Given the enormous popularity of Korean drama in the region and beyond, a drama that captures the behind the scene stories, especially when starring by two of the 'most beautiful' actors/actresses, should sell like hot potatoes. Yet that has not been the case.
The drama, World Within, is punctuated by some fine details of how a typical drama was created, with the sequence where a playwright falling far behind schedule is distracted by some domestic duties being one of the most humorous. Following mainly the lives of three 'PDs' of a television station, it was also far more 'realistic' than most of the Cinderella stories, the fuel for continuous 'Korean wave' across the globe.
So what is lacking? I wonder if it suffers from too many parallel stories lines - most of which feel more like fillers; and the story of the protagonists too mundane. I also wonder if the script suffers from its eagerness to please the general public and therefore filled with too many small jokes rather than a reflective look on the making a popular cultural phenomenon.
Postnote: Clear of acne, Hyun Bin looks even better in this drama, but I am glad that I watched My Lovely Sam Soon first. To me, he still looks the best in that old drama - besides a good story, he has great chemistry with the two leading ladies.
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