Army sitcom Bolder By the Day off to a shaky start
by javabeans
Now that it’s December, MBN has opened its doors and premiered a bunch of its new shows (along with fellow new cable outlets jTBC and Channel A). One of the weekend sitcoms, however — army sitcom Bolder By the Day starring Park Han-byul — is looking a little uneasy with a PD switch right off the bat, not one week out from its December 3 premiere.
This comes with only two episodes shown (and, apparently, with only a couple more episodes in the can), as director Jo Jin-kyu quit the program almost as soon as it launched. Furthermore, some writer switch rumors have surfaced as well. And while a PD switch in and of itself doesn’t always mean there’s failure ahead, it does tend to make the production seem mighty shaky. It’s not the most confidence-building way to start off a new venture, let’s just say.
According to a source with the channel, the PD’s departure came after delayed shoots. Eep. I hope that doesn’t mean the show’s already behind schedule, although something tells me that’s probably a factor. At least it’s a 30-minute sitcom and not a drama? As a result, Jungle Fish 1 director Choi Sung-beom has been brought in as the new PD.
Production troubles aside, I still think there’s potential in the premise — military service is such a big issue, one of those hot-button topics that’s never more than one offhand comment away from a full-blown debate, but it’s not really depicted as the focus of stories other than in period war dramas. Or maybe a young man is off to do his two years as a plot point.
The sitcom centers around an army family, with a commander for a Dad (Lee Jae-yong), a captain for a Mom (Park Hae-mi), and an ensign for a firstborn daughter (Park Han-byul). And then there’s the oddball of the family, the younger daughter (Yoon Joo-hee) who’s unemployed and aspires to break into showbiz. I love that this makes her the odd one out in this family. Over the course of the series, Park Han-byul will develop a loveline with Kang Ji-sub.
Bolder By the Day is a 50-episode sitcom that airs on Saturdays and Sundays on MBN.
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1 Leona
December 5, 2011 at 11:11 AM
In Romania we have a similar sitcom since 2006 or more... the thing is called Crazy in NATO
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deltadragon23
December 5, 2011 at 1:30 PM
Wow, are you romanian? Or an asian living in Romania?
P.S. What is Romania's national language?
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Sveta
December 5, 2011 at 3:48 PM
lol it's Romanian.
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asarako
December 6, 2011 at 4:17 AM
nyahahahhaa....... roll
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2 myra
December 5, 2011 at 11:59 AM
please, javabeans and/or girlfriday, i'd very much like to read your opinion on what's up; i mean it was an expected drama and now thay it finally aired, not even a word about it.....
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mud
December 5, 2011 at 12:57 PM
Not that I can read the future... but from past events, the more you demand for a recap, the less likely it's going to happen. Just sayin'.
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himonogirl
December 5, 2011 at 1:03 PM
SO TRUE.
Respect, please, respect.
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myra
December 6, 2011 at 1:58 AM
oh, dear, i only wanted their first impressions about what's up, i was noy asking for a recap! sorry if i seemed rude!
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otk
December 5, 2011 at 3:07 PM
I didn't actually expect anyone to ask for that cuz I actually thought we would here their opinions on the show soon. o,o
The first episode was awesome though.
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3 Alyssia
December 5, 2011 at 12:21 PM
Park Han Buyl is way too pretty and feminine to be a soldier.
I didn't like her before but I do now. Not for any acting project but her real life persona. She is famous for being s7even's girlfriend. heehhe
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bd
December 5, 2011 at 1:21 PM
Eh, she has that nondescript "pretty" - nothing particularly striking about her.
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Sveta
December 5, 2011 at 3:54 PM
I still don't like her real life persona but I learned to ignore it since she will be the future Mrs. Se7en and he is my long time favorite idol... I just think her personality is a bit fake...
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4 mellowyel
December 5, 2011 at 12:25 PM
I actually really want to see this - the premise is definitely interesting, especially with the army having considerably less women than men serving. will have to check am-addiction and Dramafever for subs. any leads for links appreciated.
also, speaking of MBN, have you seen the new stills and trailer from Padam Padam? I'm now much more interested in the show - and no, it's not because of the Jung Woo-sung/Kim Bum joint shower scene, though that is an added bonus ;) It's really because the characters seem much more interesting than I originally thought.
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imoan.naomi
December 5, 2011 at 1:04 PM
O.o You had me at "shower"
Actually I think Padam may be one of those shows with crap PR that turns out to be pretty good. As it stands now, I doubt I'll catch the original airing.
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mellowyel
December 5, 2011 at 3:05 PM
I feel you - I have only a few weeks of vacation to catch up on k-dramas, and I have a backlog that I need to get through, so I doubt I'll get to this one anytime soon. But, here are the photos and trailer to tide you over until you get to watching it :)
http://www.allkpop.com/2011/12/jung-woo-sung-and-kim-bum-flex-for-padam-padam
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5 Cammie
December 5, 2011 at 1:08 PM
O___________O
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6 smiless
December 5, 2011 at 3:59 PM
@myra whoawhoawhoa be patient. this is their blog and they should write what they really want. tbh I have been checking this site more than thrice everyday to check of they have updated or wrote a recap on what's up. and people who know me on twitter would have seen me writing "I hope db will write a recap on what's up soon!".
let's just say we wait patiently huh. they have a tough job of updating on every single drama news.
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7 Kay
December 5, 2011 at 6:16 PM
that little kid in the school uniform looks EXACTLY like Jang Geun Suk!!!
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8 noodles143
December 5, 2011 at 6:37 PM
han byul looks pretty, congrats but hopefully their ratings go up soon.
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9 zazuki
December 5, 2011 at 9:19 PM
that small boy....looks like the child version of jang geun seok!
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zazuki
December 5, 2011 at 9:22 PM
....someone already said that...lol
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10 madutza
December 6, 2011 at 1:25 AM
i am romanian to and am glad to see that others romanian knows about this site and they like korean dramas!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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11 qwerty8
December 6, 2011 at 3:02 AM
omg Park Haemi! haha I thought she said she doesn't want to act as a mom... but I guess she gets to play a Captain Mom so it's kinda different.
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12 Linda165
December 6, 2011 at 5:10 AM
Wait... is that.... stoic Jo Mal Saeng as the dad?? Yeap, it's him. And he is smiling.
I just watched Love & Marriage and he had a cameo as the loony Cash King.
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