Posts Tagged ‘drama production’

Drama Casting & News
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 »


Drama Casting & News
End of the World halved due to poor ratings
by | April 15, 2013 | 80 Comments
Bad news for The End of the World, the cable medical plague drama that has picked up a mania following (i.e., a cult hit), though it hasn’t been able to carve out a space for itself in the ratings game. As a result, it’s getting cut early to nearly half its original length. The show... More »


Drama Casting & News
I Summon You, Gold loses Lee Jong-hyuk in last-minute shake-up
by | February 17, 2013 | 51 Comments
javabeans: Dramaland is crazeballs. We knew this. And yet, every day brings more proof. You may not have had upcoming weekend drama I Summon You, Gold on your to-watch list (or even drama radar), but the behind-the-scenes news is turning out to be much more juicy. Also, really confusing. girlfriday: It’s definitely another life-imitating-art classic... More »


Drama Casting & News
First ever “SNS drama” Love In Memory launches
by | February 14, 2013 | 28 Comments
Happy Valentine’s Day, if that happens to be a holiday you observe. If you’re in Korea, you can celebrate with the inaugural episode of what is being called the first-ever “SNS drama”… which… okay, doesn’t seem to be the most natural delivery format for a drama. The project is called Love In Memory, and stars... More »


Drama Casting & News
Kim Hyun-joong quits City Conquest
by | February 7, 2013 | 112 Comments
javabeans: WHAT. Kim Hyun-joong is quitting City Conquest? Whoa. But… that… not… compute. girlfriday: And yet, I’m more surprised that there’s a City Conquest still around for him to quit. javabeans: First off, how the hell is that show not done filming yet? girlfriday: I thought they stopped filming altogether. javabeans: It’s just been languishing... More »


Drama Casting & News
Still injured, Choi Su-jong resumes filming in voice only
by | January 8, 2013 | 34 Comments
GOOD LORD. Okay, here are the facts of KBS’s weekend sageuk drama King’s Dream: Lead actor Choi Su-jong was in a car accident in September. He was told to take four weeks off. He returned to work right away. Lead actress Park Joo-mi was in a car accident in October. Her stylist broke her leg.... More »


Drama Casting & News
Childless Good Fortune gets extension thanks to climbing ratings
by | January 3, 2013 | 33 Comments
Well, when you’re a cable drama and you’re breaking 8% ratings (I know, wow), it comes as no surprise that the station extends your run. Scriptwriter Kim Soo-hyun is continuing her hot streak with Childless Good Fortune, the weekend family drama on JTBC that’s currently two-thirds of the way through its run (its last broadcast... More »


Drama Casting & News
King’s Dream in danger of losing lead actor, on heels of losing lead actress
by | December 28, 2012 | 57 Comments
Wow. It’s been a while since we’ve seen a drama plagued by such horrible luck, so many times over. Weekend KBS sageuk King’s Dream already had to lose its lead actress Park Joo-mi after a car accident in November, and now it’s ALSO about to lose its lead actor, Choi Su-jong, who suffered yet another... More »


Drama Casting & News
My Daughter Seo-young in talks for extension
by | December 20, 2012 | 55 Comments
So this is an interesting development. Right on the heels of the union shutdown on the set of weekend drama My Daughter Seo-young (for not keeping up with its salary payments) is the news that it’s currently in talks to extend beyond its scheduled 50 episodes. Uh… did I miss something? How does a drama... More »


Drama Casting & News
Filming shuts down on My Daughter Seo-young (pay your actors!)
by | December 18, 2012 | 81 Comments
javabeans: Damn the union shut down weekend high-flyer My Daughter Seo-young too, for not paying up. (By the way, my mom reaaaally wants me to watch that. Apparently it’s good, as far as weekend family dramas go? And yet, there’s the whole “weekend family drama” thing to keep me at arm’s length.) girlfriday: First The... More »