News bites: February 18, 2023

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News bites: February 18, 2023

by tccolb

New character posters have arrived for Disney+’s Call It Love, showcasing the main cast: Kim Young-kwang (Somebody), Lee Sung-kyung (Shooting Stars), Sung Joon (Island), Hani (Hit the Spot), and Kim Ye-won (You Are My Spring). The romance premieres next week on February 22, with scripts by Kim Ga-eun and PD Lee Kwang-young (The Secret Life of My Secretary) at the helm. [Xports News]

SBS released new stills of our young boarding house matron Shin Ye-eun (The Glory) in the upcoming Romantic Guest House. Also starring Ryeoun (Through the Darkness), Kang Hoon (Little Women), and Jung Geon-joo (Kiss Sixth Sense) as her lodgers, the fictional sageuk will be airing in the Monday-Tuesday slot starting March 20. [SBS]

Yoon Chan-young (All of Us Are Dead) is reviewing an offer to star in a new adaptation of the Israeli TV series Kvodo, which also has a popular American remake called Your Honor. Still in the planning stages, filming is reported to begin this year with PD Pyo Min-soo (The Third Charm, The Producers) attached to direct. [MBC]
Choi Min-soo (Extracurricular) and Yeonwoo (The Golden Spoon) have confirmed casting for MBC’s Numbers: Watchdogs in a Concrete Jungle, joining L (a.k.a. Kim Myung-soo) (Secret Royal Inspector) and Choi Jin-hyuk (Zombie Detective) in the lineup. Production is being led PD Kim Chil-bong along with writers Jung Ahn and Oh Hye-seok. [MBC]

Over on Netflix, a new poster and video teaser have dropped for their crime-action Kill Boksoon, featuring our dark heroine Jeon Do-yeon (Crash Course in Romance). Releasing next month on March 31, the movie also stars Sol Kyung-gu (Yaksha: Ruthless Operations), Esom (Taxi Driver), and Gu Kyo-hwan (Monstrous). Sports Donga]
Also upcoming on Netflix’s calendar is Part 2 of The Glory, which will be coming to our screens on March 10. In the latest batch of stills, we get another peek at our characters in the second half of the story, including Song Hye-gyo (Now, We Are Breaking Up), Lee Do-hyun (Melancholia), Im Ji-yeon (Money Heist: Korea – Joint Economic Area), and Yeom Hye-ran (The Uncanny Counter) among others. [News1]

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1 PYC

February 18, 2023 at 7:45 PM

No way I will miss Kill Boksoon with this casting - hope both Esom and Gu Kyo-hwan have their own acting space, not to be just in the shadow of JDY and SKG.

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2 Elinor, Team Glasses team co-captain

February 18, 2023 at 7:48 PM

1. WHY is it so PINK? There's nothing so far to reassure us they won't really apply that weird filter to the actual show. Also, Disney+ 😡. I might wait and see what beanies think before going to the dark side to watch. I like LSK but melo is NOT my nature.

5. An axe is an idiosyncratic choice for chopping vegetables, but that lady looks like she knows what she's doing.

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Reply1988 -❣️Mother Bean❣️

February 18, 2023 at 11:47 PM

‘ I like LSK but melo is NOT my nature.’ 👈thanks for making me smile😆

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3 Kafiyah Bello

February 19, 2023 at 4:30 AM

1, Excited for this one. It just screams drama for me.
2. Romantic Guest seems like it will take me back to the good old days, but I have never liked the FL in anything she has done, maybe this will change that.
4. Choi Min Soo, 😍
5. I am very excited for this JDY is so versatile. She is one of the rare few actors who seamlessly slides into her characters, easily making you forget her previous roles.

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4 The Kdrama Enthusiast

February 19, 2023 at 5:43 AM

I'm really excited for Kill Boksoon. It just screened at Berlinale and from the reviews it seems to be as good as it sounds.

For anyone interested, here's a review I came across from The Hollywood Reporter. Please note that there are spoilers, so tread carefully.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/kill-boksoon-review-netflix-1235328752/

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5 LaurenSophie

February 19, 2023 at 9:10 AM

I'm soooo excited for "Call it Love!"

I don't have high hopes for "Romantic Guesthouse" being much better than, say, "Joseon Flower Crew" (not a bad drama by any means, but very forgettable, imo), but I'm hopeful it will end up surprising me.