It’s a news and drama-filled episode this month! We go over some stories from the industry and then dive straight into upcoming dramas.
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Time Stamps:
NEWS
00:04:05 Mobile TV – Wavve, Kakao etc
Kakao TV launches this month, takes on Netflix
00:23:28 How the pandemic has affected Korean film releases and schedule
00:29:23 Watch the trailer for Minari and sob with us
00:29:54 Lee Min-ho cast in Min-Jin Lee’s Pachinko
00:33:30 Refresh Daemon’s final K-drama bracket, predictably won by a LMH drama
00:36:36 Pop stars vs. politics: BTS upsets Chinese fans
UPCOMING DRAMAS
00:40:37 Birthcare Centre
00:44:49 Please Don’t Meet Him
00:50:20 Live On
00:53:57 True Beauty
01:05:29 The Uncanny Counter (aka Amazing Rumour)
01:10:24 to 01:11:03 *SPOILER* for I Remember You
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Dramas Over Flowers 
I love Pachinko, this news knocked me down because the idea of a TV adaptation is so exciting! I looked it up, and Lee Min-ho has been cast as Hansu, which… will certainly be a turn for him? I wonder if he can do justice to the character? I won’t reveal anything for those who haven’t read the book, but Hansu is complicated, the kind of character you could debate on for hours and never successfully reach a conclusion about. The fact that Min-jin Lee managed to make him sympathetic at all just demonstrates what an incredible talent she is.
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Oh wow, Hansu?! I am… very surprised by this. I always pictured him being played by someone older. And incredibly suave and charismatic. You’re right about how there’s a lot going on under the surface with Hansu. I’m not convinced LMH can pull that off.
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I imagine Hansu older as well – he’s already a full adult at the beginning of the story, when Sunja is just a young girl. Maybe a Shin Ha-kyun or even Kim Byung-chul type would be good? Someone with far, far more gravitas, and the potential to play skeevy really well.
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I am so excited for True Beauty! I’ve watched the first two episodes of True Beauty. The casting, the trio’s chemistry is 10 out of 10!
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