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Script Reading Stills Star-studded Cast of Shin Mina, Joo Ji Hoon, Lee Jong Seok, and Lee Se Young in K-drama Live Action Adaptation of Remarried Empress

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 20, 2025 by ockoalaJune 20, 2025

The cast has been assembled and what’s left is to see how exactly a live action K-drama version of manhwa Remarried Empress will turn out. The over/under on hot mess versus unexpectedly compelling starts now. That it could even be good comes from a strong and very famous foursome cast of Shin Mina, Lee Jong Seok, Joo Ji Hoon, and … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Joo Ji Hoon, Lee Jong Seok, Lee Se Young, Remarried Empress, Shin Mina | 8 Replies

tvN Starts Promos for Summer 2025 Weekend K-drama Law and the City with Lee Jong Seok and Moon Ga Young

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 8, 2025 by ockoalaJune 7, 2025
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It’s still a month away before the arrival of Law and the City (Korean title Seochodong named after the Seoul neighborhood) on tvN weekend Sat-Sun timeslot. I’m guessing it’s an area with a lot of law firms so apropos for a legal drama centering around a quirky young group of lawyers at the same law firm. It’s Lee Jong Seok … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Im Sung Jae, Kang You Seok, Law and the City, Lee Jong Seok, Moon Ga Young, Ryu Hye Young, Seochodong | 3 Replies

K-drama Adaptation of Remarried Empress Confirms Main Cast of Shin Mina, Lee Jong Seok, Joo Ji Hoon, and Lee Se Young with Filming to Commence in June 2025

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 2, 2025 by ockoalaApril 1, 2025
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Now I’m more nervous than excited with the confirmation of the cast and the commencement of filming. The K-drama adaptation of webtoon Remarried Empress can be either fun and different or a total hot mess lol. It will air on Disney+ which seems like a match made in heaven what with the royalty theme but of course toss in a … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Joo Ji Hoon, Lee Jong Seok, Lee Se Young, Remarried Empress, Shin Mina | 5 Replies

Disney+ Picks Up K-drama Adaptation of Webtoon Remarried Empress with Shin Mina, Lee Jong Seok, Joo Ji Hoon, and Lee Se Young

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 16, 2025 by ockoalaMarch 16, 2025
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So this is really happening and with this main foursome cast, I never could have fantasy cast this lol. K-ent is reporting that the K-drama adaptation of webtoon Remarried Empress will air on Disney+ and is slated to be a 10-episode drama. Please drop it all at once Disney+ rather than one episode or a few episodes a week, pretty … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Joo Ji Hoon, Lee Jong Seok, Lee Se Young, Remarried Empress, Shin Mina | 8 Replies

Joo Ji Hoon in Talks for the Male Lead Antagonist Role in Remarried Empress with Shin Mina and Lee Jong Seok

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 25, 2025 by ockoalaJanuary 23, 2025
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In a real casting way and in a meta casting way, this is about as good as I can hope for with the drama adaptation of webtoon Remarried Empress coming along. This week there is news that Joo Ji Hoon is in talks to play Emperor Sovieshu, the male lead antagonist of the drama, or shall we say the BIGGEST … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Joo Ji Hoon, Lee Jong Seok, Remarried Empress, Shin Mina | 46 Replies

Shin Mina and Lee Jong Seok Offered Lead Roles in K-drama Adaptation of Period Webtoon Remarried Empress

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 9, 2024 by ockoalaDecember 9, 2024
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I must’ve been under a rock the day that the first casting news came out because this second news only made me do not one but two double takes in quick succession. K-ent is reporting today that Lee Jong Seok has been offered the male lead Prince Heinrey (later Emperor) in period romance K-drama Remarried Empress, where Shin Mina is … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Lee Jong Seok, Remarried Empress, Shin Mina | 11 Replies

Lee Jong Seok, Moon Ga Young, and Ryu Hye Young to Star in 2025 tvN Legal Drama Seocho District

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 15, 2024 by ockoalaNovember 15, 2024
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So the casting is starting to broaden from the first reports a few months ago with Lee Jong Seok has picked his next drama. It’s titled Seocho District (Seochodong) and he plays a lawyer in what is described as a legal drama with depth and growth. Seochodong is home to the largest concentration of law firms in Seoul hence the … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Lee Jong Seok, Moon Ga Young, Ryu Hye Young, Seocho District, Seochodong | 14 Replies

Lee Jong Seok in Talks for Legal K-drama Seochodong Reuniting with PD of W: Two Worlds

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 13, 2024 by ockoalaSeptember 13, 2024
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A new casting update from a big name K-drama actor as Lee Jong Seok may be signed on for his next project. Industry news says he’s in talks for the K-drama Seochodong (literal title) which is a legal drama. He will play a lawyer which he’s done before in both Big Mouse and While You Were Sleeping but those were … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Lee Jong Seok, Seochodong | 3 Replies

K-ent Article Discusses Lee Jong Seok’s Last Minute Drop Out of 2018 Netflix Drama See You Again with Kim Ji Won and Since Then He Has Not Done Any Streaming Dramas

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 6, 2024 by ockoalaAugust 6, 2024
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So this was so long ago I forgot about it but it’s back in the news again. K-actor Lee Jong Seok was supposed to do Netflix romance drama See You Again with Kim Ji Won in 2018, and now an entertainment reporter is revealing that Lee Jong Seok dropped out of the drama the day before script reading was scheduled. … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Lee Jong Seok | 62 Replies

Blast From the Past as Lee Bo Young and Lee Jong Seok Reunite 11 Years Later with I Hear Your Voice Crew

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 11, 2024 by ockoalaMarch 11, 2024
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Has it been 11 years already?!? Wow and also what an amazing walk down memory lane bringing back all the great feels from this drama. K-drama I Hear Your Voice was what catapulted screenwriter Park Hye Ryun to the big leagues, though she was already almost there with her prior drama before it Dream High. She has a very cohesive … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged I Hear Your Voice, Lee Bo Young, Lee Jong Seok, Yoon Sang Hyun | 8 Replies

K-actor Lee Jong Seok Signs with Ace Factory Joining New Agency in New Year

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 4, 2024 by ockoalaJanuary 4, 2024
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So one of the big fish free agents in K-ent has a new home and it’s a big land for Ace Factory. K-actor Lee Jong Seok signed with the agency this week joining Lee Joon Hyuk, Kim Ah Joong, Lee Shi Young, Yoo Jae Myung and others at the same home. I thought he would venture out and set up … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Lee Jong Seok | 13 Replies

K-ent Reports that Both Lee Jong Seok and Go Min Si Have Declined Rom-com Drama I am Against My Own Romance

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 27, 2023 by ockoalaDecember 26, 2023
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So this news is surprising but I won’t read too too much into it yet. K-net this week reported that both Lee Jong Seok and Go Min Si have declined the drama I am Against My Own Romance at the same time. The drama is from the PD of Descendants of the Sun and has pre production buzz due to … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Go Min Si, Lee Jong Seok | 1 Reply

Lee Jong Seok in Talks to be the Male Lead of Rom-com I’m Against My Romance Opposite Go Min Si

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 21, 2023 by ockoalaNovember 21, 2023
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I find Lee Jong Seok‘s career a very steady and more selective since he came back from military service in 2021. He used to do at least one K-drama if not two a year and that made sense since he was building and cementing his acting resume. Since discharge he did the successful thriller drama Big Mouse in 2022 and … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Go Min Si, I'm Against My Romance, Lee Jong Seok | 16 Replies

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