Thank you for the news! I am not sure I will be interested in watching this. She has not convinced me with her last three dramas.

SBS is now talking hit dramas! Oh well, I can only envy those who will secure the lead spots!

Interesting! I'm generally not a fan of disaster area films or shows. But I almost want to watch this just to see how a pre-produced show differs from a live-shoot one. I think I'll wait to see who the leads are.

I find her works overrated, I have to admit.

But most of all, her saying she will not go pre-produced just to keep up with viewer demands and trends, even though she admitted the format is needed after she was asked during the Han Ye Seul incident, just rubbed me the wrong way.

To me, a creator should care about the work and those who work for them first. If the people are capable, the result will be good. I expect channels to only care about trends and ratings, but a supposed artist? Placing being "trendy" above the needs of the story? How am I supposed to respect her work and want to watch her creations if she herself sees them as a business only?

Seeing that she is now going for it, I guess she has realized how much better works can be made through this format and that quality is what matters in being remembered and appreciated. It's something. I hope she has improved on her female leads and that this will help the industry see pre-producing shows can make a big difference in quality and conditions alike.

Heirs was a tedious bore apart from the delightful second couple but like many others I'll be hoping this series rates well enough to persuade others to try pre-produced. Anything that might encourage Korean TV production to abandon the Joseon-era horror of live shooting is to be encouraged

Sounds good for now but I won't keep my hopes up. Out of the three works mentioned, I only enjoyed A Gentleman's Dignity. We'll see next year.

if it's Kim Eun Sook then is it gonna have a jerk for a 'hero' again? i really really hate the manhandling her heroes do.

After gritting my teeth, and watching all 20 episodes of Heirs, I almost want to say, "please, no, don't put us through that again." But hey, who knows, it just might be as good as Secret Garden and A Gentleman's dignity.

When they say “It’ll be a human melodrama on a blockbuster scale, the likes of which have not been seen in Korean dramas before." It seriously scares me! haha All i picture is Heirs on Crack.

Look at her cast some hot young actors as the leads, probably the ones that are the IT thing in the industry. My money is on Kim Woo Bin,Lee Min Ki,Ji Chang Wook or Yoon Yeon Seok for the male lead and Moon Geun Young,Lee Yeon Hee, Yoona or Suzy for female.

Or maybe she goes with the big guns and casts Hyun Bin and Shin Minah or something. That would be cool.

Shall we list her S.T.A.R. leading actor now!

I've only enjoyed Secret Garden. A Gentleman's Dignity was just meh. I haven't given Heirs a chance because the premise just doesn't interest me.

I think the live-shoot system is very taxing on cast and crew. During interviews, actors are always saying stuff like, "the cast and crew lost 10 kilos."

I like the idea that writers are able to tweak the script if the audience response is not positive, etc, but, I believe that some shows get ruined because of too much fanservice ruining the plot/believability.

Her dramas have high ratings because of melodramatic stuff and big starcast. So it's not surprising they are always hits.
What i don't understand is that why her male lead characters are so adored in Korea? They are still parodying Kim Tan and Young do in Gag concert and other variety programs. For me, they have got the worst traits one could find in her boyfriend. Is it just because of cheesy lines or that actors who played them are attractive?

Please, Oppa's and Unnies, don't answer the siren's call. Hoping against hope that no one I love gets cast so I can blissfully ignore this drama.

After Heirs disaster, I'm not ready to watch another KES drama. But it sounds interesting and most importantly pre-produced.
It sounds cool! Let's hope the drama actually has some story and not another chaebol love story

Mmm interesting. I wonder who are going to be the leads. Are they going to cast way early like they did with the Heirs? Since she went from Hyun Bin, Jang Dong Gun, sooo who is next in their list of friends? LOL

KES? to me, she's the writer behind A Gentleman's Dignity and I almost jumped on my chair when I saw the title. If she were to give me a drama as enjoyable as AGD, I would be more than happy and excited.
BUT I like her for fluffy, carefree stuff. I am not really into serious, dramatic stories. I got tricked into Heirs against my initial judgement (school for rich kids in their 20's? yuck!), so I am far from enthusiastic, just in case. Probably, I will check it out anyway, hoping for KES'que dialogues and characterizations.

Ugh. It still pains me how much the actors/actresses were wasted in Heirs. Since that's the case, I'm hoping no one I like will get cast in this drama.

Was Heirs really such a big hit in South Korea? I don't understand how/why... *doesn't compute*...

I'll watch it she has a good cast like Kim soo Hyun or Jang guem suk something like that

Since this drama is pre-produced, will SBS air it from Mon-Thurs like its own hit Sandglass?

I am probably one of the few who really enjoyed AGD. I liked the episodic story telling with fluffy situations and characters and the good dose of humor. However, I did not like Secret Garden and was confused at the enormous ravings. I don't speak Korean so maybe a lot of subtly is lost in translation. I forced myself to watch Heirs (I hated the concept, I hated the premise, I hated the overhyping and product selling) but I saw glimpses of the warm & fuzzy which I noted in AGD, but that was when I had very low expectations and did not take things with any seriousness. The take-away from Heirs was that Kim Woo-bin is a talent to be reckoned with. But I don't think Heirs was necessarily her brain child but more of strategic move for popularity and product selling purposes. She was as much "used' as some of the cast members, IMO.

I guess what I am trying to say is I have mixed feelings about the writer and her past works. This simply plot summary actually sounds much more interesting than rich kids or man-child falling in love with candy girl stereotype. So I find myself actually looking forward to checking out this production, and I am ready to love it. So please, be good!

I still do not understand how HEIRS became a hit. That drama was 100% TERRIBLE. I think the only reason why that drama was a success was because it had so many popular actors/actresses. That drama was a HUGE LETDOWN in my opinion.

I hope the writer can create a better story this time

Knew nothing about the writer, but I stopped trusting her writing after SG and knew that decision was the right one for me after trying AGD. Signed, not a fan of brand of KES' storytelling.

As long as she doesn't say fuck you to the audience and kill off one or both the main leads in the end... I would hardly consider her a bad writer. Just a very mediocre one that unfortunately bears the weight of the word we like to use nowadays: overrated.

Gentleman was entertaining (if only for Lee Jong Hyuk and Kim Min Jong). The others were meh.

Formula seems to be-> collect current rising stars, dump them into a pot, write in annoying weak damsel(s), empty the whole bottle of angst = blockbuster drama

I am an huge fan of the writer...I love all her dramas..They may not the best dramas in Kdrama Land, but all of her dramas always makes my heart flatter.

I really hope Yoon Eun Hye and Lee Min Ho can be paired in this drama..They are both pefect for melodrama in my opinion..Beside, two of them are my bias..Kekekeke..

but it will be impossible due LMH's hectic schedule...So YEH with So Ji Sub or YEH with Cha Seung Won will be good too..

i really hope yoon eun hye and song seung hoon or yeh and lee min hoo can paired in this drama,,,i love to see them together
pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

I'm pretty sure her next target to STAR actor will be either Kim Soo Hyun or Lee Jong Suk.

Well, usually TV station will go after their star rating actor and their drama to do a next hit. For SBS, its Kim Soo Hyun, Lee Jong Suk and.. probably So Ji Sub.

So, my bet for Kim Soo Hyun OR Lee Jong Suk.

One thing I like about this project is the idea of pre-production. Fighting!

Okay, this is just a wild guess.

A couple of months ago, my Korean teacher mentioned that Kim EunSook is in our country (the Philippines). We weren't even sure if it's true. It was during the time the country was suffering from the aftermath of typhoon Haiyan. We thought she's just having a vacation or something. But after reading this article, I guess she was there to make some research? I don't know. I can't stop but make a correlation. Heh. Unless of course, the disaster areas their talking about are within Korea only.

I won't hope much for the drama since The Heirs is just a disappointment. :(

Similar to what others have expressed here already, I'm somewhat curious as to how the whole pre-production thing is going to pan out on this one.

The fact that a film production company is involved also adds something else into the mix.

We certainly can't predict what'll happen, but it'll be interesting to follow.

:) since I'm into all "Word Magician Kim Eun Sook" dramas,I'm so excited about her upcoming project!

Lee Min Ho & Han Hyo Joo as the leads! :))
They look great together!
I REALLY wanna LMH 2 have the opportunity 2 be the lead actor of KES's ORIGINAL SCRIPTED drama!!
I'm MinHO oppa's huge fan so when some say "the heirs" isn't original & is plodding,I get sad!

I didn't like her previous dramas but I'll give this a shot because "human melo" is my favourite genre.
.For male lead I want either:Park ki woong,kim jaewook,or jung kyung ho and for female lead:Moon chae won,yoon eun hye,or park se young.

Hi, I think the role is well-fitted for songhyekyo and song seung heon as well as with songhyekyo and hyun bin.they are one of the best korean loveteam. I'm sure with a nice script and songhyekyo's loveteam, it will be a big hit,not to mention that it's been so long since songhyekyo make a drama with this two talented and handsome actors.I'm sure many fans who awaited this loveteam for so long will truly be excited and will support this drama.goodluck God Bless everyone.