch: Perfect Family
Premiere Watch: Perfect Family by missvictrix Time slot: Wednesday-ThursdayBroadcaster: KBSGenre: Family, mystery, thriller, crime, dramaEpisode count: 12Global Streamer: Viki Reasons to watch: Summer thriller, coming in fast! The always-good Park Joo-hyun plays the adopted daughter of Kim Byung-chul and Yoon Se-ah, and these three may or may not form the “perfect family.” Indeed, all seems […]
News bites: August 12, 2024
News bites: August 12, 2024 by tccolb Lee MIn-ki, Lee Bo-young, Kang Ki-young Lee Bo-young (Hide) and Kang Ki-young (Queen of Divorce) are reviewing offers for a medical black comedy playing fellow doctors who work together in a side job… assisting terminally ill patients with euthanasia. In a remake of the popular Canadian series Mary […]
Lee Soon-jae deciphers Nonsense mysteries in KBS sitcom
Lee Soon-jae deciphers Nonsense mysteries in KBS sitcom by tccolb KBS announced a new fantasy sitcom called Nonsense (roughly translated) for this fall, bringing a welcome change in genre to our current drama landscape. Notably featuring a veteran cast as our central characters, who better to lead our salt-and-peppered team than the revered Lee Soon-jae […]
News bites: August 7, 2024
News bites: August 7, 2024 by tccolb The Price of Confession officially announced production, joining the upcoming roster under Netflix. Giving us our first peek with the script reading stills, the series ensnares Jeon Do-hyun (Crash Course in Romance), Kim Go-eun (Little Women), Park Hae-soo (Narco-Saints), and Jin Seon-gyu (The Uncanny Counter 2) at the […]
Shin Hyun-bin transforms into a Cinderella at 2AM
Shin Hyun-bin transforms into a Cinderella at 2AM by solstices It’s time for some fairy godmother magic with Coupang Play’s upcoming rom-com Cinderella at 2AM, featuring a pragmatic princess who decides to break up with her Prince Charming and walk away with his mother’s chaebol cash. Based on the web novel of the same name, […]
News bites: July 31, 2024
News bites: July 31, 2024 by tccolb tvN has been bustling in promos for their August premieres and character posters have newly entered through Love Next Door. With Jung Hae-in (D.P. 2), Jung So-min (Alchemy of Souls), Kim Ji-eun (Branding in Seongsu), and Yoon Ji-on (Serendipity’s Embrace) as our neighborhood quartet, the rom-com will be […]