Kim Nam Gil Receives From SBS on Behalf of Through the Darkness a Special First Half of 2022 Drama Award

I don’t know what this is since it’s brand spanking new and could be a precursor for what is already being deemed a complete shitshow that will be the year end 2022 SBS Drama Awards. There are FOUR top actor/actress that could get the Daesang and three have already aired dramas to rave reviews and ratings. There is Kim Nam Gil in Through the Darkness, then Lee Jun Ki in Again My Life, and now Seo Hyun Jin in Why Her. Then coming down the pipeline in the fall will be Namgoong Min in Thousand Won Lawyer. I mean, c’mon SBS, you really put yourself in this position. With that said, it may be already maneuvering to address it as this weekend Kim Nam Gil received from SBS a special First Half of 2022 Drama Award for Through the Darkness. That probably is the consolation prize for him and the drama and it also feels like bad timing that Through the Darkness aired at the very beginning of 2022 and is more easily forgotten by the time year end rolls around.

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SBS Criminal Profiler Drama Through the Darkness with Kim Nam Gil Ends Averaging 7.2% Ratings with Rave Reviews from Critics and Audiences

This weekend saw the conclusion of the short but to the heart SBS 12-episode criminal investigative drama Through the Darkness (Those Who Read Hearts of Evil). This was one of the dramas that got its airing bisected by the Winter … Continue reading

Viewers Frustrated with SBS Scheduling Decision to Preempt Kim Nam Gil Weekend Drama Through the Darkness for 3 Weeks to Air Winter Olympics

K-actor Kim Nam Gil definitely owes SBS for giving him his first major male lead role in Bad Guy after he broke out with MBC drama Queen Seondeok. But the network bungled BG a bit by preempting it multiple times … Continue reading

Kim Nam Gil Grows Out His Hair and Expands His Ability to Criminal Profiling in First Posters and Stills for SBS Fri-Sat Drama Through the Darkness

I’m glad this drama is starting after the new year in 2022 because it definitely seems too dark and serious for a Christmas holiday start. With that said, SBS is likely looking forward to the arrival of police procedural Through … Continue reading