Well Bloody Heart (Red Single Heart) is now officially a bloody underwhelming entry into the sageuk drama oeuvre, it may end up being a good drama overall but ratings and reception wise it’s a downer for KBS. The network will switch gears in the time slot next with Minamdang premiering at the end of June, a quirky sounding investigative drama with Seo In Guk and Oh Yeon Seo based on the same name web novel. It tells of a criminal profiler turned fortune telling shyster but somehow still a problem solver, matching wits and solving crimes with a tough female detective. The supporting cast includes Kwak Si Yang, Kang Mina, and Kwon Soo Hyun with the PD of Player and the screenwriter of Ruler: Master of the Mask. This drama seems underrated so far in pre-release buzz which makes for hopefully a pleasant surprise from low expectations.
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