Oh my garsh, this is totally huge news in manhwa-to-drama adaptation dream projects. Well-known popular Korean girl’s comic Bride of the Water God by Yeon Mi Kyung is finally getting its long-awaited drama adaptation. The network isn’t confirmed yet but I wouldn’t be surprised if it ends up on tVN since the screenwriter will be Misaeng screenwriter Jung Yoon Jung. She did not write Misaeng but adapted it from the original manhwa, so her track record of adapting manhwas into K-dramas is 1-for-Super 1, LOL! Even better is her previous work of doing original scripts were two sageuks, Arang and the Magistrate and Chosun Police Season 2. This sounds like the perfect pairing right off the bat so here’s to hoping the drama casts the right actors and actresses for the fantastical roles set in the world of ancient gods.
Bride of the Water God tells the story of a human beauty Soah who is sent to “marry” the ancient water god deity Habaek in order to appease his wrath. She ends up not eaten but instead taken away to his water kingdom to live as his bride, whereby she discovers a world of ancient gods and powerful forces all battling for thousands of years. She believes Habaek is a young boy so the marriage isn’t consummated, and along the way she falls for a mysterious man named Mui.
Turns out Mui is Habaek’s true grown man form who only emerges at night after he was cursed by his first love. I tried soooooo hard to read this manhwa since it’s so popular but I can’t get into it because I don’t like Yeon Mi Kyung’s florid drawing style or storytelling flow, which is a shame since I’ve heard great things about it. I actually cut my losses and stopped reading hoping for a drama adaptation to come along sooner rather than later, giving me a chance to experience the story in a style I will likely find less onerous to plow through. Which makes this news just my style, as Jae Yeol and Hae Soo would say in IOIL!
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some weird plot... but if this writer can transform a manhwa about daily office misery into an awesome adaptation that was eandearing, interesting and relatable... i guess this is worthy to be anticipated.
Not gonna lie, the art for this manhwa is super gorgeous in my opinion but I also did not get far into reading this... for some reason, there were quite a bit of confusing story-lines and what not so I just gave up. & the super dragged out plot didn't help either lol.
But I really hope it will translate into gorgeous cinematography and costumes such as with Arang as fantasy can be a bit harder to deal with!
This sounds like an expensive adaptation. Special effect, set design, custom. Will there be money to pay actors?
I nominate Gong Yoo and Yoon Eun Hye! Just because, like, DO I NEED A REASON LOL! Or Dara of 2NE1 because she has that lost little girl look mixed with comedic appeal and she looks younger, or Shin Minah because she did an excellent job as Arang :)
Dara of 2NE1? you could be right. During her fan meeting last month, she said that she auditioned for a role and passed. She did not mentioned any details about it, but only said that she will be doing a drama pretty soon.
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm sooooo exited! I've reas The manhwa and it's a nice love atora. Bit ehat I real y love is The animation. The scenarios aré gorgeous, The traditional clothing, The characters, ahh! Everything that the author draw is beautiful. Expecting LOTS of eye candy.
Sounds weird! I hope the network will not be tVN like Misaeng. Maybe MBC, KBS and SBS. One of them with younger actors and actresses will be hit.
Kim So Hyun!
This is totally up my alley... but I hope this gets the big 3 treatment because it sounds expensive to produce.
Would be nice if they could put some of the Misaeng cast in it.
Wow...now I hope the female role will go to Moon Chae Won! She would be so great
Oh wow!! I remember reading this a few years ago but I never ended up finishing it due to some reason. I'm so glad it's getting a drama adaption!