49 Days begins filming
by javabeans
The upcoming SBS fantasy-romance drama 49 Days began filming last week and held its first outdoor shoots on January 31, about six weeks in advance of its premiere when it takes over Sign’s Wednesday-Thursday timeslot.
Lee Yo-won (Queen Seon-deok) stars as a woman who gets possessed by the spirit of another woman whose body has fallen into a coma after surviving a car crash (played by Nam Gyuri), just a week before her planned wedding.
Jung Il-woo is cast as the pretty-boy reaper who is there to guide souls to the afterlife; he offers up the deal that if the woman can find three people outside of her family who truly love her and are moved to tears, she can come back to life. I’m making the leap in supposing that the deal extends for 49 days, which is the time it takes for a life to move on to the hereafter, according to Buddhist beliefs.
The cast also includes Jo Hyun-jae in his first role back from military service, Seo Ji-hye (Kim Suro), and Bae Soo-bin (Dong Yi, also pictured below with Nam Gyuri — I’m guessing he’s the fiancé). Aside from Nam Gyuri, it’s a pretty appealing cast, and with the creative team behind it, I’m definitely interested. It’s like Who Are You all over again — which could be a good thing, since I loved Who Are You.
The drama comes from the successful writer-director pairing of So Hyun-kyung and Jo Young-kwang, who worked together for Brilliant Legacy and Prosecutor Princess. Both dramas had passionate fanbases, so if they can tap into that rom-com mojo again, there’s a good chance 49 Days will draw the same kind of fervor. Or so goes the hope.
49 Days will premiere on March 16.
Via TV Report
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51 feheely
February 1, 2011 at 4:25 AM
i put 49 Days at #1 in my upcoming-must-wacht-drama List.. lol
hmm... lee yo won always impressed me since Surgeon Bong Dal Hee, and this is her comeback project to SBS..
i hardly can wait to 16 MARCH !!
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52 Amber
February 1, 2011 at 5:53 AM
Our Lee Yo Won is back.I like her in Qsd and fashion 70s and surgeon Bdh.Been waiting for her comeback in small screen.Can Bae Soo Bin pair up with Han Hyo Joo and he gets the girl?I kinda pathetic for this guy.Even in photoshoot with her,he just have chance to confess her like in "love actually".Shall we write a drama online with the two of them loving desperately?
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53 Diana Hansen
February 1, 2011 at 10:19 AM
i'm in!!!!! sounds really fun with that cast!
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54 jinhak
February 1, 2011 at 4:10 PM
Lee Yowon is back! I am excited. I have seen most of her dramas & movies & I really like her.
I doubt if Bae Soo Bin will get a girl in this drama, but I hope he does. Time for him to have one.
Seo Ji Hye, seen her in Over the Raibow, she's sweet.
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55 Cam
February 1, 2011 at 6:44 PM
BAE SOO BIN????!!! O___o I am loooooking forward to him in THIS movie, of course! (I LOVE HIM!!!!)
I am very entertaining to watch this actress Lee Yo Won in "The Great Queen Seon Deok" but it's very GOOOOD! ^____^
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56 arashi
February 4, 2011 at 1:02 PM
Does anyone notice that this drama sounds awfully familiar to the Korean translated Fanfic called "49 Days for a Second Chance"?
It's also about a girl going into a coma after a car accident and her spirit possessed another girl. The girl has to get her brother to recognize her in order to return to her body within 49 days or else she her body dies.
They both have the same premise, but I think the writers for the drama rewrote the storyline to their liking. I don't know if they just took the idea from the fanfic or not, but it would be awesome if the drama is based on the fanfic itself and give the author some credit..
Anyway, if anyone cares to read the fanfic before watching the drama, I highly encourage it!!! I read this a long time ago, and it's really good!
Here's the link:
http://www.wattpad.com/71334-49-days-for-a-second-chance
Oh and did I mention that its a kpop fanfic and the male characters are Shinhwa members?!! LOL. <3
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57 kim yo won
February 4, 2011 at 8:19 PM
i miss lee yo won so much on tv!!!!!just keep fighting!!!!
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58 reca
February 6, 2011 at 3:57 PM
aww....Ms. Lee Yo Won, I fell in-love with her in Queen Seondok... gonna watch this drama.
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59 V
February 18, 2011 at 6:21 PM
Good to hear that Bae Soo Bin is in another drama, but disappointed to hear that he is not the main character again. He should be casted as main character for his hard work, dedication and passion on his work.
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60 houka
November 26, 2011 at 3:16 AM
Lee Yowon has once again proven she's a great actress through this drama. Loving her more. Looking forward to seeing her next project.
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