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Script Writers, the Hong Sisters - would they be able to bring glory back to KBS miniseries department?

2008/01/03 | Source | Permalink |

On 2nd January, the first episode of a comic historical drama 'Hong Gil Dong' was televised, starring Kang Ji-hwan and Seong Yoo-ri.

The baton is now handed over to the Hong Sisters, Hong Jeong-eun and Hong Mi-ran. The KBS miniseries department, which fall into a slump last year hold their hopes to KBS miniseries hit script writers, Hong Mi-ran and Hong Jung-eun sisters. The Wed-Thu miniseries 'Hong Gil Dong' (Directed by Lee Jung-seob) is a fusion drama, which adopted a comic historical drama. The first episode was televised on 2nd January and is captivating the viewers with a unique script written by the Hong Sisters and the appearance of top stars including Kang Ji-hwan and Seong Yoo-ri.

From their first miniseries, 'Sassy Girl, Chun-hyang',, to 'My girl' and 'Fantastic Couple', the Hong Sisters wrote unique trendy dramas, achieving both quality and popularity. Last year, the KBS miniseries department spend a dark period of slump between its two rival broadcasting stations....| More

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Epic Dramas Continues to Boom This Year

2008/01/01 | Source | Permalink |

By Kwon Mee-yoo
Staff Reporter

KBS starts the New Year with two new epic dramas, "Hong Gil Dong", a Korean Robin Hood story and "The Great King Sejong", another drama portraying the king of Joseon.

Both dramas are set back in the time of the Joseon Kingdom (1392-1910). "Hong Gil Dong" is a comical remake of novel of the same name written by Heo Gyun under King Gwanghaegun's reign (1575-1641).

The rather young director Lee Jung-sub, 36, defines the soap opera as being a "totally new epic drama". He prepared for this drama for about a year with writers Hong Jeong-eun and Hong Mi-ran, also known as the "Hong Sisters" of "Sassy Girl, Chun-hyang" (2005) and "Fantastic Couple" (2006).

Scenes from the preview were rather shocking. The protagonist, Hong Gil-dong (played by actor Kang Ji-hwan) has curly hair and wears sunglasses while Heo I-nok (Seong Yoo-ri), the heroine, looks like Chun-li, the tomboy character from the popular game "Street Fighter".

Lee Chang-hui (Jang Geun-s...| More

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