News bites: November 16, 2022

17 November 16, 2022November 16, 2022

by tccolb

The first script reading stills have been released for KBS’s Brain Cooperation, which stars Cha Tae-hyun (Police University), Jung Yong-hwa (Sell Your Haunted House), Kwak Sun-young (Behind Every Star), and Yeh Ji-won (Do Do Sol Sol La La Sol). Opening the new year with a January premiere, the investigative comedy has scripts by Park Kyung-sun with PD Lee Jin-seo (Revolutionary Sisters) and PD Gu Sung-joon co-directing. [News1]

Character posters have dropped for Disney+’s upcoming Casino, featuring our casino king Choi Min-shik (In Our Prime) along with his right-hand man Lee Dong-hwi (Glitch) – as well as the police officer on their tails Sohn Seok-gu (Our Liberation Notes). Releasing next month on December 21, the crime-action is both written and directed by filmmaker Kang Yoon-sung (Long Live the King). [News1]
After three long years, Arthdal Chronicles 2 is now on the docks to air in 2023 with Lee Jun-ki (Again My Life), Jang Dong-gun (Arthdal Chronicles), Shin Se-kyung (Run-On), and Kim Ok-bin (Dark Hole) headlining the new season — and I must say Lee Jun-ki is looking pretty glorious in the new stills. Production continues under the original writers, Kim Young-hyun and Park Sang-yeon, who are joined this time by film director Kim Kwang-shik (The Great Battle). [News1]

In casting news, Kim Tae-ri (Twenty Five Twenty One) is considering a new webtoon-adaptation called Jung-nyun. The story is about gugak (Korean traditional music) in the 1950’s and the rise of a famous women’s performing group during that era. Coincidentally, the real-life gugak musician Honey Lee (One the Woman) is in talks for a different project – a comedy sageuk called Flower that Blooms at Night (roughly translated) which has PD Jang Tae-yoo (Lovers of the Red Sky, Hyena) attached to direct. [Osen, YTN, ]
A new video teaser has come out for TVING’s Work Later Drink Now 2, featuring our story’s reigning liquor champions Lee Sun-bin (Work Later Drink Now), Han Sun-hwa (Work Later Drink Now), and Jung Eun-ji (Blind). While the trio remain fabulous as ever, it’s fun to see a super scruffy Choi Siwon (Love is for Suckeres) making an appearance as well. The new season will be coming to our screens on December 9. [Newsen]

The spirit of fun is also echoed in MBC’s newest poster for The Forbidden Marriage, which stars Kim Young-dae (Shooting Stars), Park Joo-hyun (Love All Play), and Kim Woo-seok (Military Prosecutor Doberman). In what’s shaping up to be a busy month of premieres, the sageuk romance will be premiering December 9 as well in MBC’s Friday-Saturday slot. [MBC]
New posters have also come out for tvN’s mystery-fantasy Missing: The Other Side 2, starring Go Soo (Missing: The Other Side), Heo Jun-ho (Why Her), Lee Jung-eun (Yonder), and Ahn So-hee (Thirty-Nine). With PD Min Yeon-hong at the helm along with writers, Ban Ki-ri and Jung So-young, we can expect to watch the new second season this coming December. [Maeil Kyungje]

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1 Reply1988 -❣️Mother Bean❣️

November 16, 2022 at 8:14 PM

A Korean drama set in the 1950’s, my favourite era for romance films. I hope they were into the fashion of tea length fit and flare swing dresses back then too.

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I just picked up on the upcoming JEONG NYEON yesterday while searching through MyDramaList. Based on a webtoon. It sounds really interesting. I am putting it on my list of upcoming sageuks and historical dramas at No. 14. Set in the 195Os I consider it historical. Here is the MDL entry:
https://mydramalist.com/707587-jung-nyeon

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bong-soo

November 17, 2022 at 7:41 AM

Also I will be adding (from above) to my list at No. 15 the comedy, investigative sageuk FLOWER THAT BLOOMS AT NIGHT.
No.1 MBC’s THE FORBIDDEN MARRIAGE is first up with episode one airing Dec. 9. I am still hoping it will be available on Viki US. As of today, not.

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Reply1988 -❣️Mother Bean❣️

November 17, 2022 at 7:46 AM

You are truly on a mission let’s hope you get the releases in your area.

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2 Emperor

November 16, 2022 at 8:27 PM

I really don't really understand why they switched the lead FL of Arthdal from one of the most talented Korean actress out there to one of the worst ....

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Lord Cobol (Kdramas, like water, flow downhill)

November 16, 2022 at 11:16 PM

Once you put it that way (and accepting without judgement your rating of the two actresses)...
... the new lead would be a better match for the quality of the story.

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Or, a good actress could find a better gig and after having been burned once would know better than to come near the sequel no matter how much money was offered. A bad actress might have to settle for whatever paying job she could get. A replacement actress might not understand the horrors to come until it's too late and she has signed the contract.

Or, Vincenzo found a greater treasure than the gold in the basement of that building -- two Get Out Of Arsedal Free Cards -- and decided to give the other to the person who needed it most.

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kdramapedia

November 17, 2022 at 11:32 AM

It's just too long between seasons, so it's not surprising that the entire original cast is no longer available. I'm sad that they'll be gone because they truly breathed life into their roles and the story, so I know I'll feel like something's missing when season 2 airs.

I also believe it was a good story (maybe because I binge watched it all at once) and disagree with those who feel it's low quality. I'm excited to see the story carry on and finish up, and I appreciate the original world building of a society from the ground up (aka Korean Game of Thrones).

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3 mmmmm

November 16, 2022 at 11:24 PM

I’m quite excited for Brain Cooperation. There are many actors and actresses I like in that one.

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4 pohonphee

November 16, 2022 at 11:50 PM

Choi Siwon only makes an appearance in Work Later, Drink Now.... *sad face* I thought he would be back like in the 1st season

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Linarrick

November 17, 2022 at 3:19 AM

WHAAAT?! Say it isn’t so! Where did you hear this???
He was the fourth wheel in the group, and the only character who can't hold his liquor. We need that representation dammit!

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sooyi

November 17, 2022 at 6:24 AM

Do you mean this line:

"While the trio remain fabulous as ever, it’s fun to see a super scruffy Choi Siwon (Love is for Suckers) making an appearance as well"?

Maybe you misunderstood it. I think the entertainment news writer tccolb is saying it's good that we're going to see Choi Siwon again alongside our three leading ladies.

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tccolb

November 17, 2022 at 3:50 PM

Sorry for the confusion! I just meant that he made an appearance in the teaser, he should still be part of the main cast :)

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pohonphee

November 18, 2022 at 2:40 AM

Yay

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5 Kurama

November 17, 2022 at 12:04 AM

1) Cha Tae-hyun and Jung Yong-hwa duo will be great, the both of them are good for this kind of thing. But CTH is kinda casted for the same role again and again...

2) Sohn Seok-gu is back!

3) Lee Jung-Ki got a better haircut than Song Joon-Ki.

4) I don't trust the PD... The FL of Lovers of the Red Sky was completely forgotten in the story...

6) Hum... I'm not convinced by the pictures we got until now. I hope the production will be better.

7) I really liked the first season. Second seasons are rarely as good than the first one, so I hope they could make it.

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Midnight

November 17, 2022 at 7:15 AM

4) Ha, funny that I was thinking I feel compelled to at least test watch Hyena director's project. I haven't watched Lovers of the Red Sky.

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6 redfox

November 17, 2022 at 3:05 AM

teacher looks SO good! if only it was an exciting drama as well, please...
and but: Cha Tae Hyun. I seriously don´t like him. the no. 1 annoying bad actor to me. yet I love investigative comedy :-( meh. and Jung Yong Hwa has become a very enjoyiable actor too

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7 sooyi

November 17, 2022 at 7:02 AM

I like the new costume design of the 2nd season of Arthdal Chronicles--the characters look more they're in a pre-historic era and a good way to prevent overlapping of actors. I'm looking forward to Shin Sekyung as Tanya fulfilling her role as head priestess (and a bonus if we could see her shamanistic powers) and Lee Junki as his depiction of self-less Eunseom and Machiavellian Saya.