Posts Categorized: Korean Dramas

Jun 29 2023

Newly announced cast members for Netflix drama series “Squid Game S2”

More cast members have been announced for highly anticipated Netflix drama series “Squid Game S2.” The newly announced cast members are Park Gyu-Young, Lee Jin-Uk, Won Ji-An, T.O.P, Jo Yuri, Kang Ae-Shim, David Lee, and Roh Jae-Won. They will join already announced cast members Lee Jung-Jae, Lee Byung-Hun, Wi Ha-Joon, Gong Yoo, Im Si-Wan, Kang Ha-Neul, Park Sung-Hoon, & Yang Dong-Geun. The first script reading for the sequel drama series took place June 23, 2023 and filming will start in the second half of this year.

Release date for “Squid Game S2” has not yet been announced.

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Jun 27 2023

Air date set for SBS drama “The First Responders 2”

SBS drama series “The First Responders 2,” starring Kim Rae-Won, Son Ho-Jun, & Gong Seung-Yeon, will first air August 4, 2023 in South Korea. The drama series will take over SBS’ Friday and Saturday 10PM time slot after the conclusion of currently airing drama series “Revenant.” “The First Responders 2” is a sequel to 2022 SBS drama series “The First Responders,” where a neighboring police department and fire department cooperated on cases with the lives of troubled people at stake. It has been revealed for “The First Responders 2,” that the National Forensic Service will also work with the police and fire departments to catch villains that are the worst of the worst.

Jun 26 2023

Teaser trailer for tvN drama “The Uncanny Counter 2”

“Counter” teaser trailer added for tvN drama series “The Uncanny Counter 2” starring Joe Byeong-Gyu, Yu Jun-Sang, & Kim Se-Jeong. The drama series is a sequel to 2020 OCN drama series “The Uncanny Counter” and will have Yoo In-Soo play new counter member Na Jeok-Bong. The new teaser trailer has Yoo In-Soo’s voice at the 18 second mark asking “Counter? What is that?,” and Joe Byeong-Gyu responds with “We need to be faster and stronger than now to catch them.”

“The Uncanny Counter 2” first airs July 29, 2023 in South Korea (takes over tvN’s Saturday & Sunday 9:20 PM time slot after “See You in My 19th Life“).

Jun 23 2023

Kang Ji-Young & Lee Gi-Kwang cast in drama “I Kill You”

Kang Ji-Young & Lee Gi-Kwang are cast in new drama series “I Kill You” (working title). “I Kill You” will have veteran film director  Yu Ha (“Gangnam Blues“) directing his first ever drama series. In “I Kill You,” Jang Ji-Young will play two characters. Sun-Woo is a former takekwondo athlete and now part-time worker in various jobs. She is hired to become the stand-in for a rich chaebol heiress Ji-Yeon, who will also be played by Kang Ji-Young. Lee Gi-Kwang will play Ho-Joong. He is the stepbrother of Ji-Yeon and jealous of his stepsister.

Filming for “I Kill You” is currently underway and the drama series is targeted for release in the second half of this year.

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Jun 22 2023

Ep.1 trailer for JTBC drama “Miraculous Brothers”

Ep.1 trailer added for JTBC drama series “Miraculous Brothers” starring Jung Woo & Bae Hyun-Sung. The drama series is directed by Park Chan-Hong and scripted by Kim Ji-Woo, who have worked together on such drama series as “Beautiful World,” “Memory,” “Don’t Look Back : The Legend of Orpheus,” and “Kimchi Family.”

Ep.1 trailer begins with Jung Woo stating “What does it feel like to have no memory? On the one hand, I envy you, because you don’t have any memory that you want to forget or erase. Memory is wicked.” The trailer shows Yook Dong-Joo (Jung Woo) possessing a novel manuscript titled “God is Dead” and he publishes the novel under his name. The novel becomes a best seller, but he didn’t write it. Around the 10 second mark of the trailer Detective Park Hyun-Soo (Park Yoo-Rim) asks Yook Dong-Joo “How did you write this novel? Are you sure you really wrote the novel?” Because the murder in the novel happens in real life, Detective Park Hyun-Soo targets Yook Dong-Jo as the prime suspect.

“Miraculous Brothers” first airs June 28, 2023 in South Korea.

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Jun 21 2023

Teaser trailer for Disney+ drama series “Moving”

First teaser trailer for Disney+ drama series “Moving” starring Ryoo Seung-Ryong, Han Hyo-Joo, & Zo In-Sung. Drama series is based on webcomic “Moving ” by Kang Pool (“The Neighbors“). Dialogue in the first teaser trailer goes (0:01) Ko Yoon-Jung “Weird? you are just different, aren’t you?,” (0:11) Lee Jeong-Ha “Just different? Not weird?,” (0:15) Ko Yoon-Jung “What is weird?,” (0:20) Ko Yoon-Jung “You are just special, aren’t you?,” (0:38)
Ko Yoon-Jung “You’re not weird. You are just a little bit different and special. That’s it.” 

“Moving” will be available to stream from August 9, 2023.

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Jun 21 2023

Teaser trailer for tvN drama series “My Lovely Liar”

First teaser trailer for tvN drama series “My Lovely Liar” starring Kim So-Hyun and Minhyun. The teaser trailer begins with Kim So-Hyun as Mok Sol-Hee asks “Who is the person who requested for me?,” an anonymous voice then asks “Liar hunter?,” and Kim So-Hyun replies “I can distinguish whether people are lying or not.” The character of Mok Sol-Hee has a special ability to discern whether people are lying. Meanwhile, above are character posters of Kim So-Hyun and Minhyun as Kim Do-Ha. Caption on Minhyun’s character poster states “You don’t know my truth. Genius composer who has a secret that I can’t tell anyone.”

“My Lovely Liar” first airs July 31, 2023 in South Korea (takes over tvN’s Monday and Tuesday 10:50 PM time slot after “Delightfully Deceitful“).

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Jun 21 2023

Teaser trailer for ENA drama series “Not Others”

First teaser trailer added for ENA drama series “Not Others” starring Jeon Hye-Jin & Sooyoung. The drama series is based on webcomic “Namnam” by Jung Young-Rong and features Jeon Hye-Jin and Sooyoung playing mother and daughter who live together. The first teaser trailer begins with Sooyoung as Jin-Hee stating “I saw the most shocking thing in my life. Have you’ve ever seen your mother doing …?”

“Not Others” will first air July 17, 2023 in South Korea (takes over ENA’s Monday and Tuesday 10PM time slot after “Lies Hidden In My Garden“).

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Jun 20 2023

Teaser poster & release date set for Netflix drama “D.P. Season 2”

Teaser poster and July 28, 2023 release date set for Netflix drama series “D.P. Season 2” starring Jung Hae-In, Koo Gyo-Hwan, & Kim Sung-Kyun. The drama series is a sequel to 2021 Netflix drama series “D.P. ” with the main cast from season 1 returning for the new season. The teaser poster is connected with the last scene from ep.6 of “D.P.” where soldier Kim Ru-Ri (Moon Sang-Hoon) takes his rifle and shoots at his superiors who bullied him. The teaser poster shows Kim Ru-Ri’s bloody locker and hints that reality hasn’t changed much for the soldiers. An Jun-Ho (Jung Hae-In) and Han Ho-Yeol (Koo Gyo-Hwan) still work together to catch military deserters in this environment.

Jun 19 2023

Trailer and poster for Disney+ drama “Shadow Detective 2”

Trailer and poster added for Disney+ drama series “Shadow Detective 2” starring Lee Sung-Min, Kyung Soo-Jin, and Lee Hak-Joo. The drama series is a sequel to “Shadow Detective” which premiered on Disney+ in 2022. The trailer has Lee Sung-Min as Detective Kim Taek-Rok stating around the 22 second mark “Friend is not one. I must find the way to win this brutal game” and then around 1:21 minute mark “I will catch you no matter what.” Captions in the trailer states (0:17) “Mysterious explosion accident,” (0:34) “Mysterious murder case,” (0:56) “I can’t trust anyone,” (1:08) “Toward a hidden enemy,” (1:13) “Counterattack begins.”

“Shadow Detective 2” will be available to stream from  July 5, 2023.