This coincidence I would chalk up to the general K-drama glut of noona-dongsaeng pairings, but the upcoming tvN rom-com Witch’s Romance stars Uhm Jung Hwa and Park Seo Joon with the two leads having the exact same 19 year age gap as Kim Hee Ae and Yoo Ah In smoldering it up in the other cable drama Secret Love Affair. At the press conference for Witch’s Romance, Uhm Jung Hwa acknowledged the great reception for SLA and distinguished that her drama shows a couple with the same large age gap but in a humorous and lighthearted romance. I’m actually chortling with laughter more thinking about the crazy genre differences from the PD directing Witch’s Romance since his last drama was Cruel City (Heartless City), though prior to CC he did I Need Romance 2 so I guess rom-coms aren’t new to him. WR is adapted from the hit TW-drama My Queen starring Ethan Ruan and Cheryl Yang and from the just released 6-minute long preview it looks like a straight up remake with very little tweaks to narrative or character set-ups. I’m keeping an open mind about this drama but worry that my love for the original will actually make me lose interest since a lot of the surprise factor will be gone. I already know why the leading lady is so “witchy” and closed to love, why the leading man is doing odd-end errands as a career choice, and why the second male lead doesn’t show up until a quarter way into the drama plus what his big misunderstanding with the female lead is. WR premieres next Monday so one time will tell whether I’m in the mood for a second helping for My Queen.
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