Last year was a drama wonderland, packed with widely-popular series like “Secret Garden,” “City Hunter,” “49 Days,” and more, but now it’s time to look ahead to what dramas will air in 2012. Four new dramas will air this week, and several others have fans waiting at the edge of their seats.
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Yuri, Shin Se Kyung, and Yoo Ah In Hold First Script Reading for “Fashion King”
On December 24, the main cast of upcoming SBS drama “Fashion King” held their first script-reading session. A total of 20 cast members, including Yoo Ah In, Shin Se Kyung, Lee Jae Hoon, and SNSD’s Yuri, joined each other to read the script and act certain scenes together.
Weekly Box Office Report: Third Week of December
Check out the box office results for the third week of December and featured movie!
"Punch" Starring Yoo Ah In to Screen in the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival
“Punch (Korean title “Waeduki”)," the blockbuster movie starring Yoo Ah In as a troublesome youth, was invited to screen at the prestigious Berlin International Film Festival, local news agencies reported. The film will be part of the Festival’s 62nd edition, and will be featured in the youth-centered “My Generation” section.
Yoo Ah In to Return to the Small Screen through New Drama "Fashion King"
"Wandeugi" star Yoo Ah In is making his comeback to the small screen through a new SBS drama called "Fashion King." Yoo Ah In has been confirmed as the leading male role in "Fashion King," which is to start airing in March of next year. Sources from the "Fashion King" staff say that the drama will succeed "Salaryman Chohanji."
Kim Hyun Joong’s Agency Denies Casting in New Drama “Speed”
Contrary to what he said at the 2011 MAMA press conference, Kim Hyun Joong is not confirmed for the lead role in upcoming TV Chosun drama, “Speed.”
"Sungkyunkwan Scandal" Producers Doing a Musical Drama to Compete with "Dream High 2"
The writer-director team behind the successful 2010 drama “Sungkyunkwan Scandal” are working together on a new project. Local news agencies report that director Kim Won Seok and writer Kim Tae Hee are currently developing a new musical drama set in high school for cable network Mnet.
Yoo Ah In’s "Punch" to Screen in the US and North America
The movie "Punch (Wan Deuki),” starring Yoo Ah In, is the latest Korean film to hit the screens of cities in the US and North America, following such domestic blockbusters as “Sector 7” and “Silenced.” “Punch” will first open in Los Angeles on November 18, followed by a release nationwide on December 2.
Jang Geun Suk Warns, "Yoo Ah In, Are You Watching Me?"
While posing for photographs in a café during an interview with Joynews, Jang Geun Suk shouted in a joking taunt, “Yoo Ah In, are you watching me?” Both aged 24, the two have met much earlier in their careers, having starred in a "Skoolooks" school uniform commercial in 2005. Other similarities include how both have very strong individualistic personalities and fashion styles. Earlier, Jang Geun Suk also revealed that Yoo Ah In is the same-age actor that he is most concerned about at the moment. Of course, the increased concern for Yoo Ah In could be due to the latter’s movie “Punch” (Korean name: Wandeuk-ie), which is the current no.1 box office hit, for three weeks running. Jang Geun Suk’s upcoming movie, “You’re My Pet,” co-starring Kim Ha Neul, will hit the theaters on Nov 10.
Weekly Box Office Report – First Week of November
Featured Film of the Week: Punch, "Punch" is a coming-of-age film based on the popular novel by Kim Yeo Ryung and play produced by Kim Dong Soo. Yoo Ah In Stars as Wandeugi, who is poor and rebellious. However he meets an oddball teacher and grows up. Everything about the story is unique, Wandeugi’s father is a hunchback and his mother is a Filipino. "Punch" begins firmly rooted as a coming-of-age genre, but turns into a family drama. It also deals with social issues such as gap, education, disability, and multi-culturalism.