In the Know with Purplenette
Heaven’s Order
Lee Dong Wook (My Girl, Scent of a Woman), Song Ji Hyo (Goong, Gye Baek), and Yoon Jin Yi (A Gentleman’s Dignity) are cast in Heaven’s Order which will air on KBS2 on Wed. and Thu. following Iris 2 in April. It is directed by Lee Jin Suh who also directed Baby-faced Beauty. The writer is Choi Min Ki who has worked with Lee Jin Suh on Birth of the Rich. Im Seulong (Welcome to the Show) from 2AM has been cast as the Crown Prince. The cast also includes Song Jong Ho (Reply 1997, The Princess’ Man), Kang Byul (Rooftop Prince), Choi Phillip (The Empress), Kwon Hyun Sang (Vampire Prosecutor 2, King2Hearts), and Sung Woong (Holy Land, Dangerous Women).
The drama is a historical, medical, suspense thriller. It is said to be a Joseon version of The Chaser. Choi Won (Lee Dong Wook) is a doctor who is trying to save his daughter of an incurable disease. He has raised her alone since his wife died. He is a royal doctor who gets caught in a plot to poison King Injong and is made a fugitive. Hong Da In (Song Ji Hyo) is a nurse that falls in love with Choi Won. So Baek (Yoon Jin Yi) plays the daughter of a leader of outlaws that ends up on the run with Choi Won and also falls in love.
Although my favorite genres do not include historical or medical, I WILL be watching this. It has some of my favorite actors and actresses and I can’t pass up a chance to watch them in action.
Kang Dong Won (Psychic, 1% of Anything) will be taking his first role since his release from the military in a short film called Hide and Seek. Shin Min Ah (Arang and the Magistrate, My Girlfriend is Gumiho) will also be starring in this film directed by Kim Ji Woon who also directed The Good, The Bad, The Weird and I Saw the Devil. It is a short action thriller production that is made for ScreenX which are some 360-degree, dome theater surround screens and sound theater technology. Lee Som (Ghost,White Christmas) is also in this short film.
Hide and Seek
Kang Dong Won (Psychic, 1% of Anything) will be taking his first role since his release from the military in a short film called Hide and Seek. Shin Min Ah (Arang and the Magistrate, My Girlfriend is Gumiho) will also be starring in this film directed by Kim Ji Woon who also directed The Good, The Bad, The Weird and I Saw the Devil. It is a short action thriller production that is made for ScreenX which are some 360-degree, dome theater surround screens and sound theater technology. Lee Som (Ghost,White Christmas) is also in this short film.
X (Kang Dong Won) is an agent who transfers packages with unknown contents. Mia (Shin Mih Ah) is X’s girlfriend and Fingers (Lee Som) is his fellow agent and handler. There is not much more information, except that there will be an amazing chase.
Oh, I hope someone subs this!!!
Kim Woo Bin (School 2013, White Christmas) and Yoo Oh Sung (Friend, Faith) are to star in Gwak Kyung Taek’s sequel movie Friend 2. Release date is not out yet. The original Friend drew over 8 million viewers and is believed to be a legend in the Korean film industry. The original story is about four friends who grew up together from high school. Two of the friends, Dong Su (Jang Dong Gun) and Lee Jeong Suk (Yoo Oh Sung), find different paths in life and become rivals. The sequel will be a continuation of the story.
Friend 2
Sequel to Friend (2001)
Kim Woo Bin (School 2013, White Christmas) and Yoo Oh Sung (Friend, Faith) are to star in Gwak Kyung Taek’s sequel movie Friend 2. Release date is not out yet. The original Friend drew over 8 million viewers and is believed to be a legend in the Korean film industry. The original story is about four friends who grew up together from high school. Two of the friends, Dong Su (Jang Dong Gun) and Lee Jeong Suk (Yoo Oh Sung), find different paths in life and become rivals. The sequel will be a continuation of the story.
Sung Hoon (Kim Woo Bin), the son of Dong Su (not in the sequel), meets Jeong Suk (Yoo Oh Sung) in prison and is involved in a series of incidents. There really wasn't that much information on the continued plot.
I haven’t seen the first one, but this really makes me want to. I wonder if I can find it with English Subs. It was said that Lee Min Ho turned down Kim Woo Bin’s character. I think that is a good thing, because I think Kim Woo Bin as Jang Dong Gun’s son is more believable.
Junhyung of Beast and Ha Yeon Su (Very Ordinary Couple) are cast in Mnet’s first music drama series called Monstar which will start airing April 6. The director is Kim Won Seok who also directed Sungkyunkwan Scandal and Cinderella’s Sister. The writer is Jung Yun Joneg who also wrote Arang and the Magistrate.
Junhyung of Beast and Ha Yeon Su (Very Ordinary Couple) are cast in Mnet’s first music drama series called Monstar which will start airing April 6. The director is Kim Won Seok who also directed Sungkyunkwan Scandal and Cinderella’s Sister. The writer is Jung Yun Joneg who also wrote Arang and the Magistrate.
Monstar will be a series that will feature a mix of music from all eras and follow the lives of the youth chasing their dreams of music, love, and friendship. Yoon Sul Chan (Junhyung) is the lead singer of a top idol group called Men in Black (BTOB’s Minhyuk, Changseob, Hyunsik and Sungjae are in the band also). He carries a deep emotional scar and has a temper which causes an incident that forces him back to high school. Min Se Yi (Ha Yeon Su) is a new Korean high school student from New Zealand. She feels happiest when she sings and is paired with Yoon Sul Chan. She joins his band and becomes involved in his life.
It sounds like a cross between Shut Up Flower Boy Band and Dream High. I’m all in especially if it has good music. I also like the dramas in which the director and writer have participated.
At the End of the World
Yoon Je Moon (Iris, Iris 2, King2Hearts) will star in JTBC’s At the End of the World which will start airing March 16. The director is Ahn Pan Seok who also directed White Tower which is a highly regarded medical drama. The screen writer is Hye Ryun who based it on a Korean novel called “Infectious Disease” by Bae Young Ik that was published in 2010.
Kang Jo Hun, formerly an officer in the military police, is the chief of epidemiological investigation at the Korean Center for Disease Control and Prevention. He loses his love to a new virus and leads the investigation once the epidemic breaks out.
Seems interesting. The Virus and now this makes me hope this isn't the start of a lot of dooms day dramas. You remember not too long ago how there were a ridiculous amount of time shift dramas. I really like Yoon Je Moon though, so I will probably end up watching it at some point especially since for once he is the lead actor.
So there is the update on upcoming dramas and movies. Are there any that you are interested in seeing?
