Posts Categorized: Korean Dramas

Sep 14 2023

Pyo Ye-Jin & Lee Jun-Young cast in TVING drama “I Openly Dream of Cinderella”

Pyo Ye-Jin & Lee Jun-Young are cast in TVING drama series “I Openly Dream of Cinderella” (literal title). The drama series is setup as a romantic-comedy between a rich arrogant man who lacks trust in women and a woman hoping to find a Cinderella like love. Pyo Ye-Jin will play Moon Cha-Min. She begins working for a social club in hopes of finding her Prince Charming. Lee Jun-Young will play Shin Jae-Rim. He is the CEO of the social club.

“I Openly Dream of Cinderella” will be released sometime next year in South Korea.

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Sep 13 2023

Teaser poster and air date set for MBC drama “My Dearest Part 2”

Teaser poster and ep.1 air date set for MBC drama series “My Dearest Part 2” starring Namkoong Min and Ahn Eun-Jin. The drama series follows the 10 episode “My Dearest” that finished airing September 2, 2023. As ep.10 finished with a heartbreaking parting between Lee Jang-Hyun (Namkoong Min) and Yoo Gil-Chae (Ahn Eun-Jin), “My Dearest Part 2” will show big changes and different backgrounds for these two people. Filming for “My Dearest Part 2” is currently ongoing.

“My Dearest Part 2” will first air October 13, 2023 in South Korea.

Sep 13 2023

Shin Min-A and Kim Young-Dae cast in tvN drama “Because I Want No Loss”

Shin Min-A and Kim Young-Dae are cast for lead roles in tvN drama series “Because I Want No Loss” (literal title). The romantic-comedy is about a woman who hates to lose money and a young man who is full of justice. They enter into a fake marriage. The screenplay is written by Kim Hye-Young (“Her Private Life“) and directed by Kim Jung-Sik (“Work Later, Drink Now“).

The drama series will first air sometime next year in South Korea.

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Sep 12 2023

Go Ara cast in TVING drama “Chunhwa Love Story”

Actress Go Ara is cast for the lead female role in TVING drama series “Chunhwa Love Story” (literal title) co-starring Chang Ryul. She replaces actresses Ko Ah-Sung who was first cast to play the lead female character role, but had to drop out due to an injury she suffered in her personal time. Filming for the drama series was already underway when Ko Ah-Sung suffered a vertebra fracture. Filming will soon resume with Go Ara playing the lead character of Princess Hwari, who is in search of her future husband.

“Chunhwa Love Story” will be available to stream sometime next year in South Korea.

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Sep 11 2023

Main cast for Netflix drama “Aema”

Lee Ha-Nee, Bang Hyo-Rin, Jin Sun-Kyu, and Cho Hyun-Chul are cast in Netflix drama series “Aema.” The comedy drama series will be directed Lee Hae-Young, who has directed such movies as “Like a Virgin” and “Believer.” Story for drama series “Aema” will be set in the 1980’s and around Chungmuro in Seoul, which was like the Hollywood area of Korea at that time. In “Aema,” Lee Ha-Nee and Bang Hyo-Rin will play actresses who are cast to play the lead role in movie “Madame Aema.” Jin Sun-Kyu will play a movie producer, responsible for movie “Madmae Aema” and Cho Hyun-Chul will play a rookie movie director who will direct “Madame Aema.”

Release date for “Aema” has not yet been decided.

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Sep 8 2023

First teaser trailer and posters for Waave drama “The Deal”

First teaser trailer and teaser posters added for Waave drama series “The Deal” starring Yoo Seung-Ho, Kim Dong-Hwi, & Yoo Su-Bin. The drama series that revolves around an impulsive kidnapping was recently invited to screen at the 28th Busan International Film Festival in the On Screen section. Captions on the two teaser posters states “Today we deal in our friend.” Captions in the teaser trailer states (0:32) “Today we” (0:33) “Kidnap a friend.” Dialogue in the teaser trailer states (0:10) Yoo Seung-Ho “Are you sure we can get the money without being caught?,” (0:23) Yoo Su-Bin “Hey Lee Joon-Sung … hey … you guys tied me up?,” (0:37) Kim Dong-Hwi “We have your son. Prepare one billion won,” (0:45) Yoo Seung-Ho “Do you really want to mess up your life?,” (0:46) Kim Dong-Hwi “We can make 500 million won each,” (0:53) anonymous voice “It’s a very skilled professional.”

“The Deal” will be available to stream from October 6, 2023 in South Korea.

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Sep 8 2023

First teaser trailer for MBC drama “A Good Day to Be a Dog”

First teaser trailer added for MBC drama series “A Good Day to Be a Dog” starring Cha Eun-Woo, Park Gyu-Young, & Lee Hyun-Woo. The fantasy-romance drama series is based on webcomic “Onueldo Sarangseureobgae” by Lee Hye. Captions in the teaser trailer states (0:05) “Dogs go crazy about her?,” (0:10) “She’s very popular with dogs,” (0:18) “She isn’t popular with him at all , who is perfect,” (0:21) “The reason he doesn’t like her,” (0:27) “Is
she human or a dog?,” (0:33) “She has a curse that when she kisses someone, she turns into a dog,” (0:38) “The beginning of her first date in her 28 years of life.” Below are the first still images of Cha Eun-Woo and Park Gyu-Young in the drama series.

“A Good Day to Be a Dog” first airs  October 11, 2023 in South Korea.

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Sep 7 2023

Teaser trailer for Netflix movie “Ballerina”

Teaser trailer added for Netflix movie “Ballerina” starring Jun Jong-Seo, Kim Ji-Hoon, & Park Yoo-Rim. Caption on the teaser poster states “The only thing I wanted to protect.” The action-thriller film follows a former bodyguard, played by Jun Jong-Seo, who goes after the man responsible for the death of her close ballerina friend. “Ballerina” has also been invited to screen at the upcoming 28th Busan International Film Festival in the Korean Cinema Today – Special Premiere section.

“Ballerina” will be available to stream from October 6, 2023 on Netflix.

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Sep 7 2023

Trailer for TVING drama series “A Bloody Lucky Day”

Trailer added for TVING drama series “A Bloody Lucky Day” starring Lee Sung-Min, Yoo Yeon-Seok, & Lee Jung-Eun. The drama series features a thriller script that is based on webcomic “Woonsoo Ojin Nal” by Aporia. The trailer begins with Taxi Driver Oh Taek (Lee Sung-Min) having a dream about a pig. The pig in his dream symbolizes that good fortune is about to happen to him. He then gets a taxi passenger, Geum Hyeok-Soo (Yoo Yeon-Seok), who offers to pay him a lot of money to drive him a long distance. Caption in the trailer at the 28 second mark and on the poster states “I put a murderer in my taxi.”

“A Bloody Lucky Day” will be available to stream November, 2023.

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Sep 6 2023

Trailer and character posters for Netflix drama “Song of the Bandits”

Trailer and character posters added for Netflix drama series “Song of the Bandits” starring Kim Nam-Gil & Seohyun. The character posters above and below are of Kim Nam-Gil as Lee Yoon, Seohyun as Nam Hee-Shin, Yoo Jae-Myung as Lee Chung-Soo, Lee Hyun-Wook as Lee Gwang-Il, and Lee Ho-Jung as Eon-Nyeon. Caption on all the character posters states “Must steal to survive.” The drama series is set in the early 20th century.

“Song of the Bandits” will be available to stream from September 22, 2023.

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