A series of dramas set in the entertainment industry, overflowing with various stories surrounding stars, are coming out one after another.

Unlike in the past, dramas featuring the entertainment industry, such as broadcasting stations or entertainment agencies, failed to attract much attention from the public, saying they were just “their own stories,” this time, they will delve deeper into the inner lives of people involved in the entertainment industry.

Lee Jung-jae, who rose to global stardom with ‘Squid Game’, and Lim Ji-yeon, who established her position with ‘The Glory’ and ‘Madame Ok‘s Story’, have teamed up to tell stories about the entertainment industry.

tvN’s ‘Yal Ugly Love’, starring the two, is scheduled to air in the second half of the year, and is a love story between a detective actor who wants to become a master of melodrama and a reporter who gets transferred to the entertainment department after going through a certain incident in the political department.

It is also noteworthy that Lee Jung-jae took on the role of an actor as if he were his real self. While he has played strong characters in thrillers and mysteries so far, this time he will present soft and delicate melodramatic acting.

Park Seo-joon will also return as an entertainment reporter. JTBC‘s new drama ‘Waiting for Gyeongdo’, which is in the final stages of preparation and scheduled to air in the second half of the year, tells the story of an entertainment reporter working at a newspaper.

It is a romantic comedy drama about Lee Kyung-do (Park Seo-joon) and Seo Ji-woo (Won Ji-an), who were lovers in the past, reuniting as a reporter who reports an adultery scandal and the wife of the scandal’s protagonist.

Song Hye-kyo and Gong Yoo have also turned their attention to the entertainment industry. Netflix‘s ‘Slowly and Intensely’, scheduled to air in the second half of the year, is garnering attention even before its broadcast due to the meeting between the two. Noh Hee-kyung, who showed deep humanity through ‘The World They Live In’, ‘It’s Okay, That‘s Love’, ‘Our Blues’, etc., was in charge of the script.

The drama focuses on the Korean entertainment industry from the 1960s to the 1980s.

Song Hye-kyo plays Min-ja in the drama, which depicts the growth period of those who have nothing but dream of brilliant success and throw themselves into it. She is a character who boldly throws herself into the Korean music industry after seeing an opportunity while living a tough life.

Dong-goo, a friend who grew up with Song Hye-kyo and later entered the music industry with her, is played by Gong Yoo. Cha Seung-won and Lee Ha-nui appear as the best composer and singer of their time, respectively.



Reporter Lee Jeong-yeon annjoy@donga.com

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