Well-Loved Comic “Goong” Targets Drama Remake

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Popular published comic – Goong will be produced again as drama.

The drama adaptation of Goong in mid-2000 generated quite a rave not just in South Korea, but also overseas.

Jaedam Media’s CEO Hwang Nam-yong, who is in charge of the management of Goong (original work by Park So-hee), said that it recently signed a remake contract for the cartoon work with Drama Production Group8.

Goong narrates the arrange marriage between the Crown Prince and a normal high school girl whom the prince grandfather handpicked to be his bride. The drama adaptation titled, Princess Hours, starred Ju Ji Hoon and Yoon Eun Hye in 2006.

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After being serialized for 10 years from 2003, it has enjoyed great popularity not only in Korea but also in Japan selling millions in production. Considered as pioneer of K-Comics, it was exported to 10 countries including Japan, Taiwan, Thailand and France.

It has also been adapted to dramas, novels, musicals, various merchandise and media works. In particular, musicals were also performed in Japan, garnering impressive following.

Recently contracts for dramatization were signed in China, Thailand, and Mexico. In Korea, even after the serialization was completed, side books were produced and continued to be popular.

Princess Hours achieved immense popularity scoring over 27% viewership rating when it aired on MBC in 2006. A spinoff series was also created. It also propelled the popularity of its lead actors.

Meanwhile, Group8 has produced impressive series that pushed Korean wave. The production team is behind Korean dramas: Sorry I Love You, A Love To Kill, Boys Over Flower, Bel Ami, Bring it on Ghost and more.

Meanwhile, Goong, which was a published comic book, has recently been re-serialized through Kakao Page through an all-color webtoon-style editing. In short, the original is also being remade in line with the trend of the times.


Source: Sports Donga

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