News bites: June 3, 2025

5 June 3, 2025June 8, 2025

by tccolb

Channel A is starting up their drama time slot once again, easing back into the weekend groove with the slice-of-life romance My Lovely Journey (previously I’ll Take the Trip for You) in August. Though I can’t help but grumble at yet another lovely title, I won’t say no to a summer with Kim Jae-young (The Judge From Hell) in the latest posters. Also starring Gong Seung-yeon (Karma) and Yoo Joon-sang (The Uncanny Counter 2: Counter Punch), the novel adaptation has PD Kang Sol (Show Window: The Queen’s House) and writer Jung Hwe-hyun (Radiant Office) leading production. [MBC]

In the meantime, SBS will be taking us down melancholy lane with Namgoong Min (My Dearest) and Jeon Yeo-bin (A Time Called You) as our tragedy-bound pair in the upcoming Our Movie. Telling a tale about endings that are also beginnings – as stated in one of the new posters’ tagline – the melodrama will soon be unfolding on weekends, following The Haunted Palace, on June 13 next week. [SBS]
A new rom-com called Who Are You is in the works, which has offers out to Cha Joo-young (The Queen Who Crowns) and super busy bee Lee Jun-young (Pump Up the Healthy Love). With the former up to play a top star and daughter of a presidential candidate, shenanigans will presumably ensue when she meets Lee’s character – a black ops agent suffering from amnesia. With PD Myung Hyun-woo (Check In Hanyang) attached to direct, the 12-episode series is planning to release in 2026. [Hankook Ilbo, Osen]

New stills have dropped on KBS for First Night With the Duke, sparking love between leading man Taecyeon (Heartbeat) and our not-supposed-to-be-heroine Seohyun (Song of the Bandits). With the story based on a popular webnovel by the same title, the fantasy romance follows Pump Up the Healthy Love in the Wednesday-Thursday slot, premiering on June 11. [MBC]
Netflix came out with another bundle of stills for Mercy for None, showcasing our revenge-seeking hero So Ji-sub (Doctor Lawyer) along with Heo Jun-ho (Buried Hearts), Gong Myung (Second Shot at Love), and Choo Young-woo (The Trauma Code – Heroes on Call) among others in the shadowy ensemble cast. Directed by PD Choi Sung-eun with scripts by Yoo Ki-sung, the action-noir and webtoon adaptation will be launching this week on June 6. [Star News]

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1 Kurama

June 3, 2025 at 1:19 PM

1) I loved Radiant Office!

2) Waiting for it since Mathusalem.

3) 2026 is way too far to think about this drama.

4) I have no confidence in the actors neither the plot...

5) The casting is pretty great!

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I'll Take a Trip for You has been on my watchlist forever (announced in 2023) because Yoo Joon-sang is in it. Thus, I will watch but co-star Kim Jae Young is NOT a favorite of mine, so the plot will need to be awesome to keep me watching.

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3 aznative

June 3, 2025 at 6:49 PM

Thank you @tccolb for the updates. 👍

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tccolb

June 4, 2025 at 10:32 AM

❤️

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4 Unaspirated

June 4, 2025 at 1:47 PM

*sigh* Another "lovely"? With a perfectly good title before? So disappointing. Hopefully that will be the most disappointing thing about this drama though. Love the cast and that blue sweater in the first pic hahaha!

Mercy for None also seems to have a great cast - might have to slot it in once I finish my current anytime-drama.