The rescue team is dispatched in disaster drama D-Day
by girlfriday
Cameras are rolling on the set of JTBC’s fall series D-Day, the large-scale disaster drama about a massive earthquake that hits Seoul and the rescue workers who are first on the scene. The first stills from the production have been released, though shooting actually began in May due to the high volume of CG shots required for the show. It makes me feel better to hear that they’re shooting ahead of schedule to try and account for the special effects, because it seems like the kind of show that rests entirely upon the gripping, urgent life-and-death stakes.
The drama plans to highlight the humanism and tension inherent in saving lives, and will center around a group of DMAT (disaster medical assistance team) workers. Kim Young-kwang (Plus Nine Boys) stars as a highly skilled general surgeon who prefers the emergency room to his current position at a cancer hospital, and Ha Suk-jin (Legendary Witches) co-stars as his surgeon sunbae.
Jung So-min (Big Man) is an orthopedic surgeon with a sweet disposition; Kim Jung-hwa (Dating Agency Cyrano) plays a psychologist who will treat victims for psychological trauma; Lee Kyung-young (Misaeng) is the ambitious hospital director; and Kim Hye-eun (Unkind Women) plays the head of the emergency ward.
It’ll obviously be hard to get a feel for the show until all its effects are in place, but I do think that for a medical drama (snore), the disaster element is a huge upgrade, and will hopefully up the tension by leaps and bounds. The drama’s producer stated, “Because the drama’s scale is big and it requires a lot of hands, we began production in May. We will make sure the drama doesn’t run counter to expectations concerning its scale.” Oooookay. You promised.
D-Day follows Last on Fridays and Saturdays beginning in September.
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1 PeepsLeAwesomePotato
June 30, 2015 at 8:19 AM
Jung So Min!!! She is in a big production! YAY!
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2 Jane
June 30, 2015 at 8:19 AM
Jung so min is underrated. She deserves more than this.
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3 Malia
June 30, 2015 at 8:26 AM
I never liked KYK acting in previous dramas. Maybe this time, surprise me!
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kalel
June 30, 2015 at 10:14 AM
+1, @Malia.
I find it annoying when people say that they "hate" actors or their acting (too emotional word for any kdrama; I try to avoid it as much as I can) but I find this KYK terribly overrated. I think it's the trend nowadays for any tall young actor to be considered a priori talented. Since I myself don't care about height that much I need to say that talent has absolutely nothing to do with well-built proportions.
For the record, JSM is in a different league, acting-wise. Bizarre OTP :-/ I hope JTBC can still "do this voodoo that they do so well" lately...
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Jacqueline
June 30, 2015 at 10:40 AM
Agree.
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4 iamdeb
June 30, 2015 at 8:29 AM
I'm so happy to see another genre in a kdrama! I will be watching this no matter what!
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5 Dorotka
June 30, 2015 at 8:32 AM
Jung So Min... that's my only reason I'm intersted now as disaster dramas are not my cup of tea.
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6 canxi
June 30, 2015 at 8:35 AM
Lol, let's play a game. How many members of the Model-Turned-Actor crew will Jung So Min be paired romantically with? She's got 4 so far! 1 more to go!
I'm not sure how I feel about dramas centered around saving lives but maybe I will give this one a shot. I like the stills; they seem natural and not overly-dramatic. I wonder if anyone will sub this though because it's promo has been pretty low-key. Still sad there seems to be no one subbing My Beautiful Bride which was also low-key in promotions. ):
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fantasy
June 30, 2015 at 10:03 AM
MBB's two episodes were subbed :)
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canxi
June 30, 2015 at 10:05 AM
*cries* Forreal?! I'm so happy!
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pogo - sailing HMS Queen of Tears and HMS Sailboat Lovely Runner🍉
June 30, 2015 at 10:16 AM
She's been paired with Sung Joon, Kim Woo-bin, now Kim Young-kwang (tho ok, she worked with him 3 years ago in Can We Get Married too).....who's the 4th?
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Den
June 30, 2015 at 10:48 AM
Lee Jong-suk?
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heedonism
June 30, 2015 at 11:16 AM
it's hong jong hyun.
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canxi
June 30, 2015 at 1:12 PM
*ding ding ding*!
They have that horror (?) movie based on Alice in Wonderland (?) together but I haven't heard anything about it in a long time.
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windsun33
June 30, 2015 at 10:33 AM
MBB is on Drama Fever - and looking very good so far in the first two episodes.
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Izie
July 1, 2015 at 7:11 AM
Can watch My beautiful bride at dramafire.com
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7 Bella
June 30, 2015 at 8:45 AM
@canxi Who's left?
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canxi
June 30, 2015 at 8:52 AM
Lee Soo Hyuk ^^
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Ek Ladhki Thi
June 30, 2015 at 2:02 PM
Lee Soo-hyuk is my favourite member of the model-turned-actor crew and if he was ever paired with Jung So-min I'd be the happiest fangirl.
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8 dmohican14
June 30, 2015 at 9:48 AM
@canxi Isn't My Beautiful Bride streaming on Dramafever? I think I saw it yesterday.
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windsun33
June 30, 2015 at 10:33 AM
Yes it is - and so far looking like this might be one of the few k-dramas that really hooks me this time.
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9 annflln
June 30, 2015 at 10:00 AM
Lets hope it will be subbed by someone. Agreed...Jung So Min was underrated. She's talented but haven't got decent spotlight. Why she never get the chance to act with proper actor? I'm not saying this drama's actors aren't good. I mean....someone with bigger name maybe...
Anyway, lets hope this drama do well. Fighting!!
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10 windsun33
June 30, 2015 at 10:35 AM
Earthquake in Seoul, seriously? That premise alone is enough to make me wonder about the writing, though will probably watch at least the first few episodes.
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11 meihuas
June 30, 2015 at 10:51 AM
can't stand so min. something about her face and acting just don't sell it for me. her acting annoys me to the high heavens. guess i'll be passing on this one
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12 MikoD
June 30, 2015 at 10:59 AM
So KYK is the main lead and not Ha Suk-jin? ??
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sogazelle
June 30, 2015 at 3:17 PM
I know...strange right?
I love Ha Suk Jin...I wish he was paired with Jung So Min who I adore.
Her role in Big Man was amazing and she had loads of chemistry with Kang Ji Hwang!
It's funny that she does not have much exposure when her agency is one of those media crazy type ones: YG... I think.
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Nessa (Bebe) 🌹
June 30, 2015 at 6:14 PM
Her agency is SM C&C, a subsidiary of SM Entertainment
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13 pigsnout
June 30, 2015 at 9:11 PM
@sogazelle SM exists only to promote its idols/might-as-well-be-idol actors like Go Ara and Lee Yeon Hee. They hardly promote their actual young actors in SM C&C at all.
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