News bites: July 7, 2026
by tccolb
Kim Hye-joon, Kang Haneul
- It’s a busy year for Kim Hye-joon (Cashero) who is now said to be fielding an offer to star in a new medical series on MBC, potentially acting opposite Kang Haneul (Squid Game 3) in Mind Doctor (working title). Production for the webnovel-adaptation is currently in the early stages and is aiming to broadcast sometime next year. [Ilgan Sports, Osen]
- In the meantime, Kim Hye-joon is caught between Kang Hoon (Hunter with a Scalpel) and Cha Woo-min (Spirit Fingers) in tvN’s new poster, kicking off the shipping wars for My Bias, My Boss. The office rom-com is slated to begin on August 3 next month, following See You at Work Tomorrow in the Monday-Tuesday slot. [The Fact]
- Character stills have dropped on SBS’s Flex x Cop 2, showcasing our all-too-different leads: Ahn Bo-hyun (Spring Fever) and Jung Eun-chae (Honour). With production continuing under PD Kim Jae-hong (Revenant) and writer Kim Ba-da (My Name), the crime-action’s second season will be launching on weekends, starting on August 7. [SBS (1), (2)]
- Action awaits us in MBC’s newest stills as well, lining up Gong Hyo-jin (When the Stars Gossip), Jung Joon-won (Resident Playbook), Lee Sang-yi (The Legend of Kitchen Soldier), and Sung Dong-il (We Are All Trying Here) in the upcoming A Bona Fide Killer. The thriller and webtoon-adaptation will be premiering on July 31, later this month. [MBC]
- On KBS, we cozy down with Ha Suk-jin (Siren’s Kiss) and Hani, a.k.a. Ahn Hee-yeon, (Call It Love) in the latest poster and video teaser for Love on the Menu. Alongside Park Yoo-na (Spirit Fingers) and Bae Jung-nam (Spring Fever) among other talents in the generational cast, the weekender will be unfolding its family tale on July 25. PD Hong Seok-gu (Queen’s House, Beauty and Mr. Romantic) is directing with scripts by Lee Kyung-hee (Chocolate). [Osen]
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