Lee Yoon-ji gets in touch with her inner princess
by girlfriday
Aw, I love Lee Yoon-ji. And she looks beautiful here in a shoot for Esquire in frothy, girly dresses that I want for self. She’s long overdue for her entrance in the new MBC drama The King 2 Hearts, where she plays a princess who calls Seung-gi “oppa.”
Yeah, you read that right. She’s playing Jae-ha’s younger sister Lee Jae-shin. The age-casting on this drama is so wonky it’s comical, but at least the gap isn’t as large between Lee Seung-gi and Lee Yoon-ji, even if she’s technically the noona. When Lee Sung-min showed up to play the hyung, I honestly had to pause and look it up to be sure. He’s a great actor (and awesome for the dark comedy tone) but he looks like Seung-gi’s dad, with the nearly twenty-year age gap. At least his character’s a father figure?
Anyway, Lee Yoon-ji plays the youngest sibling, Jae-shin, who is in current drama time studying abroad in England. She enjoys a carefree life, much like Jae-ha’s used to be, pre-army and goin’-north-of-the-DMZ days. (Shouldn’t that be a song on the OST: “DMZ Dayz”?) She returns to Korea for her oppa’s engagement, bringing her back into the thick of the family drama. Her character is apparently harboring some traumatic memories, described as fragments that bring her panic, but also hold the key to the future of the country. Hm. Can’t wait till she makes her grand entrance, fragments or no, ’cause she knows how to bring the funny.
The King airs Wednesdays-Thursdays on MBC, and her spread in Esquire will be out in April.
Via My Daily
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1 niKai
March 26, 2012 at 5:15 AM
love those dresses!!!!!! and love lee yoon ji.
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2 skinnymocha
March 26, 2012 at 5:18 AM
Aw, someone please just give her the lead in a drama one day.
On another note: "Lee Yoon-ji plays the youngest sibling, Jae-shin, who is in current drama time studying abroad in England." Please, no more broken english. Or an American accent.
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~Feather~
March 26, 2012 at 8:10 PM
yeah, it's a pet peeve of mine when the character is supposed to be good at english but ends up with broken english with a strange accent. actually, i think it's quite comical(i know the actors are trying- i hold no hostility). But i think that if your character is supposed to be good at something, you should at least train a little bit to get better at it. For example, some actors go through the idol training if they have a character that has to have that experience.
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3 d
March 26, 2012 at 5:44 AM
so she plays a princess who returnto homeland again? Will she ascend the throne too?
Time to hit Goong fr the nth time..
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epyc
March 26, 2012 at 6:05 AM
Yep this sounds a bit like her princess character in Goong - but an older and wiser one to eventually become the Queen.
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crizzyville
March 26, 2012 at 7:31 PM
she's in Goong?! i never found her familiar... oh well, Goong has been like ages ago.. lol but girl, so pretty
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Hipployta
March 26, 2012 at 10:35 AM
The EXACT same thought LOL...she was the Noona there though
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4 ck1Oz
March 26, 2012 at 6:06 AM
She's purty ;-)
I never paid much attention to K2H so I was honestly surprised that the engagement is coming. Got all caught up in the WOC :-)
As long as her hero woos her with more serenade- I am very happy to be shipping them.
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Ivoire
March 26, 2012 at 12:08 PM
HI CK1Oz, what is "WOC?" Thanks.
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gulsan
March 26, 2012 at 12:36 PM
It should be World Officer competition. However I am not 100% sure =)
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Ivoire
March 26, 2012 at 4:23 PM
Hi Gulsan, thanks for explaining! if ck1Oz reads this, maybe she will confirm if that's what it means.
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crizzyville
March 26, 2012 at 7:41 PM
it think it's World Officer Championship... the drama is really good!.. i know cos i watched the first two episodes and there isn't anything bad that i can say bout it... (i know i'm both leads' fan but really, plot-wise, character-wise and chemistry-wise TK2H is flawless)... even in the dead of the night, i cant even doze off though i've only got minimal sleep the night before... oh well, i must admit for a while i slipped into a momentary wink but that was when the really freaky villain is doing his dramatic moments (when dad is about to be killed - spoiler?! i dont think so)... overall, i must say the everyone did a good job in this drama.. i so looking forward to this week!
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Ivoire
March 26, 2012 at 10:11 PM
Hi Crizzyville and thank you! You are right, WOC means World Officer Championship. I had seen episode 1 of this drama but I forgot what WOC stood for. I will wait for a while before I watch the rest of the show. You seem to be really enjoying the show, given your high praise of it. It's nice to see that you have found a show you are passionate about. I do hope that you will get some sleep however, you don't want to be without sleep (or minimal sleep) for too long.
Have fun continuing to enjoy the show.
5 wanne
March 26, 2012 at 6:24 AM
Anything TK2H related brighten my day now :D
'The age-casting on this drama is so wonky it’s comical'
And its because all the more age-appropriate older actors rejected the Jaeha role. I guess most of the main characters have been decided before they cast Seunggi.
Anyway, when I read the character descriptions before this drama started airing, this was one thing that surprise me that I had to check to confirm that I didnt read it wrong; that Yoon Ji will become Seunggi's younger sister.
Hajiwon looks younger and has sizzling chemistry with Seunggi that I never thought about their age difference when watching the drama. Hopefully, Yoonji and Seunggi can also make it believable on screen.
Cant wait for Ep3!
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6 mary
March 26, 2012 at 6:41 AM
Awww... I loved her in DH. :D
And who else is thrilled that she isn't playing a shrill, whiny, 3rd party princess?
I like the dongsaeng role for her. Hope she gets to be like the young Minhwa: fangirly and fun!
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7 tintin
March 26, 2012 at 7:36 AM
My god how I love this actress! She is, without question, (IMO ;) ) the greatest female talent yet to star in her own weekly series and, yes, is long overdue in making her appearence in this current series that I'm investing my time in mainly to see her. As for the actual age thing, she is always so completely bubbly and convincing that it is easy to be convinced that she is much younger (or older as the case may be) than she is in real life. I can do without the henna rinse that seems to be spilling itself onto so many females lately, but, at least we don't have to see her in that short haired look that also needs to dry up and go away already. Just allow these beautiful people to be who they are fer crissakes! Lee Yoon Ji and her mega-watt smile are welcome to visit me on my computere screen at any time. I can't wait to see her once again... :)
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8 Arhazivory
March 26, 2012 at 7:49 AM
She's so pretty
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9 danna
March 26, 2012 at 7:55 AM
Lub her.....she can make a fine princess as witnessed in Goong....even though she was rather under utilized there....also it would be funny if jae ha abdicates the throne for her towards the end
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10 topper
March 26, 2012 at 8:11 AM
I wonder if Jae Ha will be a protective oppa for her against players like him, or a couldn't care less one. Anticipating her entrance and love line with Shi Kyung.
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11 Cruelsummer
March 26, 2012 at 8:21 AM
She's so adorable. I cannot wait to see how her loveline with Jo Jung Suk pans out in K2H.
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12 graygirl
March 26, 2012 at 8:43 AM
I love her!!!!!!
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13 canxi
March 26, 2012 at 9:05 AM
I still remember her from Dream High :) Her and Eum Ki Joon were super cute together ^^
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14 Alvina
March 26, 2012 at 10:15 AM
It still kind of blows my mind to think that she and "trot idol" Park Hyun Bin are cousins lol. They both have that cute smile though.
I cant wait to see how she's going to act her role. I always love characters that act happy-go-lucky but are hiding something.
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15 reallycool
March 26, 2012 at 11:12 AM
I've only seen her in Dream High and Heading to the Ground. The characters she played didn't really spark my interest. Wishing her luck in King 2 Hearts
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16 bourbon
March 26, 2012 at 11:13 AM
Alright MBC! You've finally succeeded in making the next two days the LONGEST two days ever!
Episode 3, y u no come faster? I have to see the engagement to believe it! *rubs hands together in glee*
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17 Cam
March 26, 2012 at 11:34 AM
Omo~Omo, she's really pretty w/ this beautiful dress like that! ^_^
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18 Aya
March 26, 2012 at 11:38 AM
Lee Yoon-ji is beautiful, love the second dress, too bad you can't see much of her face
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19 gailt
March 26, 2012 at 1:01 PM
Lee! Yoon! Ji! I love her! Her smile is so contagious, you just feel yourself smiling with her.
I find it interesting (though probably not that out-of-the-ordinary) that her oppa's name is Lee Jae-ha, which was also the name of her husband, Kim Dong Wook's character, in the family drama Dandelion Family (I watched 50 eps because of her). I wonder if there are different ways to express Lee Jae-ha in Hanja.
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tintin
March 26, 2012 at 2:17 PM
If you can afford a "little" more time to spend with her, there are 167 episodes of 2007's 'Pure in Heart' (aka 'Hearts of 19' or 'Pure 19') where she is at her very best. Not to mention about 200 plus epidodes of 'Nonstop 4'.... :)
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20 Linda165
March 26, 2012 at 1:41 PM
Is it true she'll have a love line with Jo Jung Suk (Shi Kyung) *shipping them already*
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21 silver
March 26, 2012 at 3:08 PM
Woooooooow !!! she looks absolutely amazing :)
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22 Mia
March 26, 2012 at 5:52 PM
woah! Lee Yoonji is also in K2H!? ooh! i can't wait for her appearance!
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23 Cookie
March 27, 2012 at 1:56 AM
I love Lee Yoon-ji! First saw her on Biscuit Teacher and Star Candy as Gong Hyo Jin's younger sister!
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24 neener ~ Inside the Magic Shop ~
March 27, 2012 at 9:13 AM
waaahhh!! I love her! love the dress BUT
this makes me want to watch this drama more!!
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25 yume
March 27, 2012 at 1:08 PM
I've always liked her :)
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26 buttrcup
March 27, 2012 at 10:46 PM
Beautiful.
Loved her ever since Hearts of 19 (: She's just adorable there and then Dream High. Gaah! Love it xD
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27 biniBningPunkista
March 29, 2012 at 2:10 AM
oh darn... i love that second dress!!!
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