Posts Tagged ‘Daemul’

Drama Reactions & Reviews
2010 Beanie Awards: Vote for your favorite dramas of the year
by | December 9, 2010 | 681 Comments
It’s December, and you know what that means around these parts: Time to reflect on the past year and see how the dramas stacked up! And boy, were there a lot of them. As in previous years, I am planning a multi-part series (with special guest bloggers, natch!) to wrap up the year, which we’re... More »


Drama Casting & News
Daemul PD quits
by | October 20, 2010 | 60 Comments
Mere days after a new PD was added and its scriptwriter replaced, SBS drama Daemul has lost its original director, PD Oh Jong-rok. Oh had just days earlier agreed to shift his duties more toward working on the script with the replacement writer, while new director Kim Chul-kyu concentrated on directing the shoots. Oh was... More »


Drama Casting & News
New director brought on for Daemul, ousted writer speaks up
by | October 19, 2010 | 53 Comments
More drama for SBS’s Daemul: Just a week after swapping writers, the drama has director changes as well. Oh Jong-rok (Style, Working Mom) was the original director, but a new PD has been brought onboard, Kim Chul-kyu (Hwang Jini). This has led to a wave of speculation of trouble behind the scenes of the already-much-beleaguered... More »


Podcasts
Dramabeans Podcast #3
by | October 16, 2010 | 136 Comments
Time for another podcast! In which javabeans and girlfriday discuss: Our recent trip to NY Comic Con; thoughts on dramas we didn’t personally recap, such as I Am Legend; and Sungkyunkwan Scandal, which we love; and Dr. Champ, which we like; Runaway, which we like a little less; and Daemul (meh). Tags: Daemul, Dr. Champ,... More »


Drama Casting & News
Daemul replaces writer in its second week
by | October 14, 2010 | 47 Comments
Already, SBS’s Daemul is sitting pretty in first place in its second week — its latest, Episode 3, breezed past KBS’s Runaway Plan B with a 26.4% rating to the latter’s 15.1% — so it comes as a bit of a surprise to hear that the production has replaced its writer. The first writer, Hwang... More »
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Drama Casting & News
Daemul claims top ratings spot over Runaway
by | October 7, 2010 | 88 Comments
SBS’s Daemul premiered strong this Wednesday, and has shot to first place in the ratings race in its first week. KBS’s Runaway Plan B dropped a few percentage points and had to settle for second place. Wednesday’s episode drew identical numbers for both dramas: 18.0%. (Those are AGB numbers; TNS puts Daemul ahead with an... More »


Drama Casting & News
New Daemul trailer and stills
by | September 25, 2010 | 71 Comments
With My Girlfriend Is a Gumiho nearing its end, SBS’s new Wednesday-Thursday show, Daemul, is preparing to go on the air. (It premieres October 6.) Here are a few trailers, as well as new stills that show lead actress Go Hyun-jung as a television broadcast announcer, which was her career before being elected president. While... More »


Drama Casting & News
The mud gets slung in Daemul
by | September 21, 2010 | 15 Comments
Kwon Sang-woo becomes the victim of mudslinging, and I mean that in the literal sense, in a scene for his upcoming drama Daemul. This particular moment comes in Episode 3, which airs October 13. His character, passionate prosecutor Ha Do-ya, speaks to a mob of protesters who have gathered to demonstrate against the development of... More »


Drama Casting & News
From the president’s office in SBS’s Daemul
by | September 16, 2010 | 65 Comments
She may be president, but I’m thinking she looks more like a pageant princess. Or a prom queen. Let’s just say that I don’t think a pink evening gown and sparkly heels are perhaps the most dignified look for a nation’s first female president, even if she IS played by the awesome Go Hyun-jung. Accompanying... More »


Drama Casting & News
Character stills for Daemul
by | September 7, 2010 | 37 Comments
We’ve seen these cast members of Daemul in scenes from the drama, but here are four more character stills featuring the main four leads. Go Hyun-jung, as you know by now, plays Korea’s first woman president, Seo Hye-rim, while Cha In-pyo portrays the politician with strong leadership abilities, Jang Tae-san. Kwon Sang-woo is cast as... More »