Main cast roles in two of the most anticipated upcoming dramas, I know that's right. I'm sure he had some ML offers for less high-profile dramas as well, so I respect him for choosing top projects over smaller projects where he'd be the lead. I'm sure it'll lead to better ML offers down the line. 🙏
It's clear from the warm audience reception of The Match and Hi Five that audiences are ready to welcome Yoo Ah-in back, and so is the industry. Hopefully it won't be too long until he's back on a set.
This continues to be #1 at the Korean box office, passing 1 million tickets. Another hit for Yoo Ah-in after The Match also passed 1 million tickets when released earlier this year. 🥳
Maybe this could have been a little better if the director hadn't messed with Yoo Ah In's scenes in the edit, but I think even then, the scriptwriter/director combination just was never gonna work.
The writer is known for thoughtful, realistic dramas with Ahn Pan-seok. This has a similar humanist nerve, but the director seems to have approached it wrong. The marketing as a thrilling end-of-world disaster drama was also clearly idiotic as that's not what the writer was going for at all. Oh well!
It's not on the list that's been circulating of 2025 tvN dramas to be simulcast on Netflix. The list was posted in February and has been accurate so far.
The remaining ones are: - Love, Take Two - Bon Appetit, Your Majesty - Typhoon Company - Pro Bono
Apparently Choi Minsik attended all the auditions for the role of Lee Kang. After Hyunwook’s audition, he was asked to share a meal with his sunbaenim. Later, Hyunwook found out that he was the first actor Choi Minsik had ever invited for a meal after an audition. 🥹
it doesn't really matter since they released all episodes at once
I prefer any drama of this genre to have longer episodes than just a speedy 35 min. Most of my favorite dramas in this genre are 50-70 min, and they were never draggy. Plus, I find it way worse when there's not enough time to properly flesh out the characters and do good world-building.
it doesn't really matter since they released all episodes at once
I don't see the relevance of your answer. It matters for everyone who prefers longer episodes. It's also much harder to achieve good episodic structure with several acts, a clear beginning and end, when the episodes are half of a normal kdrama episode.
Dramas that are just "a long movie" split into parts are not it. Just make a movie, then.
Who'd want to watch something that looks so dreary and depressing? Suggesting terminally ill people can't have moments of joy and happiness is insulting. Many live life to the fullest with the time they have left, sometimes even more so than the rest of us.
So again, I hope the drama is more full of life than its lifeless promo.
Every piece of promotional material I’ve seen from this makes it seem entirely self-serious and desperately dull. Hopefully the actual drama itself is better.
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At least this one doesn't have "movie" in its title.
(https://x.com/kdramacasting/status/1930138493151523032)
The writer is known for thoughtful, realistic dramas with Ahn Pan-seok. This has a similar humanist nerve, but the director seems to have approached it wrong. The marketing as a thrilling end-of-world disaster drama was also clearly idiotic as that's not what the writer was going for at all. Oh well!
It's not on the list that's been circulating of 2025 tvN dramas to be simulcast on Netflix. The list was posted in February and has been accurate so far.
The remaining ones are:
- Love, Take Two
- Bon Appetit, Your Majesty
- Typhoon Company
- Pro Bono
https://x.com/ggonigone/status/1889896375493730743
Dramas that are just "a long movie" split into parts are not it. Just make a movie, then.
So again, I hope the drama is more full of life than its lifeless promo.