After lead actress Kim Min-jung dropped out and Yoon So-yi was brought in to replace her, MBC’s upcoming Wednesday-Thursday drama Hero only had a week till its premiere to reshoot with its new lead, making for an impossible undertaking. Thankfully, broadcaster MBC has decided to go ahead and delay the launch of the show by a week: it will now premiere on November 18.

A source with the production said, “We’d tried hard to make the premiere as scheduled for November 11, but inevitably the broadcast has been pushed back a week. With Yoon So-yi coming in to replace Kim Min-jung, filming is currently going in full force.”

A source from MBC said, “Even though the female lead has changed several times, Lee Junki and the other cast members have not been shaken by it and have quietly worked on their own acting, which has given MBC and the producers encouragement. In particular, Lee Junki, who has been preparing for the past year for Hero, has become absorbed in his acting without being thrown into confusion over the female lead changing twice, focusing on the team and bolstering support.”

I’m of two minds about this: (1) Thank goodness! and (2) MBC, if you’re going to postpone it a week anyway, why not do yourself a favor and make it two? Surely the production needs the time more than you do.

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Maybe MBC’s newsroom drama Hero will be better than its artwork. Because I think most of us agree that the artwork for the drama (such as the official promo photos and some of its behind-the-scenes stills) is looking a bit lackluster.

The copy on the top reads, “Look out for Jin Do-hyuk’s exclusive scoop!” The smaller copy near the bottom reads, “Korea’s small hero.”

Lee Junki’s Do-hyuk character is a passionate (overzealous?) reporter for a shabby publication called Monday Seoul, who goes all-out in pursuit of a story — spying, following, wiretapping, disguising, and general skulking around. Lee said of his character, “In the drama, Do-hyuk takes on reckless challenges in search of his target. He courageously speaks for those who are weak, and in search of uncovering the truth, he even acts takes on paparazzi acts.”

The drama is up against some heavy competition; it premieres on November 11 against KBS’s blockbuster IRIS and SBS’s solid mania hit You’re Beautiful.

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We’ve seen the cast of upcoming Wednesday-Thursday drama Hero posing separately (Kim Min-jung, Lee Junki, Eom Ki-joon), and now they pose together as three newspapermen and one police officer.

The new cast promo photos feature, from left to right, Eom Ki-joon (Job Well Done), Baek Yoon-shik (Jeon Woo Chi), Lee Junki (Iljimae), and Kim Min-jung (Strike Love). The one below also includes actress Shin Joo-ah (Hey Hey Hey 2).

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Lee Junki may be playing a reporter in the new MBC drama Hero, but in these stills, he’s playing the part of a nightclub waiter. (The articles don’t specify why, but I suspect he is undercover.)

A source from the production said, “Lee Junki is so slick as he acts the role that the staff has joked back and forth with him about whether he used to work at a nightclub. It should be entertaining watching him show various sides to the Do-hyuk character, the ‘passionate reporter,’ as he transforms into a fun, oddball waiter.”

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Driven by the star power of Lee Junki, MBC’s new Wednesday-Thursday drama Hero [히어로] has been licensed for a Japanese broadcast even before it airs in Korea. This is not that surprising when one considers Lee Junki’s widespread popularity throughout Asia, but what IS surprising is the recent admission that the licensing was done far in advance — as far back as last November.

A source explained on October 9 that most dramas in this climate are subject to economic considerations and licensing is generally not finalized until two to four episodes have aired. “However, in Hero’s case, recognition of the solid synopsis and lead actor Lee Junki has led to an unusual circumstance of an early sale at a high price.”

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