KBS adapts youth romance sageuk Moonlight Drawn By Clouds
by girlfriday
It looks like palace romance might be a recurring theme in the coming drama year. Time-slip romance Moon Lovers is being shopped at SBS, and now KBS is adapting a fusion historical youth romance novel called Moonlight Drawn By Clouds. The web novel by writer Yoon Yi-soo is about a crossdressing heroine who gives out love advice posing as a man, and somehow ends up as a eunuch serving under the crown prince, leading to hijinks, friendship, and love. Heh, it sounds like Splish Splash Love without the time travel.
The web novel takes place in 19th-century Joseon, during the reign of King Sunjo. The heroine makes a living giving advice to men as an expert in all matters concerning women, using the clever conceit that she’s a worldly man who knows all about romance. Well that’s certainly an interesting reason to be crossdressing, I’ll give you that.
Through a series of fated incidents involving a scholar, she is awarded a position in the palace, but as a eunuch. So then she enters a world where no women are allowed, and sends the palace buzzing with her love advice. As a eunuch, she’ll befriend Crown Prince Hyomyeong, King Sunjo’s first son and heir to the throne, and Kim Sat-gat, the famous Joseon poet and literary scholar. She’ll be their trusted friend, and of course eventually she’ll also become their love interest.
It’s described as a youth palace drama in the vein of Sungkyunkwan Scandal and The Moon That Embraces the Sun, and production company KBS Media is currently in casting talks. There’s really no telling what kind of drama we’ll get based on the description alone (everybody wants to be the next Sungkyunkwan Scandal but so few fusion sageuks are), though I like the premise and the potential fun of involving real historical figures. So… what’s a girl gotta do to get Yoon Doo-joon and Kim Seul-gi in this drama? Rain dance? Firstborn? Name it.
Moonlight Drawn By Clouds is being planned for a 2016 broadcast on KBS.
Via E Daily
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1 Leanna
December 29, 2015 at 2:07 PM
the premise sounds fun! but so many of these cross-dressing dramas get bogged down by trivial matter and it takes a long time for the action to get started. And I would be alright with that if it happens like in the Coffee Prince here even the leading up to part is fun with interactions between the leads but..... I hope they keep it light with just enough heart.
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Leanna
December 29, 2015 at 2:07 PM
*matters
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Leanna
December 29, 2015 at 2:08 PM
okay there are other grammar mistakes and I really should have checked it over before i posted. after coffee prince i mean where not here.
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tandale
December 29, 2015 at 2:41 PM
Although, I am not a big fan of fusion sageuks (tend to lack the heart of a real historical drama, but these days, even real sageuks lack depth and heart, so...), when done well, they can be quite interesting.
Cross dressing dramas can be hit or miss, but like you said, if the interactions are cute, and the conflict light, they can be fun.
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2 avenus
December 29, 2015 at 2:12 PM
Interesting.
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3 milktea
December 29, 2015 at 2:36 PM
when i read the first line that palace romances were becoming a theme, i thought "noooooo..." but then i remembered splish splash love, so yessss
*praying to the drama gods for yoon doo-joon and kim seul-gi, however unlikely it is*
but either way, this sounds more interesting than moon lovers
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rinoak
December 30, 2015 at 7:37 AM
You said it! And, it could be even better than SSL because this way, the hero won't be married! (I'm not counting on it, but I hope it will be good. In a drama like this, casting will be all-important.)
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4 Franbergh II
December 29, 2015 at 3:01 PM
please dont cast a cute/pretty actress to go undercover.
can we get a real looking boy like go eun chan of cofee prince instead of pretty girls in man attire with heavy make up and pretend nobody recognize her then we all have to try hard to play along..
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meow
December 30, 2015 at 9:09 AM
Hear, hear :D
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seares
March 3, 2016 at 6:44 PM
You're right cute/feminine/bubbly types dangerous but no worries about pretty if Park Bo Gum looks prettier beside her lol
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5 bashful
December 29, 2015 at 3:02 PM
Well that will be a depressing love story given that the Crown Prince croaks it at 21.
But if it is similar to "Splish Splash" then hopefully it will be a good drama.
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6 katasu1996
December 29, 2015 at 3:11 PM
I have already started praying to the Drama Overlords that Doojoon and Kim Seul Gu will be able to do this show. Please oh great and grand deities of KDramaLand MAKE THIS HAPPEN.
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aurora
December 29, 2015 at 4:37 PM
The possibility is so small bcs they basically playing the same role all over again; but why not? #teamsplishsplashtears
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7 chinelo
December 29, 2015 at 3:24 PM
Can't wait,historical romance is one of my favorite genre. Sad that this year had a short supply of it in the
K dramatics.
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8 Miky
December 29, 2015 at 3:49 PM
KBS does so many webtoon adaptation this days as news seen...the premise is nothing new yet sounds fun,if it will be as Sungkyunkwan Scandal it will be even more amazing,curious about the main leads casting...
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9 lyna
December 29, 2015 at 4:29 PM
Can we get Doojoon and Kim Seul Gi on board with this one please. I need my splash otp together again
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fay17
December 30, 2015 at 12:38 AM
I came to say this.I swear.
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10 Irene
December 29, 2015 at 4:38 PM
I second this...please drama gods! Please!!
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11 Daebakmusic
December 29, 2015 at 4:53 PM
Does anyone know the actually Korean name of it? I want to read it first. Or does anyone know where i can read this novel?
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KDaddict?JCW
December 29, 2015 at 5:24 PM
The illustration is beautiful…….
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v.sho
December 30, 2015 at 12:14 AM
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12 Kayla
December 29, 2015 at 4:54 PM
MY BODY IS SO DANG READY FOR THIS.
i envision a young-ish cast so I VOTE:
female lead:
first choice: PARK BO FRIGGIN YOUNG (this would be a dream come true...abit unlikely but i would die if she was cast)
jo sung min
kim ji won
kim yoo jung
jin ki joo (i would really love to see more of her. btw, she was the college friend in 2nd times twenty years old)
yura (this is a reach and random as heck i know but she has potential and i would like to see her in a drama^^)
2nd male lead:
first choice: ji chang wook
jung il woo
lee joon
ji soo (but probs not cuz he's already attached to moon lovers #sigh)
sung jae
male lead:
first choice: PARK BO GUM (it's his time. IT. IS. HIS. TIME. TO. LEAD. and i would die if it was with PBY. like how cute are their names together? (PBY x PBG)
park seo joon
yoo seung ho
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azkaa
December 29, 2015 at 6:06 PM
I am actually not fond of cross-dressing saeguk story, the girl usually looks too cute, completed with make-up and girly voice pretend to be a man while we try so hard to not notice it -,-
But PARK BO GUM!!! I will watch anything related to him at this point lol True though, it is his time to lead :D
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Coccinelle
December 29, 2015 at 6:08 PM
Wow your splash of names really get my imagination going and now I can't choose!!
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sogazelle
December 30, 2015 at 2:52 PM
Ji Chang Wook as 2nd male lead????
Hahahahahaha....that's funny....
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sunlight
March 3, 2016 at 3:48 PM
So I heard Park Bo Gum has been confirmed for the male lead!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Heartstrings
March 3, 2016 at 6:27 PM
Ikr. Waiting confirmation for lead actress.
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kaylaa
March 14, 2016 at 1:37 AM
I know! I am so excited! Is the casting director an avid lurker on this websit or something? Somehow all the ppl I have named have been confirmed/in talks for this drama :)
Park bo gum as 1st lead
Sungjae as possible 2nd lead
Kim ji won as female lead
SO EXCITED that the casting news is good for once, woo!
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Lala Lulu
April 27, 2016 at 3:41 PM
You are amazing ^^ Yoojung x Bogum did happen and Sungjae is considering to play the second male lead XD
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13 spazmo
December 29, 2015 at 4:54 PM
doo joon and seul gi?? yes, please!!! *fingers crossed*
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Daebakmusic
December 29, 2015 at 5:00 PM
yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OMG i would cry so much if this come true!!!!!!!!! Life couldn't be more perfect to have those two as the lead again!!!!!!! i would pray to the drama gods for the rest of my life if this come true!!!!
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fay17
December 30, 2015 at 12:43 AM
'So… what’s a girl gotta do to get Yoon Doo-joon and Kim Seul-gi in this drama? Rain dance? Firstborn? Name it.'
I love the fact that how many here are in sync lol.
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14 ⭐ Sera The Ms Temper ⭐
December 29, 2015 at 5:08 PM
I am so done with cross dressing heroine. hah..
But if it has Kim Seul Gi-Do joon pairing as main lead, I will be in for sure!
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15 wackycashew
December 29, 2015 at 5:13 PM
Premise sounds interesting, so I'm curious about the potential cast. I love YDJ and KSG. Though it's unlikely they will be in this, I'd love to see them in another project again. ^^
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16 Spring Sparrow
December 29, 2015 at 5:33 PM
The premise of this does sound really interesting ^.^ I'm excited to see who ends up getting cast.
I actually wasn't a fan of Sungkyunkwan Scandal (don't kill me! D: ) It just didn't... I don't know, it was good to me in theory but it kind of lost me along the way.
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17 realraul23
December 29, 2015 at 5:52 PM
Kim Seul Gi and Yoon Doo Joon! Oh DramaGods please, please please!!!!!!!
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18 Mandy
December 29, 2015 at 6:16 PM
Okay this sounds amazing. I love the reason for cross dressing - because another poor excuse will probably turn me off from such dramas for a long time. It sounds totally up my alley. Now please cast people I love or we'll have words, show!
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Lala Lulu
April 27, 2016 at 3:46 PM
At least this time the girl is supposed to so pretty that sometimes the people are doubting her being a boy (in the manhwa), so it'll be better than the others hopefully ^^
I hope you like Kim Yoojung x Park Bogum & Yook Sungjae (not confirmed yet) as second male lead :D
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19 Siri
December 29, 2015 at 6:18 PM
Dear dear Girlfriday, with respect and well wish and as your site's fan, I start to get real worry about you offering your first (un)born to Dreams God. You never know what fate will bring, dear. Your first born could actually come at some point. At least the offering seems like a negative self-promise. And that is not good to yourself. Better be on the positive side. Happy New Year.
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Missy
December 29, 2015 at 6:29 PM
I think Girlfriday is using some tongue-in-cheek humour, so it should all be fine haha! :)
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mindy
December 30, 2015 at 4:01 PM
I honestly can't tell if you're being serious or not.
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20 noona
December 29, 2015 at 6:29 PM
Ahahaha I agree with your Yoon Doo-joon/Kim Seul-gi comment. I think we're all wanting a little bit more of that amazing chemistry ahhh
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pogo - sailing HMS Queen of Tears and HMS Sailboat Lovely Runner🍉
December 29, 2015 at 6:59 PM
That final scene in the rain by the sea....the way they were looking at each other still gives me goosebumps.
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milktea
December 29, 2015 at 11:06 PM
glad to see that's still on your mind, pogo :) i'll admit i went back to watch that scene again after reading this post xD
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21 Rosemary
December 29, 2015 at 6:36 PM
Another cross dressed female in sageuk drama? I am so tired of it already..... It has been over-done.
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22 anne
December 29, 2015 at 6:56 PM
@kayla
if your dreamcasts come true, then I'm in for this.. lololol..
I can't imagine how lovely to see JCW and PSJ or PBG in one frame. LOL
but as the female lead I prefer Nam Ji Hyun will match the look of a girl with crossdressing theme. I saw her in some saeguk dramas which showed her in that kind of crossdressing. And her acting as a boy and her looks are all matched.
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Jane
December 29, 2015 at 7:59 PM
yeah, she was awsome in Queen Seonduk, but I read somewhere that she wants to focus on her study and has been off Dramaland for some years now. Let's just hope they cast a perfect female lead for this or I'll just skip.
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nami
December 30, 2015 at 12:27 AM
I don't know if we are talking about the same Nam Ji Hyun but she has been quite active in dramaland...in 2014/early 2015 she acted alongside Park Hyung Sik in weekend drama 'What happens to my family' (one of the main leads), played the young Go Hye Sun in 'Angel Eyes' and has just been cast (though short-1 episode) in 'Mysterious New Student'(SBS drama).
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anne
December 30, 2015 at 10:04 AM
@jane ah, I don't really know about that, is she really want to take some hiatus for her study, I hope she still could appear in another drama after her drama WHTMF. Yeah let's hope they'll cast female lead which really match with the role.
@nami yeah we're talking the same nam ji hyun as you told, so I really wish she would be the lead for this.
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nami
December 30, 2015 at 11:31 AM
Ok then, I agree with this choice. I like her a lot in WHTMF, I like her bubbly with a heart of gold personality in it.
She's pretty but not overly so, she has this girl next door vibe to her which I think would be perfect for the role.
seares
March 3, 2016 at 6:36 PM
Omo Nam Ji Hyun! She can totally rock cross dressing role and more than beautiful whenever I see her she looks clever so no wonder crown prince would fall for her omona that would be awesome TT Both are so very talented and share perfect simile charm <3
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23 pogo - sailing HMS Queen of Tears and HMS Sailboat Lovely Runner🍉
December 29, 2015 at 6:58 PM
oooh, I hope they cast someone good!
I'd be all gung-ho about Yoon Doo-joon and Kim Seul-gi too, but only if the script is worth it. Those two deserve better than to be stuck in a tedious cross-dressing mess like Scholar Who Walks the Night.
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24 mary
December 29, 2015 at 7:54 PM
Splish Splash Version 2.
Come on, Drama Gods PLS.
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25 Crazyoverkdrama
December 29, 2015 at 7:55 PM
I LOVE SSL! If they are going to give us the same level of chemistry YDJ &KSG in SSL, count me in. I've watched SSL so many times already but still i find it fun and charming. Hope this new drama will be like that too.
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26 Sua
December 29, 2015 at 8:32 PM
How is it a fusion though?
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27 Boomboompow
December 29, 2015 at 10:06 PM
Guess I am not the only one with withdrawal after SSL? Oh show, why were you so good!
#teamYDJandKSG
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28 Xxvxx
December 29, 2015 at 10:51 PM
I VOLUNTEER TO DO THE RAIN DANCE FOR DOOJOON AND SEULGI TO REUNITE
Join me my fellow splash comrades
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29 Nathan
December 29, 2015 at 10:59 PM
Male lead: Ji Hyun Woo
Female lead: Jung So Min
2nd male lead: Lee Joon
Well I want to see Ji Hyun Woo in hanbok again, love him in Queen In Hyun's Man
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30 meek
December 29, 2015 at 11:27 PM
can we have JUNG EUNJI as the lead?.. she's not crazily pretty,she's sassy,energetic and not the typical very cute girl turn boy. but of course she can be cute too..
and her voices are quite rough too. it would be believable for her to do the crossdressing. well..atleast for me :)
the effect of watching SGG.heee
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31 Fiona
December 30, 2015 at 1:08 AM
Like a previous commenter has already said, they better cast a girl that's not very feminine looking because that just makes all the other characters look like fools for not realizing they're talking to a girl.
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32 haori
December 30, 2015 at 2:14 AM
''everybody wants to be the next Sungkyunkwan Scandal but so few fusion sageuks are''
The moon that embraces the sun did much better then SS ever could dream off
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33 Soju
December 30, 2015 at 3:31 AM
Kim seul gi and doojoon please...never in the world i thought that i'd be having withdrawal over 2 episodes drama...but ssl made me yearn for more..please drama god
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34 YDJandKSG
December 30, 2015 at 5:15 AM
I will also volunteer to do a rain dance to see YDJ and KSG again!!!! Please dramagods!!!!
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35 dan
December 30, 2015 at 5:49 AM
lee min ho 1993 anyone?
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36 queenJi
December 30, 2015 at 6:44 AM
Kim Jiwon!!!!
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37 Cys
December 30, 2015 at 7:33 AM
I hope it has the same hype as my all time favorite historical Kdrama SUNGKYUNGWAN SCANDAL....
Then it will also recognized abroad just like SKKS...
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38 kiwilove
December 30, 2015 at 10:41 AM
And I just rewatched SSL before checkin in here too!!! XD Count me in, I volunteer!!!!! O/
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39 lostinacloud
December 30, 2015 at 11:09 AM
#teamYDJKSG!!!
i loved them in SSL i miss it already i made my sisters watch it and they werent as excited... granted they hate when idols are in dramas but still Yoon Doo Joon is a great actor!!! i watched it again after to make myself feel better.
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Boomboompow
December 30, 2015 at 9:09 PM
I didn't know he was an idol.
If anyone told me there's an idol in this drama, I would have guessed the idol is the king's bodyguard because he's SO pretty.
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40 The flaming rose
December 30, 2015 at 12:45 PM
It'd be amazing if they fully played out the premise with something similar to Danish girl. I vote So In Guk for the role. Can anyone imagine transgenders 3 centuries earlier. I know its a far shot but potentially good material to play out with. Although I very much doubt that will happen as kdrama overlords recycle the same themes to keep the world going round.
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41 Ananta
December 30, 2015 at 1:45 PM
I love historical dramas the most, but many of the recent ones hve been very disappointing. I hope this one will not. :)
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42 lordseungri
December 30, 2015 at 3:19 PM
As long as they don't cast an idol who can't act as the main leads I am down for this.
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43 jjj
December 31, 2015 at 7:40 PM
lee min ho 1993 and kim yoo jung this need to happen now! xD
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Lala Lulu
April 27, 2016 at 3:51 PM
Is Kim Yoojung and Park Bogum good enough? XD
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44 thursdaynexxt
December 31, 2015 at 9:13 PM
So ... basically a mash-up of Splish Splash and Love Detective Sherlock K? The possibilities are endless!
I currently have a thing about Park Bo Gum (I Remember You/Hello Monster was DAEBAK) and Yook Sung Jae (his role in Achiara was so earnest and cute (*waggles detective antennae*) - wouldn't mind seeing either of them!
And just because ... maybe a cameo by Lee Soo Hyuk? Yunno, just cos he looks hot in sageuk costume!
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Lala Lulu
April 27, 2016 at 3:52 PM
If Sungjae does accept the offer we'll see both of them XD With Kim Yoojung <3
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45 Meong
January 1, 2016 at 3:43 AM
Doojoon and Kim Seul Gi! Doojoon and Kim Seul Gi!
Come chant it with me
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46 Chi
January 2, 2016 at 4:02 AM
YDJ x KSG should happen. for this.seriously. SSL was their perfect audition and test run, get on that casting director! They had such great chemistry and would have even more chemistry now that they are familiar with each other. also they both look believable in historical gear.
It makes me sad that there is probably only a 0,5 % chance of it happening :(
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47 moei
January 5, 2016 at 3:12 PM
"Youth" sageuk adaption. So the main characters in the novel are around teen - young adult age?
*Suggesting Nam Bora as a possible female lead candidate* She's a great actress who unfortunately seems to be over-looked a lot.
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48 midnightmint
March 3, 2016 at 9:09 PM
PARK!BO!GUM!
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49 Minji
July 3, 2016 at 5:43 AM
What I'm curious about is if the Crown Prince knows she is a woman before he falls in love because if he falls in love thinking she is a guy it could fall really wrong for Christian Koreans who are really against 'promoting gay love' even though it's not that because she's a woman..
Hmm.. mind fuck
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