This is far and away the best casting confirmation in a busy K-ent news day filled with lots of casting reveals. The Spring weekend dramas are lining up its leads with Lee Dong Wook reuniting with his My Girl co-star Lee Da Hae in Hotel King, up against the totally random pairing of Lee Sang Yoon with Gu Hye Sun for Angel Eyes. Thank god those are both weekend dramas which is a time slot that is a casual watch for me based only on what piques my interest. Since Spring is still coming despite how the cold appears to be overstaying its welcome this Winter, the prime time dramas need to also start confirming its cast and today the most highly anticipated (by me) police drama You’re All Surrounded has inked the contracts with double male leads Lee Seung Gi and Cha Seung Won. Hurray! It is a little early for this drama to lock down a cast since it’s going to be following Three Days on SBS Wed-Thurs, and Three Days hasn’t even aired yet considering it’s predecessor You From Another Star has four more episodes left to air. With that said, better safe than sorry and lock down both of these A-listers before either Lee Seung Gi or Cha Seung Won gets any second thoughts.
The drama is described not as a police procedural but more a sweet, funny, and heartwarming drama set in the cop world. I guess that means less murdering psychopaths to track down and more of the lost dogs variety of cases? I kid, the set up is actually in the violent crimes unit of a local precinct where head honcho played by Cha Seung Won finds himself saddled with a bunch of rookies who aren’t terribly invested in their jobs or have a particular passion for crime fighting. Lee Seung Gi’s young cop is described as someone with the outer package of looks but it’s sadly coupled with a less than stellar personality. I’m also interested because I’ve liked the works of both the PD and the screenwriter – the PD directed Incarnation of Money, History of a Salaryman, and Giant while the screenwriter penned Surgeon Bong Dal Hee and Be Strong Geum Soon (and for the record also wrote Ojakkyo Brothers but I never watched that). The rumored leading lady Park Min Young, who was first up for the female lead in Dr. Stranger before turning that down and bouncing over to You’re All Surrounded, is also confirmed today to not being in this drama. That means the coveted slot is open again and I’m going to start chanting prayers that the actress cast is a favorite of mine. You’re All Surrounded will start filming in March with an eye towards a late April premiere on SBS.
Park Min Young is out, and given that its been two years since she did any acting project (drama or movie), I’m wondering what exactly is going on with her career management. She recently left her old agency King Kong Entertainment (where a handful of actresses also jumped ship including Kim Sun Ah and Sung Yuri) so hopefully she’ll figured out what she wants to do next. IMO either Dr. Stranger (with red hot Lee Jong Seok) and You’re All Surrounded appear like great projects with a high likelihood of success. Oh well, I’m not going to manage her career for her (leave that to her new agency Culture Depot which also reps Jeon Ji Hyun), and really I’m too excited to really care when Lee Seung Gi and Cha Seung Won are confirmed. *throws confetti!*
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Who needs romance when you get bromance? Haha.
Love this comment^^! I'll ship this bromance all the way. ;) I can't wait for the spring/summer dramas to air.
Haha. I'll have both no matter how attracrive these two are ^_^
YEH please. She needs a good project after her last two projects.
Ha Ji Won, please!!!
I think she'll probably just be wrapping up Empress Ki around that time so she needs some time off.
hihi...She has a new movie project with Ha Jung Woo (If I am not mistaken). So, it's impossible,right?
* breathers into paper bag *
Be commenting later. This da best news!!
kekekekeke, rightoooooo~
I sorry PMY fans but my first thought to being out was yes I think she is serviceable at best My choices on who should step in are Kim So Eun or Jung So Min
jung so min please!!! I love kim so eun but i want jung so min to act alongside Lee seung gi!!!
This may just be the first Lsg drama that I love... Having nothing to do with him, but his character... I do love cop characters.
Try to watch the king 2 hearts...it's DAEBAK.
what I mean is LSG'acting is DAEBAK> I never like him but TK2H captured my heart and I fall in love with his acting
when did it become double hmale leads, LSG is the lead.
correction "male"
Disagree! If there is only one male lead, it's definitely CSW!
sorry to disappoint you, but Seung Gi, is the Male LEAD in this drama, feel free to check around, this is a known fact..
I second dis
omfghjjjjjjjj taking the cue and breathing in to the airbag. i have been going through a drama withdrawal stage with nothing exciting me . but THIS Is IT!!!!!
the bromance is too prety and epic to be true and acting limited PMY is out.
yesterday han hyo joo sent a love call to seung gi , saying she wants to work witn him again in different image since they know each other since they were kids.
ms. koala let's chant hard it's some one in that league and someone we all love and can act .
anyone worse than park min young or an idol girl who can't act is a "nooooo nooo"
Park Shin Hye and Lee Seung Gi would be Awesome
please NO
@scbound
Ditto!
Can overzealous fangirls try to not spoil the potential epic bromance?
YES please! That would be amazing! Different strokes for different folks, but totally agree with ayleen here!
No!!!!
I like park shin hye but there are times I just feel awkward watching her....
I would love for a re-teaming of han hyo joo/seung gi...Esp since he voiced his opinions of wanting to work with her again. He thought they had the best chemistry.
Nowadays han hyo joo is rockin' a much edgier vibe and i think it's time i see her back on the small screen since it's been 4 years.
TBH, i am happy PMY is out -- i don't think the chemistry would have been there. I know, it's too early to tell but i am imagining it in my head and it's just not doing it for me. PMY looks best with older-looking men, despite both being the same age.
I actually think him and MCW had better chemistry, lol I think she was more attracted to him in real life, they are cute together
I loved MCW on that one episode of strong heart. They were adorable together.
Thing is, i don't think the heroine in this story would nearly be as interesting as the hero and the focus seems to be on the bromance.. So although i'd love for them to team up, i don't think it'd be a progressive move for her acting-wise.
@scbound
You and I think alike again! I would so love to see SGi and MCW together in another drama. I felt that he had more chemistry with her than HHJ.
I'd like it too. She just said yesterday in an interview she wanted to work with him. But I don't think she'd take this role if PMY won't take it. She's going to want a big part to come back to dramas after years and this is obviously going to focus on the bromance more than the romance and female lead.