Posts Categorized: Korean Dramas

Aug 6 2019

Uhm Ji-Won, Sung Dong-Il & Jo Min-Soo cast in tvN drama series “Method”

Uhm Ji-Won, Sung Dong-Il & Jo Min-Soo are cast in tvN drama series “Method” (literal title). The screenplay for the drama series is written by movie director Yeon Sang-Ho. OCN drama series “Save Me 2” was based on Yeon Sang-Ho’s animation film “The Fake.” The drama series will be directed by Kim Yong-Wan (“Champion“). Story for the drama series will follow a reporter played by Uhm Ji-Won as she investigates a company that seems to have ties to shamanism. Filming for “Method” begins second half of 2019 in South Korea.

Aug 6 2019

First script reading for OCN drama series “The Lies Within”

First script reading for OCN drama series “The Lies Within” (English title), starring Lee Min-Ki & Lee Yoo-Young, took place June, 2019 in Sangam-dong, Seoul, South Korea. Main cast members that attended the first script reading included Lee Min-Ki, Lee You-Young, On Joo-Wan, Lee Joon-Hyuk, Kim Si-Eun, Yun Jong-Seok, Kim Jong-Soo, Yoon Bok-In, Seo Hyun-Woo, Song Young-Chang, Jo Ryun and Kim Hak-Sun. The drama series revolves around Detective Jo Tae-Sik (Lee Min-Ki) and Kim Seo-Hee (Lee Yoo-Young). They try to reveal the truth behind the death of Kim Seo-Hee’s father and save her missing husband.

“The Lies Within” is now scheduled to first air October, 2019 in South Korea (takes over OCN’s Saturday and Sunday 10:20 PM time slot after “Strangers From Hell“).

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Aug 5 2019

Ep.1 trailer for KBS2 drama series “I Wanna Hear Your Song”

Ep.1 trailer added for KBS2 drama series “I Wanna Hear Your Song” starring Yeon Woo-Jin and Kim Se-Jeong. Ep.1 trailer shows second leads Song Jae-Rim and Park Ji-Yeon in the drama series for the first time. At the 26 second mark of the ep.1 trailer, Kim Se-Jeong’s voice appears and she states in Korean “My memory, which has stopped, began to movie.” Meanwhile, below are still images of Kim Se-Jeong in the drama series.

“I Wanna Hear Your Song” first airs August 5, 2019 in South Korea.

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Aug 5 2019

Group poster & illustrated poster for OCN drama series “Strangers From Hell”

Group poster and illustrated poster added for OCN drama series “Strangers From Hell” (English title) starring Im Si-Wan and Lee Dong-Wook. The group poster features Im Si-Wan and the shady characters that reside around the cheap boarding hall where he moves to. Those shady characters are played by Lee Dong-Wook, Lee Jung-Eun, Lee Hyun-Wook, Park Jong-Hwan and Lee Joong-Ok.  The caption on the group poster states “Here is Hell. A horrific hell created by strangers.” An illustrated poster is also released which can be viewed above and below. The illustrated poster is drawn by Kim Yong-Ki, who is the author of the original webcomic “Taineun Jiokida” which “Strangers From Hell” is based on. The English title has also been confirmed to AsianWiki by tvN that it is “Strangers From Hell.”

“Strangers From Hell” first airs August 31, 2019 in South Korea.

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Aug 2 2019

Lee Yeon-Hee cast in MBC drama series “The Game: Towards Zero”

Lee Yeon-Hee is cast for the lead female role in MBC drama series “The Game: Towards Zero” (literal title) co-starring TaecYeon (2PM). Lee Yeon-Hee and TaecYeon previously starred together in 2013 movie “Marriage Blue.”

In drama series “The Game: Towards Zero,” Lee Yeon-Hee will play Detective Seo Joon-Young. Her character is composed and she possesses charisma. Internally, she carries an emotional wound from when her father died. Seo Joon-Young works with Kim Tae-Pyeong (TaecYeon) on a serial killer case.

“The Game: Towards Zero” first airs January, 2020 in South Korea.

Aug 2 2019

Teaser trailer #5 for OCN drama series “Strangers From Hell”

Teaser trailer #5 added for OCN drama series “Strangers From Hell” (literal title) starring Im Si-Wan and Lee Dong-Wook. Teaser trailer #5 focuses on the character of Seo Moon-Zo played by Lee Dong-Wook. The drama series is based webcomic “Taineun Jiokida” by Kim Yong-Ki, but the character of Seo Moon-Zo is an original character in the drama series. Seo Moon-Zo works as a dentist and has a good reputation, but whether he is truly good or evil is quite ambiguous.

“Strangers From Hell” first airs August 31, 2019 in South Korea.

Aug 2 2019

First script reading for OCN drama series “The Running Mates: Human Rights”

First script reading for OCN drama series “The Running Mates: Human Rights,” starring Lee Yo-Won, Choi Gwi-Hwa & Jang Hyun-Sung, took place June, 2019 in South Korea. The drama series is based on novel “Dalrineun Josagwan” by Song Shi-Woo and follows a team of human rights violation investigators. At the first script reading Lee Yo-Won, Choi Gwi-Hwa, Jang Hyun-Sung, Oh Mi-Hee, Kim Joo-Young, Lee Joo-Woo and Shim Ji-Ho all attended.

“The Running Mates: Human Rights” first airs September, 2019 (takes over OCN’s Wednesday & Thursday 11PM time slot after “Class of Lies.”).

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Aug 1 2019

tvN drama series “The Great Show” to air August, “Catch The Ghost” pushed back to October

Korean cable TV channel tvN has decided to air drama series “The Great Show” (literal title), starring Song Seung-Heon, from August 26, 2019 in its Monday & Tuesday 9:30 PM time slot. Originally, drama series “Catch The Ghost,” starring Moon Geun-Young & Kim Sun-Ho, was scheduled to take that slot, but “Catch The Ghost” has now been pushed back to October. The delay for “Catch The Ghost” was made to get better quality and a more stable production schedule for that drama series. Filming for “The Great Show” began April, 2019, allowing for the drama series to smoothly fit into its autumn schedule. “Catch The Ghost” is now scheduled to air from October 21, 2019, following “The Great Show.”