Kim Seon-ho and Go Youn-jung star within the Netflix collection “Can This Love Be Translated?” / Courtesy of Netflix.
Star tv writers with devoted fan bases are lining as much as return to Korea’s small display this 12 months, providing authentic tales at a time when diversifications of webtoons and net novels dominate the drama market.
Somewhat than counting on acquainted mental property, they’re betting on character-driven narratives and distinct authorial voices — a technique that has already generated buzz amongst viewers and business watchers.
‘Pure, fairy tale-like writing’
The primary to return are Hong Jung-eun and Hong Mi-ran, the “Hong sisters,” who’re famend for crafting genre-defining romantic dramas comparable to “The Biggest Love,” “Resort Del Luna” and “Alchemy of Souls.”
Their new Netflix collection, “Can This Love Be Translated?,” is ready for launch on Friday. The romantic comedy facilities on Ju Ho-jin, a multilingual interpreter performed by Kim Seon-ho, and Cha Mu-hee, a worldwide celebrity portrayed by Go Youn-jung.
As Cha joins a worldwide actuality present with Ju as her interpreter, the 2 are drawn into an unpredictable romance. “The drama grows out of moments once they attempt to put their emotions into phrases,” the Hong sisters stated. “Ho-jin is probably the most blunt, straight-talking individual conceivable, whereas Mu-hee is probably the most layered.”
From left, actors Kim Seon-ho and Go Youn-jung, with director Yoo Younger-eun / Yonhap
Whereas the drama provides all the things from abroad shoots in places like Japan, Canada and Italy to scorching on-screen chemistry between its leads, the factor that has drawn probably the most focus is the script. At a presentation held at a Seoul resort on Tuesday, lots of the questions centered on the forged and crew’s impressions of the Hong sisters and their writing.
“It was thrilling to work on the Hong sisters’ long-awaited return to pure romantic comedy after their fantasy tasks,” director Yoo Younger-eun stated. “The drama is constructed round compelling dilemmas — an interpreter who generally feels sure phrases are higher left unsaid, and a star who finds herself wishing the phrases of affection she hears on set have been spoken by another person.”
“It was pure, fairy tale-like writing,” Kim Seon-ho stated. “I attempted to convey these feelings as rigorously as potential.”
Human-centered dramas return with new works by Noh Hee-kyung and Park Hae-young
Veteran author Noh Hee-kyung, identified for comforting audiences worn down by the hardships of on a regular basis life by means of works comparable to “Pricey My Buddies” and “Our Blues,” can also be returning to Netflix after a four-year hiatus.
Her upcoming collection, “Present Enterprise,” spans 22 episodes and was produced with a price range of over 70 billion gained ($52 million). Set in opposition to the backdrop of Korea’s leisure business from the Sixties by means of the Nineteen Eighties, the drama traces the expansion of people who throw themselves totally into the pursuit of success in an period marked by violence and upheaval.
Track Hye-kyo stars as Min-ja, a tenacious girl who enters the world of Korean fashionable music, whereas Gong Yoo performs Dong-gu, her childhood good friend.
Author Noh Hee-kyung / Courtesy of tvN
Park Hae-young, one other acclaimed author of human-centered dramas, is making ready a brand new collection set within the movie business, tentatively titled “Everybody Is Combating Their Personal Worthlessness.” The precise premiere date has but to be introduced, however the collection is predicted to air on JTBC later this 12 months.
In an in-depth interview included in a ebook printed final 12 months, Park described the brand new undertaking as a tonal shift from her earlier work. She stated that in contrast together with her earlier scripts, the upcoming drama leans extra clearly into comedy. “I’d say ‘My Liberation Notes’ was lighter than ‘My Mister,’ and this one is even funnier,” Park stated.
This text from the Hankook Ilbo, the sister publication of The Korea Instances, is translated by a generative AI system and edited by The Korea Instances.
