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jTBC Finalizes Casting for My Ahjusshi Screenwriter’s Next Drama My Liberation Diary with Lee Min Ki, Kim Ji Won, Lee El, and Son Seok Gu

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I love seeing an award winning screenwriter take the time before churning out another work. Deep and meaningful writing is hard to produce commercially and I like that My Ahjusshi and Another Oh Hae Young screenwriter Park Hae Young has taken a nearly three year gap before coming back with a new work. The drama is titled My Liberation Diary … Continue reading →

MBS Drama Oh My Ladylord Wraps with Universal Piling on as the Worst Drama so Far in 2021

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There are many levels and nuances to “bad”, which is why its such a great adjective with contextual flourish. Recently wrapped MBC Wed-Thurs drama Oh My Ladylord (Oh! Master) has now garnered widespread feedback as a terrible, no good, baaaaaad drama. But what kind of bad is it is what I, a non-viewer, am curious to know. So bad it’s … Continue reading →

Oh My Ladylord the First MBC Prime Time Drama to Get Zero Percent Ratings as Audience and Critics Hammer the Tired Plot

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It’s hard to get consensus these days but everywhere I look there appears to be the same opinion about MBC drama Oh My Ladylord (Oh! Master), which is that it sucks so so bad. From K-netizens to I-viewers to C-watchers, the drama starring Lee Min Ki, Nana, and Kang Min Hyuk was never primed to rake in high ratings but … Continue reading →

Son Seok Gu to Make Drama Return After 2 Years with jTBC Series My Release Diary with Lee Min Ki and Kim Ji Won by the Screenwriter of My Ahjusshi

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A prestige drama is in the works over at jTBC and the stars are close to lining up. Acclaimed actor Son Seok Gu is confirmed to headline the upcoming My Release Diary which also makes the comeback project for screenwriter Park Hae Young after the award winning My Ahjussi (My Mister) in 2018. The drama has him playing a mysterious … Continue reading →

MBC Wed-Thurs New Drama Oh My Ladylord Trends Downward into 1% Ratings as K-critics Pin the Blame on Lee Min Ki Losing his Mojos

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Prime time dramas for the big three networks have been on the low side for years, but being in the 4-6% range is still a big difference then the 1-2% range. MBC‘s new drama Oh My Ladylord (Oh! Master) has the worst drama title in recent memory and even fresh out of the gate it’s started low only to go … Continue reading →

First Look at Lee Min Ki, Nana, and Kang Min Hyuk in MBC Wed-Thurs Rom-com Oh My Ladylord

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MBC took a break in the Wed-Thurs time slot after The Spies Who Loved Me but next month in March will premiere a new drama called Oh My Ladylord (Oh! Master). I hate the title lol but the cast is promising with leads Lee Min Ki, Nana, and Kang Min Hyuk. However the premise sounds so much like a prior … Continue reading →

Lee Min Ki and Nana Pair Up for MBC Rom-com Drama Oh! Master

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Well this is certainly out of left field. MBC has announced an upcoming rom-com titled Oh! Master and confirmed the leads to be Lee Min Ki and Nana. I know Nana is working hard to transform from idol to actress but this will be her fourth drama in two years after Kill It, Justice, and the most recent Memorials. Lee … Continue reading →

Lee Min Ki and Lee Yoo Young Team Up for OCN Drama Everyone’s Lies

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Politics, intrigue, and police procedural work seems to often go hand-in-hand with K-dramas in the thriller category. Another one is set for fall of 2019 on cable network OCN called Everyone’s Lies and will star Lee Min Ki and Lee Yoo Young. She was recently in the news with an alarming SNS post showing her mental wellbeing in a dark … Continue reading →

jTBC Drama The Beauty Inside Wraps with Decent Acting and Disengaged Narrative

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This week concluded the airing of jTBC Mon-Tues drama The Beauty Inside, an adaptation of the movie of the same name but with a gender switch and also tweaked body morphing logic. Female lead Seo Hyun Jin changes once a month for a week and has managed to become a top actress, albeit one known for suddenly disappearing for a … Continue reading →

Seo Hyun Jin Turns into Kim Sung Ryung in Preview for jTBC Drama The Beauty Inside

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We’re one week away from the premiere of the K-drama adaptation of The Beauty Inside and the production really looks fast and fun. Seo Hyun Jin plays the form-changer in this version, a top star by day and once a week out of the month turns into a different person in age and/or gender. The first change shown in the … Continue reading →

Posters and Preview for The Beauty Inside Playful with Outlandish Characters

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With the conclusion of jTBC medical drama Life, the channel switches moods and gears to the colorful and playful with the K-drama remake of form-changing story The Beauty Inside. The drama reverses the movie set up with the male lead changing forms every day, this version has the female lead changing forms but only once a month and it lasts … Continue reading →

Lee Min Ki Accepts Form-changing Seo Hyun Jin in First Teaser for K-drama The Beauty Inside

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With a dash of changes the K-drama remake of the movie The Beauty Inside reverses the genders around and adds a longer period between switches in order to make it work on the small screen. The first teaser unveils the emotionally dreamy and visually jarring romance between top actress Seo Hyun Jin who changes forms once a month and her … Continue reading →

jTBC Drama Adaptation of Beauty Inside Holds Script Reading with Seo Hyun Jin and Lee Min Ki

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Consider me cautiously optimistic for upcoming K-drama Beauty Inside, adapted from the drama with a gender twist. This time it’s female lead Seo Hyun Jin who changes forms rather than the male lead in the movie, and she’ll be romancing Lee Min Ki so the production team definitely went for acting ability when casting. The drama version set up sounds … Continue reading →