HE update. Jeff's working on the official poster for the series and we just need to be patient for a little while longer. Jeff also said he is working out for his role as Damon.
Does anyone know when this will be released Or can give a guess?
My best guess between the high probability they already started filming for the series while MileApo where in Paris for fashion week I'd May or early June
Did they ever make a statement acknowledging Shine went in a different direction and used to be a Man Suang spin-off?…
BOC never made an official announcement about the change. Only Pond the CEO of BOC said anything about there being a complete overhaul for better international engagement.
Middle of the year most likely. Jes said during one of the BOC end of year videos last year that BOC's plan is to film and air Shine (MileApo drama) and then film 8 Hours while Shine is airing/doing world tour and then 8 Hours will air and do world tour. With the addition of a second writer things might change and stuff could be pushed back to a later date.
Yeah the filming of HE will be April till whenever. With post production from blank month to blank month with the end of the year being goal for airing date. Wuju Bakery isn't seeing the light of day unless some random company buys the airing rights.
The interviews aren't specifically about HE just little updates he gave throughout the year last year. Having help with the budget probably help reduce some of his stress about the production. I'm sure he would have made this series happen no matter what but like us I'm sure he is glad he got the budget he wanted.
From clips of interviews Jeff has done it seems like he set and got a high budget for the series. With Jeff's eye on all parts of the series I don't worry about the quality because he has never disappointed with story or visuals in his MVs so I'm confident he'll carry that over to his first original series. Same.
Jeff has a very specific idea for this series so I'm not surprised it took three days to get the quality of content we got in the trailer. I've waited going on three years for a JBC led drama I can wait until the end of the year for this show easily if it means the quality remains or gets even better
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Jeff also said he is working out for his role as Damon.
With the addition of a second writer things might change and stuff could be pushed back to a later date.
Wuju Bakery isn't seeing the light of day unless some random company buys the airing rights.
With Jeff's eye on all parts of the series I don't worry about the quality because he has never disappointed with story or visuals in his MVs so I'm confident he'll carry that over to his first original series. Same.