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Drama Casting & News
Queen Seon-deok, Tree with Deep Roots team returns with new drama
by | May 7, 2013 | 76 Comments
All hail — the true kings and queens of sageuk are returning. That’d be the creative people behind Queen Seon-deok and Tree With Deep Roots, otherwise known as midas touch writers Kim Young-hyun and Park Sang-yeon. They have the distinction of writing “well-made sageuk” (just a moniker for high production value) that also gets good... More »


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Lee Jun-ki picks Two Weeks as next drama
by | May 7, 2013 | 149 Comments
Lee Jun-ki has announced his next drama project, and it’ll be a thriller for MBC called Two Weeks, which may sound familiar as it’s the drama from the 49 Days, Prosecutor Princess, and My Daughter Seo-young writer that takes place within a two-week time span. Yay for Lee Jun-ki coming back to television… though I’m... More »


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Im Joo-hwan, Kang So-ra’s Watch Out For Fools
by | May 6, 2013 | 49 Comments
Im Joo-hwan (What’s Up) is back on television, and here are the pretty first stills from his new SBS drama starring opposite Kang So-ra (Dream High 2). They look lovely and fresh and ready for spring, but I’ll say it again: daily drama booooo. The title is Watch Out For Fools, changed from its previous... More »


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Kim Bum confirms Goddess of Fire
by | May 5, 2013 | 132 Comments
Kim Bum (That Winter, The Wind Blows) has confirmed that he’ll be starring opposite Moon Geun-young (Alice in Cheongdam-dong) in his first historical drama, upcoming MBC sageuk Goddess of Fire Jung-yi. The project stars Moon as Joseon’s first female potter, and Kim Bum will play the warrior who’s been in love with her his entire... More »


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Accident-ridden sageuk King’s Dream to end early
by | May 4, 2013 | 19 Comments
Finally, KBS has decided to pull the plug on its much-beleaguered weekend drama King’s Dream, which has had more than its fair share of misfortune, from accidents to more accidents to LOTS MORE ACCIDENTS. (Read the full litany of woes here.) It’s almost a relief to hear that they’ll be cutting out five weeks earlier... More »


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Poster and teasers for Dating Agency: Cyrano
by | May 3, 2013 | 86 Comments
I’ve got double-plus-good news: Lee Jong-hyuk looks smexy in the posters for his new rom-com Dating Agency: Cyrano, and better yet, there’s zero trace of his llama hair from A Gentleman’s Dignity. It’s the little things in life. The new series from tvN is gearing up to premiere this month and has finally released a... More »


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Choi Jin-hyuk confirmed to reappear in Gu Family Book
by | May 2, 2013 | 120 Comments
Well while Choi Jin-hyuk ponders over whether or not he’ll be joining Lee Min-ho and Park Shin-hye in Heirs this fall, he’s got one gig lined up for sure in the meantime. He’s been confirmed to make a reappearance in current MBC drama Gu Family Book as Wol-ryung, aka Papa Gumiho. Time for a happy... More »


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Choi Jin-hyuk offered role in Heirs
by | May 1, 2013 | 137 Comments
Woohoo! Choi Jin-hyuk — aka the most romantic gumiho ever — is currently up for upcoming buzz drama Heirs, which stars Lee Min-ho and Park Shin-hye and comes from the pen of star writer Kim Eun-sook (Secret Garden). He’s received the offer and is currently “positively considering” it. Everybody knock some wood, throw some salt,... More »


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Lee Hyun-jin joins cast of Empire of Gold
by | April 30, 2013 | 25 Comments
SBS’s new drama Empire of Gold now has a fixed premiere date and a revised episode count, as well as a new cast member in Lee Hyun-jin, who’ll join the multigenerational saga depicting the power struggles and turmoil of one chaebol group and those in its orbit. Empire of Gold’s central family arises out of... More »


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Lee Jong-seok and Yoon Sang-hyun reunite in new drama
by | April 30, 2013 | 54 Comments
And no, sadly it’s not for Secret Garden: Oska’s Coming Out Party, though don’t we all wish it were. The pair of actors who shared a one-sided loveline in Secret Garden are headed for a reunion in the new drama I Can Hear Your Voice, headed to SBS this summer. Lee Bo-young has signed on... More »