Posts Categorized: Korean Dramas

Jul 9 2020

Main poster for tvN drama series “Stranger 2”

Main poster added for tvN drama series “Stranger 2” starring Cho Seung-Woo & Bae Doo-Na. Caption on the main poster states “The one who wants silence. Everyone is an accomplice.” Appearing on the poster are Cho Seung-Woo, Bae Doo-Na, Jeon Hye-Jin, Choi Moo-Sung, Lee Joon-Hyuk, and Yoon Se-Ah. The drama series is a sequel to 2017 tvN drama series “Stranger,” with the script having the prosecutor’s office and the police on opposing sides. Prosecutor Hwang Shi-Mok (Cho Seung-Woo) and Detective Han Yeo-Jin (Bae Doo-Na) work together to solve a case.

“Stranger 2” first airs August, 2020 in South Korea.

Jul 8 2020

Ji Jin-Hee & Kim Hyun-Joo cast in JTBC drama “Undercover”

Ji Jin-Hee and Kim Hyun-Joo are cast in JTBC drama series “Undercover.” The drama series is a remake of BBC One television series “Undercover” starring Sophie Okonedo & Adrian Lester. For Ji Jin-Hee and Kim Hyun-Joo, the duo previously starred together in 2015 SBS drama series “I Have a Lover.”

“Undercover” will first air sometime during the first half of 2021 in South Korea.

Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki: Han Jung-Hyun (Ji Jin-Hee) is an agent of the NIS (National Intelligence Service). While he studied at the police university, he was selected by the NIS. He then worked on a top secret case and he met Choi Yeon-Soo (Kim Hyun-Joo). Using his alias, he fell in love with her and they eventually married. Meanwhile, Choi Yeon-Soo works as a civil-rights lawyer who seeks justice and the truth. She is nominated for the Chief of the Civil Servant Corruption Investigation Unit. Because of her nomination, her husband’s true identity becomes involved in an uncontrollable situation.

Jul 7 2020

Teaser trailer #1 for tvN drama series “Record of Youth”

Teaser trailer #1 added for tvN drama series “Record of Youth” (English title) starring Park Bo-Gum & Park So-Dam. Around the 8 second mark, Park Bo-Gum provides narration with “Remember and be together. Youth Record.” The drama series depicts a record of youth, who try not to despair from a difficult reality and attempt to achieve their dreams & love. The drama series recently changed from its early English title of “The Moment” to “Record of Youth.”

“Record of Youth” will be released September, 2020 in South Korea.

Jul 6 2020

Lee Jang-Woo & Jin Ki-Joo cast in KBS2 drama series “Oh! Samgwang Villa”

Lee Jang-Woo and Jin Ki-Joo are cast for lead roles in KBS2 weekend drama series “Oh! Samgwang Villa” (literal title). The drama series revolves around residents who live in the modest Samgwang Villa. Lee Jang-Woo will play Woo Jae-Hee. He came from a rich background, but he has to support himself. Jin Ki-Joo will play Lee Bit Chae Woon. She has to support her mother and two siblings. She dreams of leaving behind Samgwang Villa.

“Oh! Samgwang Villa” first airs September, 2020 in South Korea (takes over KBS2’s Saturday & Sunday 7:55 PM time slot after “Once Again“).

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Jul 3 2020

Choi Jin-Hyuk and Park Joo-Hyun cast in KBS2 drama series “The Zombie Detective”

Choi Jin-Hyuk and Park Joo-Hyun are cast for lead roles in KBS2 drama series “The Zombie Detective” (literal title). Choi Jin-Hyuk will play Kim Moo-Young. He turned into a zombie two years ago and cannot remember anything before that. He opens up a private detective office, while keeping the guise that he is a human. Meanwhile, Park Joo-Hyun, who most recently starred in Netflix drama series “Extracurricular,” will play Kong Sun-Ji. She begins to work part-time at the detective office.

Exact air date for “The Zombie Detective” has not yet been revealed.

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Jul 2 2020

Ep.1 air date & first script reading

Ep.1 air date for tvN drama series “The Moment,” starring Park Bo-Gum, Park So-Dam, and Byeon Woo-Seok, is now set for September, 2020 in South Korea. The drama series will slot into tvN’s Monday & Tuesday 9PM time slot after “Birthcare Center.” Meanwhile, above and below are photos from the first script reading for the drama series, which took place February, 2020 in South Korea. Before the first script reading, Park Bo-Gum stated “I will do my best to be filmed and memorized beautifully about this youth, which is the moment in the drama series title.” The first script was attended by director Ahn Gil-Ho, screenwriter Ha Myung-Hee, Park Bo-Gum, Park So-Dam, Byeon Woo-Seok, Ha Hee-Ra, Shin Ae-Ra, Han Jin-Hee, Park Soo-Young, Seo Sang-Won, and Shin Dong-Mi.

Lastly, actor Park Bo-Gum will enter the military on August 31, 2020 to fulfill his mandatory military requirement and he will be discharged April, 2022.

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Jul 2 2020

Song Joong-Ki offered lead male role in tvN drama series “Vincenzo”

Song Joong-Ki has been offered the lead male role in tvN drama series “Vincenzo.” He had a meeting with the drama series director Kim Hee-Won (“The Crowned Clown“) about the role and he is currently “considering” the offer. Actress Jeon Yeo-Bin has already received an offer to play the lead female role and she is currently “positively considering” the offer. The drama series revolves around two attorneys. If Song Joong-Ki accepts he will play Park Joo-Hyeong, who also has the name of Vincenzo Casano. He grew up in Italy and became a lawyer for the mafia, but returned to Korea because of a mafia war.

“Vincenzo” is scheduled to first air December, 2020 in South Korea.

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Jul 1 2020

Uhm Hyun-Kyung cast in KBS2 drama series “Secret Man”

Uhm Hyun-Kyung is cast for the lead female role in KBS2 weekday evening drama series “Secret Man” (literal title). She is the first announced cast member for the drama series. In “Secret Man,” Uhm Hyun-Kyung will play Han Yoo-Jung. Her character tries to reconcile past wrongdoings by her twin sister.

“Secret Man” will first air sometime between late August to early September, 2020 in South Korea (takes over KBS2’s Monday – Friday 7:50 PM time slot after “Fatal Promise.”).

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Jun 30 2020

Ep.1 trailer for JTBC drama series “Graceful Friends”

Ep.1 trailer added for JTBC drama series “Graceful Friends” starring Yu Jun-Sang, Song Yoon-A, and Bae Soo-Bin. Captions in the ep.1 trailer states (0:06) “Crisis that came upon the peaceful daily lives” and (0:31) “Surrounding incident truth from truth.” Meanwhile, below are still images from the drama series. The still images are of actors Yu Jun-Sang, Bae Soo-Bin, Kim Sung-Oh, Jung Suk-Yong, and Kim Won-Hae. All five of the actors play characters that are friends.

“Graceful Friends” will first air July 10, 2020 in South Korea.

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Jun 30 2020

Teaser trailers for KBS drama series “Men are Men”

Two versions of teaser trailer #4 added for KBS2 drama series “Men are Men” starring Hwang Jung-Eum, Yoon Hyun-Min, and Seo Ji-Hoon. The shorter version begins with Hwang Jung-Eum stating in Korean “Instead of looking for someone for all my life that I love, I decided to live with things I love to do.” Meanwhile, above is a main poster for the drama series. Caption on the poster states “When I love myself, lifelong romance begins!”

“Men are Men” first airs July 6, 2020.

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