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Post by Knov1 on Dec 14, 2012 7:54:52 GMT -5
Kwon Sang Woo, Soo Ae, Jung Yunho (DBSK), Kim Sung Ryung, Go Joon Hee and Kwon Hyun Sang make up the cast for Queen of Ambition. It's about a woman who wants to escape poverty and become the first lady of Korea. It'll replace King of Dramas in January. Queen of Ambition - Poster PhotoshootOne of the main K-Drama themes going into next year seems to be women escaping poverty. My Daughter Seo Young and Cheongdam Dong Alice also revolve around that theme. Kim So Yeon was one of the highlights in the first series but looks like she may be down the pecking order in the new one . There are a few returning cast members like Kim Seung Woo, Kim Young Chul, Yoo Min and, obviously, Kim So Yeon.
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Post by MTR on Dec 15, 2012 0:49:55 GMT -5
They have to bring back Kim Young Chul as he is the bad guy .
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Post by sageuk on Dec 15, 2012 1:09:45 GMT -5
Man, even the USA has better ideas and concepts, regardless of varying quality.
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Post by Knov1 on Dec 19, 2012 22:59:28 GMT -5
Uhm Tae Woong has been added to the cast of MBC's upcoming drama "Level 7 Civil Servant". It's a spy series in the mold of Iris and Athena. Other cast members include Joo Won, Choi Kang Hee, Changsun (2PM) and Kim Min Seo. Lee Jin Wook and Jo Yoon Hee are said to be the leading candidates to play the lead roles in the tvN drama "Court Lady". It would replace Flower Boy Next Door starting in March. It's being produced by the same team that did "Queen In Hyun's Man".
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Post by Knov1 on Jan 2, 2013 20:14:08 GMT -5
We have our first trailers for Queen of Ambition and Wind Blows in Winter. SBS Queen of Ambition TrailerQueen of Ambition replaces King of Dramas. SBS Wind Blows in Winter TrailerWind Blows in Winter looks incredibly depressing. It begins airing in February. KBS Iris 2 TrailerIris 2 begins airing in February as well. Miss A member Suzy has been confirmed as the female lead for The Gu's Family Book. Lee Seung Ki is the male lead. It'll replace Horse Doctor.
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Post by truth on Jan 4, 2013 3:44:23 GMT -5
What do you do when you don't have ideas for historical drama?
A : Do a remake
jTBC did a remake of King and Queen back in 2011.
MBC is coming back with a remake of Huh Joon later this year. lol
That being said, maybe KBS could do a remake of Tears of Dragon since the current SBS Lee Sung Gye drama sucks ass or do a remake of Emperor Wang Guhn just because the time period of Wang Guhn is so awesome. But they should do it with as much historical accuracy as possible as the original version or even more accuracy.
MBC is also coming up with Fight of Flower, which covers the life of Empress Ki, a powerful Korean empress of Yuan dynasty, and Goddess of Fire, which covers the life of Baek Pa Sun, the first female potter of Joseon dynasty.
Fight of Flower(60 episodes) will be scripted by Jang Young Chul, the writer of KBS Dae Jo Young.
Goddess of Fire(32 episodes) will be scripted by Kwon Soon Kyu, the writer of SBS Baek Dong Su. It is rumored that Moon Geun Young(Painter of the Wind, Cheongdamdong Alice) has been casted for the main role
I guess the 2013 trend is woman, because Korea elected a female president. SBS is also coming up with a drama about a woman becoming a female president.
MBC is also planning Dae Jang Geum 2 for 2014.
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Post by sageuk on Jan 4, 2013 17:09:26 GMT -5
Another year for women huh, just the like the years IE and QSD came out.
SBS is already making another Dae Mul? Seriously?
As for KBS doing remakes with their past dramas, with their work quality now, I'm not trusting them too much
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Post by ajk on Jan 4, 2013 17:30:05 GMT -5
What do you do when you don't have ideas for historical drama? A : Do a remake B : Plagiarize! Okay, I shouldn't joke about it, it's a deadly serious charge and I hope whatever the high court rules, they rule correctly. But wow truth, does that ever sound bleak. Obviously this will be a good year to catch up on past historicals. I appreciate the update.
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Post by truth on Jan 5, 2013 3:14:05 GMT -5
Here are other known upcoming historicals/old period based dramas of this year in addition to the ones I mentioned above.
MBC The Book of Gumiho Family : a drama about male Gumiho(nine-tailed fox). Lee Seung Gi will be playing the main role and Suzy of Miss A will play his girlfriend
KBS Sword and Flower : a fictional drama about girl in Goguryeo dynasty dressing up as male in order to avenge the death of her family, only to fall in love with the son of the family that killed her family.
SBS Jang Ok Jeong : Covers the life of Jang Ok Jeong, or Jang Heebin, the queen of King Sookjong. The story was covered in Dong Yi and many other historicals before including the 2002 drama Jang Heebin(Kim Hye Soo played JOJ/JHB in this drama). Kim Tae Hee, who has recently started dating Rain, has been casted as Jang Ok Jeong.
SBS Yi Soon Shin : A drama that pretends that Admiral YSS survived the Japanese invasion and began a campaign against the Joseon dynasty in order to establish a new dynasty. Uhm Tae Woong(Kim Yushin in MBC QSD) has been casted as Yi Soon Shin.
I personally think that this YSS is disgraceful to his name, but at least it's better than KBS's new drama in April called "Yi Soon Shin Is the Best" that takes place in today's era in 2013.
Guess what the drama is about? It's about a girl named Yi Soon Shin looking for love. The idol singer IU(the Carly Rae Jepsen of Korea) will be playing Yi Soon Shin. WTF
I also heard that KBS traditional weekend historicals might be cancelled forever after Great King's Dream.
Here are the known upcoming "historicals" that I'm currently planning to watch
Fight of Flower : B/C it will be written by the writer of DJY. I might not watch if it turns out to be a typical MBC fantasy though. It is supposed to be a "traditional historical" like MBC God of War, so I hope the quality is at least as good as God of War or even better. Some drama fans in Korea want Go Hyun Jeong(Mishil) or Lee Young Ae as Empress Ki, but we'll see what happens. The writer of DJY scripting the show means that we could possibly have Lee Deok Hwa and many other actors that he used in DJY, Giant, and History of a Salaryman.
The Book of Gumiho Family : B/C it has Suzy in it lol
Here are non-historicals that I'm planning to watch
KBS Iris 2 : B/C I loved Iris
SBS The Golden Empire : B/C it will be written by the writer of SBS The Chaser, which was my favorite non-historical of the year
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Post by MTR on Jan 5, 2013 13:23:41 GMT -5
Im with Truth Iris and Chaser were great and Empress Ki rather Fight of Flower .
But a girl named Yi Soon Shin !!!!! oh dear where is the toilet ?.
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Post by hapha on Jan 6, 2013 6:38:13 GMT -5
Its funny with Iris 2 the film depicts Kim So Yeon killing Byun Hyun while the trailer shows new people . I hope the drama is not crammed with car chases like the trailer and i am so glad KBS got fed up with Kim Tae Hee who actually kept them waiting for two years and just went with a mainly new cast .Kim So Yeon was one of the highlights in the first series but looks like she may be down the pecking order in the new one . is this a fact? or merely a speculation? im actually hoping for KTH's cameo role in this sequel, but chances are so slim i think.
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Post by TheBo on Jan 6, 2013 13:32:35 GMT -5
Ah! That's funny! They have Lee Seung-gi in the gumiho thing--switcheroo!
The only ones that look attractive to me are (a) Fight of Flower in hopes it's not too "fantastic" and (b) Yi Soon Shin is king because it contains one Uhm Tae-woong and I can't resist that funny rock banger. Did I say that?
Bo
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Post by soapygrams on Jan 6, 2013 16:26:56 GMT -5
Me neither Bo - LOL -- I finished watching Resurrection/Rebirhl It is a heavy drama and Uhm Tae-woong is such a force in it. He has a remarkable ability to be dark, intense, laughing, happy -- just the entire range of emotions and his facial expressions are such a good addition to his acting ability. MOE - every time he picked up a stick, LOL, it reminded me of the absoute concentration he exhibited in QSD when he was rock smacking . . . looked like he really meant it. ;D I hope the next one he is in will be a good story too . . . and I really DO like to watch him; he is a really good actor, very good looking; in addition, there is something about him that is very compelling. He really fills the screen.
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Post by mugwump on Jan 6, 2013 20:32:16 GMT -5
Resurrection was really good, well-plotted, great acting. MOE shares some of the same themes, but is on a smaller scale. I know this is straying off-topic, but how is it we can get terrific writing and plotting in such a contemporary drama, but we're getting such dud historicals these days.?
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Post by MTR on Jan 6, 2013 22:21:04 GMT -5
Its funny with Iris 2 the film depicts Kim So Yeon killing Byun Hyun while the trailer shows new people . I hope the drama is not crammed with car chases like the trailer and i am so glad KBS got fed up with Kim Tae Hee who actually kept them waiting for two years and just went with a mainly new cast .Kim So Yeon was one of the highlights in the first series but looks like she may be down the pecking order in the new one . is this a fact? or merely a speculation? im actually hoping for KTH's cameo role in this sequel, but chances are so slim i think. Fact we have posted the cast several times ,the only KTH cameo will be when they reprise the ending of season one at the opening of the new one . Note from mod: Edited to fix quote.
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