I have not
blogging about any TV series of Korean or Japanese since the beginning of
Yr.2013. Thus, I would like to recommend a Korean TV series to you all. Maybe
some of you may have watched it already. I want to blog about it still as I
think it is a different type of Korean TV series as compared to the typical
Korean TV series story.
The name of this
Korean TV series is called “The King of Dramas”. The story is about what goes
on behind the scenes in making a TV drama. Thus, we are able to understand how
a TV series is made from casting to shooting and fighting for the TV ratings.
Moreover, we also able to know that sometimes the actors are not as good as we
see on screen as in his/her real life. Haha! Overall, I think this TV series is
very real life.
Title : The King of Dramas
Genre : Drama, comedy, action, romance
Episode : 18
Status :
Completed
Story :
Drama series "The King of Dramas" takes a revealing look into the
world of drama series production. Anthony Kim will do anything for success and
money. He has the Midas touch when it comes to subcontracting the productions
in drama series and is extremely talented in running a business. There's also a
top Korean actor who doesn't negotiate and a new screenwriter who holds a pure
view of drama series in general.
Anthony Kim and the writer for drama series "Elegant Revenge" have
an argument over product placement advertisements in the last episode of a
drama series. Anthony made a contract with the juice company and he insists to
the screenwriter to place the juice into one of the last scenes. The
screenwriter insists that it’s impossible to place the juice into episode, due
to the story line. After she hangs up, Lee Go-Eun goes into the screenwriter's
office. Lee Go-Eun is the screenwriter's assistant and has been working there
for the past 5 years. The screenwriter completes the last episode and asks
Go-Eun to proofread the script and then send it to the director. Lee Go-Eun
asks about the product placement advertisement and her boss responds that an
artist shouldn't compromise herself. She then takes the battery out of her
phone and leaves her office.
At this time, Anthony Kim receives the script for the last episode. He can't
see the juice placement in any of the scenes and tries to contact the
screenwriter, but all of his calls go unanswered. Anthony then goes to her
office. As he enters, Go-Eun is about to leave the office. Anthony lies to her
and tells her that her boss is in the hospital and she asked Go-Eun to place
the juice into the last episode. Go-Eun believes him and tells him that she
will make the necessary changes.
There isn't much time left. On the way to filming set, Go-Eun makes the
necessary changes to the script. They get to the filming for the last scene.
Now that everything is finished, everybody begins to freak out. The last
episode is to air in just a few more hours. Anthony makes the suggestion to
hire a motorcycle delivery guy to deliver the videotape to the broadcast
station in Seoul. Anthony offers $10,000 dollars to the delivery man if he can
deliver the videotape within 1 hour. It normally takes 3 hours to get to Seoul
from their location. The delivery man accepts the deal and heads out. Anthony
and Go-Eun follows the delivery man on a separate motorcycle. Along the way,
the delivery man gets in an accident and is severely injured. Anthony takes the
videotape from the injured motorcyclist. At this time, Anthony's gold ring that
he calls his "absolute ring" slips off and rolls into a manhole. He
drives off for the broadcasting station.
Anthony finally arrives at the station with the staff there waiting for him.
The last episode is able to air as scheduled. While the episode airs, Anthony
looks over the TV ratings and sees that the ratings has now climbed over 30%
during the last episode. Everybody is ecstatic. Meanwhile, Go-Eun goes home and
tries to contact her boss, but is unable to do so. Anthony hears that the
delivery man on the motorbike died from his injuries. Anthony goes to the
delivery man's funeral and explains to his wife how her husband died. He gives
the widow $100,000.
The next day, Go-Eun visits Anthony to show him her own script "Morning
of Keiyo". While they are talking, Go-Eun's boss barges into the office
and screams at Anthony. Go-Eun is stunned and tells her that Anthony said she
wanted the script changed, but Anthony denies having anything to do with the
script change. He lies to the screenwriter and tells her that Go-Eun came to
his office and suggested the changes under the condition that she can work as a
screenwriter in another drama. The screenwriter believes Anthony and Go-Eun is
fired from her job, as well as being exiled from the screenwriting industry.
Anthony also encounters troubles. On the internet, numerous articles cover
the death of the motorcycle delivery man. Anthony tries to cover up the case,
but nobody is on his side. It seems to Anthony that everyone is waiting to
knock him down. The president of Jekook Production asks Anthony to resign.
Anthony is now pissed off and decides to start his own production company. He
tries to contact screenwriters right away, but he is all alone.
Three years later, Anthony is now almost broke. He runs a small production
company, but he can't afford to pay his one employee. Anthony is now also
receiving therapy. One day, he visits Oh Jin-Wan's at his old work place Jekook
Production. Oh Jin-Wan used to be Anthony's secretary, but he is now a high
level executive. While waiting for Oh Jin-Wan in his office, Anthony happens to
see a paper discussing a $10,000,000 drama project. The project is to be funded
by a Korea-Japanese man named Watanabe condition that the story deals with a
man living under the Japanese colonial era. Anthony suddenly thinks back to
Go-Eun's script "Morning of Keiyo," which is set during the Japanese
colonial occupation of Korea. Anthony then goes to a restaurant where Go-Eun
works and is owned by Go-Eun's mother. Anthony decides to go for his last chance...
Cast :
Oh Jin-wan (Jung
Man-shik)
Nam
Woon-hyung (Kwon Hae-hyo)
Gu Young-mok (Jung
In-ki)
All the actors and actress are very good in this TV series, especially, the
actor, Kim Myung-min. He acts as the brilliant CEO of a drama production and
can solve all the problems at once with the “harsh” way sometimes. He always is
a very arrogant and egoistic person. This is Kim’s first TV series in four
years; his last series was Beethoven
Virus in 2008 and the actor had focused more on his film career in
recent year. I think he is a very good actor, his acting is very good.
Another actor is Siwon. He is very hilarious in the drama. He is like a kid
that likes to praise by people and acts cool in front of people, especially his
fans. He likes to argue with his co-actress in the drama. It makes a very funny
scene.
As for the lead actress, Jung Ryeo-Won, I think she is good in this series.
She acts as a rookie writer and an idealistic person. I think she is also very
funny in the drama. In the series, she always needs to meet the requirements of
the producer and the actors as always amending her scripts. This makes her very
miserable.
Let us take some preview of “The King of Dramas” below.
“The King of Dramas” has won some awards in Yr.2012. The awards as below :-
Like I mentioned early, this drama is different from the typical k-dramas. Not only was the story line unique and interesting, we could see how the characters grow as people. Actors were perfect; especially Choi Si-Won's character, very funny! Another is actor Kim. When I was watching such drama, it made so curious and keep on want to watch for the next episode of the series. It really is an interesting TV series.
If you would like to enter the entertainment production world, please click “The King of Dramas” to enjoy!!!
Enjoy watching!!! J
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