Kim Hee-sun invites us to MBC’s comedy-thriller Our House by tccolb Kim Hee-sun, Lee Hye-young As we head towards the end of 2023 (already!), a fresh new crop of dramas are being planted for the new year and MBC announced that the screwball comedy and thriller Our House (previously Gaslighting) has been added to their […]
Premiere Watch: The Goryeo-Khitan War
Btw, some of you might know this but I just found out the following from Encyclopaedia Britannica:“ Cathay, name by which North China was known in medieval Europe. The word is derived from Khitay (or Khitan), the name of a seminomadic people who left southeastern Mongolia in the 10th century CE to conquer part of […]
News bites: November 11, 2023
News bites: November 11, 2023 by tccolb Clockwise: Park Hae-soo, Shin Mina, Lee Hee-joon, Gong Seung-yeon, Lee Kwang-soo, Kim Sung-kyun The main cast has been announced for Netflix’s new crime-thriller Karma (previously Ill-Fated Relationship), lining up Park Hae-soo (Narco-Saints), Shin Mina (Our Blues), and Lee Hee-joon (Behind Every Star), along with Kim Sung-kyun (Moving), Lee […]
Country bumpkin Im Shi-wan asserts his Boyhood
Country bumpkin Im Shi-wan asserts his Boyhood by solstices Cuteness and comic relief abound in the first teaser for Coupang Play original Boyhood, featuring a bumbling country bumpkin trying to find his footing in a new town. At a short and sweet ten episodes, this action-comedy promises a fun blend of hilarious hijinks and retro […]
Reincarnation as retribution for Seo In-gook in Death’s Game
Reincarnation as retribution for Seo In-gook in Death’s Game by solstices A new teaser is out for TVING original Death’s Game, giving us another glimpse into the many reincarnations of Seo In-gook (Cafe Minamdang). The drama remains tight-lipped about its plot, choosing to only dole out sneak peeks into its premise, but given the outstanding […]
A second chance at love in Welcome to Samdalri
A second chance at love in Welcome to Samdalri by missvictrix The second teaser for JTBC’s healing rom-com Welcome to Samdalri is here, and they had me at the romantic focus… and the reverse bandaging trope! The drama stars Shin Hye-sun (See You in My 19th Life) as our disgraced heroine who returns to her […]
Premiere Watch: Vigilante
Premiere Watch: Vigilante by missvictrix Time slot: WednesdaysBroadcaster: Disney+Genre: Crime, action, thriller, suspenseEpisode count: 8Reasons to watch: Nam Joo-hyuk, Yoo Ji-tae, and Lee Jun-hyuk? That’s all they needed to say to get me interested. We’ve also got a cool double identity dynamic here, with Nam Joo-hyuk playing our police university student by day, and hooded […]
News bites: November 8, 2023
News bites: November 8, 2023 by tccolb New character posters have been released for MBC’s The Story of Park’s Marriage Contract, featuring our time-crossed bride and groom, Lee Se-young (The Law Cafe) and Bae In-hyuk (Cheer Up). With two weddings to prepare – just a few centuries apart – the fantasy rom-com will be leading […]
Drama viewership ratings for the week of Oct. 30 – Nov. 5, 2023
Drama viewership ratings for the week of Oct. 30 – Nov. 5, 2023 by DB Staff The Matchmakers has a nice premiere for KBS, but next week will give us a better sense of what size audience it will claim — and we can say the same for Moon in the Day, which didn’t do […]
Song Kang won’t leave Kim Yoo-jung’s side in new teaser
Song Kang won’t leave Kim Yoo-jung’s side in new teaser by Jenzy Okay — hottie oppa or not — I don’t know if I’d want my bodyguard to be that devoted to the job, but I digress. In the newest teaser for SBS’s My Demon, Song Kang (Forecasting Love and Weather) shows us he’s serious […]