Here's an interesting idea for a drama: a romcom/horror drama. That's the description that has been given for the upcoming SBS drama "The Sun of My Master," which this week confirmed the selection of its main actors.
Actor So Ji Sub has signed on to play Joo Joong Won, a greedy CEO who values money above everything else. Actress Gong Hyo Jin will play Tae Gong Shil, a sensitive assistant, who is easily reduced to tears. Well, that takes care of the romantic comedy part, but which part of this story is the horror part, you might well ask? The horror part has to do with ghosts. Following her accident, Tae Gong Shil can see these ghosts and as a result suffers from insomnia. When she tells people she can see ghosts, no one believes her, least of all Joo Joong Won.
Given the description of the drama as being at least partly horror, viewers can assume the ghosts she sees are not the friendly kind. And they probably create some problems, which only Tae will have the power to prevent. In the course of the drama, Joo, who only believes in concrete things, must learn to trust Tae, who sees things that no one else is able to. In the process, they grow together and he learns to love her.
"The Sun of My Master" was written by the famous Hong Sisters, who are known for the dramas, "You're Beautiful," "My Girlfriend is a Gumiho," "Big" and "Greatest Love." Both "My Girlfriend is a Gumiho" and "Big" had supernatural elements.
So Ji Sub has not appeared in a drama since he played the roles of detective/hacker Kim Woo Hyun/Park Gi Young in the series "Phantom." It will be his first romantic comedy in a decade, since he appeared in "We Are Dating Now." He has never worked with the Hong Sisters before.
Gong Hyo Jin has not been in a drama for two years since she worked with the screenwriters in "Greatest Love."
According to the drama production company, Bom Factory, "We concentrated on casting actors that best fit the characters, actors who are expressive and can convincingly convey emotions such as joy, fear and tears. Viewers are thirsty for such basic emotions."
Jin Hyuk will produce the drama. He is known for his work on "Shining Inheritance," "Prosecutor Princess," and "City Hunter." "The Sun of My Master" will premiere on SBS in August.
