Tree with Deep Roots Holds Press Conference and Releases 7-minute Trailer

Now this is how stars should look at a press conference for their drama! Jang Hyuk, Han Suk Hyu, and Shin Se Kyung get an A+++ across-the-board for showing up classy, gorgeous, and coordinated at the press conference for Tree with Deep Roots, which is premiering next Wednesday on SBS. With The Princess’s Man ending next week, that will leave the Wed-Thurs slot with TwDR as the lone sageuk.

Whereas TPM was a love story set within a political struggle, TwDR looks to head in the opposite direction with more intrigue and history than relationship woes. A seven-minute trailer has been released that looks excellent. And for those of you wondering where Song Joong Ki went, he’s got a cameo role as young King Sejong (the mature counterpart being played by Han Suk Hyu), so he’ll likely be in the first episode or two only. Continue reading

Roundup of the Remaining 2011 K-Dramas

I’ve been rather underwhelmed with the latest rounds of casting news for upcoming K-dramas, aside from the ones which are in production already that I’m looking forward to, such as Thousand Day Promise, Tree with Deep Roots, and Padam Padam: … Continue reading