Money flower was amazingly directed and with the premise of this drama it could be an intense watch. I’m seeing similarities between ruler master of the mask but hopefully this will turn out to be better.fingers crossed.

I would love for him to take this, but isn't he doing Absolute Boyfriend? The scheduling might be a bit too tight.

But if he does take this, I hope they offer the queen role to Kim Yoo-jung. I've been waiting for them to reunite after TMETS, and it doesn't hurt her chances that she played young Han Hyo-joo in Dong Yi. Then again her cleaning drama is set to air in November so scheduling is an issue too.

I totally LOVED Masquerade ! And seeing Yeo Jin Goo in a sageuk drama ? Hell yeah ! I hope it will have better writing than Jackpot, his last sageuk.

Please do this one, Jingoo! Gwanghae became a king in his 30s but Jingoo played King Yeongjo in Jackpot so well so I'm sure he'd do really well if he accepts! And it would be a great continuation from his movie Warriors of the Dawn as he played the very same role.

How much do I badly want Park Bo Young to be the queen?

This drama had me at Yeo Jin Gu in a saguek. 😍😍😍😍
I loved Masquerade movie and Lee Byung Hyun nailed that role. (Now I can't stand him)
Now hoping for a fine actress to join him.

I both love and hate the idea of remaking a classic superhit movie but this role is perfect for yeo jin-gu. This director was great with money flower but so bad with warm and cozy. If this casting does go through I'd want to see him pair up with someone good like kim so-hyun. Having tvn attached to this gives me hope it might be visually stunning if nothing else.

I'm so down for this!

Thanks for this great casting news, girlfriday.

Seo In-guk's turn as Gwanghae in THE KING'S FACE was the one that introduced me to his historical role on the home front during the Imjin War. As a result, Gwanghae is one of my favorite Korean historical figures. Enough for me to watch HWAJUNG / SPLENDID POLITICS for Cha Seung-won's portrayal of him.

I loved the film MASQUERADE, and am eagerly anticipating the drama version. Lee Byung-heon was wonderful in it, especially in his clown persona. I haven't seen WARRIORS OF THE DAWN yet, and now have even more incentive to do so.

I'm so thrilled to have this sageuk to anticipate. MONEY FLOWER was excellent, so I'm expecting a taut plot with lots of skullduggery.

Seo in-guk = eternal Gwanghae! 😁

His voice is a work of art. I can't believe someone so young can be so talented. When he played in Jackpot I actually believed he had aged as his character aged. When he smiles he looks like a little boy; when he's serious he looks older. He can play a childish character or a character that is much older than he is. He is one of my favorite Korean actors.

This kid never stops working!

Besides that, lol, I think he's an amazing young actor whom I was first exposed to in Circle (where is my season 2?!) and I'd be down to check this new show of his out. :)

Abandoned as a child. Hmmmm....could he be the twin of the king? #plottwist

Side note:

Does anyone know what feelings were towards twins in the Joseon era?

More happy sageuk for next year YAY!
Yeo Jin-gu <333333333333333333333
It's has been a while since his memorable performance in "Jackpot." I hope he'll take this! tvN has been the most reliable station lately and they have the money to produce the more costly genres like sageuks.
I'd be happy to see one or two of my equally talented sageuk leading ladies. Kim Yoo-jung, Shim Eun-kyung or Park Eun-bin.
I wouldn't mind a Park Bo-young/Jin-gu pairing. She was so good in "King and I." More sageuk please.

While it will definitely draw comparisons with Ruler Master of the Mask, I can't help but think of Are You Human Too. The king with his warm and sweet doppelganger. Sincerely hope that is not a weekend drama

Dont remind me about Ruler. That drama was disappointing and I hope this drama will better execute the story.
Would love to see YJG in another drama after Circle.
Now this piques my interest to watch that movie where this planned drama is adapted from.

I'm glad to see him back doing historical dramas! And this time he won't be playing the younger version of the main lead, he gets to lead the drama. It's been quite the journey growing up with him. I'm about the same age as him and I've been seeing him get more roles and more to do ever since I got into kdramas 6 years ago.

And I had a tiny crush on him too but a lot of us did tbh.

Looking forward to this!

Anyone else thinks that his smile is very similar to micheal jackson’s?

Yeo Jin Gu is great in historical dramas.
Imagine if Kim So Hyun plays the queen. That would be an awesome reunion, but that would make it too similar to Ruler.