I can understand and sympathize with her for the situation (as we see it now, not knowing her side of the story), but leaving the drama halfway is unfair to every other person who works on the show - the actors, the PDs, the writers, the stunt team, the wardrobe and make-up people, even the janitors, etc. Everyone who works on this show is up the preverbial creek right now because she took off so I'm really hoping that she had a VERY good reason to be hurting all of these other people.

I really liked this show and I'm sad that this had to happen, I really hope some resolution can come from this.

I don't get her, she's a korean actress what does she expect?

This is like a formula 1 driver pulling over half way through the race and complaining that they're making him drive too fast

well she made herself very famous this time!!! everybody knows her now!!!

i feel like bad for the cast that work with her.. especially eric!!! read in allkpop that he's the middleman in the set , he's the one persuading her to continue shooting

i feel so mad after i read the line that after ep2 the rating is not up to her prediction she lost interest !!! imagine the ppl ard her are trying ever harder when they saw the rating not doing well ~~~

how i wish that the rating for this drama would shoot to no.1 spot next week so we all know it's her FAULTH!!!
but this is miracle

Oh my goodness! HYS left the country?!

I hope HYS is OK but now I really feel more for the other actors in Myung-wol the Spy and Song Joong-ki who filmed Penny-Pinching Romance with her.

I pity KBS..with all the rumor about Kang Hodong and PD Na leaving 1n2d...and now this. If I'm the CEO of that company...I will surely go nucking futs right now.

I don't know about you guys, but I am very,very,very,very,very sad that I won't get to see Myung Wol Spy end the way that it should have.Putting all this drama aside,I just want my kdrama!I really liked this series,and oh!the!potential!Especially after that last episode...*runs to the corner and sobs.

I was sad to see the troubles the show was facing and worried about HYS (come on, someone doesn't do something this radical unless pushed to a breaking point - she's no newbie, she's been in films and dramas for a while so things must have really gotten out of hand for her to do this now) and the rest of the cast, 'tis a messy situation all around.

But finding out that Song Joong Ki's film might be in danger, and it's obvious a shadow will be cast over it in terms of public reception even if it does get released, well, now I'm hurtin' inside.

maybe she left because she got a decent hollywood offer? i can hope, can't i? i agree with whoever said that her leaving the country is better than suicide.

she is luminous as myung wol but as a viewer i'll get over it.

The fundamentals of the live-shooting system is seriously broken. Even if the production is going as "normal" as other productions, the working conditions for everyone involved must still be very brutal. I do not buy KBS' argument that their doing everything they can to appease Han is enough on their part. The Korean live-shooting system is simply inhumane and irresponsible.

If we want to stop future obstructions like this, blaming Han Ye Seul's diva attitude is inadequate and kind of pointless. I think Han makes it clear that she'd like to make her departure a statement against the live-shooting system. For that, I bow to her.

For the rest of her story, I have no judgments. There's so much we don't and will never know in the dark.

I find it hard to believe that Han Ye Seul would put herself in this position on purpose, unless she had a really good reason. She would probably know the consequences of walking out on a drama midway through, which in my experience is unprecedented. It looks like relations between her and the producers were bad from the start, but I wonder what really escalated the feud.
Whoever's to blame, she's taking the majority of the flak.

to bad she decided to stop filming when the story is at its peak... :( I am looking forward to how the story would turn on since they knew each other's feelings.... i wont judge anyone since i havnt head the other side... but she did make a HUGE mistake but maybe she has reasons maybe she doesnt, all i would like to see is the ending to this drama which i grew up to like!!!

I hate the fact that this is how she chose to stand against the filming system, but it does need to be said. I feel so sorry for Eric and the cast and crew, they are going to be so hurt by this. But something does need to change, and maybe this will start something good within the industry. Although that's probably wishful thinking.

Hm...I can not find she acted wrong, maybe just a bit unwise.

What I understand from the PD side is that there were conditions for her beeing in this drama. And they did not meet them. She had to accept them grudging and always asked for a change.

I think something happened that went her overboard. Something what wasn't told us or isn't significant for others but for her.

Remember me at the Park Shin Yang's issue about War of money salary that ended him banned instead paid like promissed.

And the plot thickens. Now HSY said that she's going to return to Korea soon and resume filming..?

How many buses can you throw one woman under? Let's find out!

Whatever the circumstances, her reasons, and the outcome, I wish Han Ye-seul the best.

i just read on soompi that she want to go back filming

This hoopla could have been lessened if she just 'fainted' at a shoot, and rested in a hospital. The media attention would probably have brought about a lighter workload.

they've released the preview for ep 11... http://youtu.be/pmPPs09oYMg

I expected things to go down this way already.

With that said, I'm ready to move on with the drama. Bring on the next actress, but hopefully it will be a suitable actress. Han Ye Seul played Myung Wol at best, therefore, I hope they just don't find a simple actress.

My choice is still Yoon Eun Hye or Shin Min Ah but considering they're both busy, I doubt this will happen.

She's coming back!!! ^^

This is horrible... for everyone involved. HYS, KBS, the crew, the cast, the writers, and Eric, I mean, ERIC, poor Eric, it's like he is cursed or something, his projects are either troubled from the get go, or never gets a go at all.

Whatever did that PD do to HYS? HYS just hopping on a plane to LA was really impulsive, like she's running away from it all, so she and the PD must have had some effed up argument/butting of heads. Either that or the rumours that she wanted to retire and get hitched are true. But she should have gone out with a bang, and a good kind of bang, not this bang, this is bad.

I wonder how they are gonna turn the drama around... Its the best K-drama I've seeb this year, with all the Bringing Up Baby-esque screwball comedy going around. It will be such a pity if MYTS goes down into the pits.

thanks for the update. this is the first time that I seen dramabeans had 3 articles on one drama in consecutive days.

I have been heartbroken since yesterday. I am not sure how all these will turn out. I really hope she returned.

Its just like the ending of ep 10, when kang woo said: just stay here, whatever you want I will give it to you, I will forgive you....

but then even if she come back, I am not sure how I will view the drama from now on. I can now understand why some beautiful woman are viewed ugly by some. when the heart is ugly, everything is ugly.

From the audience POV, I just want KBS to scrap SMW altogether. It's pointless to keep it going now.
But from the SJ fan POV, I want them to just keep going, to keep Poseidon more time to film, so that we can at least get to keep Siwon on some music show stages (since we can't have him in all).
So now I'm all conflicted D: The show's only going to end up even crazier than it already is right now, rawr.

Well the latest report seems to be that she's rushing back back from LA to resume filming the show & hence KBS will not be replacing her. Apparently her mum flew in early this morning to negotiate with her company & to understand the situation. There maybe some resolution to the problem afterall...
Let's keep our fingers crossed!

So sad, It's a drama in a drama.

I just can't imagine how much money she has to pay for the penalty.

Hopefully she has a strong excuse for it so it won't end her career in korea.

http://www.soompi.com/news/han-ye-seul-to-return-to-korea-and-rejoin-myung-wol-the-spy-crew

Looks our HYS is going tp korea and resume the MWS! YAy!

“I left everything behind. I hope that as a result [of my departure], the other actors will be able to film in a better environment.”

WHAT THE HELL DOES THIS MEAN??? How is her departure beneficial towards filming in a "better environment"? THEY CAN'T EVEN FILM BECAUSE YOU LEFT WOMAN!

they said she'll come back

http://www.soompi.com/news/han-ye-seul-to-return-to-korea-and-rejoin-myung-wol-the-spy-crew

first 1N2D, now Spy? KBS must really be f***ed up...

I was anticipating for this show... but now it seems that I'll drop it if they have to change the lead actress... Dang... wth is she even thinking? Well... I guess I'll just see Heartstrings... sigh...

Err... ok now I'm really confuse.... Why should she said that she will throw up everything and then now she will come back again? This case really have something hidden in it...

HYS.....I believe life is like a "Rollercoaster" but it didn't mean you have to jump from "rollercoaster" and "hit the bottom" just because it "scary" or annoyed by all the "loudly scream". Arrows are pointed at you now whether for right reason or wrong. Don't ruin your beautiful career for nothing. I don't want you to "hit the bottom" like Gu Ae Jung (Best Love) .... see,even Dokko Jin mentioned your name as Top Star in the wine bar. So,... take the responsibility and return home b'coz you have a long list of homework to do...... After finish it, you can decide what to do next.....

I watched the beautiful spy interview.I cann't believe she left the team. she cann't be such a irresponsible woman. she was happy for being in this team and was laughing most of the time. There must be a good reason for her acting here...she did her best in 10 episodes I've watched. judging her from just one perspective is not ideal I guess. I'm really looking forward to hearing her words. I hope everything will settle down soon.Certainly replacing another actress for her affects on this drama.I don't like this idea at all...

hi guys! i don't know if this is true, but i just got the news:)

http://www.soompi.com/news/han-ye-seul-to-return-to-korea-and-rejoin-myung-wol-the-spy-crew

If she really is returning, what will the mood be like on set? If she was protesting the live-shoot system, then why didn't she go all the way and not bother returning? Damn....I wish I knew what was really going on in her head. Its hard to believe an actress would just throw everything away with no good reason.

this is more of a drama than the drama itself =p

I think she should go back and tell the true why she leave the drama set.
If she tell the true, all party can find solution for the rest episode.

I hope she didn't get pregnant or something worsen.

so acc. to Koala her mom flew, while HYS was on her way to LA, to Seoul to do some damage control? she's apparently met with the Sidus and the show's reps!

i just totally feel for eric since this is his comeback drama :'((

This is getting really crazy. I've never witnessed a situation where the leading actress leaves a drama in mid broadcast.

maybe she should just quit Korea and do porn in the U.S

I was going to catch up on this drama, as I only watched a few episodes... but I guess I'll have to wait and see it's fate before I bother, eh? :\

I think I might be on Han Ye Seul's side. But honestly, it's sad her career will be over now, she's going to be blacklisted after this. On the bright side, she returned home almost-healthy, no broken bones (well, not that I heard of :P). I kinda do believe that she might've been ostracized tbh. But anyway, I wish her the best. I think I might have to drop Myung Wol the Spy. I can't picture it not being a crap load of a mess when it's lead actress has poofed (not that I'm saying it's success is all due to Han Ye Seul, I'm just thinking of the crazy plot points they'll need to inject to smooth things out, and bringing in someone new and pretending it's the same person isn't going to cut it, Show, you will NOT be fooling anyone or moreso the ratings :P).

reminds me of LEE DA HAE in EAST OF EDEN who withdrew with short notice....

LEE DA HAE is the pioneer in this trend of "surprising withdrawal from dramas" .. han ye seul follow suit
this shows that these actresses are not resilient enought to go thru these dramas as these dramas were no longer promising in their view.. they want success.but do not want to persevere...life has its own ups and downs..they can't expect their dramas to be top all the time..

http://en.korea.com/?p=254251

Is this news true? :))