Seo Joon-young joins King’s Face as face-reading fortuneteller
by girlfriday
Agh, Seo Joon-young (Secret Door) as the face reader? And with Seo In-gook (High School King of Savvy) as the king? Great, now I HAVE to watch this drama. Maybe it’ll even cure my heartache over Seo Joon-young’s role in Secret Door? (…Or maybe I don’t want a cure! *WAILS*) The actor has now signed on to join upcoming KBS fusion sageuk The King’s Face, as the face reader who shapes the fortunes of kings.
In the movie The Face Reader — which, according to KBS is not at all the inspiration for the drama, AT ALL — the face reader (played by Song Kang-ho) is the main character whose special talent of reading fortunes in people’s faces gets him caught up in a political battle for the throne. Despite the injunctions filed against KBS and the fact that the court’s ruling on the matter of plagiarism has yet to be determined, the production is signing all of its actors and going ahead with script reads, in preparation for a November premiere.
The drama will focus on a young Prince Gwanghae (Seo In-gook), who overcomes his illegitimacy and becomes king with the help of a face reader. Lee Sung-jae (Suspicious Housekeeper) plays his father King Seonjo who treats his son as a political rival, and Jo Yoon-hee (Nine) plays the woman that all three leading men will love. No joke — the prince, the king, AND the face reader all love her.
Seo Joon-young’s character will be the leader of a group that wants to overthrow the current king; because he has ambitions of his own and also loves the heroine, his relationship with Prince Gwanghae will be probably be tense and fraught with angst, though I’ll hope for begrudging bromance anyway.
Also joining the cast is Kim Gyu-ri (Sly and Single Again), who will play King Seonjo’s second royal consort. She’ll play the jealous second lead who passionately dislikes the heroine for winning the king’s affections. (If three guys are in love with her, does that mean there will be three jealous second leads too? Please let’s not, and say we did.)
Kim Gyu-ri is still considering, while Seo Joon-young has signed on. I don’t actually know how he plans to do this, but he’s already in the fall drama Tears of Heaven over at MBN. It probably means no sleep while shuttling back and forth between sets, but I can’t really say that more Seo Joon-young in dramaland is a bad thing. Just don’t collapse, okay?
The King’s Face follows Iron Man in November.
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1 zakin89
September 26, 2014 at 12:12 PM
YES! =)
This news eases the pain of the Surplus Princess cut down announcement :D
I love him and I need to see him in more dramas so count me in^^
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mary
September 26, 2014 at 12:28 PM
Warning.
***MAYBE SPOILER WARNING***
What is it with Seo Joon-young and heart-wrenching death in sageuks?
WHY, DRAMA GODS, WHY??? T______T
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zakin89
September 26, 2014 at 12:41 PM
I was so stoked to see him in Secret Door and then episode 2 happened :P
I haven't seen him in much (yet) but he completely stole my heart in 'To the beautiful you'! Tbh I only endured that to the end bc of him Kang Ha Neul and Lee Hyun Woo^^
And the Drama Special 'Sirius' sealed the deal! I was a goner :D
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Tha
September 27, 2014 at 1:58 PM
I loved him in TWDR. I cried cried for him there...
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2 hela
September 26, 2014 at 12:17 PM
i was shoked because of his character in secret door .. i feel in love with the bromance in 3 second !
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kanz
September 26, 2014 at 2:59 PM
and the bromance ends just as soon as we see it onscreen..
Please, Seo Joon Young, no more death for you. I want you to be happy for once.
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3 Nancy
September 26, 2014 at 12:33 PM
Sold. I'mdefinitely tuning in now. Yes to a Seo-bromance! I love them and Lee Sung Jae! Admittedly Jo is the weakest link in this casting but I'm hopeful that being around these men will elevate her performance. If three men are falling for you, we better see why and believe too.
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4 iamdeb
September 26, 2014 at 12:40 PM
"She’ll play the jealous second lead who passionately dislikes the heroine for winning the king’s affections."
Again, Kim Gyu-Ri??
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5 h2ogirl
September 26, 2014 at 1:03 PM
Will Seo In Gook play the same Gwanghae whom Lee Byung Hun portrayed in Masquerade (2012)?
Father and son in love with the same woman? Eww!
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lovehaydn
September 26, 2014 at 9:22 PM
It is the same Gwanghae... but vastly different portrayals I'm guessing. LOL especially considering the ages being portrayed. In the film, LBH is already King whereas SIG will be playing a younger (prince) version.
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6 danna
September 26, 2014 at 1:49 PM
Why is the on screen friendships between Lee He Hoon and Seo Join Young always so doomed?
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7 kanz
September 26, 2014 at 3:01 PM
Now, when I'm reluctant to watch the drama because of female lead, this news comes and suddenly I get excited over Seo Joon Young casting. Does he play same character as Lee Jong Suk in Face Reader? Or KBS will insist it's really different story?
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8 padmé
September 26, 2014 at 3:07 PM
now I really have to watch this :D
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9 Nesma Kazem
September 26, 2014 at 3:27 PM
I love Kim Gyu ri that's sad she isn't take leads role anymore like loveholice she was amazing in it
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10 alissa
September 26, 2014 at 6:13 PM
I was so devastated when his character died in both tree with deep roots and secret door. Finally a lead role for him! He is a good actor and so underrated. .now this drama is a must watch for me! Hope rhere will not be any production changes...I'm so looking forward and excited!
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11 eny
September 26, 2014 at 7:12 PM
the movie is interesting but i'm not interested in this drama, the lead doesn't captivate me either
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12 Dakchigo
September 27, 2014 at 12:12 AM
I'm not worrying for Seo Joon-young. I kinda assumed "Tears of Heaven" was partly produced way ahead of time, since it was originally supposed to be an October 2013 morning daily drama aired on TVN. When I heard he's still included in the cast (all have been announced as cast last year), I kinda assumed it would be silly for them to stick with the drama for so long without having shot a few episodes and poured resources for it (case in point: the entire original cast left "Poseidon" because it got dropped by SBS).
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13 jomo143
September 27, 2014 at 5:50 AM
Seo Joon-young seems to have been born to break my heart.
I hope he gets through this entire series intact, or...else...I have no credible threat, so I just hope.
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14 Nam Joo-hyuk is Tall
September 27, 2014 at 5:12 PM
Is it wrong to hope that Seo Joon Young's character in Secret Door is still alive somehow...some strange concoction to make him seem dead a la Romeo and Juliet? No? Stranger things have happened in K Dramaland? Ok good.
I first noticed him in TWDR and was impressed that he seemed so committed to his character even when he was far in the background of a shot or scene. And his last scenes tore out my heart! He barely got a chance in Secret Door. So excited to see him in this!
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