Yoon Sang-hyun storms the Lady Castle
by javabeans
Ohhhhhh! This was not expected! Queen of Housewives hottie Yoon Sang-hyun (the “thirtysomething Gu Jun-pyo”) has scored big with his follow-up project: acting opposite Yoon Eun-hye in the upcoming romantic comedy series Lady Castle.
A lot of name actors had been mentioned as possibilities for this role — I’d heard murmurs of Kang Dong-won and Won Bin, as well as Lee Dong-gun or Kim Rae-won — but in the end it’s a fresher face (although he’s the oldest out of the bunch). I’m actually really pleased with this — Yoon Sang-hyun isn’t just a pretty face, he can do both comedy and drama, and although he’s a relatively green actor, he’s got tons of charisma.
Yoon Sang-hyun is a last-minute hire; he met with producers on June 23 and after coming to an agreement, they are heading into final contract negotiations. As soon as those are finalized, he’ll enter into filming immediately. He had actually been a strong contender to head Magazine Allo — which would have also been hunky-dory with me — but because of the plagiarism accusations and subsequent scheduling delays, he chose Lady Castle. (Maybe that’s why Magazine Allo producers were particularly peeved with Style for ruining their production.)
The story of Lady Castle situates Yoon Eun-hye as as the “princess-like” middle daughter in a rich household. She crosses paths with a poor man who becomes the household manager (who secretly aims to get at the family’s hidden slush fund), and is involved in a love triangle with him and a rich man from an aristocratic family. Yoon Sang-hyun is currently in discussions over which of these two characters he will play. (Just as long as he doesn’t pull a Kwon Sang-woo and play them both!)
Writers are Yoon Eun-kyung and Kim Eun-hee (When Night Comes, Winter Sonata — meh); director is PD Ji Young-soo (Flowers For My Life — yes!).
Lady Castle will air on Wednesdays and Thursdays on KBS after Partner ends at the end of August.
Via OSEN
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1 dramaprince
June 23, 2009 at 5:11 PM
Ooo I'm excited to check out this one ;)
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2 loveydovey
June 23, 2009 at 5:12 PM
YES! I'm so there! Uh oh... WIAN started out awesome but then got tiresome..... please, pleaase let it be good!
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3 langdon813
June 23, 2009 at 5:12 PM
Whew....that's a lot of pretty!!
I think Queen of Housewives just made the list.
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4 Bellamafia
June 23, 2009 at 5:17 PM
Sorry for whoever his fans are...
But... nooooooooooooooooooooo...not him! Everytime I look at him in a drama, he looks greasy... Oh goshhh.. I was hoping for Lee Min Ho :-)... kekekekekee.....
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5 peachys2sleep
June 23, 2009 at 5:24 PM
yay yay yay yay yay yay yay! =D
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6 Biscuit
June 23, 2009 at 5:24 PM
I've been really curious lately who the male casts would be, but I never once expected it to be Yoon Sang Hyun! But hey, I'm not complaining ;)
Ever since Queen of Housewives, I've been waiting anxiously to see what drama he would choose. I hope he pics the manager rather than be the rich dude (again).
I think the Yoon Sang HyunXYoon Eun Hye would be a cute pairing (too bad there's 0 hope for them to pair up in rl due to the same last names.) heheheh. There are high possibilities would be the manager would fall in love with YEH... so I want YSH to be the manager >_____<
I hope for this role he gets rid of the King Pama hairdo.
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7 KOOKy
June 23, 2009 at 5:30 PM
A little old imo but I can see him and Yeh having chemistry already, Im still not quite sure about the plot but it does look promising. Tbh Im just glad to see her on screen again, welcome back YEH, hope you mesmerise us all again.
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8 def201
June 23, 2009 at 5:32 PM
I'm really looking forward to Lady Castle!
I'm not familiar with the actor,but it's nice to hear some news about the casting.
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9 Lena S.
June 23, 2009 at 5:43 PM
This great news ^________^
Yoon Sang-hyun made me fell in love with him and his character in Queen of Housewives, he's funny, charismatic and sexy as hell and i think he may have awesome chemistry with Yoon Eun-hye!!!
i'm soooo happy to know his next project!! :P
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10 questions987
June 23, 2009 at 5:47 PM
MINE!!!!!!!!
OHHHHHH I've loved him since millionaire! Even though the movie sucked. Sooooo cute
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11 ripgal
June 23, 2009 at 6:02 PM
Another good reason to watch Lady Castle - Yoon Sang Hyun!
I actually didn't know he was new to the acting scene. But he definitely has the right acting chops to pull off drama and comedy.
Guys, check out Queen of Housewives and you'll discover the charm and charisma of this guy. He totally rawks being romantic, sweet, playboy-ish, flirtatious.. everything! And he's got this electrifying and sparkling pair of eyes.. to top it off, he has really good vocals too... maybe he can sing for the princess YEH?
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12 linz
June 23, 2009 at 6:15 PM
i'm actually excited about this....love yoon eun hye!
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13 meenuby
June 23, 2009 at 6:18 PM
Ooh, not a big fan of YEH, but YSH has got me looking forward to this!
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14 wollamsam
June 23, 2009 at 6:26 PM
YSH? noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!
why does YEH always pair with b-grade actors?
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15 Reese
June 23, 2009 at 6:27 PM
Finally, a drama that doesn't demand that I put it on my summer watch list. This, no offense to the writers/producers/actors/directers/etc. sounds just like a ton of the Korean dramas out there already...dramas that never managed to pull me in.
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16 J
June 23, 2009 at 6:29 PM
At first, I hoped that the male lead would be someone closer to Yoon Eun Hye's age, but after watching Queen of Housewives, I think that he has a lot of charisma and is a good actor. Anyways, with or without him, I would still watch Lady Castle since it is YEH's comeback to the small screen after two year of absence :) I'm really glad to hear more confirmation news on the casting and the filming since this drama has been announced for almost 6 months now...
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17 don
June 23, 2009 at 6:32 PM
Yoon Sang-hyun just hit the jackpot!
In fairness to him, the guy can act!
I will definitely watch this. Yoon Eun Hye's dramas NEVER disappointed me.
The girl has a knack for picking great projects.
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18 mzpakipot
June 23, 2009 at 6:43 PM
whoa! i didn't know Won Bin and Kang Dong Won was offered for this drama?
Good Looking couple! is this another cinderella type story?
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19 findland
June 23, 2009 at 6:49 PM
wow , if he wants to play a poor guy, i'm in this drama .(:
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20 DeCaf
June 23, 2009 at 6:57 PM
what a pleasant surprise :) he's a good actor who's been under the radar till Queen of Housewives. I hope tomorrow you'll deliver LC good news again heehee
I've been waiting for this forever....aaaaahh finally we'll get to see it in August. I agree w/ you on writers, uhmmmm not a big fan of their projects, so I hope they'll redeem themselves w/ this drama. After all they're lucky to be working w/ PD JYS & cast headed by YEH......
I hope Magazine Allo will see the light of day. Producers of Style shouldn't have meddled, now they have Lady Castle to contend with
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21 Samsooki
June 23, 2009 at 7:03 PM
Interesting... by strange coincidence, we rewatched our favorite episodes of Goong and Coffee Prince tonight, it was a Yoon Eun Hye night. I am surprised at how much I missed Coffee Prince.
Dang, this is like the year of the drama. So many current dramas to watch.
By the end of the summer, at the rate we are watching k-dramas, we might hit our 40th drama of 2009...
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22 koalabear
June 23, 2009 at 7:05 PM
Yoon Sang-hyun finally in his first leading role! and with Yoon Eun-hye at that! I have a soft spot for the actress since I've seen Goong, Vineyard Man and Coffee Prince...can't wait for this ^^
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23 prent
June 23, 2009 at 7:08 PM
@ 15 Reese
dont watch it then. you not watching it wont make the least bit of difference to the ratings.
YSH definitely hit the jackpot!
i personally dont like him and dont think he has what it takes to be a lead actor.
in my country where Korean dramas are still very popular, YSH is unknown.
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24 Lena S.
June 23, 2009 at 7:12 PM
@wollamsam:
please don't be rude :-/
i'm sure people who didn't saw YSH acting before maybe are thinking that he is a bad actor which isn't the case, he's very talented but unfortunately he didn't pick/ was given prominent roles like this (including QOH) , that's why i loved this news, he is gaining attention for his acting abilities finally ^^
i'm sounding like a butthurt fan lol but i really think this guy is talent and funny.
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25 kimchii
June 23, 2009 at 7:31 PM
Anticipating this drama even more (:
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26 Sunshine
June 23, 2009 at 7:32 PM
Wow same surname!!, his looks is familiar to someone we know,
not from BOF.
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27 Annie
June 23, 2009 at 7:46 PM
GO YOON SANG HYUN!!!!!!
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28 djeedjes
June 23, 2009 at 8:05 PM
b class actor?
even though I love Yoon Eun Hye, I think she hasn't reached A class either...
BUT! This is great news, who knows they probably will have great chemistry and become A class actors together????
Anyway, this year is a great drama year! So many interesting dramas!!!!
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29 kara
June 23, 2009 at 8:29 PM
^maybe to you Yoon Eun Hye hasn't reached A class yet, but all the articles in Korea classifies her as an A list actress and she is, having won the Best Actress at the 44th Baeksang Awards, the Top Excellence Award and also winner as Best Actress of the Grimme Awards. She was enable to join South Korea's A-list of stars who also are members of the 20 million won club, which includes of Bae Yong-joon, Kwon Sang Woo, Ko Hyun Jung, and Song Il kook.
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30 bluefire
June 23, 2009 at 8:33 PM
Yes! Finally word of progress on Lady Castle!
Haha! I was skeptical about Gong Yoo in Coffee Prince too, but he proved himself to be amazing opposite YEH. I'm sure Yoon Sang-hyun will do great as well! Glad he looks it...haha! XD
I'm really excited about this!! Can't wait!
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31 Nzeeba
June 23, 2009 at 8:36 PM
What do you mean by Yoon Eun Hye has not reach A list actor yet? I you kidding me? Have you ever gone online and find out who the most wanted actors in Korea are? Try to do that I you will find that Yoon eun Hye is among the first ten for females!! Of course she is an A-list actress in Korea. She was even voted the second most liked korean actressed in Thailand after Song Hye Gyo.!!
I am so waiting for Lady Castle. I hope that the 3rd lead character of this drama will be someone we know and love!
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32 Carolin
June 23, 2009 at 8:50 PM
Yay- another twice weekly drama to add to the list
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33 Chocolatetree
June 23, 2009 at 8:52 PM
AHH!! So excited now!! I really missed Yoon Eun-hye, I'm so glad there's a drama to look forward to. I also can't wait for the romantic fluff & comedy!! :D
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34 anabanana
June 23, 2009 at 9:00 PM
Yoon Sang Hyun was so adorable in Queen of Housewives. He is a great actor who has been under the radar for awhile. I am so excited that he'll be one of lead guys acting with Yoon Eun Hye. He is very lucky cause YEH is known in the korean industrry as the girl with the "golden touch", "lady luck" and "miss ratings guaranteee". I believe that they'll have great chemistry too.
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35 maxon888
June 23, 2009 at 9:09 PM
all I want to know is do you think you'll recap this series......????.... hope so...though I am a big YEH fan, her drama partners have really done well by her
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36 yumi-chan
June 23, 2009 at 9:31 PM
*has a fan girl fit*
OH FUCK YEAH!
Was he not sexy on Queen of Housewives?
HE REALLY REALLY WAS.
I'm so happy, one because now the drama is moving forward & now we have a hottie :]
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37 comeon
June 23, 2009 at 9:44 PM
He looks like a handsome guy. Finally 2 and a half years of waiting is over!!
YEH :)
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38 ella
June 23, 2009 at 9:50 PM
oh DANG!! awesomeness guaranteed? i think so.
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39 Beng
June 23, 2009 at 10:18 PM
i've been seeing YSH in several dramas since 2005, and always he's playing bad guy or something. He looks old even then. But i'm surprise on how he re-invent himself in QUEEN of Housewives. I think i will watch it.
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40 bd
June 23, 2009 at 10:45 PM
YSH looks a bit like Lee Min Woo in that photo.
OK - YEH is definitely an A-list celeb/actress; as for her acting skills, she (as well as Gong Yoo) definitely racheted up their game for "Coffee Prince" (amazing what a great script and a heady director can do).
If YEH builds on her CP acting, I think it would be fair to say that she has established herself as a pretty good actress; of course, not on the level of a Jeon Do-Yeon, but very few ever reach that level.
As for the writers - I agree w/ the "meh" comment (likely to be standard K-drama fare).
As for the director, I don't have as high hopes as javaB since I thought "Flowers For My Life" was almost unwatchable after the excellent/quirky first hour -basically - poor acting, ridiculous scenarios, crappy dialogue, poor pacing and worst of all, totally predictable and hitting all of the K-drama cliches (and not in a good way like CP).
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41
June 23, 2009 at 11:06 PM
omg! I'm so excited! I love Yoon Sang Hyun! He's such a cutie, especially in Queen of Housewives!!!~
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42 chajjye
June 23, 2009 at 11:49 PM
@Samsooki:
"Dang, this is like the year of the drama. So many current dramas to watch."
Couldn't agree more. I think 2009 will be the year that I watched the most dramas back to back. Suddenly 2009 became so packed with interesting and comeback dramas when 2008 was so lackluster.
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43 Ibako777
June 24, 2009 at 12:23 AM
ILOVEIT!!! LOVE LOVE LOVE Yoon Sang-hyun!!! Can't wait!!!
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44 Ladymoonstone
June 24, 2009 at 12:30 AM
This is something to look forward to. I love her on Coffee Prince...:)
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45 momomiko10
June 24, 2009 at 12:45 AM
weee both actor and actress that i love..this is must watch drama^^
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46 elise
June 24, 2009 at 12:48 AM
another good one to look forward to. it's raining great dramas this year and its only the middle of the year!
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47 vis
June 24, 2009 at 1:41 AM
Yeah, 2008 was a real slumber year! Story of a Man/Slingshot marked the beginning of a great year and I couldn't agree more with @46: it is indeed raining interesting dramas this year ^^ Whether they're all good has yet to be discovered :P I'm mighty optimistic though ^^
About Yoon Sang-hyun... I'm not a big fan really so I hope he gets to play the rich guy in the drama, leaving the manager role to someone else...
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48 yvhsien
June 24, 2009 at 1:43 AM
Will definitely be following the news for this new drama. I'm looking forward to see YEH after her two-year absence. Not sure if I'm sold on the storyline but we'll wait and see.
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49 santaiah
June 24, 2009 at 2:48 AM
Not really know Yoon Sang Hyun as an actor much, but from what I've heard/read so far he is a good actor (has passion for acting just like YEH) so I guess it's enough. As long as the leading man's acting is compatible with YEH's I'm not complaining. Now I have something to look forward to... : )
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50 littletoygun
June 24, 2009 at 2:53 AM
awesome! he's so handsome and attractive. and it can be seen easily the perfect chemistry between them just looking at their pictures.
I hope I can watch the drama in a short time in my country ^_^
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