Yoon Tae-yeong (윤태영)

The cast of TV series "Strike Love" [Green City Pictures]

MBC's baseball drama "Strike Love" is set to premiere in Japan in March, according to the show's producer Green City Pictures Inc. on Thursday.

The sports drama -- which originally aired in Korea in May 2009 -- will be broadcast on Fuji TV-One starting March 18 and on Fuji TV-Two a week later, Green City announced in a press release.

"It is our differentiated strategy to air the show on two channels at almost the same time", an official at Green City was quoted as saying. "We plan to sequentially release the series through the Internet, media broadcasts as well as DVDs"....More

Actor Yoon Tae-yeong of the "The Legend" fame has torn his knee cartilage during the filming of MBC drama "Strike Love". Playing the leading character Oh Hye-sung, Yoon was shooting a scene in the baseball drama in which he had to slide into the first base, but he hit the ground with his knee, injuring it severely. Yoon was rushed to the hospital, where an MRI revealed that he needed surgery. However, due to his TV schedule, Yoon has decided to postpone the operation until after the filming wrapped up. He said he wi...More

The drama is serious, however, outside the scenes, the actors are full of life and smiles.

Two main characters are acted by Kim Min-jeong and Yoon Tae-yeong who are in this picture.

More information on this new drama, "Strike Love" is coming soon!...More

By Lee Hyo-won
Staff Reporter

The last episode of the TV series "Taewangsasingi" (The Four Guardian Gods of the King) airs tonight.

The drama's legacy, however, is expected to live on, especially now that it is showing on the small and big screens in Japan. The "blockbuster" TV drama is garnering a cult following with the likes of J.K. Rowling's "Harry Potter" empire, with novels, books, CDs and DVDs among other products pouring onto the Korean and Japanese market.

Conquering Screens

Weaving together age-old myths and remnants of ancient Korean history with sophisticated computer graphics, "Taewangsasingi" has led the renaissance of period dramas on TV.
It has transcended the boundaries of conventional Korean TV soaps and signaled the rise of a new genre "TV picture", which combines the advantages of TV dramas and movies, according to director Park Jong-won of "Eight Days", a mystery thriller set during the Joseon Kingdom (1392-1910) that is currently airing on cable movie channel CGV.

Spanning 24 episodes, "Taewangsasingi" enjoys the narrative structure of a TV series, thereby having the advantage of telling an in-depth story, but super-sizes everything. Boasting a record 43 billion won budget, its action-packed battle sequences, period detail and CG-enhanced visuals evoked comparison to films such as "The Lord of the Rings". (Naturally, its broadcasting schedule was delayed several times due to the extensive post-production work).

Not surprisingly, "Taewangsasingi" recorded a stellar audience rate, consistently attracting about 30 percent, according to TNS Media Korea.

The popularity is e...More