I haven’t watched a weekend K-drama in years but will always remember fondly the heydays when there was always a chance to chance upon a good one. Not that the weekend dramas in recent years weren’t good but there seems to be a lack of excitement and buzz around any to make it worth checking out. Two bigger names will be heading to weekend land for the next KBS drama Iron Family, starring Kim Jung Hyun and written by the screenwriter of When the Stars Gossip, Miss Korea, and Pasta. The female lead will be Geum Sae Rok who I liked when she first debuted but in recent projects she’s been playing the annoying antagonist which made her take steps back. The two leads match up and this should make for an easy watch on weekends for those who still have the bandwidth for long commitments.
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