Park Jeong-ran (박정란)

Fifty-Seven Writers "Rescue "Drama City""

2008/03/27 | Source | Permalink |

KBS announced its spring lineup and have decided to discontinue "Drama City", and drama writers are urging for reconsideration.

Fifty-seven writers wrote a statement titled, "KBS, Rescue "Drama City"." They said, "There is no justification for the extermination of the one-act drama. As a public station, KBS must keep the value of the one-act drama, which may not earn money but is necessary for the development of broadcasting".

They said, "KBS is shaming their own value as they proudly admit that they are trying to destroy the one-act drama. We urge you to reconsider the discontinuation of "Drama City"."

This statement came under 57 writers, including Kim Yeong-Hyeon, Kim Jeong-soo, Noh Hee-Kyeong, Park Jeong-ran, Song Ji-na, and Choi Wan-gyoo....| More

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East Asian TV writers to meet in Busan

2006/06/05 | Source | Permalink |

About 70 renowned TV drama writers from East Asian countries including Korea, China, Japan and Taiwan will gather in Busan on June 14 for a three-day conference.

The "East Asian Broadcast Writers' Conference" has been organized by the Korea Foundation for Asian Culture Exchange and the Korean Radio and TV Writers Association to accelerate communications between East Asian TV writers.

Under the title "The similarity of Asian cultures seen through TV dramas", renowned Korean TV writers including Kim Woon-kyeong, Noh Hee-kyeong and Park Jeong-ran will hold active discussions with well-known drama authors from neighboring countries.

During the conference, the writers will first watch well-known dramas including Korea's "It will become a Pop-song (Yuhaenggaga doeri)", China's "A Time to Love (Gyeonghwayeonwun)" and Japan's "Refined Lady (Yamato Nadeshiko)", and share opinions on the similarities and differences of their dramas.

"Yamato Nadeshiko" is already well-known among Kore...| More

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