Good morning everyone. From Today, I'll traslate writings here in Japanes for Jpn family. As for Today, I do not know if I can do so because I am busy Today, but possibly I will. It would be about 6pm for Today. Yesterday I wrote Kim Jong Hak (said) Korea should make TV dramas in China from now on. Why he thinks so?
1. technology of making TV drama is currently almost the same between Korea and China, but,
2. the number of actors(actresses), directors, number of TV drama made in a year are all uncomparable. China is about 30 times larger than Korea in these numbers.
So, Kim JH thinks Korean TV drama can not win over China TV drama from now on. If I add one thing more, there is things like this.
from about 10 years ago, Japanese TV drama became very expensive to buy for Asian countries, and Asian countries shifted from Jpn drama to Korean dramas. Now, Korean dramas became expensive for Asian countires, and Asian countries would shift from Korean drama to China drama.
These are the reasons why Kim JH thinks to make dramas in China hiring lots of Chinese actors and staffs from now on. According to him, "this is the onle way that Korean TV drama can survive" He said TWSSK is his last work as a director, and so, I think after shooting this TWSSK, he will advance to China"(he said he will open his office, very small one with two staffs, in China, does anyone know about this?)
If we say Kim JH is the leader of Korean TV drama business, Lee Soo Man is the leader of Korean music business. This Lee is a business partner of Kim JH. So these two together lead the Korean Show buiz. This Lee already works a lot in China and recently he scouted 100 Chinese young people for future possible star singers.
As you know, BYJ emphsized Asian cultural exchange and Asian Wave rather than Korean Wave. In this respect, BYJ and Kim JH have the same idea. Only difference may be that BYJ thinks about Culture while Kim JH thinks about Business. Personally I think BYJ joined to Kim JH's work, partly because they share same vision for future Korean(or Asian) Waves.
I have wondered why there is no BOF Taiwan, or HK, or Sinagpore, or anywhere outside Korea. Some Korean actors builds their office in Taiwan or HK before they advance to China. They learn about China in Taiwan, HK or Singapore. For example, Chang Dong Kun made his office in Taiwan about 8 years ago. So I wonder why there is no BOF(or whatever the name) outside Korea and Jpn.
Think about Jpn. BYJ and his managers never contacted with Japan sides but Mr Sohn in IMX approached to BYJ. This is the story before BOF is established ,so to meet BYJ was easier at that time than now. Mr Sohn has many connections in Korean Show Buiz. and one would think it was easy for Mr Sohn to meet BYJ at that time. But Mr Sohn said, "he had hard time when he first met BYJ. It was so difficult to meet and talk with BYJ"
Just imagine what happened if Mr Sohn did not approach to BYJ 4 years ago. Then BOF made something like BOF Jpn? very difficult question.
So BOF has no expereince of organizing their business(as a long run project) outside Korea. With relation to this, i want to say my very personal opinion(not grounded on any information).
BOF and Cha In Pyo team has close relations. They share information and affect each other. For example, Mr Im JP, the trainer, was Cha IP's trainer before he joined BOF. He first met BYJ as a Cha IP team. There is other BOF member who is originally Cha IP team. So these two are very close.
As I worte yesterday, Cha IP team found it hard to organize things in China. This Cha IP played main actor in 2 China TV dramas and well-known in China(I heard so), but still found it hard to have his events in China. Very personally, I guess this Cha IP team's experience had some effects to BOF(as I said I heard nothing like this. simply I guess like this because they share several informations and thoughts)
There is no one like Mr Sohn coming from China. BYJ's visit to China last year was possible becuase there was a background of movie distributer. At that time, Korean-Chinese translator was not a member of BOF(am I right?). If so, this would mean there is no one who can translate Chinese to Korean in BOF.
I think BYJ and BOF will do something after this TWSSK, or during? this TWSSK inviting BYJ family from all around the world in that Hanryu Expo(as Cha IP invited his China fans to Korea). This would be short run solution for Asian cultural exchange. In the long run, I think BOF will build something like BOF China, which will be a center of Chinese family around the world.
1. technology of making TV drama is currently almost the same between Korea and China, but,
2. the number of actors(actresses), directors, number of TV drama made in a year are all uncomparable. China is about 30 times larger than Korea in these numbers.
So, Kim JH thinks Korean TV drama can not win over China TV drama from now on. If I add one thing more, there is things like this.
from about 10 years ago, Japanese TV drama became very expensive to buy for Asian countries, and Asian countries shifted from Jpn drama to Korean dramas. Now, Korean dramas became expensive for Asian countires, and Asian countries would shift from Korean drama to China drama.
These are the reasons why Kim JH thinks to make dramas in China hiring lots of Chinese actors and staffs from now on. According to him, "this is the onle way that Korean TV drama can survive" He said TWSSK is his last work as a director, and so, I think after shooting this TWSSK, he will advance to China"(he said he will open his office, very small one with two staffs, in China, does anyone know about this?)
If we say Kim JH is the leader of Korean TV drama business, Lee Soo Man is the leader of Korean music business. This Lee is a business partner of Kim JH. So these two together lead the Korean Show buiz. This Lee already works a lot in China and recently he scouted 100 Chinese young people for future possible star singers.
As you know, BYJ emphsized Asian cultural exchange and Asian Wave rather than Korean Wave. In this respect, BYJ and Kim JH have the same idea. Only difference may be that BYJ thinks about Culture while Kim JH thinks about Business. Personally I think BYJ joined to Kim JH's work, partly because they share same vision for future Korean(or Asian) Waves.
I have wondered why there is no BOF Taiwan, or HK, or Sinagpore, or anywhere outside Korea. Some Korean actors builds their office in Taiwan or HK before they advance to China. They learn about China in Taiwan, HK or Singapore. For example, Chang Dong Kun made his office in Taiwan about 8 years ago. So I wonder why there is no BOF(or whatever the name) outside Korea and Jpn.
Think about Jpn. BYJ and his managers never contacted with Japan sides but Mr Sohn in IMX approached to BYJ. This is the story before BOF is established ,so to meet BYJ was easier at that time than now. Mr Sohn has many connections in Korean Show Buiz. and one would think it was easy for Mr Sohn to meet BYJ at that time. But Mr Sohn said, "he had hard time when he first met BYJ. It was so difficult to meet and talk with BYJ"
Just imagine what happened if Mr Sohn did not approach to BYJ 4 years ago. Then BOF made something like BOF Jpn? very difficult question.
So BOF has no expereince of organizing their business(as a long run project) outside Korea. With relation to this, i want to say my very personal opinion(not grounded on any information).
BOF and Cha In Pyo team has close relations. They share information and affect each other. For example, Mr Im JP, the trainer, was Cha IP's trainer before he joined BOF. He first met BYJ as a Cha IP team. There is other BOF member who is originally Cha IP team. So these two are very close.
As I worte yesterday, Cha IP team found it hard to organize things in China. This Cha IP played main actor in 2 China TV dramas and well-known in China(I heard so), but still found it hard to have his events in China. Very personally, I guess this Cha IP team's experience had some effects to BOF(as I said I heard nothing like this. simply I guess like this because they share several informations and thoughts)
There is no one like Mr Sohn coming from China. BYJ's visit to China last year was possible becuase there was a background of movie distributer. At that time, Korean-Chinese translator was not a member of BOF(am I right?). If so, this would mean there is no one who can translate Chinese to Korean in BOF.
I think BYJ and BOF will do something after this TWSSK, or during? this TWSSK inviting BYJ family from all around the world in that Hanryu Expo(as Cha IP invited his China fans to Korea). This would be short run solution for Asian cultural exchange. In the long run, I think BOF will build something like BOF China, which will be a center of Chinese family around the world.