Well, actors always quit dramas/films for lack of time and conflicting schedules so... just choose a good project babe!

Is it funny or just lame? I don't know...

If I were the producer, I would put in some product placement and sell whatever they have as advertisement.

Do we know how many episodes had been completed if any? Such a shame to pin your name to something that never sees the light of day.

SK Dramaland is all kind of crazy lately. A drama aborted like that in the middle of its filming... Just for my personal culture, is there precedents?
I'm really sorry for Kim Hyun Joon. He is maybe not the best actor but not the worst either and I could name a few dramas which would have deserved to be sentenced to death.
I would like to see some footage of the show, in order to make my own opinion: Some says it's crap, others say it was too violent... Was it really worst than Jin or Faith?
Huh. Those pics just break my heart: I hope he can cash in a little something as a compensation. Also, someone find him a light and easy role to rebound from that mess.

I like Kim Hyun joong......hopefully he'll get a better project next time....

Yeah, sad ending really...

Ha.. hahaha.

dude, just publish it as dvd or something. fans would buy them. or any tv station somewhere over the world... just because the show wont sell in korea doesnt mean that it wont sell ever anywhere...

wait. maybe it can't. i don't trust kim hyun joong's acting skill...sigh...

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or maybe the money lost can be redeemed by suing kim hyun joong and jung yumi? **horror**

I have to agree with some other comments here. We can all name some very bad or very violent dramas that had no problems airing on the big networks or on cable. I can't believe City Conquest was too much of either one not to be picked up, even for a song. Yeah, there's got to be some behind-the-scenes politics that killed this drama. This could be a drama in itself. The Conquest of City Conquest.

...this could be a drama in itself! A drama about a drama that never aired...throw in flower boy actors, politics, & everything-KDrama related and there you have it!

So wanted this to take off. So disappointed.

I'm beginning to wonder if there's a kind of Boys Over Flowers curse out there. Kim Bum is doing sort of okay, although he seems to still be stuck in supporting roles, but Lee Min Ho hasn't really been in a good drama since, Kim Hyun Joong is abandoning a sinking ship (and also hasn't really been in a good drama since), and Kim Joon, um...still exists. Even Lee Min Jung, who must have been jumping up and down at the prospect of a lead in a romcom with Gong Yoo, wound up in a drama that was epically bad. Gu Hye Sun's Take Care of Us Captain was supposedly pretty bad too, although I didn't watch it so I can't really say, and The Musical was just sort of eh.

It makes me wonder if some of those roles were so iconic that they can't seem to get away from them. Like the KDrama version of Star Trek.

A drama with a pretty idol boy would bring in money no matter how much it sucked. They would never drop it for that reason, just as they haven't dropped many a crappy drama where there was potential for cashing in.

The issue here is politics. Something is shown or said that the government just doesn't like. And if you're about to tell me "But it's a democracy" or "The government can't just do what it wants", I envy your naivety about how this world and most of its countries are run.

Aw, but I was waiting patiently to see Kim Hyun-joong be all badass and surprising me how good he is in action drama's like Lee Min Ho. Hmm...I think I'll go watch City Hunter again.

Well that's a sad ending to this saga.. It just doesn't look good on anyone now, does it?

I thought they finished filming already, and that they were just waiting for a station to pick it up. Oh well.

ah but look at that permed hair that jb is going to be missing out on! :p

I get the idea that the production company blew all its money just getting Kim Hyun Joong on board and thought that all they would need to get it sold, thinking lie to me here, big name leads why bother with something like a storyline that anyone interested in or can follow. But he not nearly good enough an actor to carry a drama with just his face and six pack abs, so let through in some nice blood and gore, that should sell! But ow what about the goverment watchdog,,done time up you failed!

How bad could this drama be that even with Kim Hyun Joong they cant sell it. Maybe this is a good idea for him to drop out of this sinking ship, though I thought he really wanted to be in this drama. Time to focus on something else Hyun Joong like singing or variety.

can't say I know or care to know anything about the pretty boy band member lead but I do like Jung Yoo Mi she was the best part of Que Sera, Sera and I liked her in I Need Romance 2012 as well. So was kinda looking forward to seeing her, but oh well.

Yes, why not straight to DVD? How bad could it have been? At least recoup something.

WHAAAAATTTT!?!?

They just said that to save his face/ego yeah the plot story must really sucks I think he needsto do lots of lots of acting lessonss. I dont know but since he join BYj company his kinda going nowhere never had a hit drama never had a hit song whatssss going on???

Well its just a good step for KHJ to abandon the ship. Since the drama had been already wiped too much shit from the stations. Personally i dont think the drama sucked at all since i was one of those people who saw the clips of CC before it got erased and yes the drama was actually HOT. And i dont think KHJ sucked at acting too because judging from the character he portrays on the previous dramas , he just portrayed well. I mean if you even take time to know what the characters ji hoo and baek sung jo attitude REALLY are. They dont really require overacting and so he just portrays it right. As for CC too much violence. corruption or maybe nudity????NAH! POLITICS it is honey its called POLITICS in the k entern. industry. and its sad because they say that the production comp. isn't that strong enough to release such a huge drama. Acc. to the tv stations. WTF? Hello other countries already bought millions for copyrights and you say that they arent capable enuf?b*tch please! It all boils down to one and its not about the drama being too violent or any of that BS but because they dont have that strong dirty connection to back up the drama. POLITICS big dirty POLITICS. No wonder all the dramas that have aired lately are all sh*tty ones. Well as for the drama and the characters KHJ and JYM its best to move on. He will have another drama this year anyway so bye bye CC. though i really want to see you , too bad people stank you up. tsk2x.

You know, I may be one of the few who was looking forward to this even if I didn't like his leading lady. I liked Playful Kiss even if I skipped the first 2 episodes the first time I watched it (yeah, I did some rewatching because I thought KHJ & JSM's roles were cute and way better than the TW vers). I'm sad that they're backing out of the project though I can't blame them since it's been so long since they started this and it still didn't get a broadcast slot and I know the cast have other commitments too.

KHJ may not be the best (or the worst) idol-actor out there but I kinda like him. He has this robotic acting going on that kinda grew on me. Hahaha. Better him than some idols I could name but wouldn't here. Besides, I don't think the drama sucks. After Dr. Jin, Paradise Ranch, Lie To Me, etc, how could a drama be worse than those?

I suggest they air it on YouTube like what they did with the PK YT episodes. I bet there would be an audience for that format.

I'm just sad that City Conquest is scrapped... just because Nam Goong Min would be in it... although he is not the lead, i will watch any drama that he is in because this guy can act. I just wish this guy would land more projects... I'm missing him since Can You Hear My heart and the cameo in Cheongdamdong Alice was not long enough for my liking.

Honestly, the show seem to have a very big potential ,i mean ive been seeing shitty dramas lately and i think its refreshing to see this guy on an action drama. I wonder why the stations put a thumbs down . The funny thing is the stations seem to be so defensive with their reasons that all comes out like a b*llsh*t. They say its because of the new government and the show being all about corruption and violence might affect the viewers. DUH?!.Well maybe the drama is describing exactly what form of government they have now. LOL! that is why they got to crush the drama before they get caught. I just hope it would still air though. Maybe in cable,YT or on dvd. I dont really care if it will air in korea though the casts would love for it to be. But id rather not seeing how the broadcast stations being an a**hole on them. I mean im sure it would be a sell , and they should show it. Havent they already shoot it halfway?..why not continue. But i think the reason why they stopped it is because its already eating too much time out of the casts with all the delay of airing. Too bad i was really waiting to grab a peek of Kim Hyun Joong's ass getting all dirty and rough. As for the broadcast stations, WRONG MOVE!

"It's sad, so sad
It's a sad, sad situation
And it's getting more and more absurd..."

I don't know why but I was actually going to watch this even though I never liked his " acting" in anything he's been in .

They shoud have just released it in japan or china and overseas , i mean KHJ would really sell thats a sure deal. I mean why push it to air in korea when it would still be a profit outside of it especially that the Kim Hyun Joong is in it. I'd say release it overseas and let those who put a thumbs down to it drool on its success overseas. I juts fell bad for the production company though because this is gonna be a huge blow esp. it being a big budget drama and just gonna end up on the shelves. Me and my mom and cousins even grandma was actually waiting for it. I thought it would still be released but with hyun joong leaving the drama thats goodbye for me too. WHY??!!! The drama with him as a badass is such heaven. and now its gonna be hell because of these networks. well i wont be watching kdrama from now on , no more. Im just gonna wait till KHJ get another one. Nevertheless KHJ FIGHTING!!!

Oh wow! I totally forgot about this drama till I read this news. Anyway, I don't think it will hurt the lead, Kim Hyun Joong much.

Man! I was excited to see this drama. Although I haven't been hearing much about it, I wanted to see Kim Hun Joong act again. I guess that won't be happening...for awhile. Oh well. He has to do what he has to do.

I just anted to see KHJ's abs, lol> would watch this for nothing more but eye candy and some KHJ hotness. I guess he doesn't have many fans left in Korea any more with so many young Idols and such.

I feel bad for the whole team. The producers must have suffered huge loss. The actor actresses already put o much into it. I am surprised they could not come up with any solution. KHJ even took special acting classes. All in all not good for anyone.

KBS probably didnt want to have another loss like they did in Love Rain. LR is entirely different from CC, but it had in its lead an idol as famous as KHJ, yet it bombed locally.
True, this show did have some potential, and it had KHJ's name on it, but they probably chose other dramas that they had which they felt would be more bankable on their time slots...they've got a pretty huge lineup for this year, probably didn't have any choice but to let it go.
As for cable, the asking price was probably too high for them to pick up. City Conquest seems like an expensive production it being an action drama AND having KHJ's name on it.
I dont think it was all "politics" and it being too "violent" and against the government. Iris 2 is in KBS and im pretty sure thats going to be on the same tone.
If I was KHJ's manager, I'd make him pick up a drama do a supporting yet high profile role and surround himself with other veteran actors.
..Im pretty sure after my comment a lot of fangirls would be up in arms...heh.

Ah well. business is business.

Agreed. He should be with veteran actors and good role. He has what it takes to be a superstar