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Lee Joon, Jung So-min up to star in new family drama Father is Weird
Dec 14, 2016
With most of the current weekend family
dramas having passed the midway point, broadcasters are already planning the
next ones to air. KBS’s upcoming Father is Weird has gone on a casting blitz,
offering roles to key mainstay actors on the family drama scene including Kim
Young-chul (All’s Well With a Happy Home) and Kim Hae-sook (Yes, That’s How It
Is).
Father is Weird is about a family that
lives on the outskirts of Seoul, held together by its hardworking patriarch and
his wife, presumably to be played by Kim Young-chul and Kim Hae-sook. However,
this father has been hiding his real identity for thirty-five years, and now
all of his children are grown and about to be married. His wife is a dedicated,
responsible mother to his three daughters and one son, but with him, she’s full
of aegyo. Suddenly one day, a young man shows up at the household, and declares
that he is the son of the family. Despite knowing that he is not the birth
father to this young man, the patriarch takes him in and insists that he is his
true son.
Lee Joon (Woman With a Suitcase) has
confirmed that he will be playing the male lead for Father is Weird. This will
be his first time acting in a family drama. The role was originally offered to
his Woman With a Suitcase co-star Joo Jin-mo, but he declined due to scheduling
issues. In the original character bio, Joo Jin-mo was supposed to play a cold,
proud, and sensitive celebrity who grew up in America and became a successful
actor in Korea. Whether Lee Joon’s character will be adapted from the previous
description or whether it’ll be scrapped for something entirely new is still up
in the air.
Jung So-min (The Sound of Your Heart,
D-Day) is in talks to star as the female lead. If she does decide to join the
cast, it will be a reunion between her and Kang Suk-woo (Glorious Day) who
played her father-in-law in Can We Get Married? Kang Suk-woo has already
confirmed his role as a successful department head at a major news outlet, who
proposes a “marriage graduation” to his wife (meaning that they still remain
married legally and socially, but are free to live unhindered by each other’s
interference).
Award-winning writer Lee Jung-sun will be
writing the scripts for Father is Weird. She was the main creative force behind
Ojakkyo Brothers, which I enjoyed immensely. What’s got me worried is the PD,
Lee Jae-sang. He’s directed some of my favorite family dramas like Sons of Sol
Pharmacy, but his most recent projects Bel Ami and Trot Lovers were just awful.
Like poke-out-my-eyes-please awful. Well, hopefully, he’ll make a turnaround
with this upcoming series.
Weekend family drama Father is Weird will
air in February next year after Laurel Tree Tailors finishes its run.Source-http://www.dramabeans.com/2016/12/lee-joon-jung-so-min-up-to-star-in-new-family-drama-father-is-weird/