Posts Categorized: Korean Dramas

Aug 14 2018

Lee Yo-Won offered lead female role in drama series “Different Dreams”

Lee Yo-Won has been offered the lead female role in drama series “Different Dreams” (literal title). Actress Lee Young-Ae was first cast for the lead female role, but Lee Young-Ae and the production team decided to part ways due to scheduling issues. The drama series is scheduled to being filming this autumn in Mongolia. Filming will also take place in Shanghai, China and South Korea.

If Lee Yo-Won accepts her offer, she will play Lee Young-Jin. Her character is a Korean, but raised by Japanese people during the time when Korea was under Japanese rule. She becomes a doctor and also an agent for the provisional South Korean government. Yoo Ji-Tae has already received an offer to play the lead male role. Both performers are currently “positively considering” their offer.

MBC is in discussions to air the drama series May, 2019, but that has not been finalized.

Aug 14 2018

Character posters for KBS2 drama special “Too Bright Outside for Love”

Here’s two character posters for upcoming KBS2 drama special “Too Bright Outside for Love” (literal title) starring Choi Gang-Hee and Go Joon. The character posters are of Kim Yang-Hee (Choi Gang-Hee) and Lee Pil-Yong (Go Joon) and the caption on the teaser posters states in Korean “Let’s love, today too.” “Too Bright Outside for Love” is part of the annual KBS Drama Special series which will being airing this September. For the drama series, Choi Gang-Hee will play a stage director. She meets someone she knew from her college days played by Go Joon.

 

 

Aug 13 2018

Teaser trailer #3 for KBS2 drama series “Lovely Horribly”

Teaser trailer #3 added for upcoming KBS2 drama series “Lovely Horribly” starring Park Si-Hoo and Song Ji-Hyo. Teaser trailer #3 begins with man’s voice stating “Ghost Love is screenwriter Oh’s work.” A woman’s voice then states “Due to the drama series script, some strange things keep occurring.” The drama series is setup as horror/romantic-comedy and follows the fateful encounter of a top star Philip Yoo and drama series screenwriter Oh Eul-Soon.

“Lovely Horribly” first airs later tonight, August 13, 2018, in South Korea.

 

Aug 13 2018

Jung Yoo-Mi offered lead female role in OCN drama series “Priest”

Jung Yoo-Mi has been offered the lead female role in upcoming OCN drama series “Priest.” Actor Yeon Woo-Jin has already received an offer to play the lead male role and he is still “positively considering” the offer. If Jung Yoo-Mi accepts her offer which she is positively considering, she will play Ham Eun-Ho. She is a doctor and works in the emergency room at a hospital.

Air dates for “Priest” is still in discussions.

Aug 13 2018

First script reading for JTBC drama series “The Beauty Inside”

First script reading for JTBC drama series “The Beauty Inside” took place July 22, 2018. Main cast members including Seo Hyun-Jin, Lee Min-Ki, Lee Da-Hee, Ahn Jae-Hyeon, Moon Ji-In, Lee Tae-Ri, Na Young-Hee and Ryu Hwa-Young (former member of ’T-ara’) attended the read through. After the script reading finished, Seo Hyun-Jin stated “Now, I realize that the drama series will finally begin. We will stay healthy and work hard under the hot summer weather, so I hope people look forward to the drama series a lot.” Lee Min-Ki also stated “I look forward to the good acting combination. We will work hard and enjoy ourselves.” The drama series revolves around the romance between Han Se-Kye (Seo Hyun-Jin) and Seo Do-Jae (Lee Min-Ki). The woman lives with a different appearance one week every month and the man is unable to recognize faces.

“The Beauty Inside” first airs September 17, 2018 in South Korea.

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Aug 11 2018

Teaser trailer #2 for tvN drama series “Big Forest”

Teaser trailer #2 for tvN drama series “Big Forest” starring Shin Dong-Yub, Jung Sang-Hoon and Choi Hee-Seo. The drama series is tvN’s first drama series to air one episode per week on Fridays at 11PM. While, teaser trailer #1 introduced the neighborhood of Dae-Rim where the drama series is set, teaser trailer #2 introduces for the first time the main characters of Shin Dong-Yub, Jung Sang-Hoon and Im Cheong-A (Choi Hee-Seo).

“Big Forest” will first air September 7, 2018 in South Korea.

Aug 10 2018

First script reading for tvN drama series “The Smile Has Left Your Eyes”

First script reading for tvN drama series “The Smile Has Left Your Eyes” (English title), starring Seo In-Guk, Jung So-Min & Park Sung-Woong, took place early July, 2018 at Sangam DDMC, Sangam-Neighbourhood, Seoul. There, main cast members including Seo In-Guk, Jung So-Min, Park Sung-Woong, Seo Eun-Su, Do Sang-Woo, Jang Young-Nam, Hong Bin (‘VIXX’) read through the screenplay in preparation for filming. Drama series is a remake of 2002 Fuji TV drama series “Hundred Million Stars From the Sky” starring Takuya Kimura, Sanma Akashiya & Eri Fukatsu. Story for the drama revolves round a dangerous man and a woman suffering emotionally fall in a fated love.

“The Smile Has Left Your Eyes” first airs September, 2018 in South Korea.