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Kim Go-eun makes drama comeback in The King: Eternal Ruler with Lee Min-ho

After focusing on films for the last few years, Kim Go-eun (The Lonely Shining Goblin) has confirmed she will be returning to dramaland, to star in writer Kim Eun-sook’s new drama The King: Eternal Ruler alongside Lee Min-ho (Legend of the Blue Sea). Similar to Lee Min-ho, who previously worked with writer Kim Eun-sook on Heirs, this will be Kim Go-eun’s second time working with the writer as well – the first time being The Lonely Shining Goblin.

In The King: Eternal Ruler, the story is a fantasy romance involving two different Koreas in parallel dimensions. In one universe, Korea is the republican state that we are familiar with as “real.” In the other, Korea is an imperial state ruled by a monarchy. However, the problem lies in the fact that there’s a gateway between these two worlds and if–or how–it should be closed.

Against this backdrop, Kim Go-eun will be playing two roles which are different versions of her character in each parallel universe. In the Republic of Korea, she is police officer Jung Tae-eul who fights to protect people and her loved ones. In the parallel world of the Empire of Korea, Kim Go-eun’s character is a criminal named Luna who is lives on the bottom rung of the social ladder and leads a difficult life as a result.

The King: Eternal Ruler is currently set to commence filming towards the end of the year and is being planned to air in the early half of 2020.

Via Hankyung, SBS

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Excited for this. ❤️💕

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I was excited for her comeback but why does it have to be a Kim Eun Sook drama? AND with Lee Min ho? She can act circles around him! *sigh*

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THIS 10000 TIMES THIS!!!

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This is a KES drama no female lead ever acts circles around the male lead in a KES drama. Even KTR couldn't out act LBH because KES hero worships all her male leads.

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Triple whammy for me: I don't like anything the screenwriter has done (inc Goblin), I don't like Lee Min ho's acting and I cannot stand Kim Go eun (not the real person in real life but as an actor).
So it's a huge "NO" for me.

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No offense, just wondering...y r u here 🤔🤔

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I was wondering the same thing - almost didn't post.

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that's ok, you're just "thinking out loud"...
i do that all the time.....
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Besides, I like to get other's opinions and whys, it helps broaden my outlook and try to see another pov.

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I asked bcs you hate all the things mentioned in the headline 😅..

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Maybe "hate" is too strong a word!

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😁 *remove hate...insert "don't like" 😄😄

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I'm glad you are here even if we agree with each other or not. This is a place for all kinds of different opinions.

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I don't know about the actress, or the writer, I just know that I miss Lee Min Ho. So can you guys stop thinking out loud, please?

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Would you be happy if Hyun bin were the lead? * imagines Hyun bin as the lead and bursts into tears*

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Funny coincidence...I was just thinking that of all the male actors I like, Hyun Bin is the top of the list. So, yeah, I'd be so down with that. Not just because he's so handsome, but his smile, his voice, his acting, his manliness, his warmth...etc, etc.

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He was perfect in Alhambra...sigh, I would be over the moon now if he were the lead.

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I love Hyun Bin but feel like Ju Ji-hoon would have been the perfect fit. I feel like it's a missed opportunity 😢

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Joo Ji hoon was my other pick for the lead, along with Hyun bin. He was gorgeous in Kingdom, so graceful and commanding in sageuk. Sighhhh

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Agree on both counts: Hyun Bin and Ju Ji hoon probably my favorite actors. I loved Alhambra mostly because of Hyun Bin and the first thing I saw Ju Ji hoon in was Mawang - he was fantastic in that role.

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It's going to be a messy love triangle. Reminds me of Good Olivia and Bad Olivia from Fringe. I skipped those episodes, so i'm definitely not a fan of this trope.

On a different note, has KES done time travel before?

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Its not time travel its a parallel multiverse. Both timelines are placed in the present tense from what I've understood. The only difference is in their realities. One Korea is Republic the other is Monarchy like they had in Goong.

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She said "on a different note"...

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Ooh, it does remind me of the Good Olivia/Bad Olivia from Fringe. Surely she isn't ripping off the idea?

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No, I'm sure she is not. It's been done in many shows before and after Fringe. Unless,
(1) LMH's character is not supposed to live in this world and his presence cause the leak.
(2) There's father figure for LMH's char
(3) LMH and bad KGE had a kid together when good KGE gone/kidnapped.
(4) Reset half way through the drama
😄😄

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Oooo, now I miss Fringe... I should unearth my DVD sets.

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Excited! I am relatively new to Dramaland and love Kim Eun-sook. Her dramas are really the only ones my husband will watch with me. I think Kim Go-en is going to be great playing two different characters and bring something unique to both performances.

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She is always unlucky choosing male leads counterpart (I must be the only one who think that) they are either always 1 decade apart, or the script is not allowing for creating a good chemistry) I hope the pairing will work for her this time. But I'm not too sure.

I kindly wish her drama comeback will something like IU did in My Ajusshi, or be in female centric drama. Well I expecting too much after all. Wecome back Go Eun.

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She can do better. She has a good range. Despite hating her in Goblin, her CITT performance is still my favorite to the extent that i can forgo Goblin because I know she has got the potential. But maybe KES is doing a redemption arc for dooming both of them. KWB stile all the spotlight from LMH and KGE was so cringey in Goblin, she gained nothing from that show too maybe a few CF's but LDW and GY took way more popularity and CF's.

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Stole* she will btw ace a show like MA or sth complex. She and Won Jin Ah give me the same subtle acting vibe (had it not been for ott goblin.

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The way she writes Eun Tak is too cruel. Feel bad for Go Eun for playing that kind of char. I wish she will write KGE char at least more bearable, bringing her charm.

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I have hopes for the detective not the Joseon era commoner.

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Agree! CITT was a gem until it went downhill. I am still in love with it and refuse to remember how it ended. Lol. KGE has so much potential she wasn't able to show in Goblin. And I think many long-time drama watchers know this. LMH had some hits too. I think he needs a good director to guide him. Hoping for this one to be good! Please dramaverse

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I agree! She was really good in movies (Coin Locker Girl and Memories of the Sword) I don't think Eun Tak's character was suited for her.

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Don't really know how she works (never watched Goblin), and I don't particularly like LMH, so..... I pass 😂😂😂😂

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She who? Kim Go Eun? Try watching the movie Coin Locker Girl.. KGE with Park Bogum.

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Ohhh thanks for the suggestion! I like Park Bogum very much😍

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Thanks for the suggestion, will watch it tonight!

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@javinne @oppafangirl
How did you like Coin Locker Girl? PBG is yummy in it, but it's a hard one for people who love him...

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I haven't watched it yet.... busy with family matters 😐

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I only watched it one fourth, was too busy with work 😅, PBG is not my fav actor in the movie till now, I like Go Pyung Ko much more, let's say!

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Yes! Go Kyung Pyo was good in this one! Maybe it's a matter of character focus.. It was on the coin locker girl and her "mother". Hope y'all watch it! Lol

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Go Pyung Ko as a gangster is fantastic! I really think all the actors in this film are killin' it. Mostly literally.

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I'm sad about this. I despised Goblin with the heat of 1000 suns. I also refuse to watch anything Kim Eun Sook does after Goblin, but I actually liked her acting in Goblin, it was the drama that was trash. Hopefully her next drama comeback will be in something not by Kim Eun Sook.

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I hated her in Goblin, but maybe it was the chirpy high schooler she had to play. Commenters here seem to like her acting, so what has she been in that isn't a chirpy teen? Maybe I'll give some other drama she's in a chance.
I didn't like her in Memories of the Sword either...

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Coin Locker Girl: She's gritty and not at all chirpy in that role.
Cheese in the Trap: Again, not a chirpy teen.
Eungyo: Her breakout role. Probably why she is so respected as an actress. Beware of nudity and sex scenes here (don't watch it on a plane--no one warned me!). She's also a teen, but her vibe is totally different here than in Goblin.

I'm one that thinks she is amazing. Every character is different, even if they are the same age.

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Kim Go Eun is a really fantastic actress. She was wasted in Goblin! She played Hong-Seol perfectly. I’ve seen a lot of her works and noticed Goblin is the only hitch in her resume and it wasn’t her fault - the character sucked and it’s obvious KES never puts much thought into writing her female characters.

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I loved her Hong Seol!

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I feel exactly the same way!

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OMG seeing these CITT comments awakens my feels for that drama. Yes KGE's Hong Seol was amazing. Even PHJ was amazing. It wasn't their fault..
I second the motion on Coin Locker Girl. A must watch!
I haven't seen Eungyo though..

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KIm go eun plays an older writer (not a teenager) in Sunset in my hometown and I love her sassyness, she is really great in it!

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Watch the recent movie 'Sunset in My Hometown'. She's neither chirpy nor a teenager. She does get to to do an alcohol-fueled rage-filled rap, though.

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I just noticed Sunset is on Viki so that one I can do. Thanks!

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You just need to watch Cheese in the trap but warning it derails in the end so don't get invested. She is pretty good there and plays the character perfectly. Goblin was in the wrong direction, misfit role, wrong interpretation.

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Then it's too bad Goblin was the first thing I saw her in!

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Goblin was a complete KGE turnoff. I kind of hate watched her in that because I still held on hope that she will act somewhat normally or like what she did in CITT, provided she was the one I was watching the show for, never liked GY, LDW or YIA.

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She’s a lot more impressive in just about every other role she’s been in.

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I liked her in Cheese, didn't like her high-pitched girly voice in Goblin, was indifferent to the leads, loved the second leads, who I thought had way, way more chemistry than the main leads.

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Her next drama comeback might not be for another 3 years if this one turns out to be another hit. Even if she does comeback it might be with another star writer like the one who wrote LOTBS which I doubt will be a big improvement.

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That's what I fear. Go Eun will become more popular and again will land a role in so called star screenwriter

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Huh? Just when I thought how nice it would be for Kim Go Eun to make a drama come back. But after I read who will write and who will direct....yeah no. No thank you. Now I'm slightly sad because honestly Kim Go Eun can act and perform a decent role, the problem seems to be to me that she seems to be stuck with dramas that I find to be so lackluster (Cheese on the trap).
Either it is because she has no luck when it comes to dramas or that just me. But I prefer watching her movies such as "A muse", or "Coin locker girl"where it shows that she has talent.

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I love her movies and she is no doubt a talented actress. One of the best among the Jungmuro 20s since her debut.
I just wish this was a Park Kyung-soo or Park Yeon-seon drama. At least she'll have something solid to work with.

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We expected too much. Haha.
It seems she is really close to Kim Eun Seok. It's their second drama. But oh well. Good luck Go Eun.

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Hi!
Kim Go-eun is one of few actresses that really impressed me. She acted so natural as Eun Gyo in the movie "A muse" it was amazing that was her first movie. I think she has potential to do better if as you said correctly with the other screen-writers such as Park Kyung-soo or Park Yeon-seon, or if I might add Lee Woo-jung.

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Well... at least she is not a high schooler? 😉
(I'm actually excited for the police officer part... maybe KES surprises us with a good heroine???)

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I laugh at so many people being hung up on the character being a HS senior in Goblin. Don't try to start a career in writing comedies.

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I like Kim Go-eun a lot but why a KES drama again. Boo. Neutral about LMH, but I already know who KES is going

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to favor. Boo.

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Again? Why?

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Exactly. Gonna pass on this, not a fan of LMH.

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I thought KES did a great job writing Mr. Sunshine and everyone here knows I'm still obsessed with Goblin, so I'll definitely give this one a shot. I'm really interested in seeing how KGE plays a cop and a criminal. I think the challenge of playing two diametrically opposing roles in the same show interested her. I'm meh about LMH-- haven't watched him in anything. Fingers crossed!

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I can be excited about LHM for you :)

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I was looking forward to LMH playing the girl in both universes, and acting as four different people, but I guess the world isn't ready for that yet.

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LMAO

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I'm ready!

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Reminds me of 4 men. I guess the world really isn't ready for that.

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Lol. Poor Park Ha-jin. I shouldn’t laugh at other’s misfortunes.😅😬😋

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Yes, you really shouldn't laugh at other's misfortunes 😅. He is filming a new drama. Hopefully the world is ready for that. Huuuuuu

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Let me have this parallel world! I may need it!

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Me too Ally! I've never watched LMH in anything and I loved Goblin.

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Very unexpected 🙃

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she's so freaking ugly and cant act! because of her Goblin was ruined for me

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Wow how is she even ugly in your eyes. Go watch Coin Locker Girl or Cheese in the Trap. Or other movies she's in. I believe she shas wider acting range than some "beautiful" actresses out there. Goblin ruined KGE's resume I'd say..not the other way around lol

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Now, now, in this house we do not attack someone's looks if we are unhappy with a casting decision. Tsk tsk.

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It's fine if you don't like an actor or think they aren't a good actor, but it's a low, sad human who attacks their looks. We don't need this type of comment here.

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I thought she was beautiful in Goblin, and I've watched different episodes with different male family members--most of whom thought she was a natural beauty too.

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Not at all similar to 'W', I'm sure. Which isn't a criticism, I liked 'W'!
My problem with K-dramas these days is these days has to do with my sole provider Viki acting as a bottleneck keeping me from watching so many series (though I forked over my money to them). I'll place my chance of being able to watch this series at 30%.

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Yes please. All of this. With some kisses as well. Please and thank you! <3

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Maybe I am naive but I genuinely think this is super news! She’s a great actress and playing two roles is an actor test—either they wow you or... very much fail to do so.

If I was KES, and I sadly am not, I’d be giving her the lion’s share of the work to do with the dual roles. I might kill one of the Lee Min Hos early (after making him awesome! Amazing warrior king goes down and they think all is lost... until a double appears...) Demon fighter street ruffian KGE, allied with the noble king, suddenly has to deal with a clueless impostor and mould him to her will in order to win her fight, even while cop KGE tries to get her partner back or understand why he’s hardly around and acting loopy or (if the king isn’t dead) has to cope with hilarious fish out of water ancient king in her world.

Even if LMH gets the lions share, she’s an asset! And he’s always much better with an actress bringing real spark. (Park Min Young, for instance.) And he’s not horribly older than her! (I know, the bar’s on the ground. I actually liked the Goblin pairing but was super skeeved by Mr Sunshine.) I think they could be good together! Dual roles for a great talented lady I have missed, in an epic big budget fantasy adventure! Yay!

I am curious about the rest of the cast, as KES usually gathers a great supporting lot. I’d be very happy to see Seo Kang Joon reunite with KGE, but I’m sure I’ll be surprised. (If they are set on doing repeats perhaps Byun Yo Han will be back...)

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KGE and SKJ in Cheese is still my fav. Chemistry of her. Their chemistry is off the charts. They are just have that spark even in their first encounter. If only they can reunited as lovers in good drama. I will be very very happy haha

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Both Heirs and Goblin were utter Shiite. The only drama the writer wrote that I could sit through was Mr Sunshine, which I quite appreciated. And I am not a fan of either actors. However I will watch the first episode to judge. Who knows it could be good.

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I think KES writes the first few episodes pretty well. The issue is with the middle. She was less cringey in Mr Sunshine. But the middle part was still weak. All the time I waited for the story to progress made me eventually quit it. And I think that is what will continue this time too. I hate investing time on her thinking there will be an improvement but it's always the same.

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I agree. Maybe I should have said that I skipped watching the last two episodes of Mr Sunshine. I just read the recaps on DB :)

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I left before all the action started in the last few episodes because i was tired of waiting. Strong first six episodes, action and drama filled last four will not let me stay because the middle is where I leave. I feel like she never usually has enough content to fill even 16 episodes but the grand first episodes raise our expectations.

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I like Kim Go Eun but I wish she had chosen another drama.
She was wonderful in CHEESE IN THE TRAP. She was able to portray emotions and vulnerability very subtly, which I have not seen in other actresses her age except maybe Park So Dam.
The problem in GOBLIN was not her acting but the way her character was written.

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Yes she was exceptionally good in CITT and that role was complex but she played it well. I think Won Jin Ah is somewhat like her. I will prefer her in terms of likeability and KGE in terms of actingbut both are very subtle and nuanced actresses.

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I have seen you mention Won Jin Ah twice and I can't agree more. WJA may be a rookie but she's so good! Loved JBL

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Lol yes. I really like her, she comes out to be very likeable on screen but can pull off very hard and complex emotional scenes. She just adds a normalcy and humanliness to her roles. May be its also the characters she plays but she does them very well. No screeching, no aegyo.

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I loved her so much in Cheese. I loved her natural beauty and her understated acting. I loved the quietness of her voice and everything about her in that drama. Goblin was so frustrating for me, because she was someone I didn't recognise anymore, from the shrillness of her voice to the little-girl cuteness. It was just painful to watch her. In retrospect, it was because her Seol in Cheese was so precious, that I couldn't bear to see her act as anyone else. So it was unfair of me to feel frustrated, and disappointed with her character in Goblin. She's a great actress, and I think that if I hadn't seen Cheese, I would have been fine with her character in Goblin.

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I first watched her in Cheese in the Trap and she had no chemistry with the male lead, and then I watched her in Goblin and she had (shields myself) no chemistry with Gong-yoo. At all. And I cannot even imagine her with LMH. . . . She just doesn't have a very romantic image. It's such a shame.

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Kim Go-eun’s character is a criminal named Luna who is lives on the bottom rung of the social ladder and leads a difficult life as a result.

My mind suddenly went somehow to "is this a kdrama adaption of the Luna chronicles but multiverse???" pffffffffffffffffffffft

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Hey, sicarius, I blinked for a sec because I couldn't recognise your username...I was wondering if you were from a parallel universe.

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Yeah this is my Jadis of Charn aka *the world is in a downward spiral of entropy, hurtling towards oblivion; here we embrace chaos* universe persona...

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O...kay...* stunned into silence*

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Sic transit gloria mundi (sometimes shortened to STGM) is a Latin phrase that means "Thus passes the glory of the world".

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

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@sicarius sic transit gloria mundi May 21, 2019 at 3:30 PM

Thank you. Now I understand why one of my college buddies named his Ford [Found On Roadside Dead] station wagon "Transit Gloria." Har!

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Pffahahaahahaha now that is a good pun.
(I have to admit I'm a little surprised nobody just copied my handle and googled it if they didn't know it)

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I know it's your opinion guys but you think it's better to shut up and scroll down if you have nothing good to say and leave it to those are excited for the show like me. Thanks.

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Hahaa, I know how it feels. Take it easy☺️
Plus I’m excited for this too🙋🏻‍♀️

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Kim Go Eun, Jun Ji Hyun, and Song Joong Ki- the three actors I want for them to tackle challenging roles on small screen. I have always seen something in them, that when they meet the character that is made for them, it would be truly phenomenal.
Unfortunately they are the very same actors that took popular blockbuster characters that didn't showcase their full potential in small screen. Now I'm sad, because I rarely watch Korean movies, Kdrama is my primary feeding ground of their works.

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