News bites: June 4, 2024
News bites: June 4, 2024 by tccolb Kim Yoo-jung (My Demon) is reportedly turning sociopath for a new melo-thriller called Dear X, playing the part of a two-faced top star actress who manipulates others for her own success. Adapted from a popular webtoon by the same title, the series has PD Lee Eung-bok (Sweet Home, […]
Lee Chae-min dismantles Noh Jung-eui’s Hierarchy
Lee Chae-min dismantles Noh Jung-eui’s Hierarchy by solstices “A school where a perfect order exists. Either one envies it, or disdains it.” So goes the tagline for Netflix’s upcoming revenge mystery Hierarchy, where students are ranked on more than just their grades. Reputation forms the spiral staircase of this ivory tower, and nepotism crafts its […]
News bites: May 16, 2024
News bites: May 16, 2024 by tccolb Han Ji-min, Sohn Seok-gu, Lee Jung-eun In what’s starting to look like a cast-wide reunion, PD Kim Seok-yoon (Behind Your Touch, My Liberation Notes) has been busily courting his past talents to join him in his newest project, currently called More Beautiful Than Heaven (working title). Following news […]
News bites: May 9, 2024
News bites: May 9, 2024 by tccolb Eye-catching first posters are out for JTBC’s new rom-com My Sweet Mobster (previously The Woman Who Plays), showcasing the once mob boss Uhm Tae-gu (Hometown) who is now living the Barbie clean life, and kids content creator Han Sun-hwa (Work Later, Drink Now 2). Also starring Kwon Yul […]
Jung Rye-won’s heart stirs in The Midnight Romance in Hagwon
Jung Rye-won’s heart stirs in The Midnight Romance in Hagwon by lovepark The latest trailer for tvN’s The Midnight Romance in Hagwon showcases the lives of two instructors, but more than the small glimpses of plot, it’s really the atmosphere of the project that draws me in. It’s no wonder, though, since director Ahn Pan-seok […]
News bites: April 27, 2024
News bites: April 27, 2024 by tccolb A new poster has come creeping in for MBC’s upcoming Bittersweet Hell, where family psychologist Kim Hee-sun (Remarriage & Desires) and crime novelist Lee Hye-young (Big Bet) are putting on their sleuthing caps to protect their family from a mysterious blackmailer. Broadcasting on weekends following Chief Detective 1958, […]