Following the gender-bending tradition of "Coffee Prince," "You're Beautiful," "Goddess of Fire" and most recently "Empress Ki," the upcoming daily drama "A Well Grown Daughter" will feature a girl who pretends she's a boy.
In "Coffee Prince," Yoon Eun Hye dressed up like a boy to get a job. In "You're Beautiful," Park Shin Hye had to sub as a singer for her twin brother. And in the two historical dramas, "Goddess of Fire" and "Empress Ki," the women of the heroine's era could not achieve what they wanted to do in life without pretending to be men.
In the case of "A Well Grown Daughter," the heroine dresses up like a man because of the family's financial situation. Although the family has been making soy sauce for centuries, they seem to need a male representative. And after four girls they gave up trying for a male heir. Since they have so many daughters, the fourth daughter will just have to pretend to be a boy.
Park Han Byul is in talks to play Jang Hana, fourth daughter of the soy sauce making family. The actress, who appeared in the drama "Bolder by the Day" and appears in the horror film "The Infection: O: Origins," is in final negotiations with the producers and is positively reviewing the script.
If she takes the role it will be her first drama in two years. She will have to make up her mind about the role soon as the drama is set to begin airing in November. Besides her acting work, Park Han Byul is also known for her seven-year relationship with high school boyfriend singer Se7en.
Actor Kim Joo Young has also been cast in the drama. Kim starred as Choi Dong Man in "Vampire Prosecutor" and "Vampire Prosecutor 2." He also appeared in "Big Heat," "I Believed A Guy," "Drama Special - Little Girl Detective Park Hae Sol" and he played Prince Bongrim in "Cruel Palace - War of Flowers."
Lee Tae Gon will appear in the drama. He appeared as Dam Duk/Gwanggaeto The Great in the KBS drama "Gwanggaeto, The Great Conquerer" and was Lee Tae Young in "Golden Fish."
Jo Yeong Gwang, who directed "49 Days" and "Queen of Ambition," will direct "A Well Grown Daughter." Yoon Young Mi, who wrote "101st Proposal" and "Bride of the Sun," has written the script.
The new series will follow "Ugly Alert."
