Lee Soon-jae deciphers Nonsense mysteries in KBS sitcom
by tccolb
KBS announced a new fantasy sitcom called Nonsense (roughly translated) for this fall, bringing a welcome change in genre to our current drama landscape. Notably featuring a veteran cast as our central characters, who better to lead our salt-and-peppered team than the revered Lee Soon-jae (Family: The Unbreakable Bond).
Now, this does get a little confusing as Lee’s character is also named Lee Soon-jae and is also an actor. But our story’s Soon-jae has fallen from grace after allegedly acting entitled on a drama set and he runs away to Geoje Island. Here, he meets the former police dog Sophie and Soon-jae is shocked to realize that he alone can hear Sophie speak – referencing the drama’s title which literally translates to “dog sounds.” The two then form an unlikely duo as they set out to solve suspicious incidents in the village, beginning a new chapter in Soon-jae’s life.
As a side note, it has been common practice in Korean sitcoms for actors to use their real names. But tweaks and changes will be made of course according to the story’s needs. Adding to the fun meta, the IRL Lee Soon-jae has played another “Lee Soon-jae” previously in the High Kick series as well.
Nonsense’s Lee Soon-jae is thus joined by Kim Yong-gun (Tale of a Good Witch) playing Kim Yong-gun, who just so happens to be an actor too. Although long-time friends and colleagues, they had a falling out in the past. But now, Yong-gun finds himself living with Soon-jae on Geoje Island where their friendship is rekindled.
Building out our seniors club with media industry experts gathered at Geoje Island, Yeh Soo-jung (Maestra – Strings of Truth) takes on the part of gruff drama writer Yeh Soo-jung. Im Chae-moo (Want a Taste) plays the good-humored lighting director Im Chae-moo. And Song Ok-sook’s (The Goryeo-Khitan War) character, you guessed it, is Song Ok-sook – head of costumes and makeup.
In supportive roles, Park Sung-woong (The Killing Vote) plays Soon-jae’s kind-hearted son who has curiously been avoiding his dad. Noodle restaurant owner Kim Ji-young (Link – Eat Love Kill) and constable Yeonwoo (Bittersweet Hell) play mother and daughter. The large cast also includes Lee Soo-kyung (Left-handed Wife) as Yong-gun’s daughter.
On the production side, directing is helmed by PD Kim Yoon-jin (Revenge of Others, Handsome Guy and Jung-eum) with scripts penned by Byun Sook-kyung (Nonstop 5). Slated to air in the Wednesday-Thursday slot, KBS’s Nonsense follows Perfect Family in September.
Via MBC, Newsen (1), News3n (2)
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