Potential Hyeri, Yoo Seung-ho sageuk project in the works

55 February 17, 2021February 17, 2021

Potential Hyeri, Yoo Seung-ho sageuk project in the works

by tineybeanie

Hyeri, Yoo Seung-ho

It’s been reported that Hyeri (Miss Lee) and Yoo Seung-ho (Memorist) have both received offers to star in KBS’s upcoming When Flowers Bloom, I Think of the Moon. The project is a sageuk drama set in the Joseon dynasty during a period of history that had the strictest alcohol prohibition laws. If Hyeri accepts, it will be her first-ever sageuk.

When Flowers Bloom, I Think of the Moon will tell the story of a woman who secretly brews liquor, a civil bureau servant tasked with enforcing the prohibitionist policies, and an alcoholic crown prince who goes as far as climbing over the palace walls to get a drink.

Hyeri has been offered the part of the woman brewer. She who was born to an aristocratic family but life dealt her a rough hand. Her father died when she was thirteen years old and her mother fell ill soon after, and she effectively became the family’s breadwinner. She worked hard to cover the costs of her mother’s medicine and her older brother’s books. She did all types of odd jobs to a futile financial end, and it came to the point where even the neighbor’s slaves began to look down upon her and her family. Despite looking every inch the noble lady, she’s tough and as strong as any man.

Yoo Seung-ho was offered the part of the civil bureau servant, an inspector who burns with passion to succeed in order to restore his family’s honor. There’s no word yet on who might play the crown prince.

Directed by Hwang In-hyuk (Doctor Prisoner) and written by Kim Joo-hee, When Flowers Bloom, I Think of the Moon will begin airing in the latter half of this year.

Via Hankyung, IS Plus

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1 transient

February 17, 2021 at 11:24 PM

Are the writers trying to one up each other with longer drama title?

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💜🍍☠ Sicarius The Queen of Melonia ☠🍍💜

February 18, 2021 at 2:21 PM

Yeah it's a newly released end of year award, very prestigious ;)

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2 meowingme

February 18, 2021 at 12:05 AM

The crown prince character sounds like a hoot already, but do we need a Joseon candy..?

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bong-soo

February 18, 2021 at 7:26 AM

A show stealer part if there ever was one.

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3 Kurama

February 18, 2021 at 12:52 AM

Sageuk = moon and a long title! I'm very bad at memorizing names and it's coming more confusing for me.

I'm always happy with the news of a YSH's drama (modern or sageuk) but always skeptical with the news of a Hyeri's drama...

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ar_arguably romantic

February 20, 2021 at 1:24 PM

I feel really bad for the sun with the moon always getting the attention.

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Kurama

February 20, 2021 at 1:29 PM

Lol! Where is the parity?!

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4 Kafiyah Bello

February 18, 2021 at 4:03 AM

I like YSH, but everything in me is screaming No. So maybe the previews will interest me.

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halofan68

February 18, 2021 at 1:21 PM

A saguek bootlegger comedy (?) What could possibly go wrong? Not to mention the two potential leads have contemporary acting styles I have a hard time believing can be transitioned to period drama...unless they are going for a Bugsy Malone vibe with an (somewhat) older cast.

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Rooroo

February 18, 2021 at 8:28 PM

I could agree with you about Hyeri's acting style not fitting, but certainly not Yoo Seung Ho. He has done several historical dramas since he was a child, and he's one of the most experienced actors his age in this genre. His last historical drama was Ruler: Master of the Mask in 2017, and he basically hard-carried that drama. He's probably as comfortable in hanbok as he is in modern-day clothing.

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Lily left the valley

February 19, 2021 at 5:45 PM

I agree wholeheartedly with @rooroo on this. He's got a range of talents as far as genres. If one checks his wiki page, his early career is literally littered with historicals--he was immersed in the genre early and worked with some really incredible talent to watch and learn from. Yes, he played the younger version of X lead/secondary in some, but he's got the experience in spades.

@halofan68, If you haven't seen him in Warrior Baek Dong Soo, you need to make time to do so, as it will at least sway--if not abolish--your concerns.

Gah! Now I want to watch that again. 😁

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5 Lord Cobol (Kdramas, like water, flow downhill)

February 18, 2021 at 7:10 AM

Gee, seems I'm not the only one who isn't very impressed.

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6 FlyingTool

February 18, 2021 at 7:36 AM

So, who would Beanies cast as the Prince?

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Lord Cobol (Kdramas, like water, flow downhill)

February 18, 2021 at 7:53 AM

Kim Yoo-jung ?

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FlyingTool

February 18, 2021 at 8:10 AM

Now, that would be an interesting choice!

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meowingme

February 20, 2021 at 8:21 AM

~~When Flowers Bloom, I Think of the Moon~~ Ms. Crown Prince..?

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FlyingTool

February 20, 2021 at 10:20 AM

Would she be playing a woman masquerading as a man, or a man who is acting like a woman masquerading as a man, or an effeminate man? Or ... and as the SML will she fall for our brew master? ... amazing possibilities for a wonderful actress.

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7 OldLawyer

February 18, 2021 at 9:23 AM

Is this the year of the Sageuk?

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bong-soo

February 18, 2021 at 12:45 PM

Perhaps The Year of the Sageuk II if you already consider 2019 as I do "The Great Year of the Sageuk".

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kiara

February 18, 2021 at 2:36 PM

2021 sageuks are more successful in the rating department.
Fusion rules. It's cheaper and shorter.

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8 bong-soo

February 18, 2021 at 12:58 PM

Possible upcoming sageuk attractions.
With RIVER WHERE THE MOON RISES having begun its run I am aware of 8 projects in the sageuk/historical genre:
1-4: , JOSEON EXORCIST, RED SKY/HONG CHUN GI, BOSSAM—STEALING FATE, RED CUFF OF THE SLEEVE. The last two I have not heard much about.
5. tvN’s TALE OF THE SECRET ROYAL INSPECTOR AND JO YI
(Jo Byung-gyu),
6. KBS’s AFFECTION/YEON MO (Rowoon),
7. Hong Sisters’ REINCARNATION/RETURN ??
8. KBS’s WHEN FLOWERS BLOOM, I THINK OF THE MOON (Yoo Seung-ho).

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Kurama

February 18, 2021 at 1:47 PM

Red Cuff of the Sleeve : I wanted to watch Kim Kyung Nam in his first main role even if the writer did The Ruler... But there is no news about this drama >_<

Affection/Yeon : Neither Park Eun Bin nor Rowoon are confirmed for this drama... It's sad I love both.

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bong-soo

February 18, 2021 at 3:42 PM

Kim Kyung-nam is part of the cast of OK KWANG SISTERS a 50 episode S/S drama on KBS2 supposed to start airing 13 March. He may not wind up being part of RED CUFF unfortunately.

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