I feel guilty for consciously / unconsiously partaking in these two trends after reading the comments: 1. Jumping into a drama just for the leads’ pretty faces and not realising how problematic the subject matter is. Is incest the newest trend in Kdramas? I don’t care about the morality and social acceptance, but I do […]
News bites: February 4, 2023
News bites: February 4, 2023 by tccolb Ji Chang-wook, Shin Hye-sun Ji Chang-wook (If You Wish Upon Me) and Shin Hye-sun (Mr. Queen) are on the casting table for JTBC’s new healing romance Welcome to Samdalri. On the production side, PD Cha Young-hoon (When the Camellia Blooms) is attached to direct with Kwon Hye-joo (Go […]
News bites: November 30, 2022
News bites: November 30, 2022 by tccolb Park Shin-hye, Park Hyung-shik We may have a cute Heirs reunion on the horizon with Park Shin-hye (Sisyphus) and Park Hyung-shik (Soundtrack#1) both in talks for JTBC’s Doctor Slump. The friends-to-lovers medical romance will be written by Baek Sun-woo (What’s Wrong With Secretary Kim) and is planning to […]
News bites: November 23, 2022
News bites: November 23, 2022 by tccolb tvN has my full attention with their latest poster for Alchemy of Souls 2 and be still my heart because December isn’t even here yet and Lee Jae-wook (Do Do Sol Sol La La Sol) is already making me blush. Go Yoon-jung (Law School) is holding her own […]
A glimpse of the full cast of characters in new Alchemy of Souls 2 teaser
A glimpse of the full cast of characters in new Alchemy of Souls 2 teaser by missvictrix In the latest teaser for tvN’s Alchemy of Souls 2, we get another look at our hero Jang Wook (Lee Jae-wook). Over quick cuts of the infamous sword — and then fire, mayhem, destruction, and blood — Wook […]
News bites: November 12, 2022
News bites: November 12, 2022 by tccolb Our darling mages have undergone moody makeovers for tvN’s Alchemy of Souls 2 and while I’m loving Yoo In-soo’s darker locks in the new poster, I mourn the loss of Yoo Joon-sang’s mane of glory. RIP. Together with Lee Jae-wook, Go Yoon-jung, Hwang Min-hyun, Shin Seung-ho, Oh Nara, […]
First look at Alchemy of Souls 2 in new teaser with Lee Jae-wook
First look at Alchemy of Souls 2 in new teaser with Lee Jae-wook by missvictrix Long time no Wook! Finally, tvN gives us our first peek at the rest of our Alchemy of Souls saga. With a month to go before Part 2 premieres, I’m hanging on by a thread. (Also, let’s be real and […]
News bites: October 29, 2022
News bites: October 29, 2022 by tccolb Lee Jae-wook, Hong Su-ju, Jun In another fight between the rich and the poor, a new drama called Royal Loader is in the works, with Lee Jae-wook (Alchemy of Souls) in the lead alongside Hong Su-ju (Lovestruck in the City) – and possibly Jun (a.k.a. Lee Jun-young) (May […]
News bites: October 19, 2022
News bites: October 19, 2022 by tccolb Kim Sun-ho (Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha) may be returning to dramaland in a romance sageuk called Hae-shi’s Shin-ru (romanized title). Set in Joseon’s renaissance era – during King Sejong’s reign – the drama is still in the planning stages with filming set to begin early next year. Scripts will be […]
Jung So-min tries to teach Lee Jae-wook in tvN’s Alchemy of Souls
Jung So-min tries to teach Lee Jae-wook in tvN’s Alchemy of Souls by tccolb The promos for tvN’s fantasy romance Alchemy of Souls have been kicking into high gear with more posters and a video teaser featuring the drama’s two leads.Set in a land that is hidden from history, the story has Lee Jae-wook (Do […]