Kang Ye-won headlines 4-episode KBS drama Baek-hee Has Returned

10 April 29, 2016April 29, 2016

Kang Ye-won headlines 4-episode KBS drama Baek-hee Has Returned

by javabeans

When I first heard about KBS scheduling four-episode drama Baek-hee Has Returned at the last minute to air before Beautiful Mind, I thought it would be mostly filler — potentially entertaining, but mostly there to give Beautiful Mind a few extra weeks of preparation. But now the production has cast Kang Ye-won (Insane, Love Clinic, Haeundae, Bad Guys) to play the lead and is courting Jin Ji-hee (Seonam High School Investigators) to play her daughter, and with PD Cha Young-hoon of Gaksital and Joseon Gunman at the helm, I’m suddenly a lot more interested.

Baek-hee Has Returned is set on a quiet island and centers around a woman named Yang Baek-hee, described as a Scarlett O’Hara in the past. For reasons untold, Baek-hee creates a new identity and returns for the first time in eighteen years with daughter in tow. At first I thought Kang was too young to play Jin Ji-hee’s mother (although that may be the intent), but on second look I can see it working: Kang is 36, while Jin just turned 16.

The show’s one-line description makes it sound mysterious and vaguely gothic, but there’s reference to it also being a comic family drama — so maybe more heart, less nerve. (I’ll be honest, I kind of want the gothic Daphne du Maurier version.) In any case, the drama promises to showcase warm mother-daughter chemistry between the actresses, and since both of them are talented and engaging, I look forward to the dynamic.

Baek-hee Has Returned will follow Neighborhood Lawyer Jo Deul-ho in the KBS Monday-Tuesday lineup and kicks off on June 6; it’ll be followed by Beautiful Mind, which premieres on June 20.

Via MBN, IS Plus

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Tags: Jin Ji-hee, Kang Ye-won

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1 PeepsLeAwesomePotato

April 29, 2016 at 6:23 AM

YeWonnie! I like her! And Jin JiHee who's to play her daughter.

I like the sound of the plot description too.

I shall be watching.

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2 Zah

April 29, 2016 at 7:28 AM

Was she the annoying lady officer in Bad Guys? I hope I can change my opinion of her with this show.

The mother-child pairing is like Kim Hee Sun-Kim Yoo Jung (Angry Mom) and Choi Ji Woo-Kim Min Jae (Second Time..).

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3 angieya

April 29, 2016 at 7:48 AM

Hmm...no male lead (yet)? Can we please cast Oh Min Suk if she'll have a love interest? Kekeke. ;-P

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4 alpha

April 29, 2016 at 8:44 AM

Woah Yewon!! I love her. I am also really interested in the plot. I will watch this one fore sure.

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5 madame kim

April 29, 2016 at 8:51 AM

It blows my mind that the girl on the right is Jin Jihee. I felt like High Kick 2 was only yesterday but she's now a total lady already.

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6 joeyuel

April 29, 2016 at 9:21 AM

Gaksital is the best drama I've ever seen so I will try this too.

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7 Kiara

April 29, 2016 at 1:05 PM

Jin Ji-hee growing up and looking very pretty.

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8 museofmanymasks

April 29, 2016 at 4:09 PM

Gothic comedy sounds right up my alley so I hope it strikes a good balance.

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9 Heartoppaya

April 29, 2016 at 9:05 PM

Lets hope the male lead is out for Oh Min Seok... We need intense chemistry, right? Kang Ye Won and Oh Min Seok IS intense chemistry...

I haven't watched JJH in anything, but I'm hoping for the best.

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10 bd5

April 30, 2016 at 2:43 AM

Pretty amazing the no. of child actresses who are now in their teen years and are on the verge of adulthood.

Like I always stated, the prettiest K-actresses are natural and it seems like the next gen (Kim Yoo-jung, Kim So-hyun, Kim Sae-ron, Seo Shin-ae, etc.) will be no different.

Have only seen Kang Ye-won on "Happy Together" where she was an unusual and funny/touching guest.