Drama Casting & News
Athena releases a barrage of new stills
by | August 7, 2010 | 64 Comments

The production of spy drama Athena has been releasing a steady stream of new stills from its latest shoots, two or three at a time. Rather than putting up a post every time a photo comes out, here’s a whole collection of the latest images.

This media barrage is a little annoying, to be honest, since there’s a lot of noise over very little substance, and I fear that if they keep this up we’ll get sick of the drama before it even begins. I hope they’ll back off now, so that I can preserve my interest for the show itself. Which doesn’t even air until NOVEMBER.

The cast below is pictured (in general order) as follows: Jung Woo-sung, Su Ae, Lee Jia, Cha Seung-won, and Kim Min-jong.

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64 Comments from the Beanut Gallery
  1. girlfriday

    What’s with everyone and the pornstache lately? No, Kim Min-jong, No!

    • 1.1 javabeans

      lol, but his is so weak and frail in comparison to Cha Seung-won’s monster ‘stache. if inanimate objects could talk, his would be taunting Kim’s.

      • 1.1.1 girlfriday

        Cha Seung-won’s ‘stache: Neener, neener, I am far manlier than you!

        Kim Min-jong’s ‘stache: At least I don’t look like my chin’s atomic mushroom cloud!

        Cha Seung-won’s ‘stache: I would frown, but I’m already doing that.

    • 1.2 nycgirl

      its all kim nam gil’s fault

      • 1.2.1 nycgrl

        OMG another NYC girl!! I’ve just had the sensation of seeing my doppelganger. If I ever need to go into hiding can you be my double?

    • 1.3 momosan

      The stache is an offense against humanity, but what’s with the rainbow of blazers? If you are shooting in Milan, get your rear over to a tailor and get a suit more like CSW, who could not look longer or leaner or more cool than in that photo. ::I may have right clickied and saved…I’m just not telling::

    • 1.4 hjkomo

      Kim Min Jong looks like he should be selling medicinal herbs (especially in that first pic he’s in).

      Why? Why?! :(

  2. Angela

    He looks hot as hell in that tux. Especially holding that gun. I may watch it for that reason alone…

    Thanks for the lovely stills!

  3. javabeans

    (I cried a little to see the photo of Lee Jia cuddling up to Jung Woo-sung. I could give him up (fictionally) for Su Ae, but no way for Lee Jia…)

    • 3.1 hjkomo

      I didn’t cry. I shouted obscenities. ;)

      • 3.1.1 ockoala

        Yes you did, yes you did, right in my left Twitter ear. :-)

        Maybe she is about to bite it due to incurable cancer of the left shoulder and he is sending her off with a fare thee well.

        • 3.1.1.1 kay

          ahhh i guess she really got him in the end. i wonder if he’s thinking it’s about time to settle down and get married. >CRIES<

    • 3.2 snow

      maybe he was just comforting her like an older brother… uh oh, the dangerous oppa territory!

    • 3.3 djes

      I so want to steal Cha Seung Won’s big gun (whatever you call it ) and shoot Lee Jia.

      Ahh, maybe they have brother and sister’s relationship!
      *delusional*

    • 3.4 tonia

      Me, too. I really don’t feel for that girl….I don’t really like her acting and I would have given up JWS to Soo Ae but not to her. Sorry to her fans but I really, really don’t like LJA.

  4. MsRetta

    Man! That Cha Seung Won is mega major testosterone!
    and has acting chops too! Damn!

    Jung Woo Sung is handsome as always..Swoon

    Thanks for putting them in a collection…I agree, more effort now in making it a wild ride….looking forward to November.

    I just want to ( mushy alert) say I love this site….I appreciate all your hardwork and TIME that you put into making this site not just relevant,informative and fun but sincere from your heart. end of mushy alert…….

    Happy Week End!

  5. dannaluk

    i dont like the colors of the suits Kim Min Jong is wearing

  6. Kelela

    Needs more suits. Or dirty suits. And guns and suits.

    Less ‘staches. Except for Cha Seung-won. Less colored blazers with jeans, too. Taste the rainbow!

  7. aidablue

    I know this is bad. I did kind of lost interest in Despicable me after seeing all trailers. They did kind of revealed the best parts of the animation and had lost some of its fun when I’ve seen it as a wholw. I do hope this does not happen with this drama.
    Anyway, when some news or new stills come out I can’t keep myself from clicking on them eagerly.

  8. pengork

    lol, okay this looks like it’s going to be camp central. tbh i don’t think i’ll watch it, but i’ll prob follow along w/ recaps for the lulz. like with bad guy, i was going to wait til the end to watch it, but now that i hear it ends awfully, i think i’ll go back and read recaps. this way i can sit back and watch in amusement from the sidelines, occasionally letting out a cheer, occasionally a boo, but keeping the commitment level minimal. lifesavers, javabeans and girlfriday. <3

  9. mr. no

    I LOVE LEE JI AH !!!!! !! just look at her omg she is shining :D

    • 9.1 aidablue

      Yey, thank God somebody loves her. I was starting to think that everybody hates her. Still I don’t want a relationship between her character and Jung Woo-sung’s because she would definetely become the third wheel. I still hope for just a friendship relation between the two. It’s not like they showed them kissing or anything.

  10. 10 Sobia

    Much like my life, the Athena media barrage needs more Siwonnie in it! But I have to agree with Mr. No, Lee Jia looks surprisingly action hero-ready in all the stills they have released so far. And Su Ae, like always, a goddess. Very womanly, calm and confident. I think she will be the brains behind the whole operation, and JWS will be its great-looking front.

    • 10.1 tb

      I agree. Like you said “Su Ae is very womanly, calm and confident” :)

    • 10.2 Lacus

      I agree. I’ve been waiting to see Siwonnie’s pix TT__TT
      Ah, but Cha Seung-won looks amazing….is it too much to hope for the two CSWs to be in a pic together?!?!

  11. 11 shinhyesungluv

    Su Ae looks sooo pretty in that dress! This show is gonna rock!

  12. 12 more

    DAMN everyone has a gun.

  13. 13 honest_will

    KNG had the ahjussi pervy mmustauche
    anyway
    when is still suppose to be out
    its like they are releasing so many stills way before it even starts
    we know that this is a prequel
    with all the actors and actress
    but not much is revealed
    i sometimes feel that they put these posters too early
    but im sure the weeks leading up to the show’s debut
    its going to more and more interviews and press release

  14. 14 kaedejun

    whoa – is it me or is Lee Jia trying to be the second Kim So Yeon?!

  15. 15 algelic

    I would have been annoyed at all the buzz so long before the drama airs…

    … but this new batch brings more LEE JI-AH!! SO HAPPYYYYYY! =D

    It seems she’s not getting a lot of love from those anticipating the drama, which breaks my heart a bit. I’m really hoping everyone will see her shine when this finally airs.

  16. 16 Ally

    Look like that dude got in a fight with a ketchup packet in the second pic

  17. 17 asianromance

    I’m such a downer..i’m already getting a bad feeling about the series because of the number of stills being released and because there is so much hype over it. I really want this drama to succeed! for Cha Seung-won! for Su-ae! And even for Lee Jia- she was, for the most part, good and likable in TWSSG but sucked in her last drama…so i hope to see her redeem herself.

  18. 18 LadyIgraine

    I know right! by the time we see the drama, we already saw it because of all the stills, lol!

  19. 19 Mel

    Ummmm, Just don’t touch CHOI SI WON…

  20. 20 ockoala

    Guys, I think the barrage of stills will slow down soon, once the overseas shoot ends. I remember the same with IRIS.

    And who can blame them. You gotta show off your leads in the glorious backdrops of Italy and wherever the heck they are off to next. That pic of CSW with the Italian hills next to him is drop dead gorgeous.

  21. 21 Gigi

    Love the pictures… and yes, JWS looks so good in a tux with a gun… LOL

    CSW looks so manly…

  22. 22 allmessedup

    Am not a fan of Lee Ji Ah, but I gotta say this – she looks more kick ass holding that gun than JWS. And certainly more bad-ass than Su Ae (in previous pics showing her with a gun). Maybe, just maybe, LJA will shine in this action-drama.

  23. 23 luraaa

    Why is Lee Jia in Jung Woo Sung’s arms? Why?! Su Ae, where were you when they did this? *searches for the link Jung Woo Sung romances Su Ae with a kiss in Athena* Ahh.. everything’s right again.

    Dayum, I can’t wait for November to come.

  24. 24 Kate

    Is Kim Min-jong the bad guy? He is too good to be bad…WHY?

  25. 25 dramagrl17

    These stills make me want to watch! (: Su Ae looks too gorgeous .

  26. 26 bandaid

    Dramabeans got a new look!!!!

    i’m still not used to this one,but its cool. just wondering why the color is like this…

  27. 27 aX

    Don’t tell me the couple I am rooting for actually won’t end up together like in IRIS. UGH!

    I agree with you ALLkpop, all these pictures are revealing too much. The Kdrama premieres in 3 months and I think they’re revealing too much TOO soon.

    • 27.1 itsjustme

      ALLKPOP???

  28. 28 Qwenli

    JWS is really really looking like korean’s 007! Way to go man!

  29. 29 soysauce

    NOVEMBER??? boy, that’s a long time away.

  30. 30 rhea

    Oh good, Su Ae just looks sooo beautiful in that pictures!

  31. 31 itsjustme

    CSW = Hotness personified

    Waiting for Choi Siwon’s pics!

  32. 32 joeydragonlady

    Ok, so where’s Choi Si Won in all this? He’s the one spy I’ve been wanting to see. BTW I so dig the Su Ae gown.

  33. 33 sleeplessinwgtn

    I love Su Ae’s leather outfit; very chic! And I was just planning to re-watch 9E2O.

    Agree to the comment that they’re revealing too much.

  34. 34 nycgrl

    CSW and So Ae look amazing. I’m gonna love the eye candy watching this drama.

  35. 35 chajjye

    OMO OMO OMO OMO.

    JWS: hot. hot.

    I love CSW’s look with the backdrop of the mountains. Yummy.

    Su Ae: classy. Definitely classy.

    LJA: Surprisingly reminds me of The Legend days. Please let her fit. (I know. I saw the JWS hand and I was “Oh no. Please don’t let her turn nasty.” I sure hope he was just oppa to her. As in blood oppa.

    Siwon: WHERE IS HE???! That guy lost so much weight, I want a pic to prove his hard work ASAP! :D

  36. 36 MinJi

    Ow… No Siwon. :(

  37. 37 Net-chan

    GAH! What is Lee Jia doing in Jung Woo-sung’s arms?! Nooo!
    Speaking of her, I find her face relly weird (Has she done some nose job? Something about her lips bothers me as well)…

    Thanks for the pics JB ^^!

  38. 38 omo

    See…with this new layout, I had to zoom in 200x to get a good look at all the prettiness and hotness. I’ll just enjoy these pics for now. My judgment on this drama will come later.

  39. 39 cingdoc

    While I thoroughly enjoyed seeing CSW & all the other ICOMYM’s hotties,why did I have to keep reminding myself that I wasn’t looking at Miami Vice….???

  40. 40 emon

    i don’t know why too many negative comment about Lee Jia in dramabeans. I like her in the legend n beethoven virus. Maybe nt good in drama “Style”, i think that was the script’s fault, not her.
    Lee Jia pic reminds me of The Legend days, she look more bad-ass than Su Ae ^^. Hope she will be doing more action like Sujini with Her Arrow’s fighting.
    And i tell u 1 more thing, she is natural born beauty

    • 40.1 Lucky

      Agree with u ”she is natural born beauty”

  41. 41 A

    Aaaaa. Agree with JB. Really don’t like Lee Jia.

  42. 42 Cam

    OH gosh! O__O

    I really loooovvee this pictures of Athena cast members who really look so cooooool! Ah, I really LOVE this HOT picture of Cha Seung Won, oh yeaaa!

    I can’t wait to look forward this drama in Nov, yupz!

  43. 43 mmmaggie

    All those pics and no Choi Si Won? Booooooo!

  44. 44 shin mi rae

    cha seung won is super hot… if all villains will look as hot as csw, i would be so confuse who to cheer for in a kdrama.

  45. 45 ginnie

    I am also curious about Choi Si Won’s photos.

  46. 46 smiles

    God I’m already bored – all I think is Iris when I see any pictures and I thought that was a colossal waste of time (and money) that was….

  47. 47 jandoe

    damnnn CSW looks mighty fine.

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