So Ji Sub Starts Only You

Movie stars So Ji Sub and Han Hyo Joo got together for the first time on Mar. 31^st for their upcoming film “Only You.” Produced by HB Entertainment and directed by Song Il Gon, “Only You” is a love story between Chul Min (So Ji Sub’s role), a former boxer who lives through a rough life, and Jung Hwa (Han Hyo Joo’s role), a woman who leads a happy life despite losing her eyesight. The first filming took place at a veterinary hospital in Seoul with a scene where Chul Min stares dimly at Jung Hwa’s back. So Ji Sub, dressed in a casual hoodie sweatshirt and jeans, turned into Chul Min who makes a living by delivering water and working at parking lots. Han Hyo Joo perfectly played the role of a blind person by wearing oversized eyeglasses and walking with a cane. Song Il Gon, the director of this film, has garnered much attention for his unique and emotional style in movies “Feathers” in 2004 and “The Magicians” in 2005. “Only You” is set for release this fall.

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Written in Korean by songsoonjin@soompi; Translated by eugenekim222@soompi

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Han Hyo-joo goes from Cinderella to Chuno

With her hot drama Brilliant Legacy heading toward its close (and achieving a 40% rating), Han Hyo-joo has picked out her next drama, which she’ll begin filming right away. The series is Chuno [추노, or Pursuing Servants] and it casts Han in the role of a daughter to servants (sometimes translated as slaves, though there are arguments against that nomenclature) in the mid-Joseon era.

She will act alongside Jang Hyuk (Tazza) and Oh Ji-ho (Queen of Housewives), who are two actors who strike me as seeming rather “modern” for a sageuk like this (Han has previous sageuk experience, although Iljimae was really a fusion drama). However, I have to look upon this drama with a favorable eye if only for its director, PD Kwak Jung-hwan, who also did the wonderfully dark fusion sageuk thriller Conspiracy in the Court [한성별곡]. Writing is Level 7 Civil Servant screenwriter Chun Sung-il.

Aside from Jang Hyuk and Oh Ji-ho, Lee Jong-hyuk (Crush and Blush, Rivals) and Gong Hyung-jin (I Love You, Dal Ja’s Spring) have also been cast. Okay, one WTF moment: I understand that Oh Ji-ho’s career has experienced a rejuvenation with Queen of Housewives‘ massive popularity, but he’s not really getting top billing over Lee Jong-hyuk, is he? (And in a historical drama to boot?)

The drama is produced by the company behind Level 7 Civil Servant, Harimao Pictures, and is scheduled to air on KBS Wednesdays and Thursdays in October following Please Take Care of the Lady (aka the former Lady Castle).

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New KBS Drama "Chu No"

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, Oh Ji Ho & Han Hyo Joo are casted as the leads of KBS saguk drama 'Chu No' which airs after 'Lady castle' on 14th oct'09. Lee Jong Hyuk & Gong Hyung Jin are added as the supporting cast as well.