Category Archives: K-dramas

Extraordinary Attorney Woo Episodes 11-12 Dip Slightly to 14% Ratings and First Stirrings of Negative Feedback with Audiences Complaining About Quality of Recent Court Cases

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I don’t know if the recent dip in ratings for Extraordinary Attorney Woo episodes 11-12, going down from series high above 15% to the 14% range, is correlated with the recent first complaints I’ve heard about the drama or merely the 15% was the peak for this drama’s legs. This drama’s ratings are still astronomically high for a tiny cable … Continue reading →

Namgoong Min Appears Stylish and Snazzy in BTS Pics for SBS Drama Thousand Won Lawyer and Awaken Costar Lee Chung Ah to Guest Star for Reunion

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This is totally night and day for Namgoong Min, to borrow the Korean title of Namgoong Min’s sci-fi tinged thriller drama Awaken which had the title Day and Night. He looked so serious and dare I say it a bit morose looking in his early filming stills for his last dram The Veil (Black Sun), and who can blame him … Continue reading →

tvN Announces One Weekend Hiatus for Alchemy of Souls on August 13-14 to Prepare Better Quality Final Episodes

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Hhhhmmmm, I wonder if reshoots are going on and changes are being made to the final arc of Alchemy of Souls. If I take tvN at its word then this is nothing more than just good production values at play as the network announced that the drama will not air next weekend on August 13-14 in order for the production … Continue reading →

New tvN Wed-Thurs Drama Adamas Averaging 3.3% Ratings Through Episode 3 and Also Not Generating Lots of Buzz

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If this turns into another Kairos I’m good with it, objectively that was one of the best dramas in 2021 albeit super low rated and the same PD is behind Adamas and so far it’s not a promising start. The thriller investigative drama premiered last week but most of South Korea is in an Extraordinary Attorney Woo collective euphoria so … Continue reading →

Rising Actress Jung Da Eun to Take Over Majority of Kim Sae Ron’s Screen Time in Netflix Drama Bloodhounds

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I’m glad to read this news because at least the production has made a decision. Netflix produced drama Bloodhounds (Hunting Dogs) has decided to bring new cast member Jung Da Eun onboard and she will be playing a newly written role. The drama will write original second female lead Kim Sae Ron basically dead and Jung Da Eun will take … Continue reading →

First Posters and Teaser for September 2022 tvN Drama Little Women with Kim Go Eun, Nam Ji Hyun, and Park Ji Hoo

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I wish this drama didn’t call itself Little Women but then again quite a few Korean dramas have used famous Western work titles and it didn’t create confusion, thinking of Pinocchio and While You Were Sleeping among others. Perhaps this is using that classic novel set up of four sisters as an inspiration, but this time its just three sisters … Continue reading →

Jo Yoon Hee is the 6th Lead to Joining the Next Drama From Penthouse Writer and PD Called The Escape of Seven

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The title makes it sound like a Squid Game type escape story but coming from the PD and screenwriter combo that produced the mega hit but also mega crazy SBS drama Penthouse and kept it going for three seasons means it’s just makjang to come even in escape form. But this combo clearly has the track record of delivering the … Continue reading →

Soul Swappers Abound in New Twist with Alchemy of Souls Rising to New Series High of 7.600% Ratings for Episode 14

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The whole soul swapping thing has been both an asset and recently a crutch for Alchemy of Souls. Yes wuri Mu Deok/Naksu is at risk thanks to the two sharing a body but sometimes it feels dangerous and other times it’s an afterthought. I don’t know anymore if she has an ultimate purpose, now that she knows her dad went … Continue reading →

Alchemy of Souls Episode 13 on Saturday Rises to 6.290% with New Competition But Story Narrative Slows to a Crawl

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Durrrr, this drama pace is really challenging my patience. Don’t fret, I still love Alchemy of Souls and it’s the one drama I immediately think to watch when I wake up on Saturday and Sunday mornings when new episodes drop, but episode 13 was sooooooooo slow. It was half Wook and Mu Deok escaping Jin Mu and half more training … Continue reading →

Fri-Sat Dramas Premiere New Competition with MBC Legal Thriller Big Mouth and SBS Workplace Comedy Tomorrow’s Webtoon

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I feel bad for these two dramas which actually both look good and create counter programming so something for different tastes. But with Wed-Thurs drama Extraordinary Attorney Woo dominating across the board in buzz it almost feels like these two new premieres aren’t getting as much attention as it would have normally. New MBC Fri-Sat drama is Big Mouth with … Continue reading →

Extraordinary Attorney Woo Vaults Over 15% Ratings in Episodes 9-10 as Our Plucky Autistic Young Lawyer Makes New Emotional Breakthroughs

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Next year’s 2023 the Best Actress Baeksang is definitely going through Park Eun Bin for Extraordinary Attorney Woo. She missed out last year after being nominated for The King’s Affection which makes her chance even better this year, plus she has delivered the biggest surprise hit in years that is dominating South Korean watercoolers. The drama took another high jump … Continue reading →

Jeon Ji Hyun Only Solo Female Star to Make Top South Korean Entertainer Earnings List of 2022 Behind Lim Young Woong and BTS

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The 2022 is more than half over but some things don’t change. I feel like the folks on the top 10 lists in South Korea rarely change and this new aggregation of the top earners for 2022 so far is a collection of the same names. Making the list as the only solo female star is Jeon Ji Hyun at … Continue reading →

Examples of Worst and Most Awkwardly Inserted PPL in K-dramas

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Time for a laugh inducing post, chingus! Other than everyone and their grandmothers and even people who just came out of a coma all eating at Subways for breakfast/lunch/dinner/dream sequences, there are many other examples of egregious PPL (product placement) in K-dramas. A recent set of GIFs and stills helpfully collected it so you can see with your own eyes … Continue reading →