With a movie titled The Witch Part 1: The Subversion, it’s already primed for a sequel so thankfully the movie was good and a sequel is coming. The Witch herself Kim Da Mi has seen her career since the first movie hit a new high this year with Itaewon Class so this movie now seems like an even bigger sure … Continue reading →
While current jTBC Fri-Sat night drama Sky Castle is rightfully dominating the air waves, it’ll soon wrap up in the first weekend of February and new arrival Legal High will air just after lunar new year. If Sky Castle hits a little too close to home on the competitive nature of South Korean parents and their progeny with respect to … Continue reading →
The first teaser is out for the jTBC Fri-Sat drama Legal High and it totally made me smile. The sparring between leads Jin Goo and Seo Eun Soo is exactly the same vibe as in the original with Sakai Masato and Aragaki Yui, makes me want to rewatch the original and make time for the K-version. With Jin Goo being … Continue reading →
Well this certainly looks like the K-version has nailed the male lead for sure, always a good start to any adaptation. The first character poster is out for the K-drama take on hit J-dorama Legal High, with Jin Goo as the successful lawyer male lead taking on the role made famous by Sakai Masato in his oeuvre of creating quirky … Continue reading →
The buzziest drama to end 2018 is hands down jTBC Fri-Sat series Sky Castle with raves about the story line and acting, so the drama to take over will be in a prime spot to pick up the tailwind. The network has lined up the K-drama adaptation of hit J-dorama Legal High, so popular it had a season 2 which … Continue reading →
The successive jumping off the side of the ship definitely feels like it’s sinking and it may be for the best. Massive thriller action K-dramas like IRIS and Athena are not easy to pull off and upcoming Prometheus seemed to have bit off more than it can chew. It was a political action conspiracy thriller spanning multiple overseas location shoots … Continue reading →
Dang, I’m so pleased and onboard with this drama casting, it’s like the drama gods are righting a major wrong from last time with Ha Ji Won. K-actor Jin Goo has been confirmed for the upcoming action spy drama Prometheus, which had Ha Ji Won signed on but was looking for a suitable leading man after Joo Ji Hoon passed … Continue reading →
Prolific and ratings winner Korean screenwriter Kim Eun Sook generates a lot of buzz and garners a lot of loyalty from her collaborating actors and actresses. She gets lots of cameos in her dramas from folks who have worked with her previously, and for the just premiered tvN period drama Mr. Sunshine there is a return of two popular stars … Continue reading →
Being queen is usually a terrible fate when it comes to sageuk female leads, the ones who had a happy princess life before will find it a romance and personal life killer once they ascend the top spot. That makes it even worse when she gets to be a queen for just 7 days, which is story behind upcoming KBS … Continue reading →
I think Lee Yo Won may hog the spotlight in upcoming MBC Mon-Tues drama Night Light (Illumination), but then no one will mind because she’s doing it not on buzz but on substance. Sure there are the other two leads Jin Goo and UEE, but neither suck the air out of the screen when they appear the way Lee Yo … Continue reading →
There’s an odd vibe I’m getting from upcoming MBC Mon-Tues drama Night Light which feels like the drama is about the two female leads and the male leads is the third wheel. The drama is billed as a power trip of sorts where the two female leads are striving to climb the wealth and power ladder and both get tangled … Continue reading →
The first teaser is out for upcoming MBC melodrama Night Light (Illumination) and it’s intense and riveting. The background music is excellently selected and the snippets of scenes shown whet the appetite to see more. Coupled with the new stills of female leads Lee Yo Won and UEE giving each other the fierce yeoja stare down, I’m way more interested … Continue reading →
Things are looking very bright and cheerful with upcoming MBC drama Night Light, in contrast to the initial synopsis that it was some sort of drama about human greed and the pursuit of power. I’m totally not complaining, seeing the beaming and sweet stills of leads Lee Yo Won and Jin Goo playing the guitar on the street as a … Continue reading →
