Posts Categorized: Korean Dramas

Apr 30 2019

Teaser trailer for MBC drama series “Partners for Justice Season 2”

First teaser trailer added for upcoming MBC drama series “Partners for Justice Season 2” starring Jung Jae-Young and Jung Yoo-Mi. At the 16 second mark of the teaser trailer, Jung Jae-Young’s voice appears and he says in Korean “I am starting an autopsy.” Meanwhile, still images below is from the traditional gosa ceremony and then still images from the first script reading. The traditional gosa ceremony took place March, 2019 in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. The traditional gosa ceremony takes place to bring about good fortune and keep misfortune at bay.

“Partners for Justice Season 2” is now scheduled to first air June 3, 2019 in South Korea (takes over MBC’s Monday & Tuesday 10PM time slot after “Special Labor Inspector Mr. Jo.”).

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Apr 30 2019

Ji Chang-Wook cast in tvN drama series “Let Me Melt”

Ji Chang-Wook is cast in tvN romance drama series “Let Me Melt” (literal title). The drama series is Ji Chang-Wook’s first acting performance since being discharged from the South Korean military on April 27, 2019. For drama series “Let Me Melt,” Ji Chang-Wook plays variety show PD Ma Dong-Chan. He takes part in a 24 hour freezing project, but wakes up 20 years later. He must then keep his body temparature at 31.5 celsius to stay alive. Drama series is directed by Shin Woo-Cheol (“Secret Garden“) and scripted by (“Strong Woman Do Bong-Soon“).

“Let Me Melt” first airs sometime during the second half of this year in South Korea.

Apr 29 2019

Teaser trailer #2 for JTBC drama series “The Wind Blows “

Teaser trailer #2 for upcoming JTBC melodrama “The Wind Blows” starring Kam Woo-Sung and Kim Ha-Neul. Drama series is directed by Jung Jung-Hwa (“Bus Stop“) and scripted by Hwang Joo-Ha (“Mrs. Cop“). Teaser trailer #2 starts with Kim Ha-Neul’s voice as she asks in Korean “Do-Hoon, shall we have a baby?” At the 26 second mark, Kam Woo-Sung’s voice states “but … you are more important to me.”

“The Wind Blows ” first airs May 27, 2019 in South Korea.

Apr 29 2019

Teaser trailer #2 for tvN drama series “Arthdal Chronicles”

Teaser trailer #2 added for tvN drama series “Arthdal Chronicles” starring Song Joong-Ki, Jang Dong-Gun, Kim Ji-Won and Kim Ok-Vin. Meanwhile, below are the first still images of Kim Ok-Vin in the drama series. For “Arthdal Chronicles.” Kim Ok-Vin plays Taealha. She is the daughter of the leader of the Haejok tribe. Taealha is an ambitious politician who yearns for power. Lastly, some good news for international fans. “Arthdal Chronicles” is now scheduled to premiere June 1, 2019 in South Korea, but will also appear on Netflix on the same day in about 190 countries.

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Apr 29 2019

Jang Dong-Yoon cast in KBS2 drama series “The Joseon Romantic-Comedy Tale of Nok-Du”

Jang Dong-Yoon is cast in KBS2 drama series “The Joseon Romantic-Comedy Tale of Nok-Du” (literal title) co-starring Kim So-Hyun. The drama series previously went under the Korean working title of Nokdujeon (literally “Tale of Nok-Du”), before picking up the Korean title of Joseonroko Nokdujeon (literally “The Joseon Romantic-Comedy Tale of Nok-Du”). In the drama series Jang Dong-Yoon will play lead male character Jeon Nok-Du. His character is scripted as being smart, handsome and ambitious. He becomes involved in an unexpected case and goes to a widow village where he meets Dong Dong-Ju (Kim So-Hyun).

“The Joseon Romantic-Comedy Tale of Nok-Du” first airs September, 2019 in South Korea.

Apr 28 2019

Teaser trailer #1 for MBC drama series “One Spring Night”

Teaser trailer #1 added for MBC drama series “One Spring Night” (English title) starring Han Ji-Min and Jung Hae-In. Teaser trailer #1 doesn’t show any of the performers, but rather a cherry blossom tree swaying in the night and captions in Korean that states “Spring night knows. You will fall in love.” With the laid-back folksy soundtrack you could even think you are watching a trailer for Jung Hae-In’s prior drama series “Something in the Rain.”

“One Spring Night” first airs May 22, 2019 in South KOrea.

Apr 27 2019

Ep.1 trailer for tvN drama series “Abyss”

Ep.1 trailer added for tvN drama series “Abyss” starring Park Bo-Young and Ahn Hyo-Seop. Meanwhile, Seo In-Guk and Jung So-Min who starred together in tvN drama series “Hundred Million Stars From the Sky” will make cameo appearances in ep.1 of “Abyss.” Their cameo appearance came about due to their relationship with director Yoo Je-Won, whom they worked with in “Hundred Million Stars From the Sky.” Seo In-Guk and Jung So-Min briefly appear in the ep.1 trailer as well. Ep.1 trailer begins with Seo In-Guk’s voice as he states “If being dead is an accident, then you just need to save.”

“Abyss” first airs May 6, 2019 in South Korea.

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Apr 26 2019

First teaser trailer for tvN drama series “Search: WWW”

First teaser trailer added for upcoming tvN drama series “Search: WWW” (English title) starring Lim Soo-Jung and Chang Ki-Yong. The teaser has Lim Soo-Jung as Bae Ta-Mi talking to the media/court and stating “Our Unicorn manipulates trending topics.” Unicorn is the web portal company that she works for.

“Search: WWW” is now scheduled to first air June 5, 2019 in South Korea (takes over tvN’s Wednesday & Thursday 9:30 PM time slot after “Her Private Life“).

Apr 26 2019

Lim Soo-Hyang, Lee Jang-Woo & Bae Jong-Ok cast in MBN drama series “Graceful Family”

Lim Soo-Hyang, Lee Jang-Woo and Bae Jong-Ok are cast in MBN drama series “Graceful Family” (literal title). The drama series will be directed by Han Chul-Soo (“The Noblesse“) and scripted by Kwon Min-Soo (“The Blade and Petal“). The drama series will Lim Soo-Hyang playing heiress Mo Seok-Hee and Lee Jang-Woo playing small-time attorney Heo Yoon-Do. They work together to reveal the truth behind the death of Mo Seok-Hee’s mother. Bae Jong-Ok will play Han Je-Kook. She works for the company which Mo Seok-Hee’s family controls.

“Graceful Family” will first air August, 2019 in South Korea.

Apr 26 2019

Park Hae-Soo, Lee Hee-Joon & Soo-Hyun cast in drama series “Chimera”

Park Hae-Soo, Lee Hee-Joon and Soo-Hyun are cast in drama series “Chimera.” The drama series had the early working title of “Chemistry.” For the drama series, Park Hae-Soo will play Detective Cha Jae-Hwan, Lee Hee-Joon will play Dr. Lee Joong-Yeob and Soo-Hyun will play criminal profiler Yoo Jin. All three work together to solve a criminal case. Kim Do-Hoon (“Medical Top Team“) will direct the drama series and the screenplay is written by Lee Jin-Mae (“Ex-Girlfriends’ Club“).

“Chimera” is tentatively scheduled to air in the second half of this year in South Korea, but exact channel has yet to be determined.