September 03, 2011

[News] Ku Hye-sun series “The Musical” sold to Japan ahead of premiere

A new TV series starring Korean actress Ku Hye-sun has been pre-sold to Japan ahead of its premiere this week, according to the show’s producer Film Book.
An official with Film Book confirmed with 10Asia on Thursday that the distribution rights for SBS’ “The Musical” was sold to Japan while the series is set to air in the country after it finishes its run in Korea.
“The Musical” tells the story of Go Eun-bi (Ku) who is a medical student who dreams of becoming a musical actress but gets rejected a number of times due to her lack of experience.
She then meets Hong Jae (Choi Daniel), a genius musical composer, who decides to train and help Go Eun-bi.
The show, set to air every Friday night starting September 2, will also star Ock Ju-hyeon, Park KI-woong and Kim Eun-se.
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Source: 10asia
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Goo Hye Sun’s ‘The Musical’ gets picked up by Japan for $1.2 million

Although Goo Hye Sun’s upcoming SBS drama, ‘The Musical‘, has yet to hit the airwaves, it’s already been bought by a Japanese broadcast network!
On September 1st, the drama’s production company revealed that it was purchased for $1.2 million USD. The drama contains a total of 16 episodes with a line-up featuring Goo Hye Sun, Daniel Choi, Ock Joo Hyun, and Park Ki Woong.
The story line centers around medical student ‘Go Eun Bi’ (played by Goo Hye Sun), who’s a medical student but actually dreams of becoming a musical star. Thanks to the popularity of ‘Boys Over Flowers‘ in Japan, Goo Hye Sun’s influence certainly be making its way into her other projects.
The drama will begin airing in Korea on September 2nd at 10 PM KST.
Source + Photos: Star News via Naver
Translated by Allkpop

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