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Bu Bu Jing Xin remake Moon Lovers courts Nam Joo-hyuk

At this rate, every flower boy actor in dramaland will be cast in this drama. Totally not a complaint, by the way, but then you probably already knew that. Moon Lovers, the Korean drama remake of the hit Chinese series Bu Bu Jing Xin, is adding another name to the “considering-favorably” list of cast hopefuls. Nam Joo-hyuk (Who Are You—School 2015) is being courted to join the series, despite the fact that his next drama Cheese in the Trap will be airing from January to March of next year. No rest for the new kid on the block, I see.

The original drama was a time-slip romance that took a contemporary heroine and sent her back to the Qing era, where she was embroiled in a royal love triangle (Square? Hexagon? From the way you guys talk, maybe it’s more like dodecahedron?) with princes. The Korean remake will take a heroine from present-day Seoul and send her back in time to early Goryeo.

Lee Jun-ki (Scholar Who Walks the Night) is being courted to play Gwangjong, Goryeo’s fourth king, and Kang Haneul (Misaeng) is confirmed to play his main rival. Additional princes will be played by Hong Jong-hyun (Mama) and EXO idol Baekhyun, though we haven’t heard much detail about their roles.

It hasn’t been announced what role Nam Joo-hyuk has been offered, though I’m guessing it’s safe to assume he’s probably another prince? I could see him as a flower boy scholar too, of course, in case everyone doesn’t have to be a royal to be on this love train. What I’m more curious about is who they’ll get to play the heroine that ALL of the boys fall in love with.

Directing the remake is PD Kim Kyu-tae of It’s Okay, It’s Love and That Winter, the Wind Blows, and writer Jo Yoon-young of Cinderella Man and Save the Last Dance for Me is penning the script. The drama plans to film in advance of its broadcast, and is set to begin shooting in mid-February.

Moon Lovers doesn’t have a broadcaster yet; it hopes to air in late 2016.

Via Xports News

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#SaveLeeJunKi

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Yes please. Don't even like this writer. He /She has never wrote a sageuk before.

Oh well, I guess it's going to be more of fantasy sageuk.

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co-signing this

Oppa don't do this to yourself, PLEASE!

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YES SAVE HIM T.T

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Gosh! Why they do this to my Oppa T.T

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Hopefully they choose a good female lead

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Petition to cast Song Jae Rim as the Moon and central piece to this drama.

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LOL, The best hairdo competition in this history.
Let's have a happy dance, marythelegend

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Moon Chae Won for heroine pls...

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Moon Chae Won has Goodbye Mr. Black for March 2016

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Moon Lovers looks less and less exciting...

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I agree. All the flower boys....argh.
I hope those really good actresses stay away.

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Maybe they can courted Jin Se Yeon ? ^^ who'll get ALL of the flower boys fall in love with... Lol.. :D

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She already has a sageuk planned. A long one...which will seem even longer thanks to her.

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100000% agree with you.
This like a train wreck already, all princes all from idols, and heck WHO IS THE FEMALE LEAD?????????

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Gu Hye Sun for heroine, pretty please drama gods! Who here agrees with me? :D

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I agree with you. Goo Hye-sun seems better than Kim So-eun for Ruo Xi. I agree with you a thousand percent.

Goo Hye-sun as Ruo Xi! Please!

PS: Redeem yourself from "Blood" hahaha!

[This coming from me, the greatest hater of Goo Hye-sun way back BOF days. That actress gained my respect and my adoration through the years. Love her now!]

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Well I have always loved her despite her terrible acting. But she has improved so I don't know what went wrong with Blood. I admit she is terrible there. Redeeming herself in this drama would kick start her acting career again hopefully.

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Kim So-eun rocks sageuks and she is a better and solid actress by far.

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^^ this exactly.

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Yes. Would kill to see a (real) sageuk starring her and Park Eun-bin.

To be fair, Gu Hye-seon was decent in The King and I, but even then I spent the whole drama missing Park Bo-young, who played her character as a child and was like ten times better. That's another young actress I'd like to see in sageuk again lol

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I would kill to see Kim So Eun, Park Eun Bin and Park Bo Young in a real sageuk. They can actually do more on sageuk.

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I hope they all stay away from this train wreck. Hate to see them waste their talents here.

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+10000

Even her role is BOF introduced her to me, (I may be cruel,but she outshine GHS in BOF, thanks to Kim Bum as well, until now they still have shippers more than the main lead), but Empress CHun Chu was the best role she has played so far. I am in hunger to see her in that kind of role again.

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Yes, yes, a thousand yes! Kim So Eun rocks and totally deserve a leading role! Come on, that cute face should get all the guys.

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I like Gu Hye Sun, so please stay away from this potential train wreck. Anyway she is filming for The Legendary Tycoon in China and won't be available or 3 months.

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hmm i don't think he will confirm, he's still filming CITT (tho his role isn't bigger there but who knows? maybe in the drama he has more scenes)

i like the guy and all but too much flower boys! is it too late for LJK to drop this? i start to fear for the female lead. it looks like we're gonna get some idol..

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If they get an idol female lead I hope LJK drop out of this. But I also don't think 4th prince doesn't suit him.

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actually i want to see him in more manly role, so the 4th prince will be great challenge (which i'm sure he will nail) but i don't like this collection of pretty boys (aside from kang ha nul who also act well!) so i won't be sad if he drop it and take different drama.

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Kang Haneul the main rival - 8th prince?

No, Koala, maiybe another prince.

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Who is the female lead????

I think we can expect some real surprises!

And one more prince like in the original series

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This drama keeps casting wrong people (even if I actually love some of those 'wrong people'). It's just that I don't think Kang Ha-neul or Nam Joo-hyuk are the right age for any of the princes. They're too young and I prefer them doing more youthful and fun Sageuks instead of super heavy melos. Now I need to know who's the heroine. If they cast an eyeroll, I'm out, duh. Even if they cast someone decent, I think I'm still out...

P.s. Nam Joo-hyuk, go get some rest! The guy's been acting non-stop since School. Yay for working on his acting and taking on supporting roles. Nay for probably no sleep!

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I feel like Moon Lovers is going to be another remake disaster :( I've had high expectations for it in the beginning, mainly due to how successful and awesome Bu Bu Jing Xin was. But it seems like this adaptation is ONLY going for flowery eye candies instead, such a waste of LJK and KHN...There is so much potential we could have if they stick to casting veterans..

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lee junki-ssi please run away from this. you can choose another project that is better..

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This cast gets worse and worse lmao. Say no, LJK. It ain't worth it.

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LOL not digging the very much cliche and is this You're Beautiful all over again? I like that drama but that plot is so old </3. It has to be really good in order to catch my attention.

Nam Joohyuk deserves more chances though so I'm rooting for him! Go get those roles!

P.S. This seems like a comedy of some sort but the PD is so melo? It's Okay had lots of funny, heartwarming moments though so maybe it depends on the writer.

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Ha,ha,ha.... comedy?. No.
The original was brutal.

One episode had me freak out, and only the heroine made me stay for the rest of the show.
The plot was very good and neatly woven, but I don't know how are they going to portrait the really dark stuff.

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The scene where they steamed Ruoxi's friend omygawd o:

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Ugh, no thanks for reminding me T_T That scene was really brutal, I couldn't eat anything steamed for a month X_X

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The scene where they steamed Ruoxi’s friend

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It was that brutal pogo and that's why this casting is a joke unless they are going for a straight up rom.com with these flower boys with hardly any acting worth a damn for some of them.

I'm praying real hard for oppa to reject this.

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@Kiara - I have zero knowledge of the original but the more they add to the casting, the more pessimistic I get.

I mean, Nam Joo-hyuk? Hong Jong-hyun? Are we casting actors here or planting a freaking forest, because that's how wooden they are. Even the cast of SWWTN actually did their jobs decently despite a messy script, I can't be sure that this lot can manage that. Evidence says no.

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SPOILERS for a show 5 years old...
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It got me totally by surprise.
"My boyfriend just steamed alive my best friend" is a combination of words I never thought possible.

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Omigosh, that scene was so disturbing and if I had witnessed it in person, I think I would've fainted too.

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Certainly not a comedy LOL

If PD is melo (That Winter) the orig BBJX was certainly heavy, man. The "tsa" aka. tea moments were light. But other than that...

[Btw, Taiping / Taipei Houkui is 4th Prince favorite tea right?? Haha!]

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Since Jin Se yeon will be busy with flower in prison, at least we can be sure she wont be the female lead here. Hurray? Hahaha
Park Bo Young please

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I second Park Bo Young, perfect age for the role and also very talented, obiously.

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I hope she doesn't join this disaster in the making. I hope Lee Jun-ki declines too.

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If geum sa-wol ends before this drama starts filming, can we have baek jin-hee as the female lead, please? I think she's perfect for the role. Not too young, and she sure can act well.

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Ah right Baek Jin Hee!
If she can't, I nominate Park Bo Young, Shim Eun Kyung and Kim So Eun.

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Baek Jin-hee sounds like a good choice, but I doubt GSW will end before this starts filming. It may happen if MBC picks up this drama though.

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if they intend to pre-produce and delay the start date a little, it may be possible - she's an MBC house fave and Geum Sa-wol isn't going to wrap before the end of February at least. I doubt she'd be able to make it if they don't delay.

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Exactly what I was thinking. She's of the right age and I think she has the right look - a more approachable type of pretty. Still, the chances are pretty slim.

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Baek Jin-hee has a good tendency to lend strength and presence to otherwise very vanilla characters, but I've never seen BBJX so I don't know whether she'd be the right fit for the heroine of that drama.

I'm really glad to see her moving into lead roles since Triangle, but I hope she doesn't end up taking some trainwreck-in-the-making even if she may be one of the few actresses who can save it.

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@BOFfan: Now that u said it, I CERTAINLY WANT GOO HYE-SUN to be Ruo Xi. Thanks for mentioning her!! Omg never thought of her. She is perfect! (Coz I think Lee Min-jung as Ruo Xi tbh)

Now I'm confused. This Nam Joo-hyuk certainly fits 10th Prince. Coz he is CERTAINLY not Crown Prince either. All flowerboys flock this drama, huh. Hope they could pull off that authoritative stance with the attitude of a king.

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With the rate this is going, I kinda want to watch BBJX again. I have a certain feeling that this remake is not only risky but disastrous. That's just a feeling. Maybe I am in the wrong because I am a huge fan of the original. My excitement is off the roofs, but why do I feel heavy for this drama?

Bu Bu Jing Xin fighting!! (Esp 4th Prince. I am certainly in-love with Nicky Wu after this drama lol)

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Nicky was perfect. I can not see anyone else as the 4th prince except for Jang Hyuk as the Korean version but he already played this character in "Shine or go crazy.

(Jang Hyuk's image, age and acting chops is closest to Nicky)

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You're right Kiara, 4th Prince was tailored for Nicky Wu. I quite cannot think of anybody portraying 4th except Nicky.

Now that you mention it, you are quite right coz Jang Hyuk can portray it like... romantic but not showy, confident, ambitious but not greedy.

Back to Nicky Wu as 4th Prince. I wonder how did the casting director get it THAT perfect!

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Nicky was the not the first choice to play the role of Prince 4th though. It was first offered to Yuan Hong (Prince 13th), but he was going to leave his management company (Tangren - the company that produced BBJX), so he was given a supporting role instead. Prince 4th was then offered to Wallace Chung and Wallace Huo, who both declined. Huang Xiaoming was also on the list.

Director Lee then offered the script to Kevin Cheng (Prince 8th) and gave him the choice to choose between Prince 8th and Prince 4th, and Kevin picked Prince 8th in the end, so Prince 4th fell down in the hands of Nicky.

On a sidenote, Liu Shishi (Ruoxi) was suppose to be Mingyu (Prince 10th's wife). And Ruoxi was first offered to Jiang Yiyan who declined the role because she looked down on the time-travelling subject, so the role ultimately went to Liu Shishi as her first leading role.

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I don't think Yuan Hong was first choice at all. I know the casting went something like Huang Xiaoming --> Wallace Huo --> W. Chung --> Huang Lei. NW was like the savior for TR because no one wanted this drama. I think all four choices would have done an equally good job though.

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Nicky nailed the role for 4th Prince and I loved him in this series!!

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Now can anything tell me is the original Chinese drama, was a fun sagauk or heavy sageuk? How about the female lead's character? Is it a heavy role? I never watch this, and I don't know when I will have a time to watch or take a glimpse on it.

The only good casts are LJK and KHN so far. The female lead needs to be extra good, Park Bo Young might be the greatest choice that I can think of. Baek Jin Hee, or Kim So Eun might be the among the great choices too. Just choose a good actress, please no idol or acress who can't act. ??

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Lol anyone not anything. Damn typo

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It's a heavy sageuk and it gets really sad and depressive towards the end..

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Only 1-4 episodes that light and funny, after that so heavy and intense.
This is a chinese drama that made me turn to watch and interested to Cdrama, before BBJX, i never watch cdrama except Kdrama ^^

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It's mainly about the main girl trying to survive in the palace and her romance with the 4th and 8th prince. The female lead character appears to be headstrong like a modern girl in the start, and then gradually become more quiet and wise.

The main characters are the heart of the drama, so hopefully the production choose someone who can act.

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Few weeks ago at producer's office
Producer: Hey Lee Jun Ki, do you wanna star in another sageuk? You always seems interested with sageuk.
LJK: Well, I don't think so. I'm currently filming Resident Evil, y'know.
Producer: But this is interesting! Very interesting! It's sageuk set in Goryeo! Moreover it's Bu Bu Jing Xin remake, that drama was super populer in China.
LJK: Yeah yeah I know it. Now I'm mildly interested.
Producer: Y'know the PD? It's Kim Kyu Tae man! You'd look beautiful in every shot!
LJK: Hmmm...
Producer: Oh you'll be 4th Prince!
LJK: I'll consider it.
Producer: and with Kang Ha Neul and other talented actors. Nobody would even have wooden acting.
LJK: Seems interesting. I'll agree if you give me contract now.
Producer: Alright. *evil grin*

Flash forward today... Well, Lee Jun Ki and Kang Ha Neul are the only ones with good acting skills. No offense to other actors.

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LOL we have great imaginations.

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lol I love this.

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LOL thank you.... Except Jun Ki and Ha Neul everyone is actually so average. Need to wait for the female lead..

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The female lead must be top secret. I wonder who's being considered. I really want KSE to get the lead for once.

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All these pretty boys.. Meh!
Too much noise, meh actors, will be completed with meh writer as well.

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Kim so eun would be very fitting i think! And wasnt she lee junki's first love in the previous drama?

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How abt jang Nara...she can pull together any character plus she was good in hello monster too

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IMO Nam Joohyuk is on the verge of being promoted to 1st lead status. If I were him I'd reject this and wait for better offers and more suitable roles.

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