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Hello, lovely Clouds,

When my calendar finally rolled over into July, it suddenly occurred to me that the September/October time-frame wasn’t that far off.  I mean REALLY.  That’s just two/three months away–at the most.

And you know what that means?  That means it will soon be time to tune in to one of the most highly anticipated K-drama’s of 2010: Rain’s Runaway (Domanja).

Here’s what we know so far:

• The drama is titled Runaway (Domanja) [도망자] and will aim for a late September or October premiere on KBS.
• Filming will take place in a variety of Asian cities, including Tokyo, Osaka, Yokohama, Shanghai, Beijing, Macau and Hong Kong.
• Heading the project are the writer and director of Chuno, PD Kwak Jung-hwan (also of Conspiracy in the Court) and writer Chun Sung-il (also of Level 7 Civil Servant).
• Rain has been cast as the male lead, Ji-Woo.
• Lee NaYoung has been cast as the female lead, Jin-Yi.
• Ji-Woo and Jin-Yi are involved in the same case, but acting independently of each other.  Jin-Yi approaches Ji-Woo with the intention of “using” him to further her own mission, but when an unexpected romance blossoms between the two of them, her plan is foiled.
• Lee Jung-Jin (of I Love You Don’t Cry and Bottom of the 9th Inning with 2 Outs) has been cast as Do-Soo, an ambitious investigator who pursues Ji-Woo and Jin-Yi after a “mysterious” incident.
• On June 21, Daniel Henney confirmed (via his facebook page) that he was “on board for Runaway.”  Henney’s character, Kai, is a shipping magnate who is in love with Jin-Yi and who uses his wealth and power to try to help her and to win her back (after having lost her because of a terrible accident).  His appearance will create a love triangle between Kai, Jin-Yi and Ji-Woo. [oooh!  :-}] Writer Chun has been quoted as saying, “From the time when I first planned the drama and the character Kai, who hides impassioned charisma behind his lovely smile, I have had Daniel Henney in mind for Kai.”
• Yoon Jin-seo has joined in the cast. She will portray a quirky and energetic detective who helps Do-soo pursue Ji-Woo and Jin-Yi.
• Song Yong-Tae will be playing a monk in the drama.
• Sung Dong-il, Gong Hyung-jin, and Jo Hee-bong (all from Chuno) have been cast in supporting roles.  Sung Dong-il plays a wily private investigator named Nakamura Hwang.  Gong Hyung-jin plays Ji-Woo’s supporter in China, Master Jang.  Jo Hee-bong plays a cool-headed private investigator named James, who is based in Vietnam and Thailand.
• Han Jung-soo (General Choi, from Chuno) has been cast in a cameo role.
• Uehara Takako will play Kieko a top Japanese singing idol who shares a “sad love” with Ji-Woo. [oooh again! :-}]
• Japanese comedian Naoto Takenakawill play Keiko’s father, Hiroki, a powerful figure in the Yakuza underworld.
• Rain may or may not be involved in the making of Runaway’s OST (original soundtrack)
• This isn’t the first go-round for Rain and Na-Young.  They worked together in 2007, on a series of SK Telecom/Nate Story commercial spots.
• Jackie Chan is NOT going to appear in Runaway due to scheduling conflicts.

Logline
At the outbreak of the Korean war, an “astronomical ” amount of money vanishes without a trace.  Sixty years later, the money resurfaces, creating havoc in the lives of Ji-Woo and Jin-Yi and leading investigators into a hot pursuit of the alleged criminals–all across Asia.

Below you’ll find the few stills we’ve gotten from the production so far.  And Stephe has posted some candids from what we believe to be the Runaway set here:  https://cloudusa.wordpress.com/2010/07/07/images-from-the-runaway-set/

So, please tell us:  What do you think about Rain’s new project?  Do you dig police chases and shootouts?  Can’t wait for the action to start?  Or are you cringing at the thought one more action-spy drama on TV and hoping desperately that the writers will throw in a little Rain love for good measure?  Come on.  Enquring minds wanna know.  We’ll share if you will.  :-}

Terri :-}

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Ji-Woo

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Jin-Yi

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On the Job

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~ by Cloud USA on July 7, 2010.

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