the upcoming drama adaptation of the webtoon Jeong Nyeon starring Kim Tae Ri will include sapphic romance involving the main character 👩❤️💋👩🏳️🌈
from the interview with the director Jeong Ji In ⬇️
Can we expect romance between the main characters like in the original work?
There is. There are parts that have been dramatized, and there may be differences in the level of acceptance depending on the viewer, but I directed it thinking it was a melodrama. At the time, male and female actors acting out romantic scenes were subject to crackdowns as it was said to be promiscuous, but skinship between women was said to be okay and was overlooked. (Laughs) So there were possible pictures. I heard that at that time, Women Gukgeuk was open to minorities. (cr taeri_yeosin on twitter)
synopsis: The story takes place in the 1950s after the Korean War came to an end. The protagonist Yoon Jeong Nyeon lives with her mother in Mokpo, far away from the bustling city life. She has no money or education but posesses an innate talent for pansori (Korean genre of musical storytelling). She leaves her town to visit Seoul and joins a traditional Korean musical theater called yeonsong gukgeuk. In yeoseong gukgeuk, an all-female ensemble of theatre actors would take on roles of both women and men to narrate passionate and intense stories of war and love.
The story contains themes of class struggle, gender expression, queer identities, cross-dressing, misogyny and more.
(cr pinkvilla.com, kpopmap.com)
🎨 based on a webtoon by Seo Ireh and Namon
📺 the drama will reportedly consist of 12 episodes and is scheduled to air in 2024, the filming is still ongoing
🎥 directed by Jeong Ji In (The Red Sleeve)
✍️ written by Choi Hyo Bi (A Time Called You)
⭐ starring
Kim Tae Ri as Yoon Jeong Nyeon
Shin Ye Eun as Heo Young Seo
Woo Da Vi as Hong Ju Ran
Jung Eun Chae as Moon Ok Gyeong
Kim Yoon Hye as Seo Hye Rang
Ra Mi Ran as Kang So Bok
Moon So Ri as Seo Yong Rye
Jang Hye Jin as Han Ki Jun
Oh Gyeong Hwa as Yoon Jeong Ja
Hyun Seung Hee (Oh My Girl) - role unknown
Jung Lael - role unknown
Jung Lael is rumored to play the role of Buyoung, Jeong Nyeon's love interest
🌸 fun facts:
the illustrator of the original webtoon said that Jeong Nyeon was inspired by Sook Hee from The Handmaiden
the drama is directed and written by women (as is the webtoon)
the webtoon was also adapted to play
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