The press conference for upcoming KBS Wed-Thurs drama Mystery Queen 2 is so darn cute and just the goodness I needed after a crazy weekend of sexual harassment news breaking from K-ent. But then I get nervous and wonder if any of the stars of this drama is just one step from being outed and suddenly production is sent into scramble mode. MQ2 is the sequel to the cult favorite drama from last year which inexplicably paired Kwon Sang Woo with Choi Kang Hee as a mismatched pair of cop and housewife detective team and made it work marvelously. I loved the original and can’t wait for the sequel which has Choi Kang Hee a police officer at last but still her usual quirky self. The drama premieres this Wednesday as all programming returns to usual with the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang concluded. Continue reading
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The goodness keeps on coming for Mystery Queen 2, with the second drama poster moving the detective duo from the wintry countryside road to chilling beside a crime scene. They are so effortlessly cool, for the first time I think … Continue reading

Classy and fun are the two adjectives that come to mind when I saw this latest Cosmopolitan Korea pictorial featuring Mystery Queen leads Kwon Sang Woo and Choi Kang Hee. She sheds her dowdy housewife detective duds for a lovely … Continue reading

The evolution of Kwon Sang Woo and Choi Kang Hee into their characters in KBS drama Mystery Queen felt like completely different routes that dovetailed perfectly. She was as quirky in real life, it seems, as her housewife detective character … Continue reading

Aw heck yeah, the intrepid Mystery Queen duo is back together and this time with an even better supporting cast for the second go-around. First looks are here for 2018 K-drama Mystery Queen 2, taking viewers back to that quirky … Continue reading

Yay for some positive news around a K-drama to wash away some of the worry of Hwayugi‘s beleaguered state. KBS held the script reading for season 2 of it’s cult favorite housewife cop partner detective drama Mystery Queen (Queen of … Continue reading

Fans of the quirky KBS drama Mystery Queen (Queen of Mystery) can rejoice now that all elements are confirmed for the sequel. Mystery Queen 2 is coming to KBS February 2018 taking over the Wed-Thurs time slot from currently airing … Continue reading

There’s finally a positive in the generally dismaying results when K-dramas try to do a season 2 or even a sequel to milk a popular drama. The underrated and much loved KBS detective housewife drama from earlier this spring Mystery … Continue reading

KBS had a hit in the last Wed-Thurs drama with Chief Kim which ended last week, but it’s less certain that this week’s new arrival Mystery Queen can replicate the success. I’m actually really interested in the offbeat Mystery Queen … Continue reading

It’s classic noir for the visual home run in the recently released official posters for KBS sleuthing drama Mystery Queen. I would love to see these in black-and-white as well but the saturated tones of gold and red accents with backdrops … Continue reading

The transformation of quirky actress Choi Kang Hee into the titular Mystery Queen looks like a slam dunk from the first stills recently released of the upcoming KBS Wed-Thurs drama. Taking over for the time slot leading Chief Kim, the … Continue reading

There are some actors or actresses that elicit a meh response whenever I hear they are cast in a drama or movie. Choi Kang Hee is one of them and honestly it’s not because she’s a bad actress. It’s due … Continue reading

I’m way more fascinated by the fashion, mostly lack thereof, parade at the VIP movie premiere for the thriller movie Fabricated City than I am in the actual movie. Starring Ji Chang Wook and Shim Eun Kyung, the movie is … Continue reading