Single Dad in Love (Drama - 2008) - 싱글파파는 열애중 (Sing-geul-pa-pa-neun Yeol-ae-joong)

2008/04/16 | Source | Permalink |  Digg |  del.icio.us | Stumble It! | Share this news

"Kangjeok" or "Rivals", a brand new drama series on KBS 2TV starring Chae Rim and Lee Jong-hyuk, started off with a lower-than-expected viewer rating of 7.1 percent (TNS Media Korea) on April 14.

In the first episode, new bodyguards were shown going through grueling training sessions. "Rivals" competed with "Lee San" on MBC (27.9%) and "I Love You" on SBS (6.7%).

According to AGB Nielsen Media Research, the viewer rating for "Rivals" on April 4 was 6.1 percent while that of "Isan" and "I Love You" were 28.4 percent and 7 percent, respectively.

The viewer rating for "Rivals" is only slightly higher than the preceding drama series "Single Dad in Love" which recorded a viewer rating of 5.9 percent in the first episode and an average viewer rating of 4.6 percent.

Meanwhile, "Unshaken", a new morning drama series on MBC starring Hong Eun-hee and Kim Nam-jin, recorded a viewer rating of 12.6 for the first episode according to AGB Nielsen Media Research. "I Still Love You", the pr...

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2008/03/14 | Source | Permalink |  Digg |  del.icio.us | Stumble It! | Share this news

Actors Oh Ji-ho and Ahn Do-gyoo, who play father and son, respectively, on the KBS 2TV Mon/Tues drama "Single Dad in Love", regularly meet children with rare illnesses.

On March 11th, Oh Ji-ho visited the children's wing at Seoul National University Hospital where he met 3-year old Ha-neul, who has never been out of the hospital due to a congenital illness called 'tufting enteropathy'. Tufting enteropathy sometimes causes irreversible intestinal failure and prevents patients from absorbing and digesting their food. There are only three people in Korea with this rare disease.

Oh Ji-ho was originally at the hospital for the filming of the the March 15th broadcast of "Love's Request" (KBS 1TV). He stayed in the children's wing long after the shoot was over, making helium-filled balloons for the children and consoling their guardians.

In "Single Dad in Love", Oh Ji-ho plays a character who goes to any length to ensure the care of his son recently diagnosed with a brain tumor....

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2008/03/13 | Source | Permalink |  Digg |  del.icio.us | Stumble It! | Share this news

Drama OSTs are evolving. Famous singers participate or the drama characters sing it themselves. The genres are also diverse, from ballads to hiphop, rock, and crossovers.

Oh Ji-ho from "Single Dad in Love", Park Yong-ha and Song Yoon-ah from "On Air", Jeong Joon-ho from "Last Scandal" have sing the theme songs themselves.

The participation of star singers in drama soundtracks is not big news anymore. Tei, Shin Hye-sung, and Yoon Mi-rae participated in the soundtrack for "Bad Love". Dong Bang Shin Ki" sang in "The Legend" and Bobby Kim sang in "White Tower" and "Devil".

The evolution of drama soundtracks originates in the decline of album sales and on, offline mediums.

In the music industry where the damage can be large, drama soundtracks are providing a way out.

The repetitive music is just the thing to create an addiction to mini series, broadcasted twice a week. The emotions from the images of the drama's story and the music mix to leave a lasting impression.

When a...

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2008/02/18 | Source | Permalink |  Digg |  del.icio.us | Stumble It! | Share this news

A mixed martial arts fighter plays a single father to his seven-year-old son in KBS's new drama "Single Dad in Love".

Set to air its first episode tonight, "Single Dad in Love" follows on the heels of the star-studded melodrama "Bad Love". And, unlike its melancholy predecessor, this comic drama promises to bring laughter into households nationwide with its talented cast and quirky plot.

"[This drama] is like a fairy tale that is filled with the warm laughter and love of people who want to build their own families", said director Moon Bo-hyeon.

And veteran actors Oh Ji-ho and Kang Seong-yeon, along with newcomer Heo I-jae, promise to give this fairy tale drama the levity and warmth it needs to have its happy ending.

Oh, 31, who won audiences over with his comic performance in MBC's drama "Fantastic Couple" (2006), now takes on the challenging role of Kang Poong-ho, a single father who ekes out a living for his small family as a mixed martial arts fighter.

But playing a s...

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2008/01/21 | Source | Permalink |  Digg |  del.icio.us | Stumble It! | Share this news

Rising actress Heo I-jae of the MBC series "Prince Hours" has been cast for her second starring role in a miniseries.

Heo I-jae will co-star Oh Ji-ho in the upcoming KBS drama series "Single Dad in Love" to be aired following "Bad Love" on February 18th.

The series is about a single father who is a pest exterminator by day and K-1 fighter at night.

Heo I-jae who is making a return after 8 months will play the role of Jeon Ha Ri, the only daughter of a wealthy family and medical student who falls in love with a single father played by Oh Ji-ho who has a 7-year old son. She will be drawing the cute love with Oh Ji Ho who seems to have a mismatched background.

Heo I-jae commented, "I am already excited to return in a warm and moving drama. I will do my best, putting in all my energy I gathered while resting"....

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