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SBS Premieres New Fri-Sat Drama Taxi Driver, First Episode Rated 19+ Due to Excessive Violence and Netizens Upset the Drama Uses the Real Life Choi Doo Soon Crime

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Another day, another K-netizen gripe. I’ll just explain it and let y’all decide if it’s legit. SBS premiered new Fri-Sat thriller drama Taxi Driver (Deluxe Taxi) starring Lee Je Hoon, Esom, Kim Eui Sung, and Pyo Ye Jin has been compared by viewers after watching the first episode to a gritty OCN detective vigilante type drama, so that’s a good … Continue reading →

MBC Wed-Thurs New Drama Oh My Ladylord Trends Downward into 1% Ratings as K-critics Pin the Blame on Lee Min Ki Losing his Mojos

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Prime time dramas for the big three networks have been on the low side for years, but being in the 4-6% range is still a big difference then the 1-2% range. MBC‘s new drama Oh My Ladylord (Oh! Master) has the worst drama title in recent memory and even fresh out of the gate it’s started low only to go … Continue reading →

Seo In Guk and Park Bo Young Have a Close Encounter in New Stills and Posters From Doom at Your Service

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Argh, I can’t believe I have to wait until May for this drama! tvN‘s upcoming Doom at Your Service (One Day, Destruction Came to My Door) has a chance to destroy my mental well being from too much squeeing if it’s as good as the promos make it seem. New stills and character posters are out for leads Park Bo … Continue reading →

jTBC 10th Anniversary Drama Sisyphus: The Myth Ends Disappointing Ratings Run and Exits into Drama Hell Holding Dead Tight to its Nonsensical “Sci-fi” Writing

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Drama friends, we have the first K-drama turd of 2021 and the first holder of the crown is unsurprisingly Sisyphus: The Myth. A sole source of comfort for fans of both leads is that it might get lucky and pass it on soon depending on what Mouse keeps pulling out of its Doraemon pocket of serial killer tricks. But I … Continue reading →

Dispatch Releases Pictures of Seo Ji Hye and Kim Jung Hyun Entering His Building After the Two Sides Deny Earlier Dating Rumors

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Crash Landing on You really IS the drama that keeps on giving, Ratings record setting, one real life OTP in leads Hyun Bin and Son Ye Jin, and now a second set of real life dating lovebirds. This week K-ent reported that CLOY second leads Kim Jung Hyun and Seo Ji Hye were in fact dating, but their two sides … Continue reading →

K-netizens Share More Great Future Pairings of Actor and Actress They Want to See Together in a Drama Including Park Bo Gum-Kim Ji Won, Park Seo Joon-Jung Yumi, and Kim Sun Ho-Seo Hyun Jin

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The K-netizens GIF abilities and great pairing intuition once again delivers a treat for the eyes and food for thought. A new post circulating shares more potential K-drama pairings, mostly modern drama styles, that the netizens think need to work together because it’s bound to be awesome. The first is Park Bo Gum and Kim Ji Won, who almost did … Continue reading →

KBS Starts Prepping for Sageuk Drama Thinking of the Moon When the Flowers Bloom with Yoo Seung Ho, Hyeri, and Kang Mina

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The rumored casting of Yoo Seung Ho and Hyeri in an upcoming sageuk is going forward with KBS starting to gather cast and crew to start filming in May. The drama is called Thinking of the Moon When the Flowers Bloom and is set in the late Joseon era during the strongest prohibition period. The female lead is a down … Continue reading →

Lee Yoo Bi Confirmed for K-drama Yumi’s Cells with Kim Go Eun, Netizens Happy with Her Casting Similarity to Webtoon Character

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It seems like the fallout for Joseon Exorcist hasn’t extended to the entire cast as supporting actress Lee Yoo Bi has been casting in an upcoming drama and K-netizens are actually happy about it. She’ll be joining female lead Kim Go Eun in the drama adaptation of Yumi’s Cells based on a popular webtoon. Kim Go Eun plays Yumi and … Continue reading →

Song Hye Kyo Posts First Script for Now, We Are Breaking Up as Drama Announces Additional Casting of Shin Dong Wook, Sehun, and Yura

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Well, this really is happening and I’m so curious if it will be good. K-actress Song Hye Kyo posted a picture of the episode 1 script for her upcoming drama Now, We are Breaking Up, which feels like half of what was happening all the time in her last drama Boyfriend (Encounter) lol. It’s once again a noona-dongsaeng pairing for … Continue reading →

Episode 16 of River Where the Moon Rises Stays at 6.0%, 7.8% Ratings as the Plot Barrels Ahead into Fighting, Deaths, and a Thwarted Coup

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I’ve stopped digging too deeply into the why, where, how, whats of River Where the Moon Rises, the early episodes I was super excited about and tried to analyze only to realize stuff just sorta happened and the foundations were not properly laid. It’s really come to a head in episode 16 as a full scale coup went underway and … Continue reading →

Kim Hee Sun and Ro Woon Partner Up for Fantasy K-drama Tomorrow

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Another random out of nowhere K-drama casting is here and I’m hopeful it makes more sense if I read the source material and this was what the story required. Kim Hee Sun and Ro Woon are in talks as the leads of K-drama Tomorrow based on the same name webtoon. The drama is about a young man with no hope … Continue reading →

Lee Jun Ki, Jang Hyuk, Lee Seung Gi Part of Fantastic Line Up of Korean Stars in Third Release of the Korean Actors 200 List

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Another release is here from the Korean Actors 200 list, with the website continuing to do a great job of teasing the next release and then dropping just stunning pictures of the actors and actresses in each batch. This third release has a great mix of leads and supporting stars who may not be household names but definitely recognizable by … Continue reading →

Fractures Appear in the OTP as Episode 15 of River Where the Moon Rises Shows the Price of Playing the Political Game with Ratings of 6.7%, 7.8%

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It’s the final stretch for KBS Mon-Tues sageuk River Where the Moon Rises, and that hubbub of the earlier real world distractions have abated and now it’s back to the same old shallow drawing board in terms of telling a compelling story. The drama remains sageuk for kids, rudimentary in politicking and plotting and even now after 15 episodes not … Continue reading →