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K-drama Crash with Lee Min Ki, Kwak Sun Young, and Heo Sung Tae More Than Double Ratings and Becomes 2nd Highest ENA Drama After Extraordinary Attorney Woo

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So while all the K-drama attention this spring started on Queen of Tears and after it ended moved to Lovely Runner, we now have the first buzzy hit of the start of summer. Small cable network drama Crash premiered to around 2% ratings in mid-May and 2/3rds through its run has more than doubled to 5.870%. It’s a brisk 12-episodes … Continue reading →

Cast of K-drama Bait Jang Geun Seok, Heo Sung Tae, and Lee Elijah Featured in Cine 21 Magazine Ahead of Premiere

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The promos continue at a steady pace for Coupang Play thriller drama Bait and this time it’s a cover and spread in Cine 21 magazine. The drama will be split into two parts of 6-episodes apiece so it’s clear K-dramas continue to move towards seasonal airings and different formats. Starring Jang Geun Seok, Heo Sung Tae, and Lee Elijah, the … Continue reading →

Jang Geun Seok Transitions into Grizzled Detective in New Promos for Coupang Play Drama Bait

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I feel like K-actor Jang Geun Seok lost about a decade of his most prime acting period because he wanted to be Jang Geun Seok the singer-peformer-icon. That’s all good but he started off as one of the best teen actors of his generation and just barely touched the surface of adult roles before he went off to enjoy his … Continue reading →

Jang Geun Seok Takes on Menacing Conman and Killer Heo Sung Tae In First Poster and Preview for Coupang Play Drama Bait

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Streaming platform Coupang Play continues to slowly build its own stable of exclusive K-dramas and coming the end of January will be cat-and-mouse thriller Bait (formerly called Chronicles of Crime) starring Jang Geun Seok, Heo Sung Tae, and Lee Elijah. It’s Jang Geun Seok’s first drama in five years since 2018 drama Switch: Change the World after which he went … Continue reading →

Jang Geun Seok, Heo Sung Tae, and Lee Elijah Kick Off Script Reading for Coupang Play Drama Chronicles of Crime

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Streaming platform Coupang Play has been in the news these past two weeks for all the wrong reasons, namely unilaterally editing the K-drama Anna over the PD’s protest and shaving two episodes off the length. With that said, there are other Coupang Play dramas in the pipeline and one of them is the police procedural Chronicles of Crime. Jang Geun … Continue reading →

Netflix Releases Deadly Child’s Play K-drama Squid Game with Lee Jung Jae and Park Hae Soo

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This Friday September 17th is another Netflix K-drama drop, the previous one was the critically acclaimed D.P. (Deserter Pursuit) and this time its Squid Game with Lee Jung Jae and Park Hae Soo plus a bevy of supporting characters some of whom will probably not make it out of the first game alive. The drama is set in the present … Continue reading →