To wrap up my anti-ACTA frenzy that lasted for few hours today, I present two articles. Not mine translation, they come from Asian-Drama.org, I will try to find some articles to translate myself tomorrow.
If I'm not dead from the heart attack of course before that.
The translation os a bit shaky and there is a lot to guess by yourself, but what the hell.
OK, here.
Reason for Popularity of Padam Padam Among Male Viewers
The JTBC’s Monday and Tuesday drama series “Padam Padam… The Sound of His and Her Heartbeats”
is winning not only the hearts of women, but the reason for the drama
has also successfully winning over the hearts of men has attracted
attention.
The beautiful and deep love story of Yang Kang Chil (Jung Woo Sung)
and Jung Ji Na (Han Ji Min), has moved not only female fans who crazy
for romance, but also the hearts of male.
The reason for this scenario, is widely deemed to be caused by
reality version of “(babo) Ondal the fool emotional tie” as men
suffering from oppression in society.
In the drama of Padam Padam, the life of Yang Kang Chil is entangled
with lots of problems, but one day, Jung Ji Na who possesses wealth,
beauty and qualification which he couldn’t matched appears.
For male audience, the love story of two persons whom look like won’t
intersected is bringing them hope and touch. That’s it, through the
story of Kang Chil, it’s possible to look forward to a dream that is
different from depressing reality.
And the dream of men that wants to have a girl like Ji Na who
possesses perfect feminine beauty is achieved through the character of
Kang Chil, and thereby gains alternative satisfaction is also one of the
reason.
There is also analysis that believes that the three miracles experienced by Kang Chil has added even more delicate dreamy joy.
Relevant person of TV series said that Padam Padam held two events of
watching the drama in cinema, and the people who applied was
surprisingly majority comprised of male fans, proving the popularity of
the drama among male fans.
via Osen
and second:
What If Padam Padam is Aired on Terrestrial Broadcasting TV Channel?
Not long ago, author Kim Soo Hyun who wrote the A Thousand Days’ Promise (SBS, 2010) wrote a sentence on Twitter that became a topic.
She wrote, “Some people guessed that Lee Mi Sook is the biological
mother of Soo Ae siblings, haha!” Then, she continued, “Now there is
saying that cousin Lee Sang Woo is loving Soo Ae… it’s correct that
everybody likes this kind of content. But this is only pure love and
care between siblings, and does not contain any hidden card. Hope you
understand. People who watched A Thousand Days’ Promise would knew that,
the role of Lee Mi Sook is always the mother of Hyang Ki (Jung Yoo Me)
who is loving Ji Hyung (Kim Rae Won) to the end. If she knows that Ji
Hyung who abandoned her daughter has the lover of Seo Yeon (Soo Ae), she
will surely find Seo Yeon to turn upside down.
Of course, this drama is not A Thousand Days’ Promise, and the writer
is not Kim Soo Hyun. In the drama with such an atmosphere, it’s
entirely possible the plot likes “later only know that Lee Mi Sook is
the biological mother who ran away after abandoned them when young” may
exist. Knowing this, Kim Soo Hyun made the “haha” response in advance.
The TV series “Padam Padam… The Sound of His and Her Heartbeats” is currently airing in general programming service channel JTBC.
Firstly all aspects is luxurious. Famous author Noh Hee Kyung and PD
of Iris (KBS2, 2009), Kim Kyu Tae cooperate, and the casts of Jung Woo
Sung, Han Ji Min, Kim Bum are also very glorious. From the national
average, the drama is getting ratings of 2%. Recently, some people has
voice such a feeling, “It would be good if Padam Padam can air on
terrestrial broadcaster’s TV station.” The business case of Padam Padam
used to be sent to the office of TV series department of various
free-to-air TV stations, but all of them rejected this drama, “it’s not a
drama that can make money” was the reason.
In fact, Padam Padam is not the kind of TV drama series that can
survive on traditional Korean drama market. From the first scene, lead
male character Kang Chil (Jung Woo Sung) was sent to gallows, but in the
next scene, he was brought back to life. The physical sequence of the
events is also not clear. Kang Chil and Gook Soo (Kim Bum) who came out
of labor camp to go home for holiday, for unknown reason are back inside
labor camp and chit chatting. The scenes that cannot be differentiated
if it’s a dream or hallucination arrived in quick succession.
However, the viewers who are whacked to fatigue due to drama that
does everything to stimulate the nerve ending are praising the drama.
They want to know the miracles that happen on Kang Chil, whether it’s
actually fantasy, or the miracle triggered Gook Soo who self-claimed to
be angel. In this process, Kang Chil who spent 16 years in prison after
entering it since teen, is discovering the joy of live after
encountering the heroin Ji Na (Han Ji Min) gradually, causing audience
to hold their breath.
If Padam Padam is broadcast in free-to-air TV station, will it achieves high ratings?
The previous work of Noh Hee Kyung, The World That They Live In
(KBS2, 2008), does not have slightest degree of lacking. The popularity
of main casts, Hyun Bin and Song Hye Kyo, was not poorer than Padam
Padam. For a scene about historical drama (The World that They Live In
is telling the story of the live and romance of TV series PDs), in order
to shoot an episode of content, a historical drama set was built, and
then burnt, the monetary and materials investment was beyond the Padam
Padam. But the highest ratings was just 7.7%. Will the audience who
rejected The World that They Live In accepts Padam Padam? This a thing
nobody would know. In this case, the current ratings of Padam Padam has
great significance.
With the weaknesses of pay TV, and the dislike by some people towards
general programming service channels, there is still so many viewers
who gave recognition to the real value of this drama is surprising, also
makes people happy. Although when asked, “do you like chemical
seasoning”, almost everyone will frown, but almost everyone is aware
that, the restaurant that does not use MSG (gourmet powder) will have to
close after a few days. In the market of TV series is also the same.
Even though is a minority, there is still existance of people who
remember the really delicious dishes, as well as people who understands
how precious it is, is really a very fortunate thing.
via Daum