Posts Categorized: Korean Dramas

Oct 16 2019

Ep.1 trailer for tvN drama series “Catch The Ghost”

Ep.1 trailer added for tvN drama series “Catch The Ghost” starring Moon Geun-Young and Kim Sun-Ho. Towards the end of the trailer, Moon Geun-Young, while driving a moped, asks “Why don’t you take a patrol car?” Kim Son-Ho, who is riding on the back of the moped, replies “For our subway police team, we don’t have patrol cars. We have to take the subway.” Meanwhile, below are new still images of Moon Geun-Young in the drama series.

“Catch The Ghost” the first airs October 21, 2019 in South Korea.

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Oct 15 2019

First teaser trailer for KBS2 drama series “Gracious Revenge”

First teaser trailer added for KBS2 weekday evening drama series “Gracious Revenge” starring Choi Myoung-Gil and Cha Ye-Ryun. The teaser trailer begins with Cha Ye-Ryun’s voice stating in Korean “Mother, I will do well. Mother, just stand behind me and watch me. How I will get revenge on them.” Choi Myoung-Gil’s voice then appears and she replies “Yes .. gracefully.” Meanwhile, photos below are from the script reading for the drama series which took place September, 2019 at KBS Annex Broadcasting Station in Yeouido, South Korea.

“Gracious Revenge” will first air November 4, 2019 in South Korea (takes over KBS2’s Monday – Friday 7:50 PM time slot after “A Place in the Sun“).

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Oct 15 2019

Song Ji-Hyo offered lead role in JTBC drama series “Begin Again”

Song Ji-Hyo has been offered the lead female role in JTBC drama series “Begin Again.” Currently, Song Ji-Hyo is “positively considering” the offer. The drama series will be Kim Do-Hyung. He and Song Ji-Hyo previously worked together in 2006 MBC drama series “Princess Hours.” If Song Ji-Hyo accepts she will play No Ae-Jung. She hasn’t dated in 14 years, but 4 men approach her.

“Begin Again” first airs sometime in the first half of next year in South Korea.

Oct 14 2019

Singer-actress Sulli passes away Oct. 14 ….

With sadness, we’re writing that singer-actress Sulli (birth name Choi Jin Ri) was found dead today around 3:20 PM. According to the police, Sulli’s manager was the person who made the discovery at Sulli’s home in Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province. Police are investigating her death as a suicide. Sulli was a member of popular Kpop girl group “f(x)” and also acted in movies and drama series. She most recently had a cameo appearance in tvN drama series “Hotel Del Luna.”

Oct 14 2019

First script reading for KBS2 drama series “Woman of 9.9 Billion”

First script reading for KBS2 drama series “Woman of 9.9 Billion,” starring Cho Yeo-Jeong & Kim Kang-Woo, took place August, 2019. Main cast members that attended the first script reading included Cho Yeo-Jeong, Kim Kang-Woo, Jung Woong-In, Oh Na-Ra, Lee Ji-Hoon, Kim Byeong-Ki, Yoo Young-Jae (‘B.A.P’), Shin Soo-Hyun & Lee Byung-Hoon. The drama series revolves around a woman played by Cho Yeo-Jeong who receives 9.9 billion won (roughly $9 million USD) and a detective played by Kim Kang-Woo investigating the death of his younger sibling.

“Woman of 9.9 Billion” first airs November, 2019 in South Korea (takes over KBS2’s Wednesday & Thursday 10 PM time slot after “When the Camellia Blooms“).

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Oct 11 2019

Teaser trailer #3 for JTBC drama series “Chief of Staff 2”

Teaser trailer #3 added for JTBC drama series “Chief of Staff 2” starring Lee Jung-Jae and Shin Min-A. In the teaser trailer, Lee Jung-Jae asks around the 6 second mark “Are you going to kill me? Well … I have a lot of things to do.” Meanwhile, above & below are the first still images of Lee Jung-Jae as Jang Tae-Joon and Shin Min-A as Kang Sun-Young.

“Chief of Staff 2” first airs November 11, 2019 in South Korea.

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Oct 11 2019

Choi Jin-Hyuk cast in OCN drama series “Rugal”

Choi Jin-Hyuk is cast for the lead role in OCN drama series “Rugal.” The drama series is based on webcomic “Rugal” by Rilmae and directed by Kang Cheol-Woo (“Cheo Yong 2: The Paranormal Detective“). The drama series, fitting in with OCN’s style, follows the special team “Rugal” formed by the NIS to take down crime organizations. Choi Jin-Hyuk will play Kang Ki-Beom. He is a member of Rugal and experienced horrific crimes done to him and his family by a crime gang.

“Rugal” will first air in the first half of 2020 in South Korea.

Oct 10 2019

Ko Soo, Lee Sung-Min & Shim Eun-Kyung cast in tvN drama series “Money Game”

Ko Soo, Lee Sung-Min and Shim Eun-Kyung are cast in tvN drama series “Money Game.” The drama series is set in the government-financial world, as South Korea faces a possible financial crisis like in 1997. Ko Soo will play Chae Yi-Hun. He works as a chief at the Economic Policy Bureau of the Financial Services Commission. Lee Sung-Min will play Heo Jae. He is the chairman at the Financial Services Commission. Lastly, Shim Eun-Kyung will play Lee Hye-Joon. She is a new employee at the International Finance Bureau of Ministry of Economy and Finance.

Filming for “Money Game” will begin later this year and the drama series will air sometime in the first half of 2020 in South Korea.

Oct 8 2019

Lee Byung-Hun, Han Ji-Min, Shin Min-A, Bae Sung-Woo, Nam Joo-Hyuk all cast in new drama series “Here”

Lee Byung-Hun, Han Ji-Min, Shin Min-A, Bae Sung-Woo & Nam Joo-Hyuk all cast in new drama series “Here” (working title). Filming for the drama series will begin sometime in 2020. The drama series is scripted by No Hee-Kyung who has scripted such drama series as “Worlds Within……” and “That Winter, The Wind Blows.” Han Ji-Min and Bae Sung-Woo have previously worked with No Hee-Kyung in drama series “Padam Padam” (Han Ji-Min) and “Live” (Bae Sung-Woo). Air date or network that will air the drama series has not yet been decided.

Oct 7 2019

Teaser trailer #3 for SBS drama series “VIP”

Teaser trailer #3 added for SBS drama series “VIP” starring Jang Na-Ra and Lee Sang-Yoon. Teaser trailer #3 has captions in Korean that appear around the 14 second mark that states “The truth I do not want to believe the most of the person who I want to trust the most.” Meanwhile, below are still images of Lee Sang-Yoon in the drama series. He plays Park Sung-Joon. His character works as the team leader of a VIP customer service group for a high end department store.

“VIP” first airs October 28, 2019 in South Korea.

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