Category Archives: K-dramas

K-netizens Disagree for Why Today’s Webtoon Has Low Ratings, Not Due to K-audience not Liking J-dorama Style But Because This Version Isn’t as Good as the Original

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The currently airing SBS Fri-Sat drama Today’s Webtoon is now officially the lowest rated drama in the network time slot for 2022, with the low of 1.5% and the high of 4.1% when it premiered. It’s averaging in the 2% range and K-ent is saying that even Kim Se Jung can’t bring in ratings for this drama despite her streak … Continue reading →

Song Joong Ki Cameos in Episode 2 of tvN Drama Little Women Opposite Kim Go Eun

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This weekend is the premiere of new tvN Sat-Sun drama Little Women, a big change in genre from predecessor Alchemy of Souls with fantasy period setting to modern day family intrigue. It’s off to a good start with episode 1 ratings of 6.395% and episode 2 on Sunday had a high profile cameo with Song Joong Ki in a scene … Continue reading →

Lee Jun Ki Shares First BTS Filming Pics From the Set of Period Drama Arthdal Chronicles 2

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All that that about whether its the right move to make Arthdal Chronicles 2 after the less than stellar first season in 2020 and the change of the two original leads to two new leads is now receding as its time to look forward at what to expect. One big excitement for me is seeing new male lead Lee Jun … Continue reading →

Comedic C-actress La Mu Yang Zi Suddenly Changes Stage Name Back to Real Name Li Jia Qi and Then News Breaks that the Chinese Government Will Prohibit C-stars From Using Foreign Sounding Stage Names

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Welp, here comes another spate of regulations small, big, and/or annoying by the National Radio and Television Administration of China, the government entity regulating the entertainment industry. C-actress La Mu Yang Zi (Jackie Li) who was in the news earlier in the summer for her C-drama The Legendary Life of Queen Lau having Japanese influenced clothing and food, suddenly announced … Continue reading →

2022 Seoul International Drama Awards Announces Some K-ent Winners Including Kim Nam Gil, Jeon So Min, Kim Sun Ho, and Jisoo

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The Seoul International Drama Awards felt so random when it launched as it combined both K-dramas and foreign television shows from various countries. It’s settled into a routine but still feels like a popularity contest even more than other awards shows. This year’s ceremony will be on September 22nd but some local K-ent winners were announced. Kim Nam Gil and … Continue reading →

Junho and Yoona Romance Drama King the Land Confirmed for jTBC Airing and Starts Filming in Fall 2022

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It’s happening and I for one am super excited. The upcoming romance drama King the Land has landed a broadcast channel, it will be airing on jTBC sometime in 2023. It’s high profile thanks to casting two good looking idols with Junho pairing up with Yoona, not to mention both are currently in career highs. He had The Red Sleeve … Continue reading →

Top Korean Movie Actor Song Kang Ho Confirms His First K-drama in Three Decade Long Career with 10-episode Uncle Sam Sik

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When you have done everything and won everything then it seems natural to branch out even to something that never seemed worth his time. Award winning K-actor Song Kang Ho has been critically acclaimed in Korea for his 32-year long career and in recent years thanks to Parasite now also critically acclaimed globally. He’s not content to just stick with … Continue reading →

Jang Geun Seok, Heo Sung Tae, and Lee Elijah Kick Off Script Reading for Coupang Play Drama Chronicles of Crime

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Streaming platform Coupang Play has been in the news these past two weeks for all the wrong reasons, namely unilaterally editing the K-drama Anna over the PD’s protest and shaving two episodes off the length. With that said, there are other Coupang Play dramas in the pipeline and one of them is the police procedural Chronicles of Crime. Jang Geun … Continue reading →

tvN Holds Press Conference with Three Ladies Kim Go Eun, Nam Ji Hyun, and Park Ji Hoo Headlining Sat-Sun Mystery Thriller Drama Little Women

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My initial interest in this drama is from the casting of the three female leads but reading more about it ahead of this weekend’s premiere made me realize there is way more critically acclaimed reasons to check out tvN drama Little Women. Aside from the title borrowed from the classic novel and the story also has sisters, nothing else is … Continue reading →

Song Hye Kyo and Han So Hee in Talks for Thriller Drama The Price of Confession by PD of Descendants of the Sun and Goblin

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This sounds like an interesting story and interesting dual female lead led casting. Song Hye Kyo and Han So Hee are in talks to star in an upcoming drama titled The Price of Confession. It’s billed as a suspense thriller where two women get involved around a murder case. Song Hye Kyo is an art teacher with small dreams of … Continue reading →

Two Awkward Looking Grooms with Park Min Young as the Bride Makes for Terrible Drama Posters for tvN Rom-com Love in Contract

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I’m not sure what the instructions were for filming these character posters but it’s like every person involved were doing disparate things that was later stitched together badly. tvN Wed-Thurs drama Love in Contract with Park Min Young as a contract girlfriend/bride/wife and Go Kyung Pyo and Kim Jae Young as two of her clients released new posters and teasers … Continue reading →

Alchemy of Souls Ends Season 1 in a Complete Shitshow of No Answers, Last Minute Deus ex Machina, and a Waste of 20 Episodes of Character Building

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tvN Sat-Sun drama Alchemy of Souls season 1 ended with 9.218% ratings in the final episode 20 and that’s 9.218% more ratings than it deserved. The drama ending on a flaming turd even worse that I could have imagined and I was prepared for total disappointment already once I heard the Hong Sisters had a 10-episode season 2 ready and … Continue reading →

The Cast of K-drama Run On Reunite to Send Off Kang Tae Oh for Military Service

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Well, it’s clearly countdown time, but all things considering a really positive time in the life of K-actor Kang Tae Oh. He’s hit it daebak and is leaving on a swell of public interest and positive impressions thanks to his role in Extraordinary Attorney Woo. But in an earlier drama he was the sweet second male lead as well and … Continue reading →