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More dramas, coming atcha! This week we finally have the premiere of Yoo Seung-ho’s I’m Not a Robot, after about a month hiatus in MBC’s Wednesday-Thursday slot, as well as….

We had a number of premieres and finales this week, and some last-minute scheduling tweaks related to them. On Monday, SBS launched a new show, Yoon Kyun-sang’s innocent-felon-prison-breaks-and-becomes-fake-cop show Mysterious….

Very cool. I love the stylish teasers that have been coming out of the Hong sisters’ newest fantasy drama Hwayugi, though they don’t really give much away in terms of….

Let the cute promos continue! MBC has released more stills and posters for its upcoming robo-rom-com I’m Not a Robot, starring Yoo Seung-ho (Ruler—Master of the Mask), Chae Soo-bin (Strongest….

It’s been a while since there have been any updates on the other robot rom-com in the pipeline, Are You Human Too (as opposed to MBC’s I’m Not a Robot),….

I’m totally excited for the next drama from innovative star writer Song Jae-jung (W–Two Worlds, Nine, Queen In-hyun’s Man)… and I’m also terrified to let myself get invested in another….

MBC is planning a new weekend drama called My Husband Oh Jak-doo, and courting Kim Hyun-joo (Fantastic) and Kim Kang-woo (Circle) to be its leads. Both actors are currently reviewing….

I have a feeling that spinoff OCN drama Bad Guys: City of Evil will be even darker and grittier than its predecessor. Which is an accomplishment in and of itself,….

I’m ready for this modern mythical fantasy drama to be my early Christmas present! Hwayugi has released shots where we can get our first glimpse of some of the cast….

There are two new cable shows on the way this week—OCN spinoff crime thriller Bad Guys: City of Evil and JTBC melodrama Just Between Lovers. JTBC is adding a new….

I can’t believe there’s a show in dramaland that has 16 seasons, but tvN’s Rude Miss Young-ae just kicked off its 16th installment this Monday (the first season launched in….

Upcoming tvN drama My Ajusshi, starring Lee Seon-kyun (This Week, My Wife Will Have an Affair) and IU (Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo), has added Lee Jia (Thrice Married Woman)….

Han Ji-hye, Lee Sang-woo It’s a quick turnaround after 20th Century Boy and Girl, but there’s already news that Lee Sang-woo is considering his next drama, an upcoming KBS weekender….

Mr. Sunshine, the latest buzz drama from writer Kim Eun-sook (The Lonely Shining Goblin), only just went into filming in November (despite having been in the works since January), which….

A couple more confirmations are in for Cross: God’s Gift, the new medical thriller that previously confirmed leads Go Kyung-pyo (Strongest Deliveryman) and Jeon Seo-min (1% of Anything). Now we….

The first teaser has been released for first love story Longing Heart, starring CNBlue’s Lee Jung-shin (My Sassy Girl) as Kang Shin-woo, a man who hasn’t been able to forget….

  Hwayugi Time slot: Saturday & Sunday Broadcaster: tvN Genre: Fantasy horror romance Episode count: 16 Reasons to watch: Yay, Hwaygi week is finally upon us! I know I’ve been….

Is it me, or does it seem like there are a lot of dramas airing at the moment? I’m not keeping up with a lot of them, but it sure….

It’s been several years since cable channel MBN has had drama programming (its last drama was 2014’s Tears of Heaven), so it’s a nice surprise to hear that they have….

I can’t believe it’s already been three years since Lee Da-hee’s last drama Mrs. Cop, but apparently she’s thinking about returning with the second season of crime procedural Mystery Queen…..

Actor Yoon Park (The Package) is currently considering an offer to star in Radio Romance, the KBS drama that’ll star Yoon Doo-joon (Let’s Eat 2) and Kim So-hyun (Ruler–Master of….

Let the bromance begin! I didn’t realize how much I needed a Lee Seung-gi (You’re All Surrounded) and Cha Seung-won (Hwajeong) reunion until now. Described as an “absolute exorcist romance”….

It’s been ages since Yoon Eun-hye (Mi-rae’s Choice) has been in a drama (or in any project in Korea, actually), so this news certainly caught my eye: She’s entertaining an….

Lee Jun-hyuk, Lee Yubi, Gong Myung Casting is finally underway for You Who Forgot Poetry, the upcoming tvN drama about the unsung heroes of the medical community, like nurses, physical….

Let’s see… we haven’t a lot of change since last week, though I do find ratings struggles more interesting the longer they go on without a clear winner, as we….

Finally! We’re getting our first look at tvN’s Mother, the kidnapping drama based on an award-winning Japanese drama by the same name. Lee Bo-young (Whisper) stars as a cold and….

Lee Da-hae, Ryu Soo-young The casting lineup for upcoming weekend drama Tale of a Good Witch is now complete: Lee Da-hae (Hotel King) and Ryu Soo-young (Father Is Strange) will….

Only six days left to go!! I’ve been trying to keep my expectations down for this, but with this cast and the fantasy action premise, I have to admit that….

Kim Jung-hyun, Lee Yi-kyung, Sohn Seung-won JTBC has a new youth drama on the way, and yay, School 2017’s swoony bad boy Kim Jung-hyun has signed on to headline. I….

Huh, this isn’t a pairing I would have thrown together, but I’m willing to see how it works out: Yoon Hyun-min (Witch’s Court) is now in the mix to co-star….

  Longing Heart Time slot: Monday & Tuesday Broadcaster: OCN Genre: Fantasy rom-com Episode count: 8 Reasons to watch: This is a short little web drama that got picked up….

We’re finally hearing about potential casting for a leading lady in the K-drama remake of American television series Suits, which early on secured Jang Dong-gun (VIP, A Gentleman’s Dignity) and….

The protectiveness is palpable in these character posters for tvN’s upcoming drama Mother, in which a teacher discovers that one of her students is being abused at home and decides….

Yoon Sang-hyun (Perfect Wife) is looking at MBC’s new melodrama Let’s Hold Hands and Watch the Sunset as his potential next project. He’s considering an offer to be one half….

It’s all sweetness and light for Radio Romance’s first teaser, which was just released and features the series leads, Yoon Doo-joon (Let’s Eat 2) and Kim So-hyun (Ruler—Master of the….

Given that the next trope trend on the horizon is android dramas, I’m excited at this glimpse of the our next entry in the genre, Are You Human Too, and….

The chart is a bit empty this week, due to a slew of pre-emptions that took our regular programming off the air. Most of them are related to year-end programming,….

It’s been four years since actress Han Hye-jin has been in a drama, having last starred in Warm Words just following her marriage to soccer player Ki Sung-yong. She’s since….

It has been a pretty awful launch for tvN’s big buzz drama Hwayugi, and now the production is taking a week off to regroup and get back on track, with….

Aha, we have an update on the Untold Scandal remake/adaptation drama that was announced recently, and I like almost everything about it: The drama is based on the movie Untold….

  Mother Time slot: Wednesday & Thursday Broadcaster: tvN Genre: Melodrama Episode count: 16 Reasons to watch: This has well-made drama written all over it. Lee Bo-young is starring, PD….

I’m pleased to see that the vibe is energetic and comedic for the upcoming JTBC drama Woohoo Waikiki (or Eurachacha Waikiki), as befitting a drama centered around the foibles of….

They’re certainly making this drama look very inviting; every bit of promo for KBS’s upcoming Radio Romance has looked bright, lovely, and romantic with a sentimental touch. They’ve also gone….

Jang Nara sure doesn’t like to rest, does she? She only wrapped her last project, KBS’s time-traveling-for-a-second-chance-at-marriage drama Go Back Spouses, two months ago, and already she’s up to take….

  Return Time slot: Wednesday & Thursday Broadcaster: SBS Genre: Legal mystery thriller Episode count: 32 (half-hour episodes, 16 hours total) Reasons to watch: The main reason to check out….

Lee Sang-yoon (Whisper) has signed on to be Lee Sung-kyung’s (Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-ju) leading man for the upcoming fantasy-romance drama About Time (full title is now A Moment I….

The new JTBC series comes from star PD Ahn Pan-seok of critically acclaimed dramas Heard It Through the Grapevine, Secret Love Affair, A Wife’s Credentials, and more, and writer Kim….

It looks like the legal thriller trend will keep on truckin’ in 2018, and SBS’s Return will be the first of them to premiere in just over a week. The….

Jo Seung-woo, Lee Dong-wook This has buzz project written all over it: The writer of last year’s acclaimed thriller Forest of Secrets, Lee Soo-yeon, has a new drama in the….

I really missed this wacky duo. And the abundance of mediocre cop mysteries of late only solidifies how good Mystery Queen was, and how much I’m looking forward to its….