Thorn Birds teaser and stills
by javabeans
The first teaser for KBS’s upcoming Thorn Birds is out, and basically what I can tell from that is: tears, tears, and more tears. Seriously, that’s all there is. Crying, sobbing, weeping, the eye-sweats, call it what you like. All I know is: I’m pretty much out.
The teaser video’s narration tells us, “We’ll atone for that sin. I’m sorry…” I don’t know what she did, but I’m betting she cries about it. A lot.
Thorn Birds stars Han Hye-jin (Jejoongwon) and Kim Min-jung (Strike Love) and is touted as “the revival of well-made melodramas” whose teaser video takes “a teary concept to stir viewers’ emotions.” Yeah, we got that. But how ’bout a little less with the sad, and a little more with the story?
The drama’s main character (Han Hye-jin) is Seo Jung-eun, a woman who makes some extreme choices in pursuing her career in the film industry, starting out as an extra and working her way up to actress. Jung-eun grows up as a yearning child, not having any memory of her mother. Han described her character as pure and kind, a woman who knows that the prick of a thorn will hurt but endures it in order to fly (an analogy tied to the drama’s titular thorn bird).
She added, “At first, Jung-eun was so kind that it was frustrating for me to understand how a person could be like that, but I decided to open my mind as I acted. Actually, I have a ‘nice-girl complex’ too, where I have a hard time sleeping if I say something bad about another person, but she’s even more extreme than that, so while this drama airs I’ll have to live as a fool. [Laughs]”
The drama follows the process as she tries to “untangle the entwined fates of Jung-eun and Han Yoo-kyung [Kim Min-jung],” who plays a movie producer and director. The two women are old friends and also rivals, but the way they live their lives are polar opposites. While Jung-eun embraces those around her as she pursues her dream, Yoo-kyung pursues her ambition with mad determination.
Thorn Birds premieres on March 2 on KBS, which follows President. It also stars Joo Sang-wook (Giant), Seo Do-young (Yacha), and Kim Ha-eun (Chuno).
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1 estel
February 27, 2011 at 1:10 PM
A superabundance of tears? Yep, I'm out, too.
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matinsoleil
February 28, 2011 at 6:21 AM
me too!
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2 pumpkinattack
February 27, 2011 at 1:19 PM
It looks so sad!
... Yeah, I'm just being cheeky. (o;
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questions987
February 27, 2011 at 10:06 PM
Pumpkin- When I saw the first line of this post, my thought was: must beat corny out of her - then I read the second line. :p
Yeah - you know how much I love Joo Sang Wook but even I admit this drama is too much for me. I held on, just a little part of me held on hoping it would have a little cute? Then I saw this trailer.
So here I go - sending Joo Sang Wook my love, but off the ship I jump.
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pumpkinattack
March 1, 2011 at 9:04 PM
Take me with yoooou!
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3 mooses
February 27, 2011 at 1:26 PM
gahhh .. it sounds wayy too melodramatic for me. + i hate han hyejin's types of characters (the ones that are frustratingly and foolishly kind). BUT GOD JOO SANGWOOK. jfdaj;fd what has Giant done to me ):
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dorispngPinas
February 27, 2011 at 5:35 PM
yap I'm out too....hate dramas with too much tears and foolish characters....but wait....is that Joo Sang Wook?!....well I think will just endure the tears and the foolishness for a glimpse of Joo Sang Wook and hope there are many of those than the tears!
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dramafan88
March 1, 2011 at 10:12 PM
Agree with you there! I was gonna skip this until i saw Joo Sang Wook - and the kiss pics - wha in the what?
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Marie
March 3, 2011 at 3:42 AM
hey! what with that Joo sang wook's kiss??? ha ha ha
I love his magnetic supercharming smile!!!
the best smile i"ve ever seen among koreans!!!
when he smiles, it captured my heart and i was starstrucked!!!
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4 Lo-chan
February 27, 2011 at 1:27 PM
*Cry me a river!* ...if you're in a river with to much water... well... you gonna die. So in order to stay alive, stay out of the water! I'm out!
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5 Lau-chan
February 27, 2011 at 1:28 PM
*Cry me a river!* ...if you're in a river with to much water... well... you gonna die. So in order to stay alive, stay out of the water! I'm out!
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6 otk
February 27, 2011 at 1:28 PM
Better teaser:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQ2lLAebglM
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7 mskololia
February 27, 2011 at 1:34 PM
I'm in....just hoping the "foolish" antics of HHJ's character does not frustrate me too much. Can't save those who do not want saving all the time....
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8 jheart
February 27, 2011 at 1:34 PM
There is already a 5 minute teaser for this drama And it was amazing~
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jheart
February 27, 2011 at 1:37 PM
http://gngproduction.com/140124582624.
IMore stories.. more conflicts
And the acting look solid.
For the first time, I love all the main casts :D
I hope the writing is good.
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jheart
February 27, 2011 at 1:39 PM
Javabeans : I think you should upload the longer teaser~~
The short teaser above didn't really show much.
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9 creidesca
February 27, 2011 at 1:47 PM
Yea, javabeans, did you see the 5min preview (dramaok has kindly e-subbed it on the drama's viki channel)?! I don't know how many times I replayed that one.
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creidesca
February 27, 2011 at 1:52 PM
5min preview (not subbed): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRslnMI4WOY
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ditdut
February 27, 2011 at 4:28 PM
Ooh, I have to admit, that other trailer is GOOD!! Not only was my interest piqued, it shot up! I'm not particularly fond of Joo Sangwook and Seo Doyoung, but I think the ladies can really knock them dead. This kinda reminds me of the modern version of All About Eve, except not as black and white as that.
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annie
February 27, 2011 at 10:52 PM
I feel like I just watched the whole thing already - no need to actually see the drama. I'll save myself the tears. :)
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creidesca
February 28, 2011 at 4:54 AM
I think what we saw in the 5min trailer was may be EP 1-4? Since Kim Min Jung's character will give birth to a baby girl, who will be played by a 5yr-old child actress, there likely will be a jump of about 5yrs somewhere.
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10 mskololia
February 27, 2011 at 1:48 PM
JB, did Cinderalla's Unni wreck you for life? :)
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mskololia
February 27, 2011 at 1:50 PM
Ooops, meant "Cinderella's".
Need that edit function back.
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11 Lena S.
February 27, 2011 at 1:56 PM
mte i can't with so much crying
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12 Liz
February 27, 2011 at 1:58 PM
I'll watch this, Totally win. Even before watching the 5 minutes preview (which I loved btw.) I know this drama will be about -crying and crying, but I love dramas like this! LOL I know, I like to suffer.... :P also my oppa seems hot in his role. And the second girl seems really mean and all. I'm in! xD
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mskololia
February 27, 2011 at 2:08 PM
After watching the 5-min preview, the 2nd female lead is set up to be downright awesome as a person truly viewing life from a dark place and a twisted world view.
Thanks dramaok for translating!
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Liz
February 27, 2011 at 2:22 PM
I also think soo.. I bet I will love to hate her. LOL
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mskololia
February 27, 2011 at 2:28 PM
I don't know about hate, but was thinking like "this chick is bad" and how will they bring her back down to earth. She is in another orbit. lol
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ck1Oz
February 27, 2011 at 5:41 PM
Holy shit that was a damn good preview.
I could feel the suffering...and will make sure to sit this one out and just watch the last 2 episodes.
Something tells me it's not good for my heart :-)
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janna
February 27, 2011 at 3:43 PM
Is it a weekday? Well then it must be time to watch something with Joo Sang-wook in it! Awww yeah.
The five minute promo is a good litmus test. Do you like people ready to pull each others hair out? Welcome aboard. Can you not stand hours of slapping? You might want to sit this one out.
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Kristal
March 1, 2011 at 10:22 AM
JSW!!! Kissing KMJ? Hmm...don't know how I feel about that since I've never really been a fan of her.
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Thiri
February 27, 2011 at 5:25 PM
After 5 min preview, i am in too :)
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13 Razor
February 27, 2011 at 2:24 PM
I totally agree with everyone about the 5 minute preview. I love melodramas (when I want to, lol) and this looks like a melodrama I've been waiting for since Will it Snow for Christmas?
I'm so in for Thorn Birds.
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gala
February 27, 2011 at 8:51 PM
well you know that popular saying: never judge a drama by its short teasers.
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14 ditdut
February 27, 2011 at 2:27 PM
It's like a CF for eyedrops. Or maybe waterproof eyeliner.
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mskololia
February 27, 2011 at 2:29 PM
Lol, I need what she's wearing.
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15 Bellamafia
February 27, 2011 at 2:41 PM
I hate dramas where everyone has to cry a lot on every episode *coughCinderellaSistercough*. It makes me develop resistant to spill my tears, but.. dayummm... why has to be Joo Sang Wook?.. I may end up watching this because of him.. aissshhh..
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16 Banu
February 27, 2011 at 2:53 PM
I read somewhere that story is about:
Han Hye Jin's character is a orphan girl and her friend Kim Min Jung's character (so called friend) who is also an orphan; want to find each there mother along the way she / they meets Joo Sang Wook's character a director (If think) from a wealthy family and Hye Jin's character falls for him but only her friend steals him away from her after finding out he is rich..
so then she becomes pregnant and give birth to baby faking his name that she is Jung Eun (Hye Jin's character) and after find her mother and knowing she is poor and also her child father gives up his inheritance. She leaves her child with her mother never to see them both again.
But Jung Eun takes the baby as her own and pretends to mother that she is her daughter... Well the rest you can guess
*I think is not s bad story and hope it would be not boring*
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supah
February 27, 2011 at 4:04 PM
I'm kind of going to watch a couple of episodes to see how I feel about it, but it does seem ridiculous and quite well, uncomfortable a watch.
Poor Joo Sang-wook doesn't seem to have a substantial enough role judging by the trailer, seems it's going to be all the women. Rawr!
But I feel obliged to watch for two reasons: Kim Min-jung and newcomer actress Jung Eun-byul. Who's nowhere in the trailers which I can't take as a good sign, it must mean her role will be teenie-weenie.
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supah
February 27, 2011 at 4:06 PM
Oops. Don't understand how that came out as a reply, sorry about that.
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17 lizzyd
February 27, 2011 at 2:58 PM
Wow! That's some waterproof eye makeup!! I blink and my mascara smudges.
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18 snooziit
February 27, 2011 at 3:07 PM
You know I wasn't on board with this drama when I first heard about it... I wasn't relishing the idea of waking up in the morning with a swollen face from all the crying...
but the 5 min preview actually looks interesting... I think i might actually give it a chance!
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19 gingganggolli
February 27, 2011 at 3:18 PM
I think I cant stand the sadness if only they wont wrecked the ending...no dying pls...but that kinda mighty impossible.
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20 jomo143
February 27, 2011 at 3:36 PM
More pictures of JSW please!
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21 lalala
February 27, 2011 at 3:49 PM
mmmmmmm looks...boring
what a waste...joo sang wook is HOT!
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22 badmamajama
February 27, 2011 at 4:01 PM
i can't get any energy to watch giant to know more about sang wook . gah - i loved him in QSD although i thought it was a waste of pretty face . i might watch the first episode for him
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elle loves kdrama
February 27, 2011 at 8:13 PM
He was in QSD? Who was he? I don't remember him in that, but then again, there were so many amazing actors in that drama!
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Bellamafia
February 27, 2011 at 10:13 PM
He's the hottest guy in QSD :) .. ring a bell? :)... not yet?
He plays Wol Ya, the last descendant of.. *uggh.. can't remember*.. tribe.
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elle loves kdrama
February 28, 2011 at 4:58 AM
Omo! That IS him! The last descendant of the Gaya tribe. There was so much hotness in this drama, that it was hard to keep up... (I know this is a lame excuse).
I am finally watching GIANT and it's so much better than I thought it would be. And yes, JSW has a lot to do with this :)
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Marie
March 3, 2011 at 3:49 AM
if you want to see more of Joo Sang Wook, do watch GIANT where he earned an SBS Award for his role (New Star Award and Best couple award with Hwang Hung Eum).
i finished watching the 60 episode Giant last Feb 25 just in time for my birthday... and felt really happy for his role and the show itself..
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23 Ani
February 27, 2011 at 4:02 PM
You know, I get super annoyed at how many kdrama characters look uber pretty when they're crying. How many people in this world can cry gracefully like that in real life when actually feeling like sh*t? *sigh* It doesn't make sense to me sometimes. Than again, I'd rather prefer the pretty tears than the overdone I'm-in-pain-right-now-and-that's-why-my-face-is-scrunched-up-like-this-in-uber-fakeness-and-I-hope-the-tears-will-persuade-you-the-viewers-to-believe-that-I'm-feeling-the-way-I'm-supposed-to-be-feeling crying. Pft. But those kiss pictures kind of look active. As in, the girl is doing her part, but dude looks like all he's doing is puckering up real good. XD
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24 Birdie
February 27, 2011 at 4:17 PM
Sounds like the usual melodrama in kdrama. Never a fan of HHJ. The crying looks fake in the teaser.
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25 minayuki
February 27, 2011 at 4:30 PM
HOLY SHIT.
JOO SANG WOOK.
I can already tell that this drama will be too over-the-top-crazy-bitches-crying type but I WILL WATCH IT BECAUSE OF FREAKING JOO SANG WOOK.
OMG
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JOO SANG WOOK.
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