Uhm Tae-woong confirms JTBC romance drama
by girlfriday
Cable network JTBC’s new Monday-Tuesday drama Mom Needs a Man has a new title and a leading man. The new project from PD Kim Yoon-chul (of Can We Get Married and My Name Is Kim Sam-soon) will now be called the more generic Could We Love. I’m a little bummed because Mom Needs a Man is the more evocative title, but perhaps the PD really wants a series of Coulda Would Shoulda dramas to be his thing.
The drama will star a trio of women all facing forty, each with a different romantic situation a la I Need Romance. Jin Jae-young (My Sweet Seoul) plays a “gold miss” character, who’s happy as the perennial single girl. Choi Jung-yoon (Ojakkyo Brothers) is the housewife and mother (to Jin Ji-hee), while Eugene (Hundred Year Inheritance) is being courted to play a divorcee.
Uhm Tae-woong will star as a film director who lived abroad in the States and was already making waves with short films he made as a high-schooler. He eventually becomes a famous movie director who wins awards at Cannes. He’s described as a prickly perfectionist with a constant stoic expression that’s unreadable, though he’s said to be full of charisma on set. He has a painful past (of course) and has no memory of the mother who abandoned him as a child.
I think he’ll most likely have a loveline with Eugene (if she signs on), because his character ends up working with a new screenwriter who comes out of nowhere, and she’ll be struggling with the recent discovery that her ex-husband is marrying someone much younger than her.
Uhm Tae-woong has already had quite the busy season, having just come off of fusion sageuk Sword and Flower and showbiz movie Top Star. He recently quit variety show 1 Night 2 Days, clearing his slate for all dramas, all the time. Well that’s the hope anyway.
Could We Love follows Your Neighbor’s Wife and premieres December 23.
Via Newsis
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1 sher
November 12, 2013 at 2:15 PM
I loved him in sword and flower
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2 eunchans
November 12, 2013 at 2:23 PM
This PD is great and the story sounds solid too. So happy he signed on!! Looks like another hit for JTBC. They've had a good year so far.
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3 Tee
November 12, 2013 at 2:37 PM
Excited love him and a romcom means he might actually get a happy ending
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4 Nessa (Bebe) 🌹
November 12, 2013 at 2:44 PM
I REALLY do hope Eugene unni signs on :)
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5 Lilly
November 12, 2013 at 3:01 PM
Hope they don't waste that smile.
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6 petirrojo
November 12, 2013 at 3:06 PM
Eugene is one of those I just find "meh" in all categories: acting, looks, sex appeal. Uhm-force needs a lot more woman than she is.
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Gala
November 12, 2013 at 5:12 PM
I think Ki tae young might "thumbs down" this comment.
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7 Ann
November 12, 2013 at 3:17 PM
Ooh! Christmas present! I hope his show gets better ratings this time.
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8 houstontwin
November 12, 2013 at 3:24 PM
Yay! I really love his acting. I don't remember seeing him in a comedy...just melodramas.
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Lilly
November 12, 2013 at 5:27 PM
check out the movie Chawz , so funny in it
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Quiet Thought
November 13, 2013 at 12:18 PM
'Chaws' is one of those movies that has no business being as much fun as it is. Same 'Jaws' plot as a hundred Sci-Fi channel flicks, but good characters, off-beat dialog, and actors who are obviously having a great time.
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9 tebz10
November 12, 2013 at 3:53 PM
Oppa!!!!! I'll surely miss your dorky self in 1N2D, but at least I'll still get to see you in a drama.
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10 ck1Oz
November 12, 2013 at 4:30 PM
I've just gone through the known list of upcoming dramas for 2014. Nothing grabs my attention. Not even this.
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11 Mar
November 12, 2013 at 5:20 PM
Okay this sounds a little better.
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12 snow_white
November 12, 2013 at 5:21 PM
Could We Love.....wasn't there another drama of the same name..hmm...the title sounds so ordinary & common....
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13 Abbie
November 12, 2013 at 6:52 PM
Don't like the new title. It sounds so blah now. Oh well, whatever. But Uhm Tae-woong has now made this a must-watch for me. Even if the rest of the show is boring or not my speed, I'll watch for him.
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14 miszmuja
November 12, 2013 at 7:13 PM
Actually, I'd prefer Choi Jung-yoon to be the heroine.. She is a good actress to begin with.. and cute also..
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15 hanhan
November 12, 2013 at 8:20 PM
finally, after a loooonnggg time, uhmforce in a romcom!!!
and this's from PD of can we get married and aired on jTBC, can't wait!!!1
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16 llonna
November 12, 2013 at 8:42 PM
Uhm Tae Woong has been in so many dramas lately!! I especially liked him in Equator Man!
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17 pandaren
November 12, 2013 at 8:48 PM
I like Uhm in his movie with Jeong Ryu Won
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18 eynay
November 12, 2013 at 9:31 PM
I hope I can watch this drama...
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19 fab
November 13, 2013 at 6:22 AM
Yay that's great!
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20 soprection
November 13, 2013 at 11:46 AM
Thank Goodness they changed the title. Mom Needs A Man stands out but not in a good way, imo. That being said, this sounds right up my alley, although the screenwriter lead reminds me a lot of the first I Need Romance. Still I love dramas about female friends trying to make their way in the world so hopefully this will be entertaining and will spotlight the enduring bonds of female friendship.
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21 girlatsea
November 13, 2013 at 1:47 PM
Yayyyyyyyy! It's been a while since he did a rom-com drama ^^
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22 miley
November 13, 2013 at 2:53 PM
i hope that eugene sign up on this one.i love her as an actress infact she is one of my fave korean actresses.
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23 jademwong
November 13, 2013 at 5:11 PM
I prefer the title Mom Needs A Man. Still considering this drama positively esp after Uhm Tae Woong signed on :D
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24 Qisti
November 14, 2013 at 2:14 PM
I absolutely love Uhm Tae Woong. He's such a sweetie pie. The plot for this drama sounds really good. I can't wait for this drama to air.
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