KBS has scheduled a press conference for 2 p.m. Seoul time August 16th to announce the future of Spy Myung Wol, though it’s pretty much set that Han Ye Seul will be replaced (no news on whether the new actress will be playing Myung Wol or another character). While the Korean news media reported that Han Ye Seul left Seoul for Los Angeles, there had been no actual confirmation she got on the flight, other than a ticket was booked under her real name Leslie Kim. Thirteen hours later, the flight from Seoul landed in LA and Sports Chosun had a reporter on the ground that managed to snap some shots of her leaving the airport and got some sound bites.
The only reason I’m sharing these pictures is to show that she’s okay, because her being MIA for a good day was starting to worry me. Fault, blame, professionalism, all of that aside, the safety and well-being of a person is paramount to me. KBS and Lee-Kim Productions can pursue legal action against her for taking off, but I did not want to see this story take a turn for any macabre or dangerous territory. Thankfully, Han Ye Seul appeared fine when she landed in LA. But the latest new twist is that her mom was actually on a flight from LA to Seoul that criss-crossed with her flight going the other direction. Her mom has now landed in Seoul and is supposedly speaking with Sidus HQ and the drama production right now.
According to Sports Chosun, when asked to comment on what happened, Han Ye Seul said simply that she’s given up everything because the working environment producing a live drama was just too much for her to handle. She downplayed any discord with PD Hwang and explained that she just wants to rest now. She hopes the physical toll of filming that happened to her won’t ever happen to her hoobaes, implying that perhaps this will change the utterly insane and taxing work environment of producing a live drama in Korea.
I think we can stop sensationalizing what might have happened behind-the-scenes now, even if what did happen truly was brutal for an actress to film 20+ hours a day, performing lots of stunts, and bearing the lions share of air time because she played the title character. Maybe Han Ye Seul didn’t know it would get this bad because the drama’s lukewarm reception resulted in script rewrites and writer changes, which delayed it’s live shoot even worse. I hope she gets the rest, mental, physical, and emotional, that she needs. And I hope the rest of the cast and crew of SMW can successfully complete their drama.
[Credit: Hankooki news, Nate news, and pictures from Sports Chosun]
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surprised to see her looking quite cheerful, but otherwise glad she is fine.
Kim Tae Hee might be a good option to replace Han Ye Seul...or not? =)
I'm not sure any A-list actress will want to risk it and step into the mess of that drama.
I say its resemblance (similar meeting is that xD, but Kim Tae Hee is more beautiful) in any case do not think she would accept, this ship sank.
PS: sorry for my English :P
Glad she is physically okay, but emotionally and mentally she may be a wreck. Seems like the fallout from this is going to cause long term damage to her career and reputation in Korea, especially if she is going to face lawsuits and charges for just leaving in the middle of production. Hope everything will work out for her and that she can put this behind her and start fresh.
I hope everything will be ended just fine for all party included.
Feel sorry for HYS and also for SMW others actors and crews.
It's drama in a drama...
This saddens me. So basically I wasted 6 hours of my life watching this drama and now it's gonna turn to crap. And I liked it too. And she was my favorite character. UGH!!!
But I guess know one except for her, the PDs, and the cast know the whole story so I won't hate her...
so many conflicting reports of this situation right now that it's hard to grasp what the truth really is. i'm glad to see that she is physically okay though. it's a tragic turn for a drama that i was actually enjoying (despite all it's faults), but hopefully it's a step towards the k-ent industry realizing that the insane live shoots isn't doing anyone any good. whatever her reasoning, beyond the professionalism, career, etc etc - she needs to put her health and well-being first. she is much luckier than other korean celebrities in that she can at least find an escape from the wrath of the industry and fans (or rather, anti-fans) by coming home to her family in the States. i really do wish her the best in her future, whatever it may be, and also best of luck to the cast and crew of Myung Wol that now have to deal with the fallout of all this.
Who would have thought that such things often seen in dramas also happen in real life? hehe
Let's wait and see. Hope for the best. Expect for the worst.
i hope she gets the rest she needs and surrounds herself with people who love and support her. Doesn't matter what anybody says or thinks.....she is the only one who knows what she can or cannot tolerate. As to the legal ramifications...thats what entertainment lawyers are for .....let them handle it!!!
Regardless of everyone's opinion on how she handled things I just hope that she can finally get the rest and time that she feels that she needs in the comfort of being with people that make her feel safe and loved because at the end of the day one's personal health and well being is of utmost important and more important than any drama or career. As for the Spy Myung Wol cast and crew, for their sake I just hope whatever happens from here on out is smooth sailing as they are the unfortunate bystanders in this mess.
Call me coldhearted by I do not agree with how she handled the situation... Okay, she needed rest and was very tired from all the filming and we should blame that on the live shooting system but she is not the only one who has gone through this and this cannot be her first live shooting so she should know how physically and mentally straining it can be. Running away to another country and disappointing all those involved in the drama is not the way to stand up against the live shoots.... I am glad she took a stand but it's just crazy how she did it... It was rather childish of her to just run away, she should have talked it out with everyone instead, the cast, crew, production company, her agency, KBS, etc., even the media if needed... If they still won't listen, then keep pressuring them to listen....
I'm happy that she's finally getting to rest but right now, the other cast members and staff are more tired than her because of anxiety caused by her... And from the looks of things, she seems more relax than the others...
Good luck to her and those involved...
PS...
This isn't the first time she walked out of something. In 2008, she also walked out of an awards ceremony when she didn't win an award. She walked out when the winner was making a speech and her excuse, as I read, was she was tired.....
agreed wit ur comment @vegaspink
Her excuse was that she didn't feel well.
Her defense mechanism might be to leave, but it doesn't mean there was no reason.
Totally agree with you. Working your bone out is very normal of this industry. That's why the actors get high pay. What she did is so selfish. Run away without caring of other actors and staff. I feel sorry for the crew and staff rather than other actors/actresses. They get much less money than the actors but work harder. Now All staff will get into trouble.
Okay, that was because she wasn't feeling well not because she didn't win the award.
@Tiffany, what I said is she had an excuse,one that was done at the wrong time. If she didn't feel well in the first place, then why show up at the ceremony.? By leaving right when the person who won against her is making a speech says that she might as well leave since she didn't win.... Is this her making a stand? Just like the one now.. from these two incidents alone, it seems like whenever something doesn't go her way, she leaves. That's why its hard to sympathize with her... From incidents involving her,not just these two, I find her rather disrespectful to others...
She's making a statement by walking away. How will she be able to make a point if she continues to work 20 hours/day? It might not be the right way to go, but let her face the consequences of her actions, at least she's standing her ground. As for the staff and cast affected by all this, they have all the right to be angry at her or whoever. They can sue her if they want to. But they have to move on.
Just because this happens in every live shoot drama and all actors go through the same exhaustion as she did doesn't mean it should be acceptable.
What about all of the other people who are not directly involved in this mess but is tangentially related to HYS? Dramabeans brought up a great point in her post about this with her new movie "penny-pinching romance." They can't sue her because the movie is completed, but of course the result will never be the same now because her name will be linked with this scandal forever. Obviously, the cast and crew of SMW are affected but so are other people with whom HYS has a contract with. Standing up to the industry is one thing, but jeopardizing everyone's else so that you can succeed (or fail) in doing so is way below dirty. She is not a heroine everyone makes her out to be. She thought of only herself and I call that selfish.
agreed with ur comment vegaspink....shes kinda DIVA personality