Here’s a look at shots from the set of MBC’s King 2 Hearts, gearing up for its premiere in just about two weeks. They feature leads Lee Seung-gi and Ha Ji-won meeting for the first time in a heated North-South confrontation, due to a clash in personalities. Or yunno, because it’s North and South Korea. Though clearly, the countries are on better terms in this fictional universe, if the big political move is to have a North Korean officer marry a South Korean king-to-be. Don’t they know that romance just complicates politics?
Apparently in this scene the very straight-laced Kim Hang-ah (Ha Ji-won) gets quickly fed up with petulant prince Lee Jae-ha (Lee Seung-gi) who will be, by all accounts, a royal ass. Aren’t they all? Well, at least I know he did a good job with that same type of character in Brilliant Legacy. I hated his character quite effectively, which made the eventual arc well-earned. The ticket’s in the writing though, ’cause there’s a fine line between a Darcy and a bastard. I just hope Ha Ji-won’s character is written with some actual spunk, because if she’s yet another supposedly badass heroine who is NOT BADASS, I will be grumpy. And you know what happens when I’m grumpy.
King 2 Hearts premieres Wednesday March 14, following The Moon That Embraces the Sun on MBC.
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They look good in those uniforms, I can’t wait! Ha Ji-won seems really tired though.
I wish it didn’t air at the same time as Rooftop Prince, I want both of these shows to get good ratings.
wow! this is fun! thank you drama gods!!!!
this has got to be the best haircut I have seen for Lee Seung-gi – his hairstyles are usually not so hot
couldn’t agree with you more. haha.
rooftop prince and king 2 hearts are in the same slot…
wednesday and thursday slot…
lols, i was thinking that she looked off, but reading your comment, yeah, she looks very tired.
I love the uniforms though! want to wear them myself! metal uniform buttons are a big fetish!
Oh man you’re right! Ha Ji-won looks so tired in the pictures! And Seung-gi looks thinner too.
LOL ! Can someone picture Ha Ji Won as a princess in distress screaming for help ? Just the idea is perfectly ridiculous to me (even if i don’t question her acting abilities). In fact, I would love both of them to be asses, just to see how far the situation can go.
Those fantasy purple uniforms are nice, and the all scene smells World Crisis, What Do We Do ?.
Oh, and i recognize our golden voice of What’s up ? in the 3rd pic. Hello you.
*What’s Up fist pump* I thought that’s who he was! G G G G G A A A Am
ha golden voice…well said… yes.. .he totally rock in What’s up… can’t wait for this drama.
I was just thinking that…yes that is Jo Jung Seok!!!!
Good catch, M! It’s good to see another alumni from WU! in yet another drama – but will he lighten things up over on the North side and warble a few tunes?
Also had to laugh at GF’s “there’s a fine line between a Darcy and a bastard.”
More melodic would be “there’s a fine line between a Darcy and a dick.”
I’m still having trouble with this pairing of Seung gi and Ha Ji won – she looks older (and aren’t they 5/6 years apart anyway?).
I was wondering if that was him. I couldn’t really tell when I saw the pictures before. Another reason to watch this drama, loved him in What’s Up
yes! byung gun!
ByungGun ah~
Ooh and the asshole manager from Best Love.
This should be good
Lovely to see all the WU fans and their love!
byung gun! i knew he looked strangely familiar
Mystisith, you are awesome. It’s our shrinking violet indeed! Will he get to sing here? I wish the girl could be just a girl from the same age bracket for once. So so tired of these noona romances. Can we have dramas with an older man-younger girl theme pls pls? Like Barbara Cartland’s romances? The Chaebol and the Waif. That’d be so romantic.
The only drama i’m watching these days with younger girl / older man is Please Take care of Us Captain. And the romance part is not convincing for me. Maybe Twelve Men in a Year or Equator Man will deliver in that domain.
Can’t wait! Have not seen Ha Ji Wan with longer hair since the earlier years.
I notice Jo Jeong-seok in the third picture.
Will he be singing in this movie?
Coz I like him as Kim Byung Gun in What’s Up and he’s the Hedwig anyway ….
I like Ha Ji Won. Hope this one will be good and not too cliche.
Whooo! I can’t wait to watch this drama because of my top best favorite actress Ha Ji Won, ofc!! \^__^/ Also, I will be looking forward to their chemistry between Lee Seung Gi and HJW.
Oh my, Ha Ji Won look so preeeetty with her hairstyle! ^_^
Ha Ji Won is love.
I like seung gi’s new haircut it ages him a little bit which is a good thing
so this drama is supposed to have an athena-esque budget?
i just hope the writer is good
Beethoven virus is a famous drama but i havent watched it so i dont know what to expect
YAYAY ! ! !
Lee Seung Gi look so manly and good-looking cuz’ I really like his hairstyle ~ It really look so good on him!
Also, Ha Ji Won sitll never grow so old (yet) because she’s becoming more beautiful like as shining angel!
I like Lee Seung Gi with the shorter hair, he’s starting to look like he might be over 20 at last!
Ha Ji Won is lovely but as a former military person, I take exception to her long hair being down while in uniform – silly thing I know but distracting.
Not too distracting though because I picked out Byeon Gun really fast and got all excited, what with the What’s Up love and all…I see others recognized him too. Really looking forward to seeing him in another role, even if he doesn’t sing.
with HJW involved
cant not watch this
Yay Gunnie! I noticed him immediately! I’m super excited for this show even though it has a stupid name now.
This really looks interesting.. ^__^
Byung-gun!!!! Well, that just upped my interest by a considerable amount.
Oooohhh can’t wait, and I’m so excited cauz I noe and love most of the characters in here (including the small characters) so I hope to see some amazing acting from all of them! HWAITING! <3 <3
Ha Ji Won ftw! Cannot wait. Love her to pieces.
I bet this is going to be a good one.
Lee Byeong Gun!! Whao My what’s up! love. I missed them soo much.
The stills look awesome. I agree, Seung Gi looks really good with this haircut. He’s like….a man. I’m falling in love with him all over again.
I really hope the writing, producing and directing is good. I love Seung Gi and Ha Ji Won, so I’m hoping this drama is done well.
i’m so excited and i just can’t hide it! ~ *sings*
“Don’t they know that romance just complicates politics? ”
Because there’s a Hallyu Crackdown Squad, no one got to watch Myungwol the Spy to understand that.
And why is an officer given the command to marry a prince? What exactly is her social status? Daughter of general? Either way, be happy dude. Your bride is Ha Ji-Won!
i thought that the moon/sun got a 4 episode extention and therefore the premiere for king 2 hearts was for later march…so what’s the truth in the end?
No, moon/sun will not be extended so King 2Hearts will be aired starting from 14 March.
=> http://www.allkpop.com/2012/02/the-moon-that-embraces-the-sun-breaks-40-but-will-not-be-extended
I may tune into this just because Jo Jeong Suk is in it
And I like Seung Gi and Ha Ji Won’s acting from the roles I’ve seen them in so far. Hope this is a good one, even if the title is kinda weird.
Ha Ji Won looks so beautiful in a military uniform and she doesn’t age, does she? She still looks so young and match well with Lee Seung Gi. And I can’t wait for her character to give lessons to a lazy playboy Prince who will end up marrying her.
All the stills are looking great, but can we at least get a peek of Lee Yoon Ji too? ^_^ Hahaha “golden voice” from What’s Up, he’s amazing actor and I hope to see more of him in King 2Hearts too even though he doesn’t sing.
I honestly can’t wait for King 2Hearts as I love the main casts as well as the supporting casts (Yoon Yeo Jung, Lee Soon Jae, Yoon Je Moon, etc) too.
omg byung gunnie!! i didnt notice him until someone pointed him out but once i saw him, gah!! more reasons to watch this drama!
Anyone else getting that hanbando vibe? its like an exact story with just a few details missing! I dont mind though, i just hope its a better story cos i stopped watching hanbando at the 2nd episode!
LOL. call me slow but I just realised that the line up of korean monarchy dramas this year have noona-dongssaeng lead characters.
The moon that embraces the sun = Han Ga In (’82) and Kim Soo Hyun (’88)
Rooftop Prince = Han Ji Min (’82) and Park Yoochun (’86)
King 2 Hearts = Ha Jin Won (’78) and Lee Seung Gi (’87)
noonas rule
wow HJW and LSG are 9 years apart!! O_O
Won’t it be awkward kissing a guy 9years younger?
Depends on her age…
At 29-90? Not for me.
Starting at 28, it starts to get a little funny.
We’ve seen that before didn’t we ? It doesn’t impress us anymore… And young guys want to impress their gf so they do pretty well in kissing.
CMIIW, but per the drama LSGi’s role is 30 y.o same age with HJW’s role
Man, Lee Seunggi looks older in these pictures. And I don’t mean he looks “haggard” or anything, I just mean that looking serious makes him look mature and not so boyish. Heh. And Ha Jiwon owns that uniform! XD
He is supposed to be 30 in the drama (same age as Ha Ji Won’s character)
Hm why did they make him the same age as Ha Ji Won’s character? Even though she looks young but she does still look older than baby-faced LSGi. LSGi used to work with noonas in his MVs and MGIAG, and HJW worked with younger actors before. So I hope they can pull off the chemistry.
Saw the news that the title has been changed (again) to The King 2 Hearts. Honestly, I still don’t get why they changed it in the first place. The King sounds much better.
Oh, he’s supposed to be her age? But she looks so much older! Is this a new trend thing? Passing older women actresses off as young girls? Like HGI in Moon?
So if older women are cast as young innocents, can a guy be cast as a girl too? You know, flexibility and all that. JGS would be amazing.
haha – love it!
King and queen2 hearts
I am a really big female fan of ha ji won, she’s gorgeous and her acting is just amazing, i’ve watched all her dramas and movies she’s my favorite korean actress( with sung yuri). And Lee seung gi is handsome not very good actor but he’s so sweet and delicious that i forget all his mistakes, i’ve loved all his dramas. I can’t see them together but i just can’t wait for drama. i am not fan of the title, a little bit childich
they look cute together. they have a big age gap though don’t they?
TQ JB
We see a noona up there ! ,
looking more like a sister to the prince.
The hairstyle can’t change much to the “texture”.
AHH it’s byung gun!!! I want to see this. I love seunggie
I don’t know what happens when gf is grumpy. What happens?
I would say :
- Show gets ridiculed in drunken podcasts and in Reviews of the Year. Yeah !! Let’s have some fun !
- Recaps are dropped. Boooo !!! Let’s catch the culprit !
Climbs into the tv screen and snatches Puppy for herself? Away from bad writers and non-badass female soldiers.
woot woot!so excited.both lee seung gi and ha ji won looked very much in character.so promising!
I thought I was the only one who though HJW looked older/tired. LSG is too baby faced for me.
Looking forward to this though.
Love Seung Gi…can’t wait!!
They look cute together.
Can’t wait.
Love Ha Ji Won! (^_^)
Hopefully her character in this drama has a lot of depth and lots of action.
Reading & viewing this new upcoming drama, I was fascinated what the story would come out, looks to me intriguing. Rest assure gonna follow this considering both actors are extremely good in their own profession. Good luck!!
I approve of Seung Gi’s hair. Actually both of them look great!
Uh LSG is playling the same character again? How boring.he isn’t afraid to get typecasted is he.
thank you jb
What we always watch the same old format and with the same old story line but with different era that it become so boring.
But recently the cables are showing the second lead actors has interesting characters, like now with
feast of gods, syndrome and previously color of woman.
Second lead actors are more interesting with their characters then the first lead actor.
Bravo ! to second lead actors, work harder and you will succeed too!.
Wow! the guy in What’s Up at 3rd pic rite?
Happy to see ha ji won on Screen again..
wow the pics looks so nice!!! i really hope this will be a great show ^^
Oh, I love Seung Gi’s new hair style
what the hale, ha ji won?!?! minimal mascara, no eyeliner, no blush, no lip color and you look like THAT!?!?!?! come ON! ha ji won: ruining other women for korean boys since memories of bali.
LOL, now that’s funny!
Now that you’ve mentioned Memories of Bali, how I still wish it was Jo In Sung she got to partner up (again) for King2Hearts. I was deleting some bookmarks on my computer when i watched again their mise en scene commercial in 2005.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y76cOmsSUfs it reminded me how much chemistry they have together.. So much sexiness between them that my computer’s about to explode! If only JIS agreed doing the drama instead of going for that superhero film that didn’t really happen..
Anyway, I’ll still be anticipating this drama since HJW rocks anything she’s in.
Man, Rooftop Prince is going to have a tough time competing with this one. And wait! Moon is ending in two weeks? With 40% ratings, that’s kind of short, eh..have we passed the half way of the story already? Cuz I didn’t feel that! *grumble grumble*
Worry for KBS’s Equator Man instead. It’s casting isn’t even fixed yet and is supposed to start on the same day as these two.
This is going to be so good! I can’t imaging Ha Ji Won as anything else but spunky and fierce so I’m awaiting some kick-ass fighting and bickering
They do make a lovely pair even though she’s his noona.
The set and costumes looks big budget to me. I reckon there’s plenty of overseas filming.
Please don’t be another spy myung wol, pleaaasee don’t be another spy myung wol! *crosses fingers* It was all that bad in the beginning, but then little by little….well ya know how that ended.
HJW, with her action training and athleticism, is going to be the North Korean spy that Han Ye Seul was not.
Sorry to HYS fans, but one HUGE reason Spy Myung Wol was so unbelievable was because HYS looked like she might crumple if she lifted a weight.
I am _SO_ looking forward to the king’s jaw hitting the floor when she breaks out the action moves. I hope LSG will look ridiculously turned on by it. AND unlike other oblivious heroines, I want her to be completely aware of it and to knock him upside the head everytime he gets caught staring. Yep.
how come she look puffy ?…