As a die-hard Aroha (ASTRO fan) I can't help but laugh at the extreme responses Cha Eunwoo generates with his acting. But I have to admit his ingenuity at his choice of roles. By choosing male leads in female centric dramas he is killing 2 birds with one stone:
1. He is building a favourable image for his predominantly female fanbase.
2. He is slowly developing his craft while letting his female lead to take the more heavy duty emotional load which works in his favor as he gets to be the good looking furniture.
I believe many popular actors would reject this role as it does not allow much room for expression.

Hopefully, the romance won't take too much of the airtime. It sounds like a nice set up for a strong woman who change history. Looking forward to it since I miss Shin Sekyung so much!

i uh, wasn't a huge fan of cha eun woo. until i saw my ID is a gangnam beauty and that all changed, haha. excited for this one!

Terrible terrible miscast of Cha Eun-woo........is the drama really asking us to believe that a prince with his looks is having trouble escaping solo status?

Nice. As an aspiring historian myself I approve of this story (and meeting a handsome prince).

But wait. What? PARK KI WOONG?!!!

i've only seen cha eun woo in id is gangnam which is a very uh special? show. his character was pretty uneventful and useless tbqh so it's not like i got to see what he has. hopefully he'll be decent.

that being said, it's whatevr since i'm watching it for this woman and her story.

It will get high ratings in Korea just cos of Eun Woo, I'm calling it now lol

not sure about the romance because quite frankly found Eun Woo bland in Gangnam ID but liked him in 'the best hit'. I've liked Shin Se kyung in her spunky roles and thinks she looks gorgeous in a hanbok. if it gets good reviews i might tune in later

I’m quietly looking forward to this. The female historian angle sounds interesting. Also who doesn’t want to see Cha Eun Woo in hanbok. 😉

"I generally find Cha Eun-woo really, really green, but I recently checked out his web drama Sweet Revenge, and his portrayal of a fictionalized version of himself has done a lot to endear me to him, surprisingly."

I had the same impression of him in Top Management, in which he plays an idol-actor who is famous for his bad acting (no kidding). Actually he was very funny in that drama and, to be honest, more interesting as a character than the (geeeeeenius) male lead

Maybe he is good at playing characters with that kind of self-derision?

Shin sekyung in a sageuk just feels right, lol. Curious to see how she does in one not penned by kim young hyun+park sang yun. I did love solomon's perjury, so I'll be curious to see how the writer does sageuk.
I really liked cha eunwoo after seeing him in the best hit(and like OP, surprisingly likable in his webdrama roles), so I'm cautiously optimistic.

I've only seen Cha Eunwoo in ID: Gangnam Beauty and he was, too put it nicely, a piece of wood. He made the drama drag for me by his unbelievably boring 'acting' (let's be honest, that wasn't acting so much as standing their blankly and reciting some lines). And sadly, I don't find him attractive, so I didn't even have eye candy to distract me 😢

My mom did say he was good in another drama, so hopefully that's what translates to this drama, and not his poor acting in ID: Gangnam Beauty. I do like fusion sageuks so really do hope he improves.

Hmm, i like Cha Eun Woo and think he has potentials, especially when paired with a more experienced cast member, I believe he can absorb well. But Shin Se Kyung is not exactly counted as “experienced” in my dictionary. She also needs to be paired with more veteran actors. I hope they do well together. I mean, sometimes if the chemistry is strong, it’s likely that i’ll forget all the “green-ness” in their acting