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- Secret Garden to be made into manhwa and novel
- Delightful Girl Chun-hyang: Episode 1
- Ten additional episodes confirmed for Queen of Reversals
- Min Hyo-rin as a flower girl for Vogue Girl
| Secret Garden to be made into manhwa and novel Posted: 18 Dec 2010 05:16 AM PST Can’t get enough of the wacky romantic comedy Secret Garden? Thanks to the popularity of the drama series, the story will be adapted for several additional formats: a novel, a photo comic book, and a soonjung manhwa (aka shojo manga, or romance-themed comic book). The novel will be written by a new writer, Kang Yi-eul, and will include many of the drama’s most recognizable bits of dialogue as written by scriptwriter Kim Eun-sook. An example: “Is this your best? Are you sure?” which is the icy comment Joo-won always levels at his staff, which intimidates them and asserts his position as alpha dog. As though his position as CEO and his general hauteur weren’t enough to cow them into submission. In the photo comic book, memorable scenes will be captured in stills and arranged, comic book style, to tell a story. Since all of its material will be taken from the drama proper, the story won’t be new, so I suppose it works more as a collector’s item for drama fans. It’ll be published in two volumes. The actual (soonjung) comic book, in contrast, will diverge from the drama’s established storyline to include new plotlines for the characters. Hmm, it’s good for the drama producers, but I’m not sure how compelling this franchise will be without the crackling onscreen chemistry between Hyun Bin and Ha Ji-won (and the childish rivalry between Hyun Bin and Yoon Sang-hyun). At least readers will have their portrayals in mind when reading the new material, which should help. The novel became available for preorders this week, and preorders open up for the first of the two photo books next week. The manhwa collection plans to go up for preorders in January. Via BNT News RELATED POSTS
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| Delightful Girl Chun-hyang: Episode 1 Posted: 17 Dec 2010 08:20 PM PST New feature: First Episode series! Time constraints keep us from being able to write “classic recaps” for older dramas, but I thought it would be a fun idea to revisit old dramas to recap just the first episodes. It’ll give us a chance to reminisce on old favorites while also providing an introduction to the shows. To aid in navigation, I’ve created a new tag (use this: first episodes) so you can sort through all the Episode 1 recaps on this site. (Also, if you’ve missed it, we do have a Tag Index on the site, linked on the bottom of the page.) For the inaugural post in this series, I’ve decided on a drama I’ve often referenced as one of my emotional favorites, 2005′s Delightful Girl Chun-hyang. We all have those dramas that occupy a special place in our hearts — whether it’s because of a particular character, storyline, or where we were in our lives when we first saw it. This one’s mine. (...) © javabeans for Dramabeans, 2010. | Permalink | 114 comments | Add to del.icio.us  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Ten additional episodes confirmed for Queen of Reversals Posted: 17 Dec 2010 03:30 PM PST This isn’t a surprise, but more of a relief: MBC has finally come to a decision regarding the fate of Queen of Reversals: The series will now end with Episode 30 instead of Episode 20. Extension negotiations had bandied about numbers ranging anywhere from two extra installments to twelve, before settling on a final number of ten. The drama had been hanging in limbo for weeks while broadcast execs tried to decide what to do with it. MBC had already dropped Birdie Buddy and found themselves without a suitable drama to slot in until their next (The Duo) would be ready to air next year. Even so, MBC was tentative about Queen of Reversals being stretched to fill the time, probably because its ratings (10%-11%) have not been high enough that they would spur extension talk in normal circumstances. But these aren’t normal circumstances. (One senior executive had stated last week that the extension would be granted if the latest two episodes hit 17%. They didn’t, but the jump to 14% was apparently enough to sway them.) This means Queen of Reversals will air through January, leaving The Duo — starring Chun Jung-myung, Han Ji-hye, and Lee Sang-yoon — to take over in early February. What say you — will the five extra weeks endanger plot and slow the momentum, or will it allow more fun romance developments and time to build its viewership? Via Joy News RELATED POSTS
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| Min Hyo-rin as a flower girl for Vogue Girl Posted: 17 Dec 2010 10:06 AM PST I am in LOVE with this photo shoot. Granted, Min Hyo-rin hardly ever looks bad, but this photo spread for Vogue Girl is gorgeous. Love the bold colors, the makeup, and the sense of whimsy. And the freckles! I also appreciate the contrast between the top two, which have a more cultivated, polished style sense, and the bottom two, which use wildflowers to evoke a more earthy/natural vibe. My particular favorite shot has got to be the third, both because of and despite the red juice running down her arm that brings to mind blood imagery. It’s the slight off-ness about the shot — mussed lipstick, juice streaks, stained shirt — that makes it appealing to me; perfection is boring, but slight imperfection captivates the eye. (...) © javabeans for Dramabeans, 2010. | Permalink | 24 comments | Add to del.icio.us  |
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