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 […]
Premiere Watch: Delivery Man
Premiere Watch: Delivery Man by missvictrix Time slot: Wednesday-ThursdayBroadcaster: ENAGenre: Supernatural, comedy, mysteryEpisode count: 12 Reasons to watch: The cuteness factor is through the roof with Yoon Chan-young, Minah, and Kim Min-seok headlining this one. And though I don’t normally gravitate towards ghostly comedies, this one looks like it just might be wacky enough to […]
First look at Kim Seo-hyung in ENA’s Paper Moon
First look at Kim Seo-hyung in ENA’s Paper Moon by tccolb The first stills have finally dropped for ENA’s upcoming suspense-thriller Paper Moon, which is based on the Japanese novel Kami no Tsuki by Mitsuyo Kakuta. The story has been adapted into both a movie and drama in Japan, and ENA’s new Korean remake is […]
Drama viewership ratings for the week of Feb. 20-26, 2023
Rembrary absolutely deserves better, but it’s been clear since way before Ep1 that this drama is not a ratings magnet and will never be. Honestly I’m surprised it even aired on TV at all – could’ve done much better as a streaming-only show. If not for the actors involved, I’d cheer for Kkokdu to sink […]
Jo Seung-woo is an oddball lawyer in Divorce Attorney Shin
Jo Seung-woo is an oddball lawyer in Divorce Attorney Shin by Jenzy The third teaser for Divorce Attorney Shin has been released, spotlighting our crackhead lead Jo Seung-woo (Sisyphus) and his unconventional life as a lawyer.The plot revolves around our hero Shin Sung-han (Jo Seung-woo) who used to be a big shot pianist overseas but, […]
Premiere Watch: Island (Part 2)
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 […]