No.of Epis: 16Year/TV Station: 2008/KBS
Cast:
Hyun Bin ~ Jung Ji Oh
Song Hye Kyo ~ Joo Joon Young
Uhm Ki Joon ~ Song Gyu Ho
Seo Hyo Rim ~ Jang Hae Jin
Bae Jung Ok ~ Yoon Young
Choi Daniel ~ Yang Soo Kyung
Synopsis: (from KBS World)
Broadcasting station, especially television drama production, is often called as the core of desire and materialism. TV station is the place of envy for many people, but they also criticize it as the place where unethical thoughts are generalized. However, those who work in drama production industry are not different from us; they are common people who need love and care just like others. Most of Korean dramas are focused on family problems and troubled relationships between lovers. However, for the moderners, workplace is where they spend most of their time. If one fails to build decent relationships with others in his workplace, it would be hard to read his life as a success. “Worlds Within” will bring out the stories of the makers of TV dramas; the warm, touching stories of their love and life.
Slacker's review:
This is the 3rd drama of the yr focusing on people working in TV Station, and the background was quite similar to its glamourous cousin "On Air". Well, that's the only simliarity the dramas got, so pls don't compare them coz' they are focusing on different stuffs. While "On Air" touches more on the stuffs needed to be done before and during filming of a drama, "Worlds Within" focused more on the directors who filmed the dramas, and very much less on casting, scriptwriters and rivalry between characters etc.
There are ard 2-3 dramas going on during the drama, but we won't really get a complete pic of them. There are also some focus on the actresses in the drama, like Yoon Young and newbie Hae Jin. Butta, the focus is more on their relationship to the people ard them, and not much on their acting. "Worlds Within" is a character-driven drama, every ep has a theme itself and the two main leads- JO & JY wld each do their narration, if the theme is linked to him or her. To me, it's a romance drama covered by the tv stn theme. From the romance of JO & JY, we get to see how the other couples cope with their own relationships too.
WW might seemed to be a little boring or unexciting to some, mainly because there were the usual shoutings from the ppl and to focus on the "less exciting role of directors" just didnt seemed to be interesting, as compared to actors. I like the execution of the drama, but the problem is WW didn't make me feel "addicted". The plot and cast were good, but something is lacking...perhaps a lack of excitement or anticipation.
Hyun Bin...this guy has improved alot since Sam Soon days. JO is a self-conflicted guy, but that's how the depth of the character comes in. Chemistry with Song Hye Gyo is perfect. I like their little moments together. JY and JO's relationship seemed to be really close to reality. Nobody is perfect, first we get to see JY's flaws, and later on, JO's problems. (Though i think JO's request to break up seemed to be quite cliche).
SHG received some criticisms for not acting well for her role JY. Hmm...I wld say she tried her best, but I felt that the role wasn't suitable for her. She did pretty well in her emotional scenes and scenes with HB, but when it comes to her acting as a director, I just felt something is lacking.
I dunno who Uhm Ki Joon is beforehand. His role GH is not a likeable character...he's proud and aloof, and likes to suan our JO. However, that's pretty much on surface, and the drama didn't really show him in more depth.
Pairing up with UKJ is Seo Hyo Rim, whom I last seen in "In Soon". Hae Jin is quite a bubbly character, she's like a fresh air in the cast. Lolz. Chemistry with UKJ was nt bad...HJ is probably the only person whom GY can open his heart to...and made him willing to fight for her.
Bae Jong Ok! She looked so glamourous here! Totally diff from her role in "my man's woman". I like her proud and confident look. Veteran actress never disappoints us. Yoon Young is also not a very nice character to start with...somehow she didn't seem to be serious to men or r/s. Her pairing with Kim Gab Soo was interesting too. Middle-aged couple sees r/s differently, I like their chemistry too!
Choi Daniel...is probably the only guy whom I didn't like. Firstly, pls go and fix your hair. He's not that bad looking actually. Lolz! His character "Miss Yang" just irritated me on and off. Hahaha! Luckily our JY couldn't bother with him at all. Phew~
OST was not bad, but I cld rmb only the opening and ending theme now. Oh my~
Well, though the ratings is not gd for WW, this is one drama which shows you the other side of the drama production, and how dramas relates to our daily lives in reality. Highly recommended.
