The Time I’ve Loved You regains PD, makes writer swap
by girlfriday
Hm, so there’s definitely some drama going on behind the scenes of SBS’s The Time I’ve Loved You, 7000 Days, because in the last three weeks, the show has lost a PD, found a replacement PD, convinced the original PD to return, and swapped out the writer. Well, I guess now we know where that non-discordant discord came from.
The remake of the Taiwanese drama In Time With You stars Ha Ji-won and Lee Jin-wook as lifelong best friends who fall in love. The adaptation is being produced by I Will Media, and was originally being penned by writer Min Hyo-jung of Full House and Attic Cat, and directed by PD Jo Soo-won of Pinocchio and I Hear Your Voice.
A “difference of interpretation” regarding the script and direction caused PD Jo to leave the production on May 15, and a replacement PD (Kang Il-soo of Emperor of the Sea) was brought in to take over. But then a week later on May 22, PD Jo Soo-won was brought back (yay), with no real explanation of what had gone on behind the scenes.
But now it’s been announced that writer Min Hyo-jung is being replaced by two new writers — Jung Do-yoon of Gumiho: Tale of the Fox’s Child and Baby-Faced Beauty, and Lee Hana of Sly and Single Again. I’d wager that writer-PD discord was the problem from the outset, and it looks like PD Jo Soo-won came out the winner if they switched writers to bring him back.
I wasn’t really excited about the first writer anyway, and it seemed from the comments that fans of the original drama weren’t happy with the proposed direction of the remake, so perhaps this is the best news all around. The new writers will rewrite the entire drama beginning with Episode 1, and shooting begins next week. Yikes, that’s a tight schedule, but hopefully all the backstage drama is behind them now.
The Time I’ve Loved You, 7000 Days follows Divorce Lawyer in Love and airs on weekends starting in mid-June.
Via TV Report
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Tags: drama production, Ha Ji-won, Lee Jin-wook, The Time I've Loved You
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1 sweetgirl17
May 28, 2015 at 8:06 AM
awesome :D
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masquerade
May 28, 2015 at 10:00 AM
definitely! Also, a best friends turned lovers drama?? I'm so in!!!
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2 Tien Mahardika
May 28, 2015 at 8:11 AM
Drama behind drama, hope for the best since it's dramatic turnover.
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kanz
May 28, 2015 at 8:20 AM
If ever King of Dramas gets season 2 and needs some inspiration, this one can be very good story..
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ck1Oz
May 28, 2015 at 2:24 PM
That drama will never go away. I need Anthony back.
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whitewire
May 29, 2015 at 9:19 AM
Etched in my mind like it is obsessed to make me feel the delight of greatness once again. Right on CK!
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salt n' pepper
May 29, 2015 at 12:04 AM
Ugh, that drama was a gem!
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whitewire
May 29, 2015 at 9:18 AM
King of Dramas is the gold of all golds. The finest ruby, the most fragrant rose, the main ray of sunshine, the most meaningful treasure. Ugh, I am sooooo missing that drama with the infamous character Anthony Kim, it makes me want today be 2012 again.
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3 kanz
May 28, 2015 at 8:12 AM
Should be renamed The Time We Searched for a PD and Writer instead...
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Rachel
May 28, 2015 at 8:17 AM
Brilliant. +100.
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achiara
May 28, 2015 at 8:25 AM
lol nice one :D
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pogo 🍉
May 28, 2015 at 8:45 AM
oh how I wish we had the 'like' buttons again....
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Gg
May 28, 2015 at 9:14 AM
Excellent!
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bamsa
May 28, 2015 at 9:31 AM
this is awesome... thumbs up for making me laugh :)
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risa
May 28, 2015 at 9:57 AM
And I Will Media should be renamed Maybe I Will, Maybe I Won't... Media.
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dramacf
May 28, 2015 at 11:10 AM
Bravo!
Can also be called The Time We Had The Drama Before The Drama
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fran
May 28, 2015 at 12:29 PM
Clever! LOL I really liked the Taiwan drama. The two leads make me hopeful, despite the production/writer issues!
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Khule WY
May 28, 2015 at 1:49 PM
So funny ?
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4 Annie
May 28, 2015 at 8:15 AM
Please, please, please can we get a loving mother/son relationship like in the original. None of this estranged parent stuff. These were two friends from fairly normal and average families. I liked that.
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ilikehim
May 28, 2015 at 8:25 AM
Not just mother, the father as well. Heck, the supporting cast and characters were just great.
I didn't hate Maggie though occasionally find her poutiness annoying. So I hope they don't go evil clingy 2nd lead girl with her in the remake. Also, Korean 2nd male leads tend to be swoon my but ex-boyfriend in the original was an ass and we delved too long on him (in my opinion) so we'll see how this goes in the remake.
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Stuart
May 28, 2015 at 1:31 PM
He didn't HAVE a father in the original. Only "Uncle" Bai - that sweet STP which was like an older mirror of the OTP in their bickering closeness. If the rewrite restores that, I just MIGHT check it out.
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5 Hannah
May 28, 2015 at 8:16 AM
I'm relieved. Not a huge fan of the Full House writer, and her style rally just doesn't fit the story. I just hope the remake will have the same warm feeling of the original, without any evil family drama.
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6 Jon G.
May 28, 2015 at 8:16 AM
Drama. Then again, good to know that there ARE people with artistic believes who are gutsy enough to stand their ground.
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7 Rachel
May 28, 2015 at 8:17 AM
What would Anthony do? I believe Anthony would say "you did the right thing".
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8 achiara
May 28, 2015 at 8:24 AM
I'm honestly happy about this. At least now we know everyone is getting along well which can only be good for the final product. My only concern now is how they're going to manage the little time they have
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9 fab
May 28, 2015 at 8:25 AM
Beanies, it looks like the execs behind the drama read dramabeans!! Yay ?. Just like us, IHYVoice' Pd didn't agree with the direction the writer was taking. But the schedule is very tight now, I can only hope everything goes smoothly for everyone involved.
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bean
May 28, 2015 at 10:25 AM
hmm. which drama should we use our influence on next?
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nomad
May 28, 2015 at 7:57 PM
*beanies leaning back against a CEO chair and twiddling thumbs*
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10 Danna
May 28, 2015 at 8:29 AM
The writer switch here makes more sense but that said that they still have the same cliched characters in place that differ from the original and make this drama lessn appealing to me
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11 Kate C.
May 28, 2015 at 8:39 AM
OMG, SOOOOOOO happy about this switch. Honest to goodness, I was really scared that the Full House writer was going to make a whole arrogant man first lead that is typical of many dramas and I was very turned off by that idea. I LOVED IHYV and would much rather have that PD large and in charge than the writer.
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12 hipployta
May 28, 2015 at 8:44 AM
Honestly was NOT a fan of the changes so I'm here for a rewrite
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13 pogo 🍉
May 28, 2015 at 8:46 AM
yeah a sucky writer can really mess things up, and if they got Jo PD to come back, it probably means at least some of the more 'wtf' sounding changes have been toned down. I hope.
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14 Requiem
May 28, 2015 at 9:06 AM
Agreed with the rest of the commenters.
The direction the story was going did not sound good, and the pd seemed to have better credentials anyway.
Hopefully, the cast and crew can make up for the lost time, but considering they have source material to work from, it shouldn't be too bad.
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15 wackycashew
May 28, 2015 at 9:22 AM
Wow, so much drama before the drama even starts shooting!
Anyway, I'm very happy with this news! Love PD Jo Soo-won's past works. Not familiar with the writers, but it's gotta be better than what the original one proposed for the script. *fingers crossed*
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16 kororo
May 28, 2015 at 9:25 AM
#MESS
Let this be good , please Drama God I beg you, we cannot waste this perfect pairing !!!!
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17 canxi
May 28, 2015 at 9:40 AM
This honestly does make me happy. Even though I don't think I Hear Your Voice is a fave the directing was fantastic, I also really enjoyed most of those dramas named - Baby-Faced Beauty and Sly and Single Again were both touching, funny, and down to earth. I can see them doing a good job and I'm excited that they might revert all those changes the other writer had planned.
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18 maddragonqueen
May 28, 2015 at 9:48 AM
I wasn't gonna watch this, but now with all this chaos, I think I'm gonna have to. Just to see if it'll be a train wreck or not.
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19 Alessar
May 28, 2015 at 9:53 AM
I enjoyed the works made by the PD and writer we have now (at least the Sly and Single Again writer) so I'm happy to have this combination!
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20 Ry
May 28, 2015 at 10:02 AM
With all the mess you wonder if they go through with the proposed extension of Divorce Lawyers in Love and 2 more episodes.
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21 be
May 28, 2015 at 10:09 AM
"it seemed from the comments that fans of the original drama weren’t happy with the proposed direction of the remake"
Anyone know what was the proposed direction that old writer trying to make? It must be big that cause all this drama and opposition from basically main PD and everyone
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canxi
May 28, 2015 at 2:35 PM
Well, it wasn't the PD I believe (I think him and the previous writer just didn't work well together). What they are referring to are comments here from viewers of the original on the previous writers changes.
Basically: Lots of relationships were changed, especially good family ones to be ones of a more makjang fair. It seemed a character (or two) had been cut out to throw in a new character that was never in the original. Things like that...basically, a lot of what made the original a nice watch (with minimal drama for the genre that it is) was switched up completely. Pretty much a new show.
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22 mindy
May 28, 2015 at 10:36 AM
I hope this turns out well. That is one heck of a time crunch and I hope they manage it well.
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23 Kavitha Ravi
May 28, 2015 at 11:23 AM
Lee jin wook lee jin wook lee jin wook!!!! That's all I care about at this point :D
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24 kimchikay
May 28, 2015 at 12:34 PM
After all this I am not keeping any hopes of this being as good as the Taiwanese version...at least that way if it's good then I'll be pleasantly surprised lol.
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25 Enios
May 28, 2015 at 12:48 PM
As long as they don't mess up the drama
And I actually really like Sly and Single again (a lot actually) so I'm kinda excited for that writer to be joining. As long as it's heartfelt like S&S and well written, I'll be fine but all this switching is making me nervous
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