https://www.scmp.com/rss/522450/feed Cha Kang-yoon is a rising South Korean actor who debuted in 2024 with "The Midnight Romance in Hagwon." He is currently featuring as Pyo Ji-ho in the K-drama "Head Over Heels," portraying a loyal and charming classmate. His recent work also includes roles in "The Art of Negotiation" as an M&A team member and "Resident Playbook" as an intern, showcasing his versatile acting range. Studying at Seoul Institute of the Arts, he is recognised for bringing warmth and a playful demeanour to his... en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Pierce Conran Pierce Conran The latest round of casting news hints at a diverse slate of K-dramas on the horizon, including a real-life story of South Korea’s first female detective, a high school exam cheating thriller, a recasting for the follow-up to a hit legal thriller and a star-driven romantic drama. Read on to find out more. 1. Detective Park Mi-ok Writer Chung Seo-kyung and director Kim Hee-won, the duo responsible for Little Women and Tempest, are set to return with the investigative thriller Detective Park... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3331880/k-drama-casting-news-about-kim-ji-won-kim-so-hyun-cha-kang-yoon-and-more?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3331880/k-drama-casting-news-about-kim-ji-won-kim-so-hyun-cha-kang-yoon-and-more?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 08 Nov 2025 11:15:14 +0000 Pierce Conran Pierce Conran Lead cast: Ryu Seung-ryong, Myung Se-bin, Cha Kang-yoon Latest Nielsen rating: 3.5 per cent If the American dream is a suburban home with a white picket fence, the Korean one is a Seoul apartment and an executive title at a big company. The new workplace K-drama The Dream Life of Mr Kim seems to confirm this, not least because it is based on a webtoon straightforwardly called “The Story of Manager Kim, Who Owns His Home and Works for a Large Company in Seoul”. This so-called dream life belongs... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3330725/netflix-k-drama-dream-life-mr-kim-ryu-seung-ryong-stars-workplace-satire?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3330725/netflix-k-drama-dream-life-mr-kim-ryu-seung-ryong-stars-workplace-satire?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 29 Oct 2025 07:15:11 +0000 Pierce Conran Pierce Conran Lead cast: Go Hyun-jung, Jang Dong-yoon Latest Nielsen rating: 6.9 per cent Go Hyun-jung (Mask Girl) is back as the titular character of Queen Mantis, a new show about serial killers and dark family secrets. While this is an official remake of the French series La Mante, viewers are more likely to be reminded of the big-screen classic The Silence of the Lambs, to which both are heavily indebted. Go plays Jung Yi-shin, a woman who terrorised South Korea 25 years ago after she embarked on a... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3324884/netflix-k-drama-queen-mantis-go-hyun-jung-silence-lambs-serial-killer-drama?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3324884/netflix-k-drama-queen-mantis-go-hyun-jung-silence-lambs-serial-killer-drama?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 09 Sep 2025 11:45:08 +0000 Pierce Conran Pierce Conran This article contains spoilers. 2/5 stars Lead cast: Cho Yi-hyun, Choo Young-woo, Cha Kang-yoon, Choo Ja-hyun Latest Nielsen rating: 4.9 per cent Teenage shaman Park Seong-ah (Cho Yi-hyun, All of Us Are Dead) has been taking care of her cursed and devilishly handsome classmate Bae Gyeon-woo (Choo Young-woo, The Tale of Lady Ok), first from the shadows and steadily out in the open, since the beginning of the supernatural romantic comedy Head Over Heels. In the show’s final few episodes, the... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3320150/prime-video-k-drama-head-over-heels-review-supernatural-romcom-fails-satisfy?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3320150/prime-video-k-drama-head-over-heels-review-supernatural-romcom-fails-satisfy?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 30 Jul 2025 15:15:08 +0000 Pierce Conran Pierce Conran This article contains spoilers. 3/5 stars Lead cast: Jung Kyung-ho, Seol In-ah, Cha Hak-yeon, Tang Joon-sang Latest Nielsen rating: 4.2 per cent In the socially aware legal comedy-drama Oh My Ghost Clients, struggling labour rights lawyer Roh Moo-jin (Jung Kyung-ho, Hospital Playlist) finally gets to put his legal degree to work after gaining the ability to see ghosts who harbour resentment about their terrible workplace experiences. Over five weeks and 10 episodes, director Yim Soon-rye (Little... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3316347/k-drama-oh-my-ghost-clients-review-middling-supernatural-k-drama-jung-kyung-ho?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3316347/k-drama-oh-my-ghost-clients-review-middling-supernatural-k-drama-jung-kyung-ho?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 30 Jun 2025 11:15:08 +0000 Pierce Conran Pierce Conran Lead cast: Cho Yi-hyun, Choo Young-woo Latest Nielsen rating: 4.4 per cent A high school girl moonlights as a popular shaman in the supernatural-tinged romantic comedy Head Over Heels, starring Cho Yi-hyun (All of Us Are Dead) and Choo Young-woo (The Tale of Lady Ok). In this adaptation of the webtoon Gyeon-woo and the Fairy – which remains the Korean title of the series – Cho plays the bubbly Park Sung-a, who has managed to keep her school and shamanic worlds separate until Bae Gyeon-woo... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3315949/prime-video-k-drama-head-over-heels-choo-young-woo-new-romcom-bad-start?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3315949/prime-video-k-drama-head-over-heels-choo-young-woo-new-romcom-bad-start?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 26 Jun 2025 11:45:08 +0000