January 4, 2024 » Dramabeans Korean drama recaps MGG

News bites: January 4, 2024

by tccolb

Clockwise: Song Kang-ho, Lee Kyu-hyung, Jin Ki-joo, Seo Hyun-woo, Byun Yo-han

• Disney+ announced that Uncle Sam-shik will be releasing this year, lining up the great Song Kang-ho (Cobweb) in his first drama project, in addition to Byun Yo-han (Mr. Sunshine), Lee Kyu-hyung (May It Please the Court), Jin Ki-joo (My Perfect Stranger), and Seo Hyun-woo (Celebrity). Taking place in the stormy 1960s, the period series is both written and directed by filmmaker Shin Yeon-shik (Cobweb). [News1]

• Jung So-min (Alchemy of Souls) has confirmed casting for tvN’s Mom’s Friend’s Son, acting opposite Jung Hae-in (D.P. 2) in a friends-to-lovers rom-com. Expected to broadcast later this year, PD Yoo Je-won (Crash Course in Romance) is at the helm, working together again with writer Shin Ha-eun (Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha). [News1]
• Dark new promos are out for Netflix’s horror-suspense The Bequeathed, spooking my chicken-sized heart with an eerie teaser and accompanying poster. Headlined by Kim Hyun-joo (Trolley), Park Hee-soon (Moving), Park Byung-eun (Moving), and Ryu Kyung-soo (Tale of the Nine Tailed 1938), the mystery unfolds on January 19. [News1]

• Hong Jong-hyun (Race) is reviewing an offer for Coupang Play’s new melodrama What Comes After Love, potentially joining Lee Se-young (The Story of Park’s Marriage Contract) and Japanese actor Sakaguchi Kentaro (Dr. Chocolate). The novel adaptation has production led by filmmaker Moon Hyun-sung (Seoul Vibe), with Jung Hae-shim (Car Camping) co-writing. [Newsen]
• EXO’s Suho (Behind Your Touch) will be acting in a sageuk rom-com for his next drama, starring in MBN’s The Crown Prince Has Disappeared (working title). Aiming to broadcast later this year, the series is helmed by PD Kim Jin-man (Rebel: Thief Who Stole the People) with scripts by the Bossam: Steal the Fate writers, Kim Ji-soo and Park Chul. [News1]
• Over on JTBC, a new poster has dropped for the upcoming Queen of Divorce, celebrating the end of marriage with our divorce-solving leads: Lee Jia (Pandora: Beneath the Paradise) and Kang Ki-young (The Uncanny Counter 2: Counter Punch). Beckoning us to some yummy divorce cake, the series will be launching this month on January 31. [Sports Donga]

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