Posts Categorized: Korean Dramas

Feb 27 2018

Kang So-Ra & Yoon Hyun-Min cast in drama series “Tale of Gyeryong Fairy”

Kang So-Ra and Yoon Hyun-Min are now cast in drama series “Tale of Gyeryong Fairy” (literal tilte). They will play lead roles. Kang So-Ra will portray Sun Ok-Nam. Her character has waited 699 years for her deceased husband to be reincarnated. This is so she could retrieve her fairy clothes. Yoon Hyun-Min will play Jung Yi-Hyun. He is a biology professor and good looking. He does have a cleaning obsession and is distrustful. He visits the cafe in Gyeryong Mountain where Sun Ok-Nam works. “Tale of Gyeryong Fairy” is based on webcomic “Gyeryongsunnyeojeon” by Dol Bae.

The broadcasting station and potential air date has not yet been decided. The drama series will air as a 100% pre-production.

Feb 26 2018

Kai cast in KBS2 drama series “Miracle That We Met”

Kai from boy band ‘EXO’ is cast in a supporting role for upcoming KBS2 drama series “Miracle That We Met.” The drama series stars Kim Myung-Min and Kim Hyun-Joo. For the drama series, Kai will play Messenger Ato. He makes a fatal mistake involving the lives of Song Hyun-Cheol A (Kim Myung-Min) and Song Hyun-Cheol B (Ko Chang-Seok) and struggles to correct his mistake.

“Miracle That We Met” first airs April, 2018 in South Korea..

Feb 26 2018

JTBC drama series “Clean With Passion For Now” postponed while Kim You-Jung recovers

Filming for upcoming JTBC drama series “Clean With Passion For Now” has been halted and the drama series is now scheduled to air sometime during the second half of this year. The drama series was originally scheduled to first air April, 2018.

During filming of the drama series, actress Kim You-Jung felt something was not right with her physical condition. She went to the hospital and was diagnosed with hypothyroidism. Staff of “Clean With Passion For Now” and Kim You-Jung’s management company IHQ came to an agreement that filming should stop to let Kim You-Jung receive treatment.

Feb 26 2018

Lee Joon-Gi cast in tvN drama series “Lawless Lawyer”

Lee Joon-Gi is cast in upcoming tvN drama series “Lawless Lawyer” (literal title). In an upcoming interview with magazine “The Star,” that will be published this March, Lee Joon-Gi has revealed that he was cast for the drama series and stated that “I will struggle to bring out my ability to the highest level as the lead actor for drama series ‘Lawless Lawyer.'” In drama series “Lawless Lawyer,” Lee Joon-Gi will play lead male character Bong Sang-Pil. He is a lawyer who does not the trust the law. He stands before the court for his mother’s revenge, opposing absolute power. Actress Seo Ye-Ji has been offered the lead female role and she is still considering the offer positively.

“Lawless Lawyer” is currently scheduled to first air May 12, 2018 in South Korea (will air on tvN’s Saturday and Sunday 9PM time slot after “Live“).

Feb 25 2018

Teaser trailer #2 for MBC drama series “Great Seducer”

Teaser trailer #2 for MBC drama series “Great Seducer” starring Woo Do-Hwan, Joy, Kim Min-Jae and Mun Ka-Young. Teaser trailer #2 shows all four of the main leads for the first time. Around the 31 second mark in teaser trailer #2, Woo Do-Hwan states seductively  “Don’t worry, I’m on your side.” The drama seires is based on 18th century French novel “Les Liaisons dangereuses” by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos.

“Great Seducer” will first air March 12, 2018.

Feb 23 2018

Updates for MBC drama series “Terius Behind Me”

MBC drama series “Terius Behind Me,” starring So Ji-Sub, is now slated to air from September, 2018. In the drama series, So Ji-Sub will play Kim Bon. His character is a legendary NIS agent. His past operations code name was “Terius.” A woman’s husband goes missing. Kim Bon lives next to the woman and helps her uncover a conspiracy involving her husband. Casting for the female lead is ongoing.

Feb 23 2018

Ji Sung & Han Ji-Min cast in tvN drama series “Wife That I Know”

Ji Sung & Han Ji-Min are cast in new tvN drama series “Wife That I Know” (literal title). The drama series’s genre is romance-fantasy and involves time travel. Ji Sung and Han Ji-Min will play married couple Cha Joo-Hyuk and Seo Woo-Jin. A choice that Cha Joo-Hyuk makes cause people, including himself and his wife, to live totally different lives in the present day. Drama series will be directed by Lee Sang-Yeob (“Shopping King Louis“) and screenplay by Yang Hee-Seung (“Oh My Ghost“).

“Wife That I Know” first airs second half of 2018 in South Korea.

Feb 22 2018

Teaser trailer for MBC drama series “Let’s Hold Hands Tightly and Watch The Sunset”

First teaser trailer added for MBC drama series “Let’s Hold Hands Tightly and Watch The Sunset” starring Han Hye-Jin and Yoon Sang-Hyun. The teaser trailer revels in its quintessential melodrama roots with lines like Yu In-Young stating around the 0:07 mark “I’ve come to steal Kim Do-Young” and around the 0:37 mark Han Hye-Jin stating with tears streaming down her face “I’ve found someone else” (when earlier scenes show her undergoing some type of CAT Scan).

“Let’s Hold Hands Tightly and Watch The Sunset” will first air March 21, 2018 in South Korea … box of tissues required.

Feb 21 2018

Supporting actor Jo Min-Gi drops out of OCN drama series “Children of A Lesser God”

Supporting actor Jo Min-Gi has dropped out of upcoming OCN drama series “Children of A Lesser God.” The actor worked as an associate professor at Cheongju University for years, but the Korean media reported on February 20, 2018 that he was suspended by the university for 3 months due to sexual harassment & sexual assault claims by female students. Jo Min-Gi initially denied the claims, but more claims against Jo Min-Gi then came out overnight by present and past students. On February 21, 2018, the police announced that they have launched a formal investigation into the claims. Because of this, Jo Min-Gi and the drama series “Children of A Lesser God” have mutually agreed to part ways. All of Jo Min-Gi’s filmed scenes will be removed from the drama series. Jo Min-Gi was initially cast to play Kook Han-Joo. His character was a presidential candidate for an opposition party. Staff from the drama series is now determining whether to just remove his character or cast someone else to play the character.

“Children of A Lesser God” will now first air March 3, 2018 in South Korea. The drama series was originally scheduled to to air February 24, 2018.