News bites: October 2, 2023 by tccolb The countdown is on for Part 2 of MBC’s My Dearest and the new sneak clip reveals our forlorn hero Namgoong Min (One Dollar Lawyer), drowning himself in a sorrow of what-ifs about the past events in Part 1. For now, Ahn Eun-jin (The Good Bad Mother) can […]
Teasers for Strong Woman Kang Nam-soon’s heroes and villain
Teasers for Strong Woman Kang Nam-soon’s heroes and villain by lovepark A new batch of superheroes are ready and raring to go in JTBC’s upcoming Strong Woman Kang Nam-soon. Helmed by three generations of strong ladies, there’s daughter Lee Yumi (Mental Coach Jegal), mother Kim Jung-eun (My Dangerous Wife), and grandmother Kim Hae-sook (Revenant). [embedded […]
Meet villain Byun Woo-seok in Strong Woman Kang Nam-soon
Meet villain Byun Woo-seok in Strong Woman Kang Nam-soon by Jenzy The latest teaser for Strong Woman Kang Nam-soon has taken a different angle from the previous two, this time putting the spotlight on our show’s villain. The greedy CEO Byun Woo-seok (Moonshine) faces off against our three generations of strong ladies: Lee Yumi (Mental […]
News bites: September 12, 2023
News bites: September 12, 2023 by tccolb New character posters have dropped for A Good Day to Be a Dog, showcasing our adorable three leads: Cha Eun-woo (Island), Park Kyu-young (Celebrity), and Lee Hyun-woo (Money Heist: Korea – Joint Economic Area). Airing in MBC’s new Wednesday slot, the fantasy rom-com releases on October 11. [MBC] […]
News bites: September 5, 2023
News bites: September 5, 2023 by tccolb The first script reading stills have dropped for KBS’s upcoming weekender Hyo-shim’s Independent Life, showcasing our headstrong heroine UEE (Ghost Doctor) along with the story’s feuding cousins Ha Joon (Missing: The Other Side 2) and Go Joo-won (Haechi). Premiering next week on September 16, the family drama follows […]
Lee Yumi saves the day as Strong Woman Kang Nam-soon
Lee Yumi saves the day as Strong Woman Kang Nam-soon by tccolb Even in the current sea of K-drama superheroes, we don’t see too many females armed with super strength. But rest assured, JTBC is here to fill that void with not just one but three (!) super ladies in the spin-off Strong Woman Kang […]
News bites: April 19, 2023
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: August 17, 2022
1. So they had the biggest budget of any kdrama ever, but didn’t have any left over for the poster?? 2. Na In-woo’s really accepting every offer he gets huh. Not that the premise doesn’t intrigue me (I didn’t know ghost marriages were a thing in Korean culture), it just seems like he’s working a […]
Jung Woo makes his own way in new Mental Coach Jegal teaser
Jung Woo makes his own way in new Mental Coach Jegal teaser by missvictrix All it takes is a wacky teaser to get my drama radar up, and tvN’s upcoming drama Mental Coach Jegal (previously Mental Coach Je Gal-gil) does just that. Promotion for the healing sports drama is in full swing, with the premiere […]
Script reading for tvN’s healing sports drama Mental Coach Je Gal-gil
Script reading for tvN’s healing sports drama Mental Coach Je Gal-gil by Jenzy The cast of tvN’s upcoming drama Mental Coach Je Gal-gil (literal translation) have recently had their first script reading, and stills have been released.The drama stars Jung Woo (Mad for Each Other) as the titular “mental coach,” Je Gal-gil. Gifted in taekwondo, […]