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

News bites: May 28, 2025

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• Kicking off a feast of posters today, tvN dished out a character set for Head Over Heels, showcasing leads Jo Yi-hyun (The Matchmakers), Choo Young-woo (The Trauma Code – Heroes on Call), and Chu Ja-hyun (Unmasked). With our shaman heroine determined to rescue her first love from foreseen doom, the fantasy romance and webtoon adaptation will be launching its tale on June 23. [News1]

• SBS has confirmed casting for a farmer Ahn Hyo-seop (A Time Called You) and home shopping show host Chae Won-bin (Who Is She) for the new rom-com Sold Out Again Today (previously translated as Sold Out Today Too). Expected to release sometime in 2026, production for the series has PD Ahn Jong-yeon (Seoul Busters) directing with writing by Jin Seung-hee. [SBS]

• The storybook promos continue on KBS with the latest posters for The First Night With the Duke, where our befuddled hero Taecyeon (Heartbeat) falls for the wrong Cinderella, Seohyun (Song of the Bandits). Adapted from the popular webnovel by the same title, we’ll be following our accidental heroine into the pages of her favorite fiction when the fantasy romance airs on June 11. [Newsen]
• TVING’s I Am a Running Mate (previously Running Mate) delivered a fresh poster and teaser combo, resuming preparations after the youth series’ postponement back in March. Starring Yoon Hyun-soo (Chief Detective 1958), Lee Jung-shik (Tracer) and Choi Woo-sung (Chief Detective 1958) among others in our ensemble cast, the campaign for student council elections will begin next month on June 19. [Osen]

• ENA dropped their first poster for Salon de Holmes, partnering Lee Shi-young (Sweet Home 3), Jung Young-joo (When the Stars Gossip), Dasom (Serendipity’s Embrace), and Nam Ki-ae (Blood Free) to become our story’s neighborhood sleuths. The mystery comedy is slated to premiere on June 16, following Tastefully Yours in the Monday-Tuesday slot. [Osen]
• A course of character posters have come out for SBS’s Our Movie as well, setting the melodrama mood with Namgoong Min (My Dearest) and Jeon Yeo-bin (A Time Called You), in addition to Seo Hyun-woo (The Fiery Priest 2), Lee Seol (Between Him and Her), and Seo Yi-seo (Resident Playbook). The series will be broadcasting on weekends, starting June 13 in two more weeks. [Newsen]

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