There is an upcoming sageuk coming in April that I’m planning to watch but not wildly excited about (yet). SBS will premiere The Haunted Palace (Gwigong) on April 18th in the Fri-Sat time slot and it has a fantasy/supernatural element in it. Male lead Yook Sung Jae gets possessed by an Imoogi, a Korean fantasy dragon/serpant/giant snake creature in folklore … Continue reading →
I missed the initial announcement for this upcoming sageuk drama but better late then never getting onboard. K-drama Return to the Palace (Korean title Ghost Palace) is getting underway soon and the leads will be Yook Sung Jae, Bona, and the most recent addition Kim Ji Hoon. It’s a supernatural/fantasy palace sageuk involving ghosts, grudges, shamans and the like and … Continue reading →
A girl-centric school yard bullying webtoon will be hitting the small screens later this year, with TVING producing the live action version of Pyramid Game. The drama stars Bona as the transfer student that ends up a victim of the school’s pyramid game, a student voted and sanctioned game whereby the student with the lowest popularity votes gets to be … Continue reading →
Man, this totally feels like a handful of crazy idol fans of Bona who made a mountain out of a molehill. Recently finished sageuk drama Joseon Attorney did okay ratings and after its fun is generating more noise. After the last episode aired, male lead Woo Do Hwan posted a BTS video on his SNS of a cut scene from … Continue reading →
In my rattling off all the Joseon + a profession K-dramas in recent years in my first post about upcoming MBC drama Joseon Lawyer I totally forgot Joseon Exorcist. That list was not meant to be exclusive but goodness JE was a big one so big budget and cancelled after two episodes for a litany of cultural sins. Anyhoo, back … Continue reading →
Keeping expectations low so this one actually looks not bad. MBC Fri-Sat drama is currently Kokdu: Season of Deity which has neither ratings nor buzz and when it ends at the end of March will be succeeded by Joseon Lawyer starring Woo Do Hwan and Bona in what looks like a comedic romp about seeking justice in olden days using … Continue reading →
Well who do we have here! How come no one told me baby boy L is back from the army! I swear he just enlisted and then checked and he left February 2021 and came back in late August 2022 after doing his full service. He was at the 2022 Korea Drama Awards last week receiving an award for his … Continue reading →
The list of sageuks that put the word Joseon next to an occupation or action is long indeed and unfortunately the last one was the dumpster fire that got cancelled in two episodes with Joseon Exorcist, but there’s Joseon Gunman and Joseon Survival and you get the drift. Now comes Joseon Lawyer, a webtoon that will be adapted into a … Continue reading →
This drama and casting news has been around for awhile but this week is the first official confirmation of the entire project. tvN has confirmed the romance and life empowerment drama Twenty Five Twenty One which is set during the South Korean financial crisis of 1997. It stars Kim Tae Ri as a female fencer who overcomes adversity and becomes … Continue reading →
The 2021 First Brand Awards, celebrating the 19th year of giving out prizes for consumer faves, will forgo a ceremony this year but still announced the winners of the various category daesang prizes. The Actress Award goes to Suzy while Lee Dong Wook was selected for the Actor Award, a funny coincidence to have the former exes in the same … Continue reading →
K-dramas are being preempted starting this week left and right on the prime time channels due to World Cup coverage. That means new KBS Wed-Thurs drama Your House Helper won’t premiere this week despite predecessor Suits wrapping up past week, it will get a one week break and arrive on July 4th. The promos and stills are about as far … Continue reading →
I’m not exactly sold on this lead cast but the younger generations keep coming and it’s always best to keep an open mind. Summer KBS Wed-Thurs drama Your Housekeeper (Your Butler of Your House Helper) has confirmed the lead cast of K-actor Ha Suk Jin with idol-actress Bona of the group Cosmic Girls. It’s adapted from the same name webtoon … Continue reading →
