Virgins empowered in tvN comedy The Superman Age
by javabeans
When I first heard about The Superman Age, I wasn’t sure what to expect from the comedy about characters developing superpowers if they hit the age of 25 with their virginity intact — it sounded fun, but would it be slapstick? Lowbrow? Gag comedy?
What I didn’t expect was for it to be utterly deadpan and slick — something you’d expect of Heroes, or X-Men, maybe. The teaser’s tone is grave without being the least bit campy, and if you weren’t paying attention to the dialogue, you’d think it were a high-budget action movie. Flashy, stylish, cool.
And then you listen to the dialogue and realize they’re saying things like “You two are virgins, right?” and “Men who have protected their virginity for 25 years… one day, suddenly… gain superpowers.” The comedy completely depends on the contrast between what the show does and what it says, and that makes it totally hilarious.
The Superman Age comes from the brain of Yoo Byung-jae, the drama’s writer and main lead who is mostly known for his work on SNL Korea. The director is PD Kim Min-kyung, whose only prior credits are SNL Korea, which is surprising since the teaser videos belie his lack of experience. I’ll definitely file that name away to remember in the future. And I really, really hope that the grand scope and style of the teasers will be reflected in the show (and not that the show just spent a lot of money on teasers).
The Superman Age will be a late-night series (11:30 pm) airing on Fridays on tvN beginning April 10.
Via Osen
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1 nokcha
March 30, 2015 at 3:08 AM
This sounds like it has great potential! I hope it's around with English subs.
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Nana
March 30, 2015 at 3:46 AM
TVN dramas always get eng subs. You just have to know where to look. ;)
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kate
March 30, 2015 at 6:51 AM
where do you usually watch?
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Nana
March 30, 2015 at 7:18 AM
drama.net..you can find pretty much any drama there as long as it's on tv and not a web drama
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jensredshoes
March 30, 2015 at 9:18 AM
Nana, do you know where I should look to watch web dramas with English subs?
2 CLINTON CARTER
March 30, 2015 at 3:21 AM
so you are telling me if i wait five more years, i will get telekinesis hmmm seems fair.. where do i sign up ?
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shinayame
March 30, 2015 at 3:45 AM
I wouldn't count on it...I turned 25 last year and still nothing...or maybe it's just for guys...
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Nana
March 30, 2015 at 3:48 AM
Even this stuff is misogynistic. tsk tsk tsk lol
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Bellamafia
March 30, 2015 at 7:50 AM
Wait approx. 55 more yrs, you'll be able to see your soul floating.. :-)
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Waiting
March 30, 2015 at 3:32 PM
LOL!
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3 Aussiegrl
March 30, 2015 at 3:46 AM
This looks hilarious, can't wait :) I will definitely be checking it out to see if it's as good as the teasers. The superman age, Fighting!!
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4 blszin
March 30, 2015 at 4:29 AM
Oh my god!!! this looks so great. trailers are made so well, I got goosebumps :O wth now I wish it was a real superhero action-movie :D :D
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5 WintermelonT
March 30, 2015 at 5:12 AM
I swear tvN gives the best teasers.
Though that hardly translates to the actual dramas.
Nevertheless, tvN drama teasers are unique and awesome.
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6 museofmanymasks
March 30, 2015 at 5:22 AM
*giggle fit* *readies snacks*
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7 Wag_a_Muffin
March 30, 2015 at 5:53 AM
When I read this i remembered how my oldest kids told the youngest (3 year old) that when you turn 14 you can fly. He was so disappointed when he learned that wasn't true.
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8 Gwinna
March 30, 2015 at 7:26 AM
At first I thought the premise was interesting, but then I saw that only guys get superpowers, and it would pretty much have to be the best drama of all time for me to ignore that degree of misogyny. Or they could do something interesting and make the drama all about feminism and how women reclaim their power in a world where men have superpowers (possibly by sleeping with them? lol), but this is Korea so I doubt it.
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peaches
March 30, 2015 at 11:53 AM
since it's a tvn drama, the writing and the cinematography will probably be very good, but the premise is kinda grossly misogynistic no matter how you go about it. only the men get superpowers, so being a male virgin is like a positive in this fictional world. but the premise is built on how being a virgin in the real world is a shameful thing for men, emasculating, etc. while the virginity of women is highly prized- not only in korea, but america, all over the world, really, it's just less visible on the surface in some countries.
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annie
March 30, 2015 at 7:32 PM
Yeah I agree with both of you - was thinking the same thing. It's a shame because the teasers are awesome.
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emily
March 30, 2015 at 4:22 PM
yep. the only thing I can think about during these teasers is "what about the women?"
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9 Even
March 30, 2015 at 7:37 AM
I can't get over the premise. It's just so brilliant.
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10 mary
March 30, 2015 at 10:13 AM
OMG that human-trafficking halmeoni from Bad Guys is CREEPY.
And that part where they're screaming and running away... could a girl be chasing them and they're scared to lose their powers? XD
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bbstl
March 30, 2015 at 1:25 PM
Ha that would be so funny, they look like they're running from complete Armageddon.
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thursdaynexxt
March 31, 2015 at 4:08 AM
ooh, decisions, decisions! Do they want to lose their virginity aap, or keep their superpowers?!
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Gidget
March 31, 2015 at 11:33 AM
The human trafficking halmeoni from bad guys is also the ghost-bride trafficking halmeoni from Masters Sun. *shudders*
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11 kororo
March 30, 2015 at 12:18 PM
I'm sooooooooooooooooooo watching this !!!!
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12 anglvue
March 30, 2015 at 12:49 PM
Looks interesting. Thus may be a must watch (insert read...please someone on here recap).
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13 Aigoooo
March 30, 2015 at 1:04 PM
Wow! Nice production value! The effects and everything else look real good. I hope it stays the same throughout the drama instead of just doing it for the sake of the teaser.
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14 Noelle
March 30, 2015 at 1:13 PM
This looks awesome. I wonder if they lose their powers if they lose their virginity?
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15 Cocoboo
March 30, 2015 at 7:23 PM
Haha, wow. The teasers look epic! I would have thought it was some major action movie if I hadn't known it was really for this tvN comedy.
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16 redfox
March 30, 2015 at 10:20 PM
um, am I a bit crazy but if you look at that ending title and read it as english, it kinda reads Tolkien.
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17 Angel
March 31, 2015 at 11:19 PM
why didn't i have this? im over 25 duh, unfair lol
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