Don’t you just hate it when you’re short a few million dollars to produce a drama with your dream team of actors, writers, and directors? *pouts* Well, we found a way to scratch that itch!
Introducing the new Dramabeans community series Cast Away — where Beanies can advocate for their chosen actors and creatives in imaginary roles.
How it works: Each week, we’ll share a hypothetical K-drama plot with you. In the comments, discuss who you think is the perfect cast to play the roles in this imaginary show.
You can also go wild and introduce more characters, rename the show, pick your favorite director, etc. Who knows? Maybe our collective wishing will manifest fantasy casting into reality.
This week’s K-drama plot: Red flag walking
The problematic lead character of a K-drama wakes up to find himself in the real world where barely anyone knows him. And what’s worse, those who do know him hate his character. He tracks down the writer to convince her to make him better, but since his idea of charm is wrist-grabbing and stalking, all his attempts land him at the police station.
Tired of the unwanted attention, the writer tries to get the drama extended so she can improve the lead’s personality. Unfortunately, the show is tanking in ratings, and their meetings are always crashed by a crazy guy claiming to be the victim of their corporate greed and lack of creativity. (With said guy mysteriously managing to look good despite being a jerk.)
Tell us who you think best embodies the Too Toxic For You vibe, but can “break character” well enough to make us feel sorry and wish for him to be a real, better person. Who’s your ideal actor to play the writer caught between her creation and the number-crunching folks at the TV network?
This need not be a love story if you don’t want it to be. Make it a bromance between a terrible writer and his even more terrible hero, or a sisterhood where the mousey writer learns a thing or two about being assertive from her crazy heroine. As always, you can swap roles around and be creative with your casting choices.
Feel free to request a plot line for future Cast Away posts. We’ll do our best (beep-boop!) to serve a fun twist on it.