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Yumi’s Cells 3 with Kim Go Eun and Kim Jae Won Delivers the Same Cuteness and Slice-of-Live Appeal with Promise of the Final Happy Ending

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I liked but didn’t fully love K-drama Yumi’s Cells, and I probably appreciate what it was trying to more than the actual characterizations and romance lines appealing to me personally. It’s basically a trilogy in female lead Yumi’s love life and the first two books are heartfelt journeys with unfinished endings, which is realistic but doesn’t deliver on the feel … Continue reading →

Park Eun Bin and Kim Jae Won Cast in Sageuk Romance K-drama The Wicked Queen

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So first comes The Remarried Empress and then will come The Wicked Queen in K-drama land. K-ent is reporting that Park Eun Bin has been cast as the titular wicked queen in an upcoming sageuk K-drama adaptation of a web novel. Her male lead will be Kim Jae Won, who is now either the luckiest up-and-coming young actor in K-ent … Continue reading →

Yumi’s Cells 3 with Kim Go Eun and Kim Jae Won Release Adorable Poster and Teasers Ahead of April 2026 Premiere

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K-actress Kim Go Eun has moved so far beyond the world of Yumi’s Cells in terms of her acting career in the intervening years since its first season was released, so it feels even more special to see her back to finish up Yumi’s story even if it’s a tad juvenile compared to her more high brow and award winning … Continue reading →

First Look at Newly Shorn Kim Go Eun with Kim Jae Won as Her Final Love Interest in Yumi’s Cells Season 3

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It’s only been five years since the first season of Yumi’s Cells aired in 2021 but it feels twice that long honestly. The drama did a great job of adapting the webtoon and also managed the messiness of love and breakups through two seasons of fairly realistic and happy/sad emotional beats. But the big break between season 2 and the … Continue reading →

K-netizens Excited Over the Casting of Rising Actor Kim Jae Won as the Male Lead of Yumi’s Cells 3 Opposite Kim Go Eun

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The unexpected surprise that is young actor Lee Chae Min being totally on point in tvN weekend drama Bon Appétit, Your Majesty may be starting a trend. Because this week attention from K-netizens are on rising actor Kim Jae Won who earlier had been cast as the male lead in Yumi’s Cells 3 but didn’t get as much coverage then. … Continue reading →

Relative Rookie Kim Jae Won Cast as Male Lead Shin Soon Rok in Season 3 of Yumi’s Cells Opposite Kim Go Eun

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Well this is a wildly out of left field and unexpected male lead casting. I along with probably the majority of viewers of Yumi’s Cells just went on a major Google fest to find out who this newb male actor is haha. Young and relative rookie K-actor Kim Jae Won has been confirmed to play Yumi’s third and final love … Continue reading →

Netizens Unearth Picture From 19 Years Ago in Fantasy Boy Band Assemblage with Bae Yong Joon as Center Surrounded by Jo In Sung, Jang Hyun, Kim Jae Won, and Cha Seung Won

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Seeing this never before seen (by me at least) picture from nearly two decades ago brings back so many memories! OMG this is like right after the Winter Sonata craze and when everyone was still at their start/peak era. A picture has been making the rounds showing five top male leads in K-ent in what looks like a boy band … Continue reading →

The Smiling Cast of SBS Weekend Drama Let Me Introduce Her Color Coordinated at Press Conference

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I’m a sucker for a good group selfie and this is just adorable as the cast of weekend drama Let Me Introduce Her (About Her) showed off their brightest smiles and best knee bends for the ladies. Even better is how perfectly the cast is color and outfit coordinated, this was a concerted group effort to dress in different colors … Continue reading →

Makjang Mood Permeates Dramatic Teaser for Weekend Drama About Her with Nam Sang Mi and Kim Jae Won

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There is already so much makjang slathered on upcoming SBS weekend drama About Her it might be the reason the background color looks so grey and overcast in the teaser preview. While normally the love story between a plastic surgeon and his patient under the knife feels rather icky, this time Nam Sang Mi’s character goes for a full facial … Continue reading →

Nam Sang Mi Looks Prettily Confused in First Stills for SBS Weekend Drama About Her

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I’m glad that I can still get excited for a K-drama based on casting, I was feeling burnt out a few years ago but then found a new balance on how to keep watching dramas and write about it without it turning into a monotonous chore. That reset has kept the fire alive and it feels like a throwback to … Continue reading →

SBS Weekend Drama About Her with Nam Sang Mi, Kim Jae Won, and Jo Hyun Jae Round Out Decent Supporting Cast

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The moving parts that went into assembling the next SBS weekend drama unexpectedly rounded up not just leads I like but a supporting cast that’s also quite solid. Currently SBS drama Secret Mother is piling on the lies, makjang, and conflict, but once it wraps the next drama About Her will pull a plastic surgery and memory loss double whammy … Continue reading →

Jo Hyun Jae Joins Kim Jae Won and Nam Sang Mi in Weekend Drama If It Is Her

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Growing older can be a fight against the tides or the accepting of something that feels inevitable and rather heartfelt. I subscribe to the latter which means I’m happy to hear that Jo Hyun Jae is joining the weekend drama If It is Her along with confirmed leads Nam Sang Mi and Kim Jae Won. It’s like all my favorite … Continue reading →

Kim Jae Won and Nam Sang Mi Cast as Leads for SBS Mystery Romance If It Is Her

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Ooooh, I like this casting very much especially for a weekend drama. SBS has cast Kim Jae Won and Nam Sang Mi as the leads for its next weekend drama called If It Is Her, taking over the time slot in early July from Secret Mother. The drama sounds melo but in a throwback hilarious face-changing way. Nam Sang Mi … Continue reading →