Drama to be turned into book
The tvN drama “Respond 1997”
The hit show from last year will become the first piece to make the transition from airwaves to paper by CJ E&M network.
“It’s the first time we’ve taken a drama and made it into a book,” said a spokesperson from the network.
When the show wrapped up in September, CJ, the parent company of tvN, was approached by several publishers to make a novel out of the show.
The 16-part TV series examined the extreme fan culture that emerged in the 1990s when idol groups took center stage and K-pop was just blossoming.
Moving back and forth between the past and present, the story centered on the lives of high school friends in Busan.
A-Pink’s Jung Eun-ji and “Super Star K” winner Seo In-guk played the leads.
By Carla Sunwoo [carlasunwoo@joongang.co.kr]
with the Korea JoongAng Daily
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