News bites: March 21, 2024
Advertisements News bites: March 21, 2024 by tccolb Lee Yoo-young, L KBS announced that Treat Me Carelessly (roughly translated) has been lined up on the year’s schedule to air in May, with L (a.k.a. Kim Myung-soo) (Numbers) and Lee Yoo-young (Insider) headlining the webtoon adaptation. In an opposites attract rom-com, a Confucian-abiding traditionalist hero will […]
News bites: March 14, 2024
Advertisements News bites: March 14, 2024 by tccolb Yoo Yeon-seok, Chae Soo-bin A new romance-thriller is on the horizon called The Number You Have Dialed (roughly translated, working title), with offers out to Yoo Yeon-seok (A Bloody Lucky Day) and Chae Soo-bin (The Fabulous) to headline the webnovel adaptation. As an arranged marriage couple who […]
News bites: March 9, 2024
Advertisements News bites: March 9, 2024 by tccolb Jeon Yeo-bin Jeon Yeo-bin (A Time Called You) has been tapped for the period drama Made in Korea, possibly joining Jung Woo-sung (Tell Me That You Love Me) and Hyun Bin (Crash Landing on You) in the gritty 1970s. With filmmaker Woo Min-ho (The Man Standing Next) […]
Jung Hae-in and Gu Kyo-hwan face a bigger battle in D.P.2
Advertisements Jung Hae-in and Gu Kyo-hwan face a bigger battle in D.P.2 by missvictrix Netflix’s hit D.P. is back for Season 2, and so are our heroes Jung Hae-in (Connect) and Gu Kyo-hwan (Monstrous). Rough, poignant, and a bit of a gut-punch, the series saw a ton of success, and the second season will likely […]
News bites: July 11, 2023
Advertisements News bites: July 11, 2023 by tccolb New posters have arrived for KBS’s upcoming My Lovely Boxer, which stars Lee Sang-yub (Eve) as an infamous sports agent who strives to revive the career of the young retired boxer Kim So-hye (How to Buy a Friend). Written by Kim Min-joo with co-directing by PD Choi […]
News bites: July 5, 2023
Advertisements 1. If this was pre-brownface, I would have been overjoyed and over the moon. Now, I’m still happy to see him finally make the envied career-jump, but my excitement has certainly dulled a little. *Sigh* being a South Asian fan can be tough at times. 2. My love-hate relationship with the Hong sisters aside, […]
Jung Hae-in and Gu Kyo-hwan chase army deserters in D.P. 2
Advertisements Jung Hae-in and Gu Kyo-hwan chase army deserters in D.P. 2 by solstices Unforgiving and unafraid to shine a light on the harsh reality of military service, Netflix original D.P. is back for a second season. Despite its gut-wrenching violence and suffocating bleakness, the first season told its tale with candid sensitivity, and the […]
News bites: June 21, 2023
Advertisements News bites: June 21, 2023 by tccolb Han Ji-min, Lee Min-ki, Suho JTBC’s fantasy Behind Your Touch has finally been slotted into the year’s schedule, premiering this summer on August 12. Starring Lee Min-ki (My Liberation Notes), Han Ji-min (Yonder), and EXO’s Suho (Rich Man), it’s reunions all around with production led by the […]
Netflix whets our appetite for the rest of their 2023 K-content
Advertisements I’ve been anticipating “Daily Dose of Sunshine” for months, “Gyeonseong Creature” looks amazing, and “Song of the Bandits” is set in my favorite period so I’m in for that reason alone. I avoided “DP” for a long time because I worried I wouldn’t be able to sleep after watching, and that turned out to […]