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On Air (2008)
On Air
온에어
(Mar – May 2008)
who’s in it
Kim HaNeul (Stained Glass, Secret, My Tutor Friend – film)
Park YongHa (Story of A Man)
Lee BumSoo
Song YoonHa
what's it about
A peek into the process of bringing a Korean drama to birth, from the writers to the directors to the actors and their agents. We follow the growing pains and heartaches of successful female drama writer Song YoonHa and her loyal drama PD Park YongHa as they try to produce a great kdrama starring mega-famous actress Kim HaNeul, who is of course a mega-famous actress in real life as well. HaNeul is good enough in this role that never once does it feel like she’s just playing herself.
Going by the title, I initially thought this drama was going to be about radio broadcasting. I was pleasantly surprised it wasn’t.
commitment
21 episodes
network
SBS
wildcard factor
Song YoonHa – she’s a likeable actress but her character did have a tendency to be grating. She was the main character so your enjoyment of the show may depend on how relatable you find her. In the end, I decided her delivery of this flawed and sometimes childish writer turned out to be heartfelt and endearing, but it would be a lie if I didn’t admit that, in a way, I preferred to see Kim HaNeul on screen more. Even though Song YoonHa did have good spark with Park YongHa, I thought Kim HaNeul had fire.
after the first episode
I knew almost right away that this one was going to be a very good drama and looking behind the curtains of the Korean entertainment world is always fascinating, whether factual or fictional.
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