New year and the first K-drama controversy of 2024 is here. It centers around the female empowerment period drama Jeong Nyeon with Kim Tae Ri as the lead and a strong supporting cast of actresses Shin Ye Eun, Ra Mi Ran, and Moon So Ri. The PD directed The Red Sleeve Cuff which was a critical and ratings hit for MBC so the network worked closely with the production of this drama since the onset and even invested money in the pre-production. But in the end the production sold the drama broadcast rights to tvN rather than the expected airing on MBC. Reportedly MBC will take legal action against tvN for stealing this away but I don’t see that happening as honestly this occurrence is likely common as networks jostle for dramas and maybe this one is getting news because it’s so high profile and Kim Tae Ri is a near sure fire winner in any drama she picks.
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SBS held the first drama awards of 2023 among the three big networks and it was a muted affair due to the days earlier passing of top actor Lee Seon Kyun. All the stars wore black except for one white … Continue reading
I think female lead centric may be still inadequate as this upcoming period drama is simply female centric as there are tons of strong supporting actresses cast as well. Filming is about to start for post WW2 period drama Jeong … Continue reading
It’s been a BANGER of an summer drama season so far in 2023. I am spoiled lol but appreciate every moment of it. Last week fantasy romance drama See You in My 19th Life ended its consistently plotted 12-episode run … Continue reading
So I’m watching both Sat-Sun new dramas See You in My 19th Life and King the Land, enjoying both for their different aesthetics and lures. I thought I would wait to marathon recently premiered SBS Fri-Sat horror drama Revenant (The … Continue reading
This is as powerhouse a K-drama as it gets with two Baeksang besting acting award winners and also an award winning screenwriter in Kim Eun Hee. SBS premiered Revenant (The Devil or The Demon) this weekend on the Fri-Sat time … Continue reading
Another day another controversy but this one started fast and now appears to be resolved just as quickly. Over the weekend K-actress Kim Tae Ri posted on her Instagram a note to her fans asking for anyone to help subtitle … Continue reading
So top actress Kim Tae Ri is first going to scare our socks off in her next drama Demon airing on SBS, but then after she’s going all old school rah rah female empowerment angle with the period drama Jung … Continue reading
A new still is out for upcoming SBS K-drama The Devil (or Demon) and it continues to be shiver inducing. The new still is just female lead Kim Tae Ri with her face lit among the dark shadows and she … Continue reading
K-actress Kim Tae Ri has managed to make her more arthouse picks in dramas and movies into hits and that’s a double feat. She gets award winning cred and popular appeal. It’ll be cool if she can pull that off … Continue reading
This is certainly an ignominious list to be on but I don’t think anything mentioned here are deal breakers. K-ent beat reporters voted on the list of worst (most rude) stars on the press circuit this year in 2022 and … Continue reading
The decision to put Song Kang and Kim Tae Ri as the dual covers for the upcoming Elle Korea special D-edition December 2022 pictorial is perplexing if you consider their talent level. But it makes sense because both are really … Continue reading
K-netizens love a great casting when the role seems tailor-made for a star. Such is the response to the news that K-actress Kim Tae Ri will likely be the live-action version of webtoon Jeong Nyeong, a period story about a … Continue reading