Me too. I guess Taereung Zombie Village was buried aka is not happening. (note that the "writer" did not check…
The problem of "Zombie Village" was the writer's rights that wasn't respected. Im not sure about the details but in June 2023 BIFAN from the 'Film + Copyright Forum' organised an event in collaboration with DGK and the Korea Manhwa Film Promotion Agency to develop K-content and protect creators' rights with writer Lim Tae-woon of the novel 'Taereung Zombie Village' among others to talk about how writers were not paid enough to use their work on dramas in Korea, and hw their work were changed without respecting the original plots. It follows the writer's right from America. "Recently, various copyright issues have been raised, from 'Black Rubber Shoes' to 'Squid Game', so it is expected to be a meaningful place to seek ways to protect creators' rights".
They also talked about the video aspect o it as "who is the creator then when the work is changed". We recently had the paradox of it with "High School Return of a Gangster" this year (2024) when they took the BL off the original work because they thought the "BL aspect is not that popular to keep". Result : it was a flop in Korea as Fan's banned it and the production couldn't pay their 140 actors because of it (settled in court and they have until August to pay).
To come back to Zombie Village, it seems it has been cancelled. Neither SBS or Ok Taec Yeon said it was on production or anything. In fact, everything about it was deleted. TY usually put picture of his dramas in production in his Insta and it is not the case for this one. HOWEVER, they didn't loose the production cost and made a new drama called "My Zombie Daughter" based on the popular Naver webtoon "My Daughter Who Became a Zombie".
Ok Taec Yeon was still very busy anyway as it was the 15th anniversary for 2PM with concerts and fan meet. Plus, he was in Heartbeat that year and filmed a Japanese movie called "Grand Maison Paris" which brought him to the role in Japanese BL "Soulmate".
It's the story of 'Ryu' and 'Zen'. Former best friends who have been attached to basketball since childhood. As a result, the two began to develop feelings beyond the word friends, but stuck. Still confused and hesitant about their feelings. 'Sen' becomes the captain of the school's basketball team, and took Ryu, a former street basketball player, to join Zen's team. Who will win? Where will their feelings lead the two to become more than friends ? They'll have to compete to score points on the field AND score in the heart at the same time.
The Rebound Series, This Game for You" every Wednesday and Thursday at 8 p.m., starting with the first episode on June 26!!!
I wonder why se kyung i so hell bet on finding out what happened to yi heon, and im not sure whether he is happy…
Well, yes it's originally a BL novel, so the true nature is that Choi Se Kyung is gay and so is Kim Deuk Pal as a gangster. He couldn't be himself due to his position, but become himself as Song Yi Heon. On the other hand Song Yi Heon wasn't gay, but was bullied by family and schoolmates. His attitude with Choi Se Kyung was a way to fight him. The novel was about fighting status and homophobia in two different world: Gangsters AND wealthy families. The line between the two is blurred.
Heyyy i know you guys don't like the fact they removed the BL element but omg why is the rating on 4.7 the first…
Well, good??? It's a remake of "the dude in me". The BL and the homophobia was what made the story different. Now, it will be very similar... And 8 episodes for a full action novel? Really???
I completely agree with the comment left on the-bl-xpress.com by Ian Reid on FEBRUARY 6, 2024
'I don’t mean to be rude but why are you, a BL channel, promoting a production that has deliberately removed all the BL from a BL novel? This story was written by the author as a morality tale against homophobia which has ironically been shown is alive and well by the very makers of this series. I don’t think you should be supplying free publicity to this production after their decision to gut the gay. It just feels like you are pandering to their prejudice."
He understood exactly why I was so upset reading about the removal of the BL aspect by No 3 Pictures who produced the BL “Unintentional Love Story”. When we know the popularity of BL worldwide, it makes no sense!!!
It was the first drama I watched with an already married couple. We always wonder of "What will happen after?" Well, the young version o them could have had his own drama, and it would be a love story. Here, it's the struggle of a husband married to a chaebol's family. Crushed by his step-family, misunderstood by his wife, he's ready to quit, even if he loves his wife. That's what I liked. And he wasn't the strong, mature guy. No, he was the kind, romantic husband that anybody would fall for. He was also a very emotional person (like me, who cry all the time watching dramas).
So, a very well written and played drama and that deserved to be recognise. I hope they'll win a prize for it this year!!!
From Taxi Driver to this, Lee Je Hoon shows how good of an actor he really is. Love his acting and his look!!! Now, let's see how good this period drama will be!!!
I think you see things the wrong way around. I am not criticizing the actors or their looks, but for the character…
You are right, that''s why I only compare K-BL. Thai BL or Japanese BL are completely different. Japanese barely kiss, Thai goes very... +18
For the singing, in Korea, the usually take idoles for that reason. But it become more and more difficult for the companies to authorize them to do BL. Some agency even refuse to do BL or even have skin-ships between their idoles. That is the homophobia of Korea. Yet, some idoles do.
Singing is not always necessary, but in a music drama, you expect some real singing. Here, they have chosen an idole who plays piano and sing. But the role of his partner, in the webtoon, is singing. As I said, the made him a trompettiste instead. So why not until the end instead of changing to singer. Or, they could have change the singer by choosing the idole instead. For everything they've changed, that would have been a good choice.
Well, it's not like every BL can fit like the source material. And to have them kiss and have it 'feel real' is…
I think you see things the wrong way around. I am not criticizing the actors or their looks, but for the character they are supposed to be FROM the webtoon. For me, it is just the wrong cast OR the wrong interpretation of the character by the director. Of course, from just the drama, people can enjoy the drama as it is. But why take something from a webtoon and change everything. Is it not then better to have writers do it instead. It's like if the whole Harry Potter series was made in one movie with a cast old enough to be at university and HP was played by an idole. They took unknown children for a reason, they wanted the right cast.
For the kiss, well, Europe or USA don't do much BL movies or TV series and they are much more OPENLY homophobic than Korea because of far right and religious fanatics. Yet, the kisses are more intimate, more realistic. If I kissed my BF like that, he would think I am kissing a friend. And I am French, so kisses are kind of our thing.
And you said "I get that they couldn't push in the whole story within 8 episodes, but that's what you get most of the time when the source material is long and has to be cut short because there aren't enough funds for the drama to get more than 8 episodes." Well, they added a lot and didn't cut what could have. And at the end, you feel so much is missing. Contrary to what you said, it's NOT respecting the author if you re-write a story but dont make the whole thing correctly.
I have 48 K drama on my computer, and watched all of them many time. I can say that some were very good, like To My Star (2021), Unintentional Love Story (2023), Jun and Jun (2023) or Roommates of Poongduck 304 (2022) just to name a few. Not much kissing, but a solid story. The number of episode was ok for the story and the cast was perfect, even with idoles.
Last, for the singing, I was talking about THE LAST song from episode 8 during the concert. It's Ji Ho Geun who's suppose to sing, but it looks to much like lip singing. In Wish You - Your Melody In My Heart (2020) Lee Sang and Kang In Soo sing together, and you can see it.
So my review is compared to other KBL. I don't have to go to other countries to do that, and wouldn't, but you asked for it. That is why I compared countries about the kisses. But if you watched KBL, you can easily see the difference. And I remind you that is a personal review. You may not agree, but at least I'm honest about my opinion and base it on fact, not on personal believe or bias.
Thanks anyway for your point of view. I may disagree, but I still respect it!
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They also talked about the video aspect o it as "who is the creator then when the work is changed". We recently had the paradox of it with "High School Return of a Gangster" this year (2024) when they took the BL off the original work because they thought the "BL aspect is not that popular to keep". Result : it was a flop in Korea as Fan's banned it and the production couldn't pay their 140 actors because of it (settled in court and they have until August to pay).
To come back to Zombie Village, it seems it has been cancelled. Neither SBS or Ok Taec Yeon said it was on production or anything. In fact, everything about it was deleted. TY usually put picture of his dramas in production in his Insta and it is not the case for this one. HOWEVER, they didn't loose the production cost and made a new drama called "My Zombie Daughter" based on the popular Naver webtoon "My Daughter Who Became a Zombie".
Ok Taec Yeon was still very busy anyway as it was the 15th anniversary for 2PM with concerts and fan meet. Plus, he was in Heartbeat that year and filmed a Japanese movie called "Grand Maison Paris" which brought him to the role in Japanese BL "Soulmate".
They'll have to compete to score points on the field AND score in the heart at the same time.
The Rebound Series, This Game for You" every Wednesday and Thursday at 8 p.m., starting with the first episode on June 26!!!
The novel was about fighting status and homophobia in two different world: Gangsters AND wealthy families. The line between the two is blurred.
'I don’t mean to be rude but why are you, a BL channel, promoting a production that has deliberately removed all the BL from a BL novel? This story was written by the author as a morality tale against homophobia which has ironically been shown is alive and well by the very makers of this series. I don’t think you should be supplying free publicity to this production after their decision to gut the gay. It just feels like you are pandering to their prejudice."
He understood exactly why I was so upset reading about the removal of the BL aspect by No 3 Pictures who produced the BL “Unintentional Love Story”. When we know the popularity of BL worldwide, it makes no sense!!!
So, a very well written and played drama and that deserved to be recognise. I hope they'll win a prize for it this year!!!
Really exiting !!!
For the singing, in Korea, the usually take idoles for that reason. But it become more and more difficult for the companies to authorize them to do BL. Some agency even refuse to do BL or even have skin-ships between their idoles. That is the homophobia of Korea. Yet, some idoles do.
Singing is not always necessary, but in a music drama, you expect some real singing. Here, they have chosen an idole who plays piano and sing. But the role of his partner, in the webtoon, is singing. As I said, the made him a trompettiste instead. So why not until the end instead of changing to singer. Or, they could have change the singer by choosing the idole instead. For everything they've changed, that would have been a good choice.
For the kiss, well, Europe or USA don't do much BL movies or TV series and they are much more OPENLY homophobic than Korea because of far right and religious fanatics. Yet, the kisses are more intimate, more realistic. If I kissed my BF like that, he would think I am kissing a friend. And I am French, so kisses are kind of our thing.
And you said "I get that they couldn't push in the whole story within 8 episodes, but that's what you get most of the time when the source material is long and has to be cut short because there aren't enough funds for the drama to get more than 8 episodes."
Well, they added a lot and didn't cut what could have. And at the end, you feel so much is missing. Contrary to what you said, it's NOT respecting the author if you re-write a story but dont make the whole thing correctly.
I have 48 K drama on my computer, and watched all of them many time. I can say that some were very good, like To My Star (2021), Unintentional Love Story (2023), Jun and Jun (2023) or Roommates of Poongduck 304 (2022) just to name a few. Not much kissing, but a solid story. The number of episode was ok for the story and the cast was perfect, even with idoles.
Last, for the singing, I was talking about THE LAST song from episode 8 during the concert. It's Ji Ho Geun who's suppose to sing, but it looks to much like lip singing. In Wish You - Your Melody In My Heart (2020) Lee Sang and Kang In Soo sing together, and you can see it.
So my review is compared to other KBL. I don't have to go to other countries to do that, and wouldn't, but you asked for it. That is why I compared countries about the kisses. But if you watched KBL, you can easily see the difference. And I remind you that is a personal review. You may not agree, but at least I'm honest about my opinion and base it on fact, not on personal believe or bias.
Thanks anyway for your point of view. I may disagree, but I still respect it!
Sometimes we don't know i it's still the drama or an advert! 😂