News bites: April 23, 2022
1. Yoon Kyun-sang in a drama? It’s been a while. Although that poster… let’s hope it’s a Business Proposal scenario and not something else. 2. *Deep, deep sigh*. Did Junho really have to choose this? Out of the dozens of offers he’s surely getting? His costar and the writer doesn’t exactly inspire confidence either. 3. […]
Drama viewership ratings for the week of Feb. 7-13, 2022
Yay for Twenty Five Twenty One! I loved the first two episodes. I wasn’t as fond of Forecasting Love and Weather, but I like PMY so I’m glad it’s doing well. I thought for sure it was doomed given jtbc’s ratings woes. Glad Ghost Doctor is hanging in there too even though it’s had to […]
Drama viewership ratings for the week of Jan. 24-30, 2022
Our Beloved Summer ended with highest rating and it was one of the Kdramas with the highest-rated final episode! Wow, good and great job, and congrats to our OBS cast and crew! Like One Beloved Summer, Ghost Doctor delivered its highest rating ever! I think Kdramas on three non-cable channels KBS (both KBS1 and KBS2), […]
Nam Joo-Hyuk will complete his military service on September 19
Actor Nam Joo-hyuk is set to finish his mandatory military service on September 19. Have you been missing him? Here are some of his kdrama we recommend for binge-watching as we wait for his next project that we’re sure will be a good one. Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-joo (2016-2017) The Bride of Habaek (2017) Start-Up […]
Premiere Watch: Pyramid Game
This isn’t my usual genre, but I have had a huge soft spot for Bona ever since Girls’ Generation 1979 that was further solidified by Twenty-Five Twenty-One, despite her limitations as an actress. This seems like a role she can excel in (although I find it amusing she is still playing a high school student). […]
Kim Tae-ri is demon-possessed in Revenant teaser
Kim Tae-ri is demon-possessed in Revenant teaser by Jenzy Anyone up for a scary summer flick? The first full teaser for SBS’s occult drama Revenant starring Kim Tae-ri (Twenty-Five Twenty-One) and Oh Jung-se (Little Women) has dropped and it sets the stage for the thrilling dynamics between our demon-possessed lead and a literature professor who […]
Hospital hijinks in Doctor Cha Jung-sook teasers
Hospital hijinks in Doctor Cha Jung-sook teasers by missvictrix JTBC’s Doctor Cha Jung-sook is gearing up for its premiere in a few weeks, and we’ve got a new poster, two short “10 second” teasers, and a full teaser this week that hammer in the prevailing themes of this drama: hospital hijinks, comedic couple sparring, and […]
Separated At Birth? 10 K-Drama Stars And Their Astonishing Lookalikes
Through the many K-Dramas being watched, sometimes an actor brings to mind another face that looks similar. Or, when trying to recall someone who starred in a drama, we sometimes mistake the actor for someone else because they look so much alike. Here are ten K-Drama stars and their lookalikes, with looks so similar that […]
Park Ji-hoon fights back against bullies in Weak Hero Class 1
Park Ji-hoon fights back against bullies in Weak Hero Class 1 by solstices Wow, I never thought I’d find myself using the word “menacing” to describe Park Ji-hoon (At a Distance, Spring is Green), but he’s certainly broken away from his previous image to take on this role — I barely recognized him at first […]
Kep1er Narrows Down The “Queendom 2” Co-Participants They Were Closest To During The Show
Kep1er was one of six artists who participated in Mnet‘s survival program Queendom 2. Kep1er They shared the stage with Hyolyn… Hyolyn VIVIZ… VIVIZ Brave Girls… Brave Girls LOONA… LOONA …and eventual winners WJSN (also known as Cosmic Girls). WJSN (also known as Cosmic Girls). Though it was primarily a cutthroat competition with the teams being […]