About a year ago, a remake of the Japanese drama series Dragon Zakura was being prepared to be broadcast on SBS with Park Ye Jin, Lee Hong Ki, Oh Ji Ho, etc confirmed for Korean version titled Lord of Study. Production difficulties however curtailed the production which had been hastily assembled in the first place. But it looks like the remake will finally happen. Production company, Drama House who last produced Painter of the Wind, announced on the 19th that they would be producing the Korean version of Dragon Zakura and that will be aired over KBS2TV in early 2010. The story is adapted from the similarly titled Japanese manga and is about a group of students in one of the worst schools in Japan, and their challenge to get into a top university. The manga and drama adaptation has not only seen good results in reader and viewership, it has also boosted the number of Tokyo University applications by 12%. The Korea version is expected to take a similar route as the Japanese version and will reveal to viewers the faults that lie with the Korean education system these days and their ideal education system. The drama title has not been decided yet. Kim Suro will reprise the role of teacher Kang Suk Ho (Sakuragi Keniji), a a poor lawyer and former gang member and was played by Abe Hiroshi in the Japanese version. Yoo Seung Ho meanwhile will get the rebellious student role of Hwang Baekhyun (Yajima Yuusuke) which was played by Yamashita Tomohisa. Auditions are currently being held for the other roles and filming will begin once everything is finalized. If everything goes according to plan, it will premiere on 4th January, 2010, replacing Invincible Lee Pyung Kang in the Mon-Tue timeslot. Will it be a runaway success like Boys Over Flowers? We will have to wait and see.
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