3 words... JUNG WOO SUNG... its been a long time baby... squee...

Now I'll watch, even with TOP & Kim So Yeon in IRIS, I didn't watch coz hmmm Lee Byung Hyun doesn't excite me much, though I know he acted really well in the drama...

But oh man... Jung Woo Sung... can't wait... see if they annouce the leading actress soon...

Seriously!!!??? I was hoping they would cast Song Seung Hun or the two main guys in the movie typhoon, Lee Jung Jae and the other guy who played the bad guy, i forgot his name,.. Im not a fan of CSW,but i believed he can do well playing the bad guy. I just hope they will throw some best actress main girl in there, KTH did good in Iris, but they should do better than that since more people will look forward to this sequel.

OMGGG. cha seung won!!! i am seriously considering watching IRIS 2 just for him. even though i have not even watched IRIS part 1 and will prolly be confused as hell. god, i'll watch IRIS 1 too just for this man!

how about Kim Sun Ah , Kim Jung Eun, Kim Hyun Joo

Haha.. reading ur comments make me smile. :) the wonders of fangirlism.

not that i disagree with you. they are awesomely charismatic. jung woo sung is awesome charisma and cha seung won...sigh.

if they throw ha ji won in, i'm signed.

oh man. does this mean i have another drama to the list? hehe.

this is actually really exciting news! I'm not sure who can top Kim So Yeon's performance but these two main actors are awesome picks for me. I love them both. I only hope that Kim So Yeon will make a cameo in this one, I just loved her to death in Iris.

OMG!! This is the best thing I've ever seen from DB blog in a long time! hehe

@ockoala, i can imagine how excited you are about this news, especially Jung Woo Sung's in it!

@sueyip, yeps i'm with you.

Ha Ji Won is a good choice too! How about Gianna Jun (aka Jeon Ji Hyun)....ah who cares! I can't wait to watch this two in action!

OMO!!! SQUEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!
Such great news while waiting WUAS recap!!!
(i'm very much tempted to comment in FULL CAPS, but that maybe would've hurt some of your eyes...)
to think these two awesome-hot-TALENTED actors would be faced-off in one drama, 20 episodes!!
i wholeheartedly agree with most of the comments... i hope it would not be overhyped like IRIS!! and Ha JiWon/Sohn YeJin/Kim SunAh as female lead(s)?? that would've made it soooo beautiful to watch...
i never finished IRIS so i didn't know the ending apart from LBH character (heard it from my sister) is Kim So Yeon character still alive? if she were, it would be great to have her again for the sequel and Kim Seung Woo too...
one of the overseas filming would be in Singapore??!! great!! i lived just one hour ferry ride from singapore, any news of them filming, i'll be taking the ferry to see them...

@madame president hjkomo,
so where do i have to fill up the ACOMHRM registration form??

This news has made my day! 2 of my fav actors in the same drama!!!! Can't wait.

OMG Jung Woo-sung ....HOT
now i am excited for it

I literally looked at my Google Reader feeds, saw CSW and went "NO WAY!" out loud.

I guess I have to put Iris 1 in my queue to catch up. I love him. No matter what. I am excited for this. Simply because of him.

Dear Korea,

Thank you so so so much for casting such handsome men (F YES Cha Seung Won♥♥♥!) for Iris 2.

Love,
Me.

never seen the first one yet, perhaps never well, not my kind of drama at all, and it was so over hyped I was inclined to dislike it just for that. Gets on my nerves when they try to force feed you an idea and image, and I yet to see any drama actually live up to the hype and promotion they get. Filming in New Zealand my country, that is nice, but I do not think it well be enough to get me to watch it though...but never say never I guess..:-)

lol just an evil thought..make the two male hunk..sorry leads gay...and wait to hear fangirls cries of frustration..:-)

OMG! I see the headline and the two hot pics and my brain just overloaded. What am I reading? Whats going on? Pinch me and Slap me. I just went from thinking KSW-level actor would be in IRIS2 to these two gods. I'm suffering from kdrama version of the bends. I'm fangirling and squeeing. Where has NYCgirl disappeared to?

IRIS 2 has already one upped IRIS with just these two guys. I won't even complain about the script or female lead. Incomprehensible plot? Bad female acting from the lead? Annoying flashbacks? Who cares! I would just sit mesmerized watching these two guys.

And how great would it be if we can get some homoerotic boy on boy relationship going. I propose the baddie CSW kisses JWS on the lips just for some fan service and JWS lips look totally kissable. And oh how delectable does CSW look in the above pic?

Seriously if HJW is cast in this I don't think I can take it.

*faints* I hope this is not going to stay behind in the IRIS shadow because the actors are too good to be true --- CSW!! <3
Also very interesting title - the name of the Greek goddess of wisdom and war?
Thanks so much for sharing this piece of news, please keep us updated!

@bjharm

"lol just an evil thought..make the two male hunk..sorry leads gay…and wait to hear fangirls cries of frustration..:-)"

Actually that would be fanservice for many of the female viewers since they don't want them to be with anyone else. I propose a full kiss on JSW's juicy lips.

I don't think I'll be watching IRIS 2 with hubby. I can't squee in peace. Not that I can convince him to watch IRIS2 anyway after the travesty of IRIS.

Good night to the two delectable Gods above, just going to sleep after seeing them side by side again and looking so. damn. fine.

Almost forgot, not only are these two hotter than Dantes inferno, they are also hella tall, probably two of the tallest actors in the biz. The third lead must be at least 6 ft, otherwise the dwarf effect will be disconcerting. Too baby my baby boy Im Joo-hwan is too young for this, he's got the height.

Maybe.....Kim Min-joon? I think he's getting better and better. Sigh, JWS, CSW - is love.

@nycgrl

My opinion early on during my hysterical fits of happiness was that women are completely superflous for this drama.

"Fangirls cries of frustration"? Yeah, cause it's not on HBO or Showtime. :-D

Anyone but not KWON SANG WOO will do.

@langdon813
"“Fangirls cries of frustration”? Yeah, cause it’s not on HBO or Showtime."

You are too funny. I think I would melt if it got to cable level of intensity never mind something that touches on pro...oh nevermind. There are youngins on this blog after all.

I almost fainted with excitement upon knowing CSW will be in Iris2. With JWS too? Great, great, great! I watched Iris 1 and I know this sequel will be much much better with these 2 handsome actors. I bet it will have very high ratings. Can't wait to know who will be casted as the leading ladies. CSW as the bad guy? The role will be peanuts to him! He is an excellent actor! Of course JWS is very good too. In looks, these two actors are to die for!

@ nycgirl
"I’m suffering from kdrama version of the bends."

ROFL!!! I think we all are!

Yeah, I don't think I can get hubby to watch this either. He's still mad that I made him watch a couple eps of IRIS.

@ langdon813

If only this were on cable... *still burning in hell*

@ ockoala

Me likes your suggested tall men. Mmm...Kim Min Joon...Im Ju Hwan...either, or BOTH! :D

@ JB

What????

And if you're old...what does that make us - already in the grave? o_O
:P

@JB, seriously????
maybe OMONA THEY DIDN"T demographic is Kpop/idol fans? which btw watching IRIS solely because of TOP??

@nycgirl,
"And how great would it be if we can get some homoerotic boy on boy relationship going. I propose the baddie CSW kisses JWS on the lips just for some fan service and JWS lips look totally kissable."
yes, one fanservice please...

just adding to the SQUEEEEE factor here... jung woo sung is awesome! hot! sexy! desirable! manly! RAWRRRRRR!!

i hope the rest of the cast is equally explosive.

the female leads better be from A-listers. I agree Ha Ji Won would be a perfect cast for IRIS 2. And the second female lead would likely fit for Kim Eun Jung, Kim Hyun Joo, or Kim Sun Ah. Wow those are triple Kim. LOL

CSW is back in another TV drama and JWS is my dream guy, two excellent actor, a dream team. I wish Kim Sun ah will be chosen for the role of Kim So-yeon in this sequel, I want her to have a bad girl role and she can do justice to that character.
Anyway, CSW and JWS is enough reason for me to anticipate this drama.

Ha Ji Won plz!
HJW + these 2 hot men---> !!!!!!!!!!!!! woa

I was trying so hard not to squee that I actually froze for 1 minute.

O.M.G.

That is all.

Yeah, OMONA is basically all about idols. Post like these will only get around 10 comments at least, unless, someone posts picture of those two half naked or something. Then maybe 5 more.

waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!! JWS my ultimate fave korean guy!!! now i will have to keep this on my kdrama radar!!!!:D

i was thinking if not ha jiwon for the female lead why not jun jihyun. i think she can kick some ass too...

Great casting selection! AWESOME talent! But I am confused-no more IRIS or NSS? This is a totally new series leaving all the IRIS unfinished pieces behind?

OMOMOMOMOMOMOMOMO
OMOMOMOMOMOMOMOMO
OMOMOMOMOMOMOMOMO
OMOMOMOMOMOMOMOMO

(If Son Yeh Jin signs up -- A Moment To Kill??? OMG dare I dream the impossible dream?!!!? -- forget twins, Belleza is going to have to open up an orphanage!!)

Well, is the IRIS 2 casting director a DBer? Could it be langdon or ockoala having a career change in Korea?? Or Samsooki finally winning his lotto and doing a fanservice for us DBers???

Nothing beats this casting news. Just the two of them on the screen doing nothing will have us glued althouth I'd prefer them to do a different type of drama than this genre, but we can't be too choosy, can we?

About 1.5, I bought the DVD last year (for, of course, JWS and also SEH), watched for about 6 or 7 minutes, then had it forever relegated to the bottom of the pile......

I object - CSW cannot be the baddie! Someone let me know when he is filming in Singapore!

"I’d prefer them to do a different type of drama than this genre, but we can’t be too choosy, can we?"

Yes, but imagine the fan service.

CSW: "That's a big, big gun you have."
JWS: "I keep it loaded."
CSW: "Loaded?"
JWS: "Loaded . . . and cocked."
CSW: *sexy dead pan*
JWS: *sexy dimples*

(somewhere in the distance, you hear Kim Sun Ah giggling . . . )

But seriously, if a Son Yeh Jin took on this project, there would be a vortex where Japan is. Such is the power of Hallyu. I'd love to see Ha Ji Won take this project on, especially if she's an assassin. You know, "WTH happened in Athena!"

Great script, Belleza :)

@ 72 Javabeans..LoL. That makes me feel old too. But Seroiulsy .. Who doesn't know this guys.

Well am more exicited about Iris 2 ... I love the cast. I am actually more of a fan of JWS than LBH.

I wish the female lead is Jun Ji Hyun. I know she is not the strongest actress but who doesn't like an eye candy..

"I wish the female lead is Jun Ji Hyun"

JJH + JWS would be hot. Giordano, the Sequel?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-LDalE435w

CSW, rising star?
Uhm, I think he rose a looooong time ago, he's been in successful movies for a decade now. The drama folks are just new to him.

While watching the The Good, The Bad and The Weird--probably during the super long mad max like chase scene-- I wondered hypothetically how I could contain myself if I was additionally attracted to LBH or SKO. I wondered if my eyes would go blind with so much eye candy or if I would get Stendhal's syndrome like the tourists in Florence who become overwhelmed by such beautiful works of art... well it looks like I'm about to find out.

Bring on the men!

Hmmm - interesting casting. I might be interested...but does anyone know if/how they are going to tie it into IRIS? Will the title of the sequels always be the terrorist groups? Any cameos from IRIS?

I've been alerted about this through a tweet. My friends, they love me and know me soooo well. I squeed loudly. LOL but let me join the chorus of "OMG OMG OMG" because YES, OMG! *faints* Cha Seung-won!!!!! As the villain!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I cannot wait to see this. Jung Woo-sung, too? Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh

And yes, I was one of the people who complained about Kwon Sang-woo and I swore that if he was in it, I wouldn't watch it. Turns out I'm going to watch the sequel for sure! ^^ And now, I need to finish IRIS, which I stopped watching when I got spoiled for the ending. I find it funny that what prompts me to finish IRIS is knowing CSW was going to be in the sequel. ^^''