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SBS Drama Taxi Driver Drives Over Speed Bump as One Screenwriter Leaves the Series After Episode 10 and Says its Due to Disagreement with the Direction of the Story the PD is Insisting On

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Well this is certainly an interesting ride to sit in the backseat on. SBS Fri-Sat drama Taxi Driver has been a solid medium-ish hit for the network, with ratings starting out at 8.7%, 10.7% and the most recent episode 12 getting 10.7%, 15.3%. I thought it would go up more after the promising start but there is still a chance … Continue reading →

Lee Da Hee Confirmed as the New Female Lead of OCN Drama Island Opposite Kim Nam Gil

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I guess the denials from Han So Hee‘s agency about her being the leading lady of upcoming OCN supernatural thriller drama Island were indeed true because a few days later and we now indeed have a new lead and it’s not her. K-actress Lee Da Hee will be taking over the role vacated by Seo Ye Ji after her swift … Continue reading →

MBS Drama Oh My Ladylord Wraps with Universal Piling on as the Worst Drama so Far in 2021

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There are many levels and nuances to “bad”, which is why its such a great adjective with contextual flourish. Recently wrapped MBC Wed-Thurs drama Oh My Ladylord (Oh! Master) has now garnered widespread feedback as a terrible, no good, baaaaaad drama. But what kind of bad is it is what I, a non-viewer, am curious to know. So bad it’s … Continue reading →

Yoona Cast as Lee Jong Seok’s Leading Lady in Legal Drama Big Mouth

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Woah, I wasn’t expecting a leading lady casting this quickly and also did not expect this particular one. Yoona will be joining Lee Jong Seok in the upcoming legal drama Big Mouth, which will be the first time they are working together and probably about time. Both are top of the small list of drama leads in their age group … Continue reading →

Park Bo Gum, Shin Hye Sun, Park Seo Joon, and Kang Ha Neul Lead the Latest Release for the K-Actor 200 List

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Seeing the actors and actresses featured in the KOFIC K-Actor 200 List continues to impress me with the confirmation that South Korean entertainment is packed with talent. Very few idol-turned-actor/actress made this list so on just the actors and actresses who started their career in that field alone it is packed ten and twenty deep in each type of role, … Continue reading →

Singers of Most Popular K-drama OST Songs Sung Shi Kyung and Baek Ji Young Explain Why They Agreed to Participate

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With the fall in K-drama ratings on television the last few years, with it I feel has also been the lack of mega hit OST songs, the kind that sweeps the nation and you can hear on every single cafe, restaurant, and store. I still encounter OST songs I like but don’t recall any in recent years that had the … Continue reading →

Jeon Yeo Bin Confirms Next K-drama as Mystery Thriller Glitch Airing Exclusively on Netflix

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tvN drama Vincenzo aired simultaneously on Netflix and was consistently a top trending series on the weekends when new episodes dropped. So it’s even smarter for Jeon Yeo Bin to strike while the iron is hot with the streaming platform and pick as her next project the mystery thriller K-drama Glitch airing on Netflix. She plays a woman with a … Continue reading →

Park Seo Joon and Kim Ji Won’s 2017 Drama Fight For My Way Gets Kakao Webtoon Reversing the Adaptation Trend

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Well this is a first, I think. The 2017 KBS rom-com Fight For My Way starring Park Seo Joon, Kim Ji Won, Ahn Jae Hong and Song Ha Yoon is back in the news with the release of a Kakao webtoon adapted from the drama. The drama is described as slice-of-life and revolves around four friends who then become two … Continue reading →

Park Seo Joon Offered Male Lead in Thriller K-drama Kyungsung Creature From the Writer of Romantic Doctor, Teacher Kim

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Well this is an interesting sounding drama and also a great casting choice. K-actor Park Seo Joon may be returning to the small screen soon as he’s been offered the male lead in upcoming thriller drama Kyungsung Creature (also known as Project K). The drama is set in a dystopian time period where people do not have the same broad … Continue reading →

SK Government Relations Dept Responds to Citizen’s Petition on Snowdrop and Joseon Exorcist Distorting History

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Oh thank god there are sane people in the government in South Korea. Despite it happening just two months ago, I feel like the news cycle has churned countless bigger scandals since SBS zombie sageuk Joseon Exorcist got yeeted out of existence after airing two episodes. The bruhaha was over the fictional portrayal of the famous King Taejong as suffering … Continue reading →

tvN Drama Mouse Close to Revealing All Secrets, Airs Final Episode Next Wednesday Followed by Another Special Episode on Thursday with Interviews and New Footage

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Whatever my gripes are with tvN Wed-Thurs drama Mouse, it continues to keep me wanting to click watch on each episode so that’s a testament to the cast and the still to be revealed secrets I still want to know. This week’s episodes 18-19 was really a bunch of confirmation reveals on a lot of theories viewers have been speculating … Continue reading →

Japanese Hallyu Fan Poll of Over 150K Votes Selects the Best OTP of Iconic K-dramas

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This is a fascinating poll result piece and usually the Japanese fans of K-dramas aren’t heard as much as the I-fans or C-netizens so I usually go by what gets high ratings when it airs over there to gauge popularity. A recent Japanese Hallyu fan poll of over 150,000 votes selected the Best K-drama OTPs and it’s clear that some … Continue reading →

Kim Jung Hyun’s Contract with Agency Concludes and Accuses the Agency of Defamation in Spreading False Information About Him

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The saga continues with K-actor Kim Jung Hyun‘s professional career catapult off a cliff. Two months ago it was revealed that he was in talks to sign with a new agency after his contract was soon to expire with original agency O & Entertainment. After that the media started to report on a bevy of negative news around him focusing … Continue reading →