Posts Tagged ‘Life Is Beautiful’
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Life Is Beautiful cuts out gay vows, angers writer
SBS’s weekend drama Life Is Beautiful is perhaps most notable for the gay couple at its center, played by Song Chang-eui and Lee Sang-woo. The October 23 broadcast, however, edited out a key moment for them that has brought on a flood of viewer complaints and has angered writer Kim Soo-hyun, who, by the way,... More »
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Strike looms for ten MBC, SBS dramas
As previously mentioned, the three major broadcasting companies (KBS, MBC, SBS) have been faced with a possibility of strike that would put some of their current dramas, all of whom are outsourced to outside production companies, on temporary hiatus. The issue at stake is unpaid wages to employees who are represented by the Korean Broadcasting,... More »
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Life Is Beautiful confirmed for an extension
Weekend drama Life Is Beautiful, written by one of Korea’s top drama writers, Kim Soo-hyun, has been confirmed for a 13-episode extension. That brings it from its planned 50 episodes to 63. The family drama, which is filmed on Jeju Island, has been performing well in the ratings (from upper teens to about 20%) since... More »
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World Cup pre-empts SBS’s prime-time scheduling
It’s World Cup season, and SBS is the station with the broadcasting rights, which means that pretty much ALL of its (prime-time) programming will be affected — meaning, pre-empted for soccer coverage. The World Cup begins Friday, June 11, and the final is scheduled for Sunday, July 11. (Here’s the full schedule.) Until the Round... More »
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Song Chang-eui plays gay character in weekend drama
There’s a new weekend drama premiering tomorrow, SBS’s Life Is Beautiful, written by drama hitmaker Kim Soo-hyun (Mom’s Dead Upset). And in the intergenerational storyline, Song Chang-eui (Golden Bride) plays one of the younger generation, a doctor of internal medicine with a gentle, kind personality. He is also gay. Song said of the homosexual aspect,... More »
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Family photo of Life Is Beautiful cast
Cast photos are out of hitmaker writer Kim Soo-hyun‘s new SBS weekend drama, Life Is Beautiful. In a Brady Bunch-esque move, a second marriage for a couple brings together their children, creating a large family comprising multiple generations. This cast features a bevy of familiar faces from Kim’s previous dramas, among them “Korea’s Mom” Kim... More »
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Nam Sang-mi back in Life Is Beautiful
Nam Sang-mi, Yoo Min Looks like the disagreement is at an end: actress Nam Sang-mi has officially signed back on to the upcoming drama Life Is Beautiful, only a week after dropping out due to a “difference of opinion” with producers that could not be resolved (at the time). The drama has also added another... More »
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