But when you cannot determine whether the person is your enemy or your friend, the situation turns dire.”Īlso, a countdown clock indicates how many hours remain until the drama-within-the-drama airs. When an enemy is clearly your enemy, that’s not such a dangerous moment. I’m not sure if every episode will have a title and theme, but today’s is “enemies.” In an early moment of tension when she clashes with Ji-oh, Joon-young voiceovers, “The comrade by my side right now can turn into my enemy in one moment. I’d love to see them playing brothers sometime.) It’s the way they talk and carry themselves. (Side note: There’s something about Eom Ki-joon that really reminds me of Eric (particularly in Que Sera Sera). Kyu-ho first looks on her with amused detachment, intending to cut her, but she starts to grow on him. Hae-jin is cheerful and persistent, and would probably be annoying if she were wrong about being a “really good actress.” We haven’t seen her act yet, but we can probably bet that she turns out to be good, especially since the other girls are shown to be so bad. Jang Hae-jin ( Seo Hyo-rim) has already auditioned, but hasn’t heard back from him and takes to hounding him at unexpected times - the bathroom, the parking lot. Currently looking for a female lead, he’s overrun with young starlets with big boobs who can’t act. Chul-yi works with Ji-oh and makes mistakes Min-hee works with Joon-young and has a refreshingly straightforward way of speaking.Įom Ki-joon is Sohn Kyu-ho, another PD working on his own drama that’s currently in casting, which I think is a sageuk. Here we have the station chief Kim Min-chul (played by Kim Kab-su), the star of the drama Yoon Young (played by Bae Jong-ok), and two assistant directors Chul-yi and Min-hee (played by Pan Yoo-geol and Lee Da-in). She’s so driven that her work often trumps common sense, but she’s not our typical manipulative workaholic, and I’ll explain more later. She’s working on this drama as a second director and has earned a reputation for her skill (as strong or even stronger than Ji-oh), but while she has talent in spades, she’s still pretty inexperienced. Song Hye-gyo’s Joon-young is an up-and-coming director who’s not yet at Ji-oh’s level. The characters work at a broadcast station, with Hyun Bin as Jung Ji-oh, a PD (production director) at the helm of a popular Monday-Tuesday drama, “That Summer Love.” He’s got a quick temper but we can already see that underneath his hot-headed exterior, he’s a softie, especially when compared to Song Hye-gyo as Joo Joon-young. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser. ( Buy here.) Īudio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Remember Oldfish? He has a new album out, and you need it. I think this may turn into a show that Song Hye-gyo and Hyun Bin will probably be proud to have done no matter the end ratings.
But if it doesn’t become a success, it’ll be a mania drama, and (probably) a well-deserved one.
Will it topple East of Eden‘s solid 30% ratings, or even Tazza‘s mid-teen numbers? Probably not, although it may cut into them.
Premise-wise, it may be compared to On Air, but it’s vastly different in execution - it has less ego and more professionalism, ergo it is MUCH more watchable without the shrillness and tantrums. The World We Live In has the indie sensibilities of a few of my favorite dramas, like Que Sera Sera and writer Noh’s previous drama Goodbye Solo. With quality dramas, though, you can usually tell right away, and The World They Live In (aka Worlds Within) is giving me very good feelings. When dealing with mediocre or iffy dramas, I often don’t know how I feel about them until I’m several episodes in I want to give the drama time to grow on me. 97 OctoJanuThe World They Live In: Episode 1 by javabeans