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Sep
03
2008

바람의 나라 (Kingdom of the Wind) Already King Before Even Starting?

Posted by X at 7:42am.

Posted in TV , Asia.

For KBS, this kind of deja-vu should actually be pretty pleasant, as 주몽 (Jumong) started with a similar premise, and then ended up making over 80 million dollars in overseas DVD sales, broadcast rights and domestic ad revenue, closing its 8 month run with ratings over the 50%. The biggest drama of the season, which starts airing on September 10 and will air a preview special tomorrow night (Korean time), 바람의 나라 (Kingdom of the Wind) already sold out all the ad slots for the month of September, and after countless requests from oversea fans will air its press screening live on the net (again tomorrow), where a good 10 minute promo of the series will be aired. But that’s just the beginning: the real news is that Japan’s Pony Canyon, which earlier this year bought other KBS sageuk from the past like 용의 눈물 (Tears of the Dragon) and 무인시대 (The Age of Warriors), already secured broadcasting rights for the show, at what’s reported to be a record high price.

One rep from KBS Media commented that, although no detailed figure can be disclosed at this time, the amount is the biggest ever for a KBS drama, and it’s very likely the show will end up broadcasting on one of the major Japanese networks, such as Fuji TV or NHK. Other sources claim the figure is around 100 million won per episode, which would turn out to be a very impressive 3.6 billion total (that’s just broadcasting rights, mind you), unless the show gets extended later. The drama stars Song Il-Guk, Jung Jin-Young and Choi Jung-Won, is produced by Kang Il-Soo of 해신 (Emperor of the Sea), while Jung Jin-Ok of and Park Jin-Woo wrote the screenplay. In some ways, you could consider this a sequel of Jumong, as it covers an historical period just a few decades removed from the events in the superhit of 2006. Another couple of teasers have been released by KBS, a little longer and with more money shots than the previous 30 second one. Check the links below.

[Star News] [Hanguk Ilbo] [Joy News]

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