I’ve been rather underwhelmed with the latest rounds of casting news for upcoming K-dramas, aside from the ones which are in production already that I’m looking forward to, such as Thousand Day Promise, Tree with Deep Roots, and Padam Padam: The Sound of His and Her Heartbeat. But the casting pigeons have been in overdrive these past two weeks with one casting confirmation or rebuttal after another.

Since I’ve been living in the Qing Dynasty lately and haven’t had the time to post much about it, it’s easier if I do a quick summary of the remaining prime time K-dramas scheduled to air in the final few months of 2011. In addition to the ones mentioned above, I am most interested in the upcoming MBC 50th Anniversary production Light and Shadows, which just confirmed Ahn Jae Wook, Nam Sang Mi, and Lee Min Jong. Please let this epic drama be the next Giant, please. Continue reading →