Oh Hae-young PD and Marriage Not Dating writer reunite for Sensitive Boss
by tineybeanie
Marriage Not Dating’s writer Joo Hwa-mi and its PD Song Hyun-wook are reuniting for a new drama to be aired next year, tentatively titled Sensitive Boss. When tvN rom-com Marriage Not Dating originally aired in 2014, it became the highest-rated cable drama of its time slot, recording up to 3% viewership despite not having much star power. In fact, it helped shine a spotlight on previously lesser-known but talented actors like Han Groo and Yeon Woo-jin.
Since then, PD Song Hyun-wook has taken on other tvN projects including the sleeper hit Oh Hae-young Again, which broke cable ratings records for a weekday drama. Before his streak of success at tvN, PD Song Hyun-wook worked on mainstream broadcast dramas such as Brain and Haeundae Lovers. It was rumored that he would be joining JTBC’s upcoming Man to Man starring Park Hae-jin, but it seems that he has decided to stick with tvN for Sensitive Boss after all.
For writer Joo Hwa-mi, Sensitive Boss will be her comeback project since Marriage Not Dating. Even though details have not been released yet, I’m expecting a bright refreshing love story from these two, especially since Song Hyun-wook’s strengths lie with rom-coms and Joo Hwa-mi’s notable previous works include comedic drama specials The Angel of Death Wears Purple High Heels and Waiting for Love.
tvN is hoping to broadcast Sensitive Boss in early 2017, probably as its first Monday-Tuesday drama of the year.
Via Daily Sports, DongA Sports
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1 don'tknow
September 8, 2016 at 3:12 PM
What happened to Han Groo BTW?
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blueribbon
September 8, 2016 at 3:17 PM
She got married. I guess she decided to take a break.
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blueribbon
September 8, 2016 at 3:23 PM
There was also this "scandal"
http://www.allkpop.com/article/2015/10/stepsister-uploads-a-bitter-blog-post-saying-han-groo-was-dishonest-about-her-family-background
Sorry if you don't like the source, you can look it up in another website if you like.
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dramaspresso
September 8, 2016 at 4:22 PM
Wow, that's really sad and honestly reflects way worse on the stepsister than it does on Han Groo... Hopefully she'll be back in dramaland before too long...
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Mimi
September 8, 2016 at 5:33 PM
I remember this.... k-netizens were not as kind to her though. Their comments about HG were harsh
http://kkuljaem.blogspot.com.au/2015/10/han-groo-swept-up-in-controversy-over.html?m=1
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Miranda
September 8, 2016 at 6:34 PM
Good lord, that's... vicious. And a hell of a lot of vitriol coming from the stepsister. Stepfamilies are tough to navigate, with a lot of moving pieces: you might refer to your stepbrother as your "brother" and while he doesn't mind either way, it really makes your stepdad feel good and it makes your stepmother insane with rage. I guess she could've checked with every member of the family, but it sounds like the stepfamily are not interested in interacting with her at all.
I don't get the part of Korean culture that seems to be viewing this as claiming credit for the stepsister's successes. I had no idea that mentioning your family members in a favorable light could come back to bite you.
Ugh, I wish I hadn't read this, honestly - it feels like the stepfamily are completely eaten up by anger, so much so that the stepsister thinks that having a total hissy fit in a publication is merited. "We didn't grow up together, I haven't seen Han Groo in almost two decades" would've been more than enough. This just seems needlessly horrible.
paroles
September 8, 2016 at 8:10 PM
Aren't people going overboard here? How is this reflecting "way worse on the stepsister than it does on Han Groo"? From her step-sister's point of view, it seems like Han Groo (or her agency) used the fact that her step-siblings all went to prestigious universities to play up the notion that she's an ideal daughter when they are not a family. People should just accept that Han Groo has a complicated family situation which is none of our business instead of letting their bias affect their judgement when they have no say in the matter.
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bips99
September 8, 2016 at 9:00 PM
Jeez! the comments on those articles!
but According to some comments there, the step father was/is Han Groo's manager also. So i do wonder how much of the step-sibling achievement's mediaplay had to be his doing .. Plus when you are young and new, you don't really have any control over what your company puts out there. And later you are just stuck with it.
Plus the step -sister's later vitriol is just rubbish. She was bashing HG for something that happened when HG was 7 years old. What could the kid have even done ?
Is someone else baffled how actor's career get over in korea over "scandals" which would be discussed for like 5 minutes and forgotten in other countries ???
lulu1
September 9, 2016 at 1:13 AM
If you don't come from a complicated family its hard for people to understand tbh. Its easy for people here to blame the step sister coz Han groo is a fave. Best believe if my step sister (who i can't stand) became famous and started chatting about me in the media i would clap back viciously too. How are ppl so sure she didn't try to ask HG to stop talking about her privately at first anyway?
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gem28
September 8, 2016 at 9:30 PM
The step-sister could have asked her and her agency to remove the materials instead of attacking her publicly. She seems bitter. Han Groo seems happily married and she should come back to drama land soon. She is talented and her agency probably had more to do with her image because as a new face she'd hardly have a say in how much info media gets about her.
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Jennifer Calabrese
September 9, 2016 at 1:12 AM
I'm not sure if you read the article above but her step-sister DID ask them to edit/remove the false articles and the agency admits they got the request. However, they claimed to not have the power to do it, so she set the record straight herself! I don't blame the step-sister at all for not wanting to live in the shadow of lies and have to explain to everyone you meet that the famous Han Gro is NOT your sister!
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gem28
September 9, 2016 at 2:13 AM
I read it and the step sister even said that she got an apology for the articles. We are not related by blood and not close at all should've been enough. Adding our father abandoned us, mother left acting, raised us alone and we are not trophies for her is pure misdirected hate. She has issues with her father, unresolved issues.
Children in divorce suffer at both ends. Their family dynamic feels complicated but her words seem tailored to cause harm. We will never know the whole truth and she may have caused professional damage, it's hard to not say it didn't come from a place of bitterness.
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2 fab
September 8, 2016 at 4:13 PM
All this new crop of dramas airing in 2017, I know this year sucks IRL but there's still enough time for dramas. Chips, I sound old.
Marriage Not Dating was crazy good, the ost is still in my head. Good times.
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Beanfan
September 9, 2016 at 12:10 AM
Marriage Not Dating's soundtrack is an example of an OST that seriously helps to boost the appeal of its drama... I bought the OST 'by accident' from HMV in Hong Kong, and ever since it became my 4-year-old daughter's absolute favorite cd to dance and spin to. (She's now 5, which means she's been listening to it for over a year!) She always asks for the "pink cd," and while I've somewhat forgotten the details of the drama itself, the OST has kept it still very top-of-mind for me.
I'm not sure if it's to PD Song's credit that the music has been so great on both MND and Oh Hae Young Again, but I'm willing to bet that Sensitive Boss will have as addictive an OST as the other two..
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Adira
September 9, 2016 at 8:51 PM
I honestly think 2016 has had someone of the best and strongest dramas in a while. I'm not sure what your thinking.
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mary
September 9, 2016 at 9:11 PM
She meant 2016 sucks in real life (lots of scary and heartbreaking things happening) so kdramas are kind of a happy place.
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fab
September 10, 2016 at 3:24 AM
Exactly. Thanks, mary! <3
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3 LookieLooWho
September 8, 2016 at 4:36 PM
Marriage, Not Dating is in my top 5 favorites so I'm all kinds of excited for this new drama!
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Matt
September 8, 2016 at 4:44 PM
Same, one of my absolute faves, when I remember the poop scene.. Oh my god, I'm still laughing, one of the best and funniest rom-com dramas I've ever watched.
Anticipating this one.
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iamdeb
September 8, 2016 at 5:08 PM
I was so impressed that it had me cackling even in the final episode!! Still one of my favorite kdrama romcoms and it has one of my favorite intros in a kdrama. It just brought a smile to my face everytime.
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4 Sandra
September 8, 2016 at 5:24 PM
Sensitive boss? Can they cast Eric Mun again? He'll be good as the sexy boss.
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transient
September 8, 2016 at 6:28 PM
Or Yeon Woo-jin. It seems like the PD has soft spot for Yeon Woo-jin since he got the latter to cameo in Oh Hae Young
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Diana
September 8, 2016 at 7:01 PM
+1000000 for Eric Mun
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mjfan
September 8, 2016 at 7:26 PM
Yes plz let it be Eric , God I love him so much and OHYA was my crack .It was such an addicting rollercoaster I doubt I Can experience this awesomeness again but cross fingers
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bips99
September 8, 2016 at 9:04 PM
I adored Eric in OHY. I'm sure if i go check out the recaps i'll find i waxed eloquent about him
but when i rewatched some of the episodes, he doesn't feel all that ..... great. He seems just like an ok actor.
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Sandra
September 9, 2016 at 7:13 AM
Believe me, Eric's acting was pure of awesomeness. If he acted awkward and stiff in OHY means the character was written like that. You would never imagined the stiff park Do Kyung was wild and danger human species in Que Sera Sera. I became a fan of him after that. I think he really detailed learn about his characters in dramas.
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Beanfan
September 9, 2016 at 12:16 AM
Maybe they could pair Eric with Han Groo...haha.
Like bibps99, I totally adored Eric in OHYA, but on rewatching (and I rewatched most of it almost immediately after I finished the drama--it was that good to me), I found him slightly less awesome... It was my first exposure to Eric, and based on what I've read here and there, I don't think I want to know more about him as an actor or part of a boy band, etc. I want to remember him as his OHYA character forever.
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Ryan
September 9, 2016 at 10:30 PM
Well, if you wanna see how capable he is as an acot, then you should check out his other dramas and not stuck with oh hae young. Eric's eyes are so expressive. And his strength I think we could get his emotions even from small gestures he did. There is a sincere in there. I watched Discovery of Romance and his character is so well written and executed there. In OHYA even without words, he can compete with other actors. So i think he is sure one of the best actor.
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Beanfan
September 13, 2016 at 6:03 PM
@Ryan--For the past two nights, I've been marathoning DISCOVERY OF ROMANCE, and I really love it too.
Eric's eyes ARE super-expressive, and I definitely see greater acting range being exhibited in DOR, so I think to Eric's credit, he must've deliberately played his OH HAE YOUNG AGAIN character (Do-Kyung) to be more introspective, slow-to-move, emotionally-spare.. At any rate, what I'm really saying is that Eric inhabits his roles rather successfully, so that I am much less curious about his real person, than I am interested in retaining his drama personas.
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Sandra
September 14, 2016 at 1:59 AM
Watch Que Sera Sera. I guarantee you'll die from the hotness of a young Eric. He's swaggggg...!!!!
Fantasy
September 10, 2016 at 8:00 AM
What about Eric-Yoon Eun Hye or Eric-Kim So Yeon. Both actress know how to kiss. They'll be good tandem for the sexy Eric. Bring it on!!!!!!
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5 Chandler
September 8, 2016 at 5:36 PM
....no way.
My dream team?! Back for another drama?! This writer and PD gel so well together. Can't wait to see what they come up with this time! I'll be anxiously awaiting casting news.
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6 Callie
September 8, 2016 at 5:57 PM
I'm stoked for anything involving these two. Early 2017 is going to be amaaaazing drama wise.
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7 salt N pepper
September 8, 2016 at 6:01 PM
Marriage, Not Dating is seriously one of my all-time favorite dramas so I'm exciting for this new project! Speaking of MnD, I hope Han Groo will make a comeback to dramaland soon. I really like her.
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salt N pepper
September 8, 2016 at 6:02 PM
*excited --- omg, sorry, still groggy.
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8 Trinity 🍆
September 8, 2016 at 6:06 PM
I love Marriage, Not Dating! I'm actually currently watching it for the 2nd time with my Mom and brother and they are loving it. My brother is even delaying going back to college by a few days so we can marathon the last 7 episodes this weekend.
This is great news! Only problem I have is how am I supposed to wait until 2017!?
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Rachela
September 8, 2016 at 6:10 PM
Aw, your brother (and family!) sounds awesome! I can't convince my brothers to watch K-dramas for the life of me.
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Trinity 🍆
September 9, 2016 at 9:21 AM
Thanks! My family is great :) I am definitely lucky to have my family.
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blueribbon
September 8, 2016 at 10:25 PM
"My brother is even delaying going back to college by a few days so we can marathon the last 7 episodes this weekend"
Priorities much XD, I don't blame him though, I would do the same thing. BTW you are lucky your family watches dramas with you. Four years and I still can't convince my mom to watch one.
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Trinity 🍆
September 9, 2016 at 9:20 AM
My brother is a HUGE romantic. He prefers the romance kdramas over any of the others. But we kinda fell into kdramas together. I was watching Boys Over Flowers (my first kdrama) out of curiosity and he came over to visit and we ended up marathoning the whole series that weekend. From there we would watch kdramas together when we were able to.
As for my Mom, I had tried for a couple years to convince my mom to watch kdramas but she always told me 'I can't read the subtitles and watch at the same time'. But me and my brother were watching The Girl Who Sees Smells and my Mom just started watching it with us and got addicted. Now my mom is even more obsessed with kdramas then I am. She almost always has a kdrama running on her TV, for Mother's Day and her birthday I got her a subscription to Viki and Drama Fever. Her #1 obsession is Kim Soo-Hyun and her #2 is Seo In Gook.
Every other weekend I go to her house and me, her and my brother (when he isn't at college) will spend the weekend binge watching and eating take-out. It's really fun and has actually made me and my Mom closer!
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fab
September 10, 2016 at 2:10 AM
Honestly you and your mother and brother are family goals. Mine have nothing in common. I think together you can enjoy more dramas, whereas alone you get bored faster.
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9 Zah
September 8, 2016 at 6:26 PM
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fayyyy
September 8, 2016 at 6:48 PM
Kim seul gi super yes!
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pitch
September 8, 2016 at 9:44 PM
Why not both? I miss them.
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10 transient
September 8, 2016 at 6:30 PM
After I read the headline, I was 70% sure that I want to watch it without even knowing what the drama will be about. That's how much I trust the PD and writer
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11 hawoojinruinedme
September 8, 2016 at 6:46 PM
What's a girl gotta do to have Kim Seul Gi be the lead in this?
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Bazu
September 9, 2016 at 3:36 AM
And what else do we need to do to cast Yoon Doo Joon as her partner?
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12 Jude
September 8, 2016 at 6:47 PM
"...Joo Hwa-mi’s notable previous works include comedic drama specials The Angel of Death Wears Purple High Heels..."
Okay that title got me. Where can I watch it? *scours internet frantically*
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13 crazykgirl
September 8, 2016 at 7:09 PM
So excited for this, can they bring back the swoony Eric Mun?! Oh Hae Young Again is my fav drama of all time (STILL NOT OVER IT IS IT JUST ME) followed by Marriage Not Dating! The only 2 dramas I've watched that had proper, adult-like passionate kisses plus leads with sizzling chemistry
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mjfan
September 8, 2016 at 7:28 PM
I can't get over OHYA too
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Beanfan
September 9, 2016 at 12:22 AM
Yessssss!! Despite what I wrote above (about having found Eric slightly less awesome on rewatching), OHYA still isn't over for me either.. I watched Signal, and LOVED it, and Misaeng, and LOVE LVED IT...and watched and loved so many other awesome dramas, but my love for OHYA is a different sort. I haven't been as IN LOVE with a drama in a long long time.
I just feel like I wanna rewatch it again and again...
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Chandler
September 9, 2016 at 8:38 AM
Yup. OHYA and Marriage not Dating are some of my all-time favorites. Even if plenty of good dramas have come around in 2016, few have engaged my heart in the way OHYA did. It was far from a perfect show, but sometimes I wonder if that's why I love it so much.
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Yoon
September 10, 2016 at 4:56 PM
Yes 100% to Eric!
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14 ⭐ Sera The Ms Temper ⭐
September 8, 2016 at 7:23 PM
I have Kim Seul Gi or Jo Bo-Ah in my mind, but Jo Bo-Ah will be busy with other drama.. so yes, kim Seul-gi please! Kim Seul-gi and Yeon Woo Jin , what say you? ;)
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15 Jill
September 8, 2016 at 7:49 PM
please don't tease me with all the 2017-seems-good-drama
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16 bbstl 🧹
September 8, 2016 at 8:04 PM
Oh, please reunite Han Groo and Park Seo Joon (from when they were in Warm Word)!
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17 Table122000
September 9, 2016 at 12:00 AM
Great News! Marriage not Dating is one of my all time favorite dramas. I'm looking forward to hearing more about this project. Dream casting: Kim Seul Gi and Doo Joon-together again! I think that pair could really do justice to a rom com titled "Sensitive Boss".
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18 youcallitwinter
September 9, 2016 at 12:38 AM
DAMN. That's a winning combination if there ever was one. Marriage Not Dating was one of those few romantic comedies that was consistently good and ofc OHYA was a phenomenon. I hope the cast is great!! I would actually love to see Seo Hyun Jin and Yeon Woo Jin together. Or, of course, Kim Seul Gi as everyone suggests. Actually Yoon Do Joon would be great as well. Both him and Yeon Woo Jin have kind of the same vibe.
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19 bd5
September 9, 2016 at 2:10 AM
Seems like PD Song Hyun-wook is paired up with a better writer this time around (sorry, the writing in OHYA was pretty mediocre and many places cringe-worthy).
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20 warnamagenta
September 9, 2016 at 4:57 AM
Just see the tittle..i'm sold with this drama already
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21 Z
September 9, 2016 at 6:03 AM
I've been watching Dramas for about a decade and Marriage, Not Dating blew me away with how good it was. One of my all time faves. I'm beyond excited about this news.
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22 dramafan
September 9, 2016 at 8:16 AM
Ji Soo for this drama. Puppy Ji Soo! :)
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23 I love sexy concept
September 10, 2016 at 3:42 AM
If Jisoo and Nam joohyuk didn't include in the cast list then maybe i'll watched it!!!
just because the pd or writter has done work with the cast of their past drama, doesn't mean they must casting their previous cast again !! new faces pleaseeee
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24 littlemissgoodie
September 12, 2016 at 3:43 AM
I can already feel that this drama would be a hit!
Hoping that they would find great casts for this drama just like two of my faves Oh Hae Young Again and Marriage Not Dating! <3
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