Han Ji-min to play princess to Yoochun's Rooftop Prince

153 January 17, 2012January 19, 2012

Han Ji-min to play princess to Yoochun’s Rooftop Prince

by javabeans

So: Moon Chae-won is out, and Han Ji-min is in for Yoochun‘s new fantasy-sageuk-contemporary fusion drama Rooftop Prince.

Interesting choice, but one I can get behind; I can see Han Ji-min easily fitting into a fusion sageuk romance (see: Capital Scandal). She can be perky and adorable, though she’s not strictly confined to bubbly roles (her current turn in Padam Padam is proof enough of that). She’s also done sageuk before (Yi San) as well as contemporary fare, so all around, I’m pleased with the casting. Moon Chae-won would’ve been great, sure, but I understand her wanting to get away from yet more sageuk princess imagery after two huge sageuk hits, back to back (The Princess’s Man, Bow: The Ultimate Weapon).

And while Han Ji-min is four years older than Yoochun, (1) I think we’re just going to have to get used to the noona-romance as a fixture in dramaland, and (2) she’s also tiny, which somehow makes the age gap less of an issue in my head. I don’t know why. It must be the mental image of him towering over her, which mitigates the age-gap power-balance. (Contrast that with Lee Da-hae in Miss Ripley, for instance, who was eye to eye with Yoochun and I thought resembled his big sister more than innocent (seeming) love interest. But they also didn’t quite spark in the chemistry department, which is an altogether different issue.)

Plot refresher: Yoochun is a Joseon-era crown prince whose beloved princess dies. He catapults himself (and a crew of vassals) to the 21st century, where he meets his beloved’s doppelganger. Craziness ensues, in a story that traverses past and present. I am SO all over this premise.

Rooftop Prince premieres on March 14, following SBS’s current Wednesday-Thursday drama Please Take Care of Us, Captain.

Via My Daily

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51 Raine

January 18, 2012 at 4:06 PM

I'm excited to see her in something else. This role seems to fit her...and she gets to be with Yoochun...:D

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52 Heelie

January 18, 2012 at 4:50 PM

Yay I am excited for this show!! March please come quickly!!

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53 craziluver

January 18, 2012 at 5:23 PM

I'd like to see how Crown Prince from Joseon ere react to 21st Century world and its high tech inventions and people being weirded by his mannerism.
looks like all about funny. I hope Yoochun can pull it off.

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54 windjae

January 18, 2012 at 7:03 PM

yeeeay..cant wait..

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55 kirara

January 18, 2012 at 8:49 PM

This is going to be great! Han ji min was great in Yi san... I'm going to love this.. Yay! Happy all around! :)

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56 Nik

January 18, 2012 at 8:52 PM

LOVE Han Ji Min. She's great in Padam Padam.

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57 Bree

January 18, 2012 at 9:31 PM

Excellent news. I think she'll be great. For those who haven't seen her dramas, give her a chance!

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58 Jaykah

January 19, 2012 at 1:37 AM

I'm in! I adore him and have been a fan of her since All In. She is gorgeous and the age gap isn't really THAT big when compared to let's say Kim Soo Hyun and Han Ga In and yes love your reason #2 that she is little lol
I remember her and So Ji Sub during Cain and Abel and she was tiny compared to him!!
Anyways I'll check it out so fingers crossed!!

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59 JJ

January 19, 2012 at 2:25 PM

han yoo ju (spell?) wld also be good in this sageuk? i also liked her in capital scandal & yes i'm more or less same height as her & always got mistaken to be younger than my age! i think i'm not complaining but seeing these tall K guys these days i wished i were taller LOL!

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60 seanaldshoee

January 21, 2012 at 8:18 AM

wow i only just realized how intense the filming schedule must be. it's premiering in about a month and a half... and they're only casting now? jesus. :l

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61 halom

January 21, 2012 at 11:39 AM

like Yoochun,,,so handsome, so charming, so nice. He is like Prince ...So Charming. So Exciting.
but HJM ..she is not my prefered one ouffff...sorry

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62 halom

January 21, 2012 at 11:43 AM

I must say Yisan was and will ever be my favorit ever drama
HJM was ok ...that's why i cant stand her..

think ..just think if Ha Ji-won was leading in Yisan ...

just think ...

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63 andreawu

January 21, 2012 at 7:19 PM

So happy that this drama will aired in March. The storyline is very promising and the casts are awesome. Used to wait for both Attic Prince and The King but the pairing in The King is so mismatch:(( Fortunately, I still have the Attic Prince to long for.

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64 MsB

January 26, 2012 at 7:56 PM

After watching her in Padam Padam, this future drama will be on my list!

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65 abby

March 24, 2012 at 9:00 AM

This new drama makes my day already.It's taken my curiousity so far.I don't mind whose YC partner will be as long as they can carry the role they asign to progressively it's not a problem for me. The drama is hilarious alredy so what more can I say. Just watch and enjoy...!!!!!

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66 Hee Ae

March 25, 2012 at 10:09 PM

Not quite doppleganger since they don't live anywhere near the same era. More like reincarnation.

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67 Victoria Stuard

April 24, 2012 at 12:47 AM

Han Ji Min.... I loved her in Revenge/Resurrection. She was wonderful with the leading man.. Uhm Tae Woong. I love him too. It doesn't matter if she is short. What is important is her ability to act and be credible. I haven't seen her in Cain and Abel... summer watching for me, but I saw her in Capital Scandal and she was good there too. She is absolutely beautiful, and talented. She did well in Padam Padam.... I expect her to continue to do well.

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