News bites: February 5, 2022
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 (The […]
News bites: January 22, 2022
News bites: January 22, 2022 by tccolb Netflix is planning a new revenge drama called The Glory, with Park Sung-hoon (Memorials) and Song Hye-gyo (Now We Are Breaking Up) as the leads. The production will be headed by writer Kim Eun-sook (The King: Eternal Monarch, Mr. Sunshine) and PD Ahn Gil-ho (Happiness, Watcher). [Newsen] Choi […]
Premiere Watch: Through the Darkness, Dr. Park’s Clinic
Premiere Watch: Through the Darkness, Dr. Park’s Clinic by missvictrix January is looking like a quiet month for premieres (before the February drama-tsunami hits). That being said, we’ve got two completely different shows hitting the airwaves this weekend: a probing thriller about Korea’s first criminal profiler, and a wacky comedy featuring some of the greats. […]
Casting finalized for upcoming tvN drama Little Women
Casting finalized for upcoming tvN drama Little Women by tccolb Casting has been finalized for tvN’s upcoming drama Little Women, with Kim Go-eun (Yumi’s Cells), Nam Ji-hyun (The Witch’s Diner), and Park Ji-hoo (All of Us Are Dead) confirmed in leading roles. Based on Louisa May Alcott’s classic novel by the same name, the three […]
Childhood Connections, Gods, And Demons: First Impressions Of “Lovers Of The Red Sky”
Kim Yoo Jung is back! “Lovers of the Red Sky” has been teased since December of last year, and SBS’s newest sageuk fantasy is finally on our screens. The first two episodes pack in fated lovers, bloodshed, gods, demons, and the reoccurring theme of sight and sightlessness. But is it worth the hype? Here are our […]
6 Ways “Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha” Provides Healing and Joy
Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha has cha cha cha’d its way to being my #1 pick this year for ‘K-Drama that will change your life for the better’. This, my friends, was therapy for a therapist. It came at a time when the world (including myself) was watching Squid Game. While Squid Game portrayed a dystopian society, Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha […]
Go Hyun-jung, Ahn Jae-hong in talks for new Netflix comedy-thriller
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 Mae-mi […]
Premiere Watch: School 2021, One Ordinary Day
Premiere Watch: School 2021, One Ordinary Day by missvictrix Even after all the recent premieres, there are more dramas coming in for a landing this week! One premiere is the latest installment of a long-standing K-drama tradition, and the other is the exact opposite: the first drama production from a brand new streaming service. School […]
Wie Ha-joon courted to be leading man in Little Women
Considering Kim Go Eun was the first name announced, she is most likely the first female lead. Second co-lead would be Nam Ji Hyun. Third person in terms of importance would be Wi Ha Joon (as the main male lead). Fourth person in importance is most likely the third and final sister. I am excited […]