"First Love" to be remade in China

Discussion in 'Korean Entertainment' started by jazlynnyee, Nov 15, 2008.

  1. jazlynnyee

    jazlynnyee Fantabulous!!!

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    Another remake of an old kdrama is in the works, this time the 1996 series that brought Bae Yong-joon to fame, First Love. The new drama will be a joint Korea-China production, and adapt the story for Chinese audiences.

    This is the first time a project of this nature is being done, with Chinese actors and Korean production (to be aired and distributed in China). As such, one rep expressed his hopes that this marks a new type of cultural interchange between the two countries.

    This Chinese version of First Love will star top Chinese stars -- the role originally played by Bae Yong-joon is set to be filled by Huang Xiaoming, while Choi Su-jong's spot goes to an actor identified only as "Chen". In the original kdrama, Choi and Bae played brothers who fell for the same woman (Lee Seung-yeon). The wildly popular series also featured brief appearances by several budding actors who would later come into their own as Hallyu stars, such as Choi Ji-woo and Song Hye-gyo.


    source: dramabeans