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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
It’s a big premiere few days going on in K-drama land as a bunch of dramas are arriving in short succession. The first is tvN Fri-Sat drama Happiness starring Han Hyo Joo, Park Hyung Sik, and Jo Woo Jin. Despite the positive sounding title, it’s a dark drama involving the spread of an infectious disease and what looks like maybe … Continue reading →
Looks like the Joynews Best Of insider poll this year has split the television programs with the streaming only programs. That’s fine though it would be interesting to see the same program stacking up against each other since where it aired doesn’t matter as to quality. The entertainment industry group selected Netflix drama Squid Game with 120 runaway votes as … Continue reading →
The year 2021 is winding down and another batch of enlisted male lead level actors are returning from nearly two years away in mandatory military service. That means the casting calls for next years K-dramas and/or movies will have returning names to shake up the scene. The biggest name return is also the last to come back in this batch … Continue reading →
The promos are really coming fast for upcoming SBS drama Now, We are Breaking Up, with just one week left before airing. Male lead Jang Ki Yong filmed and photographed all his promo activities in August before enlisting in the military so even the forthcoming press conference was already completed with the cast back then. This week Dazed Korea magazine … Continue reading →
There were four School seasons in the early Hallyu days that launched the career of many a now top K star before KBS paused the franchise for a decade until School 2013 came along. This upcoming School 2021 will be the fourth in the rebooted franchise and we will have to wait and see if this will also mark the … Continue reading →
