New Drama of Kim Eun Sook after Goblin & Descendant of the Sun

Screenwriter Kim Eun Sook, who has written successful dramas like “Goblin,” “Descendants of the Sun,” “Lovers in Paris,” “Secret Garden,” and “Heirs,” has decided upon her next project.

The drama, which is tentatively titled “Mr. Sunshine,” is set in the early 1900s, before the Japanese occupation of Korea (1910-1945). The drama will tell the story of a Korean man who adopts a new identity as a solider in the United States army after embarking on a battleship from Korea during the United States expedition to Korea in 1871. The man returns to Joseon after being stationed there and falls in love with a woman from an aristocratic family.

Recently, Kim Eun Sook stated, “This is a topic I’ve been wanting to [write a drama about] for a while now. I created a project proposal for this drama a while back: a drama about not independence fighters but actual soldiers from that era. Although it’s not recorded anywhere in history, it’s something that we all need to know about.”

She talked about the difficulties of the drama and explained, “The drama is set in the era before the Japanese occupation of Korea but there are not many places that are representative of this era. So, a set needs to be built, which means that I need to write the script quickly.”

In terms of casting for the drama, Kim Eun Sook stated, “I do have someone in mind. Since the character’s narrative is strong and has a large breadth of emotions, the role needs to be played by someone who is very good at acting.”

Kim Eun Sook will be teaming up with PD Lee Eung Bok again, which is already heightening anticipation for the drama as the two have previously shown great teamwork together on “Goblin” and “Descendants of the Sun.”

“Mr. Sunshine” is currently slated to air in the first half of 2018.

Kim Woo Bin Diagnosed with Nasopharyngeal Cancer

Kim Woo Bin’s agency recently gave an update on the actor’s health.

On May 24, his agency Sidus HQ released an official statement, saying, “Kim Woo Bin recently noticed something abnormal about his body while he was in the midst of multiple schedules. When he went to the hospital to see what it was, he received a diagnosis for nasopharyngeal cancer.”

The agency continued, saying, “Thankfully, they said it’s not too late to receive treatment, so he has started radiation therapy and is taking medication. He will be focusing on treatment so that he can return with a healthier image. We are currently discussing his schedule due to his treatment. We ask for your support and encouragement.”

Why is this happening to him? It feels as if I have seen him as Shin Joon Young in Uncontrollably Fond. Why must this happen to him? Why must it has the same stories, health problem. Seriously, I just can't believe it's happening so real. This is a frustrating and sad news. 

We wish Kim Woo Bin the speediest of recoveries and no ending like his ending in Uncontrollably Fond. Kim Woo Bin is still so young, hopefully he can love longer!

While You Were Sleeping Raise Much Expectations

SBS seems confident that its upcoming drama “While You Were Asleep” (tentative title) will be a great project to look forward to.

During a dinner meeting with press, a representative from SBS, Lee Yong Suk, said, “I don’t know how the viewership ratings will be, but the work will certainly be something that is talked about.”

He said, “The combination of the video, staff, actors, and script are so great. We were watching the first and second episodes and it felt like a dream. We’ve filmed up to the sixth episode now and it’s turning out just fine.”

He complimented the actors as well, saying, “It feels like Lee Jong Suk found clothes that fit him. He’s not awkward and there’s nothing rough [about his acting]. Suzy also has stable acting. I personally praised her and told her, ‘good job.’ [The acting] won’t be a problem.”

Meanwhile, “While You Were Asleep” is a drama that tells the story of a woman who can foresee adverse events before they happen, as well as a prosecutor who tries to prevent those events from happening. It is set to air this September.

With this certainty from SBS, this drama gain much expecations before it's airing date!

Upcoming Drama: Circle - Two Worlds Connected

tvN’s very first sci-fi drama “Circle: Two Worlds Connected” released some more stills of its characters.

The new stills show Yeo Jin Goo and Gong Seung Yoon sitting in front of their laptops and looking like determined college students.

The next still shows Yeo Jin Goo gazing at Gong Seung Yeon in the school library.

The two characters in the drama will try to uncover the truth behind some mysterious deaths. “Circle” will simultaneously take place in 2017 and 2037. Yeo Jin Goo and Gong Seung Yoon will be showing off their chemistry in “Part One: Beta Project,” which is set in 2017.

The drama will air its first episode on May 22 at 11 p.m. KST. So excited! Feels like W:Two World. I just hope that the writer won't drag the storyline just to finish the whole episode.

Fight My Way Released Official Poster

You can see the drama's 4 leads - Park Seo Joon, Kim Ji Won, Ahn Jae Hong, and Song Ha Yoon - smiling triumphantly dressed in pink suits, as well as looking off into the distance in denim blues (except Song Ha Yoon, who goes with a pink dress). 

The first poster depicts the 4 characters' childish, liberal sides, while the second poster reflects on how 4 children who used to dream of becoming admirable adults in the past grew up to be just regular adults. 

'Fight My Way', telling the story of youth who attempt to live their own way despite societal boundaries, premieres May 22 at 10 PM KST!

Family Weekend Drama: Father I'll Take Care of You Impression

I've been kinda free during weekend and found a good family weekend drama. Its title is 'Father, I'll Take Care of You' starring Kim Jae Won, Lee Soo Kyung, Park Eun Bi and Lee Tae Hwan as the main cast. The story revolves around a family with four children. After their four children become independent, an old couple decide to live for themselves. But one day, their four children come back to them.

Director Lee Dae Young said of the series, "It will depict the confrontation between generations and siblings caused by the grown-up children cohabiting with their parents and the story of a family that overcomes those troubles with love and affection", including a romance of the younger characters. He added that the drama portrays current South Korean society where rising housing costs have encouraged young married couples to live with their parents.

Meanwhile, the couple that got my most attention is Park Eun Bi and Lee Tae Hwan as the youngest unmarried couple on the show. Park Eun Bi acts as a heroine in the show, Oh Dong Hee, who grows up without parents and was raised by her grandmother. She did not enrol to college due to financial problem but her dream was to become one of the greatest writer in the film industry. Meanwhile, Han Seong Joon (played by Lee Tae Hwan) was the youngest in the family. He is the most courteous and works for a big company as a Director which makes his parents very proud of him. Seong Joon was liked very much by his company's chaebol, Bang Mi Joo who urged Seong Joon to get married to her. Unfortunately, after his meeting with Dong Hee during his stay in Taiwan, he fell for her right after their first meeting. It turns out that Oh Dong Hee is his family's in-law and she also lives on the rooftop of his family's house and gets to work at Seong Joon's company.

With all the coincidences, both of them starts to develop feelings for each other. I really like how Seong Joon looks at Dong Hee and it seems as if he is really into her. He protects and takes a very good care of Dong Hee. The most memorable one is when Dong Hee is not confident with her work and Seong Joon brings her to a library, telling her how writer from around the world makes effort to even make a great masterpiece. It touches my heart most when he would just advise Dong Hee to take it easy and keep on writting. Practice makes perfect. 

I just watched till episode 29 so far. But it seems as if there is some birth secret of Han Seong Joon, which I suspect that he is actually the brother of Lee Hyun Woo (played by Kim Jae Won), who is the Director of an investment company, Golden Street in US. Lee Hyun Woo comes back to Korea to take revenge for his late father who died unfairly. It happened that Seong Joon's adopted father is the cause of the death. Hopefully everything would turns out well in the end with many complications and cases. 

This is not my first time had watching Lee Tae Hwan with his acting skill. He once played in W:Two World together with Lee Jong Suk. Maybe it's just me who doesn't realize his skills or he was overshadowed by Lee Jong Suk and Han Hyo Joo, or maybe he was not given so many scenes. Whatever the case, I missed this guy before and just realized that he is a good actor though, looks manly and handsome, very charming. He has the face of Korean and I just don't believe it that he is just 22 years old! My gosh, he could pull off a 31 years old character really well. Good job, Lee Tae Hwan. 

If you are interested in this drama, you could try and check on this drama!

My Secret Romance First Six Episode Impression

My Secret Romance tells a story of a woman named Yoo Mi, who is quite passionate about cooking and a chaebol of underwear company, Jin Wook. Jin Wook and Yoo Mi meet at a Gangwon-do resort and get caught up in a series of misunderstandings and accidents. Yoo Mi was charmed by Jin Wook's sly and playful personality, and they unexpectedly spend the night together. However, Yoo Mi disappears in the morning, leaving Jin Wook feeling perplexed and irrationally angry.

Three years later, the two meet again when Yoo Mi becomes a nutritionist at the company cafeteria where Jin Wook works. They pretend to not recognize each other, while fighting their attraction for each other. Finally Yoo Mi admits that she remembers the incident. Jin Wook asks her the reason that why she left him and she replies that it was just a one night stand.

From the synopsis, it sounds pretty interesting enough with this type of storyline. Reminding me of Fated To Love You starring Joe Chen and Ethan Ruan. This time, My Secret Romance casts Sung Hoon, an athlete turns actor as the male lead and Secret's Song Ji Eun as the female lead. The first few episodes felt quite entertaining, though I found the story was forced to fit with the storyline. 

Sung Hoon acts quite well in Oh My Venus as a mysterious guy, but he has stiff expression as an actor, which I don't really understand what he is feeling actually, whether he is happy, sad or angry since he always shows the same expression, kinda awkward. I found him kinda cool actually as an idol, not as a chaebol and CEO of the Company. He always wears tight blouse and I found it kinda excessive. But well, considering he is an athelete turns actor, there is no wonder that he has good body structure, but for me personally, he is just not my stype, sorry not sorry....

Well, there are not so many good actor and actress actually and that's when I am glad that Park Bo Gum is one of the best in the industry. On the other hand, Song Ji Eun did quite a good job as a female lead. I don't know whether it is because of her character who is kinda awkward with Jin Wook, or she really is good with the acting. Considering that Yoo Mi is her first leading role in acting world, Song Ji Eun did protray Lee Yoo Mi in such a good way. I guess, more practice and experience may lead her to be better later on, though she has some limitations also in this drama.

Overall, if you have excess time to watch and there are nothing to watch on your weekend night, you could try to watch My Secret Romance.