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[Drama] “Healer” first public script reading

On 15 September, Kim Jonghak Productions reports that the first “Healer” script reading was held on 11 September 2014 at the KBS2 Studios Annex in Yeouido.  Lee Jung Seop PD and Kim Jin Woo PD, writer Song Ji Nah, plus actors Ji Chang Wook, Yoo Ji Tae, Park Min Young, Park Sang Won, Do Ji Won, Woo Hee Jin, Kim Mi Kyung, Baek Wong Sang, Oh Gwang Rok, Woo Hyun and production staff members were in attendance.  Actors Jo Han Cheol, Park Sang Myeon and Sang Wook Park could not attend due to personal matters and other commitments to their currently-airing dramas.

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[Drama] “Healer” drama synopsis and character description (Updated 19 Sept)

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Drama synopsis (as written by writer Song Ji Na):

In the early 1980s, there were five friends who ran an illegal radio station.
Back then, the world was much simpler.
It was clear what had to be defended and fought for.
The way to go forth was like a straight line.
But reality destroys ideals.
Time teaches one about betrayal and compromise.

Now, their children have grown up to their twenties.
One of them became an agent who steals the secrets of others at night.
Another is a paparazzi who digs for information about others behind their backs.
In this damned world left behind by their parents,
political and societal justice are just unlucky words to them.

But there is one person who will take them forward. Thanks to him…
These children now start to harbour the same dreams as their parents.  A dream to become a real reporter.
But in order to become true reporters, there is a wall that they have to overcome.
This world that their parents have shaped and left behind for them.

Will these children be able to become the real reporters that their parents once dreamt of?
Will they be able to untie the knots of the past and change the world?

“The world messed with us first,” one person among us said.
“No, it is us who have sinned against the world,” yet another person said.
– Hwang Jin Woo, from “Within the Broad-leaved Forest”

Source: 
Naver blog (reposted from Song Ji Na’s homepage “Dramada”)

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[News] “Healer” casting updates

19 August:

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Actress Do Ji Won has been confirmed to star in “Healer” as Myung Hee, a woman with many secrets. Myung Hee is a weak but upright woman, and also has a spinal injury which makes her unable to walk. She will be an important character related to Park Min Young’s character, Chae Young Shin. Her agency, Namoo Actors, said that Do Ji Won has been studying a lot about the speech and movements of Myung Hee. This will be her first reunion with Ji Chang Wook in 4 years since they acted as mother and son in the drama “Smile Donghae”.

Source:
MBN

27 August update:

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Actress Woo Hee Jin looks set to join the cast of ‘Healer’ as a female reporter Kang Min Jae, who is the department head of a newsroom at a public broadcasting station. Her character is described as a young reporter with a firm set of beliefs, who is able to make wise judgements as to how far she should suck up to someone or look down on others. Sounds like a shrewd woman to me.

Woo Hee Jin is currently starring in the MBC drama “Jang Bo Ri is Here” and is said to be in the final stage of discussions to join ‘Healer’. A spokesman for ‘Healer’ said that she is positively considering the role, and her agency said that she has verbally agreed to join.

Strangely, this news report says that ‘Healer’ is expected to air in November after ‘Iron Man’, which is on Wednesday and Thursday. That was the slot ‘Healer’ was originally given, but it was eventually decided that ‘Face Reader’ would take the Wed-Thurs slot and ‘Healer’ was shifted to the Mon-Tues slot instead. With ‘Face Reader’ facing copyright issues now, there have been some rumors as to whether KBS will be changing its programme lineup again. So far there has been no official news about such changes, so we will just assume that this article has made a mistake, and ‘Healer’ will probably still be aired in December on Mondays and Tuesdays.

Source:
Star News

 

We will continue to update this page as more casting news for the drama comes along.

[Breaking News] Ji Chang Wook drama role in “Healer” confirmed (updated)

As several news portals are reporting this afternoon, it looks like Ji Chang Wook has officially accepted the offered role in the KBS2 Monday-Tuesday drama “Healer” (working title).

Starring Yoo Ji Tae in his greatly-anticipated return to KDramaland, Changwook will take on the role of “Seo Jeong Hu,” a “mysterious errand boy/messenger character who leaves no traces behind.”  He dreams of living a life of luxury alone on a deserted island in the South Pacific, but grows up to become a zany reporter on the hunt for the truth to a past case.

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[Breaking News] Ji Chang Wook considering KBS drama for November comeback

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After declining the offer to star in “Mister Baek”, it seems that Ji Chang Wook has his eyes set on the KBS drama “Healer” instead.

“Healer” tells the story of a rookie reporter growing to become an upright reporter. A star reporter at a major broadcasting station finds out the truth about an old case one day and finds himself caught between the truth and his beliefs. Dubbed as both a romantic comedy and a thriller, the drama is written by the famous Song Ji Na, whose past works include classics like “Sandglass”, “Eyes of Dawn” and “KAIST”, and more recent works  like the Bae Yong Joon epic “The Legend” and “Faith”.

Ji Chang Wook is considering taking on the role of Seo Jeong Hu, an errand boy who impersonates as a “Someday News” reporter.  His agency has confirmed that he has been offered the role, but has not confirmed his acceptance and is still considering.

Besides being penned by a star writer, the drama has also drawn attention for being the first drama in six years that actor Yoo Ji Tae will be starring in. Actress Park Min Young is also considering the role of the female lead, Chae Yong Shin, a female reporter in her twenties. The three characters played by Yoo Ji Tae, Park Min Young and Ji Chang Wook will be involved in a love triangle.

“Healer” will be directed by Lee Jung Seob PD, who previously helmed the dramas “Hong Gil Dong”, “Baker King Kim Tak Gu”  and “Glorious Jane”. “Healer” is the final stage of preparations, and is slated to air in November on KBS2 in the coveted Wednesday-Thursday timeslot, after “Joseon Gunman” and “Iron Man”.

Currently, it seems like Ji Chang Wook’s character will be a supporting or secondary lead in the drama. Though I would personally very much prefer him to take on a leading role (since he has the calibre for it), there must be something that caught his eye if he does agree to star in this drama. This will also be the third time that Ji Chang Wook is playing a news reporter.

Stay tuned for more updates!

Sources:

Star News
TV Report (1), (2)
Joy News