Posts Categorized: Korean Dramas

Apr 30 2024

Fuka Koshiba cast in NTV drama “Go Home”

Fuka Koshiba is cast for the led role in NTV drama series “Go Home.” The drama series features an original screenplay that is scripted by Hiroyuki Yatsu (“Mr. Housekeeper, Mitazono“) & Tomoharu Sato (“Medium“). Fuka Koshiba will play warm, but eccentric Sakura Mita. She works in the unidentified bodies department at the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department. Along with her coworker Makoto Tsukimoto, she tries to identify the deceased corpses using the clues that are left behind by them.

“Go Home” first airs July, 2024  in Japan.

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Apr 30 2024

Main trailer and poster for Disney+ drama “Uncle Sam-Sik”

Main trailer and poster for Disney+ drama series “Uncle Sam-Sik” starring Song Kang-Ho, Byun Yo-Han, & Lee Kyu-Hyung. Caption on the main poster states “In the time of chaos, everyone had different dreams.” The main trailer starts off with a converstation between Sam-Sik (Song Kang-Ho) and Kim San (Byun Yo-Han), (0:01) Song Kang-Ho “Do you know how the world works? Spring comes, summer comes, flowers bloom and flowers fall,” (0:12) Kim San “Are you talking about the rotation and revolution of the Earth?,” (0:14) Sam-Sik “Yes. I am that kind of person.”

“Uncle Sam-Sik” first airs May 15, 2024 in South Korea.

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Apr 30 2024

Teaser poster for tvN drama “The Player 2: Master of Swindlers”

Teaser poster for tvN drama series “The Player 2: Master of Swindlers” starring Song Seung-Heon & Oh Yeon-Seo. Caption on the teaser poster states “Powerful swindlers are coming! They will take back property from the people who own a lot of money from illegal method. Meanwhile, the first teaser trailer for the drama series can be viewed at AsianWiki.

“The Player 2: Master of Swindlers” will first air June 3, 2024 in South Korea.

Apr 29 2024

Han So-Hee & Jun Jong-Seo cast in drama “Project Y”

Han So-Hee and Jun Jong-Seo are cast in new drama series “Project Y” (working title). The drama series is setup as a crime noir and directed by Lee Hwan (“Park Hwa-Young“). Filming is slated to begin sometime in the second half of this year, but release date or broadcast network/ott platform has not yet been decided. Production company Climax Studio (“My Name“/”Gyeongseong Creature“) is in charge of production.

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Apr 26 2024

Bae In-Hyuk, Kim Ji-Eun, Jung Gun-Joo, & Jae Chan are cast in Channel A drama series “Check-in Hanyang.”

Bae In-Hyuk, Kim Ji-Eun, Jung Gun-Joo, & Jae Chan are cast in Channel A drama series “Check-in Hanyang.” Drama series will be directed by Myung Hyun-Woo (“The 3rd Hospital“). Story for “Check-in Hanyang” is set during the Joseon period and has the four leads playing interns at the nation’s largest guesthouse. The story develops as a coming of age story with romance.

Filming for “Check-in Hanyang” will begin soon, but airing date has not yet been decided.

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Apr 24 2024

Lead cast announced for SBS drama “The Fiery Priest 2”

Kim Nam-Gil, Lee Ha-Nee, Kim Sung-Kyun, and Bibi are cast in sequel SBS drama series “The Fiery Priest 2.” The drama series is a sequel to popular 2019 SBS drama series “The Fiery Priest,” which received TV ratings up to 24.7%. Kim Nam-Gil, Lee Ha-Nee, Kim Sung-Kyun will reprise their roles of hot tempered Priest Kim Hae-Il, Prosecutor Park Kyung-Sun, and Detective Gu Dae-Young. Singer-actress Bibi will play new character Gu Ja-Young. She works as a detective on an anti-drug team in Busan.

“The Fiery Priest 2” will first air sometime in the second half of this year in South Korea.

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Apr 23 2024

Teaser trailer & character posters for Netflix drama “The 8 Show”

Teaser trailer and character posters added for Netflix drama series “The 8 Show” starring Ryu Jun-Yeol, Chun Woo-Hee, & Park Jeong-Min. In “The 8 Show,” 8 people take part in a sweet, but brutal show for a prize of 44.8 billion won ($32 million USD). Each of the contestants are locked in a secret room on different floors of an 8 story building. The character posters reveal where the stay.

“The 8 Show” will be available to stream May 17, 2024.

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Apr 22 2024

Teaser posters for SBS drama “Connection”

Two teaser posters added for SBS drama series “Connection” starring Ji Sung & Jeon Mi-Do. The drama series follow a detective played by Ji Sung and a newspaper reporter played by Jeon Mi-Do, as they investigate a case that involves the detectives being forced to become a drug addict. The solo poster of Ji Sung as Jang Jae-Kyeong states “I’m a drug-catching cop,  not a drug-using cop.” The solo poster of Jeon Mi-Do as Oh Yoon-Jin states “That’s the major league, but my life has always been in the minor league.”

 “Connection” will first air May 24, 2024 in South Korea (takes over SBS’ Friday and Saturday 10 PM time slot after “The Escape of the Seven: Resurrection“).

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Apr 19 2024

Teaser trailer 3 for JTBC drama “The Atypical Family”

Teaser trailer 3 added for JTBC drama series “The Atypical Family” starring Jang Ki-Yong and Chun Woo-Hee. The fantasy-romance drama has Chun Woo-Hee as Do Da-Hae meeting the very atypical family of Jang Ki-Yong as Bok Gwi-Joo. Narration in the teaser trailer goes (0:02) Soo-Hyun “My family isn’t normally like this,” (0:10) Chun Woo-Hee “Bok Man-Heum can see the future. Bok Dong-Hee can fly. Bok Gwi-Joo can travel back in time. Bok Yi-Na can’t do anything,” (0:23) Park So-Yi “You still haven’t run away?,” (0:26) Ko Du-Shim “I’m sure she is the savior who will take back the abilities that we’ve lost.”    

“The Atypical Family” first airs  May 4, 2024  in South Korea.

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Apr 18 2024

Two main posters for tvN drama “The Midnight Romance in Hagwon”

Two main posters added for tvN drama series “The Midnight Romance in Hagwon” starring Jung Ryeo-Won & Wi Ha-Joon. The romance drama series is set at a private academy set in Daechi-dong, Gangnam, Seoul. Jung Ryeo-Won and Wi Ha-Joon play two instructors at the private academy who have feelings for each other. Caption on the posters states “When night falls in Daechi-neighborhood, such a fluttering romance begins.”

“The Midnight Romance in Hagwon” first airs May 11, 2024 in South Korea (takes over tvN’s Saturday and Sunday 9:20 PM time slot after “Queen Of Tears“).

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