…which will now be known as The Greatest Trendy Drama Casting EVAR. Okay, maybe just this year. But oh, happy day!
Jang Geun-seok AND Moon Geun-young AND Kim Jae-wook, together in a love triangle?? Where are you, November?
Mary Stayed Out All Night is the manhwa-adapted KBS drama that gets the heroine tangled up in not one but TWO contract marriages. Writing is In Eun-ah (Goong); directing is Hong Seok-gu (Kyung-sook, Kyung-sook’s Father).
Kim’s Jung-in character is a “perfect” guy with the kdrama triple threat of brains, beauty, and money, with whom Mary has been betrothed since childhood. Complications arise when she meets Mu-gyul, Jang Geun-seok’s free-spirited hippie/indie rock singer character. Yes, Kim is technically the second lead, but I’m expecting this to be an epic love triangle — at least I hope so. (The best love triangles are the ones that give me the most trouble deciding who to root for, because I like that angst to be as organic as possible.)
Kim Jae-wook made an impression with his pretty face in 2007′s Coffee Prince as “Waffle Sun-ki,” but has been, in my mind, just another beautiful celeb who had yet to prove any acting talent. That was until he took on the nuanced, volatile, and vulnerable character of the damaged chaebol in this year’s Bad Guy, and knocked that role out of the park. I was thrilled to see him break out and show real charisma and acting talent, which may have not been polished but was all the more compelling for its raw intensity.
I can’t WAIT to see this drama now!
Mary Stayed Out All Night airs in KBS’s Monday-Tuesday slot following Sungkyunkwan Scandal, and premieres November 8.
Via E Daily
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OMG….this is the best news ever!!…bt im gonna have a hell of a hard time deciding between both leads!!
This is AWESOME. Kim Jae Wook seems to have a pretty good acting range, so I’m hoping he’ll have the chance to show off some of his comedic and emotional acting skills.
November is two months away. Let the countdown begin!
Wow. Uhm, I’m speechless actually. I wasn’t expecting this casting news, but now I’m more interested in watching this drama.
YEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAHHHHHH.
is all that went through my head when i saw this title. now time to go read the article
omg this just made my day!!….i literally squealed with joy
yes BEST CASTING ever….but i would have thought kim jae wook would fit the free spirited musician to a T ….but excited all the same….even though i had wanted to see KJW as a lead in something
Woahhh!!! is this the part 2 of my birthday present… but my birthday is still next month…
Stellar cast!!! can’t wait!!
Yay..
Can’t wait..
ooohhh my goodnesss!!! epicness though some part of me wishes he was the lead instead haha
This seriously just made my night! AHHHH I’m SO excited for this drama now!
sounds like a show to look out for!
This just made my day!!!
I’m so excited! I can’t wait for November any longer…
And I’m actually squealing because of a casting news!
I LOVE it!
Can’t wait to see them in action!
OMG!! EXCITING!!!!!
(eyes widening)
Oh. My. Word. This is good. No–this is great! Thanks for the tidbit~!
Yess!!! Even if the script bombs (Goong was lovely, but I lost interest halfway through), with these actors, I have the feeling I’ll still be glued to my screen ^^
OMG TOTALLY BEST CASTING EVERRRRRRRR.!!
I just dies and went to heaven. All my favorite pretty boys in one drama!!! God I hope nobody is playing a trick on me.
I really needed something to make me happy a mountain load of Honors homework and I think this just did it.
Now the hard part is waiting…or not. XD
*died
CANT FREAKING WAIT AMAZING CAST!!! <3
i am already rooting for him….
OMG!!!!! totally freaking out right now!!! and I can see so is everyone else!!!!
and i’m with jb in saying…
NOVEMBER ARE YOU HERE YET?!?!?!?!???!!!!!!
I think I just had a mental nosebleed… I don’t want the girl to end up with the hippie now! Ahahaha! Kim Jae Wook… Oh God…
gosh….isn’t it about time Kim Jae-wook gets the girl? after watching ‘Bad Guy’, he deserves some lovin’!
i think everyone in bad guy needed some lovin
Haha, true dat!
hahahahaaa!!!!! soooooo true!!!
OMG SO excited!!
KYAA so excited!!
holy mother effin’ !#@&%!!!!! the Korean drama gods are being so good to me this year! i feel spoiled!
Excuse me while I faint.
This drama has potential to be amazing! All of the actors can do great things even with bad material.
you said it sistah!
Oh WOW!!! AAAAAAAH!!!! I wish I could hibernate until November, because the wait is going to KILL me!!! Can’t wait! Can’t wait! Best drama update EVER!!!!
Oh, and thank you jb. You just made my week.
LOL
Looks like this will be another drama where I’ll be rooting for the 2nd lead guy.
Like many. Me too. I mean, Keun Suk used to look good and all, but Jae Wook is just so dashing on-screen and off.
Plus, the guy is proving to be a very talented actor. I will have to watch Bad Guy eventually. I hate most things about it, but for his sake, I should.
kyaaa!!! kyaaa!!! Oh boy Santa came early for Christmas!! i can’t help but go berserk for a while, but this is the perfect hairstyle for you, boy! Sexy emo asymmetrical fringe! they make your girlish tendrils bearable to my blessed pair of eyes. Hmm, I’m reminded of your post about Candy men and one comment about them transforming into sexy beasts of the future. Are we witnessing one right now..?
Jang Geun-seok, up your game! Moon Geun-young, such a lucky girl… from snogging Eom Ki-joon onstage to this!!
Oh god, the same writer from Goong is attached to this? Arrrgh why??? I pulled my hair so much from frustration when I watched Goong since it ended up snowballing into a hot mess (which I attribute a lot to the crappy writing). I really really really hope she doesn’t screw up this drama >_<#
I also hope that. I didn’t like Goong as a series at all. Found most parts boring (I signed up for a romantic series, not a political drama) and the characters didn’t draw me at all either.
Hope the writer can make this more exciting, romantic and less of a mess than that. Good cast so it would be a shame to waste it.
The “hot mess” probably had less to do with the drama writer but more on the original storyline that it was based on. (The manhwa is more complicated and full of overly dramatic angst by far in comparison to the drama, imo, so I didn’t think it was that bad.)
The manhwa (original) was complicated to so many degrees towards it’s end… and as Goong was still airing while the manhwa wasn’t finished, I’m sure the writer tried to pull things together and wrap as much as possible.
I think the writer is pretty skilled, and even though this is also based after a manhwa, hopefully this will be good
holy…effing…SHIT.
jang geun suk AND kim jae wook? i was expecting another expressionless second lead…HALLELUJIAH!
i have hope for this drama.
Holy effing shit is RIGHT!
I CAN’T WAAAAAIT! AHHHHH!
hurray this is wonderful casting news indeed!!!
:D
WOW it’s like You’re Beautiful, Cinderella’s sister, and Bad Guy in one. how can i say exciting?
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lol..i watched these dramas exactly as you mentioned in those order. i rated them in these order too.
this news totally made my day!
for the casting alone i would definitely watch this!
november please come early!!
Oh My God. Oh My God.
Dream casting much?! How rare is it that all 3 cast actors can actually ACT? Jang Geun Seok is awesomepants, and what else could be said about the beautiful and talented Moon Geun Young (though maybe wondering how she’s still going to study while acting…). And now, the gorgeous (and talented!) Kim Jae Wook?
November, I normally hate you, but this year, you are awesome!
Agreed
whoaaaa….
I’m freaking out right now!!
totally want to see this movie…oh November…too long *sigh*
Whoa…greatest second lead EVER! I hope they match him up with someone, cause it breaks my heart when pretty boys are sad…
Agree! I want to see him in a lead role too, while we’re doing wish-fulfillment
Yay for Kim Jae-wook getting another drama so soon, but boo, he’s the second lead. I guess I’ll have to see how the characters play out before I decide who to root for. Come on November!
Eeeeeee! I can’t wait for novemeber.
best news of the day… best casting ever… kjw will definitely give jgs a run for for his money.
who to root for???? now im so confuse… wish it is november already… who will be subbing this???
anybody here wish they are mgy? hope she wont do the eun-jo here because i would be lovin some skinship with these two hot leads.
Holy shit. How am I to choose between the two?! This is is going to be the best trendy drama ever!!! Holy shit I’m so excited I can hardly contain myself and I have a paper to write. Son of a gun I’m so beyond focused. URGH stupids essay…
OMO OMO!! MORE reasons to watch this! Can’t wait!
OMG, where is November??? This is like the most awesome lineup ever!!! Come come November, come faster! But, who am I supposed to root for? I love both of JGS and KJW..dang it!
YES MY KIM JAE WOOK! Totally dying for this new drama. Like, who was the brilliant one who decided to cast MGY, JGS and now KJW together? I LOVE YOU. LOL.
OMG…I can’t wait. Eventhough I enjoy MGFIG and SS and PK (is picking up) still nothing compare to Mary Stayed Out all Nite… have my favorite casts…JKS oppa can’t wait to see you.
Wow…can I learn korean by November? JGS, KJW… I won’t be able to wait for the subs on this one. If you just sat them all in a room together I would watch that for hours on end!!!
omg the kdrama gods have answered our prayers! can’t wait for november!!!! this better be GOOD!
JANG Geun Seok All The way!!!!! Heheh I love Kim Jae Won, he’s sp awesome, but JGS! Ever since I saw him in Baby and me I could not stop loving him. His voice, his face, HIM!! Gah I love him. Too bad You’re beautiful doesnt rly interest me, I bet it was nice though. But I LOVE him. LIKE I WANT TO MARRY THIS GUY! Why Or atleast be fluent in the language over night.
oh my oh my….all my most fav. actors and actress in one show…hope it turns out to be a good drama
I have looked at this article no less than five times meaning to post something, but all I can do is see ‘Kim Jae Wook’ and my brain just turns off. Seriously can’t remember what I was about to write here.
SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
(Sorry, not my usual response, but necessary under the circumstances!! Could MSOAN get any hotter??)
Maybe I should just start calling it MOANS, for that is surely what we’ll be doing, MOANS of delight, over and over!
lol… i second you. MOANS is very befitting! When Moony ends I will have MOANS to look forward too. SO happy.
hehe,actually, the “Moon(y)” continues since the lead actress is no other than Moon Geun Young…(though someone in earlier DB’s post called it the “Geun & Geun” combo)
@JB
“Where are you, November?”….I definitely think Christmas is coming early this year for us…Thank you Drama God/Goddess
oh yea oh yea … doing the happy dance!