Posts Categorized: Korean Dramas

May 9 2025

Teaser trailer for Wavve drama “ONE: High School Heroes”

Teaser trailer added for Wavve drama series “ONE: High School Heroes” starring Lee Jung-Ha and Kim Do-Wan. Drama series is based on webcomic “ONE” by Lee Eun-Jae and directed by Lee Seong-Tae (“By Quantum Physics: A Nightlife Venture“). Dialogue in the teaser trailer goes (0:01) anonymous voice “Kim Ui-Gyeom” (0:04) Lee Jung-Ha “The problem is,” (0:07) anonymous voice “Yes, fighting is a talent,” (0:10) Lee Jung-Ha “What are you doing to me?” (0:11) Kim Do-Wan “Personal curiosity?,” (0:13) Lee Jung-Ha “Bad guys in the world,” (0:20) Lee Jung-Ha “There are too many,” (0:26) Kim Do-Wan “There are two left,” (0:31) anonymous voice “What are you?,” (0:33) anonymous voice “We are high school super heroes.”

“ONE: High School Heroes” will be available to stream May, 2025 in South Korea.

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May 9 2025

Teaser trailer for MBC drama “The Woman Who Swallowed the Sun”

Teaser trailer added for MBC drama series “The Woman Who Swallowed the Sun” (literal title) starring Jang Shin-Young, Seo Ha-Jun, & Yoon Ah-Jung. The teaser trailer has Jang Shin-Young as Baek Seol-Hee stating during the teaser “My life also stopped after that day, but, terribly, the world has not changed. So I decided to throw away every part of me. Now it’s your turn.”

“The Woman Who Swallowed the Sun” first airs June, 2025 (takes over MBC’s Monday through Friday 7PM time slot after “Desperate Mrs. Seonju“).

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May 9 2025

Teaser trailer & poster for Netflix drama “Mercy for None”

Teaser trailer and poster added for Netflix drama series “Mercy for None” starring So Ji-Sub. The drama series is classic action-noir with So Ji-Sub playing Nam Gi-Jun. He was once a gang member, but cut his own Achilles tendon to leave that life for his brother. When his brother is found dead, Nam Gi-Jun takes his baseball bat and returns to the gang world. Caption in the teaser poster states “Rules are broken. He is back.”

“Mercy for None” will be available to stream June 6, 2025.

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May 7 2025

Teaser trailer for MBC drama special “Coach Maeng’s Troll”

Teaser trailer added for MBC drama special “Coach Maeng’s Troll” (literal title) starring Park Sung-Woong & Park Soo-Oh. The two episode drama special features Park Sung-Woong as a hot tempered pro basketball coach who is about to lose his job. He teams up with an online troll played by Park Soo-Oh. Actor Park Soo-Oh, who previously worked under the name of Park Sang-Hoon, recently signed with Keyeast Management and began working under the name of Park Soo-Oh.

“Coach Maeng’s Troll” will air May 23rd and 24th, 2025 in South Korea.

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May 7 2025

Main trailer & poster for Disney+ drama “Nine Puzzles”

Main trailer and poster added for Disney+ drama series “Nine Puzzles” starring Kim Da-Mi and Son Suk-Ku. The trailer begins with Park Gyu-Young as a psychiatrist and asks “Are you still dreaming?” The trailer continues with (0:05) Kim Da-Mi “I stepped on this puzzle,” (0:08) “My uncle was lying there,” (0:11) “And it’s always up to there,” (0:19) anonymous voice “She is a crime analyst at the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency,” (0:21) “Inspector Yoon Yi-Na,” (0:23) Son Suk-Ku “How could she be the first witness to two murder cases?,” (0:26) Kim Sung-Kyun “She is a present profiler. Why?,” (0:28) Kim Da-Mi “Puzzle,” (0:29) “The only trace of the culprit,” (0:32) “It’s a serial murder,” (0:34) “It has started again after 10 years.” Captions in the main trailer states (0:47) “When the puzzle arrives,” (0:51) “Someone dies,” (1:11) “Elaborate plan,” (1:19) “Unfinished murder.”

“Nine Puzzles” will be available to stream from May 21, 2025.

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May 6 2025

Teaser trailer and poster for Netflix drama “Squid Game 3”

Teaser trailer and poster added for Netflix drama series “Squid Game 3” starring Lee Jung-Jae, Lee Byung-Hun, & Yim Si-Wan. Caption on the teaser poster states “The last game with 45.6 billion won at stake.” Below are the first still images from the drama series. The still images are of Lee Jung-Jae, Lee Byung-Hun, Yim Si-Wan, Jo Yuri, Yang Dong-Geun, Kang Ae-Shim, Kang Ha-Neul, Park Gyu-Young, David Lee, Chae Gook-Hee, Wi Ha-Joon, and Park Sung-Hoon. For the first teaser, pink guards bring a casket into the players’ room. Inside the casket is Seong Gi-Hun (Lee Jung-Jae). He awakens and a new game is shown involving a massive gumball machine.

“Squid Game 3” will be available to stream June 27, 2025 on Netflix.

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May 5 2025

See list of winners & nominees at the 61st BaekSang Arts Awards

See list of winners and nominees at the just concluded 61st BaekSang Arts Awards. The award show, hosted by Shin Dong-Yub, Bae Suzy, Park Bo-Gum, took place earlier this evening in Seoul. Big winners included movie “Harbin” (which won Grand Prize and Best Film) and drama series “When Life Gives You Tangerines” (which won four prizes including Best Drama). Other notable winners in the drama series section included Ju Ji-Hoon winning “Best Actor” for “The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call” and Kim Tae-Ri winning “Best Actress” for “Jeongnyeon: The Star is Born.” For the movies section, Cho Jung-Seok won “Best Actor” for “Pilot” and Jeon Do-Yeon won “Best Actress” for “Revolver.”

May 2 2025

Teaser trailer for tvN drama “Our Unwritten Seoul”

Teaser trailer added for tvN drama series “Our Unwritten Seoul” starring Park Bo-Young & Jin Young. The teaser trailer is the 3rd teaser released for the drama series and is titled “Mi-Ji and Ho-Su” (names of the two lead characters). The two lead characters, Yoo Mi-Ji (Park Bo-Young) and Lee Ho-Su (Jin Young), grew up in a small town and graduated from the same school. Their lives diverged at that point, but they meet again by chance in Seoul. Narration in the trailer goes (0:01) Park Bo-Young “Smile that only the two of us know,” (0:04) “Lee Ho-Su,” (0:06) “Tears that others don’t know,” (0:09) Jin Young “Have you been well?,” (0:10) Park Bo-Young “My heart is racing,” (0:13) “I have nothing to show off right now,” (0:16) “Useless and shabby,” (0:19) “Just me,” (0:21) Jin Young “Mi-Ji is good at,” (0:23) “Opening people’s heart, whenever I wonder why my life is so quiet,” (0:27) Park Bo-Young “Hey, Lee Ho-Su,” (0:28) Jin Young “She comes in all of a sudden,” (0:30) “Noisily.” 

“Our Unwritten Seoul” will first air May 24, 2025 in South Korea.

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Apr 30 2025

Main trailer and poster for Netflix drama “Dear Hongrang”

Main trailer and poster added for Netflix drama series “Dear Hongrang” starring Lee Jae-Wook & Cho Bo-Ah. The period mystery-romance drama series depicts a story that develops mysterious feelings between Hong-Rang (Lee Jae-Wook) and his older step-sister Jae-Yi (Cho Bo-Ah). Hong-Rang returns after going missing for 12 years, but he has lost his memories. His older step-sister Jae-Yi  is the only one who suspects his true identity. Caption in the main poster states “Your hidden secrets, your unspoken truth.”

“Dear Hongrang” will be available to stream May 16, 2025.

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Apr 29 2025

Lee Jae-Wook, Go Min-Si, Kim Min-Ha, & Lee Hee-Jun cast in Netflix drama “Perfect Job”

Lee Jae-Wook, Go Min-Si, Kim Min-Ha, & Lee Hee-Jun are cast in Netflix drama series “Perfect Job.” The drama series combines a mixture of mystery, horror, and fantasy genres. Centered in the screenplay is a mysterious employment agency known as Spyder Human Resource Center. Lee Jae-Wook will play Hyuk-Joon. He is a man in debt and decides to enter Spyder Human Resource Center.

Release date for “Perfect Job” has not yet been decided, but will likely take place in 2026.

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