After "My Love from the Stars" come Kim Soo Hyun's 2015 drama "Producers". Unlike "My Love from the Stars", where Kim Soo Hyun plays a cool alien, in Producer he plays Baek Seung Chan, a not so popular and somewhat stupid character in the drama.
Drama: Producer
Title: 프로듀사 / Peurodyusa
Also known as: The Producers
Genre: Drama
Episodes: 12
Broadcast network: KBS2
Broadcast period: 2015-May-15 to 2015-Jun-20
Air time: Friday & Saturday 21:15
Cast:
Kim Soo Hyun as Baek Seung Chan (27, KBS Entertainment World newbie PD)
Cha Tae Hyun as Ra Joon Mo (35, 1 Night 2 Day's PD)
Gong Hyo Jin as Tak Ye Jin (35, Music Bank's PD)
IU as Cindy (23, singer/member of Pinky4)
Synopsis
A cheeky workplace romantic comedy, The Producers centers around, aptly, the producers working in KBS's variety department, featuring a bevy of cameo appearances from stars and a cascade of tongue-in-cheek references to showbiz, celebrities, and industry practices. Kim Soo Hyun continues his hot streak of hit projects as the bumbling rookie producer who's book-smart and street-stupid, while Cha Tae Hyun is his jaded veteran PD sunbae. Gong Hyo Jin plays a veteran PD whose prickly outer shell hides a softer inner marshmallow, and IU rounds out the cast as the haughty Kpop superstar. Shows are produced, mistakes are made, and people fall in love multiple times over. Source: (DramaWiki)
This is rather an unusual drama. It focuses on the how reality shows in Korea are being setup, planned and implemented. It portrays the drama behind the scenes of every reality shows before, during and after they are filmed. Somehow, viewers are given the opportunity to understand producers and their efforts. Producers are given justice in this drama.
Going back to Kim Soo Hyun's character, although Baek Seung Chan looked stupid in most of the episodes, I loved how he was able to show how new Producers are treated. I don't know if it is real but yeah, I think it is not just in the entertainment industry that newbies are treated like that, it is in the corporate industry as a whole. Another thing I like with his character was how he has grown from being shy irrelevant, towards the end he was able to change the hearts of people around him. He became outspoken and respected by his peers and specially his seniors. Cindy (IU) also played a big role in the development of each character.
In every episode, I keep laughing whenever Seung Chan and Cindy are together. They either fight or Seung Chan just ignores Cindy's feelings towards him which was cute.
Overall, definitely a must watch. Oh, did I mention that they have a lot of artist who had a cameo appearances for this drama? I mean A LOT. From idols to experienced and well respected artists in Korea. There was Sandara Park, Minwoo, Kim Min Jae and a lot more. Don't forget to find and identify the cameo stars.
