5 K-Dramas where dream casts couldn't save the show: When the Stars Gossip to Sisyphus

1. In the time-travel thriller Sisyphus, genius engineer Park Shin-hye and soldier from a ruined future Park Shin-hye collide with the end of the world at stake. However, the show's plot holes, baffling twists and ending proved too much for even the dream cast to overcome.

2. Snowdrop, based on the writer and director of SKY Castle, paired Jung Hae-in with Blackpink's Jisoo. Despite their star power and promising premise, the show became bogged down by a hostage standoff and endless corridor negotiations, leaving the romance feeling stifled.

3. Bride of Habaek, featuring a smug water deity, a skeptical psychiatrist, and a beloved manhwa as source material, fell short of expectations. The script stripped the god of his powers, moved him to modern Seoul, and left the story lacking in current, causing fans of the original to recognize it as a pale imitation.

4. Kingdom, a show about park rangers on Korea's most majestic mountain, was plagued by a lackluster script. Despite Jun Ji-hyun and Ju Ji-hoon's star power, stunning scenery, and an enormous budget, the supernatural murder mystery wandered off the trail for weeks, leaving viewers stranded halfway through.

5. When the Stars Gossip, a first-of-its-kind K-drama set on a space station, brought Lee Min-ho and Gong Hyo-jin together. However, the show struggled to decide if it wanted to be a workplace comedy, sci-fi thriller, or fertility melodrama, resulting in awkward scenes and a lack of chemistry between the leads, ultimately failing to achieve liftoff.