Posts Categorized: Korean Dramas

Mar 6 2026

Character and plot update for tvN drama series “100 Days of Lies”

Lead character descriptions and plot update added for tvN drama series “100 Days of Lies” (literal title) starring Kim You-Jung and Jin Young. Drama series is set in the 1930’s, when South Korea was under Japanese rule. Kim You-Jung will play elite pickpocket Lee Ga-Gyeong. She is recruited by Yoo So-Ra (Kim Hyun-Joo), a sniper for a Korean independence group, to take part in an assassination attempt on Shinichi Sato (Jin Sun-Kyu) the general director of Joseon. She infiltrates the government as an interpreter trainee for 100 days and meets Shinichi Sato’s adopted son Kim Tae-Woong (Jin Young). He is an interpreter. Lee Mu-Saeng plays Yoo Philip, who works as a correspondent for a U.S. news agency and is also a member of the independence group.

“100 Days of Lies” will air sometime in the second half of this year in South Korea.

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Mar 4 2026

Teaser trailer & poster for Netflix drama “Bloodhounds 2”

Teaser trailer and poster added for Netflix drama series “Bloodhounds 2” starring Woo Do-Hwan, Lee Sang-Yi, and Rain. Drama series is a sequel to 2023 Netflix drama series “Bloodhounds” and based on webcomic “Sanyanggaedeul” by Jung Chan. In season 2 of “Bloodhounds,” Kim Gun-Woo (Woo Do-Hwan ) and Hong Woo-Jin (Lee Sang-Yi) face a global illegal boxing league which is dominated by money and violence.

“Bloodhounds 2” will be available to stream from April 3, 2026.

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Mar 3 2026

Main poster for TV Chosun-Coupang Play drama “Doctor Shin”

Here’s a main poster for TV Chosun-Coupang Play drama series “Doctor Shin” starring Baek Seo-Ra, An Woo-Yeon, Min Sun-Hong. The drama series is scripted by Im Sung-Han and directed by Lee Seung-Hun. Im Sung-Han and Lee Seung-Hun previously worked together in 2021 TV Chosun drama series “Love ft. Marriage & Divorce” and “Love ft. Marriage & Divorce Season 2.” Screenwriter Im Sung-Han in particular writes her first medical thriller, albeit in her mysterious and unpredictable style.

“Doctor Shin” first airs March 14, 2026 in South Korea.

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Feb 27 2026

Teaser trailer 2 for SBS drama “Phantom Lawyer”

Teaser trailer 2 added for SBS drama series “Phantom Lawyer” starring Yoo Yeon-Seok and Esom. Teaser trailer 2 has narration that goes (0:01) Esom “Tell me, what is it?,” (0:01) Yoo Yeon-Seok “Ghost,”
(0:04) Esom “What?,” (0:05) Yoo Yeon-Seok “Ghost,” (0:06) “Ghost,” (0:07) Esom “He must be crazy,” (0:08) Yoo Yeon-Seok “A new ghost just showed up,” (0:09) Esom “Enough, stop it,” (0:11) Yoo Yeon-Seok “Why is she mad at me,” (0:14) Esom “Don’t act like you know me again…okay?,” (0:16) Yoo Yeon-Seok “Are you mad?,” (0:17) Esom “How can you be so insensitive to human emotions?,” (0:21) “Why are you looking at my uncle like that?,” (0:24) Yoo Yeon-Seok “Lawyer Han,” (0:26) Esom “I’m different from Lawyer Shin,” (0:30) Yoo Yeon-Seok “Lawyer Han, do you trust me, don’t you?,” (0:32) Esom “That’s why it’s nice to be together,” (0:37) Yoo Yeon-Seok “I’m going to tell you my heart.”

“Phantom Lawyer” will first air March 13, 2026 in South Korea.

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Feb 26 2026

Main trailer for JTBC drama “Shining”

Main trailer added for JTBC drama series “Shining” starring Jin Young and Kim Min-Ju. Narration in the trailer goes (0:02) Kim Min-Ju “Long time no see,” (0:04) “You’re from Seoul,” (0:06) “You’re Yeon Tae-Seo and I’m Mo Eun-A,” (0:10) Jin Young “When all I could give you,” (0:12) Kim Min-Ju “Total pervert,”
(0:13) Jin Young “Was only my heart,” (0:17) Kim Min-Ju “I know because of you what fate feels like,” (0:20) Jin Young “Eun-A” (0:23) “Breakup is kind of horrible for me,” (0:26) Kim Min-Ju “You know the two-way street we always parted ways at?,” (0:29) Jin Young “I’ll be there first,” (0:31) Kim Min-Ju “Can I go to you like this?,” (0:35) Jin Young “It’ll be okay in a way we never imagined,” (0:40) Kim Min-Ju “In a way we never imagined,” (0:45) Jin Young “Long time no see.”

“Shining” first airs March 6, 2026 in South Korea.

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Feb 23 2026

Lee Jong-Suk cast in drama “Yi-Seob’s Romance” & Lee Jun-Hyuk cast related in drama “Casual Lie”

Lee Jong-Suk is cast to star in drama series “Yi-Seob’s Romance” (literal title) and Lee Jun-Hyuk is cast to star in drama series “Casual Lie” (literal title). The two drama series are based on related Kim Eon-Hee web novels “Yiseobui Yeonae” (“Yi-Seob’s Romance”) and “Taeyeonhan Geojitmal” (“Casual Lies”). Both male leads will play cousins who work at the same conglomerate TK Group and compete against each other, with each drama series centered around one of cousins. Both characters will experience a romantic relationship with a co-worker at the company.

The two drama series are aiming to begin production this year, but network and air date has not yet been decided.

Feb 20 2026

Teaser trailer for tvN drama “Mad Concrete Dreams”

New teaser trailer added for tvN drama series “Mad Concrete Dreams” starring Ha Jung-Woo & Lim Soo-Jung. The crime-suspense drama series revolves around a struggling building owner (Ha Jung-Woo), who is struggling to survive and engages in a fake kidnapping to protect his family and building. Dialogue in the trailer goes (0:01) Ha Jung-Woo “Just let me pay my debt and my building debt … please?!,” (0:04) Kim Jun-Han “How long are you going to live being ignored?,” (0:07) “I’ll let you join,”
(0:10) Ha Jung-Woo “I’ve already used up all my loans. Can you get another credit loan?,” (0:13) Lim Soo-Jung “Get out now!,” (0:15) Ha Jung-Woo “Pull yourself together! I can do it,” (0:18) Kim Jun-Han “This is the last chance,” (0:20) Ha Jung-Woo “Once the redevelopment is confirmed, it’s game over,” (0:23) Krystal “What?!,” (0:27) Ha Jung-Woo “I’m the building owner right?,” (0:29) anonymous voice “Yes, congratulations customer.”

“Mad Concrete Dreams” will first air March 14, 2026 in South Korea.

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Feb 19 2026

Main trailer and poster Netflix drama “Boyfriend on Demand”

Main trailer and poster added Netflix drama series “Boyfriend on Demand” starring Kim Ji-Soo & Seo In-Guk. The main trailer reveals the lineup of special appearances who will play lead female character Seo Mi-Rae’s (Kim Ji-Soo) boyfriends in the virtual world. Those actors are Seo Kang-Joon, Lee Soo-Hyuk, Ong Seong-Wu, Lee Jae-Wook, Lee Hyun-Wook, Kim Young-Dae, Park Jae-Beom and Lee Sang-Yi.

“Boyfriend on Demand” will be available to stream from March 6, 2026.

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Feb 13 2026

Lead cast announced for ENA drama “Crash 2.”

Lee Min-Ki, Kwak Sun-Young, Heo Sung-Tae, Lee Ho-Cheol, and Moon-Hee are cast in ENA drama series “Crash 2.” All five of the mentioned actors will reprise their characters from 2024 ENA drama series “Crash.” They play members of the Traffic Crime Investigation team, but their team will get reborn as a wide area investigation unit and belong to the National Office of Investigation. They will be responsible for solving nationwide traffic crimes and the criminals are more sophisticated and dangerous. Also cast to play new character Ji Dae-Se is Park Ji-Sung. Ji Dae-Se is a police officer in the Traffic Division at Namgang Police Station and admires the TCI team.

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

Feb 12 2026

First teaser trailer & poster for ENA-Genie TV drama “Climax”

First teaser trailer and poster added for ENA-Genie TV drama series “Climax” starring Ju Ji-Hoon, Ha Ji-Won, Nana, Oh Jung-Se, and Cha Joo-Young. The teaser poster below features Ju Ji-Hoon as ambitious prosecutor Bang Tae-Seob. He stands atop the red carpeted stairs and looks down as if he has achieved the pinnacle of power, but there’s also cracks shown on the wall in the background. Captions on the teaser poster states (left) “The more I become corrupt, the higher I go,” and (right) “The more I desire, I reach the climax.” Same captions are also shown in the teaser narration. Narration in the teaser trailer states (0:01) Ha Ji-Won “You were only thinking to use me for you grand ambition,” (0:05) Ju Ji-Hoon “It wasn’t easy to get all the way here,” (0:08) Cha Joo-Young “It all starts here,” (0:11) Ha Ji-Won “I don’t intend to leave here,” (0:22) Ju Ji-Hoon “Because humans recognize the similar species.”

“Climax” is now set to first air March 16, 2026 in South Korea.

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