Kim Do-hoon (김도훈)

[ChanMi's drama news] "General Hospital2", same actors from 14 years ago!

Source | 2008/07/03 | Permalink |

I'm pretty sure we don't remember the drama, but we do know the faces!

"General Hospital" was a hit MBC medical drama 14 years ago.

In "General Hospital2", Kim Do-hoon was a beginning resident who now became a chief resident and takes care of new residents and interns....| More

Reporters get the spotlight

Source | 2008/05/12 | Permalink |

MBC's upcoming drama "Spotlight", which airs this Wednesday night, promises to bring back a bit of excitement to the small screen.

Following on the heels of its more-than-lackluster predecessor "Who Are You - Drama", "Spotlight" focuses on the gritty and enterprising lives of city desk broadcast news reporters. The drama tracks one woman's rise to fame, from her struggles at the city desk to her eventual success as an anchorwoman.

With a plot like that, the success of "Spotlight" rides on the strength of its heroine and on its scripting.

And the script promises to be solid. The drama's writer Lee Ki-won possesses a finesse for drawing out the dark political power struggles that go on in the workplace. And his intense and cutthroat writing will play out well in the newsroom. Lee also wrote last year's hit medical drama "White Tower".

"I focused on the inner struggles that reporters face as humans", Lee said at a press conference held last week. "While there is romance, more ...| More