News bites: April 28, 2025 » Dramabeans Korean drama recaps

News bites: April 28, 2025

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Jung Kyung-ho, So Joo-yeon

• After offering his legal services to MBC’s Oh My Ghost Clients in May, Jung Kyung-ho (Crash Course in Romance) will next be transferring to the public sector as a judge-turned-lawyer, working alongside fellow attorney So Joo-yeon (Our Chocolate Moments) in tvN’s new comedy Pro Bono. Aiming to broadcast later this year, the series has PD Kim Sung-yoon (The Sound of Magic, Itaewon Class) directing with scripts by real-life former judge Moon Yoo-seok (The Devil Judge, Miss Hammurabi). [10 Asia]

• LG’s U+ Mobile TV is lining up a new rom-com called Love Phobia (transliterated title), with Yeonwoo (The Tale of Lady Ok) and Jo Yoon-seo (Welcome to Samdal-ri) becoming co-CEOs of an AI dating app. But they themselves will of course get tangled in love, along with fraternal twin brothers, Kim Hyun-jin (Crushology 101) and Choi Byung-chan (Business Proposal). With production led by PD Wang Hye-ryung (Seasons of Blossom) and writer Lee Se-ryung (Please, Summer), the drama is expected to launch in June. [Osen (1), (2)]
• TVING is finally making headway on the crime-action Shark – The Storm, coming out with the first posters of our returning hero Kim Min-seok (Mr. Plankton) and the new baddie in town Lee Hyun-wook (The Queen Who Crowns). Clocking a runtime of six episodes, the webtoon adaptation is a sequel to TVING’s 2021 film Shark – The Beginning and will be coming to our screens on May 15. [Osen]

• Speaking of adaptations, Han Ji-eun (Study Group) is said to be reviewing an offer to join The Boy in the Last Row, which is based on the Spanish play El chico de la última fila by Juan Mayorga. Starring a talented ensemble including Choi Min-shik (Big Bet, Exhuma) and Choi Hyun-wook (My Dearest Nemesis), the series is helmed by PD Kim Gyu-tae (The Trunk, Our Blues) with writing by Jang Myung-woo (My Mother the Mermaid). [Xports News]
• In the meantime, KBS’s next family drama Splendid Days has reportedly completed their first script reading, with Lee Tae-ran (Delightfully Deceitful) and Yoon Hyun-min (Bora! Deborah) joining the lineup as our second leads. Headlined by Jung Il-woo (Good Job) and Jung In-sun (DNA Lover), the weekender is slated to follow For Eagle Brothers in August. [Newsen (1), (2)]
• On ENA, new character posters have been plated and served for Tastefully Yours, delighting the taste buds of the rom-com’s main cast: Kang Haneul (Squid Game 2), Go Min-shi (The Frog), Kim Shin-rok (Undercover High School), and Yoo Soo-bin (Weak Hero Class 2). Premiering in the Monday-Tuesday slot next month, we’ll be tying on our aprons to begin cooking on May 12. [Sports Donga]

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