Netflix Premieres D.P. 2 with Returning Leads Jung Hae In and Koo Kyo Hwan This Weekend to Strong Reviews

So Squid Game got ALL the K-drama thunder on Netflix in 2021 but thankfully all that may have directed attention to other Netflix available K-dramas including D.P. (Deserter Pursuit) which premiered right before Squid Game. D.P. got rave reviews and was soon greenlit for a second season who arrived this weekend on Netflix almost exactly two years from the original’s release date. This second season has leads Jung Hae In, Koo Kyo Hwan, and Kim Sung Kyun back and also new lead Son Seok Gu. It’s still trying to tell the story of the painfully endured trials and tribulations of soldiers in South Korea due to its mandatory military service and while it’s not a genre or backdrop that emotionally lures me in at least there is a great series that deals with this topic that affects so many in SK as all dudes have/will serve and women all know someone who served.

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Park Eun Bin Takes Home the 2023 Baeksang Awards Drama Category Daesang While Song Hye Kyo Wins Best Actress and Lee Sung Min Crowned Best Actor

This Friday’s Baeksang Awards in Seoul was probably a night of little to no surprises (just one big one) and a lot of satisfied winner picks. The Park Eun Bin and Song Hye Kyo race for Best Actress ended with … Continue reading

jTBC Weekend Drama My Liberation Notes Ends with Rapturous Audience Reception and 6.728% Ratings More than Doubling its Premiere

Ratings is definitely important and more often than not correlated with how popular a drama is. But the rare instances a drama can get lower ratings but higher online buzz and that’s the cast with My Liberation Notes. For a … Continue reading

jTBC Sat-Sun Drama My Liberation Diary Ratings are in the Mid 2% Range But Gains Traction as a Quality Offering with a Cult Following

Ratings are important for recouping production investment and ensuring more K-dramas are made, but sometimes there are gems that don’t get the broader reception but linger as an asset to the genre. Such is the trajectory of jTBC Sat-Sun drama … Continue reading

jTBC Finalizes Casting for My Ahjusshi Screenwriter’s Next Drama My Liberation Diary with Lee Min Ki, Kim Ji Won, Lee El, and Son Seok Gu

I love seeing an award winning screenwriter take the time before churning out another work. Deep and meaningful writing is hard to produce commercially and I like that My Ahjusshi and Another Oh Hae Young screenwriter Park Hae Young has … Continue reading

Son Seok Gu to Make Drama Return After 2 Years with jTBC Series My Release Diary with Lee Min Ki and Kim Ji Won by the Screenwriter of My Ahjusshi

A prestige drama is in the works over at jTBC and the stars are close to lining up. Acclaimed actor Son Seok Gu is confirmed to headline the upcoming My Release Diary which also makes the comeback project for screenwriter … Continue reading

Jung Hae In Confirmed to Lead Netflix Army Themed K-drama D.P. Adapted From Manhwa

Streaming giant Netflix continues onward with drama investment and production especially on the heels of COVID-19 when onscreen entertainment is mostly streaming with movie theaters closed or limited. The platform is adapting the manhwa D.P. (Deserter Pursuit) into a K-drama … Continue reading