News bites: April 27, 2023

Im Shi-wan (Summer Strike) is considering a new drama, which curiously has the same title as the film Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon in Korean. Taking place in dramaland’s new favorite era, the 1980s, the suspense story will be set around a high school in the South Chungcheong province. Still in the planning stages, PD Lee Myung-woo (One Ordinary Day, The Fiery Priest) is attached to direct. [JTBC]

The first poster has arrived for Wavve’s Park Ha-kyung’s Travels, giving us the ticket to our melancholy heroine’s journey. Starring Lee Na-young (Romance Is a Bonus Book) in the title role, the melodrama is slated to premiere on May 24 with production led by the Samjin Company English Class team, writer Sohn Mi and filmmaker Lee Jong-pil. [News1]
Stills from the first script reading were released for the new youth drama Cheongdam International High School, lining up a fresh-faced cast of Lee Eun-saem (Cheer Up), Red Velvet’s Yeri, Lee Jong-hyuk (Cheer Up), and Yoo Jung-hoo among others. Launching next month on May 31, the series will be available to stream on Wavve and Netflix. [Xports News]

Park Joo-hyun (The Forbidden Marriage) is in talks for a new coming-of-age drama called Reporter’s Notebook (roughly translated). If she accepts, Park will be playing a rookie reporter, who failed the qualifying exam five times before finally passing on her sixth try. The story then follows her growth as she starts work at a high-ranking news company. [Star News]
Kim Dong-joon (More Than Friends) announced his first post-army project, joining Choi Su-jong (My Only One) and Ji Seung-hyun (Curtain Call) in KBS’s upcoming sageuk The Goryeo-Khitan War. Kim will be playing the revered King Hyun-jong, who was the eighth ruler of Goryeo and had a very interesting parentage. [KBS]

A new poster and video teaser have been released for Disney+’s Race, featuring our office foursome: Lee Yeon-hee (Welcome to Wedding Hell), Hong Jong-hyun (Stock Struck), Moon Sori (Queenmaker), and Yunho (Meloholic). With directing by PD Lee Dong-yoon (Sunbae, Don’t Put on that Lipstick) and scripts by Kim Ru-ri (Hyena), the workplace drama will be clocking us in on May 10. [News]
The first script reading stills have come out for JTBC’s King the Land, showcasing the main cast led by Junho (The Red Sleeve Cuff) and Yoon-ah (Big Mouth). Also starring Go Won-hee (Love to Hate You), Kim Ga-eun (Under the Queen’s Umbrella), Ahn Se-ha (The Heavenly Idol), and Kim Jae-won (Stealer: The Treasure Keeper), the rom-com will be coming to our screens this June. [News1]

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