Category Archives: K-dramas

Dispatch Releases Interview with 18 Classmates and 2 Teachers of Nam Joo Hyuk Disputing Claims of Bullying and Describing Him as a Sunny Disposition Student

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A week after news broke that first one accuser and days later a second accuser pointed fingers at K-actor Nam Joo Hyuk for bullying them during his school days, tabloid newspaper Dispatch has released an article that includes interviews with 18 classmates and 2 teachers that refute the bullying accusations. The interviews present the narrative that Nam Joo Hyuk did … Continue reading →

Fans of Yumi’s Cells 2 Soak Up the Sweet Romance in the First Part as the Hint of Turbulence Ahead Arises Starting in Episode 9

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So my life feels like two extremes during the COVID pandemic era. I suddenly went from flying all the time for work to flying not at all and then recently flying all the time for personal family emergency reasons with no equilibrium. One thing I realized is that I hate flying in any situation but hearing the familiar safety video … Continue reading →

Alchemy of Souls Rises Above 6% Again in Episode 6 as Mu Duk Navigates the Fine Lines Between Three Male Leads

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Sigh, it’s another LONG week before my next fix of Alchemy of Souls and the crack that the Hong Sisters are doling out in very controlled portions. Because the drama is so good it makes the wait harder and also each weekend’s new episodes to be savored. This weekend the ratings stayed the same to last weekend, with Sunday’s episode … Continue reading →

Kim Nam Gil Receives From SBS on Behalf of Through the Darkness a Special First Half of 2022 Drama Award

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I don’t know what this is since it’s brand spanking new and could be a precursor for what is already being deemed a complete shitshow that will be the year end 2022 SBS Drama Awards. There are FOUR top actor/actress that could get the Daesang and three have already aired dramas to rave reviews and ratings. There is Kim Nam … Continue reading →

First Look at Lee Min Ho and Gong Hyo Jin Filming Big Budget Sci-fi Romance Drama Ask the Stars

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Waaaaaah, the first look is here! Does it look potentially amazing or nah I’m still not feeling it? Top stars Gong Hyo Jin and Lee Min Ho have been filming sci-fi romance drama Ask the Stars for the last few months but this weekend they posted selfies on SNS that are adorbs! I mean, they look cute and charming together … Continue reading →

Alchemy of Souls Episode 5 Gets 5.352% Ratings as Wook’s Training Turns into Equal Parts Comedy and Companionship

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When I love a K-drama to bits from the very start, it also imbues me with a stronger sense of anxiety because if the drama takes a turn to dumpsville then it means a lot more to me than if I didn’t care much for the drama to begin with. That’s how I feel each Friday as new episodes of … Continue reading →

Small Cable Network Drama Extraordinary Attorney Woo Doubles in Ratings After Premiere and Park Eun Bin Basks in Rave Reviews as Leading Lady

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This is probably the legal version of Good Doctor and like that drama seems off to a garnering great reviews. ENA cable network drama Extraordinary Attorney Woo (Weird Lawyer Woo Young Woo) premiered this week airing on Wed-Thurs and the first episode got 0.948% ratings but the next night the second episode doubled that to 1.805%. That is extraordinary in … Continue reading →

tvN Releases First Poster and Preview for Investigative Thriller Drama Adamas with Ji Sung Playing Twin Brothers

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When I saw the first poster and preview for upcoming tvN drama Adamas, it suddenly reminded me of the fantastic J-dorama Ourorboros. It stems from the use of an ancient figure, the Ouroboros is both Egyptian and Greek and Adamas is a Trojan War character, and from the collaboration of two guys to solve a decades old murder and uncover … Continue reading →

Netflix Drops Pictorial with Four Leads of Hit tvN Fantasy Sageuk Alchemy of Souls with Lee Jae Wook, Jung So Min, Minhyun, and Shin Seung Ho

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Dang, not only is this drama doing well domestically it’s also rocking on Netflix which has streaming rights. For the week of June 26th Alchemy of Souls reached 10th worldwide which is quite a feat considering it’s a sageuk which has less immediate lure than a modern show. I’m pleased to see Netflix actually promoting it with tweets and now … Continue reading →

Stars of Three Popular Dramas Moonlight Drawn By Clouds, Itaewon Class, and The Sound of Magic Reunite for New TVing Variety Show Youth MI

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OMG this is a wild collection of K-stars for a variety show, either the PD has made reach or TVing is pouring money into this endeavor. A new variety show will be streaming on TVing in September called Youth MT and the announcement is that the main casts of three popular dramas will be reuniting and heading to the countryside … Continue reading →

Lee Jong Seok Transforms into Big Mouth in First Teaser for Upcoming MBC Drama Costarring Yoona

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If just premiered KBS drama Cafe Minamdang is way more goofy and quirky than expected, then upcoming MBC drama Big Mouth is continues to drop way more serious, action, and dangerous promos than this drama was announced as. Not a bad thing but it’s giving me Mouse crossed with Flower of Evil vibes, and I don’t know if Lee Jong … Continue reading →

Youn Yuh Jung Declines K-drama Curtain Call and Veteran Goo Doo Shim Takes Over the Matriarch role

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So now the main cast of upcoming big budget high profile K-drama Curtain Call (former Tree Dies on Their Feet) is complete. Award winning veteran Youn Yuh Jung was originally tapped to play the matriarch grandmother role and she was one of the first names attached to this drama. But the recent casting confirmations did not mention her and now … Continue reading →

KBS Mon-Tues Quirky Detective Drama Cafe Minamdang Premieres to 5.7% and 5.6% Ratings for the First Two Episodes

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The summer K-drama premieres continue on and this time it’s new KBS Mon-Tues drama Cafe Minamdang dropping to kick off the week. The drama got ratings of 5.7% and 5.6% for its first and second episode ratings, respectively, which is around where predecessor Bloody Heart (Red Single Heart) started off with. I’ve heard good reviews as I haven’t had a … Continue reading →