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South Korean actor Lee Jung-jae shot to a global level of fame after the success of Squid Game. The drama, which is touted as a commentary on the class divide and social politics, has two seasons so far. Season three of Squid Game is slated to premiere in June 2025. However, Lee Jung-jae is making headlines for a new project in the works. It is a romantic drama nonetheless!

Is Lee Jung-jae starring in a new romantic drama?

As reported by Allkpop, Lee Jung-jae will be seen opposite actress Lim Ji-yeon in a new romantic drama by tvN. Titled Mean Love, the drama follows Im Hyun-jun, an established actor known for his detective roles. His popularity as a detective is such that one of his characters, Kang Pil-gu has become a household name. He grows frustrated by the typecast and seeks to break out of the image.

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After launching into the overcrowded streaming industry, Apple TV+ has surprised everyone by giving the audience one brilliant series after another and most of the original shows by Apple TV+ are of the sci-fi genre. From the brilliant For All Mankind, which came out in the early days of Apple TV+ to its most recent sci-fi series Dark Matter, these Apple TV+ shows have garnered a huge amount of fan base. So, we thought of compiling a list of the best sci-fi you can watch on Apple TV+ right now.

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For All Mankind is an alternate history sci-fi drama series created by Ronald D. Moore, Matt Wolpert, and Ben Nedivi. The Apple TV+ series is set in an alternate history where the United States lost the global space race and it also...

Kim Soo-hyun has starred in 15 k-dramas and 6 Korean movies, showcasing his immense talent and versatility in various genres. His standout performances in series like "It's Okay To Not Be Okay" and "My Love From The Star" have garnered critical acclaim and widespread popularity. Fans of Kim Soo-hyun should not miss his latest series "Queen of Tears," which has broken records and become a top favorite on Netflix worldwide.

In 2007, Korean actor Kim Soo-hyun appeared in his first k-drama, entitled Kimchi Cheese Smile, and in the intervening years, he has become one of the highest-paid actors in South Korea, with a filmography brimming with amazing series, eight of which are his absolute best. Before he became a k-drama star, Kim Soo-hyun was born and raised in the Gangnam district of Seoul, South Korea. During his school years, he took acting classes with his mother's support, and in 2007, finally earned his first role,...

Love at first sight is a classic trope in K-dramas, often portrayed through slow-motion shots as the characters see each other for the first time. K-dramas excel at reinventing familiar tropes, giving them a fresh and exciting twist that keeps audiences engaged. The first meeting scenes in K-dramas not only capture the instant attraction between the characters but also set the tone for their relationship and conflicts.

Many scenes in K-dramas have depicted love at first sight. A popular trope within the romance genre, love at first sight in a K-drama often begins with a slow-motion shot of the characters seeing each other for the first time. Whether one or both of the leads fall in love, this trope is always a classic that almost always leads to entertaining results.

K-dramas are no strangers to tropes; from enemies-to-lovers to fake dating, romance K-dramas don't shy away from clichés. A lot...

"I think the director's thoughts, feelings, colors, and smells exist in every scene." There's a new "Director's Vision" featurette out for their sci-fi thriller series Dr. Brain, which is already playing now on Apple TV+. It spends time with acclaimed Korean filmmaker Kim Jee-woon discussing working on this. Dr. Brain is an emotional journey following a brain scientist who's obsessive about figuring out new technologies to access the consciousness and memories of the brain. His life goes sideways when his family falls victim to a mysterious accident, and he uses his skills to access memories from his wife's brain to piece together the mystery of what actually happened to his family and why. The series stars Lee Sun-kyun, Lee You-young, Park Hee-soon, Seo Ji-hye, & Lee Jae-won. I'm already a big fan of ...

There’s a certain kind of medical hubris that runs through some fictional doctors. Whether driven by desperation or an overabundance of confidence, there comes a time when an unproven technology or serum or technique needs to be proven. And wouldn’t you know it: The only one brave (or delusional) enough to test it out is the person who came up with it in the first place.

That rubicon gets crossed awfully early in “Dr. Brain,” the newest Apple TV+ drama premiering this week. Lee Sun-kyun stars as Dr. Sewon Koh, a neurologist who’s been throwing himself into his life’s work, particularly after the latest in an ever-growing line of family tragedies. His chief invention? A machine that can transfer memories and consciousness from a dead brain to a living one.

Before long, the death of a man he’s never met and the arrival of some...

Kim Jee-woon. The name itself comes with a whole bag of expectations. Even if his last output “Illang: The Wolf Brigade” did not live up to them, fans have nonetheless been looking forward to how he moves on from that. Never one to shy away from experimenting in different genres, Kim has now taken up the challenge of trying a new format as he makes the leap to television with his first series “Dr. Brain” for Apple TV+.

Synopsis

When Lee Se-won was a child, his mother died in a hit and run accident. He decided afterwards to become a brain scientist. He is a genius and remembers everything he sees. 20 years after his mother’s death, Lee Se-won has become a famous Ph.D scientist in the brain science field. One day, a mysterious person contacts him and asks him to extract information from the brain of a man who committed suicide.

“Dr. Brain,” a new six-episode Korean-language Apple Original series directed and executive produced by visionary filmmaker Kim Jee-woon, is set to premiere globally on Thursday, November 4 on Apple TV+. Based on the popular Korean webtoon of the same name by Hongjacga, “Dr. Brain” marks the first Korean-Language series to debut on Apple TV+. The sci-fi drama series will premiere with the first episode, followed by one new episode weekly through December 10, 2021. Here’s the official trailer:

The series follows a brilliant brain scientist Sewon (Lee Sun-kyun) who suffers a horrific personal tragedy when his family falls victim to a mysterious accident. Desperate to uncover what happened, he goes to extraordinary lengths to solve the tragic mystery by conducting “brain syncs” with the dead to access their memories for clues.

“Dr. Brain” stars Lee Sun-kyun, best known to global audiences for his supporting role in the Academy Award-winning film “Parasite.” The series also stars Lee You-young,...

Netflix debuted a first look at “Inventing Anna,” Shonda Rhimes’ new limited series set to premiere in 2022.

Inspired by Jessica Pressler’s New York Magazine article “How Anna Delvey Tricked New York’s Party People,” the series follows Vivian Kent (Anna Chlumsky), a journalist investigating the case of Anna Delvey (Julia Garner), the German heiress and Instagram celebrity who broke into New York’s social scene to make friends and then steal their money. As Vivian questions whether Anna is anything more than a con woman, the two begin to develop a love-hate bond. Arian Moayed, Katie Lowes, Alexis Floyd, Anders Holm , Anna Deavere Smith, Jeff Perry, Terry Kinney and Laverne Cox also star.

The first look photos show Anna at both high and low points — enjoying herself while dressed in designer fashion and being visited by Vivian in jail.

Rhimes serves as creator and showrunner. Writers include Matt Byrne,...

Apple TV+’s Korean thriller Dr. Brain is set to premiere on Nov. 4 and Deadline has your first look at the series’ trailer above. Forthcoming episodes will be released weekly through Dec. 10.

Dr. Brain, based on the popular Korean webtoon of the same name by Hongjacga, follows the brilliant brain scientist Sewon (Lee Sun-kyun) who suffers a horrific personal tragedy when his family falls victim to a mysterious accident. Desperate to uncover what happened, he goes to extraordinary lengths to solve the tragic mystery by conducting “brain syncs” with the dead to access their memories for clues.

Lee Sun-kyun is best known for his portrayal of patriarch Park Dong-ik in the 2019 hit film Parasite from Bong Joon-ho. Series costars include The series also stars Lee You-young, Park Hee-soon, Seo Ji-hye, and Lee Jae-won.

The six-episode series—the first Korean language series from Apple TV+— is executive produced, written, and directed by Kim Jee-woon.

Apple TV+ has set a premiere date and released a trailer for Dr. Brain, the streaming service’s first Korean-language series.

Based on a Korean webtoon, the live-action sci-fi thriller follows Sewon (played by Parasite‘s Lee Sun-kyun), a brilliant brain scientist who suffers a horrific personal tragedy when his family falls victim to a mysterious accident. Desperate to uncover what happened, Sewon goes to extraordinary lengths to solve the tragic mystery by conducting “brain syncs” with the dead, to access their memories for clues.

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Kim Jee-woon is set to make his return since 2018’s lacklustre “Illang: The Wolf Brigade“, although it is not quite as one might expect. The hitmaker is not making a feature film at the moment and is instead going the Park Chan-wook way by finally making his debut on the small screen. His latest project, “Dr. Brain”, is confirmed to air on Apple TV+ by the end of this year.

“Dr. Brain” is Apple TV Plus’s first original Korean drama, a science-fiction thriller based on a webtoon, and is described as a medical mystery thriller about what a genius brain scientist goes through while accessing the brain of a dead person. Lee Sun-kyun, who international audience will now be very familiar with thanks to “Parasite”, plays the leading role, and he is joined by Teo Yoo (“Vertigo”), Lee Yoo-young (“Grass”) and Seo Ji-hye (“Rampant”).

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A Merry Zombie Xmas

December 24, 2020 – January 7, 2021

In a world where the 3 Bs are edging towards massive mainstream success, and an age when all things “K” are synonymous with “crazy, sexy, cool”, another phenomenon has been going viral and global: the zombie movie “made in Korea”.

Filmmakers from the peninsula have injected new life in the undead genre, bringing both a bit of a Midas and Lazarus touch to a mythology that has been exploited almost to death. Original storylines spanning wildly diverse settings, from the Joseon era to our troubled times and even dark Mad Max-style dystopian futures, in-depth character development, and a clear-eyed look at today’s societal fears have raised the biters back from the realm of putrid pop fiction.

As the holiday season approaches, it’s time to celebrate the reinvigorated genre, powered by the...