I think the latest news is chock full of script readings! Which also gives me an opportunity to talk about shows that I missed posting when their casting was announced. News Bites is a segment where latest news of Korean Dramas will be discussed at a common place. So let’s dive into the latest tidbits of dramaland! Continue reading
Graceful Family is the title of a new melodrama to be aired on MBN and Dramax. It will be full of mystery as it tells the story of investigating a 15 year old murder. Im Soo Hyang, who gained popularity through last year’s My ID Is Gangnam Beauty, plays the lead role of an heiress who has beauty and brains. Lee Jang Woo (I Do, I Do) plays a passionate lawyer. They both work Continue reading
Im Soo Hyang has mostly acted in weekend and daily dramas lately (Five Children, Blow Breeze, The Rose of Sharon Has Bloomed) but she will now be seen headlining a JTBC drama titled My ID Is Gangnam Beauty. The show is along the lines of ‘ugly duckling turns to swan’ dramas and films (200 Pounds Beauty, Sabrina, Birth Of A Beauty to name a few). Based on a 2016 webtoon, the Continue reading
This new KBS daily drama looks so sprightly and pleasant, perfect for a spring premiere. I don’t usually watch dailies but I like to read about them. Usually they are written in the same template but there are certain exceptions that can be found in the clichéd field that bring or at least try to bring some fresh factor with them. The first striking thing about this show is its name — The Rose of Sharon Has Bloomed (also called Lovers In Bloom). I don’t know what it has to do with the plot but the drama centers around a small police station. Continue reading
Empress Ki reigned the small screen for the past six months or so and it is finally ending this month. MBC has secured the Monday-Tuesday slot strictly for sageuks for past few months, beginning with Jo Seung Woo‘s Horse Doctor, then fantasy Gu Family Book, followed by rating as well as quality-wise flop Goddess Of Fire and then the current Empress Ki. The network has decided to change the course with upcoming modern sibling melodrama Triangle which will follow Empress Ki from next month. The show looks quite epic with a Continue reading
