Posts Categorized: Korean Dramas

Nov 28 2024

Seohyun & TaecYeon cast in KBS2 drama “I Took the Male Lead’s First Night”

Seohyun and TaecYeon are cast for lead roles KBS2 drama series “I Took the Male Lead’s First Night” (literal title). Also cast for major supporting character roles are Kwon Han-Sol, Seo Bum-June, and Ji Hye-Won. This marks the second recent pairing of a member of Girls’ Generation (Seohyun) and 2PM (TaecYeon) in a drama series, with JTBC drama series “King the Land” featuring Lim Yoon-A and Lee Joon-Ho. The unique story of “I Took the Male Lead’s First Night” is based web novel “Namjuui Cheotnalbameul Gajeobeoryeodda” by Hwang Dotol.

“I Took the Male Lead’s First Night” will air sometime next year in South Korea.

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Nov 27 2024

Kim Jun-Seo, Cha Sun-Hyung, Cha Jung-Woo, and Kim Ho-Young cast in Watcha drama “Secret Relationship”

Kim Jun-Seo, Cha Sun-Hyung, Cha Jung-Woo, and Kim Ho-Young are cast in Watcha drama series “Secret Relationship” (literal title). The BL themed drama series is based on webcomic “Bimilsayi” by Mcqueen Studio and production for the drama series will be jointly produced between Playlist, Kakao Entertainment, and Japan’s Fuji TV. Story for “Secret Relationship” will have Kim Jun-Seo play Jung Da-On. He has three men interested in him.

Filming for “Secret Relationship” is currently underway and the drama series will be available to stream sometime next year.

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Nov 26 2024

Main trailer and poster for Netflix drama “Squid Game 2”

Main trailer and poster added for Netflix drama series “Squid Game 2” starring Lee Jung-Jae, Lee Byung-Hun, and Wi Ha-Joon. The sequel drama series will also feature new characters, played by popular actors including Yim Si-Wan, Kang Ha-Neul, Yang Dong-Geun, Park Gyu-Young, Lee Jin-Uk, Roh Jae-Won, and Won Ji-An, who compete for the prize in a deadly survival game. Caption on the main poster states “45.6 billion won, game of childhood innocence is not over.”

“Squid Game 2” will be available to stream from December 26, 2024.

Nov 25 2024

Main trailer and poster for Coupang Play drama “Family Matters”

Main trailer and poster added for Coupang Play drama series “Family Matters” starring Bae Doo-Na & Ryoo Seung-Bum. The drama series, directed by by brothers Kim Gok & Kim Sun (“Horror Stories“), revolves around a group of people who have superpowers and decide to live together as a family. The main trailer begins with Bae Doo-Na stating “Now, pay attention. Whatever you imagined, it’s going to be much more horrible than that.” This is followed by (0:19) Lomon “So mom’s way is?,” (0:22) Ryoo Seung-Bum “It’s called brain hacking. It completely controls even memories,”  (0:29) Bae Doo-Na “Bad behavior comes with a bad price,” (0:45) Bae Doo-Na “Just like my father-in-law said, all the family members need to put their heads together and come up with a plan,” (1:00) Bae Doo-Na’ “No matter how many people die, there is nothing more important than our  Ji-Hoon and Ji-Woo,” and (1:06) Baek Yoon-Sik “Look. Don’t you feel today a little more like a real family than yesterday?” Caption on the poster states “Bring them home. Mom will take care of it.”

“Family Matters” will be available to stream from November 29, 2024.

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Nov 22 2024

Teaser trailer for KBS2 drama “Cinderella Game”

First teaser trailer added for KBS2 drama series “Cinderella Game” starring Han Groo, Choi Sang, & Na Young-Hee. The weekday evening drama series will slot into KBS2’s Monday to Friday 7:50 PM time slot after “Snow White’s Revenge” finishes. Captions in the teaser trailer states (0:01) “Incarnation of revenge Koo Ha-Na (Han Groo)” (0:05) “Luck that came like a silver lining,” (0:08) “Cold-blooded woman Shin Yeo-Jin (Na Young-Hee),” (0:09) “Wicked motherhood within it,” (0;25) “Flower of revenge that blossomed through a false motherhood.”

“Cinderella Game” first airs December 2, 2024 in South Korea.

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Nov 21 2024

Teaser posters for KBS2 drama “Who Is She”

3 teaser posters for KBS2 drama series “Who Is She” starring Kim Hae-Sook, Jung Ji-So, & Jin Young. Drama series is a remake of 2014 movie “Miss Granny” starring Shim Eun-Kyung & Na Moon-Hee. Caption on the first teaser poster below states “I have never seen a person like you who is more crazy than me.” Caption on the second poster states “You say you can make even nobody like me a top singer, don’t you even have that much confidence?” Caption on the third poster states “Do I look like a grandmother to you or young lady?” The first teaser trailer for the drama series can also be viewed at AsianWiki.

“Who Is She” is now set to first air December 18, 2024 in South Korea (takes over KBS2’s Wednesday & Thursday 9:50 PM time slot after “Face Me“).

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Nov 20 2024

Still images and air date set for tvN drama “When the Stars Gossip”

Still images and ep.1 air date set for tvN drama series “When the Stars Gossip” starring Lee Min-Ho & Kong Hyo-Jin. The still images are of Lee Min-Ho, Kong Hyo-Jin, Oh Jung-Se, Han Ji-Eun, Kim Joo-Hun, Lee El, Lee Cho-Hee, and Huh Nam-Jun. The drama series is set on a space station, where a man, played by Lee Min-Ho, arrives there as a space tourist. He has a secret mission for begin there as well.

“When the Stars Gossip” will first air January 4, 2025 in South Korea (takes over tvN’s Saturday and Sunday 9:20 PM time slot after “Love Your Enemy“).

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Nov 19 2024

Mun Ka-Young cast in tvN drama “Seocho District”

Mun Ka-Young is cast for the lead female role in tvN drama series “Seocho District” (literal title) co-starring Lee Jong-Suk. For the upcoming drama series, which is law based, Mun Ka-Young will play Kang Hee-Ji. Her character is a first year lawyer, who just finished her probationary period at a law firm. She is confident and honest about herself with a bright personality. She gave up her dream of becoming an artist and took the path of becoming a lawyer to protect her loved ones. She is an enthusiastic lawyer, who not only provides legal service to her clients, but also cares about their personal well being.

“Seocho District” will air sometime next year in South Korea.

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Nov 14 2024

Teaser trailer 4 for JTBC drama “The Tale of Lady Ok”

Teaser trailer 4 added for JTBC drama series “The Tale of Lady Ok” starring Lim Ji-Yeon & Choo Yeong-Woo. “The Tale of Lady Ok” is set in the Joseon period with Lim Ji-Yeon playing Attorney Ok Tae-Young … but her identity is completely fake. Narration in the teaser trailer has Choo Yeong-Woo stating “She is graceful as a butterfly, her face is full of life, her eyes are very smart. Butterfly. Face. Eyes. Late spring. Romance. I love a slave, not a noblewoman.” Around the 27 second mark Lim Ji-Yeon asks “Can I be greedy just once?”

“The Tale of Lady Ok” will first air November 30, 2024 in South Korea.

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Nov 14 2024

Teaser trailer & poster for ENA drama “Namib”

First teaser trailer and teaser poster added for ENA drama series “Namib” starring Ko Hyun-Jung and Ryeo Un. The drama series features actress Ko Hyun-Jung as idol producer Kang Soo-Hyun and Ryeo Un as idol trainee Yoo Jin-Woo. The teaser trailer has Ko Hyun-Jung stating “Desolate woman like the desert. Wandering kid like the ocean. Place where the deset and the ocean meet and become a dream. Namib.”

“Namib” will first air December 23, 2024 in South Korea.

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