S. Korea's "Beethoven Virus" honored at Japanese TV drama awards

SEOUL, Oct. 20 (Yonhap) -- "Beethoven Virus," a popular South Korean TV drama
that aired last year, received a special award for foreign programs at the
International Drama Festival in Tokyo, the event's Web site said Tuesday.
The South Korean series will be screened Tuesday with China's "Ma Wen's War,"
India???s "Balika Vadhu - Child Bride" and "The Unbreakable Bond," which also
received the award for foreign dramas.
"Beethoven Virus" was praised at home for successfully dramatizing an unusual
subject, classical music, casting it in the eyes of an internationally famed
conductor who attempts to salvage a local orchestra.
Established in 2007, the third Tokyo drama fest awarded its Grand Prize to Nippon
Television Network's "AISHITERU - KAIYO" starring Izumi Inamori and Yuka Itaya,
the Web site said.
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