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Casts Of “Itaewon Class,” “Love In The Moonlight,” And “The Sound Of Magic” Open An Outdoor Pub In “Young Actors’ Retreat”

“Young Actors’ Retreat” released a new preview still of the star-studded cast opening up a special pub!

 

TVING’s upcoming variety show “Young Actors’ Retreat” features cast members of “Love in the Moonlight,” “Itaewon Class,” and “The Sound of Magic,” which are all dramas directed by producing director (PD) Kim Sung Yoon. The variety show will show the reunions of the drama cast members but also explore new kinds of chemistry between actors from different dramas while hanging out, playing games, and taking time to bond with one another.

 

In the image, the 15 cast members are sitting together in front of an outdoor pub stall named “Itaewon Pub.” Included in the photo are Park Seo Joon, Ahn Bo Hyun, Kwon Nara, Ryu Kyung Soo, and Lee Joo Young of “Itaewon Class,” Park Bo Gum, Kim Yoo Jung, Jung Jinyoung, Chae Soo Bin, and Kwak Dong Yeon of “Love in the Moonlight,” and Ji Chang Wook, Choi Sung Eun, Hwang In Yeop, Ji Hye Won, and Kim Bo Yoon of “The Sound of Magic.” Regardless of the dramas that they starred in the past, the actors show close chemistry by hugging each other or putting their arms around each other’s shoulders, boasting a friendly atmosphere.

 

Joining the cast is special guest Kim Hye Eun who is wearing square glasses in the middle row. The actress previously worked with the members of “Young Actors’ Retreat” through a number of projects such as “Itaewon Class,” “The Sound of Magic,” and “Encounter.” She remarked that she is willing to go out and help the pub, showing that strong teamwork does not change over time and adding anticipation for the show.

 

 

The young actors felt even more strongly supported with Kim Hye Eun’s participation, but they still expressed a lot of nervousness ahead of the pub’s opening. Anticipation is high for the special pub as it was reported that the actors showed great chemistry while going to the supermarket and preparing food all day to get ready for the opening.

 

“Young Actors’ Retreat” is set to premiere on September 9.

 

Casts Of “Itaewon Class,” “Love In The Moonlight,” And “The Sound Of Magic” Open An Outdoor Pub In “Young Actors’ Retreat” | Soompi

 

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Ji Chang Wook, Sooyoung, And Sung Dong Il’s Most Touching Scenes Thus Far In “If You Wish Upon Me”

 

Only a few episodes in, “If You Wish Upon Me” has already touched viewers’ hearts!

 

KBS’s “If You Wish Upon Me” is inspired by an actual organization in the Netherlands that fulfills the wishes of terminal cancer patients. Ji Chang Wook stars as Yoon Gyeo Re, a man who has been pushed to his limits by a difficult life full of struggles. However, when he winds up having to volunteer at a hospice, he finds his life changing in unexpected ways while helping to make the patients’ wishes come true.

 

Girls’ Generation’s Sooyoung stars in the drama as Seo Yeon Joo, a tough and cheerful nurse at the hospice who is obsessed with exercise, while Sung Dong Il plays Kang Tae Shik, the volunteer chief of Team Genie.

 

As viewers continue to familiarize themselves with Team Genie and the hospice’s patients, here are three moments so far where Ji Chang Wook, Sooyoung, and Sung Dong Il warmed the hearts of the audience!

 

Ji Chang Wook’s comfort and warmth to those in the face of death: “Still, please don’t die.”

To an elderly man nearing the end of his life, Yoon Gyeo Re honestly shared, “Grandpa, aren’t you scared? Of dying. To be honest, I’m a bit scared. But living is more scary.”

 

Later, when Hye Jin (Kim Shin Rok) contemplated ending her life, Yoon Gyeo Re earnestly commented, “Isn’t dying harder than you think? I’ve also tried numerous times, but it wasn’t that easy. I’m not trying to say something stupid like ‘live with the courage you have to die,’ but still, please don’t die.” As he got through to Hye Jin, Yoon Gyeo Re simultaneously touched viewers’ hearts with his seemingly harsh but subtly warm and thoughtful words of comfort.

 

The next episode of “If You Wish Upon Me” airs on August 24 at 9:50 p.m. KST.

 

Ji Chang Wook, Sooyoung, And Sung Dong Il’s Most Touching Scenes Thus Far In “If You Wish Upon Me” | Soompi

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4 Moments In Episodes 3-4 Of “If You Wish Upon Me” That Warmed Our Hearts

“If You Wish Upon Me” returns this week to delve into the life of a star who is about to burn out. Yoon Gyeo Re (Ji Chang Wook) continues to find his footing amidst Team Genie as certain members of the team start to warm up to him really quickly. The gentle pace of the previous week continues as the show settles into its characters, and the hospice staff members slowly but surely draw a grouchy Gyeo Re into their family. But trouble lurks in the background waiting for a chance to make itself known, and as it turns out, Gyeo Re isn’t the only person with a troubled past.

 

Warning: spoilers for episodes 3-4 below.

 

1. Gyeo Re’s reaction to Pyeon Yong Ho’s passing

It turns out there was an extra dimension to Pyeon Yong Ho’s (Jun Moo Song‘s) last wish. He also wanted his family reunited one last time in the home they used to live in. His daughter, her husband, and Yong Ho’s granddaughter rush to visit from overseas upon finding that he is close to death. They have one last meal in the house while Gyeo Re, who still refuses to touch Yeom Soo Ja’s (Yang Hee Kyung‘s) sumptuous cooking, watches on, looking moved but not knowing how to express it.

 

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That’s the thing with Gyeo Re. He genuinely doesn’t know how to express anything that isn’t anger or fear, in part conditioned by his rough upbringing at the orphanage and the brutality of the children there. When someone reaches out to him, he reacts like a wounded animal, snarling back because he isn’t sure that they actually meant it or whether it’s because they want something from him. But his love language seems to be acts of service (no matter if those acts end up causing him harm) because he slips Yong Ho a persimmon in the middle of the night so he can have one, one last time. Only, Yong Ho has already passed. Gyeo Re’s reaction is something to behold, vacillating from disbelief to confusion to bewildered regret as he dazedly says he never got a chance to apologize for being so grouchy. Seo Yeon Joo (Sooyoung) sees right through to the core of him in that moment and blinks back tears, telling him that she’s sure Yong Ho knew. The moment is a transformative one for Gyeo Re because he returns to his Team Genie duties with less of the caustic temperament that he’s known for. And his work is only beginning.

 

3. Gyeo Re and Yeon Joo getting closer

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Yeon Joo wasn’t initially all that fond of Gyeo Re, but we see her opinions undergo a revision this week as Gyeo Re proves himself just as capable and invested in the outcomes of Team Genie’s efforts, albeit in his very grouchy way. The two are roped into playing the second leads in Se Hee’s musical because she seems to see what they don’t and loves their bickering dynamic.

 

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The two are terrible actors and send everyone in peals of laughter with their attempts to act in love, but there’s a spark there that they both notice. Observing their dynamic, Chi Hoon isn’t the only one who senses something brewing, and he avoids Team Genie even more. Yeon Joo doesn’t hold his departure against him. Rather, she treats him the same as ever, but Chi Hoon’s face falls when he asks for her opinion of Gyeo Re and hears her talk about what a kind soul he is underneath all his outward brashness. As Yeon Joo and Gyeo Re practice, dance, and even laugh together, they start to reluctantly respect each other. Plus, when Gyeo Re keeps doing casual things like wiping Yeon Joo’s lips after she taste tests his food, it’s no wonder that her heart skips a beat. And he doesn’t even know how swoon-worthy that is!

 

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Yeon Joo even answers his question on why she works out all the time, and the story is heartbreaking. Her mother had cancer, and they lived in an area that wasn’t accessible by ambulance, so Yeon Joo had to carry her to the nearest accessible road in the middle of winter. A middle-schooler at the time, Yeon Joo could barely lift her mother, and the two were stuck for the longest time with Yeon Joo crying and wishing she was stronger. The story moves Gyeo Re because he has the softest heart, and he realizes that not everyone has chosen to hide inside themselves because of their trauma and that the hospice is a safe place to let himself be happy. This is why he comes to Yeon Joo’s defense when the ideological schism between her and Dr. Yang finally ruptures.

 

4. Gyeo Re standing up for Yeon Joo

 

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Chi Hoon’s disapproval of Team Genie’s work has been silently running through the episodes for some time now. It isn’t clear as to why he feels that way especially since he used to be part of Team Genie until recently. But perhaps that role was to rein in what he believed was excessed on Team Genie’s part. As he tells Tae Shik, he doesn’t like that they “remind” patients that they’re dying. It’s a ludicrous idea because the patient undoubtedly knows what they’re feeling, and to refuse them a last wish based on the idea that the doctor always knows what’s best for their mental and emotional health is very paternalistic.

 

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Matters finally come to a head when Se Hee falls ill before the musical and pleads for some pain medication so she can stand on stage and see her dream come true. But Chi Hoon refuses, acting like he knows what’s best and valuing Se Hee’s physical health (which is literally deteriorating) over her mental health. This is her biggest dream. She’s quite literally performing with a top musical star, and he’s shutting it down because he thinks he knows what’s best. Yeon Joo steps in to ask him to just give her the medication, which he had no issue doing before, even overriding Yeon Joo’s concerns. But Chi Hoon gets quite nasty about it and yells at her in front of everyone, saying that he’ll “forbid” her from working with Team Genie, which seems like an abuse of authority. Gyeo Re has enough and steps in, asking him what he thinks he’s doing, while poor Yeon Joo looks ashamed to be at the center of such a public argument. She tries to drag Gyeo Re away, which is when Chi Hoon threatens to kick Gyeo Re out of the hospital and asks who he even is to be here. Gyeo Re’s response? That he’s Team Genie, someone who grants wishes. Yeon Joo pretty much has heart eyes. And that’s where the show leaves us this week!

 

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Overall, it’s a delight to see Gyeo Re slowly softening up to Team Genie from trying to hide how much he enjoys Yeom Soo Ja’s food (though there seems to be a story there on why he avoids it in the first place) to reluctantly growing interested in Yeon Joo and acting in Se Hee’s musical. But Team Genie isn’t without its secrets. Take for example the locked room 403 on the fourth floor that no one seems to want to talk about. Why does Soo Ja go in there and report to Tae Shik looking secretive? And why does even Yeon Joo lie about it being a storage closet?

 

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Moreover, Gyeo Re’s still hiding his own past. We’ve seen flashes of Ha Jun Kyung (Won Ji An) thus far, enough to know that she grew up in an orphanage with Gyeo Re who protected her. But she was forced to become a streamer who sold online affection and occasionally other things to viewers (the money was pocketed by the men chasing Gyeo Re). She’s also the real person responsible for the arson that almost killed her and Gyeo Re. With the preview showing her being released from prison, she promises to shake up the life Gyeo Re’s been slowly healing. Uh-oh. But next week also shows us an accidental kiss between Yeon Joo and Gyeo Re! With this much change in such a short time, it should be interesting to see how Gyeo Re reacts. Wednesday, come faster!

 

4 Moments In Episodes 3-4 Of “If You Wish Upon Me” That Warmed Our Hearts | Soompi

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Casts Of “Itaewon Class,” “Love In The Moonlight,” And “The Sound Of Magic” Show Off Their Chemistry In “Young Actors’ Retreat”

TVING’s “Young Actors’ Retreat” has unveiled new team posters of its star-studded cast!

 

“Young Actors’ Retreat” is an upcoming variety show featuring cast members from the hit dramas “Love in the Moonlight,” “Itaewon Class,” and “The Sound of Magic,” all of which were directed by producing director (PD) Kim Sung Yoon. The program will not only capture the reunions of the three dramas’ casts, but also explore the new chemistry between actors from different dramas as they hang out, play games, and take time to bond with one another.

 

On August 24, the new show released cute posters that highlight the chemistry between each drama’s cast.

 

The “Itaewon Class” poster features Park Seo Joon, Ahn Bo Hyun, Kwon Nara, Lee Joo Young, and Ryu Kyung Soo, who boldly declare in their caption that their team is here to win: “From now on, we’re going to chew this place up and swallow it whole.”

 

 

Meanwhile, the “Love in the Moonlight” poster features Park Bo Gum, Kim Yoo Jung, B1A4’s Jung Jinyoung, Chae Soo Bin, and Kwak Dong Yeon.

 

Referencing one of their drama’s most iconic lines, the poster’s caption reads, “Not being fun? I disallow it.”

 

 

Finally, the poster of “The Sound of Magic” cast features Ji Chang Wook, Hwang In Yeop, Choi Sung Eun, Ji Hye Won, and Kim Bo Yoon.

 

Creating a pun using the magical phrase “Annarasumanara” from their drama (which also happens to be its original Korean title), their caption reads, “Annara make-chemistry-happen.”

 

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“Young Actors’ Retreat” premieres on September 9 and will be available with subtitles on Viki.

 

Casts Of “Itaewon Class,” “Love In The Moonlight,” And “The Sound Of Magic” Show Off Their Chemistry In “Young Actors’ Retreat” | Soompi

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Here is the ratings for Episode 5! .

 

 

ENA’s New Drama “Good Job” Joins Ratings Race As “If You Wish Upon Me” Sees Boost

 

KBS2’s “If You Wish Upon Me” earned an average nationwide rating of 2.9 percent for episode 5. This is a boost in ratings from the previous episode’s score of 1.9 percent.

 

ENA’s New Drama “Good Job” Joins Ratings Race As “If You Wish Upon Me” Sees Boost | Soompi

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Here is the ratings for Episode 6! .

 

 

 

 

“Good Job,” “If You Wish Upon Me,” And “Adamas” Are Neck-And-Neck In Close Ratings Battle

KBS 2TV’s new drama “If You Wish Upon Me” earned an average nationwide rating of 2.4 percent for its sixth episode, while tvN’s “Adamas” led the pack by a close margin with an average rating of 2.9 percent.

 

“Good Job,” “If You Wish Upon Me,” And “Adamas” Are Neck-And-Neck In Close Ratings Battle | Soompi

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Choi Sooyoung and Ji Chang Wook

 

 

 

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