Starring Oscar winner Yoon Ru-jeong and popular actor Lee Min-ho, and heavily funded by the Hollywood group, Apple TV+ 'Pak Ching Ge' second original Korean drama "Pak Ching Ge" was confirmed to be launched on March 25.
Widely acclaimed original novel
Written by Korean-American writer Lee Min-jeong, "Brother Baek Cheung" is set in the 20th century and depicts a Korean family, with the change of history, and how to run a small steel ball business in a foreign land and overcome difficulties. However, manneristic language, coupled with a brisk and smooth narrative, was shortlisted for the National Book Award for Fiction and was named a New York Times bestseller.
Created by the Hollywood team, adapted by the well-known film series "Murder" screenwriter Su Xiu, directors Guo Gongda and Justin Zhou, known for the beautiful form and structure of "Building the Direction of the Heart", co-directed and executive produced. According to US media reports, the story of the album begins with the life of Shunci, the character played by Yin Ruzhen, using flashbacks and interpolation techniques to show the story of each character in different time and space, facing life reflection and dilemma, such as a poetic long shot, reverberating out the sweet taste of life in silence, triggering expectations.
Not just handsome! Lee Min-ho plays Gao Hanshui
In 2020, after retiring from the army, he returned with "The King: Forever Monarch" and broadcast it through the international OTT platform, which made Lee Min-ho, who was originally a top K-pop actor, become more popular. As far away as Africa, there are fans, and the charm is boundless. In this drama, gao Hanshui, who plays the key character, in the Reuters photos circulated on the Internet earlier, you can see the straight shape of Lee Min-ho's suit, and will play from young to old, which is extremely challenging for Lee.
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In the play, he has an extramarital affair with young Cishun, but for Cishun is not a negative person, but a woman who truly loves, and has a reversal influence on the whole story. Many of the characters in the past have a good appearance, but this handsome transformation is more mature, and it is more possible to see the delicate level of his handling of inner twists as a top actor.
Oscar winner! Yin Ruzhen plays the elderly Cishun
After winning the Oscar glory, Yin Ruzhen once again showed her moving acting skills to audiences around the world through this drama! In the play, he plays the elderly CiShun, who gave birth to two sons with Gao Han when he was young, and in the face of The Japanese life that korean immigrants are bullied, he is forced to make a living with the gambling game Bai Qingge. For the sake of the family, we can only sacrifice self-esteem, and through a series of events, we can show women's perseverance and sensibility. Teacher Yin, whose performance is quite moving, can understand the beauty of the refined performance in her earlier in "Dream Land", and this time will definitely not disappoint everyone!
Assemble multinational actors
Kim Min-ho plays the young girl Ci Shun
Earlier, he starred in the movie "Life Clues" starring Park Shin-hye and Chung-sui, and is a very new face. The drama in this play is heavy, and there are many rival plays with Lee Min-ho, and the young girl who played the heroine of the whole play was a young woman. The fair and innocent face, although not a standard first-glance beauty, has an attractive quality and has been hailed by the Korean media as a potential rising star worth looking forward to.
Zheng Encai as Jing Xi (Cishun sister-in-law)
He worked with Lee Min-ho in "The King: The Monarch Forever" and was named the most beautiful prime minister. This time, she played Ci Shun's sister-in-law, with a different introverted performance than before. You may see her different from the charm of the actor in the past.
Anna Sawai as Naomi
Born in New Zealand, he grew up in Hong Kong and the Philippines, and moved to Japan with his family at the age of 10. The movie "Desperate 9" appeared, and the fierce character Elle impressed many fans. The workplace colleague who plays Cishun's grandson in this drama is a very ambitious strong woman who dominates her own life.
Nangobe plays Etsuko
She has won the Blue Ribbon Award for Best Supporting Actress and the Nikkan Sports Film Award for Best Supporting Actress, and is Watanabe's ex-wife. The play uses a variety of emotional twists to create charming and unpredictable characters. He has a warm and independent personality and is very eager to be able to be with his separated daughter.
Shooting across 3 Chinese + multiple countries
As Apple TV+'s first original album across borders, Korean-Japanese-American actors of different nationalities will perform in Japanese, Korean, and English. Not only that, but the series was in full swing when the epidemic broke out. In addition to Busan, South Korea, in February 2021, Lee Min-ho also flew to Vancouver, Canada, to shoot until he returned to South Korea after filming in April, which was very hard. However, when everyone saw the complete album, they not only praised Lee Min-ho's acting skills, but also made people feel that all the hard work was worth it.
The atmosphere of the times is exquisitely restored
The historical changes in the play, from the beginning of the 20th century to the 1980s, restore the social atmosphere at that time is bound to be quite exquisite. Starting from the basic costumes, street view cityscape and even small props, etc., it is bound to put the audience in the current time! According to reports, the production budget of "Bai Qingge" is as high as 130 million US dollars, surpassing Netflix's "Crown" and HBO's "Game of Thrones" final season, and people must be eager to follow Lee Min-ho, Yoon Ru-jeong and other community meetings, what is the so-called flagship epic of life!