I’ve heard mixed things about Shin Hye Sun and her currently airing K-drama Dear Hyeri but my aversion to her male lead makes me skip unless it’s trending as a seminal work. So I’m extra excited to hear she’s already in talks for her next drama titled Lady Dior and it’s definitely named after the French couture house. She would be playing a Korean-American hustler who aspires to run a fashion empire even if using counterfeit goods. Her male lead is also a great pick if he accepts, it’s Lee Joon Hyuk who has a a career trajectory like Namgoong Min, a lot of supporting roles in his thirties and now in his forties he’s leveled up to male lead with interesting projects. This drama is slated for streaming only and with a brisk 8-episodes.
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Small cable network ENA hit a homerun two years ago with Extraordinary Attorney Woo dealing with autism and now it’s back with a high profile drama Dear Hyeri dealing with multiple personality disorder. Female lead Shin Hye Sun is cold … Continue reading
So this drama casting is a done deal so I won’t pooh pooh it beyond saying I also wish the male lead was another actor. The main casting is done for K-drama To My Harry (To My Hye Ri) which … Continue reading
The K-dramas that started before the holidays season are one by one wrapping up and this weekend on jTBC the slice of life seaside drama Welcome to Samdalri ended with the final episode 16 getting a super high 12.399%. It’s … Continue reading
K-actress Shin Hye Sun is really going to back-to-back-to-back on K-dramas, not that I am complaining. She did See You in My 19th Life rolling right into Welcome to Samdalri and now has signed on for her next K-drama before … Continue reading
I can’t say this drama has been quietly airing or under the radar because it has big name leads and a prime weekend time slot of a big cable network. But online chatter it definitely isn’t as buzzy but who … Continue reading
Okay, is it just me or does it feel like Ji Chang Wook has 48 hours to his day because the last two years this man has been lit in how many projects he’s doing. He’s currently in Disney+ streaming … Continue reading
So K-actress Shin Hye Sun just finished tvN drama See You in My 19th Life but she has another K-drama slated for this year. It’s airing on jTBC and from the premise sounds like a cross between Hometown Cha Cha … Continue reading
It’s rare that a drama ending is so satisfying it redeems all the flaws earlier but that’s how See You in My 19th Life made me feel. Notice I didn’t say great or perfect because it’s not, but the story … Continue reading
So there is a Chinese saying that to untie a bell one needs the person who tied the bell (解鈴還須繫鈴人) which means that to resolve a problem one needs the person who caused it in the first person to do … Continue reading
Well, if this isn’t the womp womp this drama desperately needed for the OTP segment to actually have mature depth. See You in My 19th Life has set up the leads as he’s still nursing his dead first love who … Continue reading
I wanted See You in My 19th Life to be better than it is but what it is remains worth watching. The Sat-Sun drama is now through episode 6 and the ratings are high 4% on Saturdays and low 5% … Continue reading
The weekend time slot now has not one but two successful romance K-dramas to occupy viewers time and both are deserving of the first weekend out of the gate win. jTBC old school chaebol romance King the Land increased in … Continue reading