I can proudly share that I’ve done some research in preparation for this epic moment – namely read like half of the source material. Which, to my deep shock, turned out to be not some trendy webtoon, but a paper manhwa back from 90s. And the era it was made in screams at you from […]
Song Hye-gyo vows vengeance in The Glory Part 2
Song Hye-gyo vows vengeance in The Glory Part 2 by solstices The eagerly-anticipated second half of Netflix’s revenge thriller The Glory is finally drawing near, and a gripping teaser is ready to immerse viewers back into the bleak world of our vengeful heroine Moon Dong-eun. Played by Song Hye-gyo (Now, We Are Breaking Up), Dong-eun […]
Introducing the players of The Secret Romantic Guesthouse
Introducing the players of The Secret Romantic Guesthouse by tccolb Now that promos are in full swing, SBS released a new teaser for their upcoming sageuk The Secret Romantic Guest House, presenting our story’s four leads: Shin Ye-eun (The Glory), Ryeoun (Through the Darkness), Kang Hoon (Little Women), and Jung Geon-joo (Kiss Sixth Sense).With Yoon […]
Sailing in search of justice in MBC’s Joseon Lawyer
Sailing in search of justice in MBC’s Joseon Lawyer by tccolb MBC has been steadily dishing out promos for their upcoming sageuk Joseon Lawyer, and this week brought a moody first poster as well as more character stills.Adding to the never-ending list of lawyers and revenge seekers in K-dramaland, this story’s protagonist is Kang Han-soo […]
News bites: February 21, 2023
1 is a stroke of exciting good news. With the kind of PD attached to 2 and the story it is based on, I’ll prepare my mind for the crazy things to come. And I like the casting here. 3. Honey Lee. Investigative comedy. After One the Woman, I can bet on this a million […]
Premiere Watch: Call It Love
Premiere Watch: Call It Love by missvictrix Time slot: WednesdaysBroadcaster: Disney+Genre: Romance, melodrama, revengeEpisode count: 16 Reasons to watch: We’ve had a string of melancholy dramas lately, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t high time we had another story about revenge plans thwarted by the unexpected complication of falling in love. Lee Sung-kyung plays our […]
Drama viewership ratings for the week of Feb. 13-19, 2023
THREE BOLD SIBLINGS has amped up the Makjang and ratings are rising accordingly. For the first time we are seeing normal ratings for a weekender. CRASH COURSE IN ROMANCE is doing well. I would have thought that HEAVENLY IDOL would draw a bigger audience. Source
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 […]
Lee Na-young to star in slice-of-life omnibus drama
Lee Na-young to star in slice-of-life omnibus drama by Jenzy It’s been too long since we’ve had a feel good slice-of-life drama (really, any amount of time is too long), but thankfully Wavve is here to put the universe back into balance with its upcoming drama Park Ha-kyung’s Travels starring Lee Na-young (Romance is a […]
Premiere Watch: Taxi Driver 2
In my darkest moments, I wish a mighty and infallible goddess of vengeance did exist to exact revenge solely against war mongers and profiteers, despots, environmental vandals, those who plan and commit genocide, torture, war crimes and crimes against humanity as well as abusers of all kind and rapists. But, this is RL and vigilantism […]