Jung Chae-yeon, Kim Sung-chul meet in first love music drama To Jenny
by tipsymocha
Kim Sung-chul, Jung Chae-yeon
I just love it when dramas incorporate music into its narrative in a significant way, so I’m looking forward to how this upcoming show pans out. KBS is a few weeks away from premiering To Jenny (also stylized to.Jenny), which promises a new form of musical drama. I’m not entirely sure what this new format entails exactly, but the show purports to infuse its story of first love with indie music, which sound rather complementary, with nostalgic, bittersweet elements common to both concepts.
Jung Chae-yeon (Reunited Worlds) will play the female lead in To Jenny, who sounds like the plucky type: Even in the face of adversity, nothing can stop her from pursuing her dream. I don’t think you can ever really go wrong with a Candy as your heroine, but I do hope there’s some more layers to her character, because her one-line description in the casting reports make her sound like every drama heroine who ever lived.
I’m much more excited to hear that our hero will be played by Kim Sung-chul, who played Law Man in tvN’s Smart Prison Living. I absolutely loved his character, and was surprised to learn he wasn’t a newbie but a musical actor. I’m hoping he gets to show off some of his singing abilities in To Jenny, where he’ll play a complete innocent who is as lovable as he is hopeless at romance, and uses music to express his one-sided love for Jung Chae-yeon’s character. Too cute.
The show sounds like a low-key, experimental drama for KBS, with a rookie writer (Lee Jung-hwa) and rookie director at the helm (Park Jin-woo). I do hope the experiment pays off, though, since I always appreciate new formats being tried out, and projects that give relatively inexperienced talent a chance to shine.
Music drama To Jenny will air on Tuesday nights on KBS, premiering on July 10.
Via KBS Media, Sports Donga
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1 WishfulToki
June 18, 2018 at 8:12 AM
Oh yeah, @tipsymocha is back!
Double yeah for a music drama! I will check it out thanks.
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2 Mimu
June 18, 2018 at 8:12 AM
Both of them are so talented. I wish to see them in more good roles. :)
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3 bbstl 🧹
June 18, 2018 at 8:19 AM
So good to see you, @tipsymocha!
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4 risa
June 18, 2018 at 8:20 AM
He was an AWESOME scene-stealer in Smart Prison Living. I usually love music dramas, and I love k-indie music, so this is exciting news for me. Yippee! Thanks, @tipsymocha.
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5 PurpleTeapot
June 18, 2018 at 8:36 AM
I dropped Reunited Worlds after a few episodes, but Chaeyeon's performance made an impression although her training is more in singing/dancing. Glad to see her take on a role that can showcase both skill sets.
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6 ohhaeyoung
June 18, 2018 at 8:37 AM
I will be watching this just because of the title...I am a Jenny after all :D #oneofthemostcommonnamesinamerica
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Jenmole🍊
June 18, 2018 at 9:03 AM
way too common, indeed. :)
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Ally
June 18, 2018 at 6:38 PM
We have a joke in my household:
Hubby: What was her name again?
Me: It's probably Jennifer/Jenifer.
(My best friend is named Jennifer and so is half of my neighbors.)
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mary
June 18, 2018 at 9:52 PM
LOL and now your username is (another) ohhaeyoung.
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7 Aliaa
June 18, 2018 at 8:38 AM
Yesss, I'm too excited, this show has all the elements to be a very good one. AND JCY IS GETTING A LEADING ROLE ,YAYYY !!! She was the only thing that I liked in Reunited Worlds.
Thank you for the news @tipsymocha !
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Aliaa
June 18, 2018 at 8:44 AM
And wait , I just checked and Kim Sung-Chul is 26 !!! I thought he was 20 or even younger !
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Mani-chan
June 18, 2018 at 9:36 AM
Whaat!!
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Aliaa
June 18, 2018 at 9:39 AM
Someone, please tell me his skin care routine !! (I might have finally found my oppa ) I'm gonna to watch Prison Playbook for him.
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javinne
June 18, 2018 at 10:52 AM
Prison playbook is one of the best dramas this year... or was it aired last year??? Never mind. It is awesome. Long, very long episodes, I must tell you, but I think they are all worth....
KSKalways
June 18, 2018 at 11:00 AM
@javinne I looooved Prison Playbook!
Mimu
June 18, 2018 at 11:12 AM
You should definitely watch PRISON PLAYBOOK even though it's long. everyone has acted so well.
mary
June 18, 2018 at 9:55 PM
You're gonna be hard pressed picking a favorite character once you start it! You have to let us know if he's still your favorite in the end. :P
mindy
June 18, 2018 at 8:57 AM
Same here! That drama was so bland and I ended up dropping it but I actually liked the scenes set in the past. I actually want her and Yeo Jin-goo to do a (better) drama again.
I’m looking forward to seeing more of her acting!
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Mimu
June 18, 2018 at 11:15 AM
+1 Her acting was so awesome and she looked so beautiful too.
I really hope she gets good dramas offer.
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8 Mani-chan
June 18, 2018 at 9:34 AM
Read hopeless romantic and thought of Ted Mosby. i sincerely hope its good not only because I feel like watching it but because a rookie team doing well means more opportunities for young people
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Mani-chan
June 18, 2018 at 9:38 AM
I really want a good ost now after seeing that its a musical drama
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9 🍙 kimbap noona
June 18, 2018 at 9:43 AM
I will present to Dramabeans court in support of a counter argument the evidence of my most recent drama trauma:
Kim Bo-ra of Rich Man, Poor Woman
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Aliaa
June 18, 2018 at 9:49 AM
May I add Tempted too ?
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🍙 kimbap noona
June 18, 2018 at 10:09 AM
😭 Luckily I was able to stop that self-inflicted wound quite early on but that was when I was a few months younger before my current more feeble state.....
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WishfulToki
June 18, 2018 at 9:57 AM
*in sing-song siren voice* We're not done with Rich Man yet! *evil cackle*
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🍙 kimbap noona
June 18, 2018 at 10:05 AM
I am waiting for you to guide me toward the light, @wishfultoki *gets down on my knee and begs for mercy*
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mary
June 18, 2018 at 9:56 PM
What did you do to @wishfultoki that she tortures you like this...
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WishfulToki
June 19, 2018 at 4:51 AM
Rich Man has reached the stage where it's so bad it's funny, and I need kimbapnoona there suffering/laughing with me.
If I'm going down I'm not going down alone
Still, I somehow hope that ep. 13 may see an increase in neuron activity on the part of the Candy lead (notice the "wishful" part of my name). Delusions.
egads aka Dame Maggie
June 18, 2018 at 10:30 PM
The Rich Man will not lead you to enlightenment, and the Poor Woman is nothing more than a candy that will leave you feeling sick to your stomach. Step away from the bad drama. Cleanse your palate with a quality rom-com free of abuse and masochism.
And most importantly don't drink the water @kimbapnoona. It will not lead to enlightenment, and if @wishfultoki is being inspired by the Guseonwon you will especially regret it.
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🍙 kimbap noona
June 19, 2018 at 9:14 AM
*turns head to check if Wow Do-hwan has gone undercover (i.e. glasses) to save me from the Rich Man*
luzitania
June 19, 2018 at 9:09 AM
Agreed. It was so bad, I didn't bother watching ep 2.
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10 javinne
June 18, 2018 at 10:50 AM
ok... if it is Kim Sung-chul, I think I will at least watch the first episodes and see if they pay off.
I also really loved his character in prison playbook, and the fact that he was resilient, smart and good tempered.
I hope his first role as main lead is at least a normal first lead that we can be proud of 😂😂😂
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Ally
June 18, 2018 at 6:40 PM
Same here, and I love music, so I may give it a few more.
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11 banana
June 18, 2018 at 11:28 AM
I loved Kim Sung-chul in Smart Prison Living, although I have not seen Jung Chae-yeon in anything. I'm curious to see how this plays out.
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12 UmbrellaMan
June 18, 2018 at 6:15 PM
Maybe something in the vein of Persevere, Gu Hae-ra? I'll definitely check it out. Musicals are always welcome!
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bam 🐢🐌💖~
June 18, 2018 at 6:25 PM
*busts out my hairbrush microphone*
Bring it on! (Hey, that's a musical, too!)
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13 whoopeeyoo
June 18, 2018 at 8:49 PM
Kim Sung-chul!!!! I loved him in Prison Playbook and he acts soooo good. I remember not believing PP was his first role then I discovered he's a musical theater actor and I became more in awe. I'm so excited for this! I'm so glad KBS took a chance and gave him his first leading role so soon! Even if it's an experimental drama~
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14 mary
June 18, 2018 at 9:50 PM
Jailbird! I luffed him in Prison Living. More than Haerongi and Devil Captain, even. I'm glad we can hear him sing in a drama soon.
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15 Kurama
June 19, 2018 at 6:41 AM
Kim Sung-chul was so funny in Smart Prison Living when he tried to catch the ball of the hero :D
I love the musical dramas like Dream High, Monstar or Persevere Goo Hae Ra but it depends a lot of the songs.
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16 ⭐ Sera The Ms Temper ⭐
June 19, 2018 at 5:07 PM
Two talented young actors leading a drama together - definitely will watch this drama.
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17 jaderjylsk
June 20, 2018 at 7:13 AM
Yes! So happy Kim Sung Chul is getting another project, he was amazing as Law Man in Prison Playbook ♥ Loved his acting in it, I'm hoping it wasn't just Shin PD's magic touch
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18 Currently Living On Planet Earth
June 22, 2018 at 8:14 PM
Might check this one out, sounds super cute!!
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