KBS nixes potential Kang Ji-hwan–Moon Geun-young drama Home Alone
by javabeans
Remember Home Alone, that new drama that was aiming to pair Kang Ji-hwan and Moon Geun-young as love interests that was announced all of two days ago? Well never mind, you can go ahead and forget it now, because that’s what KBS is doing—it has backpedaled and removed the drama from the schedule.
It’s a surprising move for its suddenness; everything about this project was handled so abruptly—one day it was here, and the next day it was gone. Home Alone had been talked about as a Monday-Tuesday drama for KBS, to follow Taming Mother-in-Law (which follows currently airing I Remember You). The plot was to center around a main character who loses his family, moves to the States, finds success there as a businessman, then moves back to Korea and falls for the woman caretaker for his house and dog.
I can’t say I was excited about any of that, but I was holding out hope because I like both actors (though can’t quite see them together) and was excited to see the Healer PD return with his next drama (even if it had to be with the My Secret Hotel writer). And even if the public reaction wasn’t too excited—it wasn’t vehemently opposed, but I read a lot of “What an odd pairing” and “Huh, I’m not sure about this” reactions—I didn’t expect the broadcaster to pull the plug so suddenly.
According to a source with the KBS drama department, it was decided in a July 22 meeting not to proceed with Home Alone, and they’re back to the drawing board to find a new drama to take that timeslot. That means Kang Ji-hwan and Moon Geun-young are still on the hunt to find their drama comebacks.
Via TV Report
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1 mgyfan
July 22, 2015 at 7:15 AM
Hope to see them again soon, what a pity ,Thanks Unnie !
Moonie miss you ^^
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2 growingbeautifully
July 22, 2015 at 7:24 AM
Thanks JB. Easy come, easy go it seems!
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3 neener ~ Inside the Magic Shop ~
July 22, 2015 at 7:26 AM
What?? Fine, just give me a MGY drama with a good PD and writer!! The movie Sado is still faraway for it to be available internationally :( Please drama gods!
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kanz
July 22, 2015 at 7:46 AM
Premiered in September, with English subtitle for movie needs an average 3-4 months, we would have to wait till next year.. :(
Oh well.. Dear Moonie, please comeback to drama soon!
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neener ~ Inside the Magic Shop ~
July 22, 2015 at 9:50 AM
Huhuhu next year huhu
watching 1N2D with MGY and PBY makes me want to see them in a movie or drama, as sisters or even rival. That's why, please comeback MGY.
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4 JuDa
July 22, 2015 at 8:19 AM
all this writer were reading our comments and complain or what..we barking about this drama might be flop..and here ,they canceled it.
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5 alpha
July 22, 2015 at 8:26 AM
I wasn't really excited about the drama in the first place so I'm indifferent about this news. But I do want to see each of them in a drama soon, in a better drama.
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6 Little Giant
July 22, 2015 at 9:33 AM
I am wondering if they did it to make room for the Shin Min Ah/So Ji Sub drama which has more pre-show buzz
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Apple
July 22, 2015 at 10:20 AM
They're going to be in a drama together??? Omo which drama is this?
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pearl
July 22, 2015 at 10:59 AM
It's KBS's new drama "Oh My God"...I'm hoping this drama will bring KBS out of its rating slump lately.
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7 houstontwin
July 22, 2015 at 9:33 AM
I am glad that neither actor was waylaid by such a specious project. Here's hoping for better options in the future! Do actors ever write their own dramas?
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8 Hmm
July 22, 2015 at 10:12 AM
How about starring in the drama that KBS will show in place of Home Alone?
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9 danna
July 22, 2015 at 10:50 AM
I felt he same way about the pairing too. I'd love to see MGY back in a drama but I'll begrudgingly take her movies if the they are better products than her drama. Can't wait for Sado
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10 coby
July 22, 2015 at 11:00 AM
I miss KJH....
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11 Guizmo
July 22, 2015 at 12:35 PM
I am really happy that the drama is canceled, I would rather see them in another drama with a good script, so we'll settle for her movie to be released in September, Moonie miss you badly , Thanks JB §§§
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12 Lmoon
July 22, 2015 at 2:23 PM
I was shocked to see this news in the morning, And it was a Happily Shocked!! Thanks GOD because this drama is cancelled!! I don't know exactly what the real reason behind this cancelling but it has to do with audience reaction for the writer and the plot of this drama. I don't talk about the paring yet, but the plot is T__T and too boring. Even the director is so good, but does he write the script?? can he be able to fix such the suck writing then???Iam not so sure! Different from some of MGY's Fans. Oh Pls come back...no I want to see her again in this drama. As a Fan of her, I do want to see her back on screen so bad, but I also don't want her to risk her career with this kind of drama. Not worth it! MGY is a very talented actress, Iam still waiting to see her come back in a great drama with interesting plot. ( like become a poor mom in a revenge theme? lol) Again so happy with this news, thanks :) !
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13 Requiem
July 22, 2015 at 5:57 PM
Well, I guess some people will consider this a good thing, because there won't be an OTP with a 38 year old man and a 28 year old woman, because he's too old for her because at one time he was 28 years old and she was 18 years old at one moment in time....
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14 soapbox
July 22, 2015 at 6:42 PM
Kinda weird that they're nixing it all together so suddenly. Not push back or shop it around some more, but completely cancel it after just a few days of throwing big names out there. I wonder what happened.
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15 Jfc
July 22, 2015 at 8:30 PM
yehey! thanks for sparing tv airtime from the crap!
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16 Z
July 22, 2015 at 8:37 PM
I'd like to think this was cancelled because an anonymous source (who's handwriting was eerily similar to Rain's) sent them a DVD of She's So Boring.
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Spi
July 23, 2015 at 4:52 AM
LOL!
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17 Spi
July 23, 2015 at 4:52 AM
Okay, fine. Hopefully Moon Geun Young will find a good project soon. And yeap, that movie Sado, I've been waiting for it like forever!
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18 Darkness
July 23, 2015 at 5:37 AM
Thank you JavaBeans for the news and thanks for canceling this drama because it's sucks ... Iam still waiting to see MGY come back in a great drama with interesting plot.
Can't wait for The Throne in September !!!
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19 Gladys
July 23, 2015 at 6:55 AM
Can't really said I was excited by the drama nor the potential pairing so I'm quite indifferent here. But I hope to see miss Moon in something good asap.
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20 mari.jeb
July 23, 2015 at 6:55 AM
Honestly, I wasn't that excited about this drama ..
I have nothing against the actors but their last choices have been flops - for me -, so they kind of became my least fav ones ..
I was excited for the PD though ..
well .. we'll have to wait and see if this drama will be picked up by another channel or not :/
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21 Gladys
July 23, 2015 at 6:58 AM
Can't really say I was neither excited by the drama nor the potential pairing, so I'm quite indifferent here. But I do hope to see miss Moon in something good asap.
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22 fab
July 23, 2015 at 10:06 AM
WHAAAÄT
But isn't the drama and its writing and casting handled by a production company? Don't they just need to look for another network to air it? I don't know how this works exactly, but I just want this pairing+PD to happen!
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23 Franbergh II
July 23, 2015 at 2:47 PM
i think korean entertaiment industry is just like this. everything is moving too fast. like yesterday we got anouncement for a new drama, and suddenly they release the photos and suddenly they talking about someone need to be replaced. too much suddenlies..
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24 umunie
July 23, 2015 at 11:42 PM
for me its a blessing that the drama is cancelled. I think KJH supporters miss him terribly and would like him back to kdramaland soonest as its been a year after Big Man. However, we rather wait than see him in a drama that will flop... Right now he is busy shooting in China and if the drama is set in October, scheduling maybe difficult for him.. still hoping for some good news and better drama after his China movie..
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25 pastmidnite ?
July 24, 2015 at 4:40 AM
Huh. Ok then. Thanks for making me all Healer-y excited for nothing, KBS!
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