Posts Categorized: Korean Dramas

Apr 14 2026

Cha Seung-Won & Kim Do-Hoon cast in tvN drama “Retired Agent Management Team”

Cha Seung-Won & Kim Do-Hoon are cast in tvN drama series “Retired Agent Management Team” (literal title). Drama series is scripted by Kim Min-Seong & Song Han-Na. They previously scripted together the 2023 TVING drama series “A Bloody Lucky Day.” Jin Chang-Gyu (“Military Prosecutor Doberman“) will direct the drama series. The buddy action-comedy script for “Retired Agent Management Team” will have Cha Seung-Won play retired NIS Agent Kim Cheol-Su and Kim Do-Hoon will play Go Yo-Han. Go Yo-Han currently works for the NIS, but has been demoted to the Retired Agent Management Team.

“Retired Agent Management Team” will air sometime in the second half of this year in South Korea.

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Apr 13 2026

Ep.1 trailer for JTBC drama series “We Are All Trying Here”

Ep.1 trailer added for JTBC drama series “We Are All Trying Here” starring Koo Kyo-Hwan and Go Youn-Jung. The original screenplay by Park Hae-Young (“My Mister” & “My Liberation Notes“) follows a group of people in the movie industry who deal with envy and jealousy. Narration in the trailer goes:

(0:01) anonymous voice “Do you think Hwang Dong-Man can debut?”
(0:03) anonymous voice “Shouldn’t somebody tell him?”
(0:06) anonymous voice “Stop it.”
(0:07) Koo Kyo-Hwan “Do you know what pops up on my emotional watch whenever I meet my friends?”
(0:11) Koo Kyo-Hwan “Anxiety.”
(0:12) Park Hae-Joon “Work is when you wake up in the morning, wash up.”
(0:14) Park Hae-Joon “Go out, clench your teeth”
(0:16) Park Hae-Joon “Do-or-die!”
(0:18) Koo Kyo-Hwan “When I can’t prove myself by being excellent.”
(0:21) Koo Kyo-Hwan “I prove myself by being broken.”
(0:24) Go Youn-Jung “The director seems to be a person with a thousand doors open.”
(0:28) Koo Kyo-Hwan “Dong-Man!”
(0:31) Koo Kyo-Hwan “Hello.”
(0:32) Go Youn-Jung “Hello.”
(0:34) Go Youn-Jung “Please show me your script.”
(0:37) Go Youn-Jung “I’m curious.”

“We Are All Trying Here” first airs April 18, 2026 in South Korea.

Apr 10 2026

Ep.1 trailer for tvN drama “Yumi’s Cells S3”

Ep.1 trailer added for tvN drama series “Yumi’s Cells S3” starring Kim Go-Eun and Kim Jae-Won. Dialogue in ep.1 goes:

(0:01) Cell’s voice “Hey writer cell, do you really have to write in such an extreme way?”
(0:03) anonymous voice “We are planning to assign new PD to be in charge of you writer.”
(0:06) Kim Go-Eun “Wow, I guess we are meant to be?”
(0:10) Cell’s voice “It’s better to wear earphones?”
(0:12) Cell’s voice “I said that’s not polite!.”
(0:14) Cell’s voice “He’s not a short-spoken person, he’s just a jerk!”
(0:17) Kim Jae-Won “Don’t maltipoo dogs eat poop?”
(0:19) Cell’s voice “How dare he insult all the owners of maltipoo dogs in the world.”
(0:22) Cell’s voice “I really hate Shin Soon-Rok.”
(0:24) Cell’s voice “It’s been a long time since I’ve seen a human type that I hate this much!”

“Yumi’s Cells S3” first airs April 13, 2026 in South Korea.

Apr 9 2026

Teaser trailer 4 for tvN drama “Filing for Love”

Teaser trailer 4 added for tvN drama series “Filing for Love” starring Shin Hae-Sun, Gong Myung, Kim Jae-Wook, & Hong Hwa-Yeon. Narration in the teaser trailer goes:

(0:01) Shin Hae-Sun “Oh my, Assistant Manager No!”
(0:02) Shin Hae-Sun “Passed out with pleasure.”
(0:05) Shin Hae-Sun “When you collapsed.”
(0:06) Shin Hae-Sun “With my two arms.”
(0:07) Shin Hae-Sun “Like this.”
(0:09) anonymous voice “She is pretty.”
(0:12) Shin Hae-Sun “I guess it’s funny how I look, Assistant Manager No?”
(0:14) Shin Hae-Sun “I’ve been always pretty.”
(0:17) anonymous voice “What’s the relationship between two of you?”
(0:18) anonymous voice “You two must have gotten very close.”
(0:24) Gong Myung “You’re pretty.”
(0:26) Gong Myung “Is that possible all sudden.”
(0:28) Gong Myung “To someone who has already known.”
(0:29) Gong Myung “I mean falling in love suddenly.”
(0:33) Shin Hae-Sun “Like falling under a spell.”
(0:34) Gong Myung “I feel dizzy.”
(0:37) Shin Hae-Sun “How dare you.”
(0:40) Gong Myung “You’ve already known.”
(0:41) Gong Myung “That I like you.” 

“Filing for Love” will be released April 25, 2026 in South Korea.

Apr 7 2026

Teaser poster and air date set for tvN drama “The Legend of Kitchen Soldier”

First teaser poster and air date set for tvN drama series “The Legend of Kitchen Soldier” starring Park Ji-Hoon. Drama series is based on webcomic “Chwisabyeong Jeonseolyi Dweda” by J Robin and directed by Jo Nam-Hyeong (“A Superior Day“). Caption at the top of the teaser poster that features Park Ji-Hoon as Kang Seong-Jae states “A kitchen knife instead of a gun, an apron instead of a bandolier.” Caption within the box states “Welcome warrior, you begin the path of becoming a chef now.”

“The Legend of Kitchen Soldier” will first air May 11, 2026 in South Korea (takes over tvN’s Monday and Tuesday 8:50 PM time slot after “Yumi’s Cells S3“).

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Apr 6 2026

Park Hyung-Sik & Park Gyu-Young cast in Netflix drama “Fall in Love”

Park Hyung-Sik & Park Gyu-Young are cast in Netflix drama series “Fall in Love.” The office romance drama series is scripted by Kim Ha-Na (“Heartbeat“) and directed by Nam Sung-Woo (“My Lovely Liar“). In “Fall in Love,” Park Hyung-Sik will play Na Jeong-Seok, a former soldier now CEO of a camping company. He was was timid in his military days. His senior in the military was Woo Ah-Mi played by Park Gyu-Young. She carried the nickname of Viper by her unit. They meet again when Woo Ah-Mi begins working for Na Jeong-Seok’s company.

“Fall in Love” will be released sometime next year.

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Apr 2 2026

Supporting cast & special appearances for JTBC drama “Human X Nine Tailed Fox”

Supporting cast & special appearances announced for JTBC drama series “Human X Nine Tailed Fox” starring Gianna Jun and Ji Chang-Wook. Appearing in the upcoming drama series in supporting character roles are Cha Joo-Young, Kang You-Seok, Kim Jong-Soo, and Kim Min-Suk. Also cast to make special appearances are Hwang In-Yeop, Seol Hyun, and Lee Jae-In.

For supporting character roles, Cha Joo-Young will play Ji Woo-Kyeong. She is the CEO of Wookyeong Entertainment and Gu Ja-Hong’s (Gianna Jun) good partner. She is also the only person that knows Gu Ja-Hong is a gumiho. Kang You-Seok will play Go Tae-Seung. He is the only friend of Choi Seok (Ji Chang-Wook) and the deputy director of Oseong Museum. Actor Kim Jong-Soo will play Choi Man-Gwan. He is Choi Seok’s grandfather. Kim Min-Suk will play Tiger Beom-Yi of Inwang Mountain. He enjoys a laid-back lifestyle.

For the special appearances, Hwang In-Yeop will play Sam-Yi. He is an enemy of Gu Ja-Hong. Actresses Seol Hyun and Lee Jae-In will play monters Yeon-Yi and Bang-Sang. They lurk around Gu Ja-Hong and Choi Seok.

“Human X Nine Tailed Fox” is now set to air sometime during the first half of 2027.

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Apr 1 2026

Teaser trailer 2 for SBS drama “Sold Out On You”

Second teaser trailer added for SBS drama series “Sold Out On You” starring Ahn Hyo-Seop and Chae Won-Bin. The romance drama series revolves around a mushroom farmer (Ahn Hyo-Seop) and a home shopping network host (Chae Won-Bin). Narration in the teaser trailer goes:

(0:01) anonymous voice “Are you thinking about the past? How many times have I talked you to get out of there?”
(0:14) anonymous voice “Host Dam Ye-Jin. Well, she is a risky one, being called a weirdo and whatnot.”
(0:18) Chae Won-Bin “All I can do is to pretend to be okay. Why?”
(0:23) Chae Won-Bin “Why, won’t you even let me do that?”
(0:33) Chae Won-Bin “You’re telling me that you trusted me, right Matthew Lee?”
(0:37) Ahn Hyo-Seop “In the end, everyone realizes that your choice was right Dam Ye-Jin.”
(0:44) Chae Won-Bin “Thank you so much for holding onto me when I couldn’t even trust myself, for walking with me silently and for staying by my side until the end.”
(0:54) Ahn Hyo-Seop “I think I can feel relieved with you Dam Ye-Jin.”
(1:03) Chae Won-Bin “Good night.”
(1:04) Ahn Hyo-Seop “Good night.”

“Sold Out On You” first airs April 22, 2026 in South Korea.

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Mar 31 2026

Park Seo-Jun, Um Tae-Goo, and Cho Hye-Joo cast in Disney+ drama “Born Guilty”

Park Seo-Jun, Um Tae-Goo, and Cho Hye-Joo are cast in Disney+ drama series “Born Guilty.” The crime action noir drama series is based on webcomic “Naega Jweinyio” by Yimugi and directed by Hong Won-Chan (“Deliver Us From Evil“). Story for “Born Guilty,” is set in the 1980’s, when redevelopment fever is rampant due to the coming Seoul Olympics. All three lead actors will play characters who take part in drug trafficking group.

“Born Guilty” will be available to stream sometime next year.

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