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New drama Iron Man to follow Joseon Gunman on KBS this fall
by awcoconuts
We’re getting early reports on a new KBS show, working title Iron Man, which will air in September after Joseon Gunman ends. On the one hand, yay, fall previews!...
Tags: drama production, Iron Man
SBS announces makjang-free policy
by javabeans
Feel-Good Day Oh, this is so refreshing: SBS has actually stated that it will be making a concerted effort to steer clear of makjang dramas. Can we have a round...
Tags: drama production
MBC scrambles to film Hotel King in wake of PD departure
by javabeans
Oy, what a mess. There's been a bit of a kerfuffle going on over at MBC, particularly over this past weekend when the drama Hotel King suddenly cut its main...
Tags: drama production
Nine, Queen Inhyun’s Man team returns with Three Musketeers
by girlfriday
Good news: the PD-writer team behind Nine and Queen Inhyun's Man is returning with a new drama for cable network tvN. This time they're setting their sights on a three-season...
Tags: cable programs, drama production, Nine: Nine Time Travels, Queen In-hyun's Man
Age of Feeling (and others) still struggling to pay actor salaries
by javabeans
Good gravy, the behind-the-scenes troubles just won't quit for Age of Feeling, which wrapped several weeks ago but is still attracting criticism for failing to pay all its actors and...
Tags: Age of Feeling, controversies, drama production, The World They Live In
Dae Jang Geum watch: Lee Young-ae agrees, October goal set
by javabeans
So MBC has had a decade-long fixation—nay, obsession—with reviving its onetime smash hit drama Dae Jang Geum (aka Jewel in the Palace), which had monster ratings and got...
Tags: Dae Jang Geum, drama production, sequels
It’s Okay, It’s Love in product placement controversy
by awcoconuts
GT Production, the company behind SBS’s upcoming Wednesday-Thursday drama It’s Okay, It’s Love, is currently embroiled in controversy about the show's potential use of embedded marketing. Reports...
Tags: drama production
Age of Feeling caught up in budget woes and controversy
by javabeans
There sure is a lot of drama about this drama, which has pretty much been the case from Day 1. So now on top of struggling to cast a hero, swapping...
Tags: Age of Feeling, drama production, Jin Se-yeon
Emergency Couple pre-empts Saturday episode
by javabeans
javabeans: Heads up, Emergency Couple viewers, they won't be airing an episode this Saturday—they'll put out a special instead, so we'll only be getting one new hour, with today's...
Tags: conversation post, drama production, Emergency Couple
Kim Jae-wook quits Age of Feeling on heels of writer change
by javabeans
I have read this news a dozen times and I still don't quite understand: Kim Jae-wook is suddenly quitting Age of Feeling, without much warning and for reasons that are...
Tags: Age of Feeling, drama production, Kim Jae-wook