Small Cable Network Drama Extraordinary Attorney Woo Doubles in Ratings After Premiere and Park Eun Bin Basks in Rave Reviews as Leading Lady

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This is probably the legal version of Good Doctor and like that drama seems off to a garnering great reviews. ENA cable network drama Extraordinary Attorney Woo (Weird Lawyer Woo Young Woo) premiered this week airing on Wed-Thurs and the first episode got 0.948% ratings but the next night the second episode doubled that to 1.805%. That is extraordinary in … Continue reading →

Kim Min Ha Parlays Her Breakthrough in Apple TV+ Show Pachinko into New Fashion Gig as Brand Ambassador for French Fashion House Roger Vivier

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The K-drama breakouts of 2021 are done and it’s up to those actors and actresses to capitalize on that unique opportunity. We’re nearly halfway done with 2022 and so far there have been few true newbie breakouts and one of them is Kim Min Ha, the female lead of Apple TV+ show Pachinko. It’s an ensemble generational drama but playing … Continue reading →

tvN Releases First Poster and Preview for Investigative Thriller Drama Adamas with Ji Sung Playing Twin Brothers

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When I saw the first poster and preview for upcoming tvN drama Adamas, it suddenly reminded me of the fantastic J-dorama Ourorboros. It stems from the use of an ancient figure, the Ouroboros is both Egyptian and Greek and Adamas is a Trojan War character, and from the collaboration of two guys to solve a decades old murder and uncover … Continue reading →

Netflix Drops Pictorial with Four Leads of Hit tvN Fantasy Sageuk Alchemy of Souls with Lee Jae Wook, Jung So Min, Minhyun, and Shin Seung Ho

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Dang, not only is this drama doing well domestically it’s also rocking on Netflix which has streaming rights. For the week of June 26th Alchemy of Souls reached 10th worldwide which is quite a feat considering it’s a sageuk which has less immediate lure than a modern show. I’m pleased to see Netflix actually promoting it with tweets and now … Continue reading →

C-ent Reportedly Planning First Dual Female Lead Period Drama Starring Yang Zi and Li Qin as the Gender Swapped Counterpart to Two Male Lead Dramas Like Word of Honor and The Untamed

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So this could either be a big hit or a hot mess, but more from the fandom side then the drama actually being bad. C-ent is reporting a big potential casting news this week, the first ever dual female lead big budget period drama. The two leads are reportedly going to be Yang Zi and Li Qin, and together each … Continue reading →

Stars of Three Popular Dramas Moonlight Drawn By Clouds, Itaewon Class, and The Sound of Magic Reunite for New TVing Variety Show Youth MI

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OMG this is a wild collection of K-stars for a variety show, either the PD has made reach or TVing is pouring money into this endeavor. A new variety show will be streaming on TVing in September called Youth MT and the announcement is that the main casts of three popular dramas will be reuniting and heading to the countryside … Continue reading →

Lee Jong Seok Transforms into Big Mouth in First Teaser for Upcoming MBC Drama Costarring Yoona

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If just premiered KBS drama Cafe Minamdang is way more goofy and quirky than expected, then upcoming MBC drama Big Mouth is continues to drop way more serious, action, and dangerous promos than this drama was announced as. Not a bad thing but it’s giving me Mouse crossed with Flower of Evil vibes, and I don’t know if Lee Jong … Continue reading →

Kim Ji Won Hits a Big Success with jTBC Drama My Liberation Notes and Graces the June 2022 Edition of Big Issue Magazine

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Not every drama pick is a success but the track record for Kim Ji Won now says way more successes then meh ones and I’d pick that route for sure. She just finished jTBC drama My Liberation Notes which got rave critic reviews when it premiered and then got audience love plus an increasing ratings trajectory to nearly double in … Continue reading →

Youn Yuh Jung Declines K-drama Curtain Call and Veteran Goo Doo Shim Takes Over the Matriarch role

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So now the main cast of upcoming big budget high profile K-drama Curtain Call (former Tree Dies on Their Feet) is complete. Award winning veteran Youn Yuh Jung was originally tapped to play the matriarch grandmother role and she was one of the first names attached to this drama. But the recent casting confirmations did not mention her and now … Continue reading →

KBS Mon-Tues Quirky Detective Drama Cafe Minamdang Premieres to 5.7% and 5.6% Ratings for the First Two Episodes

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The summer K-drama premieres continue on and this time it’s new KBS Mon-Tues drama Cafe Minamdang dropping to kick off the week. The drama got ratings of 5.7% and 5.6% for its first and second episode ratings, respectively, which is around where predecessor Bloody Heart (Red Single Heart) started off with. I’ve heard good reviews as I haven’t had a … Continue reading →

Park Bo Gum Shares SNS Update Attending Celine Summer 2022 Fashion Show in Paris

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K-actor Park Bo Gum has been back from military service for the past four months but it’s been a quiet period since his return. He has picked his next project the sci-fi movie Wonderland which is an ensemble piece with other big stars but no time line on when it will air so he may be back on the big … Continue reading →

Kim Se Jung, Daniel Choi and Nam Yoon Soo in First Look at SBS Summer Drama Today’s Webtoon

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The first stills are out for SBS July 2022 Fri-Sat drama Today’s Webtoon, adapted from the Japanese manga Juhan Shuttai which was turned into J-dorama Sleeeper Hit. Starring Kim Se Jung, Nam Yoon Soo, and Daniel Choi, it centers around the workplace of a webtoon publisher and deals with the growth of the characters through the tribulations of publishing a … Continue reading →

Nam Joo Hyuk Faces Second Accuser Claiming School Era Bullying and His Agency Denies This Allegation as Well

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There is really three ways this can play out. Nam Joo Hyuk is now facing a second allegation of school era bullying, namely in high school. His agency swiftly denied the accusation three weeks ago from the first accuser and has again swiftly denied this one. The agency claimed it would take legal action for the false allegations the first … Continue reading →