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K-netizens Discuss the SBS 2022 Year End Drama Daesang as a Two-way Race Between Kim Nam Gil and Namgoong Min with Nods to Lee Jun Ki, Seo Hyun Jin, and Kim Rae Won

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It’s tough that of the three public channels in South Korea really only SBS had a good year. With the slate basically done it’s time to look at the contenders for Daesang at the Year End Drama Awards for 2022 and it’s looking like a two-man race between Kim Nam Gil for Through the Darkness and Namgoong Min for One … Continue reading →

First Poster of Kim Rae Won in Sci-fi tvN Thriller Drama L.U.C.A.

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Two reasons to be hopeful about early 2021 thriller tvN drama L.U.C.A.: The Beginning, the PD and the network, otherwise this one seems too ambitious for its britches. The first posters are out for the drama starring Kim Rae Won as the lead, though it was first courting Ji Chang Wook who passed on the project. The male lead has … Continue reading →

Kim Rae Won and Lee Da Hee Signs on for tvN Sci-fi Thriller Drama LUCA

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Cable network tvN has found its leads for upcoming sci-fi thriller K-drama LUCA, which stands for Last Universal Common Ancestor which is an evolutionary theory. The drama was first offered to Ji Chang Wook who declined and is instead filming Convenience Store Morning Star. Now we have both the male and female leads confirmed and it’s Kim Rae Won paired … Continue reading →

Kim Rae Won in Talks for Genetics Sci-fi K-drama LUCA

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When one door closes another opens, or when one star passes another pops up. Kim Rae Won is in talks for genetics based thriller K-drama Luca, which got press early on when Ji Chang Wook was considering it. He’s since passed and may take a rom-com opposite Kim Yoo Jung, whereas Kim Rae Won is now considering Luca and if … Continue reading →

Kim Rae Won and Gong Hyo Jin Bicker Their Way to Romance in K-movie The Most Ordinary Love

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It’s been 16 years since Kim Rae Won and Gong Hyo Jin were together onscreen and the years have been kind to them. Both are still at the top of their careers while their long ago project the K-drama Snowman can’t be rewatched now since the other leading man was Jo Jae Hyun who got his comeuppance with the reveal … Continue reading →

Kim Rae Won and Gong Hyo Jin Cast in K-movie The Most Ordinary Romance and Reunites 15 Years After K-drama Snowman

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It’s been 15 years since two very young K-actors was first starting out in their acting careers when they had a chance to work together and now they get a chance to reunite on the big screen. Gong Hyo Jin and Kim Rae Won are cast as the leads in romance movie The Most Ordinary Romance which is just described … Continue reading →

KBS Wed-Thurs Drama Black Knight Breaks 10% Ratings in Episode 5 and Keeps Rising Steadily

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A hearty congrats for KBS Wed-Thurs melodrama fantasy romance Black Knight (The Man Who Guards Me), winning the time slot handily and even more impressive is continuing to increase in ratings. This third week’s ratings broke 10% on Wednesday with 10.6% AGB nationwide and rose to 11.1% for Thursday.  Nothing to Lose (Judge vs. Judge) stayed consistent around the 6% … Continue reading →

Color Coordinated Leads Attend Press Conference for KBS Drama Black Knight Airing Wednesday

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I find the fashion visuals at the press conference for KBS drama Black Knight as nicely assembled as the drama has looked in all the preview trailers so far. Shin Se Kyung‘s black and white chaste shirt dress with bow, Kim Rae Won in navy and grey with smoking matching suede smoking shoes, and Seo Ji Hye in fire engine … Continue reading →

The Leads of Black Knight are New Levels of Gorgeousness in Stills and Super Melo Fourth Preview

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Beautiful and utterly befuddling remains my pre-airing verdict for upcoming KBS Wed-Thurs drama Black Knight, airing next week now that Mad Dog has wrapped up. The visuals are out of this world, doing what K-dramas do best in packaging the leads, locales, and outfits into envious bundles of gorgeousness. But the drama narrative from what has been revealed also does … Continue reading →

Mannequin-esque Drama Posters for Black Knight Pile on the Baroque Style

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It’s too late but if I could I would ask Kim Rae Won to run far far away from this K-drama, and take Seo Ji Hye with him. Alas the dawn of KBS fantasy melo-romance Black Knight (The Man Who Guards Me) is upon us in a little over a week and the production has released truly extraordinary drama posters. … Continue reading →

Third Preview for Black Knight Piles on the Moody Imagery and Sneak Peek at Sageuk Scenes

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I’m still not sure what to expect from upcoming KBS romantic melo-fantasy drama Black Knight, other than all the teasers and promo pictures make it seem like the cast is filming a music video rather than a drama. It harkens back to the overkill visuals of the early Hallyu drama days as pioneered by the seasons dramas, think Winter Sonata … Continue reading →

Second Preview for Black Knight is Travelogue of Kim Rae Won Falling in Love with Shin Se Kyung

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I would really be way more interest in upcoming KBS romance drama Black Knight if the leading lady were someone I thought was a better actress. Visuals just aren’t enough for Shin Se Kyung to really immerse me into a throwback type of romance drama that feels classic Hallyu and requires the appetite for copious amounts of emoting. The second … Continue reading →

First Teaser for KBS Romance Black Knight Showcases the Beauty of Slovenia

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The first teaser is out for KBS drama Black Knight and it works primarily as a travel teaser to lure viewers to visit the location filming site of Slovenia. And hoping one runs into a smexy rich business played by Kim Rae Won, and invest in an amazing fall red coat as worn by Shin Se Kyung. Aside from these … Continue reading →