[HanCinema's News] Official Lineup Announced for 2020 Drama Specials
By William Schwartz | Published on
On October 20th KBS released new information regarding this year's season of drama specials. Ten drama specials will be released this seasons, starting with "Drama Special - Modern Girl" on November 7th. "Drama Special - Crevasse" will follow on November 14th. "Drama Special - The Joys and Sorrows of Work" will come out on November 21st. "Drama Special - My Lilac" will air on November 28th.
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New details chiefly concern the next three drama specials in the sequence. "Drama Special - The Teacher" will be directed by Na Soo-ji and written by Kang Han. It will star Kim Dae-geon, Woo Da-vi, Moon You-kang, and Lee Yeon in a story about a distinguished professor looking back on the bullying of his high school years.
"Drama Special - The Reason Why I Can't Tell You" now has a confirmed director, Hong Eun-mi, and a confirmed scriptwriter, Yoon Kyeong-ah. The tone of the drama, which will star Shin Hyun-soo and Go Min-si in the leading roles, will be that of a human melodrama. The profession fo Shin Hyun-soo's character has been confirmed to be as a professional photographer, with him meeting Go Min-si's character for the first time in a long time over the course of a one day class.
Lastly, "Drama Special - A Jaunt" will be directed by Yoo Kwan-mo and written by Yeo Myung-jae. It will deal with the friendship between an elderly peddler and a middled aged fruit merchant. Son Sook has been confirmed to play the elderly peddler while Jung Woong-in will play the fruit merchant. These dramas are expected to be broadcast in December although the exact broadcast order is as yet unknown.
Written by William Schwartz
William Schwartz
Staff writer. Has been writing articles for HanCinema since 2012, having lived in South Korea from 2011 to 2021. He is currently located in the Portland metropolitan area. William Schwartz can be contacted via william@hancinema.net, and is open to requests for content in future articles.