Park Hyung Sik in Talks for Thriller K-drama Treasure Island About an Amnesic Thief

I like Park Hyung Sik but he has so many mid K-dramas and only the occasional hit that I’m left wondering if it’s his inability to pick scripts or its himself. I totally dropped his last drama Dr. Slump with Park Shin Hye even though I liked it well enough at the beginning it just didn’t hook me and that interest quickly dwindled to actually forgetting the drama was airing on weekends. Same for his prior sageuk Our Blooming Youth. But perhaps a change of genres is needed and his next drama already in talks for will be a thriller caper of sorts, titled Treasure Island its about a man who steals a 2 trillion won political slush fund and then disappears, only to reappear with no memory. If he accepts the drama will go into production later this year.

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Queen of Tears Hit Status Heightens Excitement for Top Actor Song Joong Ki’s Cameo Reunion with PD From Vincenzo and Former Costars Kim Ji Won and Kim Soo Hyun

There is going to be so much love going around behind the set when Song Joong Ki makes that announced cameo in tvN drama Qeen of Tears. His presence is three fold, the PD also directed him in his hit … Continue reading

Episode 4 of Queen of Tears Reaches 12.985% Ratings as the Reveal of a Lost Pregnancy Throws Even More Poignancy on the OTP

So watching the Queen of Tears is like reading a brilliantly paced novel where the story is good but the way it’s being told is even better. Episode 4 stormed the rating barricades delivering 12.985% which is astonishing in the speed … Continue reading

Established Drama Lead Actors and Actress Discuss Lack of Script Offers and Drastic Drop Off in K-dramas Being Produced in 2024 So Far

Is this the beginning of the end, or the start of a new world? I’ve been seeing the decrease in K-dramas being produced and the drop in ratings on terrestrial and cable networks for the last decade, but an uptick … Continue reading

Queen of Tears Drops New Poster After Premiere Highlighting Park Sung Hoon as the Potential Interloper in the Dysfunctional Marriage of Kim Soo Hyun and Kim Ji Won

So I’ve already re-watched the first two episodes of Queen of Tears which premiered this past weekend and my love for it has only increased after I have more time to savor the details. And there are so many, from … Continue reading