News bites: January 22, 2022
Advertisements 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] […]
Kim Tae-ri and Nam Joo-hyuk reminisce about summer in Twenty Five Twenty One
Advertisements Kim Tae-ri and Nam Joo-hyuk reminisce about summer in Twenty Five Twenty One by tccolb With the premiere only a few weeks away, tvN has been ramping up promos for their upcoming romance Twenty Five Twenty One which stars Kim Tae-ri (Mr. Sunshine) and Nam Joo-hyuk (Start-Up).The story re-visits the South Korean IMF crisis […]
Kang Daniel and Chae Soo-bin report for duty in Disney+ drama Rookie Cops
Advertisements Kang Daniel and Chae Soo-bin report for duty in Disney+ drama Rookie Cops by tccolb In anticipation of its premiere later this month, Disney+’s original drama Rookie Cops has been steadily releasing new promos, including a pile of character posters and stills. Set on the campus of a police academy, the coming-of-age comedy is […]
Looking back on 1998 with Kim Tae-ri and Nam Joo-hyuk in Twenty-Five Twenty-One
Advertisements Looking back on 1998 with Kim Tae-ri and Nam Joo-hyuk in Twenty-Five Twenty-One by tccolb New stills have been released for tvN’s upcoming drama Twenty-Five Twenty-One, featuring the lead actors Kim Tae-ri (Mr. Sunshine) and Nam Joo-hyuk (Start-Up). The coming-of-age story starts in 1998 when our young characters are just stepping out into the […]
Drama viewership ratings for the week of Dec. 13-19, 2021
Advertisements UPDATE ON MY IMAGINARY TAEC vs JUNHO HORSERACE.SRI&J episodes 9-12 ratings: 4.5%, 4.6%, 3.7%, 3.4%TRS episodes 9-12 ratings: 10.9%, 10.2%, 12.8%, 13.3% If I assign one horse length to one percentage point in the ratings, my call of the race as of now would be:“As we make the final turn and down the stretch […]
Childhood Connections, Gods, And Demons: First Impressions Of “Lovers Of The Red Sky”
Advertisements 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 […]
6 Ways “Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha” Provides Healing and Joy
Advertisements 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 […]
Three women face death in JTBC human drama Only One Person
Advertisements Three women face death in JTBC human drama Only One Person by tineybeanie Upcoming JTBC drama Only One Person has released its first teaser featuring Ahn Eun-jin (Hospital Playlist 2), Kang Ye-won (Man Who Dies to Live), and Joy (The Great Seducer). The story is a human melodrama about three women who meet at […]
Premiere Watch: The King’s Affection, Reflection of You, My Name
Advertisements Premiere Watch: The King’s Affection, Reflection of You, My Name by missvictrix After a brief respite from our fall premieres, there are three new shows on the way, each offering something quite different. We have Netflix’s next original (sure to get extra buzz after Squid Game, right?), our latest romance and gender-bending sageuk, and […]