Lee Seung-gi won’t reteam with Hong sisters after all
by javabeans
Hm, so apparently Lee Seung-gi won’t be the new lead of the Hong sisters writing team’s new drama Discovery of Affection, which has also teased a possible Gong Hyo-jin casting.
The synopsis for the project has reportedly been entirely rewritten, and with that goes Lee Seung-gi’s potential return as their leading man; he’d anchored last year’s adorable fantasy comedy, My Girlfriend Is a Gumiho. All that’s been given to describe the project is that it’s about the romance between a top actor and a has-been actress.
I know this news may come as a disappointment to a certain co-blogger, but to be honest I’m perfectly happy with it. One of the things I appreciate about the Hongs is their willingness — preference, even — to go with new lead actors every time, many of them on the lesser side of famous. (They tend to do the opposite with their favorite secondary actors, bringing some back for drama after drama. Choi Ran has appeared in four of six, Ahn Seok-hwan in three.) The exception to this is Jang Geun-seok, but that’s because he moved up from second lead in Hong Gil Dong to main man in You’re Beautiful.
In any case, as much as I enjoy Lee Seung-gi, I’m even more curious about the new direction this drama is taking, because apparently the new contender for the lead is…Cha Seung-won??
With the synopsis revision, the Hongs have aged up the hero a bit, taking him out of his twenties. According to one broadcast rep, Cha Seung-won has taken a solo meeting (without his manager) with producers to discuss the project, which was confirmed by his agency.
It takes quite a leap to go from a good-natured, grinning boy-next-door to a dark, tattooed badass. And I think I’m liking the possibility, if only because I’m dying to see the grizzled, tough Cha putting his funnybone to work as a Hong sisters hero. For one thing, they have a knack for stripping a man of his dignity, in the funniest possible ways. Jae Hee dressed up as Juliet’s nurse. Oh Ji-ho as a plumber. Kang Ji-hwan miming his way out of recognition. Jang Geun-seok in every scene of You’re Beautiful.
I mean, it’s ridiculous and crazy, right? So crazy…it just might work?
Discovery of Affection will be directed by Queen Seon-deok’s Park Hong-kyun, and is MBC’s next Wednesday-Thursday drama, to replace the new series Royal Family.
Via No Cut News
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1 KUDOS
March 7, 2011 at 2:02 PM
awww i love lee seung-gi....
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2 hpn88
March 7, 2011 at 2:03 PM
Now this is interesting. CSW being cast, I'm picturing a completely different drama.
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3 Fan
March 7, 2011 at 2:05 PM
CSW?!
The hottest person on Athena, bar none! He made looking bad look good- and there really was scarcely any other reason to sit through Athena... :)
But back to topic- I'm with you! Dying to see how brooding, high-profile hero/anti-hero (City Hall/Athena) that he is known for, goes from that to crazy fun that the Hong sisters are famed for! :)
I'll confess I wasn't a MGIAG fan and I think that's because I found the leads a little light-weight... You're Beautiful had JGS going all out even if he isn't a heavy-weight either.
JSW?
Definitely heavy weight- plus crazily sexy.
Dark and sexy, meets crazy and funny....
Let the weirdness begin! :)
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Fan
March 7, 2011 at 2:06 PM
Oppss... sorry CSW! Getting my JGS and CSW initials mixed up in my excitement....
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Rina
March 8, 2011 at 10:09 AM
The possibilities are endless with CSW in a Hong sisters drama! I had mixed feelings about LSG coming back as a lead, since it would lead to comparisons to his character in MGIAG. I think it's better to pick a new lead but I hope Gong Hyo-jin is still being considered.
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4 Silka
March 7, 2011 at 2:05 PM
Interesting... I love LSJ... but I like the possibility of Cha Seung-won as the male lead... he was so good in City Hall.... and I can totally see him in the Hong's sister drama... Looking forward to hear more about it.. and to see who finally cast as the female lead.
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swui
March 8, 2011 at 1:34 AM
Yeah I miss seeing a funny CSW....let's hope this work out...I wanna see CSW in a Hong's sisters' drama....full of weird possibilities?
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5 jeankaycee
March 7, 2011 at 2:06 PM
no more lee seung-gi? awww! i'm kinda excited to see him in a hong sister drama again...
cha seung won? hmmmm.... i wonder if he can pull off being funny or does he have a comedic timing that the hong sister drama drama usually needs?
well, i guess we just need to wait and see!
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no name
March 7, 2011 at 3:31 PM
CSW is funny. he was in city hall. and i've seen one movie of his, the one with the haunted house, and he was pretty effective there as well.
i think he's perfect. he has the chops to act funny and then switch to heartbreakingly conflicted the next.
i'm actually more excited about CSW being cast as lead than LSG. :D
now, i wonder who's in contention for the female lead?
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tari
March 7, 2011 at 4:12 PM
second this. I love Cha Seung-won in City Hall, he's not just funny but sexy, crazy and did the melo part very good. So I'm still excited about this.
SPOILER
It just kill me when Cha Seung-won pretended to be Kim Sun-ah's boyfriend in front of her ex who she said look like Hyun-Bin.
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Jaeminuf
March 7, 2011 at 9:35 PM
Totally. CSW reminds me of Cary Grant, all ready to bust out with rascally slapstick humor, shooting rapid fire banter, and knowingly obliging in being made a fool, while beneath all of which exists some serious decency, intensity, and depth of being.
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annie
March 8, 2011 at 12:27 AM
I agree! He can do both funny and dramatic SO well.
And I died laughing at that Hyun Bin reference.
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alex
March 8, 2011 at 2:24 AM
I totally agree with you ! I 'll watch any drama with CSW in it .
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sheridan
March 7, 2011 at 4:17 PM
You should watch Kick the Moon, Break Out, and Jailbreakers. He's so funny in those three movies, which were written by the writer of the cult movie Attack the Gas Station.
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6 ilukd
March 7, 2011 at 2:06 PM
hahaha ... some co-blogger will not like this news .... me too .. love lee seungi
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7 Leafleaf
March 7, 2011 at 2:08 PM
Awww this is really exciting! I liked him in City Hall! Ditto to what hpn88 said - Lee is cute - CSW's giving off vibes of a different kind totally!
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8 Ace
March 7, 2011 at 2:08 PM
Wow! Cha Seung-won = silver lining (?)
I've never actually actually seen him in any drama before. CH is on my list of must sees, and with Athena...probably sometime after I'm done with all the must sees.
I'd love to see him do a Hong Sisters drama. Loving this new trend of "serious actors" doing rom-coms. I mean I've never really seen Shin Mina's appeal before MGIAG or Mr. Hand Towel before MP. =)
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So3
March 8, 2011 at 10:41 PM
CH is a must-see!! You'll find CSW really good at both funny and serious scenes :)
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9 Freehee
March 7, 2011 at 2:10 PM
I think I'm totally psyched! I am, right? This is madness, but madness is good! .....right? I mean, how can this possibly go wrong?!
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10 Fasiris Fay
March 7, 2011 at 2:11 PM
not a big fan at of CSW....kind of wish it was woong-ah, but you are right in that they do tend to pick actors who are up and rising. so i am excited to see who they pick (although I really hope its not mr. tattoo-man!
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11 Sere
March 7, 2011 at 2:12 PM
As much as I'm sad to see LSG go (MGIAG is one of my favorite romcom, if not THE most favorite romcom of 2010) I'm sooo excited about the possibility of seeing CSW on a Hong sister drama. ZOMG! *___*
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12 danna
March 7, 2011 at 2:12 PM
CSW?!...very interesting indeed... perhaps i'm more interested with this possibility, since I haven't watched CH idk abt his comedic chops but i'm sure he'll be fine..ma need something a little lighter now that Athena's all wrapped up
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13 Haru
March 7, 2011 at 2:13 PM
OMFG :O
I'm all IN!!!
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14 Lena S.
March 7, 2011 at 2:15 PM
i was disappointed until i read that the possible new lead is Cha Seung-won! omg DO WANT i was waiting for a more "light" role since he wrapped "City Hall" and i hope this is the chance to watch his funny side.
it's a bummer that it's not a new drama project for LSG but i think he receives a lot of offers so we might see him soon.
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jomo143
March 8, 2011 at 5:28 AM
And despite the fact they write cute and funny well, I know I have cried more during Hong sisters' dramas than almost any others.
He WILL be put through the wringer; we will go weepily through it with him.
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15 ohemgee
March 7, 2011 at 2:15 PM
OMG. my ultimate ahjussi crush.
Hong Sisters+Cha Seung Won+Gong Hyo Jin= a MUST SEE for me.
i will watch ANYTHING with CSW. (except Athena. Sorry.)
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So3
March 8, 2011 at 10:43 PM
hahahhaha
i second that. I couldn't go through Athena despite i like CSW a lot.
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16 Nuts
March 7, 2011 at 2:21 PM
I thought it was too soon for LSG to be in another Hong sisters drama, but with CSW, I am totally excited.
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17 absothe
March 7, 2011 at 2:25 PM
I love LSG, I really do.
But CSW is the man, really THE MAN.
If I remember City Hall corectly this is going to be AWESOME!! OMG I am soooo psyched about this, I hope they choose a main actress that can keep up with him and not dissapear in the shadow of his AWESOMENESS.
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18 carmz
March 7, 2011 at 2:29 PM
I saw CSW on an episode of Family Outing and thought he was pretty funny. Hopefully his natural charisma will shine through.
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19 kaedejun
March 7, 2011 at 2:32 PM
OH MY GOD!
IF IT'S CHA SEUNG WON - THEN THIS CERTAIN FAN WILL BE VERY VERY HAPPY!
i still kinda wish it's not Gong Hyo Jin though. She great and all, but she's not someone who will draw me in...
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20 rozes08
March 7, 2011 at 2:33 PM
cha seung won! I luv him very much whether he's good or bad but gong hyo jin..... I dont know seem like an odd couple. but .... who knows may be they can have a good chemistry .........
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21 eiko
March 7, 2011 at 2:35 PM
CSW? Really????!!!!! Yummeeee....I likee very much!!!! Goes to show how versatile he is/can be!!! Now, he's what I would call an ACTOR!!!!!
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22 Mia
March 7, 2011 at 2:36 PM
I'm too excited for words - I can barely type - I don't, in retrospect, know how this is being typed now. *GASSSPPP*
It's all too much.
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23 frillyobject
March 7, 2011 at 2:49 PM
Oh ji ho as a plumber....aww.. don't reminded me! *drool*
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24 xiaoSxin
March 7, 2011 at 2:56 PM
CSW.. ooohh can't wait to see this guy being all comedic in a Hong Sister's drama!!!!
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25 Liz
March 7, 2011 at 2:58 PM
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Hey Javabeans,so asnwering your last topic
''Could there BE any more stills from 49 Days?''
So, yes has more^^ SBS just posted some more on 49 days site ^^
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