News bites: March 19, 2023

15 March 19, 2023March 19, 2023

by tccolb

Kim Hee-won, Joo Ji-hoon

Joo Ji-hoon (Jirisan) is considering a new webtoon adaptation called Lighting Store (roughly translated) and is up to play the owner of said shop, which acts as a bridge between the mortal and nether realms. Notably, production is being led by actor Kim Hee-won (Big Issue) in his debut project as a drama director. [JTBC (1), (2)]

The first poster is out for JTBC’s upcoming The Good Bad Mother, showcasing our pig farm owner and central mom Ra Mi-ran (Dr. Park’s Clinic) and her twice-a-child son Lee Do-hyun (The Glory). Premiering next month on April 26, the healing comedy has PD Shim Na-yeon (Beyond Evil) at the helm and scripts by screenwriter Bae Se-young (Life Is Beautiful). [JTBC]
Over on tvN, another fun poster has been released for Stealer: The Treasure Keeper putting the spotlight on our caper’s hero and Skunk bandit Joo-won (Alice). Launching April 12 in the Wednesday-Thursday slot, the drama also stars Lee Joo-woo (Why Her), Jo Han-chul (Big Bet), and Kim Jae-won (Our Blues). [News1]

Kim Sun-ho (Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha) and Park Kyu-young (Dal-li and Gamjatang) have been offered roles in a new mystery called Mang-nae-in (romanized title). With production still in the planning stages, filmmaker Kim Ji-yoon (Illang: The Wolf Brigade, I See the Devil) and PD Park Bo-ram (Through the Darkness) is attached to direct. [JTBC]
Kim Young-jae (Reborn Rich) has been added to the cast of Maestra, joining Lee Young-ae (Inspector Koo) in the role of her husband. Based on the French series Philharmonia, the Korean adaptation is planning to release on tvN. [Star News]

More promos have dropped for KBS’s upcoming The Real Has Come, including a large group poster and new video teaser. Starring Baek Jin-hee (Happy to Die) and Ahn Jae-hyun (People with Flaws), the family weekender begins this coming Saturday on March 25. [News1]
The doctor is back in the house on SBS’s newest poster for Romantic Doctor Teacher Kim 3 and the hospital team are together again in the first script reading stills. Starring Han Seok-gyu (Recipe For Farewell), Ahn Hyo-seop (Business Proposal), and Lee Sung-kyung (Call It Love), along with many of other beloved characters, the series will be returning to our screens in April. [SBS (1), (2)]

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1 Lord Cobol (Kdramas, like water, flow downhill)

March 19, 2023 at 11:25 PM

"Lee Young-ae (Inspector Koo)" Count me in.

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2 Gikata

March 20, 2023 at 12:24 AM

1 - hope this fantasy show goes better for Joo Jihoon, I've missed him in a drama that doesn't massacre my braincells with its stupidity.

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3 wheguhreh

March 20, 2023 at 2:39 AM

Any chance anyone in the US know where to find the Feench Philharmonia? I'm really looking forward to the Kdrama but want to see the original. Sounds very intriguing.

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I don't know everywhere its available, but I did see it on Topic, which is yet one more pay streaming service ($6 a month). The only reason I know this is that my wife is a big fan of international mystery/suspense series (that's how we first got into kdramas, actually!) and that apparently is a specialty of this service.

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hacja

March 20, 2023 at 9:58 AM

I should say, though, that we decided not to subscribe to Topic--Viki won out!

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wheguhreh

March 20, 2023 at 12:00 PM

Thanks for the suggestion. Perhaps I'll think about a subscription then. I actually saw that, but because I found the Topic link on a questionable website, I wasn't sure if it was a legitimate service since I'd never heard of it before. While I'm not necessarily opposed to streaming free content on unknown torrent sites, paying on an unknown site is a different issue.

Thanks again for the info!

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4 kiara

March 20, 2023 at 6:46 AM

Kim Min-jae missing from Doc Sabu’s crew. I hope his role here is not just a one liner per episodes.

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bong-soo

March 20, 2023 at 3:13 PM

@kiara, I noticed KMJ’s absence in those pics above and that Ahn Hye-seop looks younger than when he appeared in BUSINESS PROPOSAL.
@ally-le, what are you feeding your No. 1 adopted son Chan to make him look so young?

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Ally

March 21, 2023 at 11:39 AM

I can’t take credit for his genetics, being adopted and all—but I think they styled him older in BP and this is his “normal” look.

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tccolb

March 20, 2023 at 3:13 PM

The original article mentions that Kim Min-jae was regretfully unable to make it to the script reading, due to scheduling conflicts.

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kiara

March 20, 2023 at 4:21 PM

Thank you!

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bong-soo

March 20, 2023 at 5:07 PM

Thanks. Mystery explained.

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5 hacja

March 20, 2023 at 10:55 AM

At first blush, a fantasy comedy about a pig farmer mother and an arrogant prosecutor regressing to childhood sounds like zany fun. Why do I have this uneasy fear that either
1. this will turn out to be a revenge melodrama filmed in pastel aqua-green, with scenes of Ra Mi Ran weeping silently among the snorting pigs as she contemplates losing her farm OR
2. a set of serial murders will rock the bucolic rural village, and it will be the job of the child Lee Do-Hyun to solve the case, chasing the culprit through the pig pens in a climactic final scene.

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6 jerrykuvira

March 20, 2023 at 11:23 AM

Romantic Dr. Kim 3 has some supporting cast faces I'll like to see again. I can see the genre threads that'll be woven in based on that script reading screenie and I am banking it'll be good👌.

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7 The Kdrama Enthusiast

March 21, 2023 at 3:47 AM

1. I saw Ju Ji-hoon and perked up, then I saw "bridge between the mortal and nether realms" and instantly became discouraged. I'm not a fan of fantasy, including storylines like this. I found out when I couldn't get into Hotel Del Luna.

2. I want to watch The Good Bad Mother.

3. Kim Sun-ho and Park Kyu-young? An interesting combination. Wish I knew more about the plot though.

4. The Real Has Come is not a title that inspires interest, at least for me anyway. I am curious about it though. The real what? What's the real? The real one? I want to knowww.