Yoon Kye-sang eyes KBS melodrama Full Sun
by javabeans
Yoon Kye-sang may be heading back to television, if early reports about his next project are right about him taking on Full Sun, a KBS series in the works for early next year. He’s currently in negotiations over the role, which would put him into conventional melodrama territory in a love-and-revenge story from the PD of Women in the Sun and Wild Romance, Bae Kyung-soo.
The drama sounds like a sort of reverse-Secret based on the rough outline, which I can see being a draw given how popular these extreme melos have been in recent years. (Secret was itself a reverse-Nice Guy, but I suppose most melos are variations on the same theme anyway. It’s all in the execution.) In the plot, the main character accidentally kills a man, then falls in love with that man’s girlfriend. Cue angst and tragedy.
The plot itself doesn’t sway me either way, since I’ve seen great melos based on familiar setups, as well as terrible ones. The acting could be the draw—I can see Yoon Kye-sang really working an intense emotion-filled role (as much as I love him in lighter roles)—though it’ll depend largely on who gets cast in the female lead, and whether they mesh well together. But more Yoon Kye-sang is pretty much a good thing in any circumstance, so I’ll be looking forward to news of casting confirmations.
The main reservation I have is that writer Heo Sung-hye only has a string of Drama Special episodes to her name… and half a run of Dream High 2. Eep. Granted, she was the one who was replaced halfway through so she isn’t to blame for its deterioration into nonsensical singing contests and character inconsistencies and trucks of doom. But it’s not like the first half was all that stellar either. Writer Heo did pen a movie last year, though, so perhaps we can look to All About My Wife as an upswing in her career.
Full Sun will be a Monday-Tuesday drama to follow KBS’s current rom-com Prime Minister and I; it premieres February 10.
Via Osen
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1 reina
December 19, 2013 at 9:21 AM
yoon kye sang... omoyah.... i miss you!!!
What ever form or genre I am with you!!!
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fab
December 19, 2013 at 11:22 AM
I am with you on that ship!
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2 lynn
December 19, 2013 at 9:23 AM
Doesn't it sound like 'Crazy For You', a drama he did in 2007?
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annie
December 19, 2013 at 9:30 AM
OMG you're right! I had totally forgotten about that. Exact same setup. He was amazing in it - but he also broke my heart into tiny pieces. Much as I love YKS, I'm not sure I can go through that again... And I would think he wouldn't want to do the exact same role again.
Also, I HATE this PD. He tried his best to ruin Wild Romance and almost succeeded.
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urbanscrappy
December 19, 2013 at 9:34 AM
Exactly! My first thought was "he's done this before". I have to say I really liked Crazy For You and he really sold the tragic setup. I go back to it when I need my melo fix.
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lynn
December 19, 2013 at 9:40 AM
Me too. I go back to it every now and then. I'm actually watching it right now. Reading about YKS doing a melo makes me want to watch YKS in a melo.
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Nika
December 19, 2013 at 4:38 PM
it surely does sound similar to Crazy For You but so would a lot of melos. I just recently rewatched CFY and think YKS gave a very solid performance as well as his co-star and current "noona" Lee Mi Yun. its still one of my favorites kdramas. and I liked all 4 main caracters which is rather rare
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3 mary
December 19, 2013 at 11:16 AM
So is a full sun something that happens when a full moon embraces the sun..?
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4 snow_white
December 19, 2013 at 11:16 AM
Loved him Best Love...cutest second lead ever!!
Although it would be great to see him back in damaland, i'm not too keen to watch a revenge melodrama...
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snow_white
December 19, 2013 at 11:17 AM
*in Best Love
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5 mamoru
December 19, 2013 at 1:18 PM
OMG ! I swear I was just thinking about him.
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6 Abbie
December 19, 2013 at 1:29 PM
I have nothing but good feelings for this guy, so I'm happy he's thinking about a return to dramaland. I just wish it was in a rom-com instead of a melo, especially one with such a redundant set-up. Eesh. Still, if he signs on, I'll check it out.
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7 momosa
December 19, 2013 at 4:43 PM
He's my first love in k-dramaland. I try to watch everything he's in.
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8 canxi
December 19, 2013 at 5:30 PM
Take the role, I say! Also, I really liked All About My Wife, so upswing indeed!
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9 coffeenlucia
December 19, 2013 at 7:34 PM
Did he act in "Who are you" with Go Ara?
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Jen
December 20, 2013 at 6:21 AM
Yes.
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10 kanz
December 19, 2013 at 9:01 PM
These days, cliches and same setups are everywhere... KBS seems so keen with this kind of plot and setups. Nice Guy, Secret, and now Full Sun are all on KBS
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11 Cam
December 19, 2013 at 11:53 PM
Ohohooooo.....it's very interesting, hehe! I was falling in love with that drama "Secret" & it was really awesome! Additionally, it's one of my favorite! <3
Right now, I'll definitely look forward to this because of him. I still admired him alot since I first saw him in that drama "My Sister-In-Law is Nineteen". :)
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12 Houstontwin
December 20, 2013 at 6:12 AM
I love him and I guess he needs the work but the drama sounds like a disaster. He should wait for a better role.
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13 korfan
December 20, 2013 at 6:17 AM
Haven't seen him since The Greatest Love ..... (Pil-joo! He was awesome!).
It'll be fantastic to see him once again!
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14 bobae
December 20, 2013 at 1:44 PM
Since Go Ara is popular again from Reply 1994, they should consider pairing these two again. The original Who Are You is still one of my favorite.
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15 Ree
December 21, 2013 at 4:23 AM
In the plot, the main character accidentally kills a man, then falls in love with that man’s girlfriend.
Wasn't this his exact role in Crazy For You??
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16 brynn muir
December 27, 2013 at 1:06 AM
I am extremely excited to see Yoon Kye Sang returning to the small screen, but...wasn't the plot for Crazy for You identical to this? I loved Crazy for You, but...twice? Really?
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17 jxng
December 28, 2013 at 7:48 AM
FINALLY!! Seriously when have Yoon Kye-sang been since The Greatest Love in 2010? I thought i'll never see him back in dramaland again! Regardless, I hope this is a good drama cos I'll really like to see him in another good drama as Lead role this time, no more heartbreaks for him:)
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