Popular Actor Kwon Sang Woo, who drew much attention recently over his marriage with Son Tae Young, is slated to play the leading role in the upcoming war drama “No.1 Road’.
The production company for the drama, which also produced “Stairway to Heaven” and “Last Scandal”, confirms the participation of Kwon Sang Woo in “No.1 Road”. This 13 billion won mega-production currently stands at 10 episodes.
The timeline for “No. 1 Road” is set during the Korean War and is based on the events occurring around “Route 1”, which lies between Seoul and Pyongyang. Kwon Sang Woo plays as the officer Lee Jang Woo, who displays extraordinary survival skills, friendship, cooperation and ideology under brutal war conditions.
The drama will take a documentary approach to re-enact the epic battles of the Army’s 1st Division, hence bringing a sense of realism to the viewers. It is seen by many as the television version of the 2004 movie “Taegukgi”, where the majority of its crews will also be working on “No.1 Road” to provide the expertise and technology needed to produce a high quality war drama.
Kwon Sang Woo, who rose to stardom with his drama “Stairway to Heaven”, will be collaborating with PD Lee Jang Soo again after 5 years. There have been several discussions on distribution rights and investment schemes with major Hollywood production companies.
“No.1 Road” is scheduled to begin shooting in January next year and will premiere in September 2009.
Now everyone hold your excitement first, in case you are getting too excited. Wait for the official announcement from Kwon Sang Woo before celebrating. And also pray that it doesn’t get caned like Daemool.
Original article at metroseoul.co.kr
English translation courtesy .hanfever.com
