The month of March may bring a dilemma to TV viewers deciding which channel to watch, as all three major television networks will start new drama series.
For hanbok-happy watchers, MBC offers the period drama "
Dong Yi", while KBS features a present-day show about social climbers, "
Birth of a Rich Man".
But in the most significant shift this season, both SBS and MBC will offer dramas with characters who are gay - or at least, in one case, pretending to be.
The historical drama "
Dong Yi" is drawing attention for its producer
Lee Byeong-hoon, who had a hand in other hit series including the hugely successful "
Dae Jang Geum".
Dong Yi is set in the reign of King Sukjong (played by ...
MoreFirst airs: September 9, 2009
▶ Production Purpose & Intent
While swimming in the sea or cruising along in your car...
have you ever seen your life flash before your eyes?
How does one feel in that frantic moment?
And how does one's life change compared to life before that pivotal moment?
Do you have a
"Dream"?
What stands in the way of your dream?
Family... money... education... or yourself?
What are YOU doing right now to achieve your dream?
▶ Main Characters
Cha Bonggun -
U-Know (25, Soccer player)
Bonggun knows exactly where to be on the field in order to score a goal. His specialty is the cannonball shot he can shoot from anywhere and without any preparation time. Due to his belief that "goals are what matter in soccer", he is always kicking for goals.
What's he up to at the moment? Barely hanging on as a member of a corporation's soccer team. Sure, his goal is to be picked for the national team and someday play in the Premiere League, but those are unreachable dreams and very different from reality. Then the team is cut. He watches his career as a soccer player go down the drain.
As he watches his dream disappear, he must now find another calling in life. Just when he is about to let go once and for all, a sports agent approaches him, a woman who looks like she'd have nothing to do with soccer.
She continuously says harsh things to him, but strangely enough, every time he has a brush with death, Kang Haebin is the first person he sees when he opens his eyes. As he looks up with eyes filled with fear and tinged with tears, he sees her sympathetic eyes looking down at him. Yet, he doesn't trust her. He still has quite a ways to go until he figures ou...
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- A young man who has nothing but a passionate heart
MBC's latest Wed-Thurs drama "
No Limit" (script by
Kim Sol-ji, directed by Park
Park Seong-soo) has revealed its official poster.
The poster has its four leads Cha Bonggun (
U-Know), Kang Haebin (
Ko Ah-ra), Jang Seungwoo (
Lee Sang-yoon) and Oh Yunee (
Lee Yoon-ji) expressing their dreams and love. Especially Jeong Yunho's charismatic pose, where he looks like he'll burst into the world, represents well his character's willingness to face challenges.
On the day o...
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