Park Min Young in Talks to Star in K-drama Confidence Man KR Adapted From Popular J-dorama

I don’t know how K-actress Park Min Young keeps managing to land promising dramas in recent years where there has been fewer and fewer of them. Earlier this year she delivered the first big K-drama of 2024 with Marry My Husband and then she took a few months off and looks to be coming back soon. She’s been offered the female lead in K-drama Confidence Man KR, which is a remake of the J-dorama Confidence Man JP, which did well enough to spawn a LP and then multiple movies after. The story is about a charming female con artist and her gang of con artist cohorts as they pull off elaborate and entertaining heists. I can totally see this work as well transferred to the K-drama style of storytelling and perhaps breathe fresh air into the franchise.

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J-dorama Unnatural with Ishihara Satomi Takes #1 in 2018 Top 10 Most Popular J-dorama Rankings

I only watched a few J-doramas this year in 2018 but most of the ones I did made the top 10 list of most highly rated J-doramas on China’s massive Douban platform. With hundreds of thousands of votes, forensic medical … Continue reading