News bites: April 22, 2023
News bites: April 22, 2023 by tccolb Cha Seung-won (Our Blues) is on the casting table for Guns and Talks, a drama remake of the 2001 film by the same title. An action-comedy about a team of four assassins, production is being led by the original director Jang Jin (We Are Brothers). If Cha accepts, […]
News bites: March 29, 2023
News bites: March 29, 2023 by tccolb Jeon Ji-hyun, Kang Dong-won Jeon Ji-hyun (Jirisan) and Kang Dong-won (Broker) are considering offers for a new spy series called Polaris (working title). Although Jeon’s most recent drama aired in 2021, it’s been much longer for Kang whose last drama was the 2004 series Magic. Filming is set […]
Drama viewership ratings for the week of Mar. 20-26, 2023
Drama viewership ratings for the week of Mar. 20-26, 2023 by DB Staff Sometimes in ratings land there are clear winners and clear losers, and that’s what we have this week, as we say goodbye to The Heavenly Idol and Kokdu: Season of Deity, both of which struggled through their runs for reasons discussed elsewhere. […]
News bites: March 11, 2023
News bites: March 11, 2023 by tccolb While we await for the premiere of Stealer: The Treasure Keeper, Joo-won (Alice) is fielding offers for his next project and is considering a new thoughtful romance called Nighttime Photo Studio (roughly translated). If he accepts, Joo-won will be playing a photographer who takes photo of the dead […]
News bites: March 1, 2023
News bites: March 1, 2023 by tccolb Chun Woo-hee, Kim Dong-wook Casting has been confirmed for Chun Woo-hee (Be Melodramatic) and Kim Dong-wook (King of Pigs) in tvN’s new series Beneficial Fraud. With Chun playing a notorious con artist and Kim her sympathetic lawyer, the drama is currently slated for the Monday-Tuesday slot, premiering on […]
News bites: February 18, 2023
News bites: February 18, 2023 by tccolb New character posters have arrived for Disney+’s Call It Love, showcasing the main cast: Kim Young-kwang (Somebody), Lee Sung-kyung (Shooting Stars), Sung Joon (Island), Hani (Hit the Spot), and Kim Ye-won (You Are My Spring). The romance premieres next week on February 22, with scripts by Kim Ga-eun […]
News bites: February 15, 2023
News bites: February 15, 2023 by tccolb Kang Hanna, Go Kyung-pyo Go Kyung-pyo (Connect) and Kang Hanna (Red Heart) have been paired for JTBC’s new rom-com, No Secrets (working title). Still in the planning stages, the story will have Kang playing a variety show writer, who sees a chance to turn lemons into lemonade when […]
Minah haunts Yoon Chan-young’s taxi in ENA’s Delivery Man
Minah haunts Yoon Chan-young’s taxi in ENA’s Delivery Man by tccolb ENA has released a new video teaser for Delivery Man, hinting at a backstory that ties Yoon Chan-young (All of Us Are Dead) and Minah (My Absolute Boyfriend) together – in addition to our first glimpse (finally!) of Kim Min-seok (Lovestruck in the City).When […]
News bites: February 8, 2023
News bites: February 8, 2023 by tccolb Jang Hyuk, Jang Nara, Chae Jung-ahn, Kim Nam-hee tvN’s new Family will be bringing us a secret agent Jang Hyuk (Red Heart) and his unbeknownst loving wife Jang Nara (Sell Your Haunted House), marking the actors’ fourth (!) time working together. Also starring Chae Jung-ahn (King of Pigs) […]