Casting calls: Lawyers and gamblers

12 May 20, 2008July 26, 2008

by javabeans

For some reason I can’t quite fathom, the news is full of reports of renewed denials that Lee Soo Kyung and Shin Dong Wook, who played a couple in MBC’s Soulmate two years ago, are NOT dating. I wasn’t aware that it was much of a question these days, so I smell publicity maneuver, although it just seems so weirdly irrelevant. Anyway, both sides are denying that they’re anything more than friends. O-kay.

Of the two, I suppose Lee Soo Kyung is more in the public eye at the moment: Originally having agreed to appear in Kim Sun Ah and Lee Dong Gun’s upcoming drama When Night Comes, she has suddenly withdrawn from that project to headline her own, MBC’s Wednesday-Thursday drama Lawyers of Korea, set to follow Spotlight. Although the move has earned her some criticism, you can’t blame an actress for dropping a supporting role in favor of a leading one. Lawyers also stars Ryu Su Young (Bad Couple, 18 vs. 29) and starts in July.

In other casting news, Han Ye Seul will be starring in SBS’s drama Tazza, a television version based on the gambling film of the same name. She plays Madam Jung, the role originated by Kim Hye Soo in the film. (Umm, not so sure the casting fits for that one…)

And SBS’s upcoming “premium drama” My Sweet City has also cast Choi Kang Hee (Thank You, My Scary Girl) as an editor at a publishing firm. The drama co-stars Lee Seon Kyun (White Tower) and premieres on June 6.

I’m not necessarily drawn to any of the dramas in this batch, but since I’m not too drawn to a particular drama at the moment, at least the new spate of incoming series offers a change of pace. I’ll have to see if any of them sticks.

Via Mk.co.kr, My Daily, Hankyung

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1 Dahee Fanel

May 21, 2008 at 12:55 AM

Hmm, probably a pretty smart move on Lee Soo Kyung's part - When Night Comes doesn't exactly scream "imminent masterpiece" to me, not with that PD and those writers.

Han Ye Seul as Madam Jung? What were they THINKING?

My Sweet City's been filming for a little while now. (Ji Hyun Woo and Moon Jung Hee have also been cast.) This is one of my most highly-anticipated dramas of the year. Both the writer and the PD come from the movie biz, and they have some critically acclaimed works under their belts. Plus, I heard that the book it's based on is good, too. I'm expecting a kind of film sensibility in this drama - besides, that's really quite a good cast (although I dislike Ji Hyun Woo).

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2 yeohweping

May 21, 2008 at 1:29 AM

Sarah, you forget to mention another new casting that I posted today.
Min Hyo Rin has been selected as the new female lead of MBC drama 'Triple' as a figure skater.

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3 djeedjes

May 21, 2008 at 5:19 AM

I agree with you and Dahee, what the hell they were thinking by choosing Han Ye Sul for Madam Jung's cast!
HEH.

I guess no one can top Kim Hye Soo's performance in Tazza, she got the charisma and attitude that fitted the role perfectly.

I'm not interested in Tazza as a serial though.

BTW, did you check on "Spotlight" ? It seems like interesting drama...........

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4 Javabeans

May 21, 2008 at 6:37 AM

Spotlight bored me. :(

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5 Amber

May 21, 2008 at 9:40 AM

I know Han Ye Seul can play bitchy characters with a heart, but Madam Jung is just DARK! Pits of the heart---dark! I like her in comedy but in a Tazza remake? I am a bit weary.

edited to say... Spotlight bored me too. :(

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6 shr

May 21, 2008 at 11:34 AM

OMG. i hope they're secretly dating!!!!

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7 Blake

May 21, 2008 at 2:16 PM

lol shr beat me to it! i was going to say the exact same thing. they're so wonderful together in soulmate. in fact i think i'm going to rewatch it to prep for my summer trip to korea...

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8 k-obsessed

May 21, 2008 at 3:19 PM

Ha..ha I wished they were dating too because their chemistry was soo good in Soulmate that it almost looked real.

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9 shr

May 21, 2008 at 4:34 PM

BLAKEEE! I'm going to korea, too!!! btw, thats a great idea.

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10 angie

May 22, 2008 at 10:55 PM

tazza the drama? oh yay!
but han ye seul? wht th hell? she's amazingly pretty and all, but i shiver whenever i recall her act in miss gold digger
and madam jung.. i cant imagine anyone but miss kim hye soo to fill that sexy shoes
the two other cast i agree (sorry, forget his name, its the old guy in seven days)

and yeah, i got bored already when reading when it's at night's synopsis, i dont wanna to judge by its cover, but i cant help it, its too cheesy

min hyo rin and jung il woo, .. this is what we called ou xiang ju in taiwan. idol drama. actually i expect better

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11 ovette

May 24, 2008 at 2:59 AM

looks like Park Shi Yeon was casted in Tazza instead of Han Ye Seul.

and...
was Choi Kang Hee in Thank You?? who was she? i cant remember seeing her in that drama :)

im excited for Lee Soo Kyung in Lawyers of Korea.. looks like it'll be a fun comedy to watch with lots of cute bickering from Soo Kyung and Soo Yeong.. the plot could be a lot like the movie 'Laws of Attraction.'