Getting ready to fight it out on cable
by javabeans
It’s a sibling twofer! First Uhm Jung-hwa, now her kid brother.
When I first heard of Yoo Gun‘s new Fight Club-esque cable drama (titled Fight), I only had a mild interest. But now an additional actor has been cast, and he is one for whom I have a lot of respect: Uhm Tae-woong (Resurrection, Devil).
Interestingly, it’s also his first time acting alongside his girlfriend, Lee Young-jin (Smile Again, pictured above), although they won’t be sharing scenes.
This time we’ve got a few more details about the story: An average salaryman (Yoo Gun’s character) gets brought into a fight by chance, and transforms into a true fighter. Uhm Tae-woong plays Yoo Gun’s fighter dad who’d died in the ring, and only appears in the first episode. As Yoo Gun’s girlfriend, Lee Young-jin takes on the sole female role.
A management rep said that because of interest (in Uhm) from Japan, they’d be making this a “clean drama” — meaning, although they’re striving for extreme realism with the action scenes, they want to keep from being given a restricted 19-and-older rating.
Other cast members include Lee Jong-soo (Yi San), Kang Sung-jin (Lawyers of Korea), and Baek Do-bin (The Host). The actors have been training in various martial arts over the past several months, including Taekwondo, boxing, and Muay Thai.
Fight is directed by Park Jung-woo (writer of Last Present) and premieres October 24. In other news, Uhm Tae-woong’s new movie Cell Phone just began filming this week.
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1 nozomi
October 1, 2008 at 11:44 AM
first...again...
it shows i have nothing else better to do than to refresh dramabeans page every couple of minutes... i love this site...
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2 choram
October 1, 2008 at 12:52 PM
^You should just subscribe in a reader like I do. So much easier and it'll notify you of any new posts.
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3 nozomi
October 1, 2008 at 1:54 PM
@choram
:)
i used to subscribe to the reader but took it off, i like the thrill of waiting while the page loads to see if there are new posts... like i said, have nothing else better to do. :)
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4 fizzle
October 1, 2008 at 2:42 PM
That guy is so cool.
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5 katy rose.
October 1, 2008 at 3:40 PM
it seems weird to me for uhm tae woong to be called uhm jung hwa's "kid" brother. lol. isnt he like. 30-something?
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