Park Bo Young, Jang Dong Yoon, Yeon Woo Jin, and Lee Jung Eun Kick Off Filming for Netflix K-drama Morning Comes to the Mental Ward

Oh what a lovely quartet main cast! Netflix K-drama Morning Comes to the Mental Ward kicked off filming this week in what will likely be a 2023 release. It’s adapted from novels written by a real life nurse at a psychiatric ward and is described as warm and touching. Park Bo Young will take on the role of the nurse and she gets veteran Lee Jung Eun working with her and two male leads on Yeon Woo Jin and Jang Dong Yoon. It’s been a slower year for Netflix produced K-dramas compared to 2021 but its good to see the platform still investing in this genre and assembling top talent like this.

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jTBC Trio of Besties Drama Thirty Nine Premieres this Wednesday to 4.406% Ratings

K-viewers got a midweek treat this Wednesday with the arrival of jTBC Wed-Thurs drama Thirty Nine, adapted from a hit C-drama and with the female character led cast navigating the trials and tribulations of being on the cusp of forty … Continue reading

jTBC Female Friendship and Growth Drama Thirty Nine with Son Ye Jin, Jeon Mi Do, and Kim Ji Hyun Gears Up for February 16th Premiere

Clearly female lead Son Ye Jin is all over the news right before her new drama Thirty Nine premieres on jTBC on February 16th but it doesn’t feel of promotion that she announced her marriage to Hyun Bin next month … Continue reading

Yeon Woo Jin and Lee Moo Saeng Offered Male Lead Roles in Upcoming Female Friendship K-drama Thirty Nine with Son Ye Jin, Jeon Mi Do, and Ahn So Hee

The casting of male leads for upcoming jTBC drama Thirty Nine (39) is underway and it looks like the production has an eye for talented actors who will be complementary support to the three female leads for a female-centric drama. … Continue reading

After Her Private Life and Kim Jae Wook, Park Min Young Reigns as the K-drama Female Lead Racking Up Successive Chemistry Wins

I’m having a hard time thinking of another K-drama actress with as many romance dramas under belt as Park Min Young AND has also delivered performances that generated strong chemistry with her male lead(s). In some dramas she even sparks … Continue reading

SBS Drama Nothing to Lose Becomes Judge vs Judge and Ready For Wed Premiere

I feel like SBS Wed-Thurs dramas just blended together as the newly arriving one formerly known as Nothing to Lose but now has the English title of Judge vs. Judge is straight up a continuation of predecessor drama While You … Continue reading