The K-adaptation of Chinese time-travel novel Bu Bu Jing Xin (Startling with Each Step) is indeed happening, and now we have more details on what to expect. Last month Korean PD Kim Kyu Tae who directed It’s Okay, It’s Love revealed that he was helming the K-version of BBJX as adapted to Korean history from the original setting of Qing dynasty China. I made the distinction in the opening sentence that the K-version will be an adaptation of the source novel and not a remake of the C-drama which itself was adapted from the popular novel of the same name by writer Tong Hua so right off the bat the C-drama shouldn’t be used solely as the measuring barometer.
This project was announced without any further details, including airing date and network, but a few more updates have just been released. The K-version of BBJX is slated for 20-episodes with a 1 hour running time, that is the typical K-drama length and not all that shorter than the C-drama which was 35-episodes but at 45 minutes apiece. The bigger news is that the drama will be fully pre-produced, following in the footsteps of Kim Eun Sook‘s highly anticipated Descendants of the Sun. The reason for the pre-production is for the drama to go through China’s SARFT approval process, which requires dramas to be submitted in its entirety for review, so that the Korean BBJX can air simultaneously in China as it airs in Korea.
There are a billion things that can go wrong with the K-version of BBJX, the most notable and obvious being to screw up the casting. Both Korean and Chinese netizens all are aligned on wanting the same leading man in Jo In Sung to play 4th Prince, which could happen since he’s worked with PD Kim not only on IOIL but also on That Winter, the Wind Blows. It probably would be a lock were screenwriter No Hee Kyung to adapt the BBJX novel for the K-drama, but so far there is no word on who the screenwriter will be. For the female lead Ruo Xi, Chinese netizens want Yoon Eun Hye, while the name I’ve heard more from the K-netizens is Park Shin Hye. The names mentioned are merely what fans have been asking for and not in any way a possibility for starring in the drama, for who will actually star that’s going to be a waiting game from here on out.
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I thought Moon Chae Won would be perfect or the role. She is great is melo and period drama. And seems to have the right vibes...
+1 Agreed with you!
AAAAAAND she looks amazing in period drama (hanbok) costume, she has a classic & natural beauty, I can definitly see her in this remake. She was gorgeous in The Princess Man.
I would love to see her back in a sageuk! But I would like to know who the screenwriter is first. Although I would definitely prefer this adaptation as her comeback than Goodbye Mr Black.
But she doesn't seem to be popular with the Chinese viewers... Anyways we'll see how this is going to develope in the future.
Dear Ms Koala, have you decided to stop your recaps on "Scholar Who Walks The Night"?
Lmfao ,ohmy. .
Hate her or Love her Kim Eun sook is the most ambitious and successful drama director out there. She is becoming a royality. She puts alot of effort into her shows that appeals to fans worldwide.. Her latest drama Heirs has been on top 5 in Dramafever for straight 2 years.. which means the casuals and internationals were watching only her drama like 70% and 30% to other dramas combined.. thats like monoploy
I forgot to add she is a trendsetter and gamechanger just like her how she delayed her drama to be pre-filmed so she can find her way into China and Korea in the same time.. Ambitious woman indeed
Ambitious yes but DoS could easily go wrong! Apart from the oversea filming the plot sounds pretty vanilla. BUT the cast - especially SJK - will probably make this drama a success no matter what.
I think people will forever hate her for Lovers in Paris ending.
i am opting for a ha ji won and jo in sung reunion!
I feel the same. So many reunions of drama OTP it's their turn.
i like bu bu jin xing, that is the only chinese drama that i watch after long time, i didn't like remake esp the drama that i already like mainly because i already know the story. I think lee dahae is perfect for ruoxi role
Jo in Sung and Park Shin Hye? I have to laugh; he is so intense, she is so girly, he would eat her alive unless they pinned him down to simply posture in costume. You are right, there are many things that could go wrong with this, and the SARFT intervention is also something that would ensure it is not edgy, contentious, or - worst of all, gasp - salacious.
Shinhye is girly? haha she is prob the most tomboy-ish actress out there...
and she does well in both emo and romcom too... But I don't think she is that strong in saeguk yet...
Nor I think she will do a remake...
is it going too air in kbs or sbs?
sbs I think.. that's why PSH name appear since she's sbs darling with huge popularity in china
Park Shinhye was really bad in Royal Tailor movie. No sageuk for her please.
Park Shin Hye? Ugh no please...nothing against her, but I don't think she can fit Ruoxi's role.
Ruoxi is young, cheerful and bubbly in the beginning and then slowly becomes melo. The actresses who I think will fit the role are Kim So-eun and Baek Jin Hee.
I think Kang Sora also fits the bill. She can be cheerful. bubbly & melo at the same time.
No ,she was terrible playing "bubbly 'in warn and cozy.
Oh Park Bo Young too! And maybe Park Min Young? And I just realise Kim So-eun, Baek Jin Hee, and Park Bo Young are all born in 1990. Their age coincides with the modern day Ruoxi's age.
shinhye can do both cheerful (her real self) and emo (most of her dramas) though... LOL
But I don't think she is that great in Saeguk either