Posts Categorized: Korean Dramas

Feb 7 2020

Teaser trailer for Channel A drama series “Yoobyeolna! Chef Moon”

Teaser trailer added for Channel A drama series “Yoobyeolna! Chef Moon” starring Eric & Go Won-Hee. The teaser trailer also reveals that “Yoobyeolna! Chef Moon” will first air March 6, 2020 in South Korea.

Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki: Moon Seung-Mo (Eric) is a popular chef. Due to the sudden deaths of his parents by fire, he moves to Seoha Village. His peaceful daily life suddenly changes there with the sudden appearance of Yoo Yoo-Jin (Go Won-Hee).

Meanwhile, Yoo Yoo-Jin is a world famous fashion designer. She works under the name of Yoo Bella. One day, she has a car accident. The car accident causes her to lose her memory completely and she ends up in Seoha Village. She acts very eccentric there and becomes a troublemaker. Due to her behavior, she picks up the nickname “Yoobyeolna” (“What an eccentric”).

Feb 7 2020

Jang Na-Ra & Go Joon cast for in tvN drama series “Oh My Baby”

Jang Na-Ra and Go Joon are cast for lead roles in tvN drama series “Oh My Baby.” Park Byung-Eun and Jung Gun-Joo are cast for major supporting character roles in the drama series. Jang Na-Ra will play Jang Ha-Ri. She is 39-years-old, single woman and works for a parenting magazine. Being a workaholic, she hasn’t dated in 10 years. She wants to have a baby though. Go Joon will play Han Yi-Sang. He works as a freelance photographer.

“Oh My Baby” will first air sometime during the first half of this year.

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Feb 7 2020

Kim Soo-Hyun cast in tvN drama series “Psycho But It’s Okay”

Kim Soo-Hyun is cast in tvN drama series “Psycho But It’s Okay” (literal title). This is Kim Soo-Hyun’s first regular acting role since his discharge from the South Korean military on October 23, 2017. He has made notable cameo appearances in tvN drama series’ “Hotel Del Luna” and “Crash Landing on You” after his discharge. For “Psycho But It’s Okay,” Kim Soo-Hyun will play lead male character Moon Kang-Tae. He works in a psychiatric ward and his job is to write down patients’ conditions and deal with unexpected situations. He also takes care of his older brother, who has autism. Moon Kang-Tae then meets a woman, who writes children’s literature and doesn’t know love.

“Psycho But It’s Okay” will air sometime this year in South Korea.

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Feb 6 2020

Song Seung-Heon cast in MBC drama series “Would You Like To Have Dinner Together”

Song Seung-Heon is cast for the lead male role in MBC drama series “Would You Like To Have Dinner Together” (literal title). The drama series is based on webcomic “Jeonyeok Kati Deusilraeyo?” by Park Shi-In. In “Would You Like To Have Dinner Together,” Song Seung-Heon will play Kim Hae-Kyung. He is a psychiatrist and a food psychologist. He has meals with his patients and listens/watches them during that time. Actress Seo Ji-Hye is currently “positively considering” an offer to play the lead female role.

“Would You Like To Have Dinner Together” will first air May, 2020 in South Korea (takes over MBC’s Monday & Tuesday time slot after “365: One Year Against Destiny“).

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Feb 6 2020

Main poster for Netflix drama series “Kingdom Season 2”

Main poster added for Netflix drama series “Kingdom Season 2” starring Ju Ji-Hoon, Bae Doo-Na and Ryoo Seung-Ryong. Caption on the poster states “Who will survive?!” The poster features the three leads in the foreground and in the background has Kim Hye-Jun as the Queen, Kim Sang-Ho as Moo-Young, Kim Sung-Kyu as Young-Shin, Jun Suk-Ho as Jo Beom-Pal, and Park Byung-Eun as Min Chi-Rok.

Drama series is now set to premiere March 13, 2020 on Netflix worldwide.

Feb 5 2020

Second teaser trailer for tvN drama series “Hospital Playlist”

Second teaser trailer added for tvN drama series “Hospital Playlist” (English title) starring Cho Jung-Seok, Kim Dae-Myung, Jung Kyoung-Ho, Yoo Yeon-Seok and Jeon Mi-Do. The drama series previously went under its literal title of “Hospital Playlist.” Teaser trailer #2 shows the five main characters in scrubs for the first time. They play characters who have been friends for 20 years, since they entered medical school in 1999, and now work at the same hospital. “Hospital Playlist” is directed by Shin Won-Ho and scripted by Lee Woo-Jung. They previously worked together on the three tvN “Reply” drama series.

“Hospital Playlist” first airs March 12, 2020 in South Korea (airs Thursdays at 9PM).

Feb 5 2020

Two new teaser trailers for OCN drama series “Rugal”

Two new teaser trailers added for OCN drama series “Rugal” starring Choi Jin-Hyuk and Park Sung-Woong. Teaser trailer #2 features Choi Jin-Hyuk as Kang Ki-Beom. Choi Jin-Hyuk’s voice appears and he states “Bad Guy? Whenever I see them, I catch them.” Teaser trailer #3 features Park Sung-Woong as Hwang Deuk-Koo. He narrates with “You can not do anything with just anger.”

“Rugal” first airs March 16, 2020 in South Korea.

Feb 4 2020

Ep.1 air date for tvN drama series “A Piece of Your Mind”

Ep.1 air date has been set for upcoming tvN drama series “A Piece of Your Mind” (English title) starring Jung Hae-In & Chae Soo-Bin. The drama series, previously went under the literal title of “Half of a Half,” will first air March 23, 2020 in South Korea. “A Piece of Your Mind” will air after the conclusion of “The Cursed” on Mondays and Tuesdays, but into a new 9PM time slot (rather than 9:30 PM time slot for the “The Cursed”). Story for “A Piece of Your Mind” will depict the romance between AI programmer Ha Won (Jung Hae-In) and music recording engineer Han Seo-Woo (Chae Soo-Bin).

Feb 4 2020

Kim Yo-Han cast in KBS2 drama series “School 2020”

Kim Yo-Han (former member of ‘X1’) is cast for the lead male role in KBS2 drama series “School 2020.” This is his first acting role. Before Kim Yo-Han took part in TV reality show “Produce X 101” and become an idol member with X1, he was a backup athlete on the national taekwondo team. He is also a 2 times winner of the National Youth Sports Festival in taekwondo. His taekwondo background is pertinent to the drama series, because he plays a character who is a former taekwondo athlete and then enrolls in a vocational school. Filming for “School 2020” will begin March, 2020.

Plot synopsis by AsianWiki: “School 2020” follows the life and growth of students at a vocational high school, including Kim Tae-Jin (Kim Yo-Han) and Na Geum-Young.

Kim Tae-Jin was once a taekwondo player and he won the bronze medal at the National Athletics Competition, but he had a serious ankle injury. Around this time, his father’s business went bankrupt. Kim Tae-Jin quit taekwondo and he entered the vocational high school. He has a mature personality for his age, but he doesn’t know what do in front girls he likes.

Na Geum-Young is a 2nd grade student at the vocational high school. She wants to become a Youtuber and she is studying cooking at the vocational school. Her father runs a karaoke room on the outskirts of the town.

“School 2020” will first air August, 2020 in South Korea.