Full House Take 2 finally gets an airdate

105 October 9, 2012October 9, 2012

by javabeans

Finally. Full House 2—aka Full House Take 2—has at long (long) last found a home on a television schedule. The show got on air in Japan even before it managed to at home; it premiered just days ago (October 5) on Japan’s TBS, while Korea will have to wait a few extra weeks for it to show on SBS Plus.

That’s… anticlimactic. While we here at Dramabeans have much love for cable television, that appreciation usually comes for shows that were intended for cable, and the greater creative license that cable affords. However, this case is different, since Full House 2 was meant to be a big broadcast production and floundered—literally for years—to find someone to air it. It feels a lot like this drama’s being relegated to a shadowy corner of the cable box, to be burned off on the downlow.

This is a sequel that should have come with tremendous buzz—after all, the original series was a mega-smash hit, got exported everywhere, and shot its already popular leads Rain and Song Hye-gyo to superstardom. Yet the sequel kept hitting snags, and while its production company tried to find a station to air it, scheduling conflicts caused a whole wave of castings and uncastings and recastings (heck, just skimming over the Related Posts headlines below gives you an idea of how confusing things got).

Frankly, a sequel without the original stars and set in a totally different world isn’t much of a sequel at all. Essentially Take 2 uses the initial premise of a movie star falling for an ordinary girl, and goes from there. Which is already like a dozen other K-dramas anyway. In this version, Noh Min-woo plays a top star who enters into a fake engagement with aspiring reporter Hwang Jung-eum, while idol star Park Ki-woong steps in as the third leg of that love triangle.

I was beginning to wonder if Full House 2 would be shelved forever—and I actually wonder whether it would have been better off that way, if only for the sake if its stars. The leads have since added more serious work to their resumés, and the delay in getting this show broadcast might seem like a regression. Remember Joo Sang-wook filming Paradise Ranch first, then getting lauded for a career-turnaround role in the intense drama Giant, only to have Paradise Ranch air afterward? All I can say is, thank goodness for Ten.

So after Park Ki-woong blew us all out of the water with his incredibly dark, complex role in Gaksital, I don’t know that I want to see him playing another lovelorn second lead, and in a fluffy rom-com that’s a retread of the same old. (Rom-com hero? Now that’s a different story.) We know Noh Min-woo can handle serious fare (Midas), and Hwang Jung-eum recently wrapped up successful medical drama Golden Time. It makes you wonder how they feel about Full House 2 coming out now.

Full House Take 2 premieres on October 22 on cable station SBS Plus.

Via TV Daily

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51 Lala

October 10, 2012 at 10:36 AM

It's weird but i will try watching it. For the love i had for Full House

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52 DarknessEyes

October 10, 2012 at 10:48 AM

Noh Min-woo looks fantastic as usual... but im really not loving that hair on PKW... And yeah i really feel like this is going to be a flop kinda..... I'll try it out, but I don't have any expectations. :(

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53 Laura

October 10, 2012 at 11:58 AM

if it's airing in japan, i wonder if it's dubbed!

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54 DayDreamer

October 10, 2012 at 12:22 PM

I didn't like Full House 'cause the bickering was done to death and the drama was repeating itself so much that it was really overkill. Only managed to watch a little more than half the episodes. So after that, not particularly excited about this so-called sequel. And the hairstyles are a complete turn-off too.

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jyyjc

October 10, 2012 at 2:19 PM

I feel the same. Don't remember much of what happened in FH but I do remember feeling like they were recycling one conflict over and over again and the constant bickering got annoying.

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55 myra

October 10, 2012 at 1:40 PM

i think CITY CONQUEST will be like full house 2....i.e. we'll wait for much more than we thought to watch it on tv

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56 Noelle

October 10, 2012 at 6:01 PM

Maybe they should wait and see how it does in Japan... Does anyone know how it's doing in Japan?

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57 JO

October 10, 2012 at 7:52 PM

I giggle every time I see Noh Min Woo. This guy needs a super duper super serious project and a lead in that project.
he looks like he belongs in the Shut Up Flower Boy Band (favorite show everrr...)

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58 Coco

October 10, 2012 at 8:17 PM

If it's Hwang Jung Eum, then I'll watch. She's an awesome actress and beautiful to boot.

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59 Coco

October 10, 2012 at 8:21 PM

On second thought, after watching the trailer... ehhh! I'll leave it for the rest of you to watch it.

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Mystisith

October 10, 2012 at 8:28 PM

LOL!

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60 mamaiman

October 10, 2012 at 9:40 PM

i promised myself not to watch Fullhouse2 as I thought it'll be plain boring BUT I noticed my favourite smile in the poster! Yes. He is Park Ki Woong. I guess I have to be ready to break my promise. Why do i always fall for 2nd hero? haish... :)

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61 Viki

October 10, 2012 at 10:02 PM

Finally! I hope it's good, been waiting for years :)

I love Min Woo and Jung Eum

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62 pandasaurus

October 10, 2012 at 10:59 PM

uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuugh!! soooo many false-starts. Do I really want to watch it?? ......probably out of curiosity - I mean, look at the cast! But otherwise, I agree, this isn't much of a sequel as it is a completely different drama w/ same-premise-same-smell.

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63 Ora

October 11, 2012 at 4:09 AM

The blonde haired guy looks very European and not Korean at all. It also sounds 'meh' nothing to get excited about.

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64 iamdeb

October 11, 2012 at 7:47 AM

I know I'm in the minority but I tried to watch the original and found it to be really slow and boring. I couldn't get past the 3rd or 4th episode...should I try watching again? Did anyone else feel the same way at the beginning of Full House 1 but ended up loving it?

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65 mikan

October 12, 2012 at 12:25 AM

It looks more of a Japanese drama like a Korean one..because of their hairstyles..

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66 Carinne

October 14, 2012 at 11:32 AM

I guess I can understand why Japan swept this project under its wings before Korea did... I see a lot of Gackt in resemblance to how NMH's character shines so such audience will hone into watching this.... like me. (:

Oh gawd, I hope the lighting will be better on air than the trailers reveal. Everyone looks like hungry vampires. ):

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67 Bebe

October 15, 2012 at 11:52 AM

Regardless of anyone else say or comment about the negative of it. I am very looking into it. I have waited soooo long for it. I thought I will never get to see it air. Now I am happy that's all.

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68 suziu

October 24, 2012 at 7:29 AM

uhh.........who is the lead for this drama again?:D

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69 KitKat

October 26, 2012 at 7:34 PM

OH MY GOD! END OF EPISODE ONE PARK KI-WOONG KISSES NOH MIN-WOO!!! AND IT"S A REALLY LONG KISS!!!

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70 Jessa.sabillo

December 10, 2012 at 3:10 AM

When i watch the trailer i cursed to myself that ill never watch this drama because they made my oppas ugly with those unimaginable hairstyle..but i really cant help myself watching bcoz of NMW and PKW..

And now..i am enjoying it and forgot about their odd hair..hehe..a must watch romcom..better than full house 1 :))

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