Time-slip drama Mi-rae’s Choice confirms leads
by girlfriday
Upcoming KBS time-slip drama Mi-rae’s Choice (or Future Choice, since the heroine’s name means “future,” of course) has finally secured its cast. Yoon Eun-hye (I Miss You) has signed on to play the time-traveling heroine, Lee Dong-gun (Smile Again, Lovers in Paris) will be making his army comeback in his first drama in five years, and Jung Yong-hwa (You’ve Fallen For Me) gives him a run for his money as the other leg of the love triangle.
The new fall Monday-Tuesday drama comes from writer Hong Jin-ah of The King 2 Hearts and Beethoven Virus, and the PD of Crime Squad and Bad Love. It’ll be set in the world of television broadcasting, and stars Yoon Eun-hye as a writer (named Na Mi-rae) who travels back in time to meet her past self on purpose to set about on a different course in life. Where’s the Bad Idea Fairy when you need her?
Rift in space-time continuum notwithstanding, I do like the idea of Yoon Eun-hye playing two totally different versions of a character, which will be as much fun as you can have without being in a makjang where you play your own evil twin. The character is described as a bright and lovable type who spends her days chanting to herself, “I’m okay!” She works as a desk drone at a large company’s call center and just kind of scrapes by in life. But one day her future self appears in front of her and starts her down a path to pursue the things she really wanted in life. It’s painted as an uplifting success story, so I’m thinking there will be minimum supernatural mythology — just enough to get the gimmick going.
This will be Lee Dong-gun’s first drama since 2008’s When Night Comes, and he’ll be playing the broadcaster’s lead announcer, a man who can be prickly, but is also a highly principled and upright. Jung Yong-hwa plays a VJ who went to film school in the States. But he’s also got a double life, because he’s actually the grandson of the broadcast network’s CEO, and is basically pulling an undercover boss move by playing a lowly cameraman when he’s set to inherit the entire station. He’s described as a smooth operator who dreams of building a media conglomerate that does everything from film to TV.
On paper the setup sounds an awful lot like Nine, but I think we can expect a more heroine-centric success story that happens to use time travel, rather than a story that hinges on it. The writer is one in the plus column for me, and well, any day that Yoon Eun-hye signs up for a drama that doesn’t make me want to spork my eyes out is a good day indeed.
Mi-rae’s Choice follows Good Doctor and airs in October on KBS.
Via Enews 24
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Tags: Jung Yong-hwa, Lee Dong-gun, Mi-rae's Choice, Yoon Eun-hye
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26 Hmm...
August 26, 2013 at 8:45 PM
Isn't this basically Nine but with a female main character?
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27 wits
August 26, 2013 at 9:06 PM
Yey! Finally something to look forward to. This is the first time in my short life as k-drama addict that I am NOT watching anything! I'm sooo looking forward to October!
Yoon Eun Hye is my most favourite actress and Jung Yong Hwa is part of my favourite band. So I would love to see them together in a drama. Well, I also liked Lee Dong Gun in Lovers in Paris, so he is the icing on what is already a very yummy cake.
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28 Luzie
August 26, 2013 at 9:12 PM
I loved her in CP but her choices since then have sucked and this is coming from someone who LOVED i miss you lol. I can't wait to see this and hopefully she'll give into the character as opposed to trying to pretty it up every scene.
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29 Waiting
August 26, 2013 at 9:13 PM
Admittedly, I am happy with the cast as I like them all. So, I am in! :)
Dang, so much to watch before the end of the year!
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30 lovedramas
August 26, 2013 at 9:20 PM
Hmm... the plot to me seems like something that I would like. And if JYH can step it up in his 2nd lead role, I can see myself liking this. I like YEH but haven't been too into her last few works. I just hope there's a good script for her here. LDG - I liked him too before, but I really haven't seen him in anything in forever. I skipped his last drama. So we'll see. But one thing is that YEH usually has great chemistry with her costars so, it'll be interesting to me to see how it plays out onscreen.
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31 cherryng
August 26, 2013 at 9:25 PM
I love YEH in all her dramas..Script writers please make a good story
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Mia
August 28, 2013 at 6:53 PM
I totally agree. There have been so many mediocre dramas. No one wants to see the same tired formula anymore. If this is going to be just another melodrama people will pass on it and go straight to the competition. It's definitely high on my list because I love the leads, but it's going to have stiff competition from Choi Ji Woo in the remake of "Kaseifu no Mita" unless "The Good Doctor" has ratings so high it keeps people from watching that show. Don't think the remake of "Kaseifu no Mita" will be anywhere near as bold as the original, but it will definitely be different as far as K-dramas go and that alone could be good enough to create a buzz that makes people jump networks when "The Good Doctor" ends . And then there's Ha Ji Won's drama. "Future Choice" has a great lead in with "The Good Doctor" but the writer is really going to have to hook people BIG TIME so they don't jump ship.
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32 HallyuQueen
August 26, 2013 at 9:58 PM
haha haters gonna hate and bitches gonna bitch! whatever! shes is love by so many people for one reason, she deserves it! YEH IS LOVE!
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Faye
August 27, 2013 at 6:18 AM
Yes, because obviously the only reason anybody could dislike someone's acting is they're a hater or a bitch. Not because they have an actual unbiased opinion based on what they've seen of the person's acting.
For the record, I like YEH a lot, and I think she has a lot of charisma and talent. But calling someone who feels differently names is not only childish and rude, it's pointless on a site like this. You can't have any sort of discussion if your response is going to be, "What, you don't like my idol/bias? Hater! Bitch!" If you want to spread Korean culture (isn't that the cornerstone of Hallyu?), it's probably best to engage people with opposing viewpoints, not offend them, no?
Also, the idea that having many fans translates to actual talent is really dubious. I'm not one of those snobs who deride everything popular on principle, but I also think there were many movements/people/etc with many fans who were very overhyped.
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eny
August 27, 2013 at 7:56 AM
I don't think think so, sometimes i don't like somebody acting but i'm not hate him/her, i just couldn't feel their emotion when they act but sometimes i still watch their drama if the story is good n the other cast is good so they could cover the weak acting
For yoon Eun Hye she's not the best actress but she's not bad too, Actually I miss her in good drama, I like Goong n My fair lady , Lie to me is interesting in the beginning but few end episode is predictable n kind of boring
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33 ilikemangos
August 26, 2013 at 10:11 PM
This plot sounds so meh to me, which is surprising since the world of K2H was so colorful. Then again, the promotional stills/teasers weren't all that great for K2H either. But then it aired and i fell in love by the end of episode 1. Also, the director played a huuge part in all that.
I'm just going to hope that that would be the case with this show too, even if the director will be the one to make it or break it. (I looked up the PD and she's a woman! Why are they so rare in k-dramaland?)
I like the cast and i like the writer. Those are enough reasons to check out this show.
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34 momosa
August 26, 2013 at 10:30 PM
Aah LDG - the arrogant & bad boy (looks & character included) that I can't seem to hate. Welcome back! and teaming with YEH, the screen is already sizzling (at least in my imagination)...
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35 meanrice
August 26, 2013 at 10:35 PM
Yong-Hwa and Lee Dong-Gun could be brothers.
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meanrice
August 26, 2013 at 10:42 PM
Ugh and by that i mean they strongly resemble.
I'm still hoping for a YEH and Lee Dong-Wook Pairing.
Or a screwball comedy with YEH and Uhm-Force. But then again I am patiently waiting for her to guest on Running Man.
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happysloth
August 28, 2013 at 9:32 PM
A romantic comedy with YEH and Uhm-Force would be nice.
Oh, and for some utterly selfish reasons I'd really really like to see YEH and Cha Tae Hyun!
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36 geese
August 26, 2013 at 10:46 PM
okay i'm gonna watch this let me see if yongwa of cnblue will get a new revised role apart from the past role he have...
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37 MizzMizzEka
August 26, 2013 at 11:05 PM
Yeaaaaa, I 've been waiting this so long.
Lee Dong Gun was the 1st actor that make me falling in love to addicted to korean drama, plus YEH being his OTP, oh my oh my. Plus again Yong Hwa that have similar looks lika Lee Dong Gun.
I hope they would appear to Running Man, pleaseee??
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38 lol
August 27, 2013 at 12:00 AM
but yong jung hwa? -_-
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39 John Smith
August 27, 2013 at 12:33 AM
Sigh....
Seems like a nice concept but I bet I can tell you what the story is going to turn out like in the end.
Young Mirae (call her YM to avoid confusion) is going to be liking the lead announcer and may even get to be with him in the future. Later on she will discover that the grandson liked her as well and was in truth an undercover boss. So now to get a better life she who has now become Future Mirae (now known as FM) will regret her decision for ignoring him etc and not getting the good life. So she will go in the past so that her YM will get to notice and like grandson, and tips on how to attract him.
Why can one not see the disaster before it actually happens :( if the guy ever finds out about this he will feel betrayed biig time. :) Plus not to mention that messing with time always seems to get back to you at some point. So even if you have the good life for the moment in the end KABOOM !!!!!
Lets see if I am proven wrong this time though.
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Annie
August 27, 2013 at 2:43 AM
Ugh... I hope you're wrong because if JYH gets a sizeable amount of screen time in this drama, I may end up screaming. What a shitty actor.
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kumi
August 27, 2013 at 9:29 AM
@JohnSmith
"Why can one not see the disaster before it actually happens?".
Some people can, but that's a God-given gift. Non-attachment to events is also a part of this gift. Usually they won't use it for their own benefit or for the benefit of somebody unqualified.
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40 bd
August 27, 2013 at 12:49 AM
LDG was always just OK to me - always preferred his former better half (Han Ji-hye).
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41 fei
August 27, 2013 at 2:24 AM
bleh.. melodrama and time travel.
pass..
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42 ilayla
August 27, 2013 at 3:04 AM
My girl.... I LOVE HER ...I am in .
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43 Amalia
August 27, 2013 at 3:06 AM
Really looking forward to the drama, particularly because I'm a fan of Yoon Eun-hye. :D It does sound very similar to Nine so I'm going to approach it with caution.
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44 QT765
August 27, 2013 at 3:24 AM
I just hope Yobghwa's acting has improved & it's funny how FNC Ent. Always managed to have both their actors under one drama
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45 kdrama
August 27, 2013 at 3:33 AM
I personally dont get why ppl call yeh acting mediocire .. like seriously.. abide her choices i projects .. every role she has potrayed has got soo much depth n layers... she is one of those that i can say that knows hw to emote solely byher eyes..she can play as childish a character as goo eun chan and anequally equalified career woman as tbe one in Lie To Me. Also she was very good as a rich brat in My Fair Lady..though its not her fault that the story took a downrun..blame the writer..alsofor all IMiss You might have the worst writer but by gawd seungho n eun hye were the soul that kept it alive .. if werent for them.. nobody wud have watched it.. in conclusion. She is not the most paid actresse
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46 kdrama
August 27, 2013 at 3:35 AM
* contd.. therefore she is not one of the most paid actresses for no reason.. stupid laptop decided to post stuff incomplete.. sorry abt that :-)
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47 sabar
August 27, 2013 at 3:39 AM
so tired, Yeh's fans bragging about the highest paid actress-it's a shame compared to the standard of her acting. She asked for the price lol, and the producer is willing to pay because of Japanese market, not because of her talent.
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loveisloving
September 4, 2013 at 2:59 AM
im curious about the standard you have..
clearly, YEH is a good actress..
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48 coby
August 27, 2013 at 3:52 AM
I will watch this simply because of Yonghwa, plus I miss Lee Dong-gun! I just hope Yong-hwa's character is close to his character for he is fantastic in Running Man. Wonder what Eun-hye's kissing scenes will be. yay!
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49 yani
August 27, 2013 at 3:55 AM
when First time i see jung yong hwa i think he's resemble lee dong gun a lot.now both of them in one screen,i feel like i will see two jung yong hwa
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charlie
August 28, 2013 at 8:27 PM
this is an insult to lee dong gun...he is older, why don't we say you'll see 2 lee dong gun
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50 emma
August 27, 2013 at 4:41 AM
now i finally hv a drama i can look fwd to!
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