Category Archives: K-dramas

Unexpected Steamy Kisses and New Family Unit Steal the Show in Episode 11 of It’s Okay to Not be Okay with Ratings of 4.552% amd 5.681%

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You can only get progress and catharsis from what is stagnant and seemingly hopeless, and episode 11 of It’s Okay to Not be Okay delivered tons of incredibly satisfying forward momentum without any of the usual K-drama tropes. Kang Tae and Moon Young’s breakup was as short as it should be considering how it solved no problems and allowed Sang … Continue reading →

First Drama Stills and Teaser for SBS Music Drama Do You Like Brahms with Park Eun Bin and Kim Min Jae

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There are three reasons to check out upcoming SBS drama Do You Like Brahms? Music, male lead Kim Min Jae, and female lead Park Eun Bin. The soul stirring notes from his piano and her violin along with their equally bright beautiful smiles promises a sweet aspiring tale of two music department college students finding camaraderie and romance together. The … Continue reading →

So Many Throwbacks in Poster and Teaser for MBC Melo Romance When I was Most Beautiful with Im Soo Hyang, Ji Soo, and Ha Suk Jin

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It’s going to be telling of your age/generation if you thought upcoming MBC romance When I was Most Beautiful straight up copied a scene from Ghost. Now I’m humming Unchained Melody again, damn you pottery wheel skinskip! I then checked the synopsis and learned that leading lady Im Soo Hyang is a potter, i.e. a pottery artist. Of course she’s … Continue reading →

IU Reunites with Yeo Jin Gu After Hotel Del Luna as Guest Star of His Variety Show House on Wheels

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I’ve been catching up to the latest season of Three Meals a Day: Fishing Village but when I’m done I’ll definitely check out House on Wheels. Starring Sung Dong Il, Kim Hee Won, and Yeo Jin Gu, the trio of two veterans and one baby-faced grown up child actor travel around South Korea in their mobile home and share the … Continue reading →

Rookie Actress Choi Sung Eun Joins Shin Ha Kyun and Yeo Jin Gu in Upcoming jTBC Drama Monster

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The cast is rounding out for the upcoming jTBC drama Monster, but there is still no word on what the drama is about. Despite the scary sounding name, I don’t think it’s a horror, and most likely a murder detective mystery genre. Maybe? Starring the dual male leads of Shin Ha Kyun and Yeo Jin Gu, the cast is adding … Continue reading →

Go Ara is a Candy Confection of Cuteness in First Drama Stills for Do Do Sol Sol La La Sol

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Okay, when I heard the title of this drama Do Do Sol Sol La La Sol and that it was for sure a music themed drama, seeing female lead Go Ara dressed like a walking poof of girly cuteness was not what I expected for her styling. Granted she can be a musician and wear whatever she wants but she … Continue reading →

Flower of Evil Prepares to Bloom with Lee Jun Ki and Moon Chae Won in a Marital Cat and Mouse Game

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Everything about tvN K-drama Flower of Evil looks great, and I’m impressed the production has its stuff together to hold a press conference a week before its premiere. Nowadays its always scrambling and more scrambling so a well organized drama is much appreciated. Flower premieres next Wednesday on July 29th, taking over the time slot from Oh My Baby. Leads … Continue reading →

Gong Yoo to Cameo in Netflix Thriller Drama Round Six with Lee Jung Jae and Park Hae Soo as Favor for Director of Silenced

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Even a cameo is better than nothing when it comes to top actor Gong Yoo. He’s confirmed to make a cameo guest appearance in upcoming Netflix produced thriller drama Round Six (Squid Games). It’s a mix of survival and prize game where a disparate bunch of life failures are invited to participate in a “game” based on traditional Korean kids … Continue reading →

Jo Yeo Jung and Go Joon Confirmed for KBS Mystery Comedy Drama If I Cheat I Die

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Oh wow, I wonder if this will replace the prenup and then I also wonder why more woman haven’t required this pledge before getting married, lol. K-stars Jo Yeo Jung and Go Joon are confirmed for upcoming KBS Wed-Thurs drama If I Cheat, I Die airing in October 2020. It’s billed as a mystery comedy so I’m getting that the … Continue reading →

Model Park Bo Gum Pursues His Acting Dreams in Second Teaser for tvN Drama The Moment

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The palate colors for upcoming tvN drama The Moment (Record of Youth) are so pretty. There’s an electric mixed with dreamy quality to the shots and frames male lead Park Bo Gum perfectly. As a model he’s strutting the runway in body but his mind dreams about being an actor. I don’t think that was the path Park Bo Gum … Continue reading →

Jeon Ji Hyun Radiates Modern Queen Vibes for W Korea August 2020 Edition and Reportedly Will Film Kingdom Spin-off Netflix Movie

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K-actress Jeon Ji Hyun has been teasing us with her comeback in four years after the brief snippet of her at the end of zombie sageuk Kingdom 2 in March. She’s already signed on for the mountain rescue drama Mount Jiri with Joo Ji Hoon (initially Park Seo Joon) but she will reportedly pull double duty and also film the … Continue reading →

Wounds are Pried Open so Hopefully Characters Can Move Forward in Episode 10 of It’s Okay to Not be Okay with Ratings of 4.212% and 5.481%

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For much too long all the characters in It’s Okay to Not be Okay have been in stasis, in suspended animation if you will. Going through the motions, surviving and succeeding, but never addressing a boatload of childhood trauma and adult exhaustion. I think everyone should check into It’s Okay Hospital stat, but it’s Sang Tae who gets an overnight … Continue reading →

OCN Drops Teaser and Script Reading Stills for Action Drama Search Starring Jang Dong Yoon and Krystal

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It’s time for these folks to put on their army fatigues and strap on their monster radars for upcoming OCN action drama Search. Jang Dong Yoon and Krystal lead a team of South Korean army soldiers trying to hunt a mysterious “monsters” in the DMZ. It’s a survival and supernatural tinged drama and the leads are both young and pretty … Continue reading →