(SEASON
2)
A
MAJOR
OVERHAUL
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ARTHDAL
CHRONICLES
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  The news of a Dream Team helmed by Director Kim Kwang Sik, all
lined up for TVN’s Arthdal Chronicles Season 2 floats dreamily like
the fragrance of a thousand roses wafting across a room. The team, which
boasts of a new cast and crew with loads of awards and a wealth of experience
under their belt, in addition to the retention of some talented original actors, stirs
netizens into a frenzy. No expense and effort have been spared by Studio
Dragon, the production company, to transform Arthdal Chronicles (Season 2)
into a formidable television series. A fever triggered by the news that the
adult Eun Seom / Saya would be portrayed by Lee Joon Gi has sent hopes
and expectations spiralling up the sky. Global Kdrama lovers expect the mature version of the warrior to be a hero of mythic proportions in the sequel. Lee, with his combined talent, fame, popularity, magnetism, appeal and unique, magic touch, will do full justice to the role of twins, Eun Seom and Saya.
Lee Joon Gi is paired with Shin Se Kyung, who would portray Tanya
and the pair will leave everyone fascinated and bedazzled. TVN’s Arthdal
Chronicles Season 2, with the Dream Team in it, will be a blockbuster
masterpiece in the making. It is expected to open worldwide in 2023 to
critical acclaim and astounding success.  One is convinced that the sequel to the historical fantasy
television series, which speak of the lost magical fictional land - the
shadowy ancient world of Arthdal in the Bronze Age; the Igutus, a hybrid
of a Saram and a Neanthal and their mysterious purple blood and eyes that
shine purple; the barbaric blue-blooded Neanthals whose presence can instil fear in a bear, the blue-haired Momo tribe, a mortal with a black tongue, a High Priestess with the psychic ability of the gods, the legend of the Great White Wolf; strange DREAMS and
Kanmoreu, a black stallion that can outrun other horses, is expected to
be a tale of epic, stupendous storytelling – a saga of ancient history,
mystery, barbarism, war, romance, and fierce, fast and spectacular action.
Lee Joon Gi will climb, leap, spring or swing into action as the heroic, wild, tigerish or savage and Machiavellian Eun Seom / Saya.
Little is known of that Bronze Age which is veiled in the mists
of legend. The different loosely-knit tribes and clans are forced
into a union or alliance but each group is compelled to continually battle for their
survival in a world of wild jungles, high, treacherous mountains, boiling
lakes, torrential rivers and fierce invaders. The story would surely advance and move forward into the Iron Age.
The pairing of the gorgeous, charming, sensual and sexy couple,
Lee Joon Gi and Shin Se Kyung, has raised expectations sky high. Their
personal chemistry is a cast-iron guarantee; they will cast their spell on
us. Our hearts will incessantly pound with each of their interactions.
Humour, laughter and fun are expected. Coupled with a new Production Director
and a new Cinematographer, everyone is bubbling with feverish excitement and
anticipation. Though the tale will be startlingly new and original, one is
curious about how it will be imagined and conveyed.
Eun Seom and Saya will no more be the solitary cheetah or leopard. They will take their place in tribal society, defend their rights, prized territories and people in the sequel. Will the mature Eun Seom be fierce, wild, barbaric when he attempts to vanquish Tagon or when he faces off with Saya, his Machiavellian twin? Let’s look at what the cast and crew
will bring to the table. DIRECTOR KIM KWANG
SIK  Kim Kwang Sik (50), previously known for his great successes in My Dear Desperado (2010), Tabloid Truth (2014) and The Great Battle (2018), has astutely managed to bring Lee Joon Gi, a huge star and actor, on board Arthdal Chronicles Season 2. He and Studio Dragon must have patiently waited for Lee to complete his latest drama, Again My Life. Lee, brilliantly cast, will bring new life to the sequel. Kim Kwang Sik will revamp and restyle Arthdal
Chronicles to ensure the sequel would be fresh, original and brand new. The results are expected, to say
the least, to be spectacular.
Kim Kwang Sik received the Best New Director for My Dear
Desperado in 2010 at the 31st Blue Dragon Film Awards. Kim was also
the first assistant director for Lee Chang-dong's award-winning Oasis (2002). My Dear
Desperady, a romantic comedy, is written and directed by Kim Kwang Sik. It is about two people who become semi-basement one-room neighbours:
one is brave but jobless, and the other, the neighbourhood gangster.
This film was remade in Hindi titled, Jayantabhai Ki
Luv Story in 2013.
It was also remade in Tamil titled Kadhalum Kadandhu Pogum.
Another achievement is The Great Battle, a historical
film about the siege of Ansi Fortress and the epic 88-day battle fought
between Yang Manchun and his Goguryeo troops against 500,000 Tang dynasty
soldiers.
Tabloid Truth, his crime thriller that speaks of the destructive nature of certain information,
is fascinating. The movie begins with the chilling suicide of a promising
actress triggered by the spread of false, malicious rumours. Her brave manager,
risking his life by prising open the truth behind them, uncovers a vast conspiracy.
The chilling truth is a network of power, money and sex, where faceless
people from every field of society - financial firms, public
relations agencies,
government organizations, the media etc, manipulate the truth. They are the
authors of jjirasi (leaflet). To shape public opinion and further particular agendas, information which is selectively
chosen is published in Jjirasi, the secretive online
newsletters. Misinformation, disinformation, rumour mongering by the faceless
rumour makers behind the scenes are responsible for fact and fiction being
blurred. KIM YOUNG HYUN SCREENWRITER  Kim Young Hyun won Writer of The Year for the
internationally-acclaimed drama, A Jewel in the Palace (MBC / 2003).
She also won the Outstanding Screenwriter award for The Great Queen Seondeok (MBC / 2009) at the Seoul International Awards in
2010. 
In addition, she also received Korea’s Producer and Director’s TV Writer Award for the same drama. In 2012, she won Best Screenplay for Deep-Rooted Tree (SBS / 2011) at the Baeksang Awards. Kim Young Hyun collaborated with Park Sang Yeon for Arthdal
Chronicles Season 1 (tvN / 2019). They
will team up again for the sequel. PARK SANG YEON SCREENWRITER  Park Sang Yeon, who received the 2011 (31st) Critics Choice Awards for Best Screenplay for The Front Line, has a shared history with Lee Joon Gi.
Park’s famous May 18 (2007) (original Story/ Novel) stars Lee Joon Gi.    The screenwriter collaborated with Kim Young Hyun in a number
of dramas, The Great Queen Seondeok (MBC / 2009), Deeply-rooted Tree (SBS /
2011) and Arthdal Chronicles Season
1 (tvN / 2019). They will surprise and amaze with the sequel to Arthdal
Chronicles.
CHOI CHAN MIN CINEMATOGRAPHER
Choi Chan Min is hired as the new Director of Cinematography to
bring a fresh perspective to Arthdal
Chronicles Season 2. The cinematographer, who loves experimenting with new
photographic techniques, made his cinematographic debut with Camels
(2001) in his mid-20s. He has worked on a variety of genres.
His car chase scenes in the 2007 Big Bang, the biggest
of street filming, were shot in Busan for a week by blocking off the streets
right in the middle of the city. Choi received the award for Best Cinematography for The
Spy Gone North at the Korean Film Producers Association Awards in 2018
and Silver Medal for Cinematography for the same film at the Korea
Gold Awards Festival in 2019.
In 2014, he was presented with the Best Cinematography award
for KUNDO : Age of the Rampant (2014) at The 35th Blue
Dragon Awards and a similar award at the 34th Korean Film Critics Association
Awards in 2015. LEE JOON GI EUN SEOM / SAYA  Lee Joon Gi, the first male lead in Arthdal Chronicles
Season 2, needs no introduction.
The top-rated and phenomenally popular
global actor has won innumerable international and local acting and other
awards. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Joon-gi) 2007 SHANGHAI, CHINA SHANGHAI INTERNATIONAL
FILM FESTIVAL OVERSEAS STAR AWARD
http://en.people.cn/90782/8100918.html
2007 HAWAII INTERNATIONAL
FILM FESTIVAL UNITED STATES of
AMERICA RISING STAR AWARD
 2007 CHINA FASHIONS AWARD CHINA SOUTH KOREAN ARTIST OF
THE YEAR   2012 SKAPA AWARD JAPAN GRAND PRIZE KOREAN WAVE CATEGORY
https://tw.news.yahoo.com/lee-jun-ki-wins-the-grand-award-during-000553045.html 2016 TAIWAN KKTV ACTOR OF THE YEAR
2016 MOON LOVERS: SCARLET
HEART RYEO
  2018 SINGAPORE BEST MALE ASIAN STAR LAWLESS LAWYER STARHUB NIGHT OF STARS   2008 / 2013 / 2015 SEOUL INTERNATIONAL
DRAMA AWARDS 2008 MOST POPULAR ACTOR TIME BETWEEN DOG AND
WOLF
2013 OUTSTANDING KOREAN
ACTOR ARANG AND THE
MAGISTRATE
2015 OUTSTANDING KOREAN
ACTOR GUNMAN IN JOSEON
Lee’s most famous local films are The King and The
Clown (2005) and May 18 (2007).
His international filmography includes Virgin Snow
(Japan 2007), Never Said Goodbye (China 2016) and Resident Evil: The
Last Chapter (North America 2017).    Lee’s latest television series, Again My Life, which has
made a significant impact locally and internationally, reached a local
viewership of 12%.
Again My Life was consistently rated first among viewers
aged 20-49, besting all other programmes and dramas. According to Osen, ‘The
20-49 viewership is used as a measure of the program’s buzz and
competitiveness.’     Lee Joon Gi had promised to perform a dance
if his Fri-Sat Again My Life drama surpassed a 10% rating.
When it received a 10.1% rating on 6 May 2022, Lee finally uploaded a dance
video on 26 May 2022 showcasing his hot dance.
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tya03l9WAjo&t=48s Lee’s 2020 Flower of Evil, a tremendous international success,
has been adapted by The Philippines and India and translated into Tagalog and Hindi
respectively. WOW. One cannot think of any actor whose television series has spawned 2 adaptations.
   https://www.aljazeera.com/features/ https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2021/11/3/six-korean-series-to-watch-instead-of-squid-game
     https://twitter.com/i/status/1401442952543490051 SHIN SE KYUNG TANYA
Fans are excited by the prospect of passionate love and romance
between the great, mighty, fierce and barbaric Eun Seom with tribal
beauty, Tanya. Well, one thing is sure.
Tiger or lion, oxytocin will turn the fierce, roaring Eun
Seom into a kitten.   The duo, who worked together in the Green Umbrella Children’s
Foundation Project in 2018, were interviewed by MBC. With Mickey Mouse, they
wrapped gifts for 500 children from disadvantaged families.
https://twitter.com/i/status/1558564170144047104 Shin Se Kyung (32) is a South Korean actress, singer and model.
A successful Celebrity YouTuber, Shin Se Kyung has won
many awards including Brand of The Year Awards (2019), Top
Excellence Award for MBC’s Rookie Historian Goo Hae-Ryung (2019), Excellence
Awards for SBS’ Six Flying Dragons (2015) and SBS' Deep-Rooted Tree
(2011).
JANG DONG GUN TAGON  Jang Dong Gun (50), who plays Tagon, had also worked with Lee Joon Gi in the
past as they were spokespersons for Giordano.
Jang Dong Gun is best known for his 2004 Taegukgi: The
Brotherhood of War for which he won Best Actor at the 25th
Blue Dragon Film Awards. He also won Best Actor for Seven Years of
Night at the 2018 Korea Best Star Awards.
KIM OK VIN TAEALHA  It was said that Lee Joon Gi and Kim Ok Vin (Taealha) had also worked
together before. In 2006, they were presenters at a certain film award show.  Kim Ok Vin (35) has received several award nominations for her
acting performances, and won Best Actress at the 42nd Sitges Film Festival for her role in Thirst in 2009. The
Sitges Film Festival is a Spanish film festival specialising in fantasy and
horror films. In 2018, she won Best Actress for The Villainess
at the 23rd Chunsa Film Art Awards.
Arthdal
Chronicles Season 2 will begin shooting in August 2022. The television series,
produced by Studio Dragon (a subsidiary of CJEM), and KPJ Corporation, will be
distributed by tvN and Netflix. |
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