News bites: November 11, 2023

25 November 11, 2023November 11, 2023

by tccolb

Clockwise: Park Hae-soo, Shin Mina, Lee Hee-joon, Gong Seung-yeon, Lee Kwang-soo, Kim Sung-kyun

The main cast has been announced for Netflix’s new crime-thriller Karma (previously Ill-Fated Relationship), lining up Park Hae-soo (Narco-Saints), Shin Mina (Our Blues), and Lee Hee-joon (Behind Every Star), along with Kim Sung-kyun (Moving), Lee Kwang-soo (The Killer’s Shopping List), and Gong Seung-yeon (The First Responders 2). Based on a webtoon by the same title, filmmaker Lee Il-hyung (Remember, A Violent Prosecutor) will be both writing and directing. [News1]

Park Sung-woong (The Killing Vote) confirmed casting for TVING’s Good or Bad Dong-jae, acting alongside the title character’s Lee Jun-hyuk (Vigilante) in the Forest of Secrets spin-off. Slated to release sometime next year, production for the crime series is currently in filming with the original writer Lee Soo-yeon (Grid) as creator, PD Park Gun-ho directing, and scripts by Hwang Ha-jung and Kim Sang-won. [Osen]
The promos are in full swing for Netflix’s upcoming Sweet Home 2, with a new poster and video teaser coming out this past week. Launching next month on December 1, the horror story’s second season will be unsettling our screens with a mix of old and new faces, including returning leads Song Kang (Forecasting Love and Weather), Lee Jin-wook (Welcome to Wedding Hell), and Lee Shi-young (Grid). [Newsen (1), (2)]

Casting continues for tvN’s Please Marry My Husband, with singer BoA (This Week, My Wife Will Have an Affair) now added to the lineup – her first acting project in about seven years. Starring Park Min-young (Love in Contract), Na In-woo (Longing for You), and Lee Yi-kyung (Critical X), the revenge romance will be ringing in 2024 with a January 1 premiere. [News1]
Yoon Je-moon (Reborn Rich) has been added to the cast of KBS’s new mystery Let’s Get Grabbed by the Collar (working title), joining Kim Haneul (Kill Heel), Yeon Woo-jin (Daily Dose of Sunshine), and Jang Seung-jo (Strangers Again). Written by Bae Soo-young with PD Lee Ho at the helm, the webnovel adaptation is slated to air in the Monday-Tuesday slot next year. [Star News]
In the meantime, JTBC treats us with more stills for Welcome to Samdalri, featuring our endearingly bickering leads as well as the supporting cast. Headlined by Ji Chang-wook (If You Wish Upon Me) and Shin Hye-sun (See You in My 19th Life), the rom-com premieres on December 2, following Strong Girl Nam-soon in the weekend slot. [Newsen (1), (2)]

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1 jillian

November 11, 2023 at 11:14 PM

My favorite weasel Dong Jae has his own FoS spinoff! Writer Lee Soo Yeon will still be attached as creator so hopefully this will be good.

And I am *patiently* waiting for Sweet Home 2 to drop.

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Elinor, Team Glasses team co-captain

November 12, 2023 at 12:00 AM

I am SO EXCITED for the weasel show.

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DancingEmma

November 12, 2023 at 4:10 AM

@Elinor: This might be an annoying question but what is the weasel show?

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Reply1988 -❣️Mother Bean❣️

November 12, 2023 at 4:18 AM

They are both referring to the main character in Good or bad Dongjae

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PYC

November 12, 2023 at 7:45 AM

The ‘good’ or ‘bad’ Seo Dong-jae from Forest of Secrets / Stranger who was crowned by the DB community as The Weasel.

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2 9TailedVixen (formerly 9TailedFox)

November 11, 2023 at 11:57 PM

I just saw Netflix drop the teaser for Park Seo-Joon and Han So-Hee's upcoming action-packed supernatural show GEONGSEONG CREATURE and it looks really good. Part 1 of the series (?) is coming on 22 December 2023 which is right on time for the Christmas crowd and part 2 on 5 January 2024.

So I know what I'll be watching this holiday season alongside Netflix's live-action adaptation of the classic manga YU YU HAKOSHO which looks SOOOOO GOOD and is dropping on 14 December. Ditto for SWEET HOME 2.

And hopefully WELCOME TO SAMDALRI will be showing on Netflix as well so that I can just watch everything I want to watch there instead of hopping between Netflix, Disney+, and Viu. I haven't seen any Netflix teasers for that though I heard through the grapevine that Netflix will be showing it?

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3 Reply1988 -❣️Mother Bean❣️

November 12, 2023 at 12:26 AM

Best working title goes to: Let’s get grabbed by the collar! Whatever is chosen for the release title will sound really boring in comparison.

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Midnight

November 12, 2023 at 3:15 AM

That is what I was thinking 😂 And it will probably end up being something like My Lovely Detective or Evil or Not 😁

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4 🌸 Seeker 🌸

November 12, 2023 at 2:18 AM

Ji Chang-wook in torn jeans!! 👀
Can't see, think anything else.

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bong-soo

November 12, 2023 at 7:11 AM

Based on your comment I had to go back and and take a closer look at those SAMDALRI images.
That guy sitting next to Shin Hye-sun (in what looks like a ferry) can’t be JCW. Is it really him? I am not a fashion expert but what were they thinking when someone clothed JCW in those. First thing I would do is take some scissors and cut those jeans off above the knee and make them into shorts. He lives on an island and might get away with that. Terrible look.

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Kurama

November 12, 2023 at 7:17 AM

I don't think it's JCW but one of the trio friends.

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bong-soo

November 12, 2023 at 7:37 AM

Thanks. That is a consolation lol.

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🌸 Seeker 🌸

November 12, 2023 at 9:54 AM

Hopefully we will get a better look on the "fashion terrorist" when further stills are released. 🤣

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5 🌸 Seeker 🌸

November 12, 2023 at 2:21 AM

There do seem to be some hijinks in Welcome to Samdal-ri.
I like the "standee" situation.

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Blue (@mayhemf)

November 12, 2023 at 4:05 AM

And that piggy back situation.

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6 kiara

November 12, 2023 at 4:57 AM

"Forest of Secrets" is hard to imagine without Hwang Si-mok, who embodies the essence of the show. Cho Seung-woo was the reason I watched it in the first place.
Good luck with the spinoff. I'm glad the original writer will continue writing scripts.

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7 Kitsune Moon

November 12, 2023 at 6:20 AM

Sweet Home 2! Can't wait!

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8 Gikata

November 12, 2023 at 7:42 AM

1 - what a cast! Too bad this doesn't sound tempting otherwise...
2 - uhm, sure, why not. Didn't like Season2 that much, but maybe this character being the lead will bring my excitement back, who knows?
3 - looks very anime-ish, I approve this poster. Skip.
4 - January 1?! Who the hell decided this was a good idea?
5 - hmmm, cast and genre are promising. Too bad it's YET ANOTHER web-something adaptation, can't we have an original script in this day and age?
6 - SHS always looks cute playing drunk lol. And wow, Mina grew up sooo prettily, I love this hair on her! Feels kinda surreal given the hardcore lookist bashing she went through during her debut days... *sigh* I feel old suddenly.

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john

November 12, 2023 at 7:48 AM

I wonder how much the webtoon creators are compensated ?
Are traditional screen writers more expensive, the same, less or more ?

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9 bong-soo

November 12, 2023 at 8:01 AM

My viewing card right now is quite light with finishing SUNSHINE last night. My only other live watch is THE KILLING VOTE which will hopefully conclude this Thursday with episode 12.
For months I have been in anticipation of the proper historical sageuk KBS’s KOREA-KHITAN WAR (Viki US) which I will begin today.

Which brings me to Netflix’s SWEET HOME (2020) and Song Kang. Horror is not particularly a favorite genre of mine.
I have a soft spot for Song Kang after his wonderful performance in tvN’s NAVILLERA (2021) (Netflix). I didn’t think NEVERTHELESS (2021) was a good fit for him so I passed on it. I had mixed reactions to his performance in JTBC’s FORECASTING LOVE AND WEATHER (2022) (Netflix). His upcoming drama from SBS MY DEMON will be a pass.
However for some reason I feel I should go back and watch his performance in SWEET HOME. It is only10 episodes. With SWEET HOME 2 becoming available soon I might as well take the plunge.

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kiara

November 12, 2023 at 9:13 AM

I'm glad to have Goryeo Khitan War to watch during the holidays. I don't like the new title, by the way. If foreigners don't know what Goryeo means, they can look it up.

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bong-soo

November 12, 2023 at 11:17 AM

I agree. The first time I noticed the title change was in Kocowa (which to remind folks is a joint venture of KBS, MBC and SBS).

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jillian

November 12, 2023 at 11:28 AM

I think Sweet Home is also the only Song Kang drama I seen him in. I skipped all the rest but maybe I will give Navillera a try once I have spare time to watch it.

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