https://www.scmp.com/rss/524459/feed The latest news and updates on Lee Jong-suk, known for his prominent career in the K-drama industry, he began as a runway model in 2005, becoming the youngest male to participate in Seoul Fashion Week. He transitioned to acting, achieving breakthrough success with "School 2013" and starring in hit series like "I Can Hear Your Voice," "Pinocchio," "W," and "Big Mouth." His versatile performances have earned him numerous accolades, including Grand Prizes. Returning to the screen in the legal drama... en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Pierce Conran Pierce Conran Several busy stars have been linked to coming projects in this week’s round-up of K-drama casting news, including a sports comedy, a time-travel political drama and a pair of thrillers. Read on for the latest news. Ma Theresa Following her role in the ENA mystery-thriller Climax alongside Ju Ji-hoon and Ha Ji-won, Nana is being courted for another major drama, having received an offer to lead Ma Theresa. The series will depict the struggles of characters attempting to take back control of a... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3354498/k-drama-casting-news-about-nana-lee-jong-suk-kim-seon-ho-and-more?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3354498/k-drama-casting-news-about-nana-lee-jong-suk-kim-seon-ho-and-more?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 23 May 2026 07:15:04 +0000 Pierce Conran Pierce Conran In the latest round of casting announcements out of the K-drama industry, stars line up to lead connected dramas, characters swap emotions, and a pair of former screen lovers reunite for a new romance. Read on to find out more. Iseop’s Romance/A Casual Lie Lee Jong-suk (Big Mouth) and Lee Joon-hyuk (Love Scout) have been cast to headline separate dramas taking place in the same fictional universe, both drawing from web novels written by Kim Eon-hee. Recently seen in Law and the City and soon to... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3345654/k-drama-casting-news-about-lee-jong-suk-song-kang-kim-so-hyun-and-more?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3345654/k-drama-casting-news-about-lee-jong-suk-song-kang-kim-so-hyun-and-more?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 07 Mar 2026 09:15:08 +0000 Pierce Conran Pierce Conran Many of our favourite K-dramas will be returning to screens with highly anticipated second seasons in 2026, while a raft of exciting new series from a dizzying array of top talent is poised to capture our imaginations during the next 12 months. Here, in reverse order, are the 15 Korean dramas we are the most excited about in 2026. 15. All of Us Are Dead season 2 Lead cast: Park Ji-hu, Yoon Chan-young, Cho Yi-hyun, Lomon This month, the first season of All of Us Are Dead marks its fourth... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3339635/15-most-anticipated-k-drama-series-2026-scandals-show-business?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3339635/15-most-anticipated-k-drama-series-2026-scandals-show-business?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 12 Jan 2026 20:15:08 +0000 Pierce Conran Pierce Conran Love is in the air – and undercover – in this month’s K-drama casting announcements, which find Korea’s top stars circling some novel twists on K-drama standards. Read on to find out more. 1. Nine to Six Park Min-young (Marry My Husband) and Yook Sung-jae of the K-pop outfit BTOB are in talks to lead the coming SBS drama Nine to Six, and representatives have confirmed the discussions. The project is an adaptation of the Chinese series The Rational Life. Park is eyeing the role of Kang Ji-yi, a... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3339270/k-drama-casting-news-about-park-min-young-song-joong-ki-im-si-wan-and-more?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3339270/k-drama-casting-news-about-park-min-young-song-joong-ki-im-si-wan-and-more?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 10 Jan 2026 07:15:08 +0000 Chloe Loung Chloe Loung Hyun Bin, Ji Chang-wook, Park Bo-young and Byeon Woo-seok were among the large contingent of Korean drama heavyweights who lent their star power to this year’s Disney+ Originals Preview event – a showcase of the content planned for the year ahead – at Hong Kong Disneyland on November 13. Five years after launching its Asia-Pacific content initiative, which has produced more than 150 original projects to date, Disney+ is doubling down on its collaboration with top-tier Asian talent, announcing a... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3332732/disney-reveals-what-expect-year-ahead-k-dramas-bts-show-anime-and-more?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3332732/disney-reveals-what-expect-year-ahead-k-dramas-bts-show-anime-and-more?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 14 Nov 2025 03:53:11 +0000 Eugene Yim Eugene Yim After a family trip in the summer to attend a K-pop concert at the O2 in London, I returned to Hong Kong and resolved to step outside my comfort zone by tuning in to watch a Korean drama for the first time. In the 10th episode of Law and the City (starring Lee Jong-suk and Moon Ga-young), junior attorney Cho Chang-won (played by Kang You-seok) grapples with the moral dilemma of defending a perpetrator of school violence. He voices his concerns to his principal, who retorts coolly that lawyers do... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/hong-kong-opinion/article/3329987/k-drama-dilemma-versus-reality-cab-rank-rule-hong-kong-barristers?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/hong-kong-opinion/article/3329987/k-drama-dilemma-versus-reality-cab-rank-rule-hong-kong-barristers?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 23 Oct 2025 01:30:19 +0000 Pierce Conran Pierce Conran 3.5/5 stars Lead cast: Lee Hanee, Bang Hyo-rin, Jin Seon-kyu, Cho Hyun-chul During South Korea’s dark days of the early 1980s, a top star and a principled ingénue tussle with a chauvinistic producer and a stringent censorship system as they set out to make Korea’s first erotic film. That is the premise of Aema, the small-screen debut of Believer director Lee Hae-young. The lively six-part period drama series stars Lee Hanee (The Fiery Priest) and newcomer Bang Hyo-rin. Notably, Aema has... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3322752/netflix-k-drama-aema-review-sex-and-politics-lively-drama-set-1980s-film-industry?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3322752/netflix-k-drama-aema-review-sex-and-politics-lively-drama-set-1980s-film-industry?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 22 Aug 2025 07:00:11 +0000 Pierce Conran Pierce Conran Lead cast: Lee Jin-wook, Jung Chae-yeon Latest Nielsen rating: 8.3 per cent The year 2025 delivers yet another legal K-drama in Beyond the Bar, a by-the-numbers tale of a capable young woman learning to coexist with a smug lawyer at her new law firm that tugs hard on the heartstrings with a collection of sentimental cases. Following Lee Jong-suk in Law and the City and Jung Kyung-ho in Oh My Ghost Clients – to note only the summer’s most recent examples – Lee Jin-wook of Sweet Home and Squid... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3321568/netflix-k-drama-beyond-bar-lee-jin-wook-jung-chae-yeon-lead-cloying-legal-drama?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3321568/netflix-k-drama-beyond-bar-lee-jin-wook-jung-chae-yeon-lead-cloying-legal-drama?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 12 Aug 2025 11:15:08 +0000 Pierce Conran Pierce Conran This article contains mild spoilers. Lead cast: Lee Jong-suk, Moon Ga-young, Kang You-seok Latest Nielsen rating: 5.78 per cent During the otherwise pleasant and routine slice-of-life legal drama Law and the City, one recent moment has stuck out like a sore thumb. At the beginning of the show, landlord Kim Hyung-min (Yeom Hye-ran, When Life Gives You Tangerines) convinced the partners of the four different legal practices renting floors in her building to merge into one large legal group. Ever... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3319998/disney-k-drama-law-and-city-midseason-recap-legal-drama-pleasant-unsurprising?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3319998/disney-k-drama-law-and-city-midseason-recap-legal-drama-pleasant-unsurprising?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 29 Jul 2025 11:45:08 +0000 Pierce Conran Pierce Conran This is shaping up to be an eye-catching year for Moon Ga-young on the small screen. The rising actress, also known as Mun Ka-young, is currently starring opposite Lee Jong-suk in the slice-of-life legal drama Law and the City – already her second K-drama of the year, following My Dearest Nemesis. Moon, who turned 29 this week, was born in Karlsruhe, Germany to South Korean parents who were studying there. She grew up in a trilingual household speaking German, English and Korean. She became a... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3317838/who-moon-ga-young-korean-actress-known-k-dramas-true-beauty-and-law-and-city?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3317838/who-moon-ga-young-korean-actress-known-k-dramas-true-beauty-and-law-and-city?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 11 Jul 2025 20:15:07 +0000 Pierce Conran Pierce Conran Lead cast: Lee Jong-suk, Moon Ga-young Latest Nielsen rating: 5.12 per cent Not seen in a leading role since Big Mouth in 2022, Lee Jong-suk once again plays a lawyer in Law and the City, this time opposite Moon Ga-young (True Beauty). Unlike the larger-than-life excess of his previous show, Lee’s latest is a slice-of-life legal drama about young lawyers balancing a demanding profession with, hopefully, a rewarding personal one. The show’s English title, which references the classic HBO series... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3317329/disney-k-drama-law-and-city-lee-jong-suk-moon-ga-young-slice-life-legal-drama?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3317329/disney-k-drama-law-and-city-lee-jong-suk-moon-ga-young-slice-life-legal-drama?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 08 Jul 2025 09:45:07 +0000