I haven’t watched a weekend K-drama in years but will always remember fondly the heydays when there was always a chance to chance upon a good one. Not that the weekend dramas in recent years weren’t good but there seems to be a lack of excitement and buzz around any to make it worth checking out. Two bigger names will be heading to weekend land for the next KBS drama Iron Family, starring Kim Jung Hyun and written by the screenwriter of When the Stars Gossip, Miss Korea, and Pasta. The female lead will be Geum Sae Rok who I liked when she first debuted but in recent projects she’s been playing the annoying antagonist which made her take steps back. The two leads match up and this should make for an easy watch on weekends for those who still have the bandwidth for long commitments.
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The production team behind the promos for MBC fantasy romance Kokdu: Season of Deity are really going out of their way to highlight the extremes of the two leads. Kim Jung Hyun is the grim reaper on a vacation and … Continue reading
I had thought the MBC fantasy romance drama Kokdu: Season of Deity (Season of Kkokdu) would be more whimsical and melancholy, what with the Grim Reaper going on a forced vacation and all that existential issues. But the latest poster … Continue reading
This January 2023 will usher in Season of Kkok Du, the fantasy romance drama from MBC that brings together Im Soo Hyang and Kim Jung Hyun in a love story that isn’t just soul snatching it’s also fated to be. … Continue reading
It’s nice to see Kim Jung Hyun back on the small screen and whatever happens with audience reaction to him after his Time bad behavior scandal in early 2021 it’s up to him to have the ability to deal with. … Continue reading
It looks like bygones for Kim Jung Hyun and MBC, years after the debacle that was Time and he’s already made in roads when he guest starred in Dinner Mate two years ago. He’s confirmed opposite female lead Im Soo … Continue reading
Man, I wish I had both Im Soo Hyang‘s work ethic and her ability to keep getting cast in drama after drama when it comes to my own work streak. She doubled up this past June with SBS drama Woori … Continue reading
Okay, is this like a K-drama inspired Meet Joe Black, which is itself inspired by Death Takes a Holiday? Because that works but please stay away from anything resembling Doom at Your Service (One Day, Destruction Came to My Door). … Continue reading
If Seo Ye Ji can make an acting return no reason for Kim Jung Hyun not to try. They both can still stumble if the K-netizens aren’t ready for it but might as well bull head your way through if … Continue reading
It’s nearing the one year anniversary of when Queen Cheorin (Mr. Queen) premiered on tvN on December 12th, 2020. Oh what a year makes, for this drama it’s been the see-saw of hugely successful airings and audience feedback when it … Continue reading
Well this will certainly get the K-netz in a frenzy, I’ll just sit back with the popcorn. K-ent is reporting that K-actor Kim Jung Hyun has signed with a new agency Story J, five months after his big scandal that … Continue reading
There is a Chinese saying that if you knew it was going to come to this then why do what do you then (早知今日何必当初). Sure many times people will say they didn’t know it would end up this way but … Continue reading
The saga continues with K-actor Kim Jung Hyun‘s professional career catapult off a cliff. Two months ago it was revealed that he was in talks to sign with a new agency after his contract was soon to expire with original … Continue reading