The cast is set for second half of 2021 tvN legal beagle drama Devilish Judge (Demon Judge), which I feel like has been in the works for a long time but it’s finally got a time slot so that’s reassuring. The leads are veteran Ji Sung and Kim Min Jung, reuniting more than ten years later from their excellent medical … Continue reading →
Upcoming jTBC drama Beyond Evil (Monster) wouldn’t know subtlety if it crashed into it. It’s intentionally selected a promotional approach of making leads Shin Ha Kyun as a beat cop and Yeo Jin Gu as an educated high level detective into polar opposites. I guess the point is that one of them is the baddie and we won’t know because … Continue reading →
High school dramas and especially ones adapted from manhwa/webtoon is usually a niche fan base so ratings are never expected to be winners. But sometimes it gets super low ratings and that’s a bummer. tvN Wed-Thurs drama True Beauty based on the webtoon Goddess Has Descended finished up its run this week as a solid success story. From the premiere … Continue reading →
The new preview for tvN thriller detective mystery Mouse looks heck dark, like plenty of serial killing in the dark rainy night type of dark. Starring Lee Seung Gi, Lee Hee Joon, Park Joo Hyun, and Kyung Soo Jin, the drama posits the possibility that a serial killer gene can be detected in utero and what to do with that … Continue reading →
KBS comedy Hello? It’s Me! is one of my anticipated February drama premieres thanks to a diverse cast, interesting concept, and lingering good will from last year’s turn young again and learn life appreciation lessons drama 18 Again. I also love love love Lee Re, one of the shining stars of the older child actor crowd and her getting this … Continue reading →
I keep getting Lawless Lawyer vibes from the promos for Vincenzo, and both being from tvN and featured out-of-the-box lawyers perhaps that’s the reason. The promo visuals aren’t copying anything but the intense savvy male lead played by Song Joong Ki and the cool capable female lead by Jeon Yeo Bin just reminds me of that awesome OTP dynamic from … Continue reading →
I’m banking jTBC Wed-Thurs drama Run On for later to binge, I watched the first two episodes and liked it enough but it wasn’t immediate crack addiction for me plus it seems like the perfect drama to mosey through on a quiet weekend. All I hope for is the drama not falling apart in the end but there is one … Continue reading →
K-actor Namgong Min is on roll, he rolled from Stove League into Awaken (Night and Day) and is rolling onto his next drama Black Sun. The drama is around the NIS targeted organized crime, with Namgong Min playing a top NIS agent. Now K-ent is reporting that actress Park Ha Sun is in talks for the female lead, and while … Continue reading →
I not only want this movie to be good I really hope it does well. Too bad we won’t ever know what type of traditional box office it would have brought in but if it starts trending on Netflix that will be good news enough. Sci-fi Korean movie Space Sweepers (Spaceship Victory) drops this weekend on Netflix worldwide, finally meeting … Continue reading →
A new K-drama is in the works and will be streamed solely on TVing, the Korean online platform. It’s called Welcome to Witch’s Restaurant (Come to Witch’s Restaurant) based on an award winning short story submitted to a writing contest. It tells of a witch running a restaurant that can grant wishes which in turn heals those who eat there. … Continue reading →
Ugh, so many feels! Every time I see a new preview for upcoming KBS sageuk River Where the Moon Rises it’s just a tidal wave of drama addict adrenaline fuel injected into my veins. It’s been a quiet few years since a really crack sageuk has dropped, probably not since Moonlight Drawn by Clouds and even then it doesn’t have … Continue reading →
K-ent and likely K-netizens is turning the Hyun Bin–Son Ye Jin relationship into a fervent wish for these two perfectly paired pretties to get married. It’s like in Answer Me 1988 during the secret santa game and if two people got each other then the chants of “gyeolhon ae!” start. I’m happy for them and hearing some speculation of marriage … Continue reading →
The new year in 2021 brings lots of unknowns in every aspect but for K-pop I’m excited to see what’s in store in terms of really catch tunes. Last year due to stay at home life I was able to catch up on nearly a decade worth of K-pop songs whether club tunes or ballads in order to refresh my … Continue reading →
