Medical drama Golden Time begins filming
by javabeans
Time for an update on Golden Time, the upcoming medical drama on MBC starring Mr. Voice Lee Seon-kyun (Pasta) and Hwang Jung-eum (Can You Hear My Heart), which recently began filming.
The scene depicted in these stills take place in the outskirts of Busan, which is where the drama is filming most of its footage. The doctor characters played by Lee and Hwang get caught up in a large-scale traffic pileup, and it looks like they pitch in to help treat the injured. It sounds like Lee’s playing another prickly character (with “zero sense of commitment” in return for his doctor’s work—I presume that means he’s a detached, professional type), while Hwang plays an intern who rejects her (sigh) heiress status, having no love of money. Upside: He’s fantastic at the charming crankypants, and she’ll make for a cute foil with her more optimistic nature. Downside: This again?
It’s a character dynamic that seems familiar, and given that PD Kwon Seok-jang directed My Princess and Pasta, I think I know what to expect. Those dramas both depicted adorable romances but got lost in the other stuff (politics and pasta, respectively), but I do think Golden Time will have a stronger handle on its genre, which is straight-up medical, set in a general hospital’s emergency room and written by Choi Hee-ra, who did OB-GYN.
Apparently the title refers to a person’s “best moment,” aka your personal golden time. Erm. I think it’s a nice sentiment… but I can’t help it if the first thing that pops to mind is a drama about senior citizens. I know, I know, that’s an English connotation that isn’t there in Korean—but hey, the drama chose an English-language title.
Much as I love Lee Seon-kyun (and I like Hwang Jung-eum), I have to confess I’m not too excited about this drama. The stills do look rather pretty (for an accident scene, that is), but most dramas these days are boasting upgraded visuals and fancy camerawork. It’s the story that remains to be seen.
Golden Time follows Monday-Tuesday drama Light and Shadow and premieres in early July.
Via My Daily
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1 momosan
June 8, 2012 at 1:30 PM
Actually, what popped into my mind was the "Golden Hour" which in trauma treatment is the one hour window from injury to treatment. But what do I know. But, hey, doesn't the Voice look nice and rumpled in that shirt and all (what? me shallow? eh?)
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Rashell
June 8, 2012 at 2:48 PM
Ha...as an EMT that is exactly what I thought about too.
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2 Ahjummoni
June 8, 2012 at 1:44 PM
Why do I sense Code Blue vibes? medical jdrama about disasters and ER docs ? even more with a super pretty cast(btw I loved their cases)
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almea
June 8, 2012 at 2:51 PM
That's exactly what I thought the moment I saw those vehicular accident pics (reminds me of the train wreck which occurred in the SP).
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foolmoon
June 9, 2012 at 1:41 AM
Now, you mention it, I see the similarity, maybe handling emergency cases.
But unlike J-dorama, so far K-medical drama haven't convinced me, except for God's Quiz (and it's more about forensic than saving live) and Dr. Champ. Too much nonsensical drama in K-medical drama (yes, I'm looking at you Brain and Sign!) just makes me "questioning" the Korean doctor's professionalism
May hope this one won't be like that!
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3 Elise
June 8, 2012 at 1:47 PM
thought i was the only one that literally drools over this man's talking voice! and that legendary hand on hips pose lols
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4 Michelle
June 8, 2012 at 1:56 PM
on a side note lee seon kyun looks FINEEE here. what a beautiful piece of eye candy
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5 songjoongkilove
June 8, 2012 at 2:17 PM
dont careeeeee
i just want some of mr. voiceeee <3 !
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6 Daisy
June 8, 2012 at 2:37 PM
Not liking Hwang Jung Eums hair but I Prefer this too her fi house 2 style.
Funny I like the whole cast in this drama but I'm not hat interested maybe once the previews are out it'll change my mind
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7 houstontwin
June 8, 2012 at 3:53 PM
What about LSK's hair? I can't imagine a busy doctor in his 30's wasting his time dying his hair.
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8 Geneva
June 8, 2012 at 3:59 PM
Lee Seon-kyun should just do a drama with Soo Ae so I can listen to them talk for 16 episodes.
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holli
June 8, 2012 at 4:44 PM
LOL...I agree..their voices! Re the title - what came to mind was medical staff drama at a retirement home.
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mud
June 8, 2012 at 5:54 PM
They should!! I can kinda see the wicked chemistry already since I think both of them are usually great with their co-stars.
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9 purexorange
June 8, 2012 at 4:17 PM
she doesn't really suit this hairstyle >.>
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10 estel
June 8, 2012 at 4:49 PM
Of course I love The Voice, and I have no objections to Hwang Jung-eum, but I must confess I'm interested to see what the writer is going to come up with. I really liked OB-GYN (and not just because my Joong-ki was in it, but that helped) and thought it did a good job of balancing the medical/human interest side with the development of a (fairly, for a drama) realistic relationship between two people.
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houstontwin
June 8, 2012 at 8:18 PM
Ob-Gyn really fell apart at the end. Too bad, because I enjoyed until the last episode.
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supah
June 9, 2012 at 1:06 AM
I'll be watching it for the writing, too.
I wonder how she'll write Lee Seon-kyeon and Hwang Jung-eum's characters though, both seem to be established actors from a more conventional mould (though LSK will be fun to watch). Not that the writer's anything groundbreaking but she is shades grittier and realistic.
Houstontwin: I loved the ending. Or do you mean the last story with the mother's 'beating heart' motif?
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11 Zania
June 8, 2012 at 5:06 PM
Still curly for HJE's hair,eh? But this one looks much better compared to Full House 2,more sophisticated for her clothes too. It helps that she's very pretty. So finally she get a role of wealthy girl hehehe.
Anyone knows who the male and female second lead? No news even when they're already filming?
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12 SprinkledPink
June 8, 2012 at 5:23 PM
Damn. I read a few months ago that Hwang Jung Eum was going to play a heiress in this series. I was hoping for it to be a bitchy one. :(
I enjoyed Lee Seon Kyun in Pasta. I don't have issues with him playing a similar character in this drama. He doesn't play prickly characters all that often. Hwang Jung Eum on the other hand...I believe this is her third (or fourth? I didn't watch High kick.) drama in a row where she plays the candy type. I'm starting to think that's the only type of role she can play.
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Zania
June 8, 2012 at 6:46 PM
Jung Eum wasn't a candy type in High Kick. She was a money-related troblemaker,greedy,lazy,a liar,a drunkard,and a bit bitchy and egoistic sometimes.
That's why she was arguably the most succesful and popular one to came out from High Kick. I also think her character is the best.
It's still uncertain whether she'll be candy chara in Golden Time. Her character description still keep changing.
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13 stars4u
June 8, 2012 at 5:59 PM
I loved OB-GYN so if this drama is just like it then I think this would be a good drama.
OB-GYN had the american series style to it... different cases for each episode with some characters conflicts in between.
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14 canxi
June 8, 2012 at 7:10 PM
I liked Ob-Gyn! It moved a little slow sometimes, but it was still enjoyable. I also liked Pasta a lot, it's one of my favorites. Anyway, medical dramas are cool with me. The ones I've bothered to check out have been good, so I hope this one will be too as I love Lee Seun Kyun!
Anyway, I like how this is about to air next month and I still have pretty much no idea what it's actually about. I'm gonna imagine a toned down Korean Grey's Anatomy and call this a day,lol.
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15 Opal
June 8, 2012 at 8:14 PM
Definetely will skip this drama, I don't like both of the lead.
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16 lilly
June 8, 2012 at 8:21 PM
if i'm going to watch this drama is because i want to be a doctor. like in god of feast, if i'm going to watch that drama, it means i want to become a cook. anyway, i learned some cooking lessons from the drama, and i think i will watch this one for sure because i want to be a nurse or doctor in the future, and hope that i'll learn some thing news in here
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17 Dara
June 8, 2012 at 11:16 PM
What happened to her hair? TT_TT
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18 hunneybunny
June 9, 2012 at 1:28 AM
The extras for Golden Time gathered for filming at the same time as the crew for Arang and the Magistrate that I was a part of, and I thought it was some variety program from the title... I guess because it sounds like Golden Bell? lol
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19 kayana20
June 9, 2012 at 6:44 AM
It's on MBC so worried already.Their writers are hit or miss and sometimes ruin a good show.I will wait and see because the Voice rocks his roles.
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20 SuziQ
June 9, 2012 at 9:04 AM
LSK aka Mr. Voice is always good in his dramas
Why does Hwang Jung eum looks like she is in a permanent bad hair day?
Poor Hwang Jung eum is always stuck in every drama with some weirdo hairdo like she home perms her hair?
She definitively needs a makeover!
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21 anna
June 9, 2012 at 10:55 AM
Oh god, I'm stuck on her hideous hair. Can they straighten it out or something? Not a good look for her, too mature looking.
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22 Lyla
June 9, 2012 at 2:33 PM
I'll watch anything that has The Voice in it.
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23 Anvesha
June 10, 2012 at 1:52 PM
Her hair?!?! Again...
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