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. . .I become very excited.
It's a 20 episode drama, and is A modern day adaptation of Cinderella with a twist as our Cinderella, Goo Hyo Sun, plots revenge against her evil stepsister (Moon Geun Young) for years of pain and suffering. It's called Cinderella's Unni (Older Sister)
This is Chun Jung-myung's first project since he was discharged from the army. For those that don't know, Chun Jung-myung has appeared in several dramas - the romcom What's Up Fox? with the awesome Ko Hyun Jung in 2006. He was also the secondary male lead in Fashion 70s (I shipped him and the leading lady). In 2007 - just before he went into the army - he stared in the film Hansel and Gretel.
In this drama - as far as we know - he'll be the male lead. Whether he'll end up with the Cinderella character or the stepsister isn't known either.
Moon Geun Yong is (apparently) the female lead, playing the "evil" stepsister to Seo Woo's Cinderella character. She was last seen in the award winning The Painter of the Wind in 2008. It was her first project after a two year break to attend Sungkyunkwan University.
Seo Woo is the Cinderella character, who plots revenge. Seo Woo is best known as the female lead in the comic-based, Tempted Again (aka Tamra, The Island) and the film Crush and Blush, the series aired in 2009 and the film was released in 2008.
Little is known about any of the characters. But, Moon is the "evil" stepsister, who isn't really as evil as you'd think. I think it may be a case of: she was a bratty and bitchy older sister when they were kids/pre-teens/teens, but has matured and doesn't think about the past. Yet, Seo Woo's character still holds that grudge and wants revenge.
The interesting thing is, Seo Woo, playing Cinderella, should be the lead. Yet, Moon Geun Yong is the bigger star. I can't really see her taking a secondary leading role after winning awards for The Painter in the Wind and after having a solid film/tv career since her very early teens. I think this may be a case of co-female leads, where each lady has her episodes and moments to shine.
The series is being penned by Kim Kyu Wan. Kim has written several wonderful dramas: Robbers,Spring Day, and Piano. Kim's also written Dr. Kkang and Say You Love Me. So yes, it's a writer that does well with melodrama and romance. Kim also does well (as witnessed in Spring Day and even a bit in Piano) of not having stereotypical evil Secondary leads.
Something that makes me believe Cinderella's Unni will have a love triangle similar to Spring Day with both ladies playing opposite Chun's leading man at different times during the drama. This drama is supposed to have a twist, so I'm wondering if it isn't Seo Woo's Cinderella character that becomes twisted, while Moon Geun Young's character may be 'evil', but maybe (as I said)she's matured and has forgotten. Or maybe she'll just be a bitch and Seo Woo becomes equally bitchy.
Who knows. But, the show airs in March on Wednesdays and Thursdays. I'm looking forward to learning more about this drama. If only to see how they handle the differences, both in story and characters.
It's a 20 episode drama, and is A modern day adaptation of Cinderella with a twist as our Cinderella, Goo Hyo Sun, plots revenge against her evil stepsister (Moon Geun Young) for years of pain and suffering. It's called Cinderella's Unni (Older Sister)
This is Chun Jung-myung's first project since he was discharged from the army. For those that don't know, Chun Jung-myung has appeared in several dramas - the romcom What's Up Fox? with the awesome Ko Hyun Jung in 2006. He was also the secondary male lead in Fashion 70s (I shipped him and the leading lady). In 2007 - just before he went into the army - he stared in the film Hansel and Gretel.
In this drama - as far as we know - he'll be the male lead. Whether he'll end up with the Cinderella character or the stepsister isn't known either.
Moon Geun Yong is (apparently) the female lead, playing the "evil" stepsister to Seo Woo's Cinderella character. She was last seen in the award winning The Painter of the Wind in 2008. It was her first project after a two year break to attend Sungkyunkwan University.
Seo Woo is the Cinderella character, who plots revenge. Seo Woo is best known as the female lead in the comic-based, Tempted Again (aka Tamra, The Island) and the film Crush and Blush, the series aired in 2009 and the film was released in 2008.
Little is known about any of the characters. But, Moon is the "evil" stepsister, who isn't really as evil as you'd think. I think it may be a case of: she was a bratty and bitchy older sister when they were kids/pre-teens/teens, but has matured and doesn't think about the past. Yet, Seo Woo's character still holds that grudge and wants revenge.
The interesting thing is, Seo Woo, playing Cinderella, should be the lead. Yet, Moon Geun Yong is the bigger star. I can't really see her taking a secondary leading role after winning awards for The Painter in the Wind and after having a solid film/tv career since her very early teens. I think this may be a case of co-female leads, where each lady has her episodes and moments to shine.
The series is being penned by Kim Kyu Wan. Kim has written several wonderful dramas: Robbers,Spring Day, and Piano. Kim's also written Dr. Kkang and Say You Love Me. So yes, it's a writer that does well with melodrama and romance. Kim also does well (as witnessed in Spring Day and even a bit in Piano) of not having stereotypical evil Secondary leads.
Something that makes me believe Cinderella's Unni will have a love triangle similar to Spring Day with both ladies playing opposite Chun's leading man at different times during the drama. This drama is supposed to have a twist, so I'm wondering if it isn't Seo Woo's Cinderella character that becomes twisted, while Moon Geun Young's character may be 'evil', but maybe (as I said)she's matured and has forgotten. Or maybe she'll just be a bitch and Seo Woo becomes equally bitchy.
Who knows. But, the show airs in March on Wednesdays and Thursdays. I'm looking forward to learning more about this drama. If only to see how they handle the differences, both in story and characters.
