Forensic-crime drama Sign went out on a high this week — at least, ratings-wise — but it was hardly smooth sailing getting there. The most noticeable problems were the glaring glitches that marred the broadcast: audio cut in and out, sometimes repeating, editing was choppy, and an error screen with color bars was sent up halfway through.

Unsurprisingly, fans were disappointed, and let their disgruntlement known online. The producers have apologized for the problems, as well as for running behind schedule in a way that compromised the quality of the episode. A production rep explained that they were taking particular care in shoots for the finale, but in so doing, they ran out of time for adequate post-production work, which accounts for the spotty sound and visual work. Yeah, I coulda told you that the prettiest pictures in the world are worth nothing if you muck ‘em up with crap sound and editing. The rep promised a higher-quality rebroadcast, stating that they’re at work now cleaning up and improving the episode.

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Yeah, I still find that above image weird. Is he a magician? Is he going to raise the dead with his super-psychic powers? Is he unleashing some sort of snowmaking abilities from his hands? I… got nothing.

Ahem. In any case, SBS’s Sign kicks off this week, and in anticipation of its premiere, here are a whole slew of stills from the drama, featuring its five main characters: Park Shin-yang and Kim Ah-joong as forensic doctors (he’s a genius, she’s a rookie), Eom Ji-won as a tough prosecutor, Jung Kyeo-woon as the hot-blooded cop she appears to be butting heads with, and Jeon Gwang-ryul as the boss at the forensic lab.

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SBS’s forensic-investigation drama Sign gives us a peek into its exam room in these stills, with its leads, Park Shin-yang and Kim Ah-joong, playing coroners.

The drama’s title refers to the hidden signs within the dead bodies that reveal clues about the crime (and criminals) that did the victims in. The show is shot in Paju, on its set location at the Prism Complex, which is where these scenes were filmed.

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Aw, look at the happy, cute couple, before they presumably suffer an acrimonious split and end up hardened versions of themselves when they re-meet a few years later as antagonists in both the professional and personal realm. At least, that’s the setup I get from the descriptions of SBS’s Sign, the medical investigation drama set to air next month.

These photos show the “hidden past” between Park Shin-yang and Eom Ji-won‘s characters, taking the couple on a late-night date on the Namsan cable cars and at Namsan Tower, which are popular date spots. Her character is particularly touched because she’d pegged her boyfriend for the silent type, and is surprised by the special pains he takes in planning their romantic date.

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Question: If your two main characters are forensic doctors, why is one of them holding a camera in the drama poster?

Here are the character posters for the new SBS drama Sign, in which Kim Ah-joong (with said camera) plays a forensic doctor who decides to make a (slight) career change after working in the coroner’s office. Instead of investigating in labs and exam rooms, what she really wants to do is examine evidence at the scene of the crime. (Okay, I see the point of the camera. But I contend that it’s still… weird.)

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SBS’s medical-forensic-crime drama Sign is one that admittedly doesn’t capture my interest right now, but I think there’s the possibility for it to be better than I’m thinking. Until I remember that the writer also wrote Yoon Eun-hye’s flop My Fair Lady and Kim Sun-ah’s flop When Night Comes (and Hyun Bin’s Snow Queen).

Even so, I’m trying to be optimistic, since I do like supporting leads Eom Ji-won (so chipper and adorable in The Woman Who Still Wants to Marry) and Jung Kyeo-woon (who was surprisingly endearing in Dr. Champ). And despite the predictable storytelling formulas of the CSI and Law and Order franchises, those shows can be pretty entertaining, and may offer a welcome break from all the angst and romance in K-dramaland these days. (I’m a sucker for romances, be they comedic or dramatic, but even I’m getting a little romanced-out; something new would be a refreshing change of pace.)

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Having just mentioned MBC’s My Princess, here’s a look at its competition, SBS’s forensic-crime-investigation drama Sign (formerly titled Heaven). The following are the first stills from the drama, which began filming about a week ago.

(Sign will get a few weeks’ jump on My Princess, which will be attempting to crack the supposed “MBC curse” that has killed drama after drama in its Wednesday-Thursday lineup. In fact, since 2008, MBC hasn’t had any dramas maintain double-digit ratings in that slot, except for one: Personal Taste.)

Sign stars Park Shin-yang (Painter of the Wind) and Kim Ah-joong (Accidental Couple) as two forensic doctors who engage in some C.S.I. action as they solve murder cases through science. The drama also covers the workplace relationships and politics at the lab where they work, in addition to — of course! — romantic entanglements. Besides Park and Kim, we have Eom Ji-won (The Woman Who Still Wants To Marry, in the still above) as Park’s ex and an aggressive prosecutor.

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As previously mentioned, Kim Ah-joong (Accidental Couple, above) and Park Shin-yang (Painter of the Wind) will soon be returning to broadcast airwaves with their new drama, initially titled Heaven, which has now been renamed Sign and given a slot on SBS’s upcoming TV schedule.

The medical investigation drama takes a page out of the C.S.I. handbook in following the work of two forensic doctors: he’s the famous perfectionist boss, she’s the rookie subordinate. Of course. So what else is new? Together they’ll perform autopsies and solve murder cases; the drama also looks into the power struggles and rivalries that exist within their organization. (Or, to put it simply: office drama!)

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A year after her last television series (Accidental Couple), Kim Ah-joong is back in drama-land with Heaven, the project recently announced as Park Shin-yang‘s comeback vehicle.

The drama, which purportedly explores a “new human medical investigative genre” format, follows doctors who perform autopsies at the National Scientific, Criminal & Investigation Laboratory, which explains the allusion to death in the title. The plot will unfold around the mysterious cases that come their way, which includes a huge conspiracy that Kim uncovers that takes a central role in the drama’s plot. So… C.S.I meets suspense thriller, with a dash of Grey’s Anatomy?

Kim’s character is always making tons of mistakes and therefore getting scolded by her sunbae (Park), a prickly perfectionist. Naturally, romance ensues. Despite sometimes being careless, she also displays a “cute and lovable” appeal, as well as being a dogged problem-solver.

The series will be directed by Jang Hang-joon of 2002′s Break Out, whose work is characterized by a “unique directing style.” Heaven is planning for an early 2011 airdate and will begin shooting in November.

Via My Daily

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Actor Park Shin-yang (Painter of the Wind, Lovers in Paris, The Letter) is making his drama comeback after a two-year hiatus.

Park faced some legal trouble with the Drama Association (a pay dispute regarding 2007′s War of Money) and was forced to take a hiatus. He’s returning after a two-year break, and the new project’s production company has no affiliation with the Drama Association, leaving Park in the clear.

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