K.Will ‘Knowing Sister-in-law’ another story… Not that one, ‘World Gay’ season 3 (Let‘s Be My Wife 4)
Creepy guessing of name initials, age, and appearance… How about a shaman romance? (Possessed Romance 2)
TVMeet me at Netflix‘s ‘Trauma Center’Actors Choo Young-woo, Ha Young, and Joo Ji-hoon pose at the production conference for Netflix‘s ‘Severe Trauma Center’ held at the Grand Intercontinental Seoul Parnas in Samseong-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul on the 21st. Reporter Joo Hyun-hee teth1147@donga.comJan 21, 2025
TVNetflix‘s ’Trauma Center‘ is on the move!Actors Choo Young-woo, Ha Young, and Joo Ji-hoon pose at the production conference for Netflix‘s ‘Severe Trauma Center’ held at the Grand Intercontinental Seoul Parnas in Samseong-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul on the 21st. Reporter Joo Hyun-hee teth1147@donga.comJan 21, 2025
TV‘Severe Trauma Center’ Choo Young-woo “Growing into Joo Ji-hoon‘s man and becoming Im Ji-yeon’s man”Choo Young-woo, who is starring in the new Netflix drama ‘Trauma Center’, expressed his gratitude towards his senior Joo Ji-hoon, with whom he worked together. At the production conference for ‘Trauma Center’, held at the Grand Intercontinental Seoul Parnas in Gangnam-gu, Seoul on the morning of the 21st, Choo Young-woo said, “I have really admired senior Joo Ji-hoon. The way Yang Jae-won, who becomes the first disciple of genius surgeon Baek Kang-hyeok after being impressed by his surgical skills, was similar to how I actually see senior Joo Ji-hoon. I believed that part would increase the immersion.” He continued, “Yang Jae-won is a character who is full of goofiness, but has outstanding skills as he has walked an elite course. I met Baek Kang-hyeok and explained,Jan 21, 2025
TV‘Severe Trauma Center’ Joo Ji-hoon “Professor Lee Guk-jong as a motif? Different genre”Joo Ji-hoon of the new Netflix drama ‘Trauma Center’ shared behind-the-scenes stories about his acting preparations, including his character motif. At the production presentation for ‘Trauma Center’ held at the Grand InterContinental Seoul Parnas in Gangnam-gu, Seoul on the morning of the 21st, Joo Ji-hoon introduced the drama by saying, “This drama is a cheerful, refreshing, and exhilarating medical drama. It‘s the story of the trauma team that breaks down absurdity in a refreshing way.” He continued, “In the process of adapting web novels and webtoons into a video, I had to satisfy the fans of the original work, and I also had to meet the attention of viewers who want dramatic fun. In addition, the wit in the drama, which is sometimes mistaken, can easily make light of situations where people’s lives are at stake.Jan 21, 2025
TVTax accountant couple approaches man with billions in assets → Fake marriage after divorce ‘Shock’In the corner ‘Detectives‘ Trade Secrets’, ‘24 Hours Detective’, the Goblin Detectives started on the ‘500 million won fraud case by a famous influencer’. Also, in ‘Case Notebook - City of the Blind’, Hong Seo-beom revealed an anecdote about the fraud he suffered with his wife, Jo Gap-kyung, which made viewers feel sorry. On the episode of ‘24 Hours’ of Channel A’s real-life detective drama ‘Detectives‘ Trade Secrets’, which aired on Monday the 20th, the Goblin Detectives introduced the ‘300,000 influencer fraud case’. The influencer, who had visited the client as a customer at the clothing store he was running, became friendly with him and continuously urged him, saying, “My older brother started a personal investment management company. If you invest 30 million won, I will manage it for two weeks and give you 1 million won in interest.” In the end, the amount of damage suffered by the client who invested after being persuaded increased to a total of 480 million won, including the invJan 21, 2025
TVMoon Ga-young‘s gun too... ♥ How much of a dark history do you have with Choi Hyun-wook? (That guy is a black dragon)Two character teaser videos for tvN‘s new Monday-Tuesday drama ‘That Guy is a Black Flame Dragon’ (directed by Lee Soo-hyun, written by Kim Soo-yeon) have been released. ‘That Guy is a Black Flame Dragon’ is a romance drama about the unsealing of the ‘head killer’ team leader Baek Soo-jung, who suffers from a dark past, and the ‘third-generation chaebol’ head Ban Joo-yeon, who holds a black flame dragon in her chest. It is based on the popular webtoon of the same name. Moon Ga-young, Choi Hyun-wook, Im Se-mi, and Kwak Si-yang appear. Moon Ga-young plays the role of Baek Soo-jung, a chief killer and Yongseong Department Store planning team leader who has become accustomed to fighting with the chief rather than just enduring things as she struggles to survive in this tough world. Choi Hyun-wook plays the role of Ban Joo-yeon, a third-generation chaebol and Yongseong Department Store chief who has been secretly hiding her ‘otudou (maniac) self ‘Black Flame Dragon’ in order to be recognizeJan 21, 2025
TVDinDin, ♥2 years younger actress on a blind date… successful exchange of contact information (Same Bed, Different Dreams 2)Singer DinDin went on a blind date with actress Lee Purum. On the SBS ‘Same Bed, Different Dreams 2 - You Are My Destiny’ (hereafter referred to as ‘Same Bed, Different Dreams 2’) broadcast on the 20th, DinDin was shown going on a blind date arranged by the couple Sleepy and Kim Na-hyun. On this day, before his blind date appeared, DinDin said to Sleepy and his wife, “If I order cola, it means ‘(the other person) is okay’, and if I order cider, it means ‘I‘m going home now’. I’ll order cold water to mean ‘I‘ll watch a little longer’.“ When his blind date appeared, DinDin said, “I should order a cola”, making everyone laugh. DinDin’s blind date partner was actress Lee Purum. Kim Na-hyun said about her blind date, “She‘s my junior in college. She was a class of 2013 and was born in 1993, so she’s 31 this year. Her name is Lee Purum, and she appeared in the movies ‘Streamer’, ‘Girls in the Cage’, and the dramas ‘Special Real Estate Agent Oh Deok-hoon’, ‘Crime Puzzle’, etc.” The MCs were iJan 21, 2025
TVMBC‘s ‘The call you’re making now’ is a warning to let your guard downThe MBC show ‘The Call You‘re Dialing Now’, which recently came to an end amid much buzz, has been given a warning by the Korea Communications Standards Commission. The Korea Communications Standards Commission (KCS) held a general meeting at the Mokdong Broadcast Center in Seoul on the 20th and decided on legal sanctions, etc. for 39 cases including ‘The Call You’re Dialing Now’. ‘The Call You‘re Dialing Now’ was embroiled in a controversy over sign language trivialization in the first episode. In the drama, sign language interpreter Hong Hee-joo (Chae Soo-bin) was broadcasting a scene in which she repeatedly raised her middle finger in the process of signing the ‘mountain (山)’ of ‘landslide’ while interpreting the news, and there was a broadcast error. In relation to this, viewersJan 21, 2025
TVMoon Ga-young and Choi Hyun-wook‘s ‘Dark History First Love Romance’Moon Ga-young and Choi Hyun-wook will unfold their first love romance tinged with ‘dark history’. The two will meet as bittersweet first loves through tvN‘s new Monday-Tuesday drama ‘That guy is a black flame dragon’, which will be aired for the first time on February 17th. ‘She is a black flame dragon’ is a romance that unseals the ‘head killer’ team leader Baek Soo-jung, who suffers from a dark history, and the ‘chaebol third generation’ head of the head office who holds a black flame dragon in her heart. It is based on the popular webtoon of the same name by author Hyejin Yang. In the drama, Moon Ga-young plays Baek Soo-jung, the planning team leader of Yongseong Department Store, who fights against the head office to survive in a harsh world. Choi Hyun-wook plays Baek Soo-jung, who fights against the head office to gain recognition as a perfectionist successor to a conglomerate.Jan 21, 2025
TVMotorcyclist‘s neck was snared by wire ‘horrible’… Unconscious for 2 weeks (Hanbli)JTBC‘s ‘Han Moon-chul’s Black Box Review’ will highlight a shocking accident that puts one at the crossroads of life and death. The ‘Han Moon-chul‘s Black Box Review’ (abbreviated as ‘HanBli’) to be aired on the 21st will highlight a very dangerous accident that occurred on the road. According to the production team, the CCTV footage released that day shows the horrific scene of a motorcycle driver suddenly jumping out and falling on the road. The panelists who watched the shocking accident of the motorcycle driver who was traveling at high speed let out a sigh of relief at the news that he miraculously survived. The victim recalls the horrific moment of the accident. He explains the details of the accident, saying that the excavator he was working on on the road broke the wire securing the utility pole, and at that moment, it snatched his neck while he was driving. The studio is filled with sorrow at the fact that the victim was unconscious for two weeks due to this accident, and lostJan 21, 2025
TV‘Composition Fee Fraud Controversy’ Yoo Jae-hwan, Not Guilty... “Currently Bankrupt”Composer Yoo Jae-hwan has been cleared of charges of fraud in music fees. On the 10th, the Seoul Gangseo Police Station decided not to prosecute Yoo Jae-hwan, who was sued by 23 people for fraud, due to insufficient evidence (not guilty). Regarding this, Yoo Jae-hwan said in an interview with YTN Star, “I still feel very guilty,” and “I’ve been cleared of charges, but it doesn’t feel all that good. I just feel like the misunderstanding has been cleared.” He continued, “As we live, things don’t always go as planned. I started out with the intention of doing something good, but it turned into a misunderstanding, which was very disappointing. It was a very difficult time, and I worked hard, but it’s unfortunate that this is the result.” Yoo Jae-hwan emphasized again that he did not receive a fee for music, saying, “The reason I received 1.3 million won at first was because I thought I could make a good song. But I didn’t know the production cost would go up this much. “I only received theJan 21, 2025
TVShim Hyun-seop to marry 11 years younger this spring [Comprehensive]Comedian Shim Hyun-seop was shown getting marriage permission from the parents of his girlfriend, who is 11 years younger than him, on ‘Joseon‘s Lover’. The two will be getting married in the spring of 2025. On the episode of TV CHOSUN’s ‘Joseon‘s Lover’ that aired on the 20th, Shim Hyun-seop was shown going to get marriage permission from his girlfriend’s parents. On this day, Shim Hyun-seop said, “I‘m going to take Yeong-rim’s parents to a restaurant in my car,” and announced his plans for a ‘car bath’. After that, Shim Hyun-seop left the house, leaving a solemn greeting in front of a picture of his deceased mother, saying, “The youngest son is going to get marriage permission.” However, when Shim Hyun-seop actually met his girlfriend‘s parents, he seemed nervous and stammered before barely managing to greet them, saying, “Father, mother... you look really great today.“ Even in the awkward atmosphere, the girlfriend’s father expressed satisfaction, saying, ”Is it this clean for a carJan 21, 2025
TVGo Ara♥Jang Ryul‘s chemistry, a fateful meeting (Chunhwa Love Story)The fateful meeting between Princess Go Ara and playboy Jang Ryul unfolds. The TVING original series ‘Chunhwa Yeonaesam’ (written by Seo Eun-jung and directed by Lee Kwang-young) is a romantic youth historical drama that unfolds as Princess Hwa-ri (played by Go Ara), who failed in her first love, declares that she will find her own son-in-law while the city is in an uproar over the unconventional love story collection ‘Chunhwa Yeonaesam’, getting involved with the city‘s biggest playboy Hwan (played by Jang Ryul) and the number one groom-to-be Jang Won (played by Kang Chan-hee). In the drama, Hwa-ri is a direct princess of the fictional nation of the Eastern Kingdom and is a curious and free-spirited character who grew up receiving the king’s deep love. This personality of Hwari is also applied to the way of dating and marriage. Even though it is a time when men and women are considered to be different, the city is turned upside down by the unconventional choice of ‘direct selection’ fJan 21, 2025
TVKim Jong-guk‘s love affair revealed by his closest confidant, causing a stir on the scene (whenever he gets a chance)On the SBS show ‘Whenever You Have Time’ that will air on the 21st, following Kim Jong-kook‘s New Year’s wish to get married, Yoo Jae-suk revealed that Kim Jong-kook is not currently single, drawing attention to the background behind the announcement. The main topic of conversation on that day‘s broadcast is between married man Yoo Jae-suk and Cha Tae-hyun about getting ‘50-year-old single’ Kim Jong-kook married. According to the production team, Yoo Jae-suk turns the set upside down by saying, “Jong-kook is not currently single”. Yoo Jae-suk then explains, “Jong-kook is already interacting with many health enthusiasts”, making everyone nod. Cha Tae-hyun then teases, “It would be awesome if Jong-kook appeared on a real dating show”, and Kim Jong-kook replies, “I’ll take care of the marriage myself”, satisfying ‘Jong-kook catcher’ Cha Tae-hyun. On the other hand, when Yoo Yeon-seok suggested an alternative that 100% met Kim Jong-kook‘s needs by saying, “Instead of a stick of love, how aJan 21, 2025
TVLee Je-hoon → Sung Dong-il ‘Negotiation Skills’ First broadcast on March 8 [Official]A negotiation that will shake up the Korean corporate world is about to begin. JTBC‘s new Saturday-Sunday drama, ‘The Art of Negotiation’ (directed by Ahn Pan-seok, written by Lee Seung-young) depicts the activities of a large corporation’s M&A expert and his team, known as the legendary negotiator. A teaser poster containing the back of Lee Je-hoon‘s silver hair, who has transformed into an M&A expert, has been released. The lineup of actors who will portray the conflicts of interest of the people in the Sanin Group, including Kim Dae-myung, Sung Dong-il, Jang Hyun-sung, Oh Man-seok, Ahn Hyun-ho, and Cha Kang-yoon, adds to the excitement. According to the production team, Lee Je-hoon plays Yoon Joo-no, a negotiation expert who has come to save the Sanin Group from crisis. Yoon Joo-no is a negotiation expert with keen insight and judgment who evaluates the value of a company and promotes mergers and acquisitions, and is a legend in the M&A world, also known as the white snake. AttentioJan 21, 2025
TVRyeoun, caught in the past… Controversy continues (Namib) [TV Comprehensive]Due to the controversy surrounding Lee Seung-jun, the real culprit behind the audition rigging, Ryeo-woon‘s debut countdown has been put on emergency alert. In episode 9 of the Genie TV original drama ‘Namib’ (written by Eom Sung-min, directed by Han Sang-jae and Kang Min-goo) that aired on the 20th, trainee Yoo Jin-woo (played by Ryeo-woon), who was transferred from Kang Soo-hyun (played by Go Hyun-jung) to a large agency, fell into deep frustration due to various controversies, which was pitiful. As soon as the contract was finished, Yoo Jin-woo asked Kang Soo-hyun why she sold him. Yoo Jin-woo, who believed Kang Soo-hyun’s words that they would succeed together and thoroughly kept his promise to protect her son Shim Jin-woo (played by Lee Jin-woo), lost his reason and started to run wild when Kang Soo-hyun said that he needed money to buy Shim Jin-woo‘s factory. Yoo Jin-woo, who was traumatized by being abandoned by someone who was like family, pleaded with Kang Soo-hyun, but Kang SJan 21, 2025
TV“Unimaginable development” The production team is also excited, first release on the 22nd (Transfer Love, Another Beginning)TVING original ‘Transfer Love, Another Beginning’ is creating new memories with its unique cast. ‘Transfer Love, Another Beginning’, which will be aired for the first time on the 22nd, is a reality show that completes the worldview of the cast that has grown even more since ‘Transfer Love’ and heralds a new beginning. Ahead of the airing of ‘Transfer Love 4’ this year, the production team pointed out the points to watch for ‘Transfer Love, Another Beginning’, which will fully serve as a stopover between the series. ● Covering the entire series from ‘Transfer Love’ to ‘Transfer Love 3’! True integration of worldviews! The appearances of Lee Hye-sun and Jung Hye-im from ‘Transfer Love, Another Beginning’, Jeong Gyu-min and Park Na-eon from ‘Transfer Love 2’, and Kim Kwang-tae from ‘Transfer Love 3’ were revealed through spoiler posters, drawing attention. As those who were in charge of one axis of each season have finally gathered in one place by breaking down the season walls, it foreshJan 21, 2025
TV‘Black and White Chef’ Park Eun-young, Jung Ji-seon‘s backbiting caught “That older sister is not that great” (Talker) [TV Comprehensive]JTBC‘s ‘Tokpawon 25 Hours’ has drawn attention with its diverse travel courses. The ‘Tokpawon 25 Hours’ that aired on the 20th went on an architectural tour of Copenhagen, Denmark, the second part of Jeon Hyun-moo and Yang Se-chan’s trip to Hong Kong, and a tour of ultra-luxurious homes in Miami, USA. The viewership ratings for the broadcast that day were 3.3% in the metropolitan area and 3.3% nationwide based on Nielsen Korea‘s paid households. First, in the ‘Tokpawon World Exploration Life’ corner, the Danish Tokpawon started an architectural tour in Copenhagen. The apartment buildings that the Tokpawon visited boasted a unique structure built in V and M shapes to secure a wide view, and the fact that this design allowed them to enjoy the city’s scenery to the fullest stood out. Next, the Tokpawon moved to a waste incinerator in Copenhagen and attracted attention by experiencing grass skiing on the rooftop there. There are no mountains in Denmark, so you have to cross the border to gJan 21, 2025
TVHistorical drama ‘Wonkyung’ is a hot topic… The effect of the two-track strategytvN‘s historical drama ‘Wonkyung’, starring Cha Joo-young as Queen Wongyeong, is captivating viewers with its ‘two-track’ strategy. The drama has succeeded in increasing its topicality by actively utilizing the ‘symbiosis’, which has recently swept the broadcasting industry, in which TV and OTT (online video service) exchange content. ‘Wonkyung’, which first aired on the 6th, garnered attention even before it aired because it focused on Queen Wongyeong, who was next to Lee Bang-won, rather than Lee Bang-won, who was mainly featured in previous historical dramas. Up until the 4th episode, ‘Wonkyung’ mainly depicted the conflict between Lee Bang-won, who tries to keep his in-laws in check, and Queen Wongyeong, who boldly stands up to him, and recorded a viewership rating of 5.6% (Nielsen Korea).Jan 21, 2025
TVHwang Woo-seul-hye‘s Surprise Announcement “I Have a Boyfriend 1 Year Younger Than Me” (Salty Brother)Actress Hwang Woo Seul-hye revealed that she is dating a man. On the 20th, a video titled ‘EP. 76 The drunken teamwork that made even Dong-yeop cut ties! Who will get upset and go home first?!’ was uploaded on the YouTube channel ‘Salty Brother Shin Dong-yup’ (abbreviated as ‘Salty Brother’). In the released video, the main characters of the movie ‘Hitman 2’ Kwon Sang-woo, Lee Yi-kyung, and Hwang Woo-seul-hye appeared as guests on ‘Salty Brother’ to promote the work. In particular, Hwang Woo-seul-hye revealed that she is dating a man that she is dating. Hwang Woo-seul-hye said, “I have a boyfriend”, and Lee Yi-kyung said, “Think again because he has his own experience with public relationships”, making people laugh. Hwang Woo-seul-hye said, “I have never dated a celebrity” and that she has been dating the man she is currently dating for a year. At this, Shin Dong-yup joked, “Does he think of Hwang Woo-seul-hye as his girlfriend?” Hwang Woo-seul-hye responded, “I might not,” which madeJan 20, 2025