New Drama for Park Sung-woong

Park Sung-woong's new drama She is Wow premieres Thursday, April 18. He plays a famous news anchor, Gong Jung-han, who's married to a beautiful actress, Jo A-ra, played by Oh Hyun-gyung. They appear to be the perfect star couple, but in reality, they are nothing more than empty-shells and a far cry from their touted perfect images. 

Jin Young (the staple idol cast member that every great drama needs) plays Gong and Jo's rebellious son Gong Min-gyu who they like to keep hidden and away from the media. Gwon Yool (Pieta) plays Ji Sung-gi, a hardworking and idealistic college student who lost his parents in high school and is unaware of the harsh realities of the world. He becomes romantically involved with Gong Jung-han.

Han Jung-soo and Ahn Sun-young play a couple, Choi Go-ya and Jin Bo-yuh respectively. He was once a famous baseball player who is gifted with incredible stamina but a lack of wits. She just wants to have children and be a normal housewife, yet after tens years of being married and continuous attempts, they still remain childless. Then to complicate matters, Jo A-ra's family moves in next door.

I don't really know what to expect. I'm thinking it'll steer more toward makjang and convoluted relationships like the other makjang tvN dramas a la Yellow Boots (bleh...), but I'll try to keep an open mind about it. At least it's only 12 episodes long.

Happy Birthday Park Yong-woo

Happy Birthday!

Well, I feel like what's to come next should be pretty obvious... pictures!

Park Hee-soon's Return to the Small Screen

WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!

After six years, Park Hee-soon is returning to dramaland in the up-coming SBS drama All about my Romance slated for an April, Wednesday-Thursday time slot. He'll play the second lead who helps the heroine who is a rookie politician. No confirmation about the female lead, though Han Hye-jin was cast but dropped. Lee Min-jung's name is being attached, but I hope that doesn't solidify. In the lead is Shin Ha-kyun who plays another politician who's on the opposite party of the heroine, but (obviously) they get romantically entangled and hijinks ensue.

Park's management company confirmed the casting today stating that he picked the drama because the script was fun and his friendship with Shin Ha-kyun had a positive effect.

I feel super happy that Park is returning to the small screen, but being second fiddle in a rom-com doesn't scream exciting or great to me. May be, just may be, he'll be a fun and cool second lead who isn't mentally deranged or a wet rag. At least for consolation, the lead is Shin Ha-kyun and not some young-un' who I'll want to wail in agony to see get the girl while my poor ahjussi-oppa gets the boot. My heart, it's already going through the wringer just thinking about deciding between Park and Shin. I know who'll come out in top in the end, but still, I love them both and wish them the best.

Woot, this drama could be absolute poopy garbage, but I'll enjoy every single second of it (or at least the seconds Park or Shin are on the screen, and especially if they're together). 

For the time being, we can watch Shin's new movie trailer for Running Man. The movie seems like fun, and Shin looks like an adorable dork.

Via TV Report

Happy Birthday Park Hee-soon

Ah, it's that time of the year again... Park Hee-soon's birthday. Which simply means a ton of pictures!

Behind the Camera

Director Lee Jae-yong of the movie Actresses, has a new film about to hit the theaters later this month. Like his previous work, Director Lee's Behind the Camera is sort of a documentary... heck, I'll be honest, I have no clue what the movie is.

Basic premise: fourteen actors, a movie to film, and now here's the catch, no director on set. Albeit, Director Lee will still be directing, but throughout the movie, he'll only converse with the crew on set through the internet via video chat. Tensions run high as the absence of a physical director is sorely felt by cast and crew while the cameras still roll, capturing all the interactions behind the scenes.

The cast is quite the plethora of names and credentials. To name some, Yoon Yeo-jung (The Housemaid), Park Hee-soon (The Client), Kang Hye-jung (The Marriage Plot), Oh Jung-sae (I Miss You), Kim Min-hee (Helpless), Kim Ok-bin (Thirst), Ryu Duk-hwan (Faith), Lee Ha-nee (I am the King), Kim Nam-jin (First Love of the Prince), Choi Hwa-jung (Greatest Love), Kim C (from the band Hot Potato), Jung Eun-chae (A Psychic), Esom (Ghost), and others. Yeesh, that was long.

Trailer:


The trailer intrigues me, but I really don't know how much of it is show for the cameras so they actually have a film at the end of the day or if it's all "real". Granted, it's probably more of a shade of grey than a black and white situation, but still... Anyways, the proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Via Movie Naver

Happy Birthday Park Sung-woong

Happy [Belated] Birthday!

Well, this is embarrassingly late, and even worse, I don't have tons of pictures to spam this post with. Anyways, can't believe how quickly time is flying by. I hope Park Sung-woong had a lovely birthday and spent it with his loved ones. He's so awesome and adorable when he's with his wife and kid.

Lovepark End of the Year Awards

Welcome to the first Lovepark End of the Year Award:

where the awards don't matter, and nobody cares!

Judges: ME! (Yeah, if you're looking for objectivity, you're in the wrong place.)

NOTE: Not all the dramas of 2012 are nominated in this mock awards because I have not seen all the dramas. Therefore, do not feel offended if I never once mention a show you loved or loathed.