We finally see the first K-drama in June start picking up momentum and it’s SBS Fri-Sat police thriller Connection starring Ji Sung and Jeon Mi Do. The first episode got 5.7% ratings and has only gone up each episode until the most recent episode 6 with 9.4%. It’s on track to break double digits which would be fantastic as the … Continue reading →
My relationship with procedural dramas is very season or mood dependent. When I’m in the mood I scarf up amazing works like Beyond Evil, Awaken (Night and Day), Train, and many of the really well made ones in recent years. But I haven’t been in the head space the last few months so even though the upcoming SBS Fri-Sat drama … Continue reading →
SBS is prepping a new thriller crime drama dealing with the dark side of human nature. The drama is called Connection (not to be confused with Disney+ drama Connect) and will likely star Ji Sung and Jeon Mi Do in a fantastic pairing of top veteran leads. The story revolves around a huge 5 billion inheritance left by a former … Continue reading →
For the holiday season I would pick a less macabre black comedy musical to stage than Sweeney Todd but from the first promo stills it definitely looks gorgeously presented and attired. Seoul will be host to a new production of the popular dark musical with three sets of rotating male and female leads. Shin Sung Rok, Lee Kyu Hyung, and … Continue reading →
It’s was a super busy week in K-ent last week and one of the events was the conclusion of a high profile drama. jTBC Wed-Thurs leading ladies friendship drama Thirty Nine wrapped on Thursday with its highest rating to date at 8.122%, fantastic ratings having aired on a cable channel. But if there is something called un-buzz it would be … Continue reading →
I have girlfriends who are super into Thirty Nine and didn’t realize there were no new episodes last week due to the presidential election preemption so they are happy to be back on track this week. The drama got 5.708% for episode 7 and 7.229% for episode 8, and there are only four more episodes left as this is another … Continue reading →
So I haven’t started on jTBC Wed-Thurs drama Thirty Nine yet still, not because I don’t want to watch just have too much on my plate between Forecasting Love and Weather, Twenty Five, Twenty One, and now A Business Proposal. I also still need to binge All of Us are Dead and Juvenile Justice. But back to Thirty Nine, it … Continue reading →
At this point it’s safe to get into the water Thirty Nine. Okay okay, I’m teasing but sometimes I worry that I will watch a drama and have it fall apart quickly and ruin the vibe, Sisyphus: The Myth imma looking at you. I’m used to K-dramas falling apart at the end, that’s the norm rather than the exception, but … Continue reading →
After marinating for a week, the domestic viewers have spoken and it’s a resounding “More, please!” with regards to jTBC midweek drama Thirty Nine. The ratings for episode 3 rose over 2% to a whopping 7.414%, putting it right alongside weekend success Forecasting Love and Weather which broke 7% as well in its episode 4. Much has been written about … Continue reading →
A word of caution, don’t click on this post to see the pictures below if you don’t want to be spoiled on a really major plot point in the drama Thirty Nine. I don’t mind spoilers, I was the kid who sometimes read the end of novels after the first chapter and then the middle section in between when the … Continue reading →
Clearly female lead Son Ye Jin is all over the news right before her new drama Thirty Nine premieres on jTBC on February 16th but it doesn’t feel of promotion that she announced her marriage to Hyun Bin next month and more just squeezing in the break before the next job starts up. The drama has completed filming and will … Continue reading →
It’s a new year and for these three bestie girlfriends it looks like they are on the hunt to live their best lives. The teaser is out for jTBC drama Thirty Nine with Son Ye Jin, Jeon Mi Do, and Kim Ji Hyun playing three friends on the cusp of turning forty years old and still single it appears. But … Continue reading →
Cable network jTBC has been besieged by bad publicity for the past month but there are still more dramas in the pipeline that I’m ready to welcome if not just to stop pounding the same complaints into the ground. In February 2022 there will be female-centric drama Thirty Nine with Son Ye Jin, Jeon Mi Do, and Kim Ji Hyun … Continue reading →
