I'm just happy to see Junki in a modern drama for once ?

and now I need a DeLorean/ time turner/ time travel tunnel/ or time traveling matchsticks/ anything... because I must watch this drama... haven't missed a LJK drama yet, and I am not about to start now.

Definitly watching this for LJG. After scholar and WS, I cannot accept any acting below his acting level♡♡♡♡

I LOVE Criminal Minds and didn't catch up to season 12 to know that Morgan left. But I'm excited for the Korean version.

*heart eyes gif* Lee Joon Gi looks so good in a uniform. Well he looks good in ANYTHING

I will miss his long hair... For me, he is one the few actors who look better in long hair. Can't help it.

LJG as genius badass flirty profiler?! I'm dead already <3

While Criminal Minds has some really interesting stories and great episodes, it's the characters that really make the show. Yes, the cases are compelling and exciting. But the main characters aren't just crime solvers. They interact as a family. They all have great friendships and that makes you root for them just a bit more. I think the reason shows like Criminal Minds last so long is because they make the characters easy to get invested into. Mix in with new excitement from every changing new cases, you have a solid show that is easy to watch week after week.

What will really break or make this drama is how they do this. Even if they turned out a perfectly good crime drama, I'd still be disappointed if they didn't capture those relationships. Many Korean crime dramas I've watched are pretty slick (maybe this is just me?). They have a different feel than American crime TV. I wonder how they'll balance genre and tone so that it can be a uniquely Korean drama while still capturing whats great about Criminal Minds.

I can see the cast like this:

Lee Jun-ki : Derek Morgan
Sohn Hyun-joo : Aaron Hotchner
Moon Chae-won : Jennifer Jareau
Lee Sun-bin : Not sure.. Maybe Emily Prentiss or Penelope Garcia?
Go Yoon : Dr. Spencer Reid

What do you think?

If the show doesn't have characters that are roughly parallel to the American ones, I'm not interested. I don't really care for procedurals, but Criminal Minds is great because of the characters and their relationships. With no Reid or Garcia, I don't think I can be bothered to care.

This cast... swoon. Please be good.

Does their intelligence agency not have a behavioral unit which is why they must make one up?? Interesting. I guess now they don't have to pretend to follow actual rules and structures of a real department.

Good to see Junki with modern Hair and not crying.

I'm definitely IN! Lee Junki and Moon Chaewon looking real GOOD OMG I've missed them for years :( (Skipped Moon Lovers and Goodbye Mr. Black, don't blame me okay)

Grandpa Park Geun-hyung is one "Amazing" actor. I'm glad to see him join this show. The talented veteran Sohn Hyun-joo looks ready to tackle this show like "The Chaser."

I hope this writer won't screw this up. It's been awhile since they have this much talents in one show.

What's up with the make-up... I almost didn't recognize LJK or Lee Sun Bin. The only one I recongnized right away was Moon Chae Won.

PLEASE BE GOOD!!

Lee Jun Ki looking hot in his uniform~ ^^
Glad to see him back on screen so soon, especially in a modern drama.

Finally LJK out of a hanbok! Yey ? Haha.

Will be Gideon in this version?

I hope Lee Sunbin will be a scene stealer. <3

Wow! Definitely worth watching .CM is one of my favorite U.S. series b4 i got into kdrama..Im glad my actor Lee JoonGi is in it

When u have such an amazing cast U CAN'T FAIL!!! U hear me writer!!!!

YESSSSS Omg Lee Jun-ki looks SO good in modern clothes *fans self* also yesss more procedurals gimme!

Holy smokes. *fans self*

I've just started CIRCLE and LOOKOUT, and now here's this update for CRIMINAL MINDS. *douses self with bucket of water*

How could you do this to me, tipsymocha?! ;-)

Seriously, thanks for the breaking news on CM. Along with LJG, Sohn Hyun-joo is looking very spiffy.

I hope the camaraderie translates well in the Korean version. A similar committed sense of family among the agents kept me watching for 13 seasons of NCIS -- until my Kdrama addiction took over. I'd bailed earlier on CRIMINAL MINDS owing to heinousness fatigue. Since there's no way the Korean adaptation will run for a decade or more, I'm hoping that we're in for a nice close-knit team with interesting character arcs and development.

I'm looking forward to seeing LJG in a detective show! But wow, he looks too thin - that boy needs a little feedin' up. :gets out the biscuits & gravy:

It's okay, it's ONLY two months away.. anyway, I love Moon Chae Woon's clothes, she looks cool :)

July come faster!!
Lee Joon Gi looks very good in full uniform ???

Oooooh!! I love the original
Hope they will pull it off

Criminal Minds is one of my favorite procedurals. ? So excited to see this korean remake. Then add Lee JunKi and Moon ChaeWon...i am sold! ?

Who will play as Reid? Coz I can see the sexy vibes of Morgan on Lee Jun-ki.

Talking about profilers, tvN when are you bringing back our favorite Park Hae-young? I really miss him!

We've been gifted with Son Hyun Joo, Lee Joon Gi, and Moon Chae Won (who, by the way, looks like she may be the Korean counterpart to America's JJ)... This has got to be good, right? RIGHT????
*wills it with every fiibre of my being for it to be good*

So many Junki fans in the comments.

Yeah!!!! Two weeks is my fav LJK drama....so glad he is doing a role like this!

So.. who is who? LJG = Hotchner, SHJ = Gideon, MCW = JJ? Are all the characters the same as US version? Wa... so looking forward to it. Happy to see LJG in uniform again.

Lee Jun Ki in all-black could do no wrong. He is firing up my computer screen just with those stills. I must say I am going to miss his mane of glory and eyeliner but I know he would not failed me, be it in sageuk or in modern drama. And with Sohn Hyun Joo and Moon Chae Won joining LJK.....we have a complete powerhouse to rawk the show. I'm excited.

As if it was not enough that LJG is casted in a modern drama (finally!), they add on MCW & Lee Sunbin in a Korean adaptation of 1 of my favorite American shows, I'm totally sold and excited.

Oppa looking extra handsome,though he's kinda skinnier, or maybe cause he's in modern clothes ?

I love the cast so I'm quite excited. But can't help but think that Lee Jun Ki is way to skinny

LJK??.. how come you are soo sweet?? But you're too skinny man

YES! I am so excited for this remake. Criminal Minds is one of my favourite shows ever (well, until Shemar Moore-- Derek Morgan left...). I am also excited to see Lee Jun Ki again in another drama after the disaster, that was Moon Lovers. Plus, Moon Chae Won. What else not to love? Please be good drama gods!