Oh this is coming along nicely! K-actor Kim Jung Hyun is in talks for the male lead of K-drama A Hundred Memories. It’s a female-lead centric story with two actresses headlining in Kim Da Mi and Shin Ye Eun, taking place in the 1980’s with both leads playing bus conductor ladies but coming from disparate backgrounds. Kim Jung Hyun is … Continue reading →
I now fully believe BH Entertainment is the most powerful in K-ent otherwise how else to explain how K-actor Lee Jin Wook keeps getting cast. Especially in this day and age where fewer and fewer dramas are made he’s going back-to-back. He’s in talks for a jTBC legal drama titled Esquire and the female lead in discussion is Hyeri. Oh … Continue reading →
So the casting is starting to broaden from the first reports a few months ago with Lee Jong Seok has picked his next drama. It’s titled Seocho District (Seochodong) and he plays a lawyer in what is described as a legal drama with depth and growth. Seochodong is home to the largest concentration of law firms in Seoul hence the … Continue reading →
I swear this drama was cast and announced in August of this year and then I went back through my posts and it was actually August of last year in 2023. Wow at how fast time flies and how long it took to get it to the small screen. Love Scout (Korean title My Perfect Secretary) with Han Ji Min … Continue reading →
So there is a motel in this story but it’s not located in California. Upcoming MBC romance K-drama Motel California released script reading stills this week with leads Lee Se Young and Na In Woo with second leads Gu Won and Choi Hee Jin based on the novel Home Bitter Home. The leads grew up in this countryside town together … Continue reading →
There is a new romance K-drama cast and ready to film for a 2025 release. It’s titled Shining and will star Chae Jong Hyeob and idol-actress Kim Min Ju. He’s been a male lead for years now and does quiet romance so well but she’s getting her first female lead role after being a supporting star in a few dramas … Continue reading →
I expect to see 2024 breakout K-actor Byun Woo Seok in the news a lot from now until year end as the year end polls and/or awards come out, he was just that big this year. The Joynews poll of 200 plus industry insiders across multiple topics has released the vote on top rising star in K-dramas in 2024. Byun … Continue reading →
There was news this week that actor Kim Nam Gil was doing the K-drama Get Schooled (based on webtoon True Education) as his next drama. Netizens got upset because the original webtoon story has elements of violence, racism, and misogyny. But if you ask me, those elements likely are the issues in the webtoon the teacher character is there to … Continue reading →
Before the arrival of high profile Netflix K-dramas The Trunk at the end of this month and Squid Game 2 at the end of December, this week a light hearted road trip caper K-drama drops on the streaming platform with a cute name of Mr. Plankton. Starring Woo Do Hwan, Lee Yoo Mi, and Oh Jung Se, it’s one of … Continue reading →
It’s almost time to find out what’s in The Trunk as streaming giant Netflix heads towards year end 2024 with two big K-dramas on deck in totally different genres and tonality. First comes The Trunk with Seo Hyun Jin and Gong Yoo premiering November 29th, adapted from a novel of the same name. It’s a psychological thriller that has Gong … Continue reading →
This weekend the promos for Squid Game 2 started rolling out and it’s certainly going to be a mega to astronomical hit depending on how good it is. There is a huge big name cast but one member is getting additional buzz thanks to a hilarious new look in the drama. Park Sung Hoon debuted what is best described as … Continue reading →
Oh this is a fun question to ponder! A recent hot post has K-netizens heatedly discussing what they think the biggest “Thing” to happen in 2024 is/will be. It’s basically what a top zeitgeist event is for K-ent and here are some of the contenders: mega hit and award winning movie Exhuma, new cable ratings champion Queen of Tears, the … Continue reading →
So the Joynews poll of over 200 industry insiders spanned many topics and the one on Top of Best K-drama actor/actress of 2024 is out. Topping the poll with a commanding 56 votes is Lovely Runner breakout Byun Woo Seok, cementing that he’s the real deal even among industry folks and not just viewers. Now I don’t think this vote … Continue reading →
