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Heading to the Ground holds first script reading

With casting complete, production is proceeding for MBC’s soccer drama Heading to the Ground [맨땅에 헤딩], which recently held its first script reading in Ilsan, Kyunggi province.

Among the actors present were the drama’s lead star U-Know Yunho of idol band Dong Bang Shin Ki, who had just arrived from a trip to Japan, as well as Go Ara (Who Are You), Lee Yoon-ji (Pure 19), and Lee Sang-yoon (I Love You, Don’t Cry).

Yunho plays passionate soccer player “Cha Bong-kun,” and reportedly spent over six hours in a phone call with one of the writers to get an in-depth analysis of his character and understanding for his motivations. Meanwhile, Go Ara plays “Kang Hae-bin,” the daughter of the team owner who wants to prove herself and achieve her own success as a sports agent.

Director Park Sung-soo (Ruler of Your Own World) had words of praise for his actors, while writer Kim Sol-ji said that she’s looking forward to seeing the progress unfold.

Heading to the Ground follows horror drama Hon on Wednesdays and Thursdays, and airs its first episode on September 9.

Via Star News

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6 HOURS in just ONE phone call?
no wayyyyy.
if true, no wayyyyy.

haha looking forward to yunho's portrayal!

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Yunho did act a little in the past and he's not bad. Actually I think with experience and polish he will become a great actor. I like Go Ara but sometimes her acting seems stiff. Hopefully she'ss be able to match with Yunho well. Im really looking forward to this :) Go Yunho!!!!!!

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U KNOW YUNHO

omg....i dont even think about story line- u can put him any drama and i will totally gonna watch it anyway.....

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I really like a lot of the actors involved, but not necessarily because of their talents as actors. I'm sure I'll check out the first few episodes, but I'm doubtful that it will be that great.

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I'm betting that this drama will be insanely popular, no one in the cast really impresses me but it's an attractive cast which boasts a member of DBSK as the lead so ratings will not be a problem.

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lol... So finally Yunho can meet his hyung's wife (KangIn's wife YoonJi),KangIn and YoonJi's honeymoon in Japan, KangIn tried to call Yunho but he didnt pick up the phone... The drama sounds not too bad, but not very fond of the main cast except YoonJi... ^^

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Yunho's acted in banjun drama in the past, and it wasn't bad. The most recent 'acting' he did was when he went on MBC's(?) The Quiz to Change the World and had acted out a scene from Lovers in Paris. He was quite good :)

I'm being optimistic, I hope he does well.

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why Yunho's pic are unflattering? :P

I want to see whether Yunho can act..and I agree this drama will be popular - because all DBSK's fans will watch it! But now the 3 of them will have dramas around the same time - I wonder which one will be more popular.

Yoonji is beautiful. She has that smart girl aura. Like her on We Got Married - she was good can handle Kang In.

The casts' ages range suits better for the story, IMO, I think Kim Rae Won would be a bit too old for the character.
( and it would be weird right, if Han Ga In is still in the cast, with Yunho as leading actor? )

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@7 troubledmoi: Ahhh Did you see the episode where they announced the Tokyo Dome concert and they were acting cold to the comedian who was late to pull a prank on him? Everyone said that Yunho's acting cold gave shivers ^^;;

I hope he will do well here ^^

(Although I usually don't like referring DBSK as an idol group since they have proven themselves so much more as artists and singers, but than again, that's what they are and known in Korea >.<)

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Gosh, it's such a beautiful cast.

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I’m betting that this drama will be insanely popular, no one in the cast really impresses me but it’s an attractive cast which boasts a member of DBSK as the lead so ratings will not be a problem.

Chalinee, I doubt it. Did you know that this drama has to compete with Swallow the Sun & My Fair Lady (which has so much hype regarding it's YEH comeback drama). I think this drama will have a decent rating, but not skyrocketing. Take example at Kim Bum drama "Dream". Although the casts are popular with a lot of hype surounding this drama, the rating for the first episode was a disappointment. Yunho might be a good singer, but in acting field it's another matter.

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@5: Like sayange pointed out, just because he has popularity as a singer, doesn't guarantee the drama's success (if you determine success by ratings). Just look at Lee Hyori's drama!

I'm quite excited for this as I am really fond of Lee Yoonji & Go Ara... although I'm looking forward to My Fair Lady even more haha XD

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I hope & pray that it will get decent ratings I have a feeling YunHo will surprise everyone w/ his acting skills. it's all down to the story & directing now. ... It's a totally diff't ballgame in the acting field so having an uber popular singer in the cast doesn't guarantee high ratings. In BOF's case, F4 did the trick not just HyunJoong.
Anyhoo, Goodluck to YunHo . I hope all dramas that will air that month will alll have high ratings:)

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Hm another sports drama.

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I noticed the last photo - the actor acted in
scale of providence, don't cry I love you and likeable or not.
Too many dbsk fans - pressure-up.

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I want to see if Yunho does well. He seems very serious about doing well in the role, so his dedication is an excellent start. I'm excited about Go Ara's and YoonJi's performance as well. ^^

Hope its good!

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Wow, I didn't know that Yoon Ji is in this too... she is quite talented too.

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Aww... It's Yoonji! I loved her in We Got Married.

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Oh Yunho.. That's a pretty attractive expression right there.

I'm not gonna lie, I'm a Yunho fangirl; I'll definitely be watching this. Fangirling aside, he's actually a surprisingly decent actor, despite the overal cheesiness of the banjun dramas and stuff he's been in.. Given an actual show, I think he might be able to improve significantly.

If only I could say the same thing for Go Ara. :/ Although, it's surprising how much I like her, given her stiff acting. Maybe it's because the first thing I ever saw her in was Who Are You, and Yoon Kye-sang totally had me convinced that GAR was lovable. :P

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i agree with #8 KRW is too old to be playing an aspiring, struggling footballer. wth was the director thinking? nobody starts playing football when they're almost 30. even if he will be younger in the drama no one can just look young because they tell people that they're young *rolls eyes*
i think the first few episodes of this drama will be pretty high, because of yunho carrying DBSK's brands and also general public tuning in out of curiosity. for the rest of the drama, it's depending on the storyline and the acting. if the storyline is good, this drama will survive even if the acting's mediocre. even if the casts especially yunho is lacking talent-wise as well as in experience, hard work and determination will eventually pays off so i believe in yunho, ara, yoonji and everyone else that they'll do great.

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Not sure about their acting, but what a good-looking cast.

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lee yoon ji!! i loved her in Goong! but the plot isn't my cup of tea

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I gotta admit, Yunho is looking really handsome. *_*

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I'm really anxious for September!! LOL
I've really wanted to see this when I heard that Ara and Yunho were being cast.

More pictures of Ara:

http://i31.tinypic.com/25zjszn.jpg

http://i27.tinypic.com/vh5ax5.jpg

http://i31.tinypic.com/5wyph2.jpg

http://i27.tinypic.com/2v7xao9.jpg

- Kyu

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Some more pictures of Ara:

[img]http://i31.tinypic.com/25zjszn.jpg[/img]

[img]http://i27.tinypic.com/vh5ax5.jpg[/img]

[img]http://i31.tinypic.com/5wyph2.jpg[/img]

[img]http://i27.tinypic.com/2v7xao9.jpg[/img]

- Kyu

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omgomgomg! it's the LOOVEly yunho<3 haha.

i really hope he can act well lol. if he can't, i hope he can improve (:

i like this. it's like dbsk is making a comeback, but in a different way. I really hope this show is a success! and changmin's drama too!

fighting.

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Yunho can definately act.

I saw him on this one japanese show where DBSK and a group of japanese comedians did a food contest. One of the DBSK members had to eat a fish stuffed with mustard and the comedians had to guess who it was from DBSK's face expressions. Yunho ate the mustard fish but you couldn't tell at all!! He looked completely okay with it like it was a regular fish.

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am i the only who's not excited about this? maybe just because i don't find myself very attracted to dbsk, though i'd admit they're talented.

i love lee yoonji though and i like lee sangyoon enough.

but. football drama. sports drama. football. meh.

@Biscuit:
yeah, idol basically means artiste with massive fandom. so they can be talented or not. that's why u got suju k.r.y - solution for talented idol group fans, if u get what i mean. XD

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I heard that TVXQ's memeber are separating. hero,mickey and xiah wanted to disband but I think u know and max are safe becasue they are starting on their acting.

But i hope that don't disband becasue when i go to korea i really want to see their concert. Also they should rest becasue they sleep only for 3 or 4 hours. That's insane!!!

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