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King’s Dream extends hiatus, loses lead actress
by javabeans
After taking several weeks off the air to let its star recover from a serious car accident injury, it turns out that weekend KBS sageuk King's Dream has to lose...
Tags: drama production, Park Joo-mi, star accidents
Nearing its end, Five Fingers in spoiler control mode
by javabeans
SBS's weekend drama Five Fingers is heading into its final stretch, having aired 26 of 30 total episodes, and apparently suspense is mounting to such a degree that the producers are taking...
Tags: drama production, Joo Ji-hoon
KBS sageuk King’s Dream beset by accidents
by javabeans
It's bad news after bad news for King's Dream, the KBS1 weekend historical drama starring "sageuk king" Choi Su-jong playing, appropriately, the titular ruler King Chunchu. Park Joo-mi is his...
Tags: Choi Su-jong, drama production, star accidents
Golden Time confirms three-episode extension
by javabeans
What the? I wrote about MBC's Golden Time considering an extension yesterday, and figured they'd probably get that extra hour. But THREE more? How could you possibly be at Episode 19...
Tags: drama production, Lee Seon-kyun
Golden Time ponders extension (dude, you have one episode left)
by javabeans
I think the headline sums it up pretty well. MBC's Monday-Tuesday medical drama Golden Time just aired its 19th episode yesterday, which means that there's only one more episode left...
Tags: drama production, Lee Seon-kyun
Extension updates: Dr. Jin yes, Gentleman no
by javabeans
After a few weeks of maybes and We're negotiating and rumors, weekend shows Dr. Jin and A Gentleman's Dignity have both come out with official stances on the state of...
Tags: A Gentleman's Dignity, Dr. Jin, drama production
The Chaser cancels extension due to writer’s collapse
by girlfriday
Eep! The live-shoot drama system strikes again. New Monday-Tuesday ratings leader The Chaser has been enjoying quite the run, starting as a critically-acclaimed underdog and rising to first place, eventually...
Tags: drama production, The Chaser
Is this the end for general-programming cable dramas?
by javabeans
A Wife's Credentials If you've been following the drama offerings on the various cable channels you'll already have an inkling, but things are not looking good for the brand-new channels...
Tags: cable programs, drama production, drama ratings
Hanbando’s blockbuster budget can’t make it a hit
by javabeans
Oy, another show gets the axe. Cable action-thriller Hanbando (Korean Peninsula) had boasted a sizable production budget (10 billion won, or roughly $9 million USD) and a name cast (Hwang Jung-min, Kim...
Tags: drama production, drama ratings, Hwang Jung-min, Kim Jung-eun
MBC confirms Moon/Sun will not air this week
by javabeans
The addition of drama PDs to the MBC labor strike has rendered it impossible for The Moon That Embraces the Sun to finish production on this week's episodes, as previously...
Tags: drama production, The Moon That Embraces the Sun