We’ve briefly mentioned remakes in several of our episodes but decided that a full episode was in order. Listen as we talk about the different remakes, some of our best and worst, and create the most epic gay mafia Boys Over Flowers recast.
*Editing note: We forgot to cast Jun Pyo’s Grandmother in the drama and decided later on that Kim Hae Sook would get the role since we had mentioned her but then sidelined her very quickly because we all have a crush on Kim Hee Sun now.
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Dramas Mentioned (in order):
*Animes aren’t noted in this list (a lot of these started off as mangas that adapted to animes, though)
-Woori the Virgin (kdrama) / Jane the Virgin (Western) / Juana la virgen (telenova)
-Another Oh Hae Young (kdrama) / Unlucky Ploy (Thai)
-Boys Over Flowers (kdrama)
-The Grudge (kmovie/American movie)
-Good Doctor (American drama/kdrama/jdrama)
-Time To Hunt (kmovie)
-Crash Landing On You (kdrama)
-Criminal Minds (American drama/kdrama)
-Designated Survivor (American drama/kdrama)
-Cold Case (American drama/jdrama)
-Through the Darkness (kdrama)
-Mindhunter (American)
-Cruel Intentions (American drama) / Tempted (Korean)
-King Eternal Monarch (kdrama)
-Penthouse (kdrama)
-The Last Empress (kdrama)
-Five Children (kdrama)
-Money Heist: Korea – Joint Economic Area (kdrama) / Money Heist (Spanish drama)
-Itaewon Class (kdrama) / Roppongi Class (jdrama)
-Antique Bakery (kmovie) / Baker Boys (Thai drama)
-Beauty Inside (kmovie/kdrama)
-Wizard the Oz SM Musical
-Immortal Songs (kvariety)
-The Sound of Magic (kdrama)
-Space Sweepers (kmovie)
-Miss Granny (kmovie) / Back to 20 (cmovie) / Sing My Life (jmovie) / Suddenly Twenty (Thai movie) / Twenties Once Again (cdrama) / Miss Granny (Filipino movie) / Oh Baby (Indian movie) / Miss Granny – Unconfirmed Potential (kdrama)
-Itazura na Kiss (jmovie) / It Started with a Kiss (tdrama) / They Kiss Again – Sequel (tdrama) / Playful Kiss (kdrama) / Say That You Love Me (cdrama) / Itazura na Kiss: Love in Tokyo (jdrama) / Itazura na Kiss 2: Love in Okinawa – Special Episode (jdrama) / Kiss Me (Thai drama) / Mischievous Kiss The Movie: High School (jmovie) / Miss in Kiss (tdrama) / Fall in Love at First Kiss (tmovie)
-Coffee Prince (kdrama) / Coffee Prince – Special Episode (kdrama) / Happy Michelin Kitchen (tdrama) / Coffee Prince Thai (Thai drama) / Coffee Prince (Filipino drama) / Prince Coffee Lab (cdrama) / My Dear Youth – Special Episode (kdrama)
-Hana Yori Dango (jmovie) / Meteor Garden (tdrama) / Hana Yori Dango (jdrama) / Hana Yori Dango 2 – Second Season (jdrama) / Boys Over Flowers (kdrama) / Boys Over Flowers: F4 After Story – Special (kdrama) / Boys Before Friends (American) / Meteor Garden (cdrama) / F4 Thailand (Thai drama)
-Lizzie Bennet Diaries (American webseries)
-Pride and Prejudice (kdrama)
-Little Women Remake (kdrama)
-Kimi wa Petto (jdrama). There is also a kdrama, You’re My Pet, and the original jdrama is of the same name.
-A Million Stars Fall from the Sky (jdrama) / The Smile Has Left Your Eyes (kdrama) / Romeo and Juliet (Shakespeare)
-The Good Wife (American) / The Good Wife (kdrama). There also is a jdrama version.
-Il Mare (kmovie) / The Lake House (American)
-Jaws in Japan alt title Psycho Shark (jmovie). Loosely based on Jaw (American) and Psycho (American)
-Rich Man Poor Woman (kdrama). There is a jdrama that is the original.
-Leverage (kdrama/American)
-Suits (kdrama/American)
-Life on Mars (kdrama/American)
-You’re Beautiful (kdrama) / Fabulous Boys (tdrama)
-Pirates: The Last Royal Treasure (kmovie). Technical sequel to The Pirates.
Lizzie Bennet Diaries can be found here.
Past episodes/videos mentioned:
Certified Unlucky
Certified Newsnas: Remakes, Remakes, Remakes
Boys Over Flowers Reactions:
Time Codes:
00:00 Intro
02:59 Issues and types of remakes
27:53 Multiple Asian country remakes
36:46 Lack of classic literature in Asian dramas
44:50 Boys Over Flowers
52:16 Be Gay, Do Crimes: The Boys Over Flowers recast
01:17:41 Favorite remakes
01:29:52 Worst remakes
01:40:04 Outro
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