Category Archives: K-dramas

Script Reading Stills Star-studded Cast of Shin Mina, Joo Ji Hoon, Lee Jong Seok, and Lee Se Young in K-drama Live Action Adaptation of Remarried Empress

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The cast has been assembled and what’s left is to see how exactly a live action K-drama version of manhwa Remarried Empress will turn out. The over/under on hot mess versus unexpectedly compelling starts now. That it could even be good comes from a strong and very famous foursome cast of Shin Mina, Lee Jong Seok, Joo Ji Hoon, and … Continue reading →

Gong Hyo Jin and Jung Joon Won in Talks for K-drama A Bona Fide Killer About an Assassin Housewife

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A new K-drama is being cast and this one at least on paper sounds interesting and potentially thrilling. Webtoon A Bona Fide Killer is getting a live action adaptation and in talks for the leads are Gong Hyo Jin and Jung Joon Won. It’s the story about a killer for hire who gets married to a reporter and after being … Continue reading →

Lim Ji Yeon in Talks for Time Travel Modern Romance K-drama Brave New World

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Oh I really like this set up! Time travel K-dramas more frequently feature a modern person going back to a historical or fantasy period but the few where a period person comes to modern era has been super fun. I’m thinking The Story of Park’s Marriage, and Live Up to Your Name famously did both way travel. There is now … Continue reading →

Multiple Lawsuits in the Kim Soo Hyun Allegedly Dated Underage Kim Sae Ron Scandal Now Involves Court Seizures of Property as the Cases Continue

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This is only the beginning part of any lawsuit so don’t take it as a sign of which way the cases will be adjudicated. There are so many lawsuits in the mess of a scandal that arose from allegations last March that top actor Kim Soo Hyun dated now deceased actress Kim Sae Ron when she was underage and just … Continue reading →

SBS Fri-Sat Melodrama Our Movie with Namgoong Min and Jeon Yeo Bin Premieres and Faces Quick Second Episode Ratings Drop

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Trends and statistics are important for a reason, it’s not always accurate but has predictor functionality. This weekend SBS premiered the prestige melodrama romance Our Movie on the Fri-Sat night time slot. Starring Namgoong Min and Jeon Yeo Bin, it was scheduled to succeed with a summer release and an award winning cast. The premiere got 4.2% which is low … Continue reading →

Park Bo Gum Gets Two Covers for the 30th Anniversary Edition of Cine21 Magazine

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I totally know who should play the Korean version of Superman/Clark Kent if there was ever a K-version. K-actor Park Bo Gum delivered the perfect normal nerdy guy and intense good boy dual covers for the 30th anniversary edition of Cine21 Magazine that makes me wish Korea could do their own superhero movies. He’s kinda pulling the same double duty … Continue reading →

Kim Woo Bin is the New Spokesperson for Shabu All Day as Kim Soo Hyun’s Cancelled Brands Start Moving On

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Like all scandals, time leads to dwindling interest especially as the matters at hand is parked in the legal justice system and outside the peering eyes of the public. K-actor Kim Soo Hyun and his scandal in Feb/March 2025 around allegations that he dated/started dating deceased actress Kim Sae Ron when she was still an underage minor mushroomed into a … Continue reading →

tvN Weekend Drama Our Unwritten Seoul with Park Bo Young and Jinyoung Off to Promising Start with Steady Ratings Increase and Strong Reviews

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It’s rarer these days to see K-dramas burst out of the gate and start increasing in ratings noticeably. Most of the stronger offerings increase incrementally and hope to be buoyed by strong reviews. That’s the case for recently premiered tvN Sat-Sun drama Our Unwritten Seoul with Park Bo Young playing life swapping polar opposite twins with Jinyoung as the male … Continue reading →

Park Bo Gum and Kim So Hyun All Smiles at the Laughter Filled Press Conference for jTBC Drama Good Boy Premiering This Weekend

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Finally! This weekend its time for some Good Boy! The sports and police procedural themed K-drama premieres this last weekend of May on jTBC led by young leads Park Bo Gum and Kim So Hyun along with veteran stars Lee Sang Yi, Heo Sung Tae, Oh Jung Se, and Tae Won Seock. The preview looked sharply executed yet emotionally resonant, … Continue reading →

Yoona and Lee Chae Min Occupy Different Drama Genres in First Stills for K-drama Bon Appetit, Your Majesty

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After the male lead change little snafu, K-drama Bon Appetit, Your Majesty (Korean title A Tyrant’s Chef) proceeded into filming and now the first drama stills are out. Leads Yoona and Lee Chae Min give audiences a glimpse of their before meeting life, she’s a top Michelin star chef in modern times and he’s a tyrant King in historical times. … Continue reading →

Ahn Hyo Seob, Chae Won Bin, and Kim Bum Confirmed for K-drama Sold Out Today Again

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There is a shopping and consumer goods topic K-drama coming and it’s cast the main trio of leads. The K-drama is titled Sold Out Again Today and tells the story of a multi-job hardworking male farmer and his romance with a burnt out from her job home shopping network host. The leads will be Ahn Hyo Seob, Chae Won Bin, … Continue reading →

Park Min Young, Park Hee Soon, and Joo Jong Hyuk Led K-drama Confidence Man KR Confirmed to Air in Second Half of 2025

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I’m super excited for this K-drama because I liked all three leads and loved the original J-dorama. Confidence Man KR has finished filming and is now confirmed for a second half of 2025 release. It’s a remake of J-dorama The Confidence Man JP which was so popular it spawned multiple movies all of which were super fun watches and when … Continue reading →

K-actress Go Min Si’s Agency Denies Anonymous School Age Bullying Allegations as Her Current ENA Drama Tastefully Yours Has Recently Started Airing

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A new bullying allegation has emerged in K-ent and this one allegedly points at K-actress Go Min Si. Her new ENA drama Tastefully Yours with Kang Ha Neul started airing two weeks ago to a solid premiere and has doubled in ratings so is doing quite well for a small cable offering. But over the weekend there was an anonymous … Continue reading →