Netflix has high hopes for the 2024 K-drama season after a lackluster 2023 with the exception of The Glory. Aside from Squid Game 2 being the most high profile, along with Sweet Home 3 and Hellbound 2 additional sequels, they have on deck The Trunk (The Suitcase) as a high brow psychological drama about a woman who does contract marriages … Continue reading →
I’m not quite sure what we’re getting with the K-drama Queen of Tears but I don’t care much since it’s all about the return of Kim Soo Hyun as a drama male lead in two years and paired with Kim Ji Won. The drama released yummy new stills that frame both leads so beautifully from the camera lens and also … Continue reading →
I love the orangy colored backdrop for this announcement, feels so apropos and cheeky. Netflix announced that it will be airing the Jeju Island set K-drama When Life Gives You Tangerines (Korean title Thank You for Your Hard Work) this year in 2024. The drama stars IU and Park Bo Gum as the leads and will go through eras with … Continue reading →
I think it is just a timing coincidence that this news came out on the same week that Netflix has started promotions for Squid Game 2. Unexpected breakout star O Yeong Su, who played the excited gameplayer grandpa in the original Squid Game and took home the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor in 2022, is facing a 1 … Continue reading →
So this drama is already done filming so these script reading stills are from likely a whole year ago. But its release means its closer to airing and indeed the K-drama The Queen of Tears is coming next month in March 2024. Starring Kim Soo Hyun and Kim Ji Won, I love them already but was even more pleased to … Continue reading →
The biggest Netflix K-drama of 2024 as anticipated has kicked off promos as the platform released the first official stills for Squid Game 2. I liked but didn’t love the drama but it was a bona fide global phenomenon when it aired in early 2021 and carried the wave of pandemic claustrophobia and fear of financial insecurity paired with gameplay … Continue reading →
There are so many winners in the success of tvN Mon-Tues drama Marry My Husband but the one who hasn’t gotten much attention prior to this so is having the biggest breakout so to speak is villainous second female lead played by Song Ha Yoon. She’s been in the industry for nearly two decades since she was a child and … Continue reading →
January 2024 is a wrap and a big congrats to the first K-drama hit of the year with Marry My Husband. The latest episode 10 got a fitting 10.714% ratings, breaking double digits for the first time and really high numbers for a cable drama on tvN. This drama definitely got more negative news than positive pre-airing what with Park … Continue reading →
I really like this casting of the two young leads and feel like with the lack of liuliang baggage this could be a sleeper hit. Filming remains underway since late last year with period C-drama Legend of the Female General (é”¦æœˆå¦‚æŒ Jin Yue Ru Ge) starring Zhou Ye and Cheng Lei with both actually playing generals so it’s like a … Continue reading →
So this is in the news but also has been denied swiftly so take it for what it’s worth. K-ent reported today that award winning top young actress Park Eun Bin is in talks for her next drama Hyper Knife and the more interesting thing is that her salary will be a whopping 300 million won per episode. That’s about … Continue reading →
So after years of talks and planning, the K-drama remake of Goong (Princess Hours) is happening this year. Not sure if it will air this year but the filming is by all accounts definitely happening. The original is still beloved and for many just a wonderful fond memory of falling in love with K-dramas through Goong or one of its … Continue reading →
The shining winner of the weekend K-dramas (and by that I mean anything airing Fri-Sat or Sat-Sun) has to be MBC sageuk Knight Flower. The Honey Lee starring vehicle is nearly doubled in ratings since its premiere and the latest episode 6 got 12.5%. Prestige sageuk Captivating the King with Jo Jung Seok and Shin Se Kyung is steady in … Continue reading →
There are some stars one just vibes that his or her career is basically over and I sense that from K-actress Han Ye Seul. And I mean only her career as a leading lady in K-ent, she can still be a celebrity in many ways but the decade where she was a top leading drama actress is now ten years … Continue reading →
