China may have banned Hallyu but Korean content still manages to enter the Asian giant. The latest Korean drama to be shown over Chinese TV is the upcoming “The Sound of Your Heart,” starring Lee Kwang Soo.
Inquisitr reported that KBS has sold the broadcasting rights of “The Sound of Your Heart” to Sohu TV, a Chinese internet company based in Beijing. The 20-episode drama would first air in South Korea on KBS 2TV, the station that broadcast “Descendants of the Sun.”
The drama, where “Descendants of the Sun” actor Song Joong-ki would have a key role and not just a cameo appearance, would premiere on Friday, Dec. 9, 2016 and run until Jan. 6, 2016. Every episode runs for 15 minutes and KBS 2TV would air four episodes every week. However, Hallyu fans who want to be ahead could view “The Sound of Your Heart” beginning Nov. 7 2016 live streamed on tvcast.naver.com.
However, Ha Byoung-hun, director of “The Sound of Your Heart,” said that the 31-year-old actor’s role in the new drama is not like he role of Captain Yoo Shi-jin he played in “Descendants of the Sun.” He added that Song Joong-ki would appear in the first and last episodes of “The Sound of Your Heart” where his character plays a very important role in the overall story.
The drama is based on the webcomic “Maeumui Sori” by Jo Suk and first published in Sept. 8, 2006. The plot of “The Sound of Your Heart” revolves around the webcomic author Jo Suk and people close to him such as his older brother Jo Joon and girlfriend who eventually became his wife, Ae-Bong.
The cast is led by Lee Kwang-soo (Jo Suk), while Jung-So-Min plays his wife (Ae-Bong). The role of Ae-Bong was initially offered to Hani of EXID, but she declined the offer. Other main actors are Kim Dae-Myung (Jo Joon), Kim Byung-Ok (Jo Suk’s father) and Kim Mi-kyung (Jo Suk’s mother).
Video streaming would be the way Korean content could find its way to China and go around the Hallyu ban due to South Korea’s deployment of the THAAD missiles.