Feb 27 2018

Oh Dal-Su drops out of tvN drama series “My Mister”

Oh Dal-Su has dropped out of upcoming tvN drama series “My Mister” starring Lee Sun-KyunIU. Oh Dal-Su was originally cast to play major supporting character  Park Sang-Hoon – the older brother of the main character played by Lee Sun-Kyun.

On February 15, 2018 an anonymous online comment accused the actor of sexual assault in the 1990’s when she worked as a theatre actress in Busan, but the comment was deleted by the same person. Oh Dal-Su denied the accusation on February 26, 2018. The same day, the person who originally wrote the comment appeared on JTBC news with her identity hidden. She accused Oh Dal-Su of rape. Oh Dal-Su denied the accusation. On February 27, 2017 another woman appeared on JTBC news show and accused Oh Dal-Su of sexual harassment in 2003. Her identity was shown on the television news show. After the interview, staff from “My Mister” held discussions with Oh Dal-Su and agreed that Oh Dal-Su will drop out of the series. A replacement actor will be cast to play Park Sang-Hoon.

Feb 26 2018

Lee Joon-Gi cast in tvN drama series “Lawless Lawyer”

Lee Joon-Gi is cast in upcoming tvN drama series “Lawless Lawyer” (literal title). In an upcoming interview with magazine “The Star,” that will be published this March, Lee Joon-Gi has revealed that he was cast for the drama series and stated that “I will struggle to bring out my ability to the highest level as the lead actor for drama series ‘Lawless Lawyer.'” In drama series “Lawless Lawyer,” Lee Joon-Gi will play lead male character Bong Sang-Pil. He is a lawyer who does not the trust the law. He stands before the court for his mother’s revenge, opposing absolute power. Actress Seo Ye-Ji has been offered the lead female role and she is still considering the offer positively.

“Lawless Lawyer” is currently scheduled to first air May 12, 2018 in South Korea (will air on tvN’s Saturday and Sunday 9PM time slot after “Live“).

Feb 23 2018

Ji Sung & Han Ji-Min cast in tvN drama series “Wife That I Know”

Ji Sung & Han Ji-Min are cast in new tvN drama series “Wife That I Know” (literal title). The drama series’s genre is romance-fantasy and involves time travel. Ji Sung and Han Ji-Min will play married couple Cha Joo-Hyuk and Seo Woo-Jin. A choice that Cha Joo-Hyuk makes cause people, including himself and his wife, to live totally different lives in the present day. Drama series will be directed by Lee Sang-Yeob (“Shopping King Louis“) and screenplay by Yang Hee-Seung (“Oh My Ghost“).

“Wife That I Know” first airs second half of 2018 in South Korea.

Feb 15 2018

Teaser trailer for tvN drama series “Mr. Sunshine”

An epic first teaser trailer has been added for upcoming tvN drama series “Mr. Sunshine” starring Lee Byung-Hun, Kim Tae-Ri, Yoo Yeon-Seok and Byun Yo-Han. Around the 1:10 minute mark in the teaser trailer, Lee Byung-Hun’s voice over appears and he states “I am U.S. Marine Copes Captain Eugene Choi.” This is the first time his character name has been revealed. Additionally, actress Kim Sa-Rang was cast to play a major supporting character in the drama series, but she had to drop out due to scheduling issues. Actress Kim Min-Jung will now play that role.

“Mr. Sunshine” first airs July, 2018 in South Korea.

Feb 14 2018

First script reading for tvN drama series “My Mister”

First script reading for upcoming tvN drama series “My Mister” took place December 18, 2017 in Sangamdong, Seoul, South Korea. The script reading featured main cast members  Lee Sun-KyunIULee Ji-Ah, Oh Dal-Su, Song Sae-Byeok & Chang Ki-Yong. The drama series has Lee Sun-Kyun, Oh Dal-Su and Song Sae-Byeok playing brothers. Park Dong-Hoon (Lee Sun-Kyun) is the middle brother and he supports his older brother Park Sang-Hoon (Oh Dal-Su) and younger brother Park Gi-Hoon (Song Sae-Byeok ). Park Dong-Hoon then meets Lee Ji-An (IU). In addition, version 2 of teaser trailer #1 has been added on AsianWiki.

“My Mister” first airs March 21, 2018 in South Korea.

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Feb 13 2018

Lee Joon-Gi offered lead role in tvN drama series “Lawless Lawyer”

Lee Joon-Gi has been offered the lead role in upcoming tvN drama series “Lawless Lawyer” (literal title). Currently, Lee Joon-Gi is considering the offer. If he accepts, he will play former gang member now successful lawyer Bong Sang-Pil. He has a high success rate with court cases, partly due to exploiting loopholes in the law. The drama series will be directed by Kim Jin-Min who worked with Lee Joon-Gi in 2007 MBC drama series “Time Between Dog and Wolf.”

“Lawless Lawyer” will first air May 12, 2018 in South Korea (takes over tvN’s Saturday and Sunday 9PM time slot after “Live“).