Cain & Abel or Doctor Stop?
I was actually writing up So Ji Sub’s new movie (with Kang Ji Hwan!) and was looking to see what his next project was, and got wrapped up in trying to untangle THAT mess. (So Kang Ji Hwan will have to wait for the next post.) I’d been hearing about the high-profile drama Cain & Abel forever, but all the mentions of that series were so contradictory that I could hardly make sense of what the deal is.
It appears I’m not the only one confuzzled; even the drama production and broadcast stations can’t seem to agree on what the heck’s actually going on.
In an interview with Asia Economy two days ago, Gu Bon-geun, the president of SBS, said that Cain & Abel was canceled and officially off the schedule. The drama had been in planning for two years, attaching So Ji Sub before he was even officially discharged from military duty, and casting Jung Ryeo Won opposite him. However, the production has been unable to find its feet. Instead, Gu said, slated in Cain & Abel’s original timeslot, following similarly troubled drama Daemul, is the new drama Doctor Stop. He didn’t offer concrete news, however, as he explained, “We’ll have to watch Doctor Stop a little longer. We haven’t made a decision yet.”
But in contrast, Asia Economy also spoke with Cain’s PD Choi Ho Sung on the same day, who thought all systems were go and that SBS was planning to air Cain in November as scheduled. He expressed, “Hearing otherwise is shocking news. I’ll have to confirm what’s going on.”
But in another report by IS Plus, Doctor Stop is described as the new name for the drama originally conceived as Cain & Abel — after struggling to work out problems, the title was changed, along with the synopsis, plot outline, and even writers. Phew, that makes some sense — only, then, why would they have a new PD without the old one knowing about it? Doctor Stop will be helmed by director Kim Hyung Shik, formerly attached to Daemul, the drama it may or may not follow, depending on what ends up happening to Daemul. (Notice a pattern with the two shows? One thing’s for certain: SBS prez sure has lousy communication skills.)
In any case, Doctor Stop is explained as the term applied to a doctor’s warning to a wrestler or boxer who is injured so badly he should not continue. The drama centers around two brothers in this world (not sure yet in what capacity), for now, tentatively slated for a November premiere. (Maybe, possibly.)
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Ah – I was wondering when you were going to write about Kang Ji Hwan’s upcoming movie. I’m so excited!! He and So Ji Sub are my favorites.
Yeah this Cain and Abel issue is really confusing. But oh well, I’m just glad I get to see SJS onscreen again.
So, is this going to be a medical drama? Or uhhh . . . So Ji Sub going to be a boxer? With a terminal disease?
OH LORD here we go again..can they get their s*** together!!!!!
The man is SMOKING in that picture. he sure does not age. *nose bleed* Kang Ji Hwan +So Ji sub = heaven
confuzzled. i love that word. yeah, this issue with the drama, which we’ve been hearing about forever, is confuzzling. get your act together SBS.
I don’t even know what to expect now *sigh* ….. I wan to see So Ji Sub :
@ JiHwan
same reaction
*nose bleed* Kang Ji Hwan +So Ji sub = heaven
And yeah it is really confusing what is going on with “Cain&Abel and Daemung”
I believe So Ji Sub’s management company, BOF, has confirmed that he’ll be in Doctor Stop. So yeah, Cain and Abel’s cancelled…And yes, So Ji Sub will be playing a doctor. Apparently he’s a surgeon, and is forced to perform heart surgery on the woman he loves…Or something like that. Oh, and he gets betrayed by a friend who’s like a brother to him…Yeah. It’s confusing.
. . . and like an alien comes out of the cavity of the woman loves. right? Right?!?
Ahhh. So, it’s Love Letter without God playing the 3rd Wheel. I can just see the his love dying on the table. Or being teleported back to Kingdom of Paeckhe. Whatever.
I don’t care if it’s confuzzled. SJS is back, baby!
So cast is still the same? If so, all’s well xD
I prefer Cain&Abel to Doctor Stop though, the title of the drama I mean..
Yeah SJS is back!
Hope the story/script is good…..
that made little sense LOL got my head spinning
sounds like cain&abel and just ‘them’ in general are not communicating well amongst themselves
I prefer Cain&Abel to Doctor Stop .sjs is back.
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