"SungKyunKwan Scandal" PD to create music drama

Poster to KBS TV series "SungKyunKwan Scandal" [KBS]

Producer Kim Won-suk of last year's hit TV series "SungKyunKwan Scandal" will create a music drama.

An official with media group CJ E&M told 10Asia over the phone on Friday that Kim, who moved from broadcaster KBS to CJ E&M in August, will shoot cable music channel Mnet's first-ever music drama.

The show is set to be composed of 16 episodes and will be in a format similar to that of "Glee," an American musical comedy-drama that airs on Fox.

Kim will also collaborate with "SungKyunKwan Scandal" writer Kim Tae-hee again for the upcoming drama that is aiming for showing in the latter half of next year.

"SungKyunKwan Scandal," which starred JYJ member Park Yuchun, Park Min-young, Yoo A-in and Song Joong-ki, is a fusion history drama set during the 18th century revolving around the love and friendship of four students at Sungkyunkwan University.

The TV series took home five awards during the 2010 KBS Drama Awards and also brought in viewership ratings in the high ten percent range on TV charts during its run last year.

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