News bites: May 29, 2025 » Dramabeans Korean drama recaps

News bites: May 29, 2025

by tccolb

• Netflix announced production for the suspense drama Notes from the Last Row (previously The Boy in the Last Row), showcasing our leads – Choi Min-shik (Big Bet, Exhuma), Choi Hyun-wook (My Dearest Nemesis), Heo Jun-ho (Buried Hearts), Kim Yun-jin (Money Heist Korea – Joint Economic Area), and Jin Kyung (The Story of Park’s Marriage Contract) – in the first script reading stills. The remake is based on the Spanish play El chico de la última fila by Juan Mayorga, and has PD Kim Gyu-tae (The Trunk, Our Blues) at the helm with writing by Jang Myung-woo (My Mother the Mermaid). [Osen]

• On tvN, new stills have dropped for Bon Appetit, Your Majesty (previously The Tyrant’s Chef), giving us our first peek at present day chef Yoon-ah (King the Land) and Joseon king Lee Chae-min (Crushology 101) in this webnovel-adaptation. Crossing over 500 years to journey into Korea’s past, the timeslip adventure will be launching later this year, with PD Jang Tae-yoo (Knight Flower) and writer HapJak guiding the fantasy romance. [Osen]

• Casting news continues on SBS’s Sold Out Again Today, with Kim Bum (Tale of the Nine Tailed 1938) becoming an executive director of a skin care brand, joining Ahn Hyo-seop (A Time Called You) and Chae Won-bin (Who Is She) in the lineup. Slated to broadcast sometime next year, the rom-com has PD Ahn Jong-yeon (Seoul Busters) directing with Jin Seung-hee penning the scripts. [SBS]
• Lee Hyun-wook (Shark – The Storm) and Lee Kwang-soo (The Divorce Insurance) have reportedly been cast in the upcoming crime-thriller Gold Land. With the former playing Park Bo-young‘s (Our Unwritten Seoul) debt-ridden boyfriend and the latter a gangster boss to Kim Sung-chul (Hellbound 2), the series is said to be holding its script reading today on May 29 and will begin filming in the first week of June. [Star News (1), (2)]
• Speaking of which, tvN’s Love, Take Two (previously First, for Love) released stills from their first script reading as well, introducing us to the romance’s main cast. Starring Yeom Jung-ah (No Way Out – The Roulette), Park Hae-joon (When Life Gives You Tangerines), Choi Yoon-ji (Resident Playbook), and Minkyu (Missing Crown Prince) among other talents, the comedy and family drama is expected to air in August, following Head Over Heels in the Monday-Tuesday slot. [Osen]

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