First teaser poster for upcoming MBC drama series “Rebel: Thief Who Stole the People” starring Yoon Gyun-Sang, Kim Sang-Joong & Chae Soo-Bin. “Rebel: Thief Who Stole the People” first airs January 30, 2017 in South Korea.
Lee Sang-Yoon has been offered the lead male role in upcoming SBS drama series “Whisper” which has just cast Lee Bo-Young in the lead female role. Lee Sang-Yoon is currently considering the offer positively. Lee Sang-Yoon previously starred with Lee Bo-Young in 2012-2013 KBS2 drama series “Seo-Young, My Daughter.”
If Lee Sang-Yoon accepts his offer, he will play Lee Dong-Joon. His character works as judge with a high set of morals. He works with a charismatic detective played by Lee Bo-Young while uncovering corruption at the biggest law firm in the country.
“Whisper” will first air this March in South Korea (takes over SBS’ Monday and Tuesday 10PM time slot after “Defendant“).
Young main character teaser posters for upcoming SBS drama series “Saimdang, Light’s Diary” starring Lee Young-Ae & Song Seung-Heon. The teaser posters are of Park Hye-Soo as young Saimdang and Yang Se-Jong as young Lee Gyeom. Their love begin as if it was by fate. Teaser #4 has also been added on AsianWiki.
“Saimdang, Light’s Diary” first airs January 26, 2017 in South Korea.
Singer/actor Rain and actress Kim Tae-Hee have announced that they will marry on January 19, 2017 at a Catholic Church in Seoul, South Korea. The couple first met while shooting a commercial in autumn, 2012 and began to date. They announced to the press they were officially a couple in January, 2013.
First script reading for KBS2 drama series “Father is Strange,” starring Lee Joon & Jung So-Min, took place recently at KBS Annex Broadcasting Station in Yeouido, South Korea. First script reading featured main cast members Lee Joon, Jung So-Min, Kim Young-Chul, Kim Hae-Sook, Lee Yu-Ri, Ryu Soo-Young, Ryu Hwa-Young (’T-ara’) & Min Jin-Woong.
“Father is Strange” first airs February, 2017 in South Korea (takes over KBS2’s Saturday and Sunday 7:55 PM time slot after “The Gentlemen of Wolgyesu Tailor Shop“).
3 main posters for upcoming SBS drama series “Defendant” starring Ji Sung, Kwon Yuri & Uhm Ki-Joon. Caption above the poster at the top states “Hope never disappears.”
“Defendant” first airs January 23, 2017 in South Korea.
First teaser trailer for upcoming JTBC drama series “Strong Woman Do Bong-Soon” starring Park Bo-Young & Park Hyung-Sik. Teaser trailer features Park Bo-Young as Do Bong-Soon taking care of a subway pervert.
“Strong Woman Do Bong-Soon” first airs February 24, 2017 in South Korea.
Seo Kang-Joon has been offered the lead role in new drama series “Seen from a Distance, Green Spring” (literal title). Currently, Seo Kang-Joon is “positively considering” the offer. The drama series is based on webtoon “Meolriseo Bomyun Pooreun Bom” by Ji Nyoong.
If Seo Kang-Joon accepts the offer, he will play Yeo Joon. He is a third year university student. Even though he is attractive and comes from a wealthy background, he carries emotional pain with him. The drama series is in discussion to air on one of the three Korean major broadcasting stations, but has not been finalized.
Lee Hyun-Woo is cast in new tvN drama series “The Liar and His Lover.” The drama series is based on manga “Kanojo wa Uso o Aishisugiteru” by Kotomi Aoki, which has been previously adapted into 2013 live-action film “The Liar and His Lover” starring Takeru Satoh & Sakurako Ohara in the lead roles. In the tvN drama series version, Lee Hyun-Woo will play lead male character Kang Han-Kyeol. He is a genius level music composer, but hides his identity from others. He meets a female high school student with a great voice.
“The Liar and His Lover” will first air March, 2017 in South Korea (takes over tvN’s 11PM time slot after “Introverted Boss“).
Here’s a main poster & 2 character posters for upcoming tvN drama series “Tomorrow With You” starring Lee Je-Hoon and Shin Min-A. The drama series will revolve around married couple Yoo So-Joon (Lee Je-Hoon) and Song Ma-Rin (Shin Min-A). They married 3 months after first meeting and the husband is a time traveler. Two new trailers have also been added on AsianWiki.
“Tomorrow With You” first air February 3, 2017 in South Korea.