News bites: December 28, 2022

6 December 28, 2022December 28, 2022

by tccolb

Park Hae-jin, Park Sung-woong, Im Ji-yeon

SBS is lining up a new thriller called National Death Penalty Vote (literal translation), reuniting Park Hae-jin (Showtime Begins) and Park Sung-woong (Unlock the Boss) – who are joined this time by Im Ji-yeon (The Glory). The webtoon adaptation will be broadcasting in 2023 with Jo Yoon-young writing and PD Park Shin-woo at the helm. [News1]

Jo Jung-seok (Hospital Playlist 2) and Shin Se-kyung (Run On) are both considering offers for a new sageuk called Sejak (romanized title), written by Kim Sun-deok (The Crowned Clown). If they accept, the historical fiction will have Jo playing King Lee In who becomes entangled in a cruel love story with Shin’s character, Kang Hee-soo. The drama is still in the planning stages and hopes to start filming in the spring. [Dispatch]
In the meantime, tvN’s fictional sageuk Our Blooming Youth released their first poster, showcasing our story’s cursed crown prince Park Hyung-shik (Soundtrack #1). With Jeon So-ni (Dr. Brain) playing our wronged heroine, the romance premieres on February 6 with production led by writer Jung Hyun-jung (Romance Is a Bonus Book) and PD Lee Jong-jae (Psychopath Diary, 100 Days My Prince). [News1 (1), (2)]

Also upcoming on tvN is a suspense-thriller called House with a Yard, which has Kim Tae-hee (Hi Bye, Mama!) making her drama comeback after three years. Based on a novel by the same title, filming for the drama has already begun with PD Jung Ji-hyun (Twenty Five Twenty One, Search Query: WWW) as the talent behind the camera. [Xports News]
Rain (Ghost Doctor) has started work on a new drama as well, opposite Kim Haneul (Kill Heel). The action melodrama She (working title) will have scripts by Choi Yoon-jung (Only Love) with PD Park Hong-kyun (Hwayugi) directing. [News1 (1), (2)]

It’s a dreamy, snowy day in the newest poster for MBC’s Kokdu: Season of Deity (previously Kkokdu’s Season), featuring our embracing leads Kim Jung-hyun (Mr. Queen) and Im Soo-hyang (Doctor Lawyer). Also starring Dasom (Was It Love) and Ahn Woo-yeon (Young Lady and Gentleman), the fantasy romance is slated to premiere on January 27, following The Forbidden Marriage in the Friday-Saturday slot. [MBC]
Over on JTBC, a big batch of character posters and teasers have been dropping for the upcoming Agency, featuring the main cast: Lee Bo-young (Mine), Jo Sung-ha (Adamas), Sohn Na-eun (Ghost Doctor), Han Joon-woo (The Empire), and Jeon Hye-jin (My Liberation Notes). The office drama will be launching next week on January 7. [JTBC (1), (2), Newsen (1), (2)]

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1 jerrykuvira

December 28, 2022 at 10:34 PM

1's title is screaming political shenanigans. I hope there's more clarity on the title in new news releases.

2 - Shin Se-kyung is busy. Jo Jung-seok in a Saguek. Please be good.

The writing and directing rep for 3 is solid even though I'm a little shifty about this. If anything, this finally seeing the light of the screen means so much.

She had better be a better script.

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#3 really does have a bit of a cursed history given that the Chinese original also never saw the light of day. I'm glad this one is getting a release and hope the Mon-Tues release schedule doesn't sink it 🤞.

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2 korfan

December 29, 2022 at 6:51 AM

I have to admit that I'm curious about the casting of Rain alongside Kim Haneul. But you never know ..... we may be pleasantly surprised.

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3 Unaspirated

December 29, 2022 at 12:55 PM

Park Hae-jin and Park Sung-woong teaming up again? Yes please. The female lead better be less annoying than the one in Man to Man or this drama and I will have words.

Poster for Our Blooming Youth looks beautiful. I always love dreamy and/or mysterious posters.

Speaking of, I'm still trying to decide if Im Soo-hyang is a dealbreaker for me with Kkokdu's Season (why didn't they keep this name? the new one sounds like a bad sequel). I like everything else I've seen about it, but I'm not sure I'm ready to watch her in anything. I guess I'll see if it's even available for me before angsting about it too hard.

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Elinor is trapped in the timeslip

December 29, 2022 at 1:57 PM

Death Penalty: The premise of this is really heavy but the cast is so enticing I'll probably at least try it. I tried to watch Man to Man earlier this year for PHJ and PSW, and although they were awesome, I had to drop it because the FL was too freakin' annoying.

And I'm with you on the fence about Kkokdu - I could use a new fantasy distraction and I like Kim Jung-hyun, but Im Soo-hyang's expressionlessness was one of the many (many, many) reasons I couldn't stick with Woori. There are so many other actually good actresses out there, sigh.

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Unaspirated

December 30, 2022 at 5:54 AM

If I have access, I'll probably give it a try, but the only drama I can realistically see her doing a good job in is My ID is Gangnam Beauty because she's supposed to have had loads of plastic surgery in that and her facial immobility would make more sense. Or I could see her as a psychopathic serial killer I suppose. They don't have to emote much.