News bites: October 18, 2015
by awcoconuts
Lee Da-hae, Lee Kwang-soo
- There’s a new Chinese-Korean drama coming up called Couple of the Century, and Lee Da-hae (Hotel King) has been selected to lead. She’ll play the complete package: an heiress to a fashion empire, an idol group member, and a successful actress. She’s lived a brilliant life and has never wanted for anything, but she has difficulty trusting others. The show will be a rom-com about a top Korean star (Lee) who is forced into a contract marriage but finds love along the way. The first TV drama project from Alibaba Pictures, Couple of the Century begins filming this month, airs on the web in December and on TV in China early next year. [Star News]
- Lee Kwang-soo (It’s Okay It’s Love) will star in an SBS drama special called Puck! (No, that’s not a swear word said in a fobby accent.) Lee’s a guy who previously had no dreams or hopes (he’s a cold and pathetic loan shark with resentment in his heart), but everything changes once he makes the university’s ice hockey team. The screenplay won an award in April from the Korea Sports Council, which held a contest for sports-related scripts. It’s expected to give viewers strong laughs and emotions, and the casting sounds just about perfect. Filming on Puck! begins in early November. [Osen]
- Jo In-sung (It’s Okay It’s Love) is said to be positively considering the lead in The King, the upcoming film from director Han Jae-rim (The Face Reader). In it, Jo would play a man who’s overcome an unhappy childhood to become a prosecutor, and Jung Eun-chae (Dr. Frost) has signed on to play his little sis in the movie. Cameras will begin rolling on The King before the end of the year. [News 1, Star News]
- SNSD’s Sooyoung (My Spring Days) will play the visually-impaired star in KBS’s drama special Perfect Sense. With the special, the network aims to increase the young public’s awareness and understanding of people with disabilities, and Perfect Sense will air in early 2016. [Dong A]
- Seo Ji-hye (Punch) and Yoon So-yi (Hidden Identity) have been cast in writer Kim Soo-hyun’s upcoming weekend drama, Yes, That’s How It Is. Kim’s known for working with the same actors again and again, but this will be her first time working with either of them. The show will take the place of I Have a Lover when it concludes next February on SBS. [Dong A]
- He’s done it again; after drawing big ad bucks for OCN’s Bad Guys, Park Hae-jin is being credited for Cheese in the Trap’s popularity with international broadcasters and with domestic advertisers. The TV rights have already been snapped up in China and negotiations are currently underway in Thailand, Indonesia, and Japan. It’s said that the sale of the broadcast rights alone will cover the more than 5 million USD production budget, and it’s the first show for tvN for which profits have exceeded that of a successful broadcast show (a big achievement for the cable network). All of the ad spots airing before and after the drama have sold out, as well as all of the PPL opportunities. I hope the show can meet all the hype! It begins filming this month for a December release. [Star News]
- The drama formerly titled Sweet Family will now be called Sweet, Savage Family, and BtoB’s Lee Minhyuk (A New Leaf) has been cast as the son of Jung Jun-ho and Moon Jung-hee. He’s a model student who grows up in a gangster household, and though dad Jung might seem like a formidable mob boss outside of the home, inside the house, he falls to the bottom of the importance scale, as his ever-nagging wife and two kids regard him with disdain. It’s described as a funny/sad drama from writer Sohn Keun-joo and PD Kang Dae-sun (Golden Rainbow, I Do I Do), and the Wed-Thurs show begins on MBC in November. [E Daily, Sports Chosun]
- Chanyeol (of EXO) has been picked to lead the Chinese-Korean film titled So I Married an Anti-fan, which is based on a popular webtoon. He’ll play a top Korean star, and Yuan Shanshan’s been cast as a tabloid reporter opposite him. We’ll learn how the two become involved and fall in love (that must make Yuan the anti-fan) and there’s no info on a release date yet. [Star News]
Jo In-sung, Jung Eun-chae
Sooyoung, Seo Ji-hye, Yoon So-yi
Minhyuk, Chanyeol
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1 pigsnout
October 18, 2015 at 8:18 PM
Good to see Sooyoung acting again.......
but Chanyeol as the lead in a movie? ?? His acting is so bad, even in that silly Exo web drama the girl was doing all the work.
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iamme
October 18, 2015 at 9:19 PM
hey, he wins best new actor.. *snark!*
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Cheryl
October 18, 2015 at 9:48 PM
I don't mind Chanyeol. Just because it's a movie does not mean he has to be some stellar actor for it.
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pogo the Corn Salad fangirl
October 19, 2015 at 6:41 AM
The problem is not that he isn't 'stellar', it's that he's utterly incompetent.
There are plenty of competent idol-actors out there but he is far from being one of them. His bandmate D.O. is far better.
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changhyun
October 19, 2015 at 10:27 AM
Agreed, but I doubt the PDs care. It's basically catered towards EXO fans and there's nothing wrong with that
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2 Riya
October 18, 2015 at 8:22 PM
I read that I Married An Antifan will be a drama....
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Maru Hime
October 19, 2015 at 12:29 AM
@Riya, manga?? Haven't heard of this one. Off to read stat!
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3 ⭐ Sera The Ms Temper ⭐
October 18, 2015 at 8:24 PM
Excited to see for SooYoung and Lee Kwang Soo in a new drama. :)
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4 mary
October 18, 2015 at 8:32 PM
BTW, I heard MBC dropped Mr Black too.
T______________T
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⭐ Sera The Ms Temper ⭐
October 18, 2015 at 8:46 PM
mary, i read the same too. Now our hope is on KBS, otherwise cable is a good choice as well.
Do u know why MBC dropped it too?
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Leah
October 18, 2015 at 10:24 PM
MBC has already denied this.
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⭐ Sera The Ms Temper ⭐
October 18, 2015 at 11:28 PM
Yeah read the same too :) Maybe they are having difficulty to secure the time slot.
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mary
October 19, 2015 at 1:32 AM
Really? So it's still on? :D
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kanz
October 19, 2015 at 1:33 AM
WTH SBS and MBC dropped it too..
Something must be wrong...
How come? They already have all 4 leads with good reps!
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Diana
October 19, 2015 at 2:43 AM
Really???
Why oh whyyyyyy?
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pogo the Corn Salad fangirl
October 19, 2015 at 6:41 AM
NOOOOOO :(
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Kiara
October 19, 2015 at 1:49 PM
It's not true. MBC never said that they will drop it. It's just a rumor that some people loves to spread without any confirmation.
I'd wait for the official announcement.
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5 mumie
October 18, 2015 at 8:36 PM
Ha. Sorry oot.. When you mention Puck! not in a fobby accent, I remember Park Kyu. Oh my.. I miss Tamra again.
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6 amyonn
October 18, 2015 at 8:39 PM
I could not recognize Lee Da-hae at one glance, she had plastic surgery right? I don't mind PS but I like her old look better.
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⭐ Sera The Ms Temper ⭐
October 18, 2015 at 8:47 PM
The PS is one thing, but she looks too skinny now.
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kuromitsu
October 19, 2015 at 3:41 AM
I thought the same thing. She looks so different. Like some newbie idol.
Her old look was much better.
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7 Romeo
October 18, 2015 at 8:56 PM
Chanyeol is a joke???? he's the worst actor i've seen in my life, seriously pathetic....
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8 Lilo
October 18, 2015 at 8:57 PM
Kwang Soo is great in comedy, but in drama is really great, i watched Confession and his role make me cry so much...
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9 Kayle
October 18, 2015 at 9:01 PM
Lee Kwang Soo in a drama is always a good thing in my book. Can't wait to see it
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10 meliyasha
October 18, 2015 at 9:17 PM
I really hope all this hype about CiTT won't affect its quality. I'm starting to feel uneasy and try to not put my hopes too high.
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11 meowingme
October 18, 2015 at 9:18 PM
Oh wow, Kwang Soo as an ice hockey player? *picturing long arms and legs flailing everywhere* Maybe after this he'll be better in running man skate-related game :D
So glad he's really getting recognized for his acting, and still wondering when will be able to watch his movie with Park Bo Young...
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12 Emmy
October 18, 2015 at 10:30 PM
LDH's character in the drama sounds a lot like her real life self... minus the idol group member part.
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bjharm
October 18, 2015 at 11:11 PM
lol She made a chinese drama before, though it seemed to have dissapeared in the sea of other chinese drama made each year with out a ripple, the only thing I remember about it was the fuss made about her acting in it in chinese, something about her being the first korean to do so, though even that didnt pan out as Jang Nara did so before it was released in one of her chinese drama. If it pops up and get enough attention to get fan subs I may check it out as I still have nice memories of My Girl, this being a com/rom.
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samoa
October 19, 2015 at 12:43 AM
I think Emmy is talking about real Lee Da Hae. She's known as one of the richest 2nd generation woman Korea. Her father is a successful businessmen according to Chinese media report. She is a real chaebol daughter.
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apqaria
October 19, 2015 at 2:29 AM
And Da-hae actually was offered to become a member of idol group (Jewelry) at the start of her career but she declined that offer. So seems she could live that in a drama now, hehe :D
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Emmy
October 19, 2015 at 8:09 AM
Haha, that's hilarious. Art really is life for her in this project!
Always loved your fansite apqaria, you do a great job with the updates!:)
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apqaria
October 19, 2015 at 4:28 PM
Thanks Chingu ^^
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13 whitewire
October 18, 2015 at 11:12 PM
I am immensely confident with Sooyoung playing a blind woman. That girl needs to teach acting lessons to many korean actresses. I once hated Sooyoung (during her Cyrano days - love the drama, hated her) but her acting proved solid in My Spring Days. How could an idol be so good in acting?! I think her talent is really acting and not singing. That is her true self. Lol. I am excited with this.
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⭐ Sera The Ms Temper ⭐
October 18, 2015 at 11:27 PM
Agreed.
She should start planning her future to become actress. I wont say her acting is the best because they are lot of great actresses, but she is probably the best for idol turn to actress. Plus she is great in heavy character in which not many actress within her age is good. I hope she can do more film also after this.
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pogo the Corn Salad fangirl
October 19, 2015 at 6:44 AM
Acting-wise, she blows every one of her bandmates out of the water, with incredible ease.
She's just such a natural at it, I wish she had more acting jobs. (I don't know what her stupid agency is thinking, letting more than a year go by between My Spring Days and this. Girl is lead role material!)
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Nessie
October 19, 2015 at 12:49 PM
I read that apparently her father is also affected by blindness, and she donates alot to the charity which might be a big contributing factor as to why she took on this role.
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14 Chen
October 19, 2015 at 12:35 AM
I'm really happy for Jo In Sung for landing ''The King'' sounds like a great project
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may ann
October 19, 2015 at 4:08 AM
same here,i'm excited to see him on screen again
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lookingformore
October 20, 2015 at 7:29 AM
looking forward to see JIS. Btw, where to look for Korean films (Korean series, ok) on internet?
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15 kanz
October 19, 2015 at 1:31 AM
Only one guaranteed from CITT then: PPL overload!
Well, as long as it doesn't end up like The Time They Sold PPL to Us in 16 Eps
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Haru
October 20, 2015 at 12:22 AM
what is the time they sold ppl? which drama are you talking about? :o
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kanz
October 21, 2015 at 7:59 AM
The Time We Were Not In Love
Everyone loves to make puns of it cause the drama's very long title and the questionable quality.
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16 Angélina Eang
October 19, 2015 at 2:00 AM
I am so rooting for Sooyoung. I know she will do great as a blind woman so yeap, I am freakin excited !
Too bad that the special drama is airing in April though. I seriously want her in another drama before this one is airing. Or else, I may die.
On the good side, my first semester's exams will be over so it is like some kind of gift ? Haha.
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17 hellokimmy
October 19, 2015 at 2:30 AM
Before, Bom Yi... I mean Sooyoung had a heart disorder now she's playing as a blind person. Seriously, can't you have a normal role aside from Cyrano? ???. Maybe she does best in this kind of roles.
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18 NahlaJW
October 19, 2015 at 3:08 AM
(No, that’s not a swear word said in a fobby accent.) Bwahahah.
I guess everyone here are bashing on Chanyeol coz he got a lead role in a movie..I myself don't consider him as a good actor, but guys you're being too harsh on him :(
Lee Da-Hee really changed a lot and got even skinnier I liked her looks more during my girl era.
Can anyone recommend for me some very good Korean movies? I rarely watch them because they take forever to get subbed and I'm lazy to search for the good ones heheh
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Marina
October 19, 2015 at 11:34 AM
I don't know your style, but I recently watched Bleak Night and Night Flight and I liked them a lot.
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NahlaJW
October 19, 2015 at 12:35 PM
It depends on the story if it's interesting enough then I'll watch it... Thanks for the recommendations. I'll make sure to check them out soon ^^
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Marina
October 19, 2015 at 2:54 PM
They touch serious topics like bullying in korean schools, homosexuality, society, hierarchy and friendship. They are an exploration the psychological side of human beings. They are serious movies.
Have fun. :)
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19 mongjin8
October 19, 2015 at 3:43 AM
YAY for KwangSoo and MinHyukkie! ??
I'll really watch it. ?
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20 Quiet Thought
October 19, 2015 at 4:02 AM
Lee Dae He needs to play an anorexic who takes the cure. That picture is so bony she looks on the edge of death.
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21 may ann
October 19, 2015 at 4:11 AM
jo in sung in a project,yes i'm so excited,can't wait to see him on screen
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lookingformore
October 20, 2015 at 7:30 AM
yeah, yeah
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22 lifoser
October 19, 2015 at 6:15 AM
CiTT has started filming since early September, they are not starting this month. So the drama will be mostly pre produced for a December broadcast.
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23 Mikanjjj
October 19, 2015 at 6:28 AM
Chanyeol is okay ... I didn't mind his acting in exo next door. there r lots of other awesome actors his age , but then sometimes to pull in a crowd u need someone with popularity. So that could b one reason for him being cast. But I like him and so I don't mind !!!
As for lee da hae I really miss " my girl" girl !!! I'm not against plastics but I dont like how it changed her !!! She could probably just put on some weight ...
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NahlaJW
October 19, 2015 at 12:46 PM
Me too, that's why I feel so sad for him. He's such a sweet and beautiful person inside out ...I wish him good luck in this project and that he'll do some decent job in it >_<
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24 wapz
October 19, 2015 at 7:08 AM
Why does the whole hype about Citt give me "producer"feels?!? It better be good.
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25 korfan
October 19, 2015 at 7:19 AM
Loan shark who makes the hockey team .....
Heh. That's different, I suppose.
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26 pearl286
October 19, 2015 at 9:18 AM
Fighting to CITT! it's PHJ most expected project and i hope it won't dissapoint! drama please be good!
Also i love the webtoon so much(i'm in season 3 but it's so good i don't want to finish it yet)
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27 HanRieRye
October 19, 2015 at 10:21 AM
Yaaash!!
Finally.. a new project from Jo In Sung.
I can't hardly wait to hear more about his new movie. I miss seeing him on the screen.
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28 Rita
October 19, 2015 at 10:24 AM
Jo in sung new movie? Kyaaaaa.... i'm soooo excited...
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29 Wicky
October 19, 2015 at 10:32 AM
Wait.. wait.. wait.. Jo in Sung will be playing as a leading role in his new movie? This is good! YAY!!
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30 W. Miong
October 19, 2015 at 10:46 AM
Same here.. i miss him, too.
I wonder who his leading lady will be.
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31 esjpx
October 19, 2015 at 2:22 PM
I hope SBS won't ruin writer Kim Soo Hyun's new drama like they did with The Woman Who Married Three Times.
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32 lookingformore
October 20, 2015 at 7:31 AM
excited that JIS is in a movie. Hope this is true.
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33 kimchied
October 20, 2015 at 9:47 AM
prayer circle for CITT starting now - please do well, drama! love the webtoon, love park hae jin, but it might still be a trainwreck :(
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