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Will Chuno have a Season 2?
by javabeans
While I wouldn't get too excited yet, there is a lot of talk and speculation over the possibility of a Chuno Season 2, given the intense popularity of the drama, which...
Tags: Chuno, drama production, sequels
Iris’s strong start endangers Heading’s ending
by javabeans
Uh-oh. MBC may be getting ready to let that axe fall for the third time this year. I'm reading conflicting reports about its soccer drama Heading to the Ground, but...
Tags: drama production, drama ratings, Heading to the Ground, IRIS
Iris and Chuno run into production disputes
by javabeans
With only a day before its airdate, the premiere of Iris was thrown into question as the drama's production company, Taewon Entertainment, announced a dispute with its broadcaster, KBS. After...
Tags: Chuno, controversies, drama production, IRIS
Who’s to blame for confusing characters?
by javabeans
There have been several discussions on this site about this topic, so I found the following article pretty timely. I both agree and disagree with the points outlined below, but...
Tags: drama production, East of Eden, Jung Il-woo, Lee Da-hae, My Fair Lady, Ryu Shi-won, Style
Style criticized for excessive product placement
by javabeans
I stopped watching Style a while ago (I couldn't take it anymore, it got on my nerves), but I'm still keeping an eye on the news about it, since it's...
Tags: drama production, Kim Hye-soo, Lee Jia, Style
Shoots nearing completion for Friend
by javabeans
(Hyun Bin, is that really you?) One of the buzzworthy dramas this year is the remake of the 2001 film Friend [친구], which is being adapted for television in MBC's Friend, Our...
Tags: drama production, Friend, Hyun Bin, Kim Min-joon, remakes
Dead project Daemul to be revived
by javabeans
A highly anticipated drama project that fizzled last year may get a second chance at broadcast life: producers are hoping to give Daemul (aka Big Fish, or 대물) a second go....
Tags: adaptations, Daemul, drama production, Go Hyun-jung, Kwon Sang-woo
What Korean dramas could learn from Japanese productions
by javabeans
There's an article in the Korea Times (in English) that points out some issues in Korean drama production and what could be improved by looking at the Japanese drama production...
Tags: drama production, j-doramas
Kang Ji-hwan joins the telecinema experiment
by javabeans
Based on the recent news, it seems this whole Japan-Korea joint production "telecinema" project is finally kicking into high gear. Despite some actors' names being floated around as participating in...
Tags: Ahn Jae-wook, Bae Soo-bin, Cha In-pyo, drama production, Han Hyo-joo, Kang Hye-jung, Kang Ji-hwan, Kim Haneul, Kim Sun-ah, Lee Jia, Lee Soo-kyung, Sandara Park, telecinema project
Iris gets a drama and a movie
by javabeans
Kim Tae-hee, Lee Byung-heon Who else thinks this is a bad -- or very odd -- idea? Lee Byung-heon and Kim Tae-hee's much-anticipated match-up in the upcoming action-spy drama, Iris,...
Tags: drama production, IRIS, Jung Jun-ho, Kim Tae-hee, Lee Byung-heon, TOP