News bites: April 18, 2015

70 April 18, 2015April 8, 2017

by awcoconuts

Suzy

Bae Suzy (Gu Family Book) is considering an offer to co-star with Zhang Han (Chinese version of Boys Over Flowers) in a historical Chinese drama called Silk Night (the literal translation is “silk garments night travel,” a phrase used to describe a situation in which one succeeds, but no one recognizes the achievement). The show will be a dramatization based on an eponymous novel, and Zhang will play a man who travels back in time to become a protector of the imperial family. [Dong A]

So Ji-sub has personally invested in the feature film Vampire Girl Who Walks the Night (really? That title?), which was written and helmed by rookie Iranian-American director Ana Lily Amirpour. The movie is about a vampire girl who lives in a fictional Iranian town called Bad City, and as she haunts the townspeople, she’ll meet a lonely human boy and fall in love. While So has invested in films jointly with a production company in the past, this was his first solo investment, and he is said to be listed in the credits. The film traveled the festival circuit last year and became available on iTunes on March 20. [Sports Kyunghyang]

Minho, Onew

In more SHINee news, bandmember Min-ho (Medical Top Team, To the Beautiful You) will make his big screen debut in Grandma Gye-choon, in which he’ll play boyfriend to high school student Kim Go-eun (Eungyo). (The Korean title of the movie is Gye-choon Halmang; halmang means grandma in Jeju dialect, and Gye-choon is the grandmother’s name.) Kim’s character goes missing after an accident, and the film will be about her dramatic reunion with her grandparent ten years later. Yoon Yeo-jung (Yeo-jung noona!) will play the vivacious and strong Gye-choon who’s been a diver on Jeju Island her whole life. The warm family movie is sure to wring tears and emotions when it hits theaters in the fall. [Dong A]
Onew (of SHINee) is considering a supporting role in Descended From the Sun, the upcoming melodrama penned by Kim Eun-sook (Heirs) and starring Song Hye-gyo as an army surgeon who falls in love with special forces soldier Song Joong-ki as they work together in foreign disaster areas. Onew is up for the part of Song Gye-gyo’s hoobae doctor in what would be his drama debut (he had previously been in the sitcom Royal Villa and a web drama). The show will air on KBS during the latter half of the year. [MBN]

Woo Hee-jin

Woo Hee-jin (Healer) is finalizing negotiations to appear in the daily drama A Daughter Just Like You. The show will be about three households who become an extended family; one house is headed by the TV hostess of a home shopping channel, who’s raised her three daughters as strong alpha women. Woo is the eldest daughter, a psychology professor, and Lee Soo-kyung (Let’s Eat) is also in negotiations to play the middle daughter. The new daily airs on MBC after Apgujeong Midnight Sun concludes in mid-May. [Xports News]
We might have to change this post’s title to Idol news bites: First Exo’s D.O. kept getting offered acting gigs, then bandmate Chan-yeol appeared in Jang-soo Company, and now member Su-ho has landed his own spot in an upcoming indie film called Glory Day. About four 19-year-old friends and the night that changes all of their fates, the film is expected to put a unique spin on the typical coming-of-age story. Glory Day will be helmed by Choi Jung-yeol, who’s won several short film awards, and filming will begin in May. [TV Report]
Rude Miss Young-ae is back for season 14; the mockumentary has been added to tvN’s lineup for the beginning of August. It will air on Mondays and Tuesdays and obviously brings back the titular heroine (Kim Hyun-sook), but the rest of the cast hasn’t been finalized yet. Congratulations to Kim, who got married and had a child after wrapping the 13th season last July. [My Daily]
Adorable luggage couple (and co-stars of Grandpas Over Flowers in Greece) Choi Ji-woo and Lee Seo-jin have shot a CF together, and… can’t they just get together already?! [Osen]

Choi Ji-woo, Lee Seo-jin

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1 Annie

April 18, 2015 at 8:34 PM

I read that Lee Seo Jin's GF is Go Hyun Jung's chaebol ex husband's wife's younger sister.

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2 changhyun

April 18, 2015 at 8:38 PM

Agreed. Choi Ji Woo and Lee Seo-Jin need to get together. Please. They would be the absolute most cutest couple in the kdrama world

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3 kimchikay

April 18, 2015 at 9:18 PM

Seo Jin and Ji Woo are officially nations fav couple and they might not even really be together in RL.

(this news comes as I am watching episode 4 - sqeeeee so many more cute moments!)

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yep, it's idol news bites all right. Thankfully the news is all for supporting roles, and I have no objections at all to Suzy (anything as long as she's not stinking up Korean dramas/movies that I might otherwise have an interest in watching, but my sympathies to Chinese viewers). Who knows, she might even learn to act this time.

And Grandpas Over Flowers really is wildly successful, isn't it? I think it's got the highest ratings of any cable show ever, which is impressive considering they're higher than the ratings of even some top-rated public broadcast dramas!

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5 pogo 🍉

April 18, 2015 at 9:44 PM

Also, that Iranian vampire movie sounds interesting but REALLY random. Like Let The Right One In but without the gore.

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6 girl

April 18, 2015 at 9:57 PM

Why is So Ji-sub doing thinks so sneakily these days? Announce when you're doing something dude! How will your projects succeed if no one knows abut them?
But you're right about changing your title. If SM gets its way, their idols will flood the dramas/movies, acting talent or not.

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7 redfox

April 18, 2015 at 11:01 PM

what about news on Scholar who walks the night? Female lead, second lead confirmation, can we hurry up with that?
*sigh*

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8 Jenny

April 19, 2015 at 1:00 AM

Vampire Girl Who Walks the Night, I think also has another title (A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night) and is apparently really good.

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9 SilentSquee

April 19, 2015 at 5:19 AM

If dramaland could ever grant me one wish... it would be for idols to stop being cast in dramas/movies (unless they can actually act). -.-

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10 hili

April 19, 2015 at 5:20 AM

So now cause Yoona is doing Chinese drama all these other idol girls will follow her and we'll get rid of them in Korean dramas right? Good riddance.

Can't wait for So Ji Sub ajussi to comeback.

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11 sojuboy

April 19, 2015 at 5:45 AM

Why does Suzy always look so braindead?

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12 scully

April 19, 2015 at 6:06 AM

I just want Choi Ji Woo and Lee Seo Jin to get together already. *crying laughing*

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13 Nanook

April 19, 2015 at 11:16 AM

Suzy and Minho are the same kind of actors, dead-eyed and wooden. This is not good news.

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14 loviet

April 19, 2015 at 11:57 AM

wwaaaiiiiiittttt, i thought suzy made a statement saying that she wanted to focus more on her miss a activities first before going back to acting? she turned down a different role saying that she wanted to put miss a first. why am i not surprised that she decided to fall back into acting? every since their comeback all i've heard or seen are photoshoots and interviews about suzy. the song did well but i feel like they didn't win #1 (i could be wrong, i don't really follow them) and even during interviews with the other members, most of the questions are about suzy

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15 harmonyfb

April 19, 2015 at 12:48 PM

The Iranian film is actually called "A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night", and was shot in the US with an Iranian-speaking cast. It is BEAUTIFUL and well-written, and OMG so poignant and stylish. It put me in mind of "Only Lovers Left Alive" (and later I found out that Lily Amirpour is a huge Jim Jarmusch fan, so there you go.) There is gore, just not an enormous amount, and 'Bad City' is not a nice place, even if it has a few good people. So Ji Sub has good taste in cinema.

You can rent it or buy a d/l from Amazon; and it's worth every penny.

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16 Holycow

April 19, 2015 at 3:30 PM

Why are people being harsh on Suzy? I admit her acting isn't great but it's not that crap. Give the girl a chance, China does have the scope to accept all the bad acting though. Most of their dramas are copycats or badly written anyway. With her boyfriend's reputation she would get the interest in China. I think she should just get married early to end viewers pain though.

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17 Nicolette

April 19, 2015 at 4:42 PM

Yay for Onew! I'm a SHINee fan girl and he's my favorite. I'm hoping he proves to be a good actor. Minho on the other hand has no business acting and I don't know why they keep giving him big roles.

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18 momo

April 19, 2015 at 5:03 PM

Suzy looks so pretty here. Don't know what it is but she looks different and much prettier. Is it the false eyelashes??

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19 abhipta pati

May 25, 2015 at 8:26 PM

please please please......
accept the offer of descent if the sun... ONEW♥♥♥♥♥.......
Want to see u in a drama

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Rude Miss Young-ae