The Imaginary World of Monika: March 2022

Monday, March 28, 2022

Lee Min Ho And Gong Hyo Jin Confirmed To Star In New Romantic Comedy Set In Space

It’s official: Lee Min Ho and Gong Hyo Jin will be starring in the upcoming drama “Ask the Stars” (literal translation)!

“Ask the Stars” is a new romantic comedy about an astronaut and a tourist who meet and fall in love at a space station. The drama will be helmed by director Park Shin Woo of “It’s Okay to Not Be Okay” and “Lovestruck in the City,” while the script will be penned by writer Seo Sook Hyang, who is known for hits like “Don’t Dare to Dream (Jealousy Incarnate)” and “Pasta.”

On March 28, it was confirmed that Lee Min Ho would be playing male lead Gong Ryong, an OB-GYN (obstetrician-gynecologist) with a strong sense of responsibility who arrives at the space station as a tourist. Meanwhile, Gong Hyo Jin will be starring as Korean-American astronaut Eve Kim.

“Ask the Stars” is currently slated to premiere in 2023.

Are you excited to see Lee Min Ho and Gong Hyo Jin in this new drama?

source: Soompi

Friday, March 25, 2022

“Pachinko” Earns Title For “The Finest Korean Drama” Of The Year

It’s already receiving amazing reviews—even before its release.

Based on the 2017 book of the same name written by Lee Min Jin, Apple TV‘s Korean drama Pachinko is already debuting to amazing reviews.

Starring the legendary Youn Yuh Jung, Kim Min Ha, and Lee Min Ho, the drama has earned the title of “the finest drama of the year” by NME. The British magazine detailed why it was such a gem.

With the Korean drama airing in less than twenty-four hours, NME got to watch it ahead of time and laid out why it was so groundbreaking.

Saturday, March 19, 2022

Lee Min Ho, Youn Yuh Jung, Kim Min Ha, And More Talk About Making Multi-Generational Drama “Pachinko”

On March 18, Apple TV+’s upcoming drama “Pachinko” held an online press conference with cast members Youn Yuh Jung, Kim Min Ha, Lee Min Ho, and Jin Ha, director Kogonada, series creator Soo Hugh, and executive producers Michael Ellenberg and Theresa Kang-Lowe.

Based on Min Jin Lee’s best-selling book of the same name, “Pachinko” is a multi-generational chronicle of war and peace, love and separation, and victory and judgment that spans Korea, Japan, and the United States. Youn Yuh Jung plays Sunja when she is older, Kim Min Ha plays Sunja in her teens, Lee Min Ho plays Hansu, and Jin Ha plays Solomon.

Although “Pachinko” is about Korean history and Korean immigrants, the producers and director emphasized that it was a story that the whole world could relate to. Kogonada said, “It’s about Korean history, but anyone can relate to it. Even now, in order to survive, immigrant families must make difficult decisions. It’s about history, but it’s also happening now.”