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Tamna the Island on MBC weekends

There’s an interesting new drama taking over the MBC weekend drama slot from Chae Rim‘s Job Well Done, which is, sadly, getting a shortened run. Due to health concerns of its writer Park Ji-hyun, Job Well Done will not run for the originally planned 50 episodes and will instead air its last episode on August 2.

The week following that, MBC will launch Tamna the Island [탐나는도다], which is produced by Group Eight and features a cast of fresh faces. Based on the preliminary info and stills, it looks like a comical sort of Robinson Crusoe–meets–Joseon era adventure romp set on Jeju Island. Quirky, for sure.

Tamna is a 20-episode miniseries based on a recently published manhwa of the same name. It stars Boys Before Flowers’ Im Joo-hwan (who played Kim Bum’s older brother) as well as Crush and Blush‘s Seo Woo.

Tamna the Island is set in 17th-century Joseon times as a young English castaway, William, comes to the island and meets the characters played by Seo Woo, Im Joo-hwan, and Lee Sun-ho (Snow Queen). The name “Tamna” refers to what is now called Jeju. (Here’s some Wikipedia reading for the curious.)

At first, I thought it looked incredibly silly, but the more I read about Tamna, the more I’m drawn to it. Aside from the cute and plucky lead actors, directing is PD Yoon Sang-ho of Legend, with writer Lee Jae-yoon (about whom I haven’t been able to find much).

According to producers, the drama portrays the life on the island in the 17th century, with its hard-working and self-sufficient women and, in contrast, relatively weak men. It’s described as a “comic sageuk with a new format that hasn’t been seen before.”

William is played by 24-year-old French model Pierre Deporte — who has adopted a Korean name, Hwang Chan-bin — who you may recall was once featured on a special broadcast of the male counterpart to the Misuda (Chatting With Beautiful Women) talk show. He sure looks the part, doesn’t he?

Seo Woo, who received a lot of praise (and some awards) for her role in Crush and Blush, plays a cheerful, outrageous diver. Im Joo-hwan’s character comes from a distinguished noble family and is therefore completely stuck-up. Consider him a 17th-century chaebol. And while I shudder at the overplayed comparison of his character as a “Joseon-era Gu Jun-pyo,” I suppose that’s not too far from the mark; he bows his head to no one and is the type of guy all the girls sigh over.

(Still, with Legend‘s director and a completely new world, Tamna looks much more comical than Boys Before Flowers. At least it’s my sincere hope that Tamna does its own thing, Group Eight’s involvement notwithstanding.)

The drama airs its first episode on August 8.

Via No Cut News, Asia Economy

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May I ask the name of the manhwa? I want to read it as well as watch the drama

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I'm really enjoying it. I also find it funny AMERICANS are the only people criticizing Pierre's English. I read another blogger s page and he turned several people off the drama by criticizing Pierre and the fact he couldn't learn Korean from it because of the Jeju dialect....wth people you want to learn Korean take a class. There are so many dialects in Korea. Where me and my mother are from our Korean is considered a southern accent. I still not understanding why someone would tell others not to watch it since they can't learn Korean from it, no enjoyment?lol

It's really really refreshing opposed to all the Kdrama's I watched my entire life. It's actually more interesting then the manhwa to me.

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Try watching it before making comments. He does a wonderful job actually. All of them do.

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<3 thanks I love Pierre he is so sexy lol. I love him in the drama too! He looks so cute. But then again I love skinny pale white boys 너무 귀여워 ^_^!

Love~ EunJu's 엄마

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Love the show--part comedy, part detective story, and part love story! The acting is great all around, and the western male co-lead is breaking down all kinds of stupid, stubborn barriers! ;)

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what,,, are u a re tard?? pierre speaks with no frenchie accent bc his character is NOT FRENCH!! baka!!! stupid!!!1

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love this drama ^^
Im Ju Hwan, Seo Woo n hwang chan bin...they are handsome ^^

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after I watch it I feel SHAME

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I HOPE THEY AIR IT HERE IN THE PHILIPPINES!!! AND THE TOTALLY COMPLETE 20 EPISODES!!! I'm on Beo-JIn and Park-Gyoo... ♥♥♥

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This is one of the best korean series that I have ever watch! Im Ju Hwan perfectly fits the role...Seo Woo too.Every episode is interesting...the flow of story was nice..It's unpredictable but satisfying!I like who end up with whom!Very unqique series....Im Ju Hwan and Seo Woo should make another collaboration.

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i really really love pierre deporte . he's adorable....... so hot ....

and seo woo is cute...

but I dun like im ju hwan ... he's grosssssss

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I wish william and beo jin is 2gether 0.0 their such a cute couple ..< hahaha (daydream)

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Wow honestly i think d tempted again film was supper good may b it was because of oppa i like his actions it was luv push ad pull

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