Premiere Watch: Behind Every Star, Revenge of Others, The First Responders
by missvictrix
We have three premieres to look forward to in the coming week, all of which seem to be on schedule despite abrupt broadcasting changes due to last week’s national mourning. Comedy, revenge, and emergency services await.
Time slot: Monday-Tuesday
Broadcaster: tvN
Genre: Comedy, drama
Episode count: 12
Reasons to watch: It’s interesting to me that tvN is pushing this drama so hard and fast after Shooting Stars. Granted, I’m sure the two dramas will have very different takes on talent management and PR disasters — and it will make for some interesting comparisons. Behind Every Star stars Lee Seo-jin, Kwak Sun-young, Seo Hyun-woo, and Joo Hyun-young as managers at Method Entertainment. They work thankless and unglamorous jobs, and I can’t wait to see it play out on screen.
TL;DR: Call My Agent! remake, Lee Seo-jin, Kwak Sun-young, chaos of celebrity managers, expect epic cameos
Time slot: Wednesdays
Broadcaster: Disney+
Genre: Drama, thriller
Episode count: 12
Reasons to watch: This youth thriller stars three great young actors — one on the rise (Shin Ye-eun), one up and coming (Park Solomon who’s now going as “Lomon”), and one that deserves to be farther along in his career, but we love him all the more anyway (Seo Ji-hoon). I don’t want to jinx this drama, but between the high school setting, mysterious characters, and overall tone, the promos are giving me White Christmas vibes. So naturally, I’m hoping for a thriller that’s more concerned with psychological dimension than retelling the tale of school corruption. Also of note, the screenwriter’s recent work was Reunited Worlds, which should make me want to run for the hills, but actually makes me root for this drama even more.
TL;DR: Shin Ye-eun, Park Solomon, Seo Ji-hoon, dark youth drama, shooting athlete, high school revenge
Time slot: Saturday-Sunday
Broadcaster: SBS
Genre: Drama, action
Episode count: 12
Reasons to watch: Already cleared for a second set of 12 episodes, The First Responders stars Kim Rae-won, Sohn Ho-joon, and Gong Seung-yeon, as detective, policeman, and EMT. We follow them as they’re first on the scene of crimes, accidents, and the like, and while this is ripe for an episodic structure, the drama also promises to be about the collaboration between agencies, and the very people that encounter this stuff on a daily basis. This is pretty uncommon turf for K-dramas, so I’m interested how they’ll put the drama spin on it.
TL;DR: Kim Rae-won, Sohn Ho-joon, Gong Seung-yeon, police and fire departments collab (A.K.A. butt heads)
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