Hallyu star Park Young Ha has been cast as the male lead in the remake drama of the Hong Kong movie �Tianmimi,� the production company Verdi Media reported in the news on May 27.
According to a person in the production company, the drama �Tianmimi� will be made in collaboration with writer Oh Soo Yeon, who has written dramas such as �Winter Sonata� and �Autumn Story,� together with production director Jo Young Soo, who made the drama �Oh! Pil-seung, Bong Soon-Young.� As soon as the female lead is cast, it will begin filming from the end of July. The target date for airing will be around the end of this year and the broadcasting station has not yet been decided.
The melodrama movie �Tianmimi� was made in 1996 by director Kexin Chen, and actor Liming and actress Maggie Cheung played the main male and female leads. The movie was a great success in Asian countries and it ranked atop the rankings in Korea among movies that people want to watch again.
A person in the production company said, �As the movie �Tianmimi� has already proven itself by its three billion movie fans in Asian countries, we will do our best to produce a good drama with a Hallyu star and production staff members to make another Hallyu drama.�
source: KBS Global
