“Seo Dong Yo” in historical drama magazine
wulijohyunjae | March 5, 2010
A brand new Japanese magazine called “All About Korean Historical Dramas” has just been published on March 2 in Japan. In it director Lee Byung-Hoon tells his own story about 5 popular historical dramas he directed as well as one forthcoming.
Director Lee’s masterpieces include “Jewel in the Palace” (Dae Jang Geum), “Yi San” (Lee San, Wind of the Palace), “Sangdo” (Business Ethics), ”The Legendary Doctor Huh Joon”, and of course “Seo Dong Yo”. His new drama ”Dong Yi” (Dawn), starring Han Hyo-Joo, Ji Jin-Hee, and Lee So-Yeon, will premiere on MBC on March 22.
Several pages are devoted to “Seo Dong Yo”, as you can see from the above photos. Each section on each drama gives the synopsis of the story, the historical background, casting secrets, scriptwriting problems, interesting anecdotes during production, behind-the-scenes conversations between the director and the actors, as well as the director’s take on the “real” actors.
Magazine is priced at 1980 yen (inclusive of tax) and comes with a special DVD.
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wuliJHJ, is there a possibility of a foreign fan like me to get a copy of the mag? can’t understand japanese (it’s in japanese, i assume), but it would be nice to add to my JHJ collection. and any possibility of the SDY articles to be translated to English and posted here for us international fans?
We’re getting the magazine, even though we don’t understand Japanese, because it’s a collector’s item. We’re hoping to buy it online (but not yet available). Will keep you informed.
I want to buy one magazine too. Hope you can buy one for me. Many thanks.
FYI, the magazine is now available at http://www.amazon.co.jp – type in its Japanese title: 韓国時代劇のすべて-イ・ビョンフン監督、全自作を語る – (ムック) – and proceed as directed. Website has English version.