Posts Categorized: Korean Dramas

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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Jun 29 2020

Park Hye-Soo offered lead role in MBC drama series “The Red Sleeve Cuff”

Park Hye-Soo has been offered the lead female role in MBC drama series “The Red Sleeve Cuff” (literal title). Currently, Park Hye-Soo is “positively considering” the offer. If she accepts, Park Hye-Soo will play Royal Concubine Uibin Sung (a real historical person). 2007 MBC drama series “Lee San, Wind of the Palace” also told a story about Royal Concubine Uibin Sung. Screenplay for “The Red Sleeve Cuff” is based on 2017 novel series “Otsomae Beulgeun Kkeuddong” by Kang Mi-Kang, which mixes fact and fiction in a historical setting.

“The Red Sleeve Cuff” will first air first half of 2021 in South Korea.

Plot Synopsis by Asianwiki: Set in the 18th century, “The Red Sleeve Cuff” depicts a love story between King Jeongjo and royal concubine Uibin Sung.

Sung Deok-Im is a court lady. She gets involved with Crown Prince Lee San and he falls in love with her. The crown prince eventually becomes King Jeongjo. He now desires Sung Deok-Im to become his concubine, but she refuses. Sung Deok-Im wants to live her life freely, something that will not be possible as a concubine. She also knows that life of a royal concubine does not generally bring about happiness. Yet, Sung Deok-Im becomes the concubine of King Jeongjo.

Jun 25 2020

First script reading for JTBC drama series “18 Again”

First script reading for JTBC drama series “18 Again,” starring Kim Ha-Neul & Yoon Sang-Hyun, took place late March, 2020 in South Korea. The first script reading was attended by cast members Kim Ha-Neul, Yoon Sang-Hyun, Lee Do-Hyun, Kim Yoo-Ri, Wi Ha-Joon, Lee Ki-Woo, Kim Gang-Hyun, Lee Mi-Do, Roh Jeong-Eui, Ryeo Un, Choi Bo-Min and Hwang In-Yeop. The drama series is a remake of 2009 U.S. comedy film “17 Again.” For those curious why the drama series has the slightly different title of “18 Again,” it’s because people in South Korea are considered 1-years-old as soon as they are born and they gain a year each New Year’s day.

“18 Again” first airs September, 2020 (slots into JTBC’s Monday & Tuesday 9:30 PM time slot after “The Good Detective.”).

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