Life and death stakes at the Grand Shining Hotel
Life and death stakes at the Grand Shining Hotel by Jenzy In the latest teaser for TVING’s thriller drama special Grand Shining Hotel, we get a better look at the storybook world that entraps its residents, and how Jung In-sun (Let Me Be Your Knight) will have to overcome many dangers to save the people […]
Secrets and sorrow in Kim Nam-joo’s Wonderful World
Secrets and sorrow in Kim Nam-joo’s Wonderful World by solstices MBC’s upcoming mystery-thriller Wonderful World has released its second teaser, dropping some hints to its central secrets while remaining enigmatic about its characters. Starring Kim Nam-joo (Misty) and Cha Eun-woo (A Good Day to be a Dog), the drama will trace the path to healing […]
News bites: January 31, 2024
News bites: January 31, 2024 by tccolb It’s been 20 years since MBC’s hit sageuk Dae Jang Geum had us glued to the screen and this time a sequel seems to be officially in the works, with Lee Young-ae (Maestra – Strings of Truth) returning to reprise her iconic role as Jang-geum. Currently called Female […]
Watch out for bunnies in Branding in Seongsu
Watch out for bunnies in Branding in Seongsu by tccolb As we head into the month of St. Valentine’s, LG’s U+ Mobile TV came out with more promos for the upcoming office romance Branding in Seongsu. But because we can’t just have nice things, it looks like a rogue Easter Bunny has a vendetta to […]
News bites: January 27, 2024
News bites: January 27, 2024 by tccolb It’s full steam ahead for MBN’s upcoming The Crown Prince Has Disappeared, kicking off promos with the first script readings stills, led by Suho (Behind Your Touch), Hong Ye-ji (Love Song for Illusion), Myung Se-bin (Doctor Cha), Kim Joo-hun (Castaway Diva), and Minkyu (Maestra – Strings of Truth). […]
News bites: January 25, 2024
News bites: January 25, 2024 by tccolb It’s a busy, busy week for Joo Ji-hoon (Jirisan), who may finally be returning to romance (yay!) after MBC’s Goong, which aired almost two decades ago in 2006. Joo’s agency confirmed that he’s considering an offer for tvN’s Meeting Love on a Log Bridge (roughly translated), which has […]
Drama viewership ratings for the week of January 15-21, 2024
Aside from “Welcome to Samdalri,” viewership ratings for most dramas fell across the board due to competition from coverage of the AFC Asian Cup. SBS’s “My Demon” ended on an average nationwide rating of 3.5 percent for its series finale, marking a slight dip from the previous night. MBC’s “Knight Flower,” which airs in the […]
Jung In-sun gets trapped in a novel’s Grand Shining Hotel
Jung In-sun gets trapped in a novel’s Grand Shining Hotel by Jenzy A teaser is out for tvN’s Lunar New Year drama special Grand Shining Hotel, a horror-fantasy starring Jung In-sun (Let Me Be Your Knight) and Lee Ji-hoon (Sponsor).The premise is a juicy one. Yoo Ah-young (Jung In-sun) is a publishing employee and aspiring […]
News bites: January 18, 2024
News bites: January 18, 2024 by tccolb Netflix announced that Two Women (previously Eunjoong and Sang-yeon) has entered production, bringing us a story of the ups and downs of friendship with Kim Go-eun (Little Women) and Park Ji-hyun (Flex x Cop). Also starring Kim Gun-woo (The Glory), the series has PD Jo Young-min (The Interest […]
Drama viewership ratings for the week of January 8-14, 2024
I’m not at all surprised by “Knight Flower’s” high ratings. It’s fun and funny but also, it includes the type of social critique that I’ve noticed domestic viewers tend to like–that of a past that seems far away so one can shake their heads at the hypocrisy and cruelty while feeling that modern society is […]