News bites: August 6, 2022

20 August 6, 2022August 6, 2022

by tccolb

Lee Jia, Lee Sang-yoon, Jang Hee-jin, Park Ki-woong, Bong Tae-kyu

Casting has been finalized for tvN’s Lady, which includes Lee Jia (Penthouse 3), Lee Sang-yoon (One the Woman), Jang Hee-jin (The Red Sleeve Cuff), Park Ki-woong (You Raise Me Up), and Bong Tae-kyu (Penthouse 3). Slotted to air in 2023, the revenge drama has makjang queen Kim Soon-ok (Penthouse, An Empress’s Dignity) as the creator, with PD Choi Young-hoon (One the Woman) attached to direct, and Hyun Ji-min penning the scripts. [MBC]

ENA announced their upcoming drama lineup, which follows Extraordinary Attorney Woo in their Wednesday-Thursday slot. First up this August is Good Job, co-starring Jung Il-woo (Bossam: Steal the Fate) and Kwon Yuri (Bossam: Steal the Fate). Next, we have Lee Da-hee (L.U.C.A.: The Beginning) and Choi Siwon (Work Later, Drink Now) in a rom-com called Nonsensical Romance and Whatnot (roughly translated). We can also expect to see the webtoon adaptation Unlock the Boss (roughly translated), which stars Chae Jong-hyeop (Love All Play), Seo Eun-soo (Missing: The Other Side), and Park Sung-woong (Snowdrop). [YTN]
Netflix’s crime-thriller A Model Family has delivered another interesting poster and I almost feel dizzy, trying to focus with everyone’s eyes facing different directions – not to mention the car slicing through the middle. Launching next week on August 12, the drama stars Jung Woo (Mad for Each Other), Park Hee-soon (Dr. Brain), Yoon Jin-seo (Jackpot), and Park Ji-yeon (Red Heart). [News1]

Park Jin-ju (Our Beloved Summer) has been added to the cast of KBS’s If You Wish Upon Me, joining Ji Chang-wook (The Sound of Magic), Sung Dong-il (Ghost Doctor), and Sooyoung (Run On). In the role of Se-hee, Park’s character will be an aspiring musical actor and one of the hospice patients. The melodrama releases in just a few days on August 10. [Sedaily]
Netflix is planning a new sci-fi film called Great Flood (working title) with leads Kim Da-mi (Our Beloved Summer) and Park Hae-soo (Money Heist: Korea – Joint Economic Area). The blockbuster imagines a doomed Earth that has been flooded by water and our heroes are trapped in an apartment complex, risking their lives on humanity’s last hope to save the world. Directing will be helmed by Kim Byung-woo (The Terror Live, Take Point). [JTBC]

KBS’s Love According to Law has been generously dishing out stills and the latest are of Lee Se-young (The Red Sleeve Cuff) and Kim Won-hae (Showtime Begins!) celebrating Lee’s exit from a large law firm. Also starring Lee Seung-gi (Mouse) as her bestie and soon-to-be landlord, the romance will be coming to our screens early next month on September 5. News1]
I secretly want TVING’s Stock Struck to be just about Jung Moon-sung’s (The Good Detective 2) luscious locks, but it does look like we’re in for a fun ride with the newest highlights teaser. Also starring Han Ji-eun (Bad and Crazy), Hong Jong-hyun (My Absolute Boyfriend), Kim Sun-young (The Silent Sea), and Jang Kwang (Remarriage & Desires), the comedy premieres next week on August 12. [News1, Sports Chosun]

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I hope they do go for the literal translation so we all know what we are signing up for🤣 Nonsensical Romance and Whatnot. I feel like dramas must have the equivalent of the baby bump name and that would be a typical Be melodramatic classic scene for the pitch for the working title.

Next week is looking great for new releases which should hopefully help me gain some beans of joy currently I am stacking up the beans of shame and disappointment.😳

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bbstl 🧹

August 7, 2022 at 1:48 PM

NRaW, I see the acronym already!

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2 ys

August 6, 2022 at 6:01 PM

In The Terror Live, the past work by the director of Great Flood, Ha Jungwoo almost the entire time is in a radio/tv studio broadcasting the news. But somehow it was suspenseful and thrilling and gripping.

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panshel

August 6, 2022 at 7:09 PM

Ha Jung-woo can do no wrong.

I'm thrilled Great Flood is led by bona fide actors Kim Da-mi and Park Hae-soo.

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3 DancingEmma

August 6, 2022 at 7:35 PM

@tccolb: Any idea when the following will be released? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Accidental_Narco

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tccolb

August 6, 2022 at 8:06 PM

Hmmm... I did find that filming supposedly finished in December, but no release dates or promos yet. It looks like they've changed the English title to Narco-Saints, which I don't know how to feel about lol. https://www.netflix.com/ca/title/81343748

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DancingEmma

August 6, 2022 at 8:12 PM

@tccolb: You are a gem for replying so quickly. Thank you. And, the new title is a big NOPE from me given the history of narco-traffickers terrorising communities in Central America & Mexico and being faux-sanctified because of acting as the welfare state. A really complex and bloody history which should be born in mind when a signifier from another language is used in the title.

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ladynightshade wants to be gazed at by namgoong min

August 6, 2022 at 8:23 PM

Oof, that new title is…not it. Not that the previous titles were any good either, but they really can’t come up with anything better, huh?

Tbh, there’s already a lot of reasons why I’m skeptical about this show. Chief among the reasons is the seemingly complete absence of actual Surinamese/South American actors and characters in leading or supporting roles. You’re telling me a story that takes place in Suriname and said setting being so integral to the plot that the Korean title is literally the country’s name has no major Surinamese characters? Yeah, no. I call bullshit on that. Centring the Korean characters is one thing (it’s a kdrama after all), but the complete erasure of the local population leaves a real bad taste in my mouth. This is an issue affecting and about them, first and foremost. Why are they not involved?

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DancingEmma

August 6, 2022 at 8:48 PM

@ladynightshade: Yes to everything you said. And, to top it all off, it was filmed in the DR which is not Surinam. It is over 2,200 Km to the north west of Surinam!

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ladynightshade wants to be gazed at by namgoong min

August 6, 2022 at 9:15 PM

@dncingemma: In DR? Oh no. How did they not even get the country right? Watch all the extras and background characters be Spanish-speaking. After all, it’s accepted fact that Central/South American countries are interchangeable and have no differences in language, culture, or demographics, right? *Deep, defeated sigh*. Despite the stellar Korean cast, this endeavour seems doomed from the ground-up.

PYC

August 7, 2022 at 6:43 AM

Oh no, it sounds like a repeat of Escape from Mogadishu which is utterly flat and disappointing for exactly the issue of having no regard to the people in the country where the story takes place - as if the place and people are just the props. That movies earn a lot of Korean movie awards with a blockbuster cast - but I was so so disappointing after watching it. They could do better to shoot a North - South Korean conflict story in the Korean Peninsula than in an African country. Apart from justifying the big budget and Hollywood lookalike….

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Doppelganger

August 7, 2022 at 5:34 PM

@tccolb - Actually, it's releasing next month. Talk about good timing for you!

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tccolb

August 8, 2022 at 8:47 AM

LOL, it's like they heard us talking about them!

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Doppelganger

August 7, 2022 at 9:00 AM

In 2023 based on Netflix KR's release schedule.

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4 ladynightshade wants to be gazed at by namgoong min

August 6, 2022 at 8:15 PM

1. Sounds like one hell of a makjang. The ratings will soar through the roof on this one, I can already feel it.

2. Wow, I actually really like the entire lineup here? When has that happened before? Nonsensical Romance and Whatnot is such a great title that I’m already buckling up for the crushing disappointment of whatever the mediocre English translated title will be.

3. Oh, I love this poster. Ngl, the promos for this show have really been selling me on checking this out. Not that I wouldn’t have given the cast, but still.

4. Did she really just join the cast now or was this just a delayed announcement? I hope it’s the latter because I can’t imagine how messy it would be joining a project this late. Anyway, more Park Jin-ju is always a win.

5. “…doomed Earth that has been flooded by water” Sooooo most island nations at this very moment? Let’s call it what it really is: 21st century realism. There’s nothing science fiction about rising sea levels dooming us all.

6. Lee Se-young is so unbelievably beautiful, my god. Between her and Kim Seul-gi, I apologize in advance for what I’m about to become.

7. Peak unhinged sapphic behaviour is watching a drama about the highs and lows of the stock market (*gags*) just because Han Ji-eun and Kim Sun-young are in it. The things I do for hot women!

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bbstl 🧹

August 7, 2022 at 1:48 PM

5. Not just island countries, but right here in the middle of the US where my (flat, midwestern) town had 15” of rain in three days last week. At least here the water goes down, but the cleanup and impact will last and last.