News bites: August 15, 2023 by tccolb Lee Young-ae (Inspector Koo) is reviewing an offer for a new thriller called Eun-soo’s Good Day (roughly translated). Production is still in the early stages with PD Park Hyun-seok attached to direct (Forest of Secrets 2, Dance Sports Girls). In the meantime, Lee is currently busy with filming […]
News bites: August 12, 2023
News bites: August 12, 2023 by tccolb Lee Seon-kyun, Yoo Jae-myung, Kim Mu-yeol, Lee Kwang-soo LG U+ confirmed casting for the new mystery thriller No Way Out (previously Public Assassin), lining up Lee Seon-kyun (Payback), Yoo Jae-myung (Juvenile Justice), Kim Mu-yeol (Trolley), and Lee Kwang-soo (The Killer’s Shopping List). With filmmaker Choi Gook-hee (Life is […]
News bites: August 1, 2023
Amazing! Thank you so much for this thoughtful reply, Reply. It’s intriguing to me that you chalk some of this up to having a “rubbish memory” (which I very much doubt, but take your point!). I can also be “re-surprised” by a drama for which I’ve read the recaps. And I read recaps oftentimes for […]
News bites: July 31, 2023
News bites: July 31, 2023 by tccolb The promos continue for KBS’s My Lovely Boxer, this time releasing character posters of our main cast: Lee Sang-yub (Eve), Kim So-hye (How to Buy a Friend), Park Ji-hwan (Our Blues), and Kim Jin-woo (Love for a Thousand More) among others. Slated to air on August 21, the […]
News bites: July 29, 2023
News bites: July 29, 2023 by tccolb Oh Jung-se, Kim Sun-ho Oh Jung-se (Revenant) has confirmed casting for Netflix’s You Have Done Well, reuniting with writer Im Sang-chun (When the Camellia Blooms). Starring IU (Hotel Del Luna) and Park Bo-gum (Record of Youth), the period romance is also in talks with Kim Sun-ho (Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha) […]
News bites: July 25, 2023
News bites: July 25, 2023 by tccolb Kim Haneul, Yeon Woo-jin, Jang Seung-jo According to reports, KBS has lined up their main cast for the new mystery Let’s Get Grabbed by the Collar, which stars Kim Haneul (Kill Heel), Yeon Woo-jin (Thirty-Nine), and Jang Seung-jo (Can We Be Strangers). With production led by PD Lee […]
News bites: July 22, 2023
News bites: July 22, 2023 by tccolb Jung Ryeo-won (May It Please the Court) is considering a starring role in PD Ahn Pan-seok’s (One Spring Night, Pretty Noona Who Buys Me Food) newest project, currently titled Graduation (working title). Production for the romance is still in the early stages and is planning to start filming […]
News bites: July 15, 2023
News bites: July 15, 2023 by tccolb Park Bo-gum (Record of Youth) is considering a starring role in a new action-comedy called Good Boy. Still in the planning stages, the story will be looking at corruption and cheating in competitive sports and will feature a group of retired athletes who are recruited for the Olympics […]
News bites: July 11, 2023
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 Sang-yeol […]
News bites: July 5, 2023
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, Kim […]