I find myself torn about the upcoming SBS Mon-Tues fusion sageuk Warrior Baek Dong Soo. I was totally salivating over it when it was rumored that Kim Bum would take the titular role. Then Ji Chang Wook was cast, and my interest plummet. And then my interest sky rocketed again when it was revealed Yoo Seung Ho turned down the lead role of Baek Dong Soo to take on the role of Yeon Woo, the antagonist male lead for this drama.
Little So Ji Sub as a kickass bad guy? In a sageuk? Wearing all black? Oh Hells Yeah, I am so there. I just know this is Yoo Seung Ho’s version of doing the Bidam (see the hundreds of essays written on how Kim Nam Gil stole the male lead role from none other than Uhm Tae Woong in Queen Seon Deok and the drama actually changed OTPs in the end because of it).
The reason I haven’t posted more about this drama is because……it’s the successor drama to Lie to Me. *sobs* For WBDS to air means my Ki Joon and Ah Jung aren’t going to be on my screen every Mon-Tues. *plaintive wails of pain* Hiccup, here’s the first trailer for WBDS. It looks excellent, like a noirish version of Chuno. Man, if Yoo Seung Ho dies in a Bidam-esque blaze of glory at the end of this drama, all my OT-gals are going to need to stock up on tissue beforehand.
Trailer for WBDS:
Also bringing some posters and stills for the drama
There are some monster heavyweight older generation actors in this drama. I think it’s just missing Kim Gab Soo to complete the awesome. We’re getting Oh Man Seok, Choi Min Soo, Jeon Kwang Ryul, Park Joon Gyu, and the list goes on.
The child actors they selected are awesome as well. I’ve seen them play so many of the younger versions of some of my favorite male leads in various dramas. Most notably, little Baek Dong Soo was most recently little Gang Mo in Giant (Lee Bum Soo‘s character) and little Yeon Woo was once little Soo Hyun in Time Between Dog and Wolf (Lee Junki‘s character).
I’m not going to lie, completely and totally watching this drama for Yoo Seung Ho, and refusing to acknowledge that he is still only 18. Hell, he’s even too young for ICOMYM.
Warrior Baek Dong Soo premieres in three weeks. The female lead will be Yoon So Yi, who I’ve never once connected with onscreen. Her performances are always just good, but lacking in heartfelt delivery. Here’s to hoping she’ll wow me in her first sageuk drama role.
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Yoo Seung Ho is such an eye candy with fluttering long hair!
"(see the hundreds of essays written on how Kim Nam Gil stole the male lead role from none other than Uhm Tae Woong in Queen Seon Deok and the drama actually changed OTPs in the end because of it)."
Uoo, please tell me where to read these analyses. Thank you!
oh me too...Please tell me too...or even better did you write anything abt QSD??? I've only finished QSD this week and I'm so in love with Bidam I don't even know where to spazz, since the drama was over like 2 years ago....
ji chang wook is flawless though :(
he has the best smile ^^
(see the hundreds of essays written on how Kim Nam Gil stole the male lead role from none other than Uhm Tae Woong in Queen Seon Deok and the drama actually changed OTPs in the end because of it).
ugh i hated that. stopped watching QSD cos of it
May I ask why?
I think it's because she's a big time UTW fan? Actually I have come across people who don't like Bidam's character....
Historically I wouldnt give a crap about Bidam and I felt that Yushin's character should have been developed better. I mean this is General Kim Yushin who is well known in history.
I think UTW did his best with what he was given but KNG was fresh and charismatic that it was hard not to root for him. I think the change in the end was a complete fan service on the writer's part and she did admit that she didnt want to disappoint Bidam's fan beside the ratings was dropping fast after Mishil's death.
OMG!!! is the most handsome cute little boy i´ve ever seen!!!
totally watching this!
Well, I think SBS made an excellent choice when they chose to replace LTM with something completely different in tone, theme and genre. There's that, chingu. Not seeing HwanHye on screen is going to be painful and I'm afraid it'll be like going cold turkey, but on the other hand, maybe since it's so different, we'll be able to cope a little bit better? *crosses fingers*
NGL, I had the same experience. I do like JCW, but i've seen in only one drama (and someday I WILL tackle Smile, Donghae if only to see 150++ eps of Alex Chu being awesome) and I'm not sure if he's quite ready for a sageuk. As the male lead. Yoo Seung Ho, on the other hand, is oh so wonderful.
I'm so going to watch this for the bromance that goes bad and turns the leads into enemies. I am a SUCKER for that kind of thing! However, I suspect we all need a ton of tissue by the end of drama, am I rite?
And hold your horses. Oh Man-seok is in this? how come I didn't know that? Definitely watching it then!
I really liked Yoon So Yi in the sageuk movie Shadowless Sword.
I'm not sure how she'll do in this drama with all the youngsters as it seems she is the oldest actor.
if yoo seung ho will play a role as a little bidam, hen im up for it. haha.. i loved him when he played chunchu in QSD but not enough to take my eyes off Kim Nam Gil who played the role of Bidam. haha...
where can i find the the hundreds of essays written on how Kim Nam Gil stole the male lead role in Queen Seon Deok? pls.. thanks!
i wonder if the eng subs for this willl be released right away?
anyway what does ICOMYM means? thanks!
inappropriate crush on much younger man
Yeah, Yoo Seung Ho is definitely near jail-bait. He's still jail-bait in American age (17, nearly 18). I love that Hancinema's profile pic of him is one of him as a very young un.
I keep reminding myself that he's the little brat who squirted in his Mother Theresa of a grandmother's shoes, not the hottie leading man that he has been becoming. That boy's going to kiss all the hottest noonas before he's even 21. I seriously hope he has tons of grounding influences in his life.
Huh, I watched the preview and I felt "the Duelist" again?
Both of the little boys have been little Lee Jun Ki's and little Ji Sung's.
Little Baek Dong Soo / Park Geon Tae:
• Time Between Dog & Wolf as little Soo Hyun (Lee Jun Ki)
• Kim Soo Ro as little Soo Ro (Ji Sung)
Little Yeon Woo / Yeo Jin Goo:
• Iljimae as little Iljimae (Lee Jun Ki)
• Swallow the Sun as little Jeong Woo (Ji Sung) - only very briefly though, with bio-dad played by BDS's Jeon Kwang Ryeol
Yoon So Yi - loved her in Tell Me You Love Me. The only other I've seen her is in Hero, which just bit hard and in which she also starred with Baek Dong Soo's titular hero. heh heh heh.
Sometimes I love playing the six degrees of separation game with the kdrama actors.
Dang, I just took a look at the veteran cast. Hello, who gets marquee billing? They're all big honchos or amazing character actors.
Choi Min Soo (Sandglass)
Jeon Kwang Ryeol (Kim Tak Goo, Swallow the Sun, etc.)
Seong Ji Roo (TBD&W)
Park Cheol Min (my favorite crazy man from Return of Iljimae, heart of gold cabaret trumpet player who picked Kang Mae's nose in Beethoven Virus)
Lee Won Jong (bad guy in Kim Soo Ro, the trans-fortune teller cameo in Sungkyunkwan, baddy again in Iljimae, gangster in Kick the Moon [which also featured Seong Ji Roo & Park Cheol Min])
Ahn Seok Hwan (good [for once!] Confucian scholar in King Geun Chogo, bad slimy daddy in Personal Taste, hilarious lech artist in Chuno, Jandi's dad in BOF)
Dang!