“Drops of God,” a new drama series expected to feature Bae Yong Joon as the leading man, will be produced by the actor’s management agency, Keyeast Inc. The company recently said it has decided to produce the drama, slated for broadcast in the second half of 2009. It will be the first drama production for the company.
Drops of God is a phenomenally popular Japanese comic series written by Tadashi Agi and illustrated by Shu Okimoto that gave birth to a worldwide wine boom. Keyeast Inc, which recently bought the copyright for the Korean drama version of Drops of God, said it is looking for writers, directors and cast for the show, which is scheduled to air in the second half of next year. It added that there is a high chance that Bae will take on the leading role of Itse Tomine.
The company said Bae, who is still recovering from an injury he suffered while shooting “Taewangsashingi,” visits the office whenever he can to discuss the direction of the drama, and studies wine in his free time.
The animated version of “Winter Sonata,” which will feature the voices of Bae Yong Jun and Choi Ji Woo, will go into production with an airing date tentatively scheduled for early next year.
The production company said the cast and crew of the series have recently been confirmed. They include the actual actors who starred in the drama series Winter Sonata and director Sung Baek Yeop, who created the animated series “Oseam.” The company said the animated series will be broadcast in Korea and Japan and that it is also considering producing a film version as well.
Popular actor and fashion model Eon (27, real name Park Sang-min) died early Thursday morning from a motorcycle accident.
According to police reports, Eon attended a party to celebrate the final episode of KBS 2TV’s drama series “Chilwu, the Mighty” after midnight on August 21 and got into an accident while on his way home.
At the time of the accident, the late actor’s management agency said the details of the accident have yet to be confirmed and that his parents were on their way to Seoul from Busan.