Vampire sageuk drama in the works
by javabeans
First Joseon aliens, now Joseon vampires? HA. This should be interesting.
Before we get too excited, Kim Soo-hyun’s reps have already denied that he’ll be taking on this new drama project, almost as soon as rumors hit the internet that he might be considering it. So no, this is not a casting notice of any kind. But I can see how the thought process led to Kim, given that he’s done sageuk drama before (The Moom That Embraces the Sun), flirted with the paranormal (You From Another Star), and is on a hot streak (everything he’s done in the past four years, really).
The project is based on a manhwa titled Scholar Who Walks the Night (or Scholar of the Night), written by Jo Joo-hee and Han Seung-hee, which was just licensed for adaptation. The story is set in Joseon times when a nobleman’s family is ruined due to false accusations, and the daughter disguises herself as a man to sell books. Then she meets a mysterious, handsome Confucian scholar who turns out to be a vampire. And he’s not the only one, because the palace is home to another, this one described as murderous.
Admittedly, manhwa-adapted dramas can be hit or miss—Gaksital was a hit, as was Boys Before Flowers and Goong, but there have also been lots that have faltered, like Pretty Man, Strike Love, and Tamra the Island. Still, this one has enough quirky traits to capture my interest. How could it not?
Kim Soo-hyun’s denial to the casting rumors makes sense, since he’s currently in the thick of drama shoots and intends to take a break afterward while he picks his next role. Plus, I’d argue that he’s even too perfect a choice for a handsome Joseon vampire scholar character that it’s almost too obvious to go after him—it’s such a wacky premise that I want to see them be a little out there with their choices. (Which means: no boys who have previously played vampires, no matter how much they look the part a la Kim Woo-bin or Lee Soo-hyuk, and also no to actors who already look vampiric, such as Noh Min-woo. C’mon, if you’re gonna go for weird and quirky, cast someone unexpected, like Yoon Shi-yoon, or Joo-won. Can we have that drama, please?)
Via Seoul Shinmun, Sports Chosun
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51 GuardIsDownBeware
February 11, 2014 at 1:27 PM
Oh I forgot Lee Jong Suk! hehe
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byuldreamer
February 11, 2014 at 1:35 PM
how could i have forgotten lee jongsuk? that would be soo sooo oh so perfect!!! ^^ im on the dream boat now...
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52 ujsid
February 11, 2014 at 1:29 PM
Kim Jae Wook anyone?
Can he be the lead already?!
He is a pretty good actor plus looks vampire like kekekekekke ?
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Mojobobo
February 11, 2014 at 8:25 PM
This is a good one, he can FINALLY be lead! So tired of him not getting the girl and being in a supporting role.
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53 byuldreamer
February 11, 2014 at 1:30 PM
although i'd never say no to kim soohyun for this...i'd love to see someone else in it...give another a chance to do this...and maybe we can have kim soohyun in a badass or dorky role next? puhleez?
but i think lee jun ki would be awesome...or idk...lol joo won? can't imagine...
but yeah...yoon shi yoon...wanna see him in a good drama again..
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54 anna
February 11, 2014 at 1:32 PM
Wow, those artworks and his pictures side by side, if I didn't know it was from a manhwa, I thought it was his fanart.
KIM WOO BIN! He already played a vampire before tho.
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55 Lynn
February 11, 2014 at 1:50 PM
The fact that it was adapted from a manhwa has zero to do with what went wrong with Tamra.
I tried so hard to keep watching for the sake of sexy pirate boy, but the main triangle was totally bungled.
...it did have a really nice soundtrack, though.
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56 S2K
February 11, 2014 at 2:53 PM
How about Sung Joon?! He's got the moody look most vampire roles seem to go for : )
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Rie
February 11, 2014 at 3:40 PM
Good idea !
I would be very very happy if
kang dong won (but he doesn't like doing dramas...),
joo won (too busy but if the drama is not scheduled before August/September maybe I can hope),
park ki woong (but he si filming a zombi movie right?) or
sung joon
will play the vampire role :)
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57 hazuki airin
February 11, 2014 at 3:06 PM
Kim Woo Bin pleaseeee!!! He will be cool vampire plus i want see him on hanbok. i see him on vampire idol but coz it a comedy but he also HOT
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redfox
February 11, 2014 at 3:12 PM
why would any actor want to be that typecast? do you hate him or somethign?
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58 goldeng
February 11, 2014 at 3:48 PM
Cant a vampire prosecutor be a vampire scholar too?I just want to see yeon jung hoon working that eyeliner again :( if we're going for people who hasnt being vampires before... park seo joon (i loved how he played hyun tae in i summn you gold), yoon si yoon, kim ji hoon -if theyre going for the menancing vampire, he can look effing scary!-, Hong jong hyun and Kim Bum gives that vampire vibe too!
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SD
February 11, 2014 at 3:57 PM
Yes to Kim Bum!!! I think he'll pull the vampire role off brilliantly.
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59 Diana Knight
February 11, 2014 at 3:55 PM
Hm... I'm looking forward to this drama regardless of who portrays the vampire ^^
By the way, does anyone know where we can read this manhwa online?
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60 Naos
February 11, 2014 at 4:42 PM
Wait wait wait, you're telling me there is going to be a drama with cross-dressing, supernatural shit, and it's a sageuk? Holy mother of favorite tropes, sign me up.
Also, on the manhwa-adapted dramas note, I actually thought Tamra the Island was pretty good.
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61 Abbie
February 11, 2014 at 4:53 PM
I love this! I will so watch it whenever it comes out! And I agree that Yoon Shi-yoon would be great, because I just luff him so much! And I want him to be a lead again. Also, Lee Hyun-woo comes to mind as a potential great cast, but he might be a little young. Who ever leads, I will watch, because vampires are fun to watch in whatever form and whatever century they're in!
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62 lulu
February 11, 2014 at 4:57 PM
Omgerd. Yoon Shi-yoon? YES PLEASE. I don't think he's ever been in a saeguk. He should try it. :3
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63 Crazynoona
February 11, 2014 at 5:14 PM
Lee Min Ho. He need to redeem himself after the mess with Heirs, and i've been imagining him as a vampire with his hot mane in Faith (i dont know why, i just did)
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sayit
February 12, 2014 at 1:01 AM
You do? I can't imagine him as a vampire. A scholar yes but not someone with blood on his lips. It is a little too badass for LMH. Maybe taking a safer route after Heirs would be a better choice.
For this role, my ideal would be someone who can look scary but vulnerable. I hope they won't give us a lame vampire just because he is on the good side. Actors that come to my mind are Woo Bin(but too obvious), Joo Won(aegyo but intense), Kim Jae Wook (easy to imagine), Park Ki Woong (totally possible) and no one mentioned Jo In Sung? He looks great in saeguk
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64 browncoat_78
February 11, 2014 at 5:31 PM
I totally want to see this drama. But now that you've put Yoon Si Yoon in my head I'll be disappointed with anyone else. I don't know why but the idea of Yoonie in this role just hits all my happy buttons.
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65 Jyyjc
February 11, 2014 at 5:40 PM
Kim. Jae. Wook. Had anyone mentioned him yet??
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Jyyjc
February 11, 2014 at 5:53 PM
Oh and I completely agree that kim Soohyun would be too obvious a choice. I actually want him to stick to modern era dramas for a while. Those shots of him in joseon garb, it's become such a common image of him for me. I think yoon siyoon or Joowon is a great idea! I hope we get info on the female lead soon. Btw if we're gonna have a female vampire in this I'd love to see I'm jooeun playing that role.
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GuardIsDownBeware
February 12, 2014 at 12:55 PM
Oh yeah, that reminds me of Bad Guy days ... I guess he's a fit one too :)
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66 zzzmadison
February 11, 2014 at 5:42 PM
Kim jae wook and Joo ji Hoon! Antique bakery reunion hehe
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67 derp
February 11, 2014 at 6:30 PM
how about Lee Min ho (1993)? ring a bell right? ^_^
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68 tehliimau
February 11, 2014 at 7:02 PM
No one mentioned Ji Hyun Woo, our time traveling scholar Kim Boong Do? He's coming out of the army, think Mr Sexy Back will be great in this role!
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69 Jouleszy
February 11, 2014 at 7:16 PM
Going off tangent while we discuss about our potential (?) casting, has anyone read this man hwa? If so, is it worth me trying to find a valid torrent/ try and get it to ship it where I am??
All this casting is making me soo curious about it!!
Oh and Kim Jae Wook HAS to be lead. He needs a lead role. But why do I keep seeing Kim Jae Joong in the man hwa picture? Thats not just me.. is it?
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70 Pam B
February 11, 2014 at 7:26 PM
i want song joong ki! but he's still completing his military service :(
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71 Mojobobo
February 11, 2014 at 8:21 PM
If it's Keyeast putting their own into the drama, how about Kim Min Seo for the lead lady? OR Hong Soo Hyun? Both are pretty good in saeguks.
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72 min
February 11, 2014 at 9:07 PM
I just can think of Lee Jun Ki when i heard about this Manhwa! Aaahhh... i would die happy if LJK is the lead. He's got a vampire look.
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73 jasmin
February 11, 2014 at 9:30 PM
OMG... Yoon Shi Yoon in a sageuk!!! GIVE IT TO ME NOW!! :D
I mean only if his character is not a written mess like the one in "The Prime Minister and I". But well anything will be better than that.
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74 Camille
February 11, 2014 at 9:46 PM
The drawing looks so close to Kim Jaejoong. Hahahaha
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75 acelove
February 11, 2014 at 11:20 PM
YOON DOO JOON please!
I just so loveeee him in Let's Eat and he's very natural in that drama. I think he can be the next Park Yoo Chun given the right projects! :)
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76 damianna
February 11, 2014 at 11:38 PM
How about Ahn Jae Hyun aka Cheon Song Yi's brother? He's got the looks and more...
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77 niKai
February 12, 2014 at 12:52 AM
I can see kang dong won as vampire, or jae joong. Just because they look so much like the drawings. But somehow I couldnt picture joowon as one, even when he's pretty much a kang dong won doppelganger. Haha. Weird.
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potato
February 12, 2014 at 1:05 AM
yeah , maybe because of GD, I just can't image Joo Won as a vampire. Maybe if he is, he would be the childish and cutest vampire I have I ever know. I recall I never see a vampire with such huge dimples.
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noname
February 12, 2014 at 2:04 AM
If you watch his other dramas like Gaksital, Ojakkyo Brothers or his first debut drama Baker King Kim Tak Gu, you will be surprised how can the real like Joo Won act so matured in those dramas.
He is such adorkable in real life!
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78 Anri Lin
February 12, 2014 at 12:56 AM
I just wanna point out... the vampire scholar totally looks like JaeJoong.
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79 Kyo
February 12, 2014 at 1:59 AM
OMG! The anime pic with white hanbok and Lee Jun Ki are totally look alike especially the eyes.
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80 shinchae
February 12, 2014 at 2:29 AM
Please, Let it be Woobinnie. Vampire Idol was a sitcom and although I enjoyed it to pieces I want Woobinnie to take on the vampire role in a more dramatic approach... with lots of brooding and sucking.
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81 MizzMizzEka
February 12, 2014 at 7:06 AM
Vampire?
Kim Jae Joong, please. Just like soompi article when describe Korean Actor whos appearance similar to original cast, Jae Joong simillar as Edward Cullen. Flawless, Milky Skin
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82 li li
February 12, 2014 at 7:35 AM
i want to read the manhwa !!anyone have any idea where i can read it ? i only understand english and chinese ...
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83 eclipse
February 12, 2014 at 7:36 AM
my candidate for the role are the two Song`s man : song joon ki (can`t get enough of his Yong Ha) and Song Jong Ho (luv him in Mandate of Heaven as Grumpy captain Jung Hwan).
For the heroine, i think Han Hyo Joo would be good, because i like her in Dong Yi and she kinda has boyish look, so her disguise is believable.
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84 yamapisukii
February 12, 2014 at 8:11 AM
I really wanna see Soong Joong Ki in this! that man is perfection! mwahahaha~
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85 thefreak
February 12, 2014 at 9:04 AM
Jaejoong was the first to come to my mind but there is one big problem:
He can't act!!!!!! X''DDD
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86 tae
February 12, 2014 at 9:38 AM
Why not: Choi Woo Shik?
They should pick from more up-& coming actors :)
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87 Yimmi
February 12, 2014 at 1:27 PM
Not sure if it ate my earlier post or not but you could count me in for Lee Jun Ki! I thought of him immediately (Sato came to mind- yes, I too still swoon :)) And I can TOTALLY imagine a dimpled Joo Won with slicked back Kang To hair and it has me nearly equally excited!! SJK... and I know it might sound crazy but I'm in a rewatch of SKKS and suddenly I wanted Yoochun(crazy,lunatic and not physically possible-3 Days is it? But a sudden wish to see him in scholar robes overtook me not to mention the crossdressing female part)... ah well, if wishes were horses...
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88 Tara
February 12, 2014 at 6:20 PM
I might be in the minority, but I don't really care for vampires...never really understood the phenomenon that was Twilight x/
That being said, I loved Vampire Prosecutor. This drama sounds like a mashup of whatever sounded cool (lol) and I thought it was funny that Kim Soo-hyun's name is floating around for a fusion sageuk again. I'd think he deserves a break after You From Another Star wraps up.
But considering that this would be from the writer of Gaksital...it sounds promising and intriguing. The key to this definitely sounds like casting though...
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89 jane
February 12, 2014 at 7:15 PM
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90 avid fan
February 12, 2014 at 8:24 PM
i would really like younger generation to have a chance.. Lee Hyun Woo was like a 15 year old boy, he has this child like features but i prefer Lee Min Ho (1993).. :D
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91 grace
February 12, 2014 at 8:27 PM
my suggestions will be
lee jun ki ( you have see him in time b/w dog and wolf).
No min woo (my gf is gumiho..i loved him than the lead)
song seun hun ( he was cool)
dennis oh.
if IDOLs
jaejoong
TOP
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Kris-exo (if want to act)
AJ-ukiss
jonghyun - cnblue
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92 diw
February 12, 2014 at 11:21 PM
that drawing looks exactly like jaejong
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93 jjeinn
February 12, 2014 at 11:37 PM
i want cheon seong yi's brother ahn jae hyun. too bad he is still a new actor. if we are going to talk who fits being a vampire, it will be kim woobin, lee junki, kim jaejoong
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94 Pizza
February 12, 2014 at 11:38 PM
Im si wan or Ji Chang-wook
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95 DuchessRhea
February 13, 2014 at 5:07 AM
Is the name of the manhwa really "The Scholar Who Walks the Night"? 'Cuz I can't find it at all. Not even when I search the authors. I kinda want to read it now.
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96 emiie
February 13, 2014 at 9:23 AM
Awesome if KSH plays this. He already show he has depth to play any character! Even a 400 year old alien.
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97 Battle Angel
February 13, 2014 at 3:34 PM
Omo Omo! Kim Jae wook just quit the drama "age if feeling"! Now he can be our hot vampire lead! Please? Pretty pretty please?! I can't believe I left KJW off my list ... He'd be perfect!!! Oh & Lee Min Ki would also be great as a hot vampire too. :P
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98 Battle Angel
February 13, 2014 at 8:46 PM
Omo Omo! Kim Jae wook just quit the drama "age if feeling"! Now he can be our hot vampire lead! Please? Pretty pretty please?! I can't believe I left KJW off my list ... He'd be perfect!!! Oh & Lee Min Ki would also be great as a hot vampire!
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99 kira
February 13, 2014 at 10:44 PM
kim jae wook or joo won or kim jae joong for this vampire role, please...
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100 osmanthustea
February 14, 2014 at 5:54 AM
Sorry I'm late to the game. Just heard about this. x=
Anyway, after looking at the comparison of KSH in saeguk with the manhwa picture, there's absolutely no way to unsee it! I think i'll be devastated if KSH is not acting... although I'd like him to rest. (Actually, I wouldn't even mind if he were to skip the SG leg of the tour to do this!)
Vehement objections:
NOT Kim Hyun Joong please. He'll look too Twilight Edward-like, it would be overkill.
Joo Won also looks a bit too soft x=
My alternatives to KSH (even though I've not read the manhwa)
Lee Jong Suk - because his face totally fits the bill on the manhwa!
Kang Ha Neul - just broody enough but still able to inject some flirtatious moments
Hyun Bin - okay the face shape is totally different but he'll be just smouldering hot!
I'm also happy to accent Jung Il-Woo and Lee Joon Ki!
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