Posts Categorized: Korean Dramas

Jan 5 2018

Kim Min-Jae cast in MBC drama series “Great Seducer”

Kim Min-Jae is cast for a major supporting character role in MBC drama series “Great Seducer.” He will join main cast members Woo Do-Hwan, Joy (‘Red Velvet’) and Mun Ka-Young. For the drama series, Kim Min-Jae will play Lee Se-Joo. He is the son of a family who runs a large company and he is planning to study abroad. He is a friend of Kwon Shi-Hyun (Woo Do-Hwan), but their relationship changes due to love. “Great Seducer” is based on French novel “Les Liaisons dangereuses” by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos.

“Great Seducer” is now set to first air March 12, 2018 in South Korea. The drama series will air a week later than originally planned to allow more time for filming. MBC drama series “Let’s Hold Hands Tightly and Watch The Sunset” will also air a week later than originally planned, now set to March 14, 2018, to allow more time for filming.

Jan 5 2018

Kim Hyun-Joo offered lead female role in KBS2 drama series “Miracle That We Met”

Kim Hyun-Joo has been offered the lead female role in upcoming KBS2 drama series “Miracle That We Met” (literal title). Actor Kim Myung-Min and actress Ra Mi-Ran have already received offers to play lead male character and major supporting character roles respectively. Currently, all three performers are considering their offers. If Kim Hyun-Joo accepts, she will play Sun Hye-Jin. She fell in love with a man and married him, but her life faces a crisis.

“Miracle That We Met” will first air April, 2018 in KBS2’s Monday and Tuesday 10PM time slot (follows the conclusion of “Radio Romance“).

Jan 4 2018

First script reading for JTBC drama series “Eulachacha Waikiki”

First script reading for upcoming JTBC drama series “Eulachacha Waikiki” took place December 18, 2017 at JTBC building in Sangam, Seoul, South Korea. Main cast members including Kim Jung-Hyun, Lee Yi-Kyung, Son Seung-Won, Jung In-Sun, Go Won-Hee and Lee Joo-Woo attended.

Story for “Eulachacha Waikiki” has three friends, Kang Dong-Goo (Kim Jung-Hyun), Cheon Joon-Ki (Lee Yi-Kyung) and Bong-Doo-Sik (Son Seung-Won), running guest house Waikiki, but the guest house is facing bankruptcy. A single mother Yoon-A (Jung In-Sun) and her 3-month-old daughter then appear at Waikiki.

“Eulachacha Waikiki” is now set to first air February 5, 2018 in South Korea.

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Jan 3 2018

Myung Se-Bin, Lee Chun-Hee and Yoo Eun-Mi cast in “tvN Drama Stage: Our Place’s Tasty Soybean Paste”

Myung Se-Bin, Lee Chun-Hee and Yoo Eun-Mi are cast for tvN drama special “Our Place’s Tasty Soybean Paste” (literal title). The drama special is the 8th installment in the tvN’s “Drama Stage” series to discover talented new storytellers. In drama special “Our Place’s Tasty Soybean Paste,” Yoo Eun-Mi will play young teen Han A-Yi. Her mother (Han Jung-Hee) is a former songwriter, but she got involved in a scandal with a married producer and has been a recluse ever since. For her daughter, she takes a job at a restaurant run by Jang Ki-Bok (Lee Chun-Hee).

“tvN Drama Stage: Our Place’s Tasty Soybean Paste” will air January 20, 2018 in South Korea.

Jan 3 2018

Yoon Sang-Hyun offered lead role in MBC drama series “Let’s Hold Hands Tightly and Watch The Sunset”

Yoon Sang-Hyun has been offered the lead male role in upcoming MBC drama series “Let’s Hold Hands Tightly and Watch The Sunset” (literal title). Han Hye-Jin has already received an offer to play the lead female role. Both performers are currently “positively considering” their offers. If Yoon Sang-Hyun accepts, he will play Kim Do-Young. His character works as an architect. Due to his forward thinking in architecture, his business does not do very well. He receives help from his father-in-law and his wife Nam Hyun-Joo, but his wife asks for a divorce.

“Let’s Hold Hands Tightly and Watch The Sunset” will first air sometime this March in South Korea.

 

Jan 2 2018

First script reading for SBS drama series “Return”

First script reading for SBS drama series “Return” took place November 15, 2017 at SBS Ilsan Production Center in Tanhyun, South Korea. Main cast members including Ko Hyun-Jung, Lee Jin-Wook, Shin Sung-Rok, Park Ki-Woong, Bong Tae-Gyu and Jung Eun-Chae attended. The first script reading took about 4 hours to complete. Filming began the same month, after the first script reading.

In the drama series, Ko Hyun-Jung plays Choi Ja-Hye. She is a lawyer who has a secret and she hosts the TV court show “Return.” She tries to reveal the truth of murder case involving the elite class. Lee Jin-Wook plays Detective Dokgo Young. He works with Choi Ja-Hye on the case.

“Return” first airs January 17, 2018 in South Korea.

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Jan 1 2018

Teaser trailer for KBS2 drama series “Radio Romance”

First teaser trailer added for upcoming KBS2 drama series “Radio Romance” starring Yoon Doo-Joon and Kim So-Hyun. The drama series follows Song Geu-Rim (Kim So-Hyun) who grew up listening to radio programs with her blind mother. She is now a screenwriter for radio programs, but she’s not the most talented writer. When her radio program is about to be cancelled, she somehow casts top actor Ji Soo-Ho (Yoon Doo-Joon) for the program.

In addition, teaser trailer #1 also reveals that ep.1 will air January 29, 2018 in South Korea.