Lee Jun-ki courted to become vampire scholar of the night
by javabeans
Lee Jun-ki, for vampire-fantasy-period drama Scholar Who Walks the Night? Well now you’ve put the idea in my head and it can’t be un-put! I want this bad and I want it now, and you can’t backtrack because I won’t let you! Stamps feet.
(Also, Lee Jun-ki should always do sageuks, preferably of the fantasy variety. Stunts a given, brooding required, pretty pretty hanboks just icing on the cake. He utterly had my heart in Arang and the Magistrate with his subdued intensity… but of course, then he goes and is perfect in modern thrillers like Two Weeks, so I can’t insist too hard on my own rule.)
Scholar Who Walks the Night has flirted with a number of big-name leading men but hasn’t yet gotten one to stick past the “maybe considering possibly” stage — Kim Soo-hyun and Park Hae-jin were two earlier possibilities floated in the news. So there’s a pretty fair shot that Lee Jun-ki’s casting may not come to fruition either — his reps confirmed that he’s considering the offer, but that they’re still just in the talking-it-out stage — but I really do hope it’ll work out. Even if I’m already tired of all the vampire dramas, and could really do without the glut.
The series is based (of course) on a manhwa and has been in planning since last year. Set in the Joseon period, the heroine (the offer for which is currently out to Han Groo) comes from an aristocratic family that has fallen on hard times and disguises herself in men’s clothing to sell books, and falls in love with a vampire scholar. So yeah, okay, maybe it sounds a lot like Sungkyunkwan Scholar, although if Lee Jun-ki and Han Groo sign on, I won’t even care if it’s more like Scholar Who Walks the Twilight (…please don’t be Scholar Who Walks the Twilight!).
Scholar Who Walks the Night is planning for a July premiere on MBC.
Via Newsen
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1 redfox
March 17, 2015 at 3:06 AM
aaaaaaaaaah Teacher please accept!11
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redfox
March 17, 2015 at 3:12 AM
I would do a headstand, flip a wheel and climb a tree if he does this. honest, I´ll post pictures to prove. you wanna see then pressure!
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mary
March 17, 2015 at 3:13 AM
LOL
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achiara
March 17, 2015 at 4:03 AM
ROFL I wanna see this
now there's another reason I want him to take the offer
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Lena S.
March 17, 2015 at 9:37 AM
lol imagine if he accept doing this drama, i'll come back here just in case.
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kate
March 19, 2015 at 1:12 AM
i'll expect those photos later when he accepts this drama. kekeke
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redfox
March 17, 2015 at 7:54 AM
btw I had a DREAM last night that you posted this news. how weird.
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bean
March 17, 2015 at 1:04 PM
clearly its fate
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wildfly
March 17, 2015 at 11:33 AM
yes please :-)
i was just rewatching 'arang and the magistrate' and thinking positive thoughts.
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gem28
March 17, 2015 at 12:00 PM
Han Groo and Lee Jun Ki, this may actually help filling the void that has been left by Kill Me, Heal Me and Healer. Please both of them, accept it!
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little-muffin
March 17, 2015 at 6:51 PM
Yes please accept it!! T_T
Ever since I read about this project, I've been thinking about how great it is if we can have LJK. Yes he has done lots of sageuks and action stuff, but he's so good in it that I don't mind seeing him doing this all the time!!
It's a bonus that I like Han Groo too. Maybe they'll get to kick ass together?
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2 kakashi
March 17, 2015 at 3:08 AM
damn. If he does this, I'll have to watch.
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john
March 17, 2015 at 5:19 AM
kakashi ~
If LJK accepts will there be ScholarCaps over at TPOTU ? NightCaps?
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3 dramapenchant
March 17, 2015 at 3:13 AM
Everything you said, JB! I love LJK and he'd be great in this! <3
"Sungkyunkwan Scholar"?
YES please! But I agree, please don't be Scholar Who Walks the Twilight LOL
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sumee
March 17, 2015 at 4:50 AM
@dramapenchant I hope ljk accepts this.. I loved him as sato in aarang.. And he can act.. Period ..
Drama please be epic
JB Don't curse it by mentioning twilight .. Shudders
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KDaddict?JCW
March 17, 2015 at 7:28 AM
@dramapenchant n Sumee,
Hi there! Look at those eyes in the manhwa drawing. Those are totally Lee Juni Ki's eyes, aren't they? So it's "made" for him.
I love Sato too, and he sure can act.
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Gidget
March 18, 2015 at 4:01 PM
And he can rock the guyliner.
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wildfly
March 17, 2015 at 11:38 AM
he wont be like edward, he has better taste than that (i hope). i never seen him a role when he transforms to a supernatural being or alter, but ji sung surprised us and i think LJK is also capable of acting and not just being pretty and crying and fighting.
i watched almost all his dramas, and i bet he can do it.
there is also the gumiochi daddy/japanese vampire, but i heard he's in the army now...?
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Gidget
March 18, 2015 at 4:07 PM
Japanese vampire?
Otani Ryohei, please.
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4 mary
March 17, 2015 at 3:13 AM
He's so pretteh~ I can see LJK in this. :D
I have no idea what kind of person the lead guy is though.
I feel like the vampire is just a state of being.
I'm more curious if he'll be aloof with a secret like Crazy Horse? Flirty with hidden steel like Gu Yong-ha? Eccentric and not well-adjusted to human life like Gu Miho? A smarty pants cool namja like Joseon Vampire Prosecutor?
Tell us, dramaland T_____________T
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hwiyoungs
March 17, 2015 at 7:57 AM
Or maybe a puppy dog full of energy like Enrique? That would be awesome to see, especially since I've yet to see LJK in something romcom-y. Or maybe even just smart and earnest and almost mr perfect, like Boongdo? Then it can be Queen's Scholar of Night or something.
Either way, I'm really liking everything about this drama so far, and I really hope both LJK and Han Groo will accept.
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mary
March 17, 2015 at 8:08 AM
I haven't seen him being a puppy since My Girl! And even there he was more an amused Casanova puppy.....
I also wish this char is more of an open one than the aloof type. An Enrique-style vamp? Yes, please! :D
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pogo - sailing HMS Queen of Tears and HMS Sailboat Lovely Runner🍉
March 17, 2015 at 8:26 AM
An Enrique-style vamp?
I HATE YOU PEOPLE FOR GIVING ME THIS MENTAL IMAGE. My nose still hurts from snorting water while trying not to choke on my own laughter.
But I love the Enrique comparison especially since Yoon Shi-yoon really looks like he could be Lee Jun-ki's younger brother.
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cupkate
March 17, 2015 at 1:49 PM
HAha lol but awwww Enrique!!! I miss him
dashie
March 17, 2015 at 6:00 PM
YAAASSSSSSSS!!!!!!!! LJK as Enrique style puppy dog cutie pie but very scholarly vampire chusaeyooooo~~~ No take backs kdramaland!!!
Gidget
March 18, 2015 at 4:16 PM
Doesn't the manhwa say the male lead isolates himself from society by pretending to have leoprasy? Hardly a puppy thing to do. Though it'd be hilarious if that's how they played it.
If they're considering casting Han Groo, the puppy role will probably be reserved for her. ?
5 Leila
March 17, 2015 at 3:20 AM
I'm glad Lee Jun Ki is considering this drama and I hope too it works out!! I've been wanting him to do a vampire drama from the moment he got discharged in army.
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hwiyoungs
March 17, 2015 at 8:15 AM
Lol, you and me both. At least, I wanted him in something hot+supernatural+sageuk. He's mighty fine!
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6 carmz
March 17, 2015 at 3:21 AM
How cool would it be, the action/stunts will be AWESOME. We'll just have the 2 of them doing all their own stunts.
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hwiyoungs
March 17, 2015 at 8:00 AM
Exactly. Like maybe she could be an action girl who realises she has so much to learn from this warriory scholary vampire and they take lessons. So cute.
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7 samui
March 17, 2015 at 3:25 AM
Han Groo and Lee Jun Ki??
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8 Jenna
March 17, 2015 at 3:29 AM
I love him. But I really want to see him in a modern drama. Not a sageuk. He already did a lot.
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9 gayle
March 17, 2015 at 3:31 AM
Park Min Young plsss....
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btsxfangirl94
March 18, 2015 at 7:20 AM
NO GOD! PLEASE GOD! NOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!
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10 kanz
March 17, 2015 at 3:33 AM
*pray to dramagods*
Please accept this! Lee Jun Ki+hanbok=AMAZING!!
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11 verte
March 17, 2015 at 3:34 AM
The eyes in the manga can only be for Lee Jun ki <3
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rui.is.assez.hot
March 17, 2015 at 6:10 AM
Lol, that's exactly what I thought, the drawing might as well have been his portrait.
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Dee
March 17, 2015 at 4:40 PM
Me three! I haven't read the manhwa but i mean look at that drawing. That's Lee Jun Ki!!!! Plus i enjoy watching Han Groo so these two = i will watch a vampie drama for you!!
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12 Unnie55
March 17, 2015 at 3:49 AM
Lot a good news this yr from dramaland. Lee Jun Ki. No words and enjoy the show (although I'm hoping Park Hae Jin take this roles. I think its perpect for him tbh. mysterious and good looking)
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13 Chicsassymom
March 17, 2015 at 4:07 AM
Oh Yes,please!!!
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14 achiara
March 17, 2015 at 4:08 AM
As long as he knows she's a girl from the get-go (enough of the pseudo inner conflicts and mixed emotions) I wouldn't even mind the Scholar Who Walks the Twilight.
ok who am I kidding, ofc I will watch the hell out of anything he's in
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15 be5t4r
March 17, 2015 at 4:09 AM
Han ji min please...
i need to see her in new drama...
i remember, junki once said that he want to do a saeguk drama with han ji min....
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Kiara
March 17, 2015 at 7:23 AM
I'm not a fan of her modern dramas but I loved her in Yi -san.
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Gidget
March 18, 2015 at 4:26 PM
Most people didn't, but I had a really hard time liking her there. I thought her character was so one dimensional, dull, mopey and teary eyed...I found her completely annoying. But I gave up on the drama around 1/2 way through, so maybe things changed towards the end.
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hwiyoungs
March 17, 2015 at 8:20 AM
Argh to think they were actually this close to starring together last year, when they were both Angel Eyes. Which, in retrospect, I'm glad they didn't take, it wasn't as good as I wanted it to be, and anyway, LJK had Joseon Gunman which, swoon.
But yeah, haha, maybe they could? He Who Walks the Night Unseeing/Blind.
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16 limechilli
March 17, 2015 at 4:18 AM
Love both of them and I think they would make this amazing!!!
Sungkyunkwan Scholar? Scholar who Walks the Twilight? I absolutely adore your humour and wit!
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17 Sour Grapes
March 17, 2015 at 4:34 AM
Han Groo and Lee Jun Ki? Please make it happen!
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18 sancheezy
March 17, 2015 at 4:45 AM
I do think Lee Jun Ki can't do wrong in Saeguk, I mean as character he really good at saeguk
human or vampire, I already see him there
I think they tried reach Park Hae Jin too
hmm seeing him in bad-guy and Han-Groo for female lead possibility
can we have three of them ?
I already have faith with seeing the cast
and the plot have many possibility
vampire or not, lee jun ki is awesome saeguk actor
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midflower
March 19, 2015 at 12:33 PM
I would have no idea who to root for if it were both Lee Jun Ki and Park Hae Jin. I would be seriously torn, so I'm glad that's not a possibility. xD
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19 Gladys
March 17, 2015 at 4:47 AM
It's almost too good to be true!!! I'm afraid that at some point some point someone will ruin everything by declining the offer...O_o
Gosh please Han Groo and Lee Jun Ki just accept the roles and let us all have a HOT summer!!
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20 Den
March 17, 2015 at 5:00 AM
I like LJK, but for this role, I was hoping they would offer it to Jung Il-woo because it's been so long since 49 Days & FBRS and I want to see him in a watchable drama after his last 3 forgettable roles.
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hwiyoungs
March 17, 2015 at 8:09 AM
Maybe they both could co-star and reward us with an amazeballs bromance and goofy hijinks or something because who knows the possibilities are endless. Like they could be something like the Marauders and play tricks and just silliness and hotness in equal measure, for extra sizzle on the screen. Dayum. Now that would be one drama I'd watch the heck out of.
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nil
March 18, 2015 at 1:44 AM
and don't forget that they always pick the similar character, iljimae and return to iljimae, and sato who sees ghost and prince who sees ghost (db once had article about this. cmiiw). its gonna be fun meta in whatever drama they'll do together
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21 ellenelle
March 17, 2015 at 5:01 AM
I'll give this a try for Han Groo and Jun Ki. And because it's a sageuk (love those). But I'm really NOT okay with another vampire story *sigh*
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22 songsong
March 17, 2015 at 5:17 AM
Lee Jun Ki is perfect for the role. Not sure about Han Groo though.
Actually would like to see Ha Ji Won partner Jun Ki instead.
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Chicsassymom
March 17, 2015 at 6:44 AM
Jun Ki and Ha Ji Won, oh yes, please! ^_^
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23 jomo143
March 17, 2015 at 5:33 AM
OK if it is LJK, but I'm really looking forward to vampire storylines dying a natural death...which will never happen without a stake, some sunlight, Buffy...
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24 moon.
March 17, 2015 at 5:59 AM
yes please! yes yes yes. if he ends up taking this then i seriously need to add this to my to-watch list.
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25 August
March 17, 2015 at 6:36 AM
From Joseon Gunman to Joseon Vampire. Okay Oppa, I'll bite.
Lee Jun-Ki ♥
Arang & The Magistrate ♥
Two Weeks ♥
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