News bites: March 21, 2024
by tccolb
Lee Yoo-young, L
- KBS announced that Treat Me Carelessly (roughly translated) has been lined up on the year’s schedule to air in May, with L (a.k.a. Kim Myung-soo) (Numbers) and Lee Yoo-young (Insider) headlining the webtoon adaptation. In an opposites attract rom-com, a Confucian-abiding traditionalist hero will be pitted against a devil-may-care heroine, who is carving her own path in the world. [Newsen]
- New promos have dropped for Disney+’s Blood Free, where Joo Ji-hoon (Jirisan) proves he’s a worthy bodyguard to CEO Han Hyo-joo (Moving) by passing three qualifying tests: found here, here, and here. Coming to our screens on April 10, the sci-fi thriller also stars Lee Hee-joon (A Killer Paradox), Lee Moo-saeng (Hide), and Park Ji-yeon (A Model Family). [Osen]
- Kim Sun-young (Queen of Divorce) has been cast in JTBC’s Sales of Virtue, potentially joining Kim So-yeon (Tale of the Nine Tailed 1938), Kim Sung-ryung (Kill Heel), and Lee Se-hee (Bad Prosecutor) in the adult wares market, selling door-to-door. Set against the backdrop of 1990s South Korea, production for the series is in the early stages. [Newsen]
- Casting also continues for MBC’s short comedy I Don’t Like Donkatsu, filling out the little village world with Jeon Hye-bin (Revolutionary Sisters), Lee Joong-ok (A Killer Paradox), and best granny Kim Young-ok (The Midnight Studio). With Jung Sang-hoon (Twinkling Watermelon) as our central hero who has to brave a pending vasectomy, the 2-episode drama is expected to air later this year. [Xports News]
- A new poster and teaser have come out for Netflix’s sci-fi horror Parasyte: The Grey, where Jeon So-ni (Our Blooming Youth) stands as an outcasted halfling in the divide between parasite and humankind. The showdown unleashes come April 5, with Gu Kyo-hwan (D.P. 2) and Lee Jung-hyun (The Family Is Coming) also starring in the manga adaptation. [Osen]
- In contrast, tvN brings us sunny smiles in the new character posters for Lovely Runner, bringing down our blood pressure with a sweet timeslip romance between Byun Woo-seok (Strong Girl Nam-soon) and Kim Hye-yoon (Snowdrop). Premiering on April 8 in the Monday-Tuesday slot, the story will transport us to 2008 where our heroine begins Operation Save My Star. [Newsen]
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1 Reply1988 - 🍊Mother Bean🍊
March 21, 2024 at 11:45 PM
Cautiously adding Treat me carelessly to the long list but the name makes me concerned about what that means? Is it referring to a one sided approach to a relationship; casual sex no commitment relationship when one person wanted a long term relationship or a disrespectful platonic relationship of some kind.
Sales of virtue door to door adultwares 😮I can’t imagine what the products are that would work for and who would have the guts to do it. I am picturing Ann summers type products but maybe I am completely wrong and it’s contraceptives to reduce the growing number of children in orphanages.
I don’t like Donkatsu and Lovely runner remain on the list.
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2 9TailedVixen Loves Hanging Upside Down
March 22, 2024 at 1:33 AM
The key word here is "hopefully":
Looking forward to BLOOD FREE. Hopefully it will be as thought-provoking and entertaining as we'd expect from the Ji-Hoon Oppa and Hyo-Joo Unnie.
Getting super excited about PARASYTE: THE GREY. I've finished the anime and it was bonkers! Hopefully the K-Drama adaptation will do it justice.
The new LOVELY RUNNER posters look so gorgeous. Hopefully the drama will live up to the promising plotline.
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3 Seon-ha
March 22, 2024 at 4:22 AM
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4 The Kdrama Enthusiast
March 22, 2024 at 4:31 AM
The only one of these I'm not at all interested in is My Lovely Runner. I like both leads but the drama feels very been there, done that and I just cannot.
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5 jillian
March 22, 2024 at 4:42 AM
Counting down for Blood Free.
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6 Blue (@mayhemf)
March 22, 2024 at 5:34 AM
That poster of Blood free! Love these two actors. Can’t wait.
Hoping it’s on Hulu US 🙏🏽, else dark side it is.
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7 Gikata
March 22, 2024 at 8:03 AM
1 - what a weird visual pairing, honestly. I love LYY and L isn't that bad actually, but together... idk, can't see it. Premise doesn't sound hopeful either.
2 - I'll wait until reviews are out. Cast is dream come true, but something is off with synopsis, can't pinpoint what exactly...
5 - same as above.
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8 zindigo
March 22, 2024 at 9:10 AM
1 - Although I didn't watch Numbers, I thought Myung-Soo was totes adorbs in Meow the Secret Boy. Those dimples... oof! I might give this one a try.
3 - Hmmm.... the addition of Kim Sun-Young is making this more appealing than when it was originally announced. I just love her!
6 - Just release it already!! Enough of the gorgeous marketing torture 😜
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9 OldLawyer
March 22, 2024 at 6:45 PM
SALES OF VIRTUE mayor may not really be workable: It works as comedy but only if you understand that the humor has to be on the suggestive and bawdy side- which many K-drama executives would shy away from. It would just go flat if they water it down.
I am not familiar with the webtoon that TREAT ME CARELESSLY is based upon. It could be good but I may need more information.
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