Kim Jae Wook and Jung Ga Ram Join the Cast of Sageuk Drama Swallowing Gold with Leads Lee Jae Wook and Jo Boa

The casting is moving forward for sageuk drama Swallowing Gold (literal title Swallow Gold) which last month announced leads Lee Jae Wook and Jo Boa. Now Kim Jae Wook and Jung Ga Ram are joining the cast for a drama about a rich merchant in Joseon and the return of his long missing son. The drama explores the missing children of that era who are unloved and the complexity of family relationships. The drama is from the PD of Voice and The Guest and with the screenwriter of Dr. Brain.

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Mon-Tues Drama Military Prosecutor Doberman with Ahn Bo Hyun and Jo Boa is tvN’s Second Biggest Hit in 2022 Thus Far with Final Episode Breaking 10% Ratings

The question in the next few weeks is whether just finished tvN Mon-Tues drama Military Prosecutor Doberman will remain in the 2nd spot or drop to 3rd with the similar high ratings of still airing tvN weekend drama Our Blues. … Continue reading

Lee Seung Gi and Jo Boa Part of the 2022 Selection of Exemplary Tax Payers By the Government, Will Serve as Promotional Tax Ambassadors for the Agency

I always equate the South Korean government good taxpayer awards like when the school hands out perfect attendance prizes and this year 2022’s recipient are clearly a very good boy and girl when it comes to paying their taxes. Lee … Continue reading

tvN Mon-Tues Drama Military Prosecutor Doberman Takes its Title Too Literally and Releases Off Putting Posters that Don’t Do Ahn Bo Hyun and Jo Boa Justice

The upcoming tvN Mon-Tues drama Military Prosecutor Doberman tried so hard to be cute to its title but it really backfired for me in luring me in. The first posters above show Ahn Bo Hyun and Jo Boa split-face with … Continue reading

2020 KBS Drama Awards Gives Veteran Actor Chun Ho Jin the Daesang for Weekend Hit Once Again

The 2020 KBS Drama Awards was a free for all as well, and a mix of face masks, social distancing, and still walking the red carpet. The bulk of the awards went to the various cast members of weekend drama … Continue reading

Tale of Gumiho Ratings Drop Slightly to 4.789% in Episode 7 as Story Plods Along with the Return of the Big Bad and Ji Ah’s Backstory

The ratings have been dropping for four consecutive episodes of Tale of Gumiho (Tale of the Nine-tailed) and that’s not a good sign since it’s only episode 7. But I totally understand why and while I will probably watch this … Continue reading

Tale of Gumiho Drops Below 5% in Ratings for Episode 6 as the Mythology and Prior Life Entanglements are Slowly Doled Out

Watching Tale of Gumiho really helps that I have such a long drama watching history to compare to, and it’s the comparison that highlights the strengths and weaknesses of this fantasy K-drama. Episode 6 ratings dropped below 5% for the … Continue reading

Tale of Gumiho Drops to 5.100% Rating in Episode 5 as Sympathy Grows for Little Bro Lee Rang and Sheds More Light on the OTP Backstory

I could see tvN Wed-Thurs drama Tale of Gumiho (Tale of the Nine-Tailed) crumbling under the weight of its own mythology building, not yet in episode 5 but the weak spots are there. I still enjoy the drama and episode … Continue reading