The most recent gumiho theme K-drama didn’t do well in ratings with No Tail to Tell but this next one has a bigger name leads and sprawling supporting cast to try and bring in more viewers. Filming has commenced for jTBC drama Human x Gumiho with script reading having taken place this week. The drama stars Jeon Ji Hyun as … Continue reading →
I don’t think I’ve seen quite this shade of neon green in a Joseon hanbok before but here is Son Ye Jin rocking the electric dress in the first stills from the K-drama Scandal. It’s the drama adaptation of the movie Untold Scandal, which is itself adapting the novel Dangerous Liaisons. Son Ye Jin is the rich lady mastermind pushing … Continue reading →
The title for Jeon Ji Hyun‘s most recent last drama Tempest ended up being fitting for all the wrong reasons, with scenes and dialogue drawing the ire of Mainland Chinese viewers for what was deemed insulting to their country. A true tempest in a teapot if you will. But life goes on and she’s now in talks for her next … Continue reading →
It’s been a disappointing year (so far) for streaming platform Disney+ with it’s K-content. Maybe the fall of Kim Soo Hyun and delay of what would have been the platform’s biggest K-drama this year with Knock-Off was a sign of what’s to come. Fantasy action Twelve was a bomb and political thriller Tempest is getting more news over controversy than … Continue reading →
So this is an unexpected pairing and also a weird story to keep re-doing. Netflix is planning a 2025 sageuk drama titled Scandal based on the 2003 explicit rated K-movie Untold Scandal, which is loosely based on the novel Dangerous Liaisons. In talks for the leads are Son Ye Jin and Ji Chang Wook so quite a mature and big … Continue reading →
There is a new casting out of K-ent and now we have three male lead level actors added to the superhero fantasy K-drama Twelve. Seo In Guk joins already cast Ma Dong Seok and Ji Chang Wook as the drama keeps adding to the main cast of Twelve, which represent twelve people with superhuman skills that correspond to the twelve … Continue reading →
he South Korean box office. The movie is called Revolver and reads like a fresh take on Lady Vengeance. Starring Jeon Do Yeon as an innocent woman who goes to jail in exchange for a pay off, she goes on the rampage after she’s released from prison and finds the promised cash not there. Her target is played by Ji … Continue reading →
All I can think when I saw the first posters and teasers for the upcoming TVING sageuk drama Queen Woo is that if this was a K-movie it was definitely move into Forbidden Flower and The Concubine territory level of sex/power/fighting. Alas this is but a tightly wound 8-episode sageuk that puts female lead Jeon Jong Seo as the titular … Continue reading →
So this drama and casting was first announced late in 2023 but with the latest announcement from CJ ENM it appears to be definitely in the works. Ji Chang Wook and D.O. (Do Kyung Soo) will be starring in Sculptured City in a twisted revenge tale. It’s about an ordinary man who has his life manipulated into a hell and … Continue reading →
So this K-drama was announced last year prior to Moving becoming a mega hit for Disney+ so it wasn’t trying to get on the superhero K-drama train. The drama is called Twelve and tells the story of superheroes living among us who band together as a team of protectors. Sure it sounds like K-drama Avengers but I think the simple … Continue reading →
The K-dramas that started before the holidays season are one by one wrapping up and this weekend on jTBC the slice of life seaside drama Welcome to Samdalri ended with the final episode 16 getting a super high 12.399%. It’s definitely on the list of highest rated jTBC dramas of all time now but the weird thing is this drama … Continue reading →
I can’t say this drama has been quietly airing or under the radar because it has big name leads and a prime weekend time slot of a big cable network. But online chatter it definitely isn’t as buzzy but who cares as domestic ratings are rolling in. jTBC new Sat-Sun drama Welcome to Samdalri premiered around 5% and in the … Continue reading →
Okay, is it just me or does it feel like Ji Chang Wook has 48 hours to his day because the last two years this man has been lit in how many projects he’s doing. He’s currently in Disney+ streaming drama The Worst of Evil but the first promos are out for his jTBC drama Welcome to Samdalri that feels … Continue reading →
