Friday, October 08, 2010

The rights to 'The Fugitive Plan B' are sold for the highest price to 7 Asian countries in Korean drama history

KBS 2TV's drama series 'The Fugitive Plan B' that runs every Wednesday and Thursday, will be on the air in 7 Asian countries.

The drama production formally announced on the 8th, "8 TV channels from 7 Asian countries such as Taiwan, The Philippines, Thailand, Hong Kong, China, Singapore, Malaysia, and Indonesia that have presented interest in the drama from the early phase of the project on it, have signed on to secure the rights to 'The Fugitive Plan B'."

Also, countries elsewhere in Asia are in the process of securing the rights to the drama, and the price of the right is known to reach 150%~200% of the average price of Hanryu dramas whose contracts have been signed.

'The Fugitive Plan B' caused a sensation for the simple reason of Rain's appearance on the drama in itself, has been at its highest position ever recorded. He's lived up to his name 'World Star' in the drama, displaying the realistic actions he has been polishing in hollywood to the fullest.

In addition, 'The Fugitive Plan B' has been listed as a blockbuster drama receiving huge attention throughout Asia when famous actors and actresses from China and Japan have joined the drama during all of the top stars such as 'Daniel Henney', 'Yun Jin Seo', 'Lee Jung Jin', etc. whose appearance on it.

The drama's popularity is the result of its unique subject of a vast, shadowy conspiracy surrounding an international private detective and his client, neither of which is love affair viewers have had enough of or monotonous romance.

One key to its popularity is the fine comic lines that make people laugh, written by dramatist 'Chun Sung Il' around with trenchant, thoughtful ideas, including the chase scenes while the exotic scenery is unfolding across Asia, Japan, China, Macau, the Philippines, etc.

Source: Newsen, Star News
Brief translation credit: rain bird@rain-eu.com

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