Okay, so this, I’m excited about. One of the standout actors from the childhood/teenage era of the hit drama The Moon That Embraces the Sun — Lee Min-ho (not to be confused with Lee Min-ho, natch) — has joined the cast of upcoming SBS drama Rooftop Prince, starring Park Yoochun and Han Ji-min. It looks like he was right when he considered Moon to be the last of his childhood roles, and well, no one’s really complaining around here that he’s graduated.
Rooftop Prince is a fantasy romance drama that stars Park Yoochun as a Joseon-era prince who tragically loses his princess bride, played by Han Ji-min. He travels forward 300 years to the present (because that’s how long it takes to get over your first love in Korea) and then gets a second chance with her present-day doppelganger. Or something. Jung Yumi will play the present-day love rival, and there have been rumors about Lee Tae-sung (Playful Kiss) joining the cast, but the reports are still unconfirmed.
Lee Min-ho will play the prince’s teacher, a genius (of course) named Song Man-bo, and the youngest man in history to pass the civil service exam. It’s pretty much his buddy Yeom in Moon, right? Except in this case he’s actually younger than the prince he’s teaching, which should make for some funny reversals. His character apparently has a photographic memory, which I don’t think counts as genius, but whatever. I just hope he’s along for the ride into the fourth dimension. I mean, you need a geek onboard to operate the time machine, right?
Rooftop Prince airs Wednesday-Thursday on SBS and premieres March 14.
Via E Daily
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oooooooooh interest piqued
but…there is no such thing as photographic memory (source: PSYCHOLOGY!!!)
as far as i’m aware, there is no such thing as time travel either
just sayin’
Same timeslot as The King. Interesting!
awww, he’s everywhere now! hihihi
YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ooooooh March 14 is so far away
News starting with Lee Min Ho is always thrilling, but this was only until I looked at the photo. I was fooled te first thing in the morning
He might consider adopting a stage name.
I wonder what kind of geek will he be – the one to explpore te modern world for the prince or the one that will hold onto traditional views no matter what happens?
Lol, I agree with the stage name idea.
The problem with the stage name idea is that this Lee Min-ho actually debuted five or six years before the other one. It’s just that the other one got a lot more famous. It’s the Jung Yumi problem — which one do you insist needs to change the name? Or do you just deal with the confusion?
So THE Lee Min Ho should go for Lee Min HOT.
Easy, isn’t it?
+1 to you
Lol! easy as 1,2,3 .. got another +1 from me
+1 from me too!
Ditto
I’ll take this Lee Min Ho over “the other one”. This kid is talented, humble and respectful. Love how he handles the anti-fans who are mostly the other LMH fans.
YEAH! who knows this Lee Min Hoo will even make a bigger name than “the other one”.
he has talent that of course the main thing an actor should have.
so does “the other one”.
hehehe…agree…sound interesting…
I don’t think he should change his name/ It won’t be the first time there are two entertainers/actors woith the same name.
Agree.
I hope those entertainment people won’t get confused, when they ask for a Lee Min Ho, the other one shows up.
Lol, I’m sure they have different agencies and agents so that shouldn’t happen XD
Naah, just deal with the confusion guys … All we have to do is just taking time to read the whole article or look at the picture. It won’t be fair to ask any of them to change his name. Besides, up to this level all news about either LMH seems worth to follow ^_,^
Maybe one could simply go by “minho”, without the lee. Don’t a lot of actors take up 2-syllable names? Like jisung, hyunwoo, woori, gongyoo, hyunbin, wonbin, jaehee, kimbum, shinae, sooae, gosoo….
But that would get them confused with Choi Minho, often called simply Minho, rapper of SHINee, who also acts, hosts, and models.
There’s no good answer.
Call him Lee Mini-ho?
LOL, I like that!
ahahaha best nick yet! I couldn’t help myself, I had to lol!
Might even be easier to just call him George.
oh how ’bout Min Ho Y and Min Ho E or O; Lee Min Ho, The Younger and Lee Min Ho, The Elder/The Older (lol sounds like it’s too old for him, no?)
I always type (1993) or ’93 after Lee Min Ho to get my search right. Even Google is confused.
I read on Soompi yesterday that he’s officially changed his name to Woo Bin (can’t remember what last name he chose) – the announcement came from his agency.
Awww so he gave in to the anti-fans? Sad
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Woo Bin? I think it’s Vampire Idol’s Kim Hyun Joong?
WHAAAT?! NOOOOOO! No No No No NO!
eh…just tried to search on soompi and it turned out to be a comment on the article saying Kim Hyun Joong (no, not the singer) changed his name to Kim Woo Bin.
Seriously, fans should stop commenting on it. As if he’s doing injustice to the name.
Ooops – sorry for the misinformation. First LMH, then KHJ – next will be a new Bummie.
haha yea, a YOUNGER F4
they shouldn’t change. in a way its kinda funxD but we should say that gu jun pyo’s lee min ho should be THE Lee Min Ho while this one is Lee Min Ho Jr. since he is younger than THE LMH…
I’ve found a reason to check out the drama then
i love this man! …boy…man?
anyway i think maybe the name lee min ho is charmed…..both are so awsesome haha
Excellent!! So far the casting for this show has me very happy ! woot woot.
What an awesome news! I am now sure I will watch this Rooftop drama when it comes out! Hooray for Min Ho!!
On a different note, I kind of don’t like the pic. It’s like he’s preparing fo a kabuki. >.<
Please please let Kim Yoo Jung be in this drama too….or well….please let the two of them work on another drama together.
i love the character description and that face is adorably squishable
Check this out
wonderful fanmade trailer for rooftop
editing skills are pretty incredible
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-0tdAqMXNg
trailer for rooftop
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-0tdAqMXNg
this one is more rom-comish
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4JpRBR5LX4
cute
and i love the character description for the sidekick
those are not the trailers..but fan-made video from Yoochun and Han Jimin’s previous dramas.
i know that
i forgot to say fanmade
Thank you! These are really nice as I’m still trying to picture Ji Min with Yoochun ^^
It would be fun if his geeky character takes offense at the historical inaccuracies of the sageuk dramas airing.
LMH (watching MoonSun): what is this show? That is not how it happened! We were there with Minister something!
LOL. That’s a good idea.
yaaaay
more moonsun minho to watch 
YAY!! i’m already feeling my Moon-Sun-Lee-Min-Ho withdrawal, now this! lovely Friday.
oooooh, nice!!!
Just the other day I read that this LMH had to apologize to LMHot’s fans coz they got irked with him abt what he said in the interview when questioned how he felt on recently being more popular than LMHot. They wanted him to change his name or something….that was one of the most bizarre-o things I’ve heard. These cray crayy fans take obsession to an entirely new level.
He travels forward 300 years to the present (because that’s how long it takes to get over your first love in Korea) – this made my day
))
Still, I like the actors so I will keep close to this drama.
I am now officially very, very, VERY excited to watch Rooftop Prince
!!! I love Lee Min Ho’s acting because it’s just so natural and effortless and now I can’t wait to see him shine in his first adult role.
And it seems like the name Lee Min Ho is very popular (isn’t Boom’s real name, Lee Min Ho?) but I hope he doesn’t change his name due to anti-fans since he did debut first
The cray cray fans better leave his hands off THIS Lee Min Ho!! *noona protective mode on*
Oh you remind me. Boom is Lee Minho too LOL. Which proves how popular this name is in Korea hahaha. Wonder how many artists are there that put on a stage name just because there is a doppelganger in the industry.
Yatta~
Best news ever. Now I’m going to have to watch this one. And if Taesung is really onboard, than this baby is worth checking out.
i’ve fell for him since sungkyunkwan scandal…he was a scene stealer for me…his act make me bet to my self that he will become a great star even i don’t know his name yet at that time….for his name….i don’t wanna comment
Now his casting just made me decide to watch this drama!!!
Ooh, i was originally going to tune in on rooftop prince but this is like the cherry on top! Just yesterday I was moping about how lee min ho was no longer on moonsun. The heavens are so generous!
About the name change — I personally don’t care about them having the same name. I dont get confused to the point that it bothers me. Usually every article has a piece Of info that tells you which One theyre talking about. Names are an identity. If the guy chooses to keep his name, so be it
LOVE BOTH
omigod, my interest radar just shot up! I love this kid, man, no wait…boy, teenager!
And he plays a genius teaching his hyung, a 300+ year-old Prince! omg omg omg omg omg omg omg! *scrolls up at his picture and scrolls back down* omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg!
His face and hand skin tone is so drastically different to his neck (unless yunno… it’s make up), so his face looks pasted on
anyway I’m even more excited now!
I thought Lee Minho’93 was going to college? Well, I guess because of Moon/Sun he’ll have to wait another semester anyways…..
I will be watching this when he show up… I do hope he goes into the future.. If not.. I am happy just to watch him earlier episodes… =D
i love the guy but the picture is totally distracting me :p
his face color is way fairer then his neck’s..the guy loves his BB cream :p
ah that aside i am really happy to hear about him joining the rooftop prince..i was already very excited about the drama (cassie here! <3 ) but adding him into the cast is indeed a wonderful wonderful news! i totally love it!!
Ooh…I liked him too! Best scene was when he confronted the seja/crown prince and told him that he would have protected YeonWoo with all that he had!
This seems like it’s gonna be the hit of 2012 for me. I’m already loving the cast and if Lee Tae Sung comes in I’ll be over the moon.
So this year is trending young geniuses by the looks of things. There’s also SHINee’s Choi Min-ho in upcoming Salamander Guru too playing a genius hacker. Hey, two can play at this game, where are all the girl geniuses? Get w/ the program writers!
i was really impressed by his acting in moon… i’ve seen him in roles here and there over the years, but i think moon was where he finally shone.
by the way! he’s still totally recognizable as little jung-bae from the soonpoong clinic sitcom! (that’s also where song hye-kyo started getting popular) i grew up with that sitcom, so it has a special place in my heart
hehe
is this the actor from Sungkyunkwan who played the culprit? tell me please.. he looks familiar.. thanks.. I’m just a newbie here
Yes. He’s the thief from SKKS.
Yay! I’m excited. I really love this actor. I LOVE both Lee Min Hos. lol I really hope this drama is as good as it sounds and its cast.
At first, I was not feeling the drama- sounds like Thousand Years of Love but with a prince instead of a princess. But this just got me interested!
Bravvooo for Lee Min Ho ! ! He will have an bright future when he will able to still work as a actor for his career, of course.
Oh yeaaa, I really love Lee Tae Sung since that drama Time Between Dog and Wolf ~ ~ I will be looking forward to this IF Lee Tae Sung will join this. 
oh good for him… this kid is so talented he must be given the needed break
Oh god! Now I can’t wait for this drama!!!
in the US screen actors guild, a new member has to change his name if an existing member has that name, thats why Michael J Fox always uses the J. How do you market yourself otherwise? That’s why Rain could not use the name, because an obscure beatles tribute band in America is called
Rain. (Although few Americans ever heard of them)
ooh, interesting!! now i would definitely watch the drama. i liked his acting in SKKS n Moonsun, so I cant wait to see him in different role.
btw, in that pic, his face n his neck are in entirely different skin tone its weird ha3
can’t wait! and oh! i’ve watched a drama before about a king traveling forward in time…accidentally.
I totally IN for ‘Rooftop Prince’ !
Yoochun, Han Ji Min, Lee Mi(ni) Ho and Lee Tae Sung !
if u follow this drama thread on Soompi, you’ll see they also cast fantastic veteran actors and actresses..
I hope this drama gonna be HIT and HOT!!!!~~
this drama has cast many good actors and actresses, I hope the scriptwriter wont waste such amazing cast..
really happy for him, it’s glad the childhood/teenage actor have been cast, not a idol-turn-actor, keep fighting.
Ilove you , man…but, what’s with the white face? Fire your makeup artist already!
Looks interesting.
Screenwriter: Lee Hee Myung (Tomato, Success Story of a Bright Girl, and Bad Family)
http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Lee_Hee_Myung
http://www.soompi.com/forums/topic/373933-drama-2012-rooftop-prince-%EC%98%A5%ED%83%91%EB%B0%A9-%EC%99%95%EC%84%B8%EC%9E%90/page__st__60?s=38904b02215fa8e55f1a1a0ddac5ddfa
omo!! can’t wait for this drama!! can’t wait to see mikey yoochun and min ho again!!
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