Seoul Court Legally Bars Park Yoochun From Any Entertainment Industry Activities as Korean Police Charge Park Yoo Hwan for Smoking Marijuana in Thailand in December 2020

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These two are unrelated legal woes but it’s the same set of siblings and also happening in the same week span. Former high flying idol-actor Park Yoochun, who has been residing in scandal plagued exile for sexually assaulting a woman in the bathroom in 2016 and subsequently a bunch more legal misconduct emerged or happened thereafter, has now been legally … Continue reading →

KBS Sageuk Thinking of the Moon When the Flowers Bloom with Yoo Seung Ho, Hyeri, Byun Woo Seok, and Kang Mina Releases First Stills

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The steady stream of youth sageuks continue even with a batch aired already. 2021 started off with River Where the Moon Rises followed by Lovers of the Red Sky then now The King’s Affection. This week Secret Royal Inspector and Joy premiered followed by The Red Sleeve Cuff, which is the only one that isn’t quite a youth sageuk and … Continue reading →

K-actor Lee Kyu Han Steps Down From Two Upcoming Dramas Claiming Health Reasons, Later Revealed Also Facing Police Investigation into Alleged Drunken Battery Incident with Taxi Driver

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I thought getting a cab or designated driver would solve the drunken driving incidents common in high drinking countries including South Korea, but then it doesn’t solve the other potential drunken misconduct problems that could arise with a third party around. K-actor Lee Kyu Han, a seasoned character actor with tons of face recognition even if audiences don’t necessarily remember … Continue reading →

tvN Premieres New Unabashedly Comedic and Earnest Mon-Tues Sageuk Secret Royal Inspector and Joy to 4.961% Promising Ratings

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The Mon-Tues time slot for tvN has been weak for the past year, not since Record of Youth has it really delivered solid dramas and/or rating hits. I’ve only liked Awaken (Night and Day) since then but the other dramas in that period include Birthcare Center, LUCA, Doom at Your Service, You are My Spring, Navillera, and most recently High … Continue reading →

Choi Woo Shik and Kim Da Mi Show Audiences Their Chemistry in First Teaser for SBS Drama Our Beloved Summer

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This drama is vibing so much like a more lighthearted version of Someday or One Day, or maybe it’s the high school uniforms that project the same mood. The first poster and teaser is out for SBS Mon-Tues drama Our Beloved Summer, which is taking over the time slot of Lovers of the Red Sky but SBS took a month … Continue reading →

The Cast of KBS Rom-com Dali and the Cocky Prince Exhibit the Same Joyful Energy in BTS Stills as in the Story as the Drama Heads into Finale Week

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Wed-Thurs has been my happy days of the week for the past two months thanks to KBS rom-com Dali and the Cocky Prince (Dal Ri and Gamjatang). There are already so few K-drama rom-coms these years past and even fewer good ones so this drama has become my unicorn and I treasure it even more for being such a rarity. … Continue reading →

Lee Sang Yoon Puts Foot in Mouth in One the Woman Post Drama Interview When He Says the Cast was So Happy Competitor The Veil Ratings Dropped

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I recall this is not the first time highly educated Seoul University graduate actor Lee Sang Yoon committed a verbal faux pas, and at this point his agency needs to double check his interviews before blessing it for print. This isn’t terrible btw, just something an established and wise star would never say. During the post drama interviews for SBS … Continue reading →

Seo Kang Joon to Enlist for Military Service on November 23, 2021 After Completing Filming for Secret Forest Screenwriter’s Disney+ K-drama Grid

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There are so many streaming platforms getting into K-dramas that I’m surprised its taken Disney+ this long. The media giant has invested in a sci-fi drama called Grid (initially called Zero) from the screenwriter of Secret Forest (Stranger) 1 and 2 that has been quietly filming for the last few months with a 2022 airing date on deck. The male … Continue reading →

Netflix Preps for $25 Million USD 2022 Big Budget Period Drama Thief: Sound of the Sword with Kim Nam Gil, Lee Yoo Young, and Yoo Jae Myung

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It looks like 2022 will be a huge year for Kim Nam Gil, with three dramas on the ready airing in different channels and platforms. He’s got tvN fantasy drama Island, SBS criminal profiler drama Those Who Reads Heart of Evil, and now he’s heading into filming soon for Netflix drama Thief: Sound of the Sword. It’s a period drama … Continue reading →

Jirisan’s Mixed Reviews and Less than Stellar Ratings Leads to Production Company Stock Drop and Endorsement Brand Blowback

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It’s week three of tvN Sat-Sun drama Jirisan and the viewers have spoken, this drama likely isn’t going to be the mega hit the industry expected coming from the collaboration of screenwriter Kim Eun Hee, PD Lee Eun Bok, and big name leads Jeon Ji Hyun and Joo Ji Hoon. The mixed reviews continue and it’s now settling into the … Continue reading →

Sol Kyung Gu and D.O. Team Up with the Director of Along With the Gods for Sci-fi Movie The Moon

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The first stills and images are out for the sci-fi Korean movie The Moon, which is continuing a recent trend of sci-fi projects first with Space Sweepers in 2020 and coming soon the Netflix original drama Sea of Silence. Now is a great time to keep experimenting and challenging and the director and leads for The Moon all come with … Continue reading →

Lee Jun Ki Goes Back to Studying Mode in First Look at Filming SBS Legal Drama Again My Life

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There seems to be a theme of the reborn/revived male lead fantasy element in a few upcoming 2022 dramas. There is Song Joong Ki in The Chaebol’s Youngest Son and also Rain in Ghost Doctor, and joining them in a similar conceit is Lee Jun Ki for Again My Life. The SBS legal drama has him playing a prosecutor who … Continue reading →

Episodes 13-14 Tease OTP Conflict But Ends with Smexy Boating as Dali and the Cocky Prince Maintains Perfect Rom-com Momentum Heading into Finale Week

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In nearly two decades of K-drama watching, the rom-com genre has the most unique Korean flavor (other genres can be similar to non-Korean shows) but is also the one most frequently and easily messed up. It’s the souffle of K-dramas if you well. I feel like most K-drama rom-coms follow the “Don’t F*&k This Up” mentality as I see the … Continue reading →