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News bites: June 13, 2024
by tccolb
Na In-woo, Lee Se-young
- Lee Se-young (The Story of Park’s Marriage Contract) and Na In-woo (Marry My Husband) are becoming reunited first loves, confirming casting for MBC’s new romance Motel California. Based on a novel called Home, Bitter Home, the drama’s title refers to the motel run by Lee’s father, where she was raised. Aiming to broadcast in 2025, the series is being penned by Lee Seo-yoon (365 – Repeat the Year) with PD Jang Jun-ho (The Game – Towards Zero) and PD Kim Hyung-min (Love Scene Number) co-directing. [MBC]
- Casting continues for writer Noh Hee-kyung’s (Our Blues) new period series, which finally has a working title: Show Business. With an offer now out to Seolhyun (Summer Strike), she’ll potentially to be joining Song Hye-gyo (The Glory) and Gong Yoo (The Silent Sea) who are still in talks. Directed by PD Lee Yoon-jung (Summer Strike), the story will be exploring the emerging music industry in the aftermath of the Korean War. [Xports News]
- In the meantime, MBC is gearing up for I Don’t Like Donkatsu’s upcoming release, delivering a new poster of our crying village head Jung Sang-hoon (Twinkling Watermelon). Feeling indignant to be told by others to tie up his “chili pepper” when it isn’t even theirs, we’ll be following his vasectomy journey when the short comedy unfolds on July 5. [MBC]
- Disney+ came out with a new poster for the action-melo Red Swan, where Kim Haneul (Nothing Uncovered) and Rain (Ghost Doctor) wrestle with their conflicting feelings, unable to pursue love but unable to stay away. With production led by PD Park Hong-kyoon (Hwayugi) and writer Choi Yoon-jung, episodes will be dropping two a week on Wednesdays, starting July 3. [Herald Pop]
- In cameo news, Song Joong-ki (Reborn Rich) is set to make a special appearance on Netflix’s Japanese drama Romantics Anonymous, starring Oguri Shun (The 13 Lords of the Shogun) and Han Hyo-joo (Blood Free). Kwon Yuri (Good Job), on the other hand, will be featured in a cameo on JTBC’s The Art of Negotiation, which stars Lee Je-hoon (Chief Inspector 1958) and Kim Dae-myung (Hospital Playlist). [MBC, Star News]
- Adding to our poster party this week, tvN’s newest puts the spotlight on our odd-couple duo as Shin Ha-kyun (Evilive) and Lee Jung-ha (Moving) learn to work together in The Auditors. United by the goal of cleaning out the corrupted corporate rats, the office comedy will be beginning their audit investigations on July 6 in the weekend slot. [News1]
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