This as as award winning a powerhouse drama lead casting as I have ever seen. We have three Baeksang Best Actress/Best Actor winners joining together for a 2022 slated K-drama literally translated as Tree Dies While Standing. Korea’s first Oscar acting winner veteran Youn Yeo Jung will be making a K-drama return as a North Korean born now old woman living in South Korea who has terminal cancer, and a no name two-bit actor who makes her final wish come true by pretending to be her filial grandson. In talks as said fake filial grandson is Kang Ha Neul, with Son Ye Jin offered the role of her real granddaughter. Youn Yeo Jung’s character established a successful hotel resort chain in South Korea after escaping the North and her story takes her beginning in the 1930s through WWII and then the Korean War. She separated from her husband and son when they were escaping the war and her biggest wish is to reunite with them one day. The story sounds tear inducing on the synopsis alone but with this cast, OMG everyone invest in tissue paper and toilet roll company stock right now because we’re getting a shortage again when this airs. Also, I’m calling Baeksang 2023 nominees right here.
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The plot sounds really interesting and yes to this casting! I love to see YYJ still getting quality work and getting international acclaim this past year.
SYJ and KHN were previously offered lead roles for RWTMR and rejected it. KHN is in the Pirates sequel which SYJ turned down, so I'm curious to see if it will work out or them this time.
Lol the title got me worried for a second! I totally read it wrong ?. I thought YYJ died suddenly while standing beside KHN and SYJ.
????? same !
Lool, same!!
OMG I misread the title & thought the worse.
Same here, my heart stopped for a moment before I realized it was referring to a drama title...
Uhm koala your title confused me for a second and took a while to get , scared me like crazy
OMG, I have so much expectation already. This is bad for my heart.
First off, I was confused by the title ?
Second, there's not any plans to make the daughter fall in love with the fake son, is there? I am reminded of That Winter, the Wind Blows, and that might just be a bridge too far for me.
I will bet money that there will be a love line between the granddaughter and fake grandson.
The plot sounds intriguing and this group of actors could play the heck out of it. I hope they accept.
Yaaaaaaaas gimme this Baeksang-bait masterpiece already! All three mains are about as A-list, cream-of-the-crop actors as you could possibly get in the South Korean industry, with all of their last projects being hyped on a worldwide scale (Camellia maybe not so much but KHN still rocks). YYJ and SYJ are arguably the most talented actresses of their respective generations so to say that it'll be an interesting watch to see them on screen together is an understatement. The plot also sounds cool as hell. Chef's kiss, I hope everyone says yes.
The most perfect casting I have ever seen in K-drama world. YESSSS for all three in terms of genuine talent & acting prowess. If one could stack up all their awards on the shelf, it would break from the sheer weight. Lol. Seriously in seventh heaven. Please drama gods, throw in a love line btwn KHN & SYJ. This one may just trump everything else already in 2022. Me love some dark horses stealing the limelight too.
Aren't they both Yyj's characters grandchildren though?
Ugh teaches me to respond before reading properly. Ok so only Syj is a blood relative. Ok then yes please lol
Goosebumps all over me. A triple raise for casting genius who came up with this trio. I was actually rooting for Youn Yuh Jung to be the grandmother in Little Women which is offered to Kim Go Eun and Nam Ji Hyun. Huge bonus if YYJ ends up in that drama too.