Upcoming dramas: more dramas, more pleasure!

Summer is here and in its wake a lot new dramas! And there is something for everyone. From romance to comedy, including sageuk. Just pick what you want or what you need!

The Good Wife

 

I’ve never watched any episode of The Good Wife so I clearly have no idea what this Korean remake will look like. All I know is that the posters and promotional material are gorgeous, that Jeon Do-yeon looks particularly fierce and I find it awesome! I want more of those strong and determinate heroines.  

Jeon Do-yeon’ll portray Kim Hye-kyung, an attorney who’s back at work after a 13 year hiatus. Her husband, Lee Tae-joon (Yoo Ji-tae) a promising prosecutor will find himself involved in a public scandal and will end up in prison for corruption. Talk about a disgrace. Kim Hye-kyung the housewife has no other choice than returning to her former career to support her family. Yes! There’s nothing more dangerous than a mother fighting for her family.

Jeon Do-yeon is back on television after eleven years! Her last drama was Lovers in Prague back in 2005. She made a cameo in On Air in 2008 but that doesn’t really count. She kept herself busy with movies all these years including Secret Sunshine, movie for which she won a price in Cannes’ festival.

I have zero fear concerning the acting. I mean we have a pretty good cast and solids actors as leads. Now I want to see a tense and well written drama! 

Premiere’s date: July 08 (tvN) 

Let's Fight Ghost

Few days away from its premiere and I’m still not convinced Taecyeon was the best choice for the male lead. I have nothing against the man but can this strong and well-built guy can really look like a 18 years old teen? In the first stills and teasers I have to admit, the stylists and make-up artists managed to make him look younger but I won’t go too far saying he looks exactly 10 younger than what he really is. On the good side, there’s seems to be a a good alchemy between him and Kim So Hyun.

In this webtoon adaptation, Kim So Hyun plays Kim Hyun-Ji, a ghost who died at 19 in a car accident. During her life, Hyun-Ji was only focused on studies, but now that she’s dead, she’s starting getting interested in things she never considered. One day, she’ll meet, Pak Bong-pal (Taecyeon). He’s a student who makes extra money by chasing ghosts for people. Enemies at first, the exorcist and the ghost will end up working together and of course romantic feelings will arise.

Let’s Fight Ghost is surfing on a vague we’ve seen often lately with dramas like The Master’s Sun or Oh My Ghotesse. I’ve loved both dramas so I don’t mind having more ghosts, as long as you drama, are coherent and come with an satisfying end (which is not always a sinecure.)

 

Honestly I have no high hopes, but I still wish for the drama to be fun and witty.

Premiere’s date: July 11 (tvN)  

W-Two Worlds

The writer Song jae-jung, did one of the cutest drama I’ve ever seen, Queen In-Hyun’s Man. She also wrote the solid Nine: Nine Time Traveler. Travelling in time is nothing new to her. If some thought the end of both dramas was botched or far-fetched, I found them credible which is the least to ash when you make your hero travels in time.

 

W-Two Worlds will depicts the romance between a fictional character, Kang Chul (Lee Jong-suk) and Oh Yeon-joo (Han Hyo-joo), a surgeon in the real world. Kang Chul is the hero of a webtoon cartooned by Yeon-joo’s father. The latter will quickly discover she has the ability to travel back and forth between the fantasy and real world. When he dad will go missing, Yeon-joo who’s persuade he not only disappeared in the real world but also in the fictional one, will enquire the help of Kang Chul to find him. But things won’t exactly go as scheduled.

I’m definitely behind this story! W-Two Worlds has the potential to do the buzz and to be a big hit. I trust the writer and have seriously high expectations here!

It’s Han Hyo-joo’s first drama in 6 years (Dong-Yi was in 2010) I missed her. She did movies in the meantime, but a drama is always different. In light of the first stills, I think she’ll catch up all these years we haven’t seen her. Isn’t the 20^th already?

Premiere’s date: July 20 (MBC)

 
       

Moonlight Drawn By Clouds

Can two young actors be cuter? I want them now!

 

Park Bo-gum’s so adorable, you just want to hold him. I wanted to do so in Reply 1988 and I still want to do it badly seeing him in these stills. I’m happy to see him shining in his first leading role. Well technically he was the leading male in Reply 1988 but the debate is way too long for me to start it. Kim Young-jung started so young I feel like I’ve known her all my life. She grown up so fast it’s hard to be believe she’s only 16! She’s talented and despite her age that’s all the matter! 

In Moonlight Drawn By Clouds, Kim Young-jung plays Hong Ra-on, a young girl who’ll disguise herself as man in order to counsel men on dating. Because of a letter she’ll write for a client, Ra-on will meet the Crown Prince Hyom-yeong (Park Bo-gum). The young Crown Prince is unaware or Ra-on’s true identity and she is of his royal identity. One thing leading to another, our prince will find fall for the disguised Ra-on.

Aaaarrggh. I want them now! Seriously! The drama has an nice premise, an appealing cast and pretty costumes, what more to ask? We have the promise of laughs, tears, tension and mostly romance. Don’t you dare be a mess drama. Don’t you dare!

Premiere’s date: August 15 (KBS)   

Incarnation Of Jealousy

You have two adorkable actors I love, Jo Jung-suk and Gong Hyo-jin together in a rom-com? Of course I’m anticipating. Give me a sunny weather and a mojito and it will be just perfect! I’m quite excited to have those two in a drama I absolutely have faith them and hope to see a drama with a fun story. 

Incarnation Of Jealousy is a light rom-com that will portray the fierce competition and love between Lee Hwan-shin (Jo Jung-suk) and Pyo Na-ri (Gong Hyo-jin). He’s a successful and strong-willed anchor who has no doubts on his skills. She’s a mere weather woman, who’s been working for 10 years without make it big. She’s till dreaming of the day things will turn her way.

Rom-coms is a field Gong Hyo-jin knows and I trust her in that. She always manages to have chemistry with the leading male in front of her. Jo Jung-suk has a certain sensibility even when he plays the cold and heartless guy (Hello Oh My Ghostess). I fell in love with him in What’s Up and my love never stopped since. I just don’t want Incarnation Of Jealousy to be Oh My Venus bis: a cute drama with only one good thing: a solid chemistry between the leads. Don’t waste this couple please, drama. Incarnation Of Jealousy should be a fun and nice ride if all the elements are put in place correctly. Fingers crossed peoples. 

Premiere’s date: August 17 (SBS)   

  

Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo

Lee.Jun.Ki.In.A.Sageuk. That says pretty much everything. I’m not completely objective while writing these lines because I find the guy so hot in a Hanbok I could pay to see him dress like that every day! I can visualize a modern rom-com with the girl on high heels and skirt and him in Hanbok. Definitely.

But we’re still not there. No modern rom-com in Scarlet Heart but we do we travelling in time which is exciting enough.

During a total eclipse in nowadays, Hae-soo (IU) is transported to the Goryeo era. Our 21 century heroin will meet the prince Wang So (Lee Jun Ki). Gorgeous, he makes everyone tremble with fear. He’s not the only prince that will cross our heroin’s path. The palace is full of them (Kang Ha-neul, Hong Jong-hyun, Byun Baekhyun, Nam Joo-hyuk, Ji Soo). Natural rivalry, treasons and political skulduggery will ensue and complicated things a little bit (such an euphemism). 

Scarlet Heart Ryeo has enough interesting elements to be an intense and powerful sageuk. I hope it will deliver for the sake of the these cutie princes (told you already, there’s zero objectivity here). 

Premiere’s date: August 29 (SBS)