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Joo Ji-hoon and Yoon Eun-hye, (almost) back together again
by | September 1, 2008 | 196 Comments

Goong lovers, take note! Your favorite faux royal couple, Yoon Eun-hye and Joo Ji-hoon, just may be teaming up again in a new drama.

The two former onscreen lovebirds are top picks for the lead couple in MBC’s new Personal Taste [개인의 취향 -- working title]. One rep from the drama side explained that the production company is nearly finished with its casting and contract issues, and put the likelihood of a Yoon-Joo match-up at “very high.”

The plot: A restless girl wants a gay (male) friend, ’cause fag hags are cool. The guy wants a place to live, so he pretends to be gay as they live together.

In an interesting genre pair-up, we have the director of the jokey rom-com Fantasy Couple (Kim Sang-ho) and the writer of the weepie Sad Sonata (Lee Sung-eun) working together.

Okay, first of all, we have several favorite kdrama clichés built right into the premise, including two of my favorites (cheesy but effective!): enforced proximity (the better for falling in looove!) and mistaken/pretend identity (to add angst when the pretender has to unveil his/her true self). This sounds like a hasty potluck of past hits, drawn upon in hopes of re-creating prior successes, like a Coffee Prince meets Fantasy Couple meets Bottom of the Ninth with Two Outs.

Second of all, it sounds AWESOME.

Via Today Korea, Sports Seoul

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196 Comments
  1. 101 millefeiren

    i love princess hours, i hope that we have princess hours part 2; miss u guys

  2. 102 littlemisspretty

    Funny how some people point finger towards someone they rarely know. Remember to think closely before making accusations because ironically most of your fingers are pointed at you so make sure that it won’t bounce back to you.

  3. 103 Bored..

    does MBC love gay shows?

  4. 104 RAISA

    eoW wE BOTH BEUATIFULL

  5. 105 angie

    oh my…………

    i hope this will be true….

    i’m so excited to see them together again…….

    and also to see joo ji hoon act as a gay…….

    eun hye-ji hoon 4ever!!!!!

    hahaha…

  6. 106 FANTAsan

    ..very very looking forward to it if it’s those two

  7. 107 lady A

    yeeeepppppppppeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    i’m so very excited of it!!!!!!!!!!!
    i really love their tandem……..
    i’m sure it will be another great hit!!!!!!

  8. 108 lady me

    oh com’on..!!
    how dare you to say that to jjh and yeh???
    this all i can say..
    YOUR SUCH A LOSER!!!!!!

    :p

  9. 109 PINK

    LOLZ K DN!!

  10. 110 PINK

    lolz too!!!

    everybody is waiting for that series ASAP!!!

    insecure ka lang marahil!!!behlat!!!!

  11. 111 addited

    jjh and yeh has a really great chemistry…
    cant wait for their next show as soon as possible…^^

  12. 112 tracycutie

    Hmmm…I’m excited for this, I hope it would push through.
    I don’t know why there are JJH bashers.
    I’m a fan of the three….JJH, YEH and SMA…..
    The success of a movie or drama mostly rides on the plot, the lead’s chemistry, promotion….
    I don’t get why fans f either YEH or SMA wouldn’t want to have a reunion with JJH?

  13. 113 nadia

    What’s the worst thing I could say…….?????
    hmm.., how excited when watching princess hour. shin so handsome and such a heartlesss man, cool and chae kyung is too naughty. Very very very suit personality… keep it up a good couple then..! hahahahaha

  14. 114 Anonymous

    omg!!!i like JJH N YEH teaming up again!!pls pls pls release this drama ASAP!PLS PLS..I LOVE THEM BOTH SO MUCH!

  15. 115 Nurul anessa

    omg!!!i like JJH N YEH teaming up again!!pls pls pls release this drama ASAP!PLS PLS..I LOVE THEM BOTH SO MUCH!

  16. 116 hesna mıllık

    hello jo young hoon seni çokkkkk seviyorum lütfen türkiyede gellll.goong dizisi çok güzeldi devamı çekin.seni çoook seviyoruzzzzz

  17. 117 hesna mıllık

    l love joon ji hoon hesna

  18. 118 Chenez

    I hope this will push through because i just love these two, YEH and JJH……they have a great chemistry! The plot sounds interesting. I will definitely wait for this…i’m excited now.

  19. 119 çağla

    merhaba arkadaşlar,
    ben çağla öncelikle jjh&yehin dizi yapacaakları için çok mutlu oldum onlar çok iyi kaliteli oyuncular ve müthiş ikililer onları çok çok seviyorum

  20. 120 hilal

    gerçekten çok ggüzel

  21. 121 Casper

    We’ll watch that for sure. I can’t wait for that… I’m sure there will be great lines and quotes from that drama series. With the directors, it’ll be fantastic. And with the team-up, it would be GREAT!

  22. 122 Ana Lujan

    I complettely love them acting together. Even they criticized goong the ratings were very good internationally. As far I know they are great. all my support for both of them

  23. 123 Fancy

    OMG! It seems like Joo-Ji hoon changed a lot. Actually pumangit ang looks niya, it looks better in Princess Hours.Mas maganda pa ang hairstyle niya before. Sayang he is so gwapo pa naman. But I still wish that this new comeback movie will be a big hit to the viewers. Sana mgkatuluyan silang dalawa, I will bet they will be a good couple in the future, bagay pa na man silang dalawa.I wish you all the best.

  24. 124 coffeeprinceaddict

    i agree with pon…
    hey goldlilys i know what you’re saying…ive watched that movie by judy ann santos..
    and upon reading the plot of yeh and jjh’s new drama… i remember that movie..
    hey don’t get excited wait.. i heard this drama was cancelled…..wahaha
    it is just right… yeh needs a better drama than this actually i hate joo ji hoon.. i hate goong its just like the most boring drama ive seen..i love gong yoo and coffee prince..well coffee prince earns my respect..and yeh such a good actress..
    when i first heard about this drama… yes im excited cause its yoon eun hye ,..but i realized that this is not right.. jjh is rubbish, there are better actors in korea!..
    so yeah…coffee prince is still the best in my heart ^__^……blehh..
    hehehe ….but you know ngayon lang ako nakakita ng comments na para vang ung ibang tao gusto ipacancel yung drama.. hehehe..
    like “don’t do this drama “, “jjh is dry”, “and not good in acting”.. or ok lng naman palitan si jjh.. but i think if they continue doing this drama.. this will be a disaster..
    well me too…i just hate jjh but not in my heart or i have no rights to say na wag ituloy ang drama.. diba… bahala na sila… u ngayon they cancelled it .. so wala rin… kc my problems cla diba..so wla magawa ok lang naman yun s kin..hehe

  25. 125 RaShzT3r

    oh! yeah!!
    i can’T wait to see joo ji hoon and yoon eun hye team up together!
    oh! men it might be stupid to see joo ji hoon gay!
    these team up si AWESOME!! the best two luv team ever!!!
    i can’t wait to see these movie!!

  26. 126 RaShzT3r

    its sad that it will not happened!!!
    but im sure that the project will accepted
    i hope so!
    but please im beg u all! i wana see JJH and YEH teaming up together!!
    Please accept the project!!
    that’s all thx!!

  27. 127 yeh

    …wOw!!!…i love it!!

  28. 128 ananymous

    OMG!.
    this news just made me happy!
    so excited! cant wait to see this.
    well, IDC wat kind show their gonna make but as long as its them together!
    go mr.director!. go cast!
    (-=…
    well, were all gonna look 4ward of this!

  29. 129 m-m

    i am very exited!!
    hope this will be seen in the Philippines..
    A perfect match- “Joo Ji-hoon and Yoon Eun-hye”
    hoping for Goong II…
    Thank You!!

  30. 130 pPhu

    Sounds awesome i can’t wait to see them on screen together!! i missed them from GOONG !!
    This kinda sounds like my plans in college lmao get a guy room-mate. well i can’t wait to see the drama!!!

  31. 131 Anonymous

    its not going to happen, Yoon Eun Hye didn’t accept the role ,this drama is not going to be made at all!
    I am really sad I would have loved to see them both on screen again, I hope there will be dramas soon with either one of them at least, I want to see more of Joo Ji Hoon. He is in the movie Antique Bakery but I think the beard he has there really doesn’t suit him well. Takes away some of his hotness, but the guy playing the gag partisier is awesome, he was in coffee Prince as well, how ironic he worked with both of them .

  32. 132 ceejae

    really….yehey!!!!!!!..iam very happy to hear that because last night we here in the philippines was very sad because the character or cast in the goong s have been changed…we want the original cast of goong to act in goong s but now that we now knew that yoon eun hye and joo ji hoon will be team up again..we are very excited…i hope that they will be lovers in real life!!!

  33. 133 ceejae

    rellay that is a very good news…i hope that this project will push through..we want yoon eun hye and joo ji hoon to be sweetheart in real life..we want them..please…this project will be done as soon as possible..we are very sad that the original cast of princess hours was replaced..we want the original cast of princess hours to be in princess hours 2

  34. 134 donnarie

    Omg!!! it sounds like very very enteresting and exciting!!!!! if that will happen, i should watch it!! they are my favorite couple!!!! i love the way tey act as a couple in goong,,,and i miss them very much! how i wish that they become a true couple someday or maybe today!!! he! he! he! i love them both! they are my favorite actor and actress,………..even if i am a filipino, i love koreans1!!! and i’m very very thankfull of your very very best news!!!!!

  35. 135 donnarie

    Oh my god!!!!! i’m so exciting! i can’t imagine how joo ji-hoon will act as a gay!! i’m a big fan of joo ji-hoon and yoon eun-hye……………..I can’t wait anymore!!! i think i’m gonna die if this drama will posponed.. Joo Ji-hoon is very handsome!!! and i can’t truely imagine!!! here in the Philippines, there are many guys and much of them are handsome…….how i wish that this drama will be seen also in the Philippines!!!!

  36. 136 sonie

    hope they will team-up again and be aired in the Philippines..they’re such great couple..eun hye and ji hoon rocks!!!

  37. 137 jm

    I’M TOTALLY STOKED. I can’t wait for it to come out. I’m definitely watching.

  38. 138 marian

    love2 ! wow cool its gonna be great in all fans of jjh and yeh i love them so much i will support there new drama and i wish that many more drama will lead of this two couple..
    i will wait this ! what is the date that it will be air ?

  39. 139 teline

    woah!

    I’ve been waiting for this pair-up for 2 years…..
    The both of them are really good and as i know (as a couple/loveteam)one of the best!!!
    I love them both!
    I wish this would pursue…many are waiting for this especially fo YEH-JJH fans!!!!

  40. 140 jjh and yeh is LOVE !

    hmm ? you guys that against of jjh to yeh you dont mind what is the feelings of the fan of the two . and you dont trust jjh what will now his acting in 2yrs before from now do you think his acting is the same as in goong ? dont judge a person first . anyway thanks 4 the people who are supporting jjh and yeh . hope this drama will be air and if not so we will wait a new drama that jjh and yeh will be team up again more power to jjh and yeh fans ! <3

  41. 141 BeeJ

    too bad.. this drama isn’t going to push through…

    sigh! =((

  42. 142 carLie

    i love them 2..their so cute i hope the article is trUe:)

  43. 143 carLie

    ow no…
    i wish 2 of them wer real couples..:(

  44. 144 alexandra

    how dare those people whO haTe theiR teAm-up , if yOu haTe thEm buiLd yoUr owN comPany thEn pAir youR fAve Stars!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    gUd luCk JJH & YEH………..
    know u can do more best drama stOries thAt wilL roCk my worlD

  45. 145 Michelle

    But you know guys, JooJihoon and SongJihyo[Min Hyorin] are actually real couples.
    After they finished Goong, the reporter found out that they were actually dating..

    So im a little pissed :@

  46. 146 mao"19

    hey!!! yoon eun-hye and ju ji hoon is so compatible!!! hope may part 2 pa ng goong!!!!!!!! it’s me mao

  47. 147 mecheliehAlexah

    “!Oh n0hH, !ReaAlly there teams r bAck?Oh it’s nyc 2 kn0w dat, !And hopeFully it is m0re beAutiful, .Kh8 naHh magpangGap x!Ang shukLa, .Hahaha, !It is m0re interesting huhH, !

  48. 148 jjayne

    omg. i totally cant wait.
    i love them SO MUCH in goong.
    :) ))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))
    iljjh&yeh

  49. 149 ives1979

    Please, please let this be true! I love Yoon Eun Hye. Joo Ji Hoon is okay as well, I really liked Goong. The storyyline here sounds like it will have a humorous theme and romantic as well. Can’t wait to watch it if they indeed will be casted together again. ^_^ Thanks for the info. ^_^

  50. 150 Anonymous

    so good

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