Posts Categorized: Korean Dramas

Oct 19 2018

First script reading for MBC drama series “Item”

First script reading for upcoming MBC drama series “Item,” starring Ju Ji-Hoon & Jin Se-Yun, took place mid-September, 2018 at MBC Broadcasting Station in Sangam, South Korea. Main cast members including Ju Ji-Hoon, Jin Se-Yun, Kim Kang-Woo, Kim Yoo-Ri & Shin Rin-Ah all attended. Before the first script reading, Ju Ji-Hoon stated “I will do my best,” while Jin Se-Yun stated “I heard this winter will be cold. I hope nothing happen. I will do my best.”

“Item” will first air January, 2019 in South Korea (takes over MBC’s Monday and Tuesday 10PM time slot after “Bad Detective“).

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Oct 18 2018

Song Sae-Byeok and Koh Joon-Hee cast in OCN drama series “Possession”

Song Sae-Byeok and Koh Joon-Hee are cast in new OCN drama series “Possession.” The drama series features a mixture of comedy, thriller and supernatural genres. Song Sae-Byeok will play lead male character Kang Pil-Sung. He is a detective with excellent instincts. Koh Joon-Hee will play lead female character Hong Seo-Jung. She has a psychic ability that she tries to hide. They work together to solve cases.

“Possession” will first air sometime during the first half of 2019 in South Korea.

Oct 18 2018

Kim So-Hyun cast in Netflix drama series “Love Alarm”

Kim So-Hyun is cast in new Netflix drama series “Love Alarm.” The drama series is based on webcomic “Joahamyun Woolrineun” by Cheon Kye-Young. In the drama series, Kim So-Hyun will play high school student Kim Jo-Jo. The drama series revolves around a cellphone app that works like a love alarm and two male best friends at Kim Jo-Jo’s high school who like her. Lee Na-Jeong (“Oh My Venus “) will direct the drama series.

“Love Alarm” will be available for streaming on Netflix beginning in 2019 and will consist of 8 episodes.

 

Oct 16 2018

First script reading for SBS drama series “Empress’s Dignity”

First script reading for SBS drama series “Empress’s Dignity” (literal title) took place September 6, 2018 at SBS Ilsan Production Center in Tanhyun, South Korea. Main cast members including Jang Na-Ra, Choi Jin-Hyuk,Shin Sung-Rok,Lee Elijah, Shin Eun-Kyung, Park Won-Suk, Yun Da-Hun, Kim Jung-Tae and Yoon So-Yi all attended. The first script reading took about 5 hours to complete.

“Empress’s Dignity” first airs November, 2018 in South Korea.

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Oct 16 2018

Jang Dong-Yoon cast in KBS2 drama series “Dance Sports Girls”

Jang Dong-Yoon is cast in upcoming KBS2 drama series “Dance Sports Girls” (literal title). The drama series follows 6 high school girls who compete in a dance sports competition. The six girls are played by Park Se-Wan, Lee Joo-Young, Joo Hae-Eun, Shin Do-Hyun, Lee Yoo-Mi and Kim Soo-Hyun. The drama series is based on 2017 documentary “Dance Sports Girls.”

For the drama series, Jang Dong-Yoon will play high school student Kwon Seung-Chan. He likes dance sports, but he pretends to be uninterested in the sport.

“Dance Sports Girls” first airs December, 2018 in South Korea (takes over KBS2’s Monday and Tuesday 10PM time slot after “Matrimonial Chaos.”).

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Oct 16 2018

Teaser trailer for KBS W drama series “That Time When Time Stops”

First teaser trailer for upcoming KBS W drama series “That Time When Time Stops” (literal title) starring Kim Hyun-Joong and An Ji-Hyun. In the teaser trailer, around the 8 second mark a caption in Korean states “Capable person to stop time … Party A” and a caption in Korean appears around the 16 second mark which states “House Owner (Party B) who stays in the stopped time.”

“That Time When Time Stops” first airs October 24, 2018 in South Korea.

Oct 16 2018

First still images Song Hye-Kyo in tvN drama series “Encounter”

Here’s the first still images of Song Hye-Kyo in upcoming tvN drama series “Encounter” (English title) co-starring Park Bo-Gum. The literal title of the drama series is “Boyfriend” (“Namjachingoo”). In the drama series, Song Hye-Ko plays Cha Soo-Hyun. Due to her politician father, she has never lived her life under her free will. She is a hotel CEO and the ex-daughter-in-law of a chaebol family. She meets an ordinary man played by Park Bo-Gum.

“Encounter” first airs November, 2018 in South Korea (takes over tvN’s Wednesday & Thursday 9:30 PM time slot after “Hundred Million Stars From the Sky“).

Oct 15 2018

Lee Na-Young cast in tvN drama series “Romance is a Bonus Book”

Lee Na-Young is cast in tvN drama series “Romance is a Bonus Book” (literal title) co-starring Lee Jong-Suk. For drama series “Romance is a Bonus Book,” Lee Na-Young will play lead female character Kang Dan-Yi. She was once a famous copywriter, but she is no longer. She is now broke and unemployed. Because of her excellent background, she is unable to find a job. She then resorts to lying about her background and gets a job at a publishing company where Cha Eun-Ho (played by Lee Jong-Suk ) works as a chief editor. Drama series is scripted by Jung Hyun-Jung (“In Need of Romance“) and directed by Lee Jung-Hyo (“The Good Wife“).

“Romance is a Bonus Book” first airs sometime in the first half of 2019 in South Korea.