It feels like a blast from the past when I have to write a post about K-dramas in the same week with the same theme. It appears next year 2025 is going to be about period era soul-swapping, what with the sageuk The Moon Flows Over the River getting cast and now this new sageuk drama Dear Bandit. The drama … Continue reading →
So the South Korean conservative culture remains strong despite in modern times divorce being more and more acceptable and even adultery being decriminalized. SBS Fri-Sat night legal drama Good Partner dealing with a family law firm started off very strong with increasing ratings each week up to a high of 17%. But the last three episodes dropped and is now … Continue reading →
So there is a hit K-drama airing right now and it hasn’t gotten as much international buzz but with the fast rising ratings should be enough to pique interest. SBS Fri-Sat family law centered legal drama Good Partner has quietly hit 17% ratings in the most recent episode 7 that aired this past weekend. The drama premiered with 7.8% and … Continue reading →
There is a new K-drama on a quick rise to popularity and it’s one I initially didn’t have much interest in but whenever I hear something is legit good it’s always worth checking out. SBS premiered Good Partner with Jang Nara and Nam Ji Hyun last week and since then the drama has increased in ratings and got past the … Continue reading →
A new legal drama is coming on SBS in early 2024, the directly titled Good Partner centered around attorneys at a divorce firm. My fave divorce attorney K-drama remains Love and Marriage which feels like multiple lifetimes ago. Good Partner pairs the veteran partner with a pragmatic attitude to divorce law with the younger rookie who remains morally righteous, who … Continue reading →
It’s been a slower than usual summer season for K-movies, other than for the 3rd installment of The Roundup: No Way Out topping three weekends at the box office and Smugglers one weekend, it’s been Hollywood movies at the top. The next big name flick to try to lure audiences in will be Concrete Utopia, the disaster movie starring Lee … Continue reading →
As South Korea grapples with how the Itaewon Halloween weekend celebration led to so many deaths and injuries, the entertainment world is taking quick action on programming this week during the formal national mourning declared by the government. The K-dramas that will not air this week include ENA drama Love is For Suckers and SBS drama Cheer Up and the … Continue reading →
The Little Women K-drama that is inspired by the famous book of the same name but then has not much to do with the plot of that book is off to the races this weekend to better reception than fanfare. The 12-episode drama starring Kim Go Eun, Nam Ji Hyun, Park Ji Hoo, and Wi Ha Joon is not one … Continue reading →
I wish this drama didn’t call itself Little Women but then again quite a few Korean dramas have used famous Western work titles and it didn’t create confusion, thinking of Pinocchio and While You Were Sleeping among others. Perhaps this is using that classic novel set up of four sisters as an inspiration, but this time its just three sisters … Continue reading →
The ascension of rising K-actor Wi Ha Joon has begun after his breakout role in hit Netflix drama Squid Game, and also a very good impression in his last role in a supporting capacity for 18 Again. He’s just been cast as the male lead in the upcoming tvN drama Little Women, which is as the title suggests a K-drama … Continue reading →
The poll has released a list of popular 20-something actresses among the Japanese viewers, following the earlier list of 30-something actresses. This one really showcases the names that should be headlining the dramas and movies in the coming years as the female lead for roles set in their age range, there are so many who are not only fresh-faced and … Continue reading →
The fantasy genre in K-dramas continues to go strong and up next is streaming platform TVING with Welcome to Witch’s Restaurant. I’ll confess to probably letting this one slip by but for the fact that it stars Nam Ji Hyun and rising rookie actor Chae Jong Hyeob which is enough for me to check out, and I’m not allergic to … Continue reading →
Ooooooh, this looks so tasty a drama dish! The first stills are out for the fantasy drama The Witch’s Diner (Welcome to the Witch’s Restaurant) airing this July on streaming platform TVING. Starring Song Ji Hyo as the titular witch giving off plenty of Lee Man Wol from Hotel Del Luna vibes, the story centers around her opening a restaurant … Continue reading →
