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Why are there so many false casting rumors?
by javabeans
Park Bo-young, Park Shin-hye, and Sulli were all rumored for Playful Kiss If you've been following Korean dramas for a while, you probably have noticed a tendency for productions to...
Tags: drama production, Jung So-min, Kim Hyun-joong, Lee Min-ho, Park Bo-young, Park Shin-hye, Playful Kiss, Sulli
Is Bad Guy in danger of an early cut-off?
by javabeans
Poor Bad Guy. That's becoming a recurring refrain, but what can you do? The drama is currently working extreme overtime, pulling multiple all-nighters as it films, because its star Kim...
Tags: army duty, Bad Guy, drama production, Kim Nam-gil
Historical drama Kim Suro goes 3D
by javabeans
Er, what now? Apparently MBC's Kim Suro, the sageuk drama based on the founding myth of the Kaya nation, is going 3D, a first for a Korean television series. According...
Tags: drama production, Kim Suro (drama)
Product placement sneaks its way into drama dialogue
by javabeans
If you've been watching MBC's campy weekend action drama A Man Called God, you may have caught on to one of the phrases oft-uttered between Song Il-kook and Han Go-eun: "...
Tags: A Man Called God, drama production, Song Il-kook
Will Chuno have a Season 2?
by javabeans
While I wouldn't get too excited yet, there is a lot of talk and speculation over the possibility of a Chuno Season 2, given the intense popularity of the drama, which...
Tags: Chuno, drama production, sequels
Iris’s strong start endangers Heading’s ending
by javabeans
Uh-oh. MBC may be getting ready to let that axe fall for the third time this year. I'm reading conflicting reports about its soccer drama Heading to the Ground, but...
Tags: drama production, drama ratings, Heading to the Ground, IRIS
Iris and Chuno run into production disputes
by javabeans
With only a day before its airdate, the premiere of Iris was thrown into question as the drama's production company, Taewon Entertainment, announced a dispute with its broadcaster, KBS. After...
Tags: Chuno, controversies, drama production, IRIS
Who’s to blame for confusing characters?
by javabeans
There have been several discussions on this site about this topic, so I found the following article pretty timely. I both agree and disagree with the points outlined below, but...
Tags: drama production, East of Eden, Jung Il-woo, Lee Da-hae, My Fair Lady, Ryu Shi-won, Style
Style criticized for excessive product placement
by javabeans
I stopped watching Style a while ago (I couldn't take it anymore, it got on my nerves), but I'm still keeping an eye on the news about it, since it's...
Tags: drama production, Kim Hye-soo, Lee Jia, Style
Shoots nearing completion for Friend
by javabeans
(Hyun Bin, is that really you?) One of the buzzworthy dramas this year is the remake of the 2001 film Friend [친구], which is being adapted for television in MBC's Friend, Our...
Tags: drama production, Friend, Hyun Bin, Kim Min-joon, remakes