Someday (Drama - 2006) - 썸데이 (Sseom-de-i)

Bae Doona, "Right now? I'm having the time of my life!"

Source | 2007/09/07 | Permalink |

The viewer bulletin board of the SBS drama series "How to meet a perfect neighbor" is overflowing with posts about Yoon Hee and Joon Suk's love line. The love between the CEO with a rich family and the ever so normal Yoon Hee and the obstacles that are placed along their path are the clicha of all melodramas, but their tears are keeping the viewers by their televisions.

Amidst all of this, the transformation of Yoon Hee has been gathering attention. Until recently, she was a messy character all over the place, considered a 'thing' rather than a 'person' even from her mom. But through her struggles about love and relationships, she has been changing. It is a change that can, if done wrong, be blamed on the immaturity of the actor or crew. But nobody is criticizing her change and that is the power of Bae Doona who is playing the role.

"Yoon Hee changed all of a sudden, didn't she? She changed a lot as the drama flowed towards the love line and I think that is the charm of Yoon Hee....| More

Bae Doona to Join Kim Seung-woo in Drama Series

Source | 2007/04/25 | Permalink |

Actor Kim Seung-woo and Bae Doona were both cast in the SBS drama series 'How to Meet a Perfect Neighbor', performing together again after four years.

Kim Seung-woo and Bae Doona who appeared together in the 2003 KBS drama series 'Rosemary' with Yoo Ho-Jeong will once again play the role of lovers as a former host and clumsy secretary.

'How to Meet a Perfect Neighbor' draws the story of four people who reside in corporate housing of an automotive company. The series has also gathered attention for featuring illustrator and comic creator Park Kwang-su, his first time acting, along with Park Si-Hoo, Son Hyeon-Joo, Kim Roi-Ha, Ahn Seon-yeong, Park Won-Sook, and others.

Bae DooNa formerly starred in the movie 'The Host' and in the cable series 'Someday' broadcasted on OCN....| More

Local Cable TV Produces Dramas

Source | 2006/11/29 | Permalink |

By Han Eun-jung
Staff Reporter

Since "Sex and the City" and "The Sopranos", two dramas produced and originally aired on the American cable network HBO, were first shown here several years ago, they have fast become household names.

Fans' postings, which flood Internet message boards, show that fans watch the programs because of their tight-knit plots and well-developed characters.

However, only recently has cable TV started airing dramas _ an area long considered a terrestrial broadcaster-dominated realm _ with premium movie channel OCN emerging as the leader.

With easy access to well-made foreign series and an abundance of locally produced programs, audiences are looking for more.

Not long after "Freeze", a star-studded four-episode series depicting the love of a human and a vampire, was aired last month, OCN launched another made-for-cable series.

The latest, a full-length miniseries (16-episodes) titled "Someday", was launched earlier this month.

"Our focus is ...| More

Media Market Barriers Breaking Down

Source | 2005/07/08 | Permalink |

By Kim Ki-tae
Staff Reporter
The fast changing media contents market is destroying longstanding barriers between filmmakers, broadcasters, talent management firms and mobile carriers.

Film companies are beginning to make television dramas, while broadcasters are producing films. Talent management companies, riding on their rising "star power", are jumping into production projects. Meanwhile, mobile communication carriers are buying up companies that traditionally provided only content.

"Television, theater, game, mobile phone and other media are converging in the name of digital technology", said Kan Han-seop, a professor at Seoul Institute of the Arts. "The entertainment market is now undergoing fundamental changes".

According to industry insiders, burgeoning new media, like digital multimedia broadcasting (DMB) and satellite channels, require large, high-quality content and are therefore transforming the traditional contents market. In addition, the rising popularity of ...| More