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Sep 18 2023

Lee Joon-Hyuk cast in TVING drama”Good or Bad Dong-Jae”

Lee Joon-Hyuk is cast in TVING spin-off drama series “Good or Bad Dong-Jae” (literal title). Lee Joon-Hyuk will reprise his character of Prosecutor Seo Dong-Jae from 2017 tvN drama series “Stranger” and 2020 tvN sequel drama series “Stranger 2.” Lee Soo-Yeon, who wrote the screenplays for the two seasons of “Stranger,” will take part on the series “Good or Bad Dong-Jae” as a creator. The character of Seo Dong-Jae is an ambitious person, who also has empathy at times for troubled people.

“Good or Bad Dong-Jae” will be released via TVING sometime next year in South Korea.

Sep 15 2023

Drama series “I, A Gangster, Became A High School Student” set for release on Waave

Drama series “I, A Gangster, Became A High School Student,” starring Yoon Chan-Young, Bong Jae-Hyun, & Lee Seo-Jin, is now set for release during the first half of 2024 in South Korea via online streaming platform Wavve. The drama series is based on web novel “Jokokin Naega Godeunghaksaengyi Dweeotseummida” by Horol. The drama series follows the #2 ranked gang member who switches bodies with a bullied teen. Filming for the drama series is currently underway.

Sep 14 2023

Teaser trailer 3 for JTBC drama “Strong Girl Nam-Soon”

Teaser trailer 3 added for JTBC drama series “Strong Girl Nam-Soon” starring Lee Yoo-Mi, Kim Jung-Eun, Kim Hae-Sook, Kim Hae-Sook, & Ong Seong-Wu. The drama series is a spinoff of 2017 JTBC drama series “Strong Girl Bong-Soon” starring Park Bo-Young & Park Hyung-Sik. Narration in teaser trailer 3 goes (0:01) Byeon Woo-Seok “It’s just the beginning. I’m going to give people happiness of another world,” (0:08) Kim Jung-Eun “Korea is no longer a drug free country. Let’s save the world,” and (0:21) Lee Yoo-Mi “I’ll smash you with all my heart from hair to toe.”

“Strong Girl Nam-Soon” first airs October 7, 2023 in South Korea.

Sep 14 2023

Pyo Ye-Jin & Lee Jun-Young cast in TVING drama “I Openly Dream of Cinderella”

Pyo Ye-Jin & Lee Jun-Young are cast in TVING drama series “I Openly Dream of Cinderella” (literal title). The drama series is setup as a romantic-comedy between a rich arrogant man who lacks trust in women and a woman hoping to find a Cinderella like love. Pyo Ye-Jin will play Moon Cha-Min. She begins working for a social club in hopes of finding her Prince Charming. Lee Jun-Young will play Shin Jae-Rim. He is the CEO of the social club.

“I Openly Dream of Cinderella” will be released sometime next year in South Korea.

Sep 13 2023

Teaser poster and air date set for MBC drama “My Dearest Part 2”

Teaser poster and ep.1 air date set for MBC drama series “My Dearest Part 2” starring Namkoong Min and Ahn Eun-Jin. The drama series follows the 10 episode “My Dearest” that finished airing September 2, 2023. As ep.10 finished with a heartbreaking parting between Lee Jang-Hyun (Namkoong Min) and Yoo Gil-Chae (Ahn Eun-Jin), “My Dearest Part 2” will show big changes and different backgrounds for these two people. Filming for “My Dearest Part 2” is currently ongoing.

“My Dearest Part 2” will first air October 13, 2023 in South Korea.

Sep 13 2023

Shin Min-A and Kim Young-Dae cast in tvN drama “Because I Want No Loss”

Shin Min-A and Kim Young-Dae are cast for lead roles in tvN drama series “Because I Want No Loss” (literal title). The romantic-comedy is about a woman who hates to lose money and a young man who is full of justice. They enter into a fake marriage. The screenplay is written by Kim Hye-Young (“Her Private Life“) and directed by Kim Jung-Sik (“Work Later, Drink Now“).

The drama series will first air sometime next year in South Korea.

Sep 12 2023

Go Ara cast in TVING drama “Chunhwa Love Story”

Actress Go Ara is cast for the lead female role in TVING drama series “Chunhwa Love Story” (literal title) co-starring Chang Ryul. She replaces actresses Ko Ah-Sung who was first cast to play the lead female character role, but had to drop out due to an injury she suffered in her personal time. Filming for the drama series was already underway when Ko Ah-Sung suffered a vertebra fracture. Filming will soon resume with Go Ara playing the lead character of Princess Hwari, who is in search of her future husband.

“Chunhwa Love Story” will be available to stream sometime next year in South Korea.

Sep 11 2023

Main cast for Netflix drama “Aema”

Lee Ha-Nee, Bang Hyo-Rin, Jin Sun-Kyu, and Cho Hyun-Chul are cast in Netflix drama series “Aema.” The comedy drama series will be directed Lee Hae-Young, who has directed such movies as “Like a Virgin” and “Believer.” Story for drama series “Aema” will be set in the 1980’s and around Chungmuro in Seoul, which was like the Hollywood area of Korea at that time. In “Aema,” Lee Ha-Nee and Bang Hyo-Rin will play actresses who are cast to play the lead role in movie “Madame Aema.” Jin Sun-Kyu will play a movie producer, responsible for movie “Madmae Aema” and Cho Hyun-Chul will play a rookie movie director who will direct “Madame Aema.”

Release date for “Aema” has not yet been decided.

Sep 8 2023

First teaser trailer and posters for Waave drama “The Deal”

First teaser trailer and teaser posters added for Waave drama series “The Deal” starring Yoo Seung-Ho, Kim Dong-Hwi, & Yoo Su-Bin. The drama series that revolves around an impulsive kidnapping was recently invited to screen at the 28th Busan International Film Festival in the On Screen section. Captions on the two teaser posters states “Today we deal in our friend.” Captions in the teaser trailer states (0:32) “Today we” (0:33) “Kidnap a friend.” Dialogue in the teaser trailer states (0:10) Yoo Seung-Ho “Are you sure we can get the money without being caught?,” (0:23) Yoo Su-Bin “Hey Lee Joon-Sung … hey … you guys tied me up?,” (0:37) Kim Dong-Hwi “We have your son. Prepare one billion won,” (0:45) Yoo Seung-Ho “Do you really want to mess up your life?,” (0:46) Kim Dong-Hwi “We can make 500 million won each,” (0:53) anonymous voice “It’s a very skilled professional.”

“The Deal” will be available to stream from October 6, 2023 in South Korea.

Sep 8 2023

First teaser trailer for MBC drama “A Good Day to Be a Dog”

First teaser trailer added for MBC drama series “A Good Day to Be a Dog” starring Cha Eun-Woo, Park Gyu-Young, & Lee Hyun-Woo. The fantasy-romance drama series is based on webcomic “Onueldo Sarangseureobgae” by Lee Hye. Captions in the teaser trailer states (0:05) “Dogs go crazy about her?,” (0:10) “She’s very popular with dogs,” (0:18) “She isn’t popular with him at all , who is perfect,” (0:21) “The reason he doesn’t like her,” (0:27) “Is
she human or a dog?,” (0:33) “She has a curse that when she kisses someone, she turns into a dog,” (0:38) “The beginning of her first date in her 28 years of life.” Below are the first still images of Cha Eun-Woo and Park Gyu-Young in the drama series.

“A Good Day to Be a Dog” first airs October 11, 2023 in South Korea.

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