Han Chae Young looks gorgeous!

Han Chae young is too perfect to be true. OMG can someone even be that pretty it's not even fair and she's so famous. Some people are too lucky..

This is getting complex.

From a legal standpoint, there may or may not be justifiable claims from a "stealing" standpoint, because the korean statutes that protect intellectual property rights are not exactly applicable here, I don't think. However, I would guess that they (SBS and/or KBS) could complain that they have suffered economic deprivation through tortious interference (my ability to translate is not so great, compounded with the fact I have only a superficial understanding of what these terms mean in korean law) is likely to be more applicable, but whether it can be proven is a whole other thing entirely. Most of Korean statutory law comes from Japan (who got it from the west), but its application and body of law is very Korean, and that makes it very difficult to predict what will happen).

Finally, legal claims aren't really what's at issue, is it. This squabble is about being recognized as the network that is going to bring a fashion drama to the masses, and so both networks have a great deal riding on public opinion. So I think making this squabble so very, very public is both networks' attempts at saving face. Asking for an apology (but not expecting it to be given) is basically a way to say, "it's not my fault!"

My guess is that if both networks continue acting like this, both might be seen as truly believing that it wasn't at fault. i.e., then it becomes "nobody's fault - just one of those coincidences." That's probably all that either side can hope for right now.

I just hope that one or both of the dramas are good. I am not that hopeful though (what's the story, give me a good story, not a bunch of really pretty people). Just be good. That's all I ask. I'll buy both dramas if they are good, and in a few years, nobody will care which was first and who copied from whom.

And does it matter, anyway? If all stories are derivations of other stories, then won't it come down to skillful directing, story editing and arrangement, editing, cinematography, sound, acting performances, casting, soundtrack, production values, etc.?

The biggest joke will be if both dramas end up being boring.... LOL.

You totally wrote an essay, dude. lol.

But anyways, I was all for Allo since Han Chae-young is like perfect for the role. But now that Kim Hye-soo is on board Style, this is getting feisty!

Fashion drams all tend to be the same, they're all techinacally ripp off's of Devil wears Prada to begin with anyway. At that I don't think Devil wears Prada was that original (or very good) anyway.

Anyway love HCY but fashion drama are jsut too boring, evil models/evil editor v bright eyed small town girl..yawn.

@ estelle

She does, but I like Han Chae-young's ditzy, Choon-Hyang look more. Whenever she's all glammed up she reminds me of her Autumn Tale character.

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And *THIS* bickering needs to be a drama series!

Putting our self in their shoes, what the hek they haven’t even given us the material to judge if its worth to watch. They are just making this up to stir controversy for rating purposes. Who cares who got the idea first as long as you have great material to relay upon? They are just basically… what? Playing a victim… for what? Audience sympathy…lol.

Now this is really funny.

This fashion theme is done to death. In case you PDs, writers, execs, etc haven't noticed....Cinderella Man is already a flop. Ratings were worse than documentaries, what more do you want?

Because of these silly fights, I am willing these dramas to fail, flip and flop big time.

@ 7 Jessica : And *THIS* bickering needs to be a drama series!
Agreed. We could all use a good comedy for 2009.

is Kim Ha Neul still in Allo? cause then i definitely like Allo's cast better. i think the success of the drama mainly depends on the script writer but they still might screw it up towards the middle like East Of Eden or Boys Over Flowers.

messy, messy,,messy.. hahaha

Style should calm down, as if what they were doing was original to start off with... I would've rather Hye Soo unnie to be part of Allo, since Style producers sound like such douchebags...

Are Kim Hanuel & Han Chae Young still involved with Allo? I really want to watch that drama now~~

yo coolsmurf, i'm totally agree with you!
by doing so , it will avoid a many few conflict..
He He...

This keeps getting funnier and funnier. I want them both to air at the same time so some dual-mocking can occur, and then bored drama fans can list all their similarities and differences and start a pseudo fashion war.

I'm watching Allo for sure!

If KBS got a permision from the creator and production of "The Devil Wears Prada" to make a drama with a similar concept then by all means they have the right to do so. SBS doesn't have the right to stop KBS from making their drama if the KBS got a go signal. SBS should double check and confirm the case with the "The Devil Wears Prada" producer (Wendy Finerman), writter (Lauren Weisberger) and production company (20th Century Fox) if indeed KBS was given a right to make a drama with the same concept based on the "The Devil Wears Prada" movie and it's the producer (Wendy Finerman), writter (Lauren Weisberger) and production company (20th Century Fox) should be filing for a plagiarism case and not the SBS if KBS wasn't given a right for the concept. Because it wasn’t based on the drama “Style” but of the movie “The Devil Wears Prada”.

Love Kim Hye-soo, but will eventually watch both...if they're not copying one another, of course. Ha ha!