Intro for October 22, 2026

Dear Gossips,

Over the last couple of years, almost a years in truth, the appeal of Korean dramas has actually extended well beyond its home borders, with a growing international reach that followed along the course of its popular song equivalent. Over the last numerous months, perhaps even longer, there’s been some discussion about whether the K-drama momentum has actually slowed, or perhaps stalled. In 2026, it appears like Chinese dramas have actually been buzzier, even amongst native Korean audiences. Pursuit of Jade, an outfit drama, previously this year broke through in Korea along with worldwide, and we saw the exact same thing take place just recently with The Early Springboth Netflix titles.

We might be ending the year on a high note for K-dramas however due to the fact that among the most extremely expected series lastly has brand-new crucial art and a release date: December 11.

Tantarapreviously entitled Gradually and Intensely, about the Korean galaxy, stars 2 of the greatest and most long-lasting stars to come out of the Korean show business– Song Hye-kyo and Gong Yoo. If you require a rough, inexact equivalent, it’s generally the Angelina Jolie and George Clooney and/or Leonardo DiCaprio of Korea. Both have actually been progressively more selective about their jobs, this is a mega pairing for K-drama fans worldwide.

What’s likewise significant is that at a time when K-dramas have actually been getting much shorter and more condensed, moving from what utilized to be the basic 16 episodes to 12 and even 10 and in some cases less, Tantara is allegedly 22 episodes. I have not seen a main verification about the length however the number 22 is appearing all over which would support the report that the spending plan for Tantara was 80 billion won, or about $60 million USD. This is a job with a monetary scale to match its imaginative aspiration. I’m so curious to see what the release schedule will be– if Tantara will follow the basic Korean format of 2 episodes a week, or if it’ll be divided into 2 sectors, or if we’ll get it simultaneously. As the kids state, I am sat. I enjoy Song Hye-kyo. I LOOOOOVE Gong Yoo. And, coincidentally, Tantara is coming generally on the 10^th anniversary of among Gong Yoo’s the majority of precious dramas, Goblinamong a handful of K-dramas that specified this last years of the Korean tv boom. It’s fascinating that he’s now starring in a series that is a throwback to the roots of contemporary Korean pop culture. I can not await this press trip.

Take a look at this court card!

Yours in chatter,

Lainey