Tag Archives: Joo Ji Hoon

2025 Baeksang Awards Nominations Out with When Life Gives You Tangerines Leading the Pack with Most Nominations Followed by Lovely Runner

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With so much distraction the last few weeks in K-ent it’s nice to get back to regular business and none bigger than the 2025 Baeksang Awards nominations which came out this week. On the drama side, When Life You You Tangerines led the pack with the most nominations across Best Drama, Best Actor and Actress, Best Supporting Actor and Actress, … Continue reading →

K-drama Adaptation of Remarried Empress Confirms Main Cast of Shin Mina, Lee Jong Seok, Joo Ji Hoon, and Lee Se Young with Filming to Commence in June 2025

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Now I’m more nervous than excited with the confirmation of the cast and the commencement of filming. The K-drama adaptation of webtoon Remarried Empress can be either fun and different or a total hot mess lol. It will air on Disney+ which seems like a match made in heaven what with the royalty theme but of course toss in a … Continue reading →

Disney+ Picks Up K-drama Adaptation of Webtoon Remarried Empress with Shin Mina, Lee Jong Seok, Joo Ji Hoon, and Lee Se Young

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So this is really happening and with this main foursome cast, I never could have fantasy cast this lol. K-ent is reporting that the K-drama adaptation of webtoon Remarried Empress will air on Disney+ and is slated to be a 10-episode drama. Please drop it all at once Disney+ rather than one episode or a few episodes a week, pretty … Continue reading →

Netflix Hit K-drama The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call Hits #2 on Top Non-English Shows as Squid Game 2 Drops to #7

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Dang, the Joo Ji Hoon method really did pay off. And by that I mean star in as many dramas as he can possibly/physically film and one of them is bound to be a hit thanks to the law of probability. Lol, I’m kidding of course but his medical K-drama The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call has absolutely paid off … Continue reading →

Medical K-drama The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call with Joo Ji Hoon is a Surprise Hit Landing on #3 of the Netflix Global Non-English Shows List One Week After Release

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K-actor Joo Ji Hoon went on a tear in 2024 with three released K-dramas in Blood Free and Light Shop both on Disney+, and Love Your Enemy which aired on tvN. He’s continuing his drama stream to start 2025 with the release of The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call exclusively on Netflix. It’s actually called Season 1 so I know … Continue reading →

Disney+ Releases New Glam Shots of Top Stars Including Kim Soo Hyun for Knock Off at the Earlier Drama Event in Singapore

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This could be a big year for Disney+, what with Netflix hit or miss these days, terrestrial channels still struggling, and big cable like tvN and jTBC also not consistently producing hits. Last year the streaming platform hosted the leads of its biggest on deck dramas to Singapore for a media event and this week released new official shots of … Continue reading →

Joo Ji Hoon in Talks for the Male Lead Antagonist Role in Remarried Empress with Shin Mina and Lee Jong Seok

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In a real casting way and in a meta casting way, this is about as good as I can hope for with the drama adaptation of webtoon Remarried Empress coming along. This week there is news that Joo Ji Hoon is in talks to play Emperor Sovieshu, the male lead antagonist of the drama, or shall we say the BIGGEST … Continue reading →

Ha Ji Won and Joo Ji Hoon in Talks for Political Thriller K-drama Climax Along with Strong Supporting Cast

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Joo Ji Hoon has turned into the hardest working actor in K-ent these days, he as one currently airing drama, another one about to air, and now is in talks for his next one. The political thriller K-drama Climax announced it’s likely cast today and the leads are Joo Ji Hoon with Ha Ji Won. They played a married couple … Continue reading →

New tvN Sat-Sun Drama Love Your Enemy with Joo Ji Hoon and Jung Yumi Doubles First Two Episode Ratings

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I don’t know if this drama will be a hit when it’s all done but this is definitely a very promising sign. This weekend tvN released rom-com Love Your Enemy with Joo Ji Hoon and Jung Yumi, taking over from Jeonghyeon: A Star is Born. I legit had zero interest in this drama but judging from the ratings am inclined … Continue reading →

Joo Ji Hoon Leads Top Surgical Team in Netflix K-drama The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call

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Netflix has announced a new medical K-drama likely airing in 2024. It’s called The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call and is adapted from the same name novel and webtoon. The drama will be led by Joo Ji Hoon with his full cast of trauma center doctors including Choo Yeong Woo, Yoon Kyung Ho, Ha Young, and Jeong Jae Kwang. The … Continue reading →

Han Hyo Joo in Talks to Join Joo Ji Hoon in Sci-fi Drama Dominant Species By Screenwriter of Secret Forest

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I feel like this is old school casting and in a good way. Han Hyo Joo has been offered the female lead in 2023 sci-fi drama Dominant Species (Dominion) which would pair her with Joo Ji Hoon who has been cast as the male lead. I mention old school because they basically debuted the exact same time in the mid-2000 … Continue reading →

Joo Ji Hoon Considering Secret Forest Screenwriter’s Next Sci-fi Drama Dominant Species

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I’m glad Joo Ji Hoon woke up at the end of Jirisan because the whole conceit was weird but I’m glad he’s not shunning the fantasy or sci-fi genres even if some don’t work out. He’s in talks for a new streaming only drama called Dominant Species written by the screenwriter of Secret Forest (Stranger), she wrote both seasons and … Continue reading →

First Look at Joo Ji Hoon, Choi Sung Eun, and Park Sung Woong in Thriller K-movie Gentleman

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Oooooh this looks so good already! The first stills are out for the K-movie Gentlemen and male lead Joo Ji Hoon certainly looks like a streetwise version of one. The movie has Joo Ji Hoon playing a private investigator who is accused of murder and partners with female lead Choi Sung Eung to help clear his name. Choi Sung Eun … Continue reading →