In my opinion, the lead actress role should go to Lee Dae Hae. She is refined
funny actress. She can take on any role and perform well.

NOOOOOO ... say it isn't so, JB! I was reading on OT that HJW was going to take the lead and was super duper excited. And now you say it isn't so? :(

She still needs to improve on her acting but could be worse

if Ha Ji Won is casted as the lead, I'll definitely need to watch Athena, just for her. In this case, Athena >>>> Iris.

Ooohh I'll watch it if she's in it. high time for her to return to television...
when was her last project.. Hwang Jin Yi... 4 years ago??? It's been too long.
I didn't watch the first series of IRIS though. Ther's not not much pull for me..

mianhamnida, yorobun, my overactive jumping the gun precipitated an unstantantiated rumor in OT.

I'm sad, too, samsooki, that her management company's response is so unequivocal and hard to interpret with any type of optimism. Why so firm, Ji-won?

Back to the wait.....if not HJW, I'm also all for KSA, but then I'd be hard pressed to root for JWS-KSA when it means my Gookie will lose his Mirae.

@JB
Thanks for your correction on Lee Da Hae or is it Yi Da Hae? That was so important. Also, please clarify - is it Uhm Jung Hwa or Eom Jung Hwa?

Am Kinda glad she won't be in it. I love the Guys and i can't imagine her pairing with either one. I used to like her but Cain and Abel was such a disappointment, i have sort of a mental block. I want to see her in some light rom-com type drama/movies.

I really wish Jun Ji hyun could be in it. I think she suits the character and really want to see her in Drama.

Dangit, I would have a code brown in my pants if she did sign on- she's perfect for the part! She's one of the few korean actresses I would actually pay money to watch. Please, please, please God/Allah/Zeuss/Thor/Buddha/other random deities- let this be true!

this sucks.

'nuff said.

@ samsooki

I'm hardpressed to think of that happening in any drama I've watched. But then again, mortal enemies in a typical k-drama usually of of the same sex, i.e. two women fighting over the same man, two men fighting over the same company and woman, etc. I'd be hardpressed as well to think of a k-drama where a man/woman were mortal enemies and played the leads.

Since that instance is rare enough, then having them play a romantic couple either before or afterwards, probably hasn't happened before.

KSA playing the lead in Athena would mean that CSW would be responsible for turning her entire life, love and work, upside down, shake it all around, and then toss it in an incinerator bad, i.e. if she and JWS get a happy ending, one of them probably has first lost a limb or their family to get there. Aish.

I would have to watch an episode of Athena followed immediately by re-watching The Kiss or The Proposal each time to feel balanced again. o_O

Oh, How interesting about this --

Ooo, of course, I did agree with you to #1 @ Daehae shi -- I wish that Lee Dae Hae could take the lead actress role for this drama "IRIS 2" -- because Lee Dae Hae is such as brilliant actress! I love her! ^_____^

@ockoala -

no worries!!! this bums me out too - but STILL - IT COULD BEEEEEE!!!!

@samsooki

hahah - your comment about CSW killing KSA going against everything in city hall cracked me up!!! that's so true!! but i would love if KSA were CSW's right hand gal...

@ javabeans

agreed!!!

except - i just really wanna see a gun-totin' ass-kickin Kim Sun Ah... that's all :P

@ JB

*pouts* your glee at the thought of a fervent group of City Hallers getting mind-frakked by seeing CSW-KSA as mortal enemies is just mean......hee, I'm just kidding!! I love it too, the sheer omona moment of upending a beloved shipdom. I just don't know if my poor lil' heart can withstand it, perhaps if CSW-KSA kisses a lot in each episode that might work to lessen the pain.

@ kaedejun

KSA as CSW's sexy righthand woman? Super omona moment for me there, too! That would be akin to Jo Gook turning into BB after meeting Mirae and Mirae becoming GGH. Ahhh, a bizarro universe version of JG-MR in Athena?

@ockoala

HELL YEAH!

except KSA is a hotter version of GGH, and hopefully has a heart that becomes visible earlier in the series than GGH's... :)

can we honestly just make a petition right here and now and just get these two actresses on this series already!?!?!?!?!?

@ Java beans my bad......oops how can i make this sort of mistake. I just realized, She's the actress from What Happen in Bali, Daddy Long Leg, 100 days with Mr. arrogant.. I have seen so many of her movies.. Yap i got confused with her name and the Han surname.

I have too admit i am terrible with Korean and Chinese name... Taiwanese name are easy to rem'ber. This is a good lesson Javabeans. Thanks

LOL And now I want KSA in Athena too. ^^

BUT guys, if you care about me just a little, please tell me when and where Athena is going to film here in Italy.

wouldn't it just be the most awesome thing if this was true! i would be more than excited for the drama!!!

[quote] In fact, if she joins Jung Woo-sung and Cha Seung-won in this sequel, I’ll be much more excited about this drama than I ever was about its predecessor.
[quote]

THIS! i'll definitely watch it without batting an eyelash!
im a big fan of this 3 main character! i wouldnt mind
if KSA will play it too....iLOVEHER to death! she's a great
actress!

I think HJW or KSA would be great candidates for the role. Definite improvement from KTH. Lee Da Hae looks too fragile to be playing a secret agent. I wouldn't be able to take her seriously. Same goes for Song Hye Kyo as others have mentioned in previous posts.

I really hope Ha Ji Won would play the lead role in IRIS2, she is perfect for the role. She has a strong presence and very sexy too. Although, she doesn't have an astounding beauty her appeal outweighs that, and she has a very good chemistry amongst all the actors she had worked with.

You made my day javabeans!
City Hallers are having fun here, Am I right?
I would love to see Kim Sun Ah in this drama, but after yesterday, when the news came out that HJW will be the lead, my world crashes down on me.
Not that I`m against HJW, but I`m not a fan of her, though I`ve seen 2 of her movie`s,
not enough for me to say she`s good or not good.
I just feel that KSA is the best for the role, acting wise, KSA is excellent and she can transform herself in any character.
I wish producers and scriptwriter of this drama can be as good as the PD and writer of CH.
@samsooki
you are hilarious!

Either Ha Ji Won or KSA would be a great choices, though I lean more toward Ha Ji Won. It's strange that the production company made the announcement before finalizing the deal with the artist's management. Wonder if that's the norm

I don't think Lee Da Hae would be good choice here at all. She's just doesn't have that intensity in her acting for an action series like Athena. A soft melo, rom-com drama suits Ms. Lee better

If NOT Son Ye Jin, the only person I can think of for 'IRIS 2' would be Ha Ji Won. Any of the two actress would perfect for the part; in fact, I wouldn't mind seeing both Son Ye Jin & Ha Ji Won on screen together either.

I just hope that the 'IRIS 2' director/casting/producer considers an actress who can handle a strong-female character. Oh, how about someone like Uhm Jung Hwa to appear in the Kdrama? She'd be PERFECT! Maybe not exactly to be paired up with the two confirmed lead actors but to have a minor, yet, crucial part!

:D

woo i was thinking of her before too.
i really hope it will be in it

@samsooki's fantastical dream

HAHAHHAAH! EXCELLENT SAMSOOKI! YOU HAVE VISION!!! :D

and if that's the case - i really don't want HJW around - she's going to start running around the dark streets looking for JWS but looking immaculate, like LDH in chuno...

;)

i really HOPE that ha ji-won will take on this role.. i'm sure she'll do the role much justice.. i absolutely loved her in damo!!!

I love both Ha Ji Won and Kim Sun Ah, but I love KSA more =P
If KSA gets casted in Athena, I am SOOOO watching it! I was never interested in Iris.

i don't really picture KSA in an action role... but just for SAMSOOKI's plot.. man that was brilliant!!!! Yeah.. for once.. let the bad guys win at the end... have KSA pair up with CSW in the end!!!! I think that would be a classic!!!!

I am excited though when I heard about HJW.. either way I think I am going to tune in to Athena...

How about KSA playing twins? Two girls of entirely different personality, a sexy kickass spy and a happy go lucky commoner, each fall respectively for our dearie CSW and JWS - ensued by mis-identity and heartache, kickass, kickass and more kicksass...........

@ 42 xiaoSxin 'i don’t really picture KSA in an action role'

You should go watch her movies - many a times she's one hot sexy policewoman or something. Quite different from the KSS or SMR you know from her dramas.

It will be great to have either HJW or KSA in the leading female role.

Both can kick asses. LOL

On a serious note, both actresses had just great screen presence.

Sorry to LDH fans, I think she is just not suitable for such action packed intense roles, not in HJW nor KSA versatile acting league yet. She might just end up acting like KTH in Iris 1.

IRIS 2 UPDATE !!!

Recently, rumors about actress Ha Ji Won joining the cast have been floating around. But on the 19th, the drama’s production company Taewon Entertainment stated:

The rumors about Ha Ji Won being confirmed as the female lead is not true. Currently, her schedule for the movie Seven Remedies and Athena overlap, so she cannot join the cast. … A female lead will be confirmed in the upcoming 2-3 days.

Furthermore, Taewon Entertainment revealed about the “real” sequel of IRIS, stating:

Athena: Goddess of War, which has been called “IRIS 2,” is only a spin off drama. So technically, it isn’t the real sequel. … IRIS’s real sequel, IRIS 2, is scheduled to be produced and broadcast in the latter half of 2011.

On being asked about Lee Byung Hun and Kim Tae Hee returning in the real sequel, he stated, “Because it is a sequel, of course they will be cast for it.”

Athena is scheduled to broadcast in the latter half of 2010, while IRIS 2 will be broadcasted in the latter half of 2011, making it a trilogy of some sorts.
credit : Allkpop.com

@45 dandy

whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat!? now it's sounding like goong and goong S and goong 2 redux...

i'll pick athena any day

The first time I watched Iris, I asked my self why wasn't her to play the role! I think she will do well in the Athena!

i'm in for HJW and KSA! As long as both female leads are bestfriends, then both fell in love with JWS, but CSW is in love with KSA character! lol

qwerty_u - Mar 19, 2010 at 9:34 pm

i’m in for HJW and KSA! As long as both female leads are bestfriends, then both fell in love with JWS, but CSW is in love with KSA character! lol

I`m truly enjoying this day, would it be a season 2 of CH or Iris2?
We still love GUMI couple, it would be a dream come true to see them in action drama.

@14 javabeans

I have to hand it to you for being so patient with @10 goso who is rude AND ignorant of the importance of the spelling difference. (And then I had to ruefully laugh on your behalf because @18 spelled it Dae hae anyway.)