Kim Min-seo joins cast of Good Doctor
by javabeans
KBS’s upcoming medical drama Good Doctor (formerly called Green Scalpel) is amassing a pretty decent lineup, with a number of actors I quite like: Joo-won, Moon Chae-won, and Joo Sang-wook. And I also do like its latest addition, Kim Min-seo, who has turned in solid performances in numerous dramas, such as The Moon That Embraces the Sun, Sungkyunkwan Scandal, and Baby Faced Beauty.
And yet, I hear Kim Min-seo and Joo-won in the same breath and my mind immediately snaps to an association I’ve been trying my hardest to forget about, aka their recent disaster of a drama, Level 7 Civil Servant. And all of a sudden I’m no longer thinking about autistic savant surgeons and kind-hearted colleagues and touching human drama, but whether they’ll be ragingly incompetent at this career too and acting like hormone-ravaged 13-year-olds who get petulant when their crushes go unrequited. If she jokingly brandishes a scalpel at her fellow doc’s throat and tee-hees that it’s just a joke, I swear…
In Good Doctor, Kim Min-seo will play Joo Sang-wook’s fiancée, which either means he won’t be having a love triangle with Moon Chae-won and Joo-won after all, or he isn’t a very good fiancée. I… think it’ll be more of the latter, since early descriptions definitely mentioned a love triangle in the works. Well, maybe oppa didn’t mean it.
Kim Min-seo’s character is a manager on the planning board for a large university hospital. As the only daughter to the foundation’s director, she’s keenly aware of the nepotism prejudice and proves her worth by being cool-headed, capable, and assertive. She’s also hiding some kind of pain, but in dramaland isn’t everybody?
Good Doctor premieres on August 5 on KBS.
Via Star MBN
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1 Hedviglilla
June 26, 2013 at 9:26 AM
My first thought reading the title that Kim Min Seo.... Good Doctor... Joo Won... noooo the 7 Something Awful Drama
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2 Ace
June 26, 2013 at 9:41 AM
L7CS my first thought too when I read the title. *snickers* I just read JB & GF's ratings for that one and I'm glad I skipped most of the bad dramas since 2010.
If Kim Min-seo's gonna keep at being the second lead who mostly outshines the lead actress even if her character isn't written well, then I hope she continues to be awesome and not annoying as most second leads are (also not annoyed by Han Chae-ah's 2nd lead roles so far).
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pogo - sailing HMS Queen of Tears and HMS Sailboat Lovely Runner🍉
June 26, 2013 at 10:25 AM
at least this time Moon Chae-won is a worthy first lead for her to go up against, the acting won't be a complete Curb Stomp Battle like it was with her and Han Ga-in in Moon/Sun.
Though that depends on how her role is written, really.
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ilikemangos
June 26, 2013 at 3:45 PM
She swallowed up Ga in in moon.
She would have done that with choi kang hee if not for her flat/underutilized char in level 7.
Moon chae won, well... we'll see about that. She can really shine depending on what characters you give her. She has a bit of versatility but i have yet to see her in an action flick.
Good with playing sweet characters(her older shows), strong characters(princess man), and bitchy characters(nice guy)
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bluez
June 26, 2013 at 5:46 PM
Action? try War of the Arrows
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ilikemangos
June 26, 2013 at 9:54 PM
Oh! totally forgot she was in that movie.
I have to check it out then, considering it was such a big hit.
pogo - sailing HMS Queen of Tears and HMS Sailboat Lovely Runner🍉
June 26, 2013 at 6:34 PM
^I second the rec for Arrow: Ultimate Weapon, or whatever title it's known by. She's fantastic there.
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Kiara
June 26, 2013 at 10:07 PM
YES, one of my favorite sageuk movie. Park Hae-Il YUM, Moon Chae Won, Ryoo Seung-Ryong, the Ultimate trio.
Sophia
July 2, 2013 at 10:12 PM
Haha, I actually think her work in The Innocent Man was a very nice mixture of all three. In the beginning, she betrayed the bitchy/strong character quite well, afterwards an innocent and sweet character, until finally, a mixture of all three. I think she's fairly capable.
A very seasoned actress. Looking forward to this drama.
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erdbeer
June 26, 2013 at 6:47 PM
They have worked together before in It's Okay Daddy's Girl. She portrayed MCW's high school classmate
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Jo
June 26, 2013 at 12:21 PM
Oh Please. Moon Chae Won can carry her act. Kim Min Seo tends to overact. I wouldn't worry about anyone outshining any body.
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Kiara
June 26, 2013 at 9:55 PM
I love them both but I'll give MCW the upper hand. She is no medicore actress for Kim Min Seo to outshine.
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pinktape
June 27, 2013 at 4:37 AM
I second this.
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3 snow
June 26, 2013 at 10:05 AM
can't we have both Kim Min-seo and Moon Chae-won fight over Joo Sang-wook? that'd be yums.
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Celia
June 27, 2013 at 7:54 AM
AGREE! Oh ever since MCW was confirmed to be the female lead, I am so hoping for a JSW-MCW pairing. *cross fingers*
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4 snow_white
June 26, 2013 at 10:24 AM
I like her....she is so graceful.....I don't know why but my interest in this show has increased after this addition :-)
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pogo - sailing HMS Queen of Tears and HMS Sailboat Lovely Runner🍉
June 26, 2013 at 10:27 AM
I've been taken with her ever since SKKS, it's not just my perception of her character but she does come across as having a slightly cool, mysterious aura.
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5 Laurita
June 26, 2013 at 10:29 AM
He will have a fiancée? Nooo, do I have to bury my expectations for him to get our heroine? :/
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6 kumi
June 26, 2013 at 10:29 AM
Was she the prima gisaeng in Sungkyunkwan Scandal?
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Laurita
June 26, 2013 at 11:01 AM
i think so
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Dramafed1782
June 26, 2013 at 1:06 PM
Yep that's her. The gisaeng who fell for Park Min Young.
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saturtledaisy
June 26, 2013 at 5:18 PM
I had almost forgotten about that bit haha
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7 Dramafed1782
June 26, 2013 at 12:36 PM
JB as the saying goes: " Forgive and Forget " :) Let's just fire up the cylinders for the new dramas. Waiting for Good Doctor and Empire of Gold!!!!! Hi 5!!!
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8 z.z.z
June 26, 2013 at 12:42 PM
Phew. I always believe in KBS Casting Department. Thank you drama gods. So glad to see her again, I watch all her dramas with KBS.
Eeepp 'That drama' is still a nightmare for me. Ooops!.
Please be good drama. You have talented and likeable actors in it.. you better be good.
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9 lovedramas
June 26, 2013 at 1:36 PM
Maybe it's one of those business transaction "fiancee"?? Maybe, we can hope. Why or why? I do not like wishy washy male characters. I'll wait and see how the characters are written.
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10 Elfie
June 26, 2013 at 3:06 PM
hmmm...I like her!! :) She was cool in SKKS and good in TMETS. Crossing my fingers for this to be a good drama!!
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11 ilikemangos
June 26, 2013 at 3:48 PM
Solid cast -- its the first in a long time where I didn't find any weak link in our leads/seconds.
Now we just have to wait to see how they'll carry out this hard-to-pull-off premise.
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12 joowonie
June 26, 2013 at 4:23 PM
just my thoughts exactly. i hope i can erase from my memory bank that disaster of a drama Joo Won was in. my hopes were up again just like THAT drama (7CSL) where i was so excited to see pre airing. but i have my hopes in KBS this must be sooooo good like Gaksital. fingers crossed...
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13 yumii
June 26, 2013 at 4:49 PM
It is amazing, but I never recognize her from one project to the next. I can't figure if she is versatile or un-memorable.
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14 topper
June 26, 2013 at 5:00 PM
She should do cable dramas instead, where there is better hope of having her acting abilities being put to use. Else she'll just be stuck in second lead purgatory with the big 3.
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15 eny
June 26, 2013 at 6:02 PM
i only watch ber in Level 7,I don't think that drama as bas as everybody say here. I don't even continue watching The moon embrace the sun after the adult part.I don't like Sunkyunkwan Scandal because of the typical story, nothing new in that drama like i already know the story what for i watch it....
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16 Lei.Aki
June 26, 2013 at 6:17 PM
I like Kim Min Seo's performance in TMTETS and well, based on the previous comments, it's a good thing I haven't watched L7CS yet. This drama will definitely be added on my 'KDramas-to-watch' list :)
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17 liz
June 26, 2013 at 6:37 PM
didn't she cameo as Hong Tae Sung fiancee on Bad Guy? If so, she was soo good on it.
I need to see her and KJW on another drama...
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18 Opal
June 26, 2013 at 8:17 PM
Still contemplating whether to give this drama a chance to be on need to watch my list to watch. I don't like the OTT plot over a doctor who has personality of 10-13 years old, and the fact from all the casts only JSW is the one that I like.
To me which many of you may disagree (and I respect that), MCW and JW both tend to overact so I never enjoy their acting even if I try and drop all their drama after few episodes excepts for Ojakgyo Family which I only watched it for the 2nd brother + the maknae
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liz
June 26, 2013 at 8:29 PM
I feel like JW overacts but Mcw? A bit, but not so much.
Did you watch Princess Man? She was great there...
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eny
June 26, 2013 at 11:55 PM
yes i doesn't agree but i respect your opinion, i think we have different acting prefference.
I drop many drama because i can't feel their emotion, i see many actor given hard role become overated even the senior one. with his short period in acting joo won get many hard role, i think people who work in drama/movie production see he is good n could portray hard role convincingly
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k-soup
June 27, 2013 at 2:16 AM
If you think JW overact it's maybe because of his musical days.. the acting is quite different on stage and on screen BUT I've never seen such passionate actor as JW. He tends to shout a lot and gets very grumpy and angry (esp in Gaksital) but no one has blown me away with a stellar acting as JW did.
I respect your opinion, I just want to share mine too :)
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erdbeer
June 27, 2013 at 3:08 AM
That's quite a rare opinion about MCW being overact. Most people thinks that she's one of the subtle actress. But anyways, respect your opinion.
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jimjim
July 2, 2013 at 10:31 PM
I have to disagree with you when it comes to MCW.
I, like anyone honestly, don't like overreacting more than anything when it comes to actors. You can imagine how difficult it was for me to watch that drama May Queen... *shutters*
Anyways, I honestly don't believe she "tends" to at all... She might on occasions do so, like every actor, but honestly... Many people acclaim her as very serious actress, and that's the first time I've ever heard criticism about her acting, and that it was anything less than superb in her recent dramas. Just saying it is rather uncommon... Hmm.
I respect your opinion- just wanted to add in my two cents. :)
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19 jenny
June 26, 2013 at 8:39 PM
I have loved her since Bad Guy and then SKKS and then MoonSun - even in Baby Faced Beauty; I count myself as one of the fortunate ones who didn't watch Level 7 as I was busy at the time so I don't have any bad memories;
there is just something really awesome and engaging about her; i remember seeing her on an episode of Happy Together and her personality was just hilarious - apparently she was a gangster in school and beat up boys and like to swear; its such a contrast to her gentle looks i find it so very amusing.
i hope you guys recap at least the first few episodes! i love her and JW and MCW so I hope all the best for this drama!
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lu
June 26, 2013 at 8:58 PM
Uh-oh she was an Iljin? So that is why she isn't that known? People dislike past iljins...
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20 k-soup
June 27, 2013 at 2:10 AM
wow! are we seeing the most brightest starts in the universe? I'm not complaining though I am quite worried. The pressure in on everybody.
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even
June 27, 2013 at 4:01 AM
yes, i also worried.. higher expectation = higher disappointment when the drama couldn't goes well.. ( reminds me to 7GCS, arrgg ). let's keep in faith to the writer. we have the best talents here, and their fate is on the hands of the writer now.
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21 pinktape
June 27, 2013 at 4:47 AM
I've watched 3 of her dramas (Moon, Level 7, and Sungkyunkwan) and to be honest she didn't stand out for me. Except in Moon, though. She was amazing there, and she did outshine Han Gain.
I love the cast, I love the PD, I'm okay with the writer, but I'm afraid to get my hopes high :(. The theme is unique but I'm still not sure about the execution.
The worst scenario is: the plot is kind of 'weird', bad ratings, but still.. SOLID ACTING. These actors are no joke!
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22 Adam derek
July 10, 2013 at 2:55 AM
Thank you for posting this post, we apperciate your post on KBS’s upcoming medical drama Good Doctor (formerly called Green Scalpel) is amassing a pretty decent lineup, with a number of actors I quite like: Joo-won, Moon Chae-won, and Joo Sang-wook. And I also do like its latest addition, Kim Min-seo, who has turned in solid performances in numerous dramas, such as The Moon That Embraces the Sun, Sungkyunkwan Scandal, and Baby Faced Beauty.
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23 River sand
July 10, 2013 at 11:08 PM
at least this time Moon Chae-won is a worthy first lead for her to go up against, the acting won’t be a complete Curb Stomp Battle like it was with her and Han Ga-in in Moon/Sun.
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