TV Choice: We Might Regret This and Made in Korea: The K-Pop Experience arrive on BBC iPlayer in the United Kingdom.
We Might Regret This
We Might Regret This, Abe (DARREN BOYD); Levi (EDWARD BLUEMEL; Jo (ELENA SAUREL); Freya (KYLA HARRIS), Roughcut, Parisa Taghizadeh ©BBC Pictures
New Comedy Drama from the producers of Big Boys, Stath Lets Flats, and People Just Do Nothing about a relationship, an impending blended family and an intense female friendship. Canadian artist and tetraplegic Freya moves to London to be with Abe, a silver fox lawyer. After firing her efficient but very problematic 24-hour live-in personal care assistant, Freya begs her chaotic best friend, Jo, to take the role. She’s delighted when Jo accepts – Abe much less so.
Speaking about We Might Regret This, co-creator Lee Getty said, “We intentionally infused the series with as much disabled perspective as possible. Disability is not a black-and-white experience; it is nuanced and specific to the individual. How can non-disabled people know that if they don’t have access to variations of the disabled experience? To date, most disability-related stories see the disabled person as the “object” looked at from the outside.
We Might Regret This intends to bring you inside the disabled experience through the eyes of our disabled protagonist. Our director, Nick Collett and Director of Photography, Will Hanke, were very intentional and creative in their approach to bringing us into Freya’s point of view, inventing new dollies and rigs to attach to Kyla’s wheelchair, so you were always with her, not outside of her. We also hired as many disabled people as possible (both in front and behind the camera) and had one of the most accessible, if not THE most accessible, productions ever made in the UK, and we hope to have set the bar for future productions.”
Made in Korea: The K-Pop Experience
Made In Korea: The K-Pop Experience, Dexter; Blaise; Reese; James; Olly, Picture of the band at a recording studio, Made In Korea Ltd ©BBC Pictures
A music experiment like no other, narrated by BBC Radio 1’s Vick Hope. Blaise, Dexter, James, Oliver and Reese are Dear Alice, a new boyband, who are put through the K-pop training process with the goal of launching on the global stage.
Dear Alice band member Blaise Noon said, “The standards of the instructors and all the staff at SM Entertainment were world-class. It was an amazing experience, and I’m immensely grateful. In K-pop, the standards are extremely high, and a lot of feedback is required, so it was quite a shock at first. A few of us took it personally, but over time we grew accustomed to it and realised it came from a place of love and for the good of the band. Once we accepted that and saw it as constructive, it became easier to accept. We had a very supportive team around us throughout.”
Director of the Artist Development Centre, Hee Jun Yoon, added, “In Korean, there is a word called ‘흥(heung)’, which means fun or excitement. We often use ‘흥이 난다 (heung-ee nahn-dah)’ to express enthusiasm or liveliness. Some say this excitement releases adrenaline or dopamine. I believe K-pop can evoke this very emotion. This might be due to its dynamic music and high-calibre choreographed performances. K-pop transcends genres, showcasing a diverse range of styles and performances in its own distinctive manner.
Additionally, I believe the interaction between artists and fans is a key factor. K-pop artists actively engage with their fans, not only through their performances but also by sharing behind-the-scenes content and communicating with them regularly.
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