Category Archives: K-dramas

Sports Seoul Article Discusses the Upcoming 2021 Sageuk Dramas of Child Actress Turned Adult Female Leads Kim Yoo Jung and Kim So Hyun

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When I read this article this week I hoped that the reporter knew there was a crazy underbelly that likes to pit these two against each other when really the majority loves having double the talent and styles in K-ent young leading ladies. Sports Seoul newspaper released an article this week discussing the return of child turned adult actresses Kim … Continue reading →

L Redeems Himself with Success of KBS Sageuk Royal Secret Inspector One Year After Meow: The Secret Boy

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The Secret Royal Inspector (or Royal Secret Agent) is retiring with fanfare as the KBS Mon-Tues drama wrapped up this week to a really admirable ratings run. It started off the usual low 5.0% and ended with the final episode 16 having both segments in double digits with 10.2% and 14.0%. Overall the drama headlined by L (Kim Myung Soo), … Continue reading →

jTBC Drama Sunbae Please Don’t Put on That Lipstick Stays Steady in Sweet Romance and Averaging 1.762% Ratings Midway Through

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My hot and heavy swooning over Ro Woon‘s performance and character in jTBC drama Sunbae Please Don’t Put on That Lipstick (She Would Never Know) has cooled which is good because that was all hormones talking and the most recent batch of episodes I can focus on the plot. It’s actually not as wack as I thought it would go, … Continue reading →

tvN Detective Serial Killer Drama Mouse Continues with Gritty Character Posters and Tense New Preview

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Upcoming tvN drama Mouse is certainly marching in a no-nonsense way into its early March premiere, with none of the shiny glitzy promos and an overwhelming sense of dread. The first drama poster was pretty plain featuring male leads Lee Seung Gi and Lee Hee Joon staring at something with a police gaze and now the individual posters take the … Continue reading →

Kang Ha Neul Confirmed as Male Lead for K-drama Insider and Looking Sageuk Smexy in February Premiere of River Where the Moon Rises

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It’s a two-fer for K-actor Kang Ha Neul in dramas this year, and who knows he may even do more! The award winning actor has picked his next leading man role and has signed on for legal thriller Insider as Kim Yo Han who works at the legal research center. He’s cruelly betrayed by his bestie classmate and sets off … Continue reading →

Song Kang and Park In Hwan Tug at Heartstrings in Their Love of Ballet in First Teaser for tvN Drama Navillera

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Gosh what a lovely teaser preview, so simple yet so impactful. tvN released the first peek at upcoming March 2021 K-drama Navillera, based on the same name webtoon which was also adapted earlier into a stage show already. It tells the story of a retired postal worker played in the drama by Park In Hwan who gave up his dream … Continue reading →

Gong Hyo Jin Signs on for Netflix K-drama Woman of Crisis Playing a Top Screenwriter of Makjang Dramas

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K-actress Gong Hyo Jin has such a fresh, quirky, chic vibe she’s the opposite of what I would think of a makjang queen whether in dramas or in real life. But for her next drama she’s going full meta and the drama sounds like it’s a drama-within-a-drama. She’s signed on for the Netflix produced K-drama Woman of Crisis playing the … Continue reading →

Action Moves out of the Palace in Episode 18 of Queen Cheorin with Ratings Staying Put at 14.844%

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Next week is the finale of Queen Cheorin (Mr. Queen) and it’ll be interesting to see how the drama deals with both historical King Cheoljeong and his situation as well as whether Bong Hwan’s soul will stay in Joseon forever or go back to modern times. I’m fairly certain Bong Hwan is the reincarnated future self of So Young, perhaps … Continue reading →

Kim Sun Ho and Moon Ga Young Reunite as New Spokescouple for NAU Casualwear

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Hhhhmmmm, this is one adorable pairing that I didn’t even know that I missed and totally realize I need. Kim Sun Ho and Moon Ga Young are the new face in 2021 of NAU brand casual athletic apparel, a smart casting choice as they exude complementary gorgeous wholesome appeal. It’s a reunion for the two as they worked together in … Continue reading →

River Where the Moon Rises Releases New Group Poster and Stills of Each Lead Kim So Hyun, Ji Soo, Lee Ji Hoon, and Choi Yu Hwa

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I think by aging down the leads of River Where the Moon Rises from the first concept when veteran stars were courted for the roles, it will end up having a broader I-audience appeal due to the Hallyu popularity of the younger leads. That’s great because sageuks truly have its own appeal and if done so an unforgettable pathos in … Continue reading →

Episode 17 of Queen Cheorin Gets Steady 14.510% Ratings as the Pregnant Queen Navigates Personal Feelings with Palace Plotting

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tvN Sat-Sun drama Queen Cheorin (Mr. Queen) is now down to the penultimate weekend of airing and I’m back to being more interest solely to see what the writer has in store to wrap up this story. As cheaply and dorkily as source drama Go Princess Go was executed (HOMG the homemade costumes and “special” effects were to be seen), … Continue reading →

Looking Into the Rearview Mirror as jTBC Drama Run On Jogs Off into the Sunset

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Another drama ended this week, and from the buzz (or lack thereoff), it appears jTBC Wed-Thurs romance Run On elicited audience interaction as light in touch as the slice-of-life it was presenting. This one I watched two episodes of and enjoyed it well enough and felt like I would like it more if I marathoned it since there wasn’t anything … Continue reading →

Song Joong Ki is a Swashbuckling Antihero Lawyer in New Story Packed Previews for tvN Drama Vincenzo

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I won’t look a gift horse in the mouth though it’s really surprising to see tvN drop two previews for Vincenzo packed full of footage and different ones at that. It’s nearly 2 minutes worth of visuals and action with plenty for everyone. Song Joong Ki is the mafia lawyer turned South Korean lawless lawyer, and sorry if I’m borrowing … Continue reading →