There are a handful of famous name screenwriters, and two are coming out with high profile K-dramas in winter of 2016 in Kim Eun Sook‘s Goblin on tvN and Park Ji Eun‘s Legend of the Blue Sea airing on SBS. I quite enjoy both but its Park Hye Ryun who I have a deeper connection with thanks to Pinocchio and Dream High, even if I skipped her more buzzy I Hear My Voice. She did a short drama this year with Page Turner but news has leaked that she’s prepping a prime time K-drama that will hit the screens in early 2017, which immediately gets my attention.
The drama is tentatively titled While You Were Sleeping, name borrowed from the 90s rom-com movie with Sandra Bullock, but this one will cast late twenties actor and actress as the leads in a fantasy romance. All I know is that the male lead is a character who is an aerospace engineering major and the drama will air on KBS. If this means a space theme drama then OMG I have been waiting ages for this big step forward.
A Park Hye Ryun drama of course merits consideration in Lee Jong Seok potentially making it a three-peat appearing in her work. It’s not out of the question since he usually does one drama a year and in 2016 did W: Two Worlds and reportedly enjoyed the fantasy element of the manhwa male lead who travels between realities. He’s also due for military enlistment next year so going on with a bang on a Park Hye Ryun drama makes sense. All I know is that she writes beautiful characterizations and romance progressions so I’m in so long as the leads are well cast.
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I like Park Hye Ryun. She, along with Song Jae Jung are my favourite screenwriters. Page Turner is definitely my favourite among her works. "5m 50cm" is definitely epic. I have no qualm over the casting of Lee Jong Seok but would very much like to see other actor portraying characters written by her. So looking forward to her penned drama along with a saeguk by Kim Eun Hee, also out next year.
Late twenties actor.. Theres quite a few out there.i hope Park Shin Hye gets casted. I enjoyed her character in Doctors. The earlier episodes when she had a lot of spunk and kickass. Before the scriptwriters thk she needed a brain transplant and subsequently lost her character
Haha i hope psh too.but she is filming silent witness
No PSH. i like PHR but can't stand your fave actress blah.
I liked that movie!
So basically, when the girl saved the guy from being ran off the train, the doctor then said that he's in a coma. When the guy's family came to visit, they all thought that she's his fiancee. Since then, she acted as one coz she never had the love of a family and felt the warmth of the coma guy's family to her. Time passed and with all the interaction, the one she actually had feelings on was the coma guy's brother. When the coma guy woke up, secrets are exposed...
I get the feeling lee jong suk will get to be the lead. He is filming VIP right now once it wrap filming, he will be able to join. finger crossed.
Ameeen
Currently she is my favorite drama writer. She can do NO wrong in my eyes! Excellent! Cannot wait! Now get me some good leads (LJS for the win!).
Im hoping for Kang Sora to be the lead. She is a great actress but unfortunately her dramas are either hit or miss with the audience maybe this could be a good one for her.
Ooh, yeah, I second that! But I'd love for who to play a badass character like she did in Sunny. I'd love to see her in a new drama.
It's because the leading man is late twenty, otherwise I would love for the casting of Lee Jun Ki. My pick is Kang Ha Neul - he is so long overdue for a leading role when he is so incredibly talented. I like PSH and wouldn't mind if they settle for Moon Chae Won or Oh Yeon Seo (she is great in Please come back Mister).
OYS - last I heard - has accepted the role of the movie version of Cheese In The Trap but don't know when filming begins or ends.
Me too! Me too! When can Kang Ha Nuel be the lead???
Can she cast PSH again and this time will be her story.
If anything Doctors proved she had what it take to carry a drama herself sucessfully
Would like to see PSH again! Pinocchio is easily one of her best dramas.
Pinocchio was the drama that changed my opinion about PSH.now,Doctors has ruined it,and she's the only writer that can redeem her from that mess. nobody writes a better and stronger female character than writer Park Hye Ryun. as for the male lead,can it be KSH or SJK.