It’s so wonderful to see the resurgence of K-dramas in the last few weeks, a bit like if we believe the quality and thrills will come back. Fri-Sat drama Agent Kim Reactivated has set a record in the first week and now in the second week continues to soar in ratings. Episode 3 brought in 18.8% and episode 4 went … Continue reading →
Lol, these two are not who I would have bet on choosing a romance K-drama these days. K-ent is reporting that Kim Ji Hoon and Park Joo Hyun will star in TV Chosun drama Sigor Amour, to be filmed later this year with a 2027 release date. It tells the story of the male lead who is an insolvency lawyer … Continue reading →
So this whole story set up sounds so weird that I’m tempted to read the webtoon just to see what the heck the writer is trying to create. But soon it will become a K-drama as webtoon Flower is Bait is confirmed for a live action adaptation and is currently in talks with Chae Soo Bin and Woo Do Hwan … Continue reading →
Well this sounds spicy and girl power, and my gut tells me Kim Tae Ri is interested because it’s a change of genre for her. Top actress Kim Tae Ri is in talks for the K-drama adaptation of webtoon Sister, I Am the Queen in This Life. It’s a faux historical European country setting much like The Remarried Empress setting, … Continue reading →
So this drama and it’s companion drama was announced a few months ago, but now we get a female lead for this. A Casual Lie stars Lee Joon Hyuk as a chaebol heir and its companion drama is Yi Seob’s Romance with Lee Jong Seok, and the two dramas tells this cousins’ respective stories. This week K-ent is reporting that … Continue reading →
Holy smokes, is this a incredible feat to witness in this day and age, and feels like it’s heralding a resurgence of K-dramas or at least I hope so. SBS Fri-Sat new premiere Agent Kim Reactivated with So Ji Sub as the titular top secret agent coming out of retirement to save his daughter is the biggest news story of … Continue reading →
Looks like K-actor Lee Do Hyun is coming back in a big way post military discharge last year around May 2025. He’s since filmed fantasy K-drama Grand Galaxy Hotel the companion or spin-off drama to Hotel Del Luna, and now he’s in talks for a big budget action drama Destroyer of Destruction (or God of Destruction). He’s based on a … Continue reading →
Holy prestige drama casting! The highly anticipated K-drama adaptation of webtoon Whale Star: The Gyeongseong Mermaid today announced the full confirmed main cast and it’s a doozy. In addition to early announced leads Choi Woo Shik and Moon Ga Young, with second leads Heo Nam Joon and Kang Han Na, we have Vincenzo nice daddy Yoo Jae Myung and Vincenzo … Continue reading →
So the genre of misbehaving high school students getting punished and their comeuppance is super popular right now thanks to Teach You a Lesson, and another one is coming but isn’t a bandwagon drama rather this was announced months ago as getting produced. The webtoon High School Queen (High School Queen Consort) is set to start filming a K-drama adaptation … Continue reading →
The success this month of K-drama Teach You a Lesson will definitely keep K-dramas higher on the Netflix recommended list for viewers and can only help for the platform’s next K-drama. That would be The East Palace (Dong Gong) a supernatural sageuk that has shades of The Joseon Exorcist except with ghosts instead of zombies, and also hopefully no inaccuracies … Continue reading →
I think its fine K-netizens just demand whatever they demand, because there is satisfaction to thwart them when their demands go unanswered lol. This Friday a new K-drama premiered on Netflix, the series Teach You a Lesson starring Kim Moo Yeol with Lee Sung Min, Jin Ki Joo, and P.O. It depicts a future in South Korea where the laws … Continue reading →
I can’t tell if it’s just serendipitous timing or inevitable irony that on the week C-drama has a rumor that supporting cast for an upcoming drama will be replaced by AI actors there is the actual confirmed news out of K-dramas that an upcoming drama fully used AI to increase production speed and cut costs. The drama is SBS father … Continue reading →
So the tax evasion or owed additional taxes issue that has embroiled a few K-stars this year alone, including Cha Eun Woo, Yoo Yeon Seok, Lee Min Ki, and others, can now add Ji Chang Wook to that list. It’s being reported that after a recent government tax audit concluded it was deemed that he owed billions in unpaid taxes, … Continue reading →
