Sign posters and upcoming premiere
by javabeans
Here are the official posters for forensic-investigation series Sign, which stars Park Shin-yang and Kim Ah-joong as forensic doctors and crime scene investigators (although truth be told, I’m more into second leads Eom Ji-won, playing a DA, and Jung Kyeo-woon as a cop). The leads will hunt for the titular signs (aka evidence/clues) on the bodies of the victims they are called to inspect.
It’s no stretch to call this a Korean C.S.I since it seems the production is making the comparison fairly deliberately, and the U.S. series has done quite well in Korea. (Other popular imports: Prison Break, Lost.) But since this is a kdrama, I presume Sign will depart from the established C.S.I structure and include more character development, rather than focusing each episode on one specific case. Plus, it’ll look at the murders from multiple angles: crime scene, laboratory, prosecutor’s office, police station. Still, I’ll be curious to see if Sign can meld the Korean drama style of storytelling with the episodic nature of U.S. procedurals; it seems every year or two there’s talk of a new hybrid kdrama style tackling the Western format, but ultimately fizzling.
Sign premieres on the same day as another new show, and to be honest it’s been easier to get excited about upcoming rom-com My Princess (it has more press, more hype). That brings our new-drama count for the coming week to three, with Dream High being the other (it is, however, on Monday-Tuesday and therefore doesn’t compete with the other two). I’m frequently wrong in my predictions, but I suspect My Princess will start stronger, and Sign will be the dark horse. (KBS’s President is the third Wednesday-Thursday show; it’s holding steady in the ratings, though disappointingly so with single digits, despite general praise.)
Episode 1 of Sign airs Wednesday, January 5, on SBS.
Via Hankyung
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1 MAVY
January 1, 2011 at 5:15 AM
may I say JB you are an early bird, and I just find the last poster kind of weird..... like Ohh I'm bringing the body back to life.. ohh no wait I can only make it levitate... with a weird white this...
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swui
January 1, 2011 at 5:47 AM
I second that. I also find the posters weird. I don't read korean but the first photo is not very flattering to all...the second makes it look like a romance drama..the third makes it look like a parody of magic show... I thought dramas with a content like that ought to make their characters look very stylish and professional??? Is this gonna be a comedy?
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MAVY
January 1, 2011 at 6:01 AM
well maybe it will be comic as in how tragically bad it will be.... cause really I kind of don't see this happening the right way and the poster are a sign... ohhh... hahahaha sorry the champagne is still in my head... but really the posters are like foreshadowing about what is the idea behind a drama..... and well as the comments show those poster deliver wrong ideas all over SIGN
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2 a-a-a
January 1, 2011 at 5:36 AM
LOL! the last poster looks terrible and hilarious at the same time... PSY was a musician earlier and now he is a magician!
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3 djeedjes
January 1, 2011 at 5:42 AM
ah yes I'm interested because of Jung Kyeo Woon and Eom Ji Won..
I'm not interested with My Princess, so maybe I'm going to watch Sign instead.
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4 Mars
January 1, 2011 at 5:49 AM
I'm really curious about this drama! But to be honest the only characters piquing my interest are the ladies. I'm expecting Eom Ji-won to bring the awesome and the sass.
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5 Getoba
January 1, 2011 at 6:03 AM
Park Shin-yang is one of the best korean actor but nobody in this forum seems to care of him. What the problem?
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d
January 1, 2011 at 8:43 AM
I am a big fan of him!!:))
Fighting Park Shin-yang !
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6 Getoba
January 1, 2011 at 6:04 AM
Not even Javabeans
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7 mskololia
January 1, 2011 at 6:24 AM
It looks Park has magical hands. I wonder if these hands will be used to discern what happened to the dead bodies on his table. Execution will be key here.
I'm not interested in MP either.
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mskololia
January 1, 2011 at 6:26 AM
Ooops! *looks like*
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minjae
January 2, 2011 at 2:34 AM
i think sign will got many attention than MP. because PSY but i don't know.
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8 Ashley
January 1, 2011 at 6:44 AM
What the hell is Eom Ji-Won wearing in that second poster? if I saw a cop dressed like that, I'd probably laugh. No, I'd definitely laugh.
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swui
January 1, 2011 at 8:24 AM
I thought Jung, the cop looks kinda pervy in the posters..I wonder if its intentional...lol
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teapot
January 1, 2011 at 12:32 PM
I get a kick out of how he's holding the gun - looks like he's modeling cologne
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9 ohh
January 1, 2011 at 6:54 AM
Lol at the last poster.
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10 deeko
January 1, 2011 at 7:36 AM
Yikes. The third poster is cringe-worthy... I'm a bit skeptic about this...
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11 Jeanie65jh
January 1, 2011 at 7:43 AM
Who can help but notice the levitating body...and the guy standing next to him with a look that says... "What the hell are you doing? You're a doctor not Chris Angel!"
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12 bailey
January 1, 2011 at 7:53 AM
I will watch because of Park Shi Yang. Is Eom Ji-won, sister of
Eom Tae Woong?
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LOL
January 1, 2011 at 8:16 AM
No. Eom Jung Hwa is the sister of Eom Tae Woong.
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13 Shorties
January 1, 2011 at 7:53 AM
I am looking forward to this drama b/c of Park Shin Yang! haha (and also Jung Kyeo Won)
Wonder if anyone is planning to sub this?
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14 LOL
January 1, 2011 at 8:04 AM
The last poster... Really? Levitating bodies?? o_O LOL.
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15 d
January 1, 2011 at 8:39 AM
I am really looking forward to this show! I have just watched the main cast in the show strong heart. They are all adorable (even include the director) and they have showed a great chemistry together as a team. :)
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16 angelpur
January 1, 2011 at 8:52 AM
i LOVE Jung Kyeo-woon's style. i want his scarf ! this dude will be the only reason why ill watch this drama - loved him in dr champ
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angelpur
January 1, 2011 at 8:54 AM
now i look at the pic closer, i realise its part of his jacket. oops.
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17 Siesta
January 1, 2011 at 8:57 AM
Wow...Jeon Gwang Ryul's in this drama. If I watch this one, that's 100% because of him.
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18 orangelauren
January 1, 2011 at 9:19 AM
I'm only anticipating this for the second-leads as well.
Eom Ji-Won mostly because I just finished The Woman Who Still Wants to Marry and am curious to see how she'll perform as a DA; Jung Kyeo-woon because I've been wanting to see him in a bigger role.
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orangelauren
January 1, 2011 at 9:24 AM
woops. wrong actor. Sometimes I wish we could delete comments on here; I always manage to sound like I don't know what I'm talking about.
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19 Marg
January 1, 2011 at 10:03 AM
What in the world is Jung Kyeo-woon wearing?! He looks like a metrosexual from the future whose clothes are a size too small. And why the hell is he posing with a gun right next to his face as if it is a fashion accessory and not a loaded weapon. Wow....
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20 ColleenF-H
January 1, 2011 at 10:39 AM
I am just so happy Park Shin Yang is able to work again, YAY! I really hope Sign is enjoyable to watch.
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21 Algebraic
January 1, 2011 at 10:45 AM
Jung Kyeo-woon...skinny jeans...WHY WHY WHY.
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22 otk
January 1, 2011 at 11:20 AM
Well considering it's a human drama, it's unpredictable, generally these don't fare well. I have to see the posters are boring, ugly and weird?
I mean....isn't the story suppose to be dramatic? why is she smiling? why is the doctor(?) all god-like.
-.- may be I'm over-analyzing :/
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23 hapacalgirl
January 1, 2011 at 1:09 PM
I will probably be into Signs the most out of the 3 since I am a researcher myself an I loved CSI. Also out of the 3 it seems to have the strongest acting, cast-wise.
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24 FunkyAjumma
January 1, 2011 at 5:48 PM
HAPPY NEW YEAR JB and GF ... yurubun saranghae!!!! keep up the work, always a pleasure reading your writing, recaps and listen to your podcast.
FIGHTING!!!
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25 ar
January 1, 2011 at 7:06 PM
agree with some of the others that the posters are a bit off. I bet a fanmade poster would have been cooler.
I am a bit of a fan of american detective shows and am curious to see how this drama will fare. I wonder if there will be one case per episode or if each case will span several episodes...
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26 hmm
January 2, 2011 at 2:06 PM
I'm still waiting to see if Korea can pull off a Law and Order type show. I was hoping that H.I.T. would of been that show but it just fizzled.
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27 Korea Stars
January 2, 2011 at 10:03 PM
In that poster...there is Director Gu from Baker King
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