Posts Categorized: Korean Dramas

May 7 2020

First script reading for SBS drama series “Backstreet Rookie”

First script reading for SBS drama series “Backstreet Rookie” (English title), starring Ji Chang-Wook and Kim You-Jung, took place around February, 2020 in South Korea. The first script reading featured main cast members Ji Chang-Wook, Kim You-Jung, Han Sun-Hwa, Ahn Sol-Bin, Lee Byung-Joon, Woo Hyeon and others. “Backstreet Rookie” (literal title “Convenience Store Saet-Byeol”) is based on webcomic “Pyeonuijeom Saetbyeoli” by Hwalhwasan.

Ep.1 air date is also now set for June 12, 2020  in South Korea (takes over SBS’ Friday & Saturday 10 PM time slot after “The King: Eternal Monarch“).

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May 7 2020

Shin Sung-Rok & Lee Se-Young cast in MBC drama series “Kairos”

Shin Sung-Rok and Lee Se-Young are cast for lead roles in MBC drama series “Kairos.” Ahn Bo-Hyun and Nam Gyu-Ri are also cast for major supporting character roles in the drama series. The drama series is a thriller-mystery that involves two people communicating from the recent past and present.

“Kairos” first airs sometime in the second half of this year in South Korea.

Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki: Kim Seo-Jin (Shin Sung-Rok) is a man who is driven only to achieve success in his life. Thanks to his efforts, he is the youngest executive at his company. His life is perfect, with his beautiful violinist wife Kang Hyun-Chae (Nam Gyu-Ri) and a daughter. His wonderful life comes to a halt when his young daughter is kidnapped. He falls deep into despair. To change the past, when his daughter was kidnapped, he contacts Han Ae-Ri (Lee Se-Young) approximately one month in the past.

Han Ae-Ri has busy days with her studies and working a part-time job to make enough money to pay for her sick mother’s operation. One day, her mother suddenly goes missing. Han Ae-Ri falls into despair, when Kim Seo-Jin from the future contacts her.

May 6 2020

Teaser trailer #4 for JTBC drama series “Mystic Pop-up Bar”

Teaser trailer #4 added for JTBC drama series “Mystic Pop-up Bar” starring Hwang Jung-Eum, Yook Sung-Jae, and Choi Won-Young. The fantasy themed drama series has captions in teaser trailer #4 that states in Korean (0:04) “Lottery winning,” (0:07) “The secret is,” (0:17) “Right Geuseung!,” (0:38) “Between this world and the afterlife,” (0:40) “Leads to Geuseung, which is a world in a dream,” (0:42) “Mystic Pop-up Bar.”

“Mystic Pop-up Bar” first airs May 20, 2020 in South Korea.

May 6 2020

MBC drama series “Miss Lee Knows” to air from July 1, 2020

MBC drama series “Miss Lee Knows,” starring Kang Sung-Yeon & Jo Han-Sun, is now set to air from July 1, 2020 in South Korea. The drama series will follow “Kkondae Intern” in MBC’s Wednesday & Thursday 9:30 PM time slot. “Miss Lee Knows” consists of 4 episodes. The first script reading for the drama series took place April 6, 2020 at MBC Broadcasting Station in Sangam, South Korea.

Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki: Mysterious cases take place at an apartment complex which is about to go under reconstruction. Lee Goong-Bok (Kang Sung-Yeon) is a real estate agent that works with apartments there. She has a meddlesome type of personality. In Cheol-Ho (Jo Han-Sun) is a veteran detective.

May 5 2020

Teaser trailer #2 for tvN drama series “My Unfamiliar Family”

Teaser trailer #2 added for tvN drama series “My Unfamiliar Family” starring Han Ye-Ri, Kim Ji-Suk, Choo Ja-Hyun, and Shin Jae-Ha. The teaser trailer starts off with Jung Jin-Young playing the father Kim Sang-Sik, but he is shown unconscious after falling down a mountain. His head is wrapped with bandage in the hospital and he tells the doctor “I’m 22 years old.” The trailer ends with Won Mi-Kyung playing mother Lee Jin-Sook as she asks Kim Sang-Sik “Do you know who I am?” Below are still images from the drama series.

“My Unfamiliar Family” first airs June 1, 2020 in South Korea.

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May 4 2020

Teaser trailer & still images for JTBC drama series “Late Night Snack Man and Woman”

Teaser trailer added for JTBC drama series “Late Night Snack Man and Woman” (literal title) starring Jung Il-Woo and Kang Ji-Young. Meanwhile, below are still images of Jung Il-Woo, Kang Ji-Young, and Lee Hak-Joo in the drama series. For “Late Night Snack Man and Woman,” Jung Il-Woo plays Park Jin-Sung. He is a chef and runs his own late-night snack restaurant. One of his customers played by Kang Ji-Young gets him involved in television and Lee Hak-Joo plays popular fashion designer Kang Tae-Wan.

“Late Night Snack Man and Woman” first airs May 25, 2020 in South Korea.

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Apr 29 2020

Ep.1 trailer for tvN drama special “Mothers”

Ep.1 trailer added for tvN drama special “Mothers” starring Han Hye-Jin and Kim Mi-Kyung. The drama special consists of 2 episodes and airs May 4th and May 5th, 2020. The ep.1 trailer begins with Han Hye-Jin’s voice over stating in Korean “It’s not my mom’s fault. That’s an accident that can happen to anyone. I thought like that a hundred times, a thousand times, and ten thousand more times.” Meanwhile, below are still images of Han Hye-Jin in the drama series and above is a character poster of Han Hye-Jin as Han Jung-Eun.

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Apr 29 2020

Ep.1 trailer & main poster for KBS2 drama series “Soul Mechanic”

Ep.1 trailer and main poster added for KBS2 drama series “Soul Mechanic” starring Shin Ha-Kyun & Jung So-Min. Ep.1 trailer begins with Jung So-Min asking the question “Why are you treating me like a patient?”

Meanwhile, below are still images of Shin Ha-Kyun and Jung So-Min in the drama series. The scene has Psychiatrist Lee Shi-Joon (Shin Ha-Kyun) and musical actress Han Woo-Joo (Jung So-Min) watching a soccer game together.

“Soul Mechanic” first airs May 6, 2020 in South Korea.

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Apr 29 2020

Teaser trailer and poster for MBC drama series “Dinner Mate”

First teaser trailer and teaser poster added for MBC drama series “Dinner Mate” starring Song Seung-Heon and Seo Ji-Hye. Caption on the teaser trailer states in Korean (0:14) “Do-Hee and Hae-Kyung have the worst first encounter,” and asks (0:23) “Is this the beginning of the ill-fated relationship? Is this the beginning of their destiny?” The drama series is based on webcomic “Jeonyeok Kati Deusilraeyo?” by Park Shi-In and previously went under the literal title of “Would You Like To Have Dinner Together?”

“Dinner Mate” is now set to first air May 25, 2020 in South Korea.

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