New dramas for the new year
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omonatheydidA number of series set to hit Korean television early this year feature the element of time travel. As for their genres, a diverse array of historical dramas, romantic comedies and thriller mysteries will dominate the small screen.
Cable channel tvN, which has been come up with hit dramas nonstop in recent years, will be opening the new year with romance. Following on the heels of the hit fantasy love story “Guardian: The Great and Lonely God” is “Tomorrow With You,” set to air on Feb. 3. The romantic comedy stars Lee Je-hoon as Yoo So-joon, a wealthy, attractive male lead capable of time travel, who begins a romance with the spontaneous Song Ma-rin, played by Shin Min-ah.
The office romance “Introvert Boss” will launch on Jan. 16. Yeon Woo-jin plays an extremely shy boss, while Park Hye-soo stars as an audacious newbie. The show is directed by Song Hyun-wook, known for deftly portraying romantic comedies such as “Another Oh Hae-young.”
Network broadcaster MBC, which suffered a less-than-satisfactory year in 2016, with ambitious series -- such as “The Flower in Prison” and “Woman with a Suitcase” -- all faltering below 20 percent in viewership, seeks to regain viewers with a thriller and a fusion period piece.
Following “Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-joo,” the jovial story of a weightlifting trainee’s first love, will be “Missing 9,” a thriller tracing the whereabouts of nine passengers who go missing in a plane crash. It will begin airing on Jan. 18. Produced by SM C&C, the show will feature Jung Kyung-ho and Baek Jin-hee as the leads and it will also star Chanyeol of the boy band EXO.
Succeeding “Night Light,” a dark drama of ambition and greed, will be the fusion period piece “Rebel: A Thief who Stole the People,” kicking off on Jan. 30. The show will draw on the Korean tale of righteous hero Hong Gil-dong, who steals from the rich to give to the poor. It stars Kim Sang-joon, Yoon Kyun-sang, Kim Ji-seok and Lee Ha-nui.
Broadcaster SBS will be offering similar genres this January. The jailbreak drama “Defendant” and much-anticipated period piece “Saimdang” will air, respectively, after the end of the currently running medical drama series “Romantic Doctor, Teacher Kim” and fantasy romance “The Legend of the Blue Sea.”
“Defendant,” starting Thursday, will feature Ji Sung as a former prosecutor who, framed for the murder of his daughter and wife and now a death row prisoner, seeks to regain his lost memory and take revenge. Yuri of Girls’ Generation has joined the cast, nabbing her first leading TV role.
“Saimdang” is an entirely pre-filmed drama, which is rare for a Korean series. Marking Lee Young-ae’s return to the small screen after the 2003 period piece “Jewel in the Palace,” which reaped global success, “Saimdang” has been at the center of much attention since the early production stages. A historical drama infused with fantasy, the show focuses on history student Seo Ji-yoon, who travels back in time to encounter Shin Saimdang, a renowned 16-century female artist, poet and scholar. Lee will portray both roles. It will begin airing in January.
Meanwhile, the Korean arm of US streaming service Netflix will be producing its first original Korean series “Love Alarm,” a remake of the webtoon series by the same title by artist Chon Kye-young, the company announced Thursday. The story revolves around a device that alerts the user when someone nearby develops romantic feelings for them.
The production will be helmed by director Lee Jae-moon, lauded for his moving portrayal of modern life in another webtoon-based hit drama series “Misaeng” and the time-traveling mystery “Signal.” The show will consist of 12 episodes, all to be streamed at once sometime next year on Netflix, which will also reveal director Bong Joon-ho’s fantasy-fairy tale film “Okja” later this year.
"Missing 9" is something I'd check out. I was crazy obsessed with LOST.
KPopHerald
Cable channel tvN, which has been come up with hit dramas nonstop in recent years, will be opening the new year with romance. Following on the heels of the hit fantasy love story “Guardian: The Great and Lonely God” is “Tomorrow With You,” set to air on Feb. 3. The romantic comedy stars Lee Je-hoon as Yoo So-joon, a wealthy, attractive male lead capable of time travel, who begins a romance with the spontaneous Song Ma-rin, played by Shin Min-ah.
The office romance “Introvert Boss” will launch on Jan. 16. Yeon Woo-jin plays an extremely shy boss, while Park Hye-soo stars as an audacious newbie. The show is directed by Song Hyun-wook, known for deftly portraying romantic comedies such as “Another Oh Hae-young.”
Network broadcaster MBC, which suffered a less-than-satisfactory year in 2016, with ambitious series -- such as “The Flower in Prison” and “Woman with a Suitcase” -- all faltering below 20 percent in viewership, seeks to regain viewers with a thriller and a fusion period piece.
Following “Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-joo,” the jovial story of a weightlifting trainee’s first love, will be “Missing 9,” a thriller tracing the whereabouts of nine passengers who go missing in a plane crash. It will begin airing on Jan. 18. Produced by SM C&C, the show will feature Jung Kyung-ho and Baek Jin-hee as the leads and it will also star Chanyeol of the boy band EXO.
Succeeding “Night Light,” a dark drama of ambition and greed, will be the fusion period piece “Rebel: A Thief who Stole the People,” kicking off on Jan. 30. The show will draw on the Korean tale of righteous hero Hong Gil-dong, who steals from the rich to give to the poor. It stars Kim Sang-joon, Yoon Kyun-sang, Kim Ji-seok and Lee Ha-nui.
Broadcaster SBS will be offering similar genres this January. The jailbreak drama “Defendant” and much-anticipated period piece “Saimdang” will air, respectively, after the end of the currently running medical drama series “Romantic Doctor, Teacher Kim” and fantasy romance “The Legend of the Blue Sea.”
“Defendant,” starting Thursday, will feature Ji Sung as a former prosecutor who, framed for the murder of his daughter and wife and now a death row prisoner, seeks to regain his lost memory and take revenge. Yuri of Girls’ Generation has joined the cast, nabbing her first leading TV role.
“Saimdang” is an entirely pre-filmed drama, which is rare for a Korean series. Marking Lee Young-ae’s return to the small screen after the 2003 period piece “Jewel in the Palace,” which reaped global success, “Saimdang” has been at the center of much attention since the early production stages. A historical drama infused with fantasy, the show focuses on history student Seo Ji-yoon, who travels back in time to encounter Shin Saimdang, a renowned 16-century female artist, poet and scholar. Lee will portray both roles. It will begin airing in January.
Meanwhile, the Korean arm of US streaming service Netflix will be producing its first original Korean series “Love Alarm,” a remake of the webtoon series by the same title by artist Chon Kye-young, the company announced Thursday. The story revolves around a device that alerts the user when someone nearby develops romantic feelings for them.
The production will be helmed by director Lee Jae-moon, lauded for his moving portrayal of modern life in another webtoon-based hit drama series “Misaeng” and the time-traveling mystery “Signal.” The show will consist of 12 episodes, all to be streamed at once sometime next year on Netflix, which will also reveal director Bong Joon-ho’s fantasy-fairy tale film “Okja” later this year.
"Missing 9" is something I'd check out. I was crazy obsessed with LOST.
KPopHerald
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Date: 2017-01-09 01:52 am (UTC)introvert boss looks cute and i loved the previous dramas of the people behind it so i'm probably gonna check that out as well.
lol the longer i watch dramas the more i start watching new dramas because of the writers/pd/etc and not only the cast. both these dramas are an example of that
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Date: 2017-01-09 02:02 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2017-01-09 02:23 am (UTC)- looking forward to missing 9 as well cause i love the cast.
- Will watch saimdang just for lee young ae
- also, i think jtbc dramas were left out from the list. but i'm really looking forward to Man to Man; seems like an interesting plot+cast; also, 'Strong Woman Do Bong Soon' with Park Bo young/Hyungsik and my husband Jisoo.
so many to look forward to this year! But i hope none are letdowns script wise haha
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Date: 2017-01-09 02:26 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2017-01-09 02:36 am (UTC)I've been meaning to make some posts for TWY and IB but I've been lazy, lol. Hopefully this week.
Really looking forward to Missing 9, it's done a complete 180 from the original premise but the character descriptions and trailer made me very excited.
Introverted Boss might be my most anticipated drama. Love my girl Hye Soo and I so enjoy Yeon Woo Jin in whatever I've seen him in plus pretty Yoon Park. The trailers seem fun and I trust the Marriage Not Dating team.
Tomorrow With You is pretty people and time travel so I'm def in, plus I'm hearing that it's a fake relationship that turns real, which is one of my absolute favorite drama tropes.
Also really looking forward to Strong Woman Do Bong Soon because I love all three of the leads.
I'll probably watch even more than what I listed because I'm a drama whore. I'm still behind 19 drama episodes because of my Christmas break (but will get caught up on WFKBJ tonight after my flight lands, it's my goal!) but that won't stop me from starting more because I have no self control.
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Date: 2017-01-09 06:30 am (UTC)I'm totally sold if that's the case.
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Date: 2017-01-09 06:47 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2017-01-09 06:50 am (UTC)Thanks for the extra info!
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Date: 2017-01-09 02:47 am (UTC)but its that last sentence that has me intrigued. I thought Bong Joon-ho's Okja was like a feature film starring a bunch of people including Tilda Swinton, Jake Gyllenhall and my boy Choi Wooshik. I'm all for it going to Netflix cause I'll get to see it faster but I'm curious how that happened.
Also what happened to that lee yeonhee, yonghwa and choi wooshik drama about people traveling to Paris?
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Date: 2017-01-09 02:57 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2017-01-09 02:48 am (UTC)hope it is good unlike the last drama he headlined.
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Date: 2017-01-09 03:29 am (UTC)Will most likely watch "Rebel..." coz its got Yoon Kyun Sang. Hmmn...another one I am looking forward to, Kim So Hyun and Yoo Seung Ho sageuk this year.
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Date: 2017-01-09 04:23 am (UTC)I'll be whatching
Date: 2017-01-09 04:26 am (UTC)• Night Light (when/if Netfix finally updates the drama)
• Saimdang (even if the lead actor is a joke, I'm in for LJA + the story)
• Defendant
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Date: 2017-01-09 04:29 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2017-01-09 04:48 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2017-01-09 06:12 am (UTC)Tbh I'm the most curious about Missing Nine because it was branded as a romcom between idol and some regular girl who end up on deserted island but final product is nothing like that.
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Date: 2017-01-09 08:36 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2017-01-09 11:58 am (UTC)Strong Woman Do Bong Soon is on my list too since I love the trio of actors, I'm super thrilled to see my bb Park Hyung-sik as a lead (finally!!!).
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