[News Update] NHK to co-produce and air Korean drama "Bad Gay"

NHK to co-produce and air Korean drama "Bad Gay"
Roytavan : Writer / 18.02.2010
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Major Japanese broadcaster NHK has decided to co-produce and air SBS drama "Bad Guy" (SBS, 2010) even ahead of its run in Korea.

The drama is aiming to air in the first half of 2010; aside from Kim, the production is still casting the other lead male and female roles.

According to Good Story on Wednesday, NHK has agreed to jointly produce the drama set to air in May in Korea and also broadcast the series on Japanese public TV in 2011.

"The audience trusts in director Lee Hyeong-min, director of other hits such as 'Sorry, I Love You' and 'The Snow Queen', to produce the next 'Hallyu drama', Good Story said of the reason NHK chose to produce and air the show.

"Bad Guy" is a melodrama that tells the story of a modern man’s path to achieving his secret ambitions. The role calls for Kim Nam-gil to be “masculine but also sexy” as a bold man with his eye on becoming a third-generation chaebol; he uses his considerable skills and smarts to take over a chaebol group.

"Bad Gay" will star Korean actor Kim Nam-gil who has a never-fulfilled ambition for life and love and Han Ga-in, who will fill the role of the tough yet realistic female who uses her charms to climb the social ladder.

Production for the drama has been ongoing since last Friday in Nagoya, Japan.