Hong sisters plan new drama with Best Love PD
by javabeans
It’s back to the work for the busy Hong sisters writing partners—Hong Jung-eun, Hong Mi-ran—who are eyeing a return to MBC for their next series, which would be their tenth drama in ten years. (Who else feels lazy?) Their last drama for MBC was 2011’s Best Love, and this project would reteam them with their PD from that show, Park Hong-kyun.
The series is still in early planning stages and the synopsis has not yet been delivered, but with a star PD onboard (Queen Seon-deok, New Heart) and writers who regularly churn out well-loved ratings hits (Master’s Sun, My Girlfriend Is a Gumiho, You’re Beautiful, Fantasy Couple), MBC’s not likely to pass on the project. They are reportedly looking at a Wednesday-Thursday slot to air in May or June of next year.
Big certainly proved to me that even with a many-years-long streak of churning out one hilarious, zippy rom-com after another, nobody is infallible; a proven hitmaker can always put out a dud at any point. And it’s true that the Hongs’ more recent shows haven’t had my heart quite the way their old ones did. But I appreciate that the Hong sisters keep stretching their boundaries and trying to evolve rather than doing the same show ten times over, and they’ve provided me with so many hours of uproarious entertainment that I will always look upon news of a new project with eagerness.
As for the subject matter—well, there’s no guessing what they’ll choose. They have done a number of shows with supernatural genre twists in recent years (gumihos, ghosts, body swapping), and they’ve got a taste for showbiz meta comedy (idols, K-pop, movie stars), but they’ve also done conventional rom-coms and fusion sageuks, so there’s no telling where their imaginations will take them next. Let’s hope it’s someplace good.
Via TV Report
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1 Mia
November 25, 2014 at 7:10 AM
I heard Lee Jun Ki and Gong Hyo Jin is rumored to be the lead roles
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bel
November 25, 2014 at 7:15 AM
Not sure I would like that pairing
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keller
November 25, 2014 at 12:51 PM
M e t o o
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houstontwin
November 25, 2014 at 2:00 PM
Not an intuitive couple, but sometimes an unexpected pair is more interesting.
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kwonnie
November 25, 2014 at 7:18 AM
Omo omo...I would love to see LJK in rom-com.
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dramamad
November 25, 2014 at 10:27 PM
yeah - definitely want to see contemporary Lee Joon Ki. the only other time i saw that was My Girl, but ummm... that hair!
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AJK
November 27, 2014 at 6:59 AM
I think that must be the role that turned me off him -- and honestly not his fault -- but no one bothered to hem his pants in that show and it made him look so ridiculous that I've never really been able to see him as leading man material since. Almost in Arang but that show was so slow-moving I gave it up.
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Lixie
November 25, 2014 at 7:20 AM
I hope it's just a rumour! I love GHJ but she needs a more manly faced guy than LJK.
LJK is gorgeous but very overrated as an actor for me, don't want him to get a Hong sisters leading role.
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pogo - now sailing HMS Queen of Tears with Corn Salad on deck🍉
November 25, 2014 at 7:57 AM
well, he's already played second lead in one of their early superhits and has since become a better actor than the leading man of that drama......it wouldn't be a huge stretch.
(but I am afraid of oppa's overacting tendencies getting full rein in a romcom.....at least in stuff like Arang the PD held him back and made him great)
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Lixie
November 25, 2014 at 8:18 AM
True, but anyone is better than said leading man for me. :P I'm not going to name names because I don't want anyone getting mad at me ehehehhe.
Besides I know LJK is leading material of course, there is no going back from that neither I want it to, it is just that I love the Hong sisters even if sometimes they screw up. I shiver thinking what LJK could have done to the lead in YAB, BL, Big and MS, only because even if these dramas had flaws the casting was sooooooo perfect. In fact the best thing about HS dramas for me is the perfect casting.
I'm eager to meet the LJK of Arang again, but in another show. :)
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pogo - now sailing HMS Queen of Tears with Corn Salad on deck🍉
November 25, 2014 at 8:51 AM
I’m eager to meet the LJK of Arang again, but in another show. :)
You and me both! (and note, I avoided naming names too, hehe)
I do share your concerns about the Hong Sisters brand of humour bringing out the worst of oppa's overacting tendencies, it's a legitimate worry.
I really wonder who the leading lady will be. If they do go for GHJ then it's a three-for-three, amazing.
mary
November 25, 2014 at 11:19 AM
*butts in* Not that I'm demanding LJK work with them again, but Hong Sisters did Hong Gil-dong.
I can see LJK doing that kind of impish role. ^______^
houstontwin
November 25, 2014 at 2:03 PM
I didn't like his last drama, though I don't blame LJK. I think that he has grown a lot. Really, once an actor is cast, it is at least partially up to the writer and the director to understand and bring out his strong points.
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opheliadrowning
November 25, 2014 at 7:24 AM
It's like a Venn diagram of drama things I love! If this happens and they throw in cameos from So Ji Sub, Shin Mina, and Cha Seung Won, I will rapture.
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thursdaynexxt
November 26, 2014 at 3:00 AM
+10!!
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swg0000
November 25, 2014 at 7:26 AM
Lee Jun Ki? Seriously? Woaaahhhhhhh
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pogo - now sailing HMS Queen of Tears with Corn Salad on deck🍉
November 25, 2014 at 7:51 AM
IF THIS IS TRUE
.....hello everybody, this is the ghost of pogo typing, she just died and went to heaven.
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fab
November 25, 2014 at 10:31 AM
Hahaha!
I am on board too, pleaaaaaaaaase make it happen, Pogo you must have some kind of superpowers up there. *looks up*
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misaeng
November 25, 2014 at 7:52 AM
Where are you hearing this from?
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padmé
November 25, 2014 at 9:24 AM
Omg apparently they are behind my fav. tv shows like Master's Sun and MGIAG! I can't wait for what they are writing.
Also I say a big yes! anything with Lee Jun Ki :D
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paroles
November 25, 2014 at 10:31 AM
Not sure they match... I'd love LJK in a romcom though.
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Cocoboo
November 25, 2014 at 10:49 AM
I agree with you. I'd loved to see LJK back on screen.
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anon
November 25, 2014 at 3:48 PM
This is a rumor I've never even heard of. Especially about GHJ. I doubt GHJ will be doing this after working with the writers twice already. Besides, she got really sick of the PD's way of filming the drama during Best Love so I'm surprised that there's even a rumor about her taking the lead for this show.
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Dr. Hwata
November 25, 2014 at 4:26 PM
At the moment, dramas without marquee stars (such as Misaeng or Pride & Prejudice) are pulling in a whole lot bigger ratings than the ones with the likes of Joo Won. Cantabile Tomorrow is a prime example of dramas made possible only by the incestuous industry insiders isolated in a bubble and totally removed from viewers. And the network honchos are finally paying attention. Bottom lines are bottom lines.
Viewers in Korea are voting with their remote controls. Lee Joon Gi may be a mega star but his last opus was not anything anyone would call a blockbuster or even a decent success. Hong Sisters, are you hell bent upon producing same old, same old or are you going to get with the program?
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Lee
November 25, 2014 at 11:55 PM
But his last drama WAS a success.
Won the ratings throughout its run and had been immensely viewed in China.
I think your argument shouldn't be based on cast signing alone but also story. Yes Cantabile tomorrow is flopping but that's because people dislike the story. Pinocchio with it's much buzzed about cast IS NOT flopping and that's because the story is good.
Basically what's happening in SK is people are beginning to pay more attention to writig and no longer watch dramas just to see their Oppa's, so even if they cast LJK and the story is good, they will watch
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Kruk
November 26, 2014 at 7:05 AM
Cantabile Tomorrow is a good drama though. Solid writing, stable story and great actors. The drama is about something more than just beautifull kids wondering around trying resolve their "love" problems.
It's "flopping" (just in ratings) because it is actually makjang-free and has more depth. Thanks god, for that.
Pinocchio however had good first two episodes, but third and fourth were lower quality-wise.
It has nothing to do with the cast, quality of the story or good acting.
Leads from Cantabile Tomorrow are objectvily better actors than the leads from Pinocchio...
Korean drama land is all about public-friendly productions. Out of the expiriance we can speculate that korean viewers love makjang stories with a lot of absurdity. It has nothing to do with final quality of the drama.
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j2hr
November 26, 2014 at 1:42 PM
the problem with kdrama these day is that when they cast famous Hallyu stars, the drama can sell with big price to China and already earn more than enough profit for the production house ( even before the drama end). Thus, the production house does not care much about the story and domestic rating anymore.
For example: Rain's last drama sold to China at $200 000 per ep before the drama started, even with terrible rating in Korea, the production house earns a lot already.
If kdrama dont fix this problem soon, it has very dark future.
Misaeng or Pride & Prejudice are rare dramas these days which do not have big names, thus these dramas need good plot to attract local viewers.
AJK
November 27, 2014 at 7:07 AM
But Misaeng -- also free of standard tropes -- is doing well. Not everyone who doesn't like TC is looking for chaebols and candies or their favorite actors.
Sometimes it's really as simple as different tastes -- I love shows about music and education and personal growth and all the things TC is about, but really disliked the childishness of the heroine and the antics of the so-called adults. I hung in for 8 long episodes, but that was it. I have no doubt that the writing of the show and its execution have been great (thank you recaps) but I just couldn't muster up the interest to watch more. I didn't care about anybody except the two violinists.
Grayon
November 28, 2014 at 12:34 AM
The heroine may be childish at the beginning, but it is part of her growth that you can see in further episodes. She knows it too, that's why she changes.
I find her really amazing. She knows what she wants and she go for it. How many times in the drama we can actually see such a strong female lead? She is not a plaintive girl doing whatever somebody ask her too - even if it's the guy that she likes. She seems like that, but she does not. She fights and is telling her own opinions. Just for that one fact (but there are more) I love this drama.
readlead
November 25, 2014 at 5:31 PM
I really hope this is just a rumor. I adore LJK and think that it would be interesting pairing, but as GHJ's fan... I'm dying to see her back to big screen hehehe
Even if GHJ would back to small screen next year, I wish she will reunite again with writer Noh ^_^
I would love my gongvely act in more realistic character and story even more after It's Okay It's Love, I wish GHJ get to work with such prepared production again... :)
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Gina90
November 25, 2014 at 6:06 PM
“Aaaahhhhhh!” I scream at the top of my lungs. ~ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ Its a must watch If Lee Jun Ki in it.
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miszdi
November 25, 2014 at 6:55 PM
LJK in romcom? Hope it will come true, been wishing for it. But I can't see chemistry w/ GYJ.
Anyhow, I'm looking forward for the new Hong sisters drama ^^
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miszdi
November 25, 2014 at 7:00 PM
Mianhe, this was supposedly another reply of 1 ^^
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Esther
November 25, 2014 at 6:46 PM
Oh yeah, i ever heard on DC that LJK was offered to star in Hong Sisters and Kim Eun Sook next drama. I wouldn't be suprised that two famous writers want him cuz he is a great actor.
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Aigoooo
November 25, 2014 at 6:50 PM
I am not opposed to it but I an used to seeing Gong Hyo Jin with manly men as her male lead. Why fix something that is not broken? Gong Hyo Jin and Joo Sang Wook would be comic heaven.
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miszdi
November 25, 2014 at 6:59 PM
LJK in romcom? Hope it will come true, been wishing for it. But I can’t see chemistry w/ GYJ.
Anyhow, I’m looking forward for the new Hong sisters drama ^^
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mamamia
November 25, 2014 at 8:58 PM
Gaaaahhh <3 Lee Jun Ki brings out the fangirl in me to crazy heights. Hehehe. YES YES YES, A BIG YES!!! I love to see him in this one. Oh please let this happen.....
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Viki
November 26, 2014 at 1:34 AM
Tbh, although GHJ have worked on two recent Hong sister projects, I doubt she would sign onto the next one esp. since their last project is with her in Master's Sun. I wonder if they will cast Lee Jun Ki for the second time though. I mean, it has been years since My Girl, so...
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redfox
November 26, 2014 at 5:16 AM
would he have enough fun in a rather actionless Hong-drama? no, I want him to do something more exiting
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evie7
November 26, 2014 at 6:07 AM
I agree, I love Lee Joon Gi action!. I just read that he is doing a romance movie in China, so I'm hoping we get a action drama.
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mettelray
November 26, 2014 at 6:50 AM
Lee Junki really wows me with his A++ acting! I’m not much of a rom-com but if this is true ...for this Oppa I’m up for anything! Anyways, this pairing just sounds wrong to me...
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Marie67
November 28, 2014 at 7:44 AM
I need KIM WOO BIN with Park Shin Hye in a drama ASAP. They had burning chemistry in HEIRS ( and I tuned in for LMH, but KWB took my breath away :P ).
If they cast Lee Jun Ki, they need to cast someone like Jung So Min with him, that would be a beautiful pair. Or maybe Yoon Eun Hye. She hasnt done a Hong Sisters drama yet.
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2 mary
November 25, 2014 at 7:13 AM
Gonna skip praying for a Song Jae-rim role here because I really wish Hong Sisters would make a Jae-hee Chae-young reunion instead.
PLEASE, DRAMA GODS. T____________T
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mary
November 25, 2014 at 7:14 AM
Erm... drama goddesses? Anyone?
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snow
November 25, 2014 at 7:31 AM
"a Jae-hee Chae-young reunion"
PLEASE, DRAMA GODS. T____________T
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coffeenlucia
November 25, 2014 at 11:02 AM
YES.
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rinn
November 25, 2014 at 7:32 AM
OMG I would say yes! yes! yes for Han Chae Young-Jae Hee.
I miss Chun Hyang-Mongryong chemistry <3
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panda
November 25, 2014 at 7:43 AM
YES!!!!
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pogo - now sailing HMS Queen of Tears with Corn Salad on deck🍉
November 25, 2014 at 8:00 AM
I hate to be the one to say this, but unless she lays off the botox, it might not be quite what we want :/
(she's gorgeous but in Pretty Man I could actually see the range of her facial motions being restricted by whatever she had done to her face......even her smile :()
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fab
November 25, 2014 at 10:33 AM
*Grabs SJR and runs*
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mary
November 25, 2014 at 11:19 AM
I put a tracker on Oppar.
In a body part no one else touches but me.
HEEHEEHEE
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pinkington
November 25, 2014 at 12:20 PM
I could actually see Song Jae-rim in a Hong Sisters drama. He's 4th dimension enough that he could really sell their sense of humor. I'd watch.
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Xxvxx
November 25, 2014 at 4:41 PM
Mary, I rly hope the same for jae rim whom I've grew to love because of WGM
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eny
November 25, 2014 at 5:52 PM
yes i like that idea,Delightfull Chun hyang n My girl is my most favorite rom com n i haven't see any rom com that as good as these drama untill now
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Aigoooo
November 25, 2014 at 6:57 PM
I want to see a Song Jae Rim - Kim So Eun drama with lots of kissing. I bet Song Jae Rim would do it for free. lol
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ilikemangos
November 25, 2014 at 8:07 PM
And then the world stopped spinning.
I'm trying to stay alive, please don't fill me with those imaginations. Their chem would be off the roof.
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thursdaynexxt
November 26, 2014 at 3:16 AM
You betcha he would! :)
How about a cross-genre Liar Game-meets-Modern Farmer story where there's lots shooting and fishing? And can we get cameos by Seo Kang Joon and Shin Sung Rok?
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3 Hayley
November 25, 2014 at 7:16 AM
going with the current theme sweeping drama atm...vampires :P
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Chaerin
November 25, 2014 at 7:34 AM
Oh, i'd be down with a Hong Sisters vampire drama! Lee Jun Ki would fit into that as well.
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pogo - now sailing HMS Queen of Tears with Corn Salad on deck🍉
November 25, 2014 at 8:01 AM
KIM
WOO
BIN
That is all.
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Aliya
November 25, 2014 at 9:31 AM
omg. YES PLEASE.
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Grace
November 25, 2014 at 5:43 PM
Yes please!!! I was thinking the same thing, it would be awesome to have Kim Woo Bin paired with Hong Sister's drama...may be a noon romance if they are going with GHJ, because I love her.
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Grace
November 25, 2014 at 5:50 PM
*noona romance (ahhh autocorrect!!!)
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Aigoooo
November 25, 2014 at 7:11 PM
A fusion sageuk involving vampires turned actors. Think My Love from the Stars meets Greatest Love meets Queen In Hyun's Man.
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4 hawoojinruinedme
November 25, 2014 at 7:20 AM
Hope they cast Kim Seul-gi as the lead actress!! She's incredibly good and Hong Sisters' dramas seem right up her alley! She'd be perfect for this!
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hyperbutterfly89
November 25, 2014 at 7:58 AM
oooooh I would love Kim Seul-gi in Hong sisters drama and even better if they reunite her with Yoon Hyun-Min
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soprection
November 25, 2014 at 9:57 AM
YES. She would kill it in a Hong sisters show and it would be an amazing opportunity for her.
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pinkington
November 25, 2014 at 12:22 PM
She is the perfect amount of quirky for the Hong Sisters.
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Mariah
November 25, 2014 at 3:15 PM
She would be everything. She totally commits to goofiness, so I feel like she would match really well.
Also, Song Joongki will be getting out of the military right around when this films. WOuld that be too much to ask? Because I could def. see KSG with a Sungk Scandal-esque SJK.
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hawoojinruinedme
November 25, 2014 at 5:32 PM
Omg they would be great together! I don’t know if you've seen it but they did a toothpaste commercial way backparodying Wolf Boy with KSG as the feral creature, and they were so cuuuuuute.
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Aigoooo
November 25, 2014 at 7:01 PM
I've always seen Kim Seul Gi as Gong Hyo Jin's successor as far as being "Queen of Rom-Coms". All she needs is the opportunity.
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5 snow
November 25, 2014 at 7:27 AM
Yayyyyyyy!!
My favourite writers are back :D
Delightful Girl Choon Hyang remains my most favourite show of all times ♥
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6 maldita
November 25, 2014 at 7:34 AM
I'm currently watching Fantasy Couple and I'm pleasantly surprised that even their older works work well with me. Or maybe because Oh Jiho's dimples make me weak in the knees.
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7 jen
November 25, 2014 at 7:53 AM
you'r beatifull brought me to the korean wonderland and my girlfriend is a gumiho is one of my all
time favourite drama.
hope this one will bring back their charm. hong sis'z fighting!!
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8 pogo - now sailing HMS Queen of Tears with Corn Salad on deck🍉
November 25, 2014 at 7:55 AM
YAY they're back! (hopefully with nothing remotely Big-like)
now can they please cast good leads like they always do, I would be happy if they got established stars or gave a break to younger leads......(hopefully Kim Seul-gi? Or Lee Yubi?)
or just go for broke and do a So Ji-sub/Gong Hyo-jin redux, I would not mind that AT ALL (understatement of the century)
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opheliadrowning
November 25, 2014 at 8:33 AM
[quote]or just go for broke and do a So Ji-sub/Gong Hyo-jin redux, I would not mind that AT ALL (understatement of the century)[/quote
I would throw money at that, like water on a fire. GIMME.
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Rose
November 25, 2014 at 8:50 PM
I loved So Ji-sub/Gong Hyo -jin couple in Master's Sun. I would like also So Ji-sub/Kim Sun-ah couple. I loved Kim Sun-ah in City Hall!
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9 Perevell
November 25, 2014 at 7:59 AM
How about Gong Yoo without the Big eh? anything but Big. But anything with Gong Yoo.
I'm obviously not in a good position....
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10 jensredshoes
November 25, 2014 at 8:24 AM
How about Jin YiHan? After Secret Hotel, I want to see more of him as a lead. :)
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Sarah
November 25, 2014 at 9:02 AM
He would be awesome as a Hong Sister's hero! I loved his cameo in the first episodes of Master's Sun and he was great in My Secret Hotel too.
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Chaerin
November 25, 2014 at 9:16 AM
I thought I liked him until I saw Secret Hotel, and I decided he's kind of boring. Pretty, but not a ton of charisma. But then, that might just be the show. If he does a funny or smart romcom like the Hong Sisters would churn out, then he might turn me around.
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Aliya
November 25, 2014 at 9:44 AM
I think it was the show. I've heard a lot of people say that he's normally not like that.
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AJK
November 27, 2014 at 7:18 AM
He was the best part of Secret Hotel (not saying much I know) but the script didn't give him much help. Still, he was adorable leading man material in the first 4 episodes.
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ChelseaS
November 25, 2014 at 6:31 PM
But he's got a new drama next year already. So not sure if possible. But would love to see him in a good rom com
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11 crazedlu
November 25, 2014 at 8:25 AM
New leading actors, please!!!! I don't want repeat actors from their previous dramas at all. And please, no Big repeat, Hong sisters!
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12 Mandy
November 25, 2014 at 8:40 AM
Omg Finally!!! I was getting so impatient all year long specially with the train of horrible dramas we had in 2014.
I totally agree with JB that the recent Hong Sisters drama haven't had my heart like they used to. There was a time when watching their dramas would consume my entire 2 months. If they can recreate the magic they had for You're Beautiful, I'd allow them another year off!
Anyhoo... Can't wait to see who gets casted. I hope I like them because LJK - no thank you. GHJ - yes please!! I'd love Gong Yoo reunite with her in a HS drama that isn't as fail as Big. Or Song Joong-ki if he'll be back by then.
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sumee
November 25, 2014 at 8:54 AM
I second you about the YAB ..I love that drama to moon and back .. I really wish if jang geun suk can be cast .. Oh boy I loved him do much ..then
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Mandy
November 25, 2014 at 6:36 PM
I still have so much inexplicable love for JGS which is why I would kill for him to do this. Yea it's probably gonna be similar to what he's done for the past 716742 projects but at least it will most likely be good. He's too good an actor to waste himself. I still find that so unfortunate.
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MickeY
November 26, 2014 at 7:54 AM
I read on Twitter that JGS confirmed his next project and the official news will be out very soon. I wonder which is it gonna be. As for now we know nothing of this drama so, he could be or not.
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houstontwin
November 25, 2014 at 2:07 PM
Earlier this year we had a whole series awful dramas but I am really enjoying some current works like Misaeng, Liar Game and Birth of a Beauty.
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13 RmD
November 25, 2014 at 8:44 AM
Song Jae Rim & Han Groo
Need new faces, new people in dramas, not the same people again and again.
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bbstl 🧹
November 25, 2014 at 9:53 AM
Oh man, that would be a GREAT pair!
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porninja
November 25, 2014 at 10:12 AM
This is PERFECT. They're both super talented actors on the rise but fresh enough that we haven't seen them everywhere yet. Maybe this drama will change that.
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rearwindow
November 25, 2014 at 10:49 AM
I would LOVE to see Han Groo in a Hong Sisters drama. She has that quality of being super grounded even in ridiculous situations that is perfect for a Hong Sisters show. Kinda similar to Gong Hyo Jin in that regard.
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Jon G.
November 25, 2014 at 11:34 AM
What.
I'd say Gong Hyo-jin and Han Groo are about as different as it gets. I don't really see how the Hong Sisters can write something non-repetitive for Gong Hyo-jin though, and I think they could do their magic for a more physical comedy role that would fit Han Groo perfectly.
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houstontwin
November 25, 2014 at 2:09 PM
Well, Han Groo and Gong Hyo Jin are both really good with quirky humor. They also transition very well from frumpy to glamorous.
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salt n' pepper
November 25, 2014 at 8:42 PM
YES!! Han Groo!! I approve.
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14 Sur
November 25, 2014 at 8:50 AM
I hope you guys recharged your brain cells... Fantasy casting? Jo Seung Woo and Shin Min Ah!
or maybe Jo Seung Woo and Ha Ji Won!
Or Jo Seung Woo and Gong Hyo Jin?
the first name remains constant because this awesome guy needs an awesome drama! He has been burned twice already.... Drama gods!
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snow
November 25, 2014 at 8:56 AM
Jo Seung Woo...yes...a great choice!
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15 Niki
November 25, 2014 at 8:53 AM
Song Jae Rim and Kim So Eun. *prays hard*
Or Jin Yi Han and YEH!
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Aliya
November 25, 2014 at 10:59 AM
SJR and KSE pleaseeeeeee! I was also gonna say LSY and KSE because they have so much chemistry in Liar Game..but I don't know how LSY would do in a Rom Com haha. I wouldn't mind seeing it happen though ;)
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Sur
November 25, 2014 at 12:19 PM
Then just give a sexy role to LSY I dont need a female lead. I'll just place myself in my mind
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me
November 25, 2014 at 5:59 PM
LOL!!
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16 Abbie
November 25, 2014 at 8:54 AM
I love their dramas and their writing style. Looking forward to whatever they do next!
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17 Sarah
November 25, 2014 at 9:25 AM
Love, love, love the Hong Sisters! They are so quirky, witty, and smart with their dramas. They know what audiences respond well too and create moments that people remember.
Maybe they could get Choi Jin Hyuk (if he's not off to the army by then), Jung Il Woo (he needs a good project), Joo Won, Lee Min Ho, or Gong Yoo who deserves a redo after doing the disastrous drama Big.
I love Gong Hyo Jin, but if she is signs on this will be her third Hong Sisters drama. I wouldn't mind seeing a different actress take on the drama. Maybe Moon Chae Won, Yoon Eun-hye, or Park Min Young.
The OTP is crucial, but I guess we'll just have to wait to see what the synopsis and characters will be before deciding who will fit the roles.
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VforVintageVera
November 27, 2014 at 12:26 AM
Ugh, I would love Choi Jin Hyuk to be in a Hong Sisters drama. Especially since it's on MBC and he's been MBC's ratings golden boy since Gu Family Book and now Pride and Prejudice.
but the problem is his army enlisting. Will the drama gods and the army gods be kind and let us have one more CJH drama after P&P?
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18 tweetpandora
November 25, 2014 at 9:38 AM
Why so far away tho :-(
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mary
November 25, 2014 at 12:27 PM
Your comment made me sad again. :((((((((((((((((((
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19 Odessa Jones
November 25, 2014 at 9:57 AM
The writing is the most important part of any shows and these two are so awesome! I love the photo. They're so cute! I now feel like the laziest writer on earth.
The Hong sisters make their actors and actresses look good. I'll watch no matter who's in it, with fingers crossed for it to be one of the good ones. My dream: an amazing OTP played by an actor and actress I haven't even noticed before now, who will suddenly blow me away with awesome characters and charisma. I want to be kicking myself that I didn't notice how amazing they were before!
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20 mememilo
November 25, 2014 at 10:32 AM
omg! this is great news! i love the Hong Sisters' dramas!
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21 Kavitha Ravi
November 25, 2014 at 10:34 AM
Yaaaaaay I've been waiting for this news all year long!!!!! If it's anything like best love (which is like my most favorite Hong sisters' drama) I'd say it will be a cracking start to the new year!
But the thing is as much as I love GHJ I think its about time the ladies opted for another leading lady.....I'd like to see another actress of GHJ's caliber tackle the Hong sisters' latest! As for the leading man I am cool with LJK!!! Such a hotie he is!! And I so would like to see him in a proper rom com instead of all the action oriented scripts he is going for these days.....
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happymess
December 4, 2014 at 11:21 AM
Me too! I feel like a lot of people are iffy on Lee Jun-ki and all for Gong Hyo-jin for this, but I'm the opposite. I'm really stoked to see Lee Jun-ki as a first lead in a Hong Sisters! I feel like I've been waiting for him to have a good modern rom-com because he's never really done that (as a first lead) before when you think about it.
And I actually don't think I want Gong Hyo-jin for this. I LOVE HER. She is one of my favorite actresses BUT I have so much fun seeing what kinds of compelling characters and pairings the Hong Sisters come up with and I would just love for them to pick someone different this time. I was ecstatic when she was cast for the second time in TMS, but again and with their very next drama? I hope not. Give us a fresh lead pairing!
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22 Aliya
November 25, 2014 at 11:02 AM
Who wants to join the prayer circle for Song Jae Rim? Because i'm just imagining his brand of cheesy+pervy coupled with HS humour and I am SOLD.
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23 Sajen
November 25, 2014 at 11:18 AM
While I wouldn't call them my favorite writer's I do always give their dramas a chance. Even though I hated Big and couldn't get into Master's Sun I'll still give this a chance.
I kind of get why they'd use Gong Hyo-jin again as if I were a writer and had the power I'd do the same. If I were a writer and I had a group of actors I had faith in I'd probably use them and only them never trying anyone new unless necessary.
That being said It wouldn't hurt to see some new blood in a Hong sisters drama. I'd second Han Groo for the female lead or Im Joo-eun. Actually forget Han Groo I love her but Marriage not Dating was hopefully enough of a success for her to keep getting leading roles Im Joo-eun on the other hand has had a terrible time finding the right role since being so awesome in Han/Soul. So Hong sisters in the incredibly unlikely chance you guys were to read this please cast Im Joo-eun as your female lead.
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Aly
November 25, 2014 at 2:41 PM
Im Joo Eun! <333
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24 Sur
November 25, 2014 at 12:21 PM
Wait.... Yoo Seung Ho comeback drama anyone?
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houstontwin
November 25, 2014 at 2:12 PM
Great idea!
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25 pinkington
November 25, 2014 at 12:27 PM
I actually was just searching yesterday for news on their next drama. When I first started watching kdramas I watched a couple of their dramas and I was hooked. I will always have a soft spot for their type of humor.
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26 ty
November 25, 2014 at 12:46 PM
I kinda want yoon eun hye and joo won as the main leads for this...heaven knows yoon eun hye needs a good drama
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houstontwin
November 25, 2014 at 2:16 PM
I don't know...maybe it is just because she's had bad luck, but just knowing that she is in a drama would make me avoid it. On the other hand, I don't remember Joo Won appearing in anything that I didn't enjoy.
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AJK
November 27, 2014 at 7:28 AM
I kind of feel the same way -- I adored her in Coffee Prince but haven't liked her in anything else -- Lie to Me really turned me off her but probably more the fault of whoever did her clothes for that one. Worked against whatever she was trying to do in her performance.
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27 keller
November 25, 2014 at 12:51 PM
Gong Hyo Jin probably doesn't want to do another romantic comedy any time soon unfortunately. I would love to see her in another Hong Sisters drama though.
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28 marie
November 25, 2014 at 1:52 PM
I would love to see Gong Hyo Jin in another Hong sisters drama she is the best and I adore all their works can't wait.
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29 come2noona
November 25, 2014 at 2:14 PM
I thought I read somewhere that Gong Hyo Jin was going to be preparing and performing in a stage production. That she would be involved with it for the next 10 months or so.
Anyone else hear this?
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abc
November 25, 2014 at 3:13 PM
Oh yes! I've heard of this, so it's impossible for her? )-:
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readlead
November 25, 2014 at 5:41 PM
the play is from dec'14 until jan'15. So actually there is chance for Gong to do this drama... but still, please no GHJ again... I've been praying hard for her return to big screen! :D
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30 kanz
November 25, 2014 at 2:15 PM
If Hong Sisters can make anyone like Cha Seung Won and So Ji Sub a lead in romcom, then I pray for Kim Woo Bin. This guy needs a lead role in drama!! Quickly!
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Nesma Kazem
November 25, 2014 at 7:34 PM
+1 i want to see him in a different role and they can do this
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31 Aly
November 25, 2014 at 2:39 PM
Hong Sisters dramas are a big hit or miss for me. I loved "My Girl", "Hong Gil Dong" and "My Girlfriend is a Gumiho"... but I didn't like any of their other dramas (though I wanted to!).
I'm crossing my fingers that they'll pick lead actors that I really like. Im Joo Eun, Jung So Min or Han Groo. And Yoo Seung Ho, Yoon Woo Jin or Jo Jung Suk.
Let this be a hit for me!
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32 abc
November 25, 2014 at 3:12 PM
I'm so excited already!!!!!!! I love every single one of their dramas that I've watched ( I'm one of the few minorities that love big ) gong hyo jin and gong yoo sounds good? I know they have worked together before but I didn't try that drama because it's kinda hard to find it with subs online. But yoon eun hye will be good too ^^ I don't know if it's possible since she is busy with another movie
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33 Juliesean
November 25, 2014 at 3:22 PM
Hyo Jin is in the dtsge production of Educating Rita right now. Apparently there are 2 lead actress; Tablo's wife Kang Hye Jung. I think they rotate the lead actress. Who knows maybe she'll take it. I love her in rom coms esp Hong's sisters. But she needs an awesome partner. Her last two were fantastic!
Would love Song Jae Rim and skim So Eun. We've seen their chemistry in WGM so that will be awesome!
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34 alwaizemeeh
November 25, 2014 at 3:43 PM
LJK is a great actor but idk if I want to see him.. I'm not rooting for anyone in specific but I'm hoping they find someone good that isn't already famous. jung yong hwa is good but he has yet to play the leading man. someone like that but not jung yong hwa. lol
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35 logan5
November 25, 2014 at 4:37 PM
The could do a Kdrama "The Princess Bride"
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36 cheliwel
November 25, 2014 at 4:44 PM
Awesomr! So far I've only skipped 2 of their dramas. I would love it if they got Kim So Eun/Song Jae Rim or Kim Bum/Kim So Eun. But a Jae Hee/Han Chae Young reunion wouldn't be so bad.
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37 redmoon
November 25, 2014 at 5:11 PM
I want to see Lee Sang-yoon in a Hong Sisters writing. Haven't seen him in anything quirky and fun.
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38 Pipit
November 25, 2014 at 6:32 PM
Aside from what theme they're going to use this time the excitement of looking forward to whom they're going to cast as the 4 some leads is part of the fun. I hope this time around they will choose actors/actresses that they haven't work with before.
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39 ilikemangos
November 25, 2014 at 8:17 PM
Drama gods, there's a reason so many are shouting for a KSE/SJR pairing so perhaps you should take it into consideration and grant us all a favor by making this cracktastic OTP possible. Thank you.
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Muenchabench
November 25, 2014 at 10:52 PM
How awesome would that be? and from a business standpoint, think of all the free publicitythe drama would get. Arguably the most famous TV writers paired with the "it" duo of the moment. Not too mention the variety transferred to drama angle.
It would be a pop-culture goldmine. From SJR and KSE standpoint I could understand if they didn't want to be typecasted as a loveline to this one person, but being the lead in a primetime drama would be a crazy boon for there careers. Plus think of all the meta humor the Hong's would integrate! (Stripped shorts scene anyone?)
Oye I think I need this to happen for my sanity.
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40 LinLin
November 25, 2014 at 8:19 PM
This is seriously the best news of the year!
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41 Hmm
November 25, 2014 at 11:22 PM
I think the Hong Sisters should try doing a superhero genre.
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42 haha
November 26, 2014 at 12:41 AM
no root for kim soo hyun as a lead male here and song hye kye as her female lead ? sad
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43 Viki
November 26, 2014 at 1:38 AM
Watching their next project regardless...I mean, I did watch Big from start to finish despite the whole letdown towards the last 4-5 episodes...and esp. the ending! Ugh!
I hope they work with new actors (I mean actors they haven't worked with) this time though and hopefully to newer rising rookie actors/actresses, but with cameos (like usual) from our past Hong sister actors/actresses! I mean, I discover Park Shin Hye from You're Beautiful and I have been a fan of hers since then (and went back to watch all her work)...along with Yonghwa and JKS.
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44 mira
November 26, 2014 at 7:39 AM
I would loooove to see LJK in a rom-com!!! Really hope that happens.
I like GHJ tooo really but having a hard time picturing them together. I don't think it will be a good pairing.
So for me I hope it's LJK and someone else!
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45 Sjsghjaaa
November 26, 2014 at 7:50 AM
I don't mind a TMS reunion... Hahaha... Or maybe HJW w Hyun Bin again? I like HJW in rom-coms though.... hahaha.
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46 yoni
November 26, 2014 at 9:37 AM
i wish it will be jo in sung and shin min ah madeline couple or jo in sung with ha ji won bali couple , it's gonna be more interesting if one of these couples back again after that killing chemistry in those days
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47 judilicious
November 26, 2014 at 9:41 AM
My dream OTP would be Binnie and Yoo Eun Hye, but since Binnie already has a Drama lined up, would still love YEH to be the female lead in a Hong sisters drama.
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48 Sur
November 26, 2014 at 10:02 AM
Lee Sang Yoon + Yoo In Na?
Yoon Kye Sang + Moon Chae Won?
Just mixed up above mentioned names and the BL poster above!
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49 Kim Yoonmi
November 27, 2014 at 8:04 AM
Been waiting--and I still disagree on Big. It did exactly as they wanted it to and was in keeping with their tradition. The ending was popular in Korea, if memory serves. It's just that it bent more to Korean Drama/literature rules than American sensibilities on story. They kept to the theme and bent to that theme. For that, they did well. Not saying it's one of their best dramas ever, but the fact they went back to a well-known story shows they were experimenting and it certainly delivered on Master's Sun.
Plus Master's Sun was high art--definitely better than a lot of their other dramas. It delivered subtle which was a complaint often said over and over again. It was gorgeous to look at and the direction was well done... plus their signature undercutting.
And I've been waiting for this. I want to see how they will outdo themselves this time--what they will choose for their evolving theme... if they will bring back more meta... will they do an illusion? Will they outstrip a theme that's never been well done in dramas? Will they do the heart stopping drama, or something like Master's Sun with layered meanings both visually and so on... See--they've become flexible now that the sky is the limit--though I still expect them to bend to theme like they always do.
Their writing is an example of theme-driven, which goes to show that character-driven and event-driven isn't the only way to write stories.
I think they still want to explore positive parent roles... especially mothers. And I hope they will try for an evolving theme like last time--made it interesting. But I'll know when they say what the set up is what the plot is likely to be--and what kind of ride it is. Last time it was a Haunted House of mirrors... Greatest Love was like a Roller Coaster. Big was a Merry-go-round... so I want to see what they are choosing this time.
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50 Yongcnu
November 27, 2014 at 10:12 AM
My dream OTP Jung Yonghwa & Moon chae won ♡ and yonghwa is the Lead male, but since yonghwa is still countinue on TTM season 2 & 3 *just hope*
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