News bites: July 30, 2022

16 July 30, 2022July 30, 2022

by tccolb

The first poster is out for tvN’s adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s classic novel, Little Women, featuring leads Kim Go-eun (Yumi’s Cells 2), Nam Ji-hyun (The Witch’s Diner), and Park Ji-hoo (All of Us Are Dead). With scripts by screenwriter Jung Seo-kyung (Mother, Lady Vengeance) and directing by PD Kim Hee-won (Vincenzo), the mystery drama premieres this coming September in the weekend slot. [News1]

Lee Min-ki (My Liberation Notes) and Han Ji-min (Our Blues) are on the casting table for a new drama called Hip (roughly translated). If they accept, it’ll be reunions all around with production led by PD Kim Seok-yoon (My Liberation Notes, The Light in Your Eyes) and writer Lee Nam-kyu (The Light in Your Eyes). The drama is still being planned and is aiming to broadcast sometime next year. [Dispatch (1), (2)]

Over on Netflix, the Suzy (Anna) and Yang Se-jong (My Country: The New Age) pairing has been confirmed for the webtoon adaptation The Girl Downstairs. The roomies-to-lovers romance stars Suzy as a retired idol who goes back to school and moves into a share house where Yang’s character also lives. With PD Lee Jung-hyo (Crash Landing on You) at the helm, filming began earlier this month. [Joy News]
Casting continues for tvN’s High Priest Rembrary with Tak Jae-hoon (Marrying the Mafia IV) now joining the lineup as Kim Min-kyu’s (Business Proposal) singer sunbae. Outside of guest appearances, this will be Tak’s first acting gig in over 10 years. The web novel adaptation is currently in the planning stages and is aiming for a 2023 release. [YTN]

A new poster and trailer has dropped for the Netflix film Seoul Vibe, directed by Moon Hyun-sung (The King’s Case Note, As One). Coming to our screens on August 26, the star-studded cast includes Yoo Ah-in (Hellbound), Go Kyung-pyo (Private Lives), Lee Kyu-hyung (Voice 4), Park Joo-hyun (Love All Play), and Ong Sung-woo (More Than Friends). Not to mention Moon Sori (On the Verge of Insanity), Kim Sung-kyun (Grid), Oh Jung-se (Uncle), and Jung Woong-in (Rose Mansion). [News1]
After releasing stills of its leads, KBS’s Love According to Law has now dropped a look at one of the supporting characters, Psychiatrist Kim Nam-hee (High Class), pictured with his younger cousin and office landlord Lee Seung-gi (Mouse). The romance drama also stars Lee Se-young (The Red Sleeve Cuff) and premieres August 29 in KBS’s Monday-Tuesday slot. [Maeil Kyungje]

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1 panshel

July 30, 2022 at 7:58 PM

Seoul Vibe looks amazing. Yoo Ah-in can do no wrong, and talk about a star-studded cast.

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2 Reply1988 -❣️Mother Bean❣️

July 30, 2022 at 9:08 PM

Little women a mystery drama? I was thinking it’s a slice of life so wonder what they are adding in to make it fit in the mystery genre.

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Elinor, Team Glasses team co-captain

July 30, 2022 at 10:29 PM

As a free-standing drama, maybe this works? As anything remotely connected to the original 'Little Women,' it looks dreadful. Hard pass unless a miracle happens.

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Jung Seo-kyung is best known for her work on Park Chan-wook films (including his latest Cannes winner Decision to Leave), so I'm expecting a pretty jagged slice of life. After all, these are the people who turned Zola's Therese Raquin into a vampire movie.

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Gila

July 31, 2022 at 6:48 AM

Its a chaebol drama. the usual rich versus poor, corruption vs justice. The three poor sisters are fighting against a corrupt chaebol group. That's the basic premise and the youngest sister gets caught up in some drama with one of the rich daughters.

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Emperor

August 1, 2022 at 8:08 AM

What are they thinking, making Little Women a chaebol revenge drama? Why don't they come up with their own original story then? It will decrease their production cost for sure (don't have to pay for adaptation fee or something like that - are they?)

At this rate they'll probably adapt Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights and turn it into a makjang drama lol

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Elinor, Team Glasses team co-captain

August 1, 2022 at 8:16 AM

I think 'Little Women' is in the public domain, so they don't have to pay anyone anything. It sounds like a gimmick to gain some eyeballs just with the title.

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StacyA

July 31, 2022 at 7:01 AM

I don't think it's fair to even call it an adaptation. Borrowed ideas maybe, but it looks to be the same old story using Little Women to draw viewers. If they ever do make an actual Koreanized version of LW, I would definitely watch. This, probably not.

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3 ilovecoffee&rain

July 30, 2022 at 10:43 PM

Yaaay! Yoo Ah-in and Go Kyung-pyo together again after Chicago Typewriter! Their bromance was so adorable! I can't wait to watch it.

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4 Kafiyah Bello

July 31, 2022 at 4:50 AM

Little Women as a book, is fine. I have never really watched the adaptations, so unless I hear good things, I will probably pass.

Will watch Hip. Han Ji Min has really come far for me. The first thing I ever watched her in was Jekyll Hyde and Me and that was a disaster 😂😭, now I actually look forward to her dramas.

Will this be Yang Se Jong's comeback? Will check it out.

Seoul Vibe looks like an 80s version if fast and the furious and baby driver had a baby. I love a Chicago Typewriter reunion though.

I am really excited for love according to law!!

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Midnight

July 31, 2022 at 7:39 AM

Han Ji Min has been acting for 19 years! Hyde, Jekyll, Me was only 7 years ago, and it wasn't her fault that it was a disaster.

Sorry if I sound too harsh, I have been watching her since the very beginning and I feel rather protective 😅😅

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Kafiyah Bello

July 31, 2022 at 7:46 AM

No, not at all lol. That is why I mentioned for me, because that was my first drama of hers. I have learned the error of my ways, so harshness at all.😊

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5 ladynightshade wants her own ryu sunjae

July 31, 2022 at 11:07 AM

1. Very excited for this. As for the Little Women adaptation thing, yeah I don’t see any similarities beyond some superficial ones either, so I’m choosing to view it as an original drama to save myself the headache.

2. A pairing I never knew I needed, but all on-board now. I love both actors and the writer + PD team.

3. A cohabitation romance? I’m in. I like it when actual idols play idols in dramas (idk why), so I’m more than okay with Suzy’s presence. Also, Yang Se-jong! I’ve missed him!!

4. Tak Jae-hoon… now that’s a name I haven’t heard in a while. The premise of the show is still hilarious to me.

5. Absolutely freaking loved every poster that’s dropped for the movie and the trailer is great too. Yoo Ah-in and his giant gold chain can do now wrong. And that Chicago Typewriter reunion! AAAHHHHHHHH!!!

6. Kinda sad that Lee Seung-gi has to be a landlord of all things. You can spice it up all you want by tacking in “oh, he’s also a lawyer”, but at the end of a day, he’s a landlord.

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6 ys

July 31, 2022 at 11:58 AM

But why with Suzy.

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7 mindy

July 31, 2022 at 8:25 PM

2. A pairing I never would’ve thought to put together but I’m into. I still haven’t watched The Light in Your Eyes!

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8 redfox

August 1, 2022 at 6:48 AM

I gotta share the hilarious picture of Yoo Ah In someone painted at the workshop. I think it is on my phone though and my phone is missing.
we painted "wanted" posters by description and I described YAI as looking like a pin needle with big ears and a rough haircut. LOL wait till I post it, it is so accurate! the had some fantastic portraits, like Tzuyu, Suga, Jimin with his "So what..." expression and some failed attempts at Hwasa