Descendants of the Sun Casting and Production Updates

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• Of course we know the initial report on SHG is for public testing. After they saw the reaction-better create another media story.

  • OK I'm a huge fan of writer Kim Eun Sook and as an ahjumma with tons of duties (family, house, businesses, social life etc etc) her dramas are like oasis in the desert when I'm dry and tired.. her dramas are soothing, light and entertaining without too much killer makjang or cheesy overrated plot.. me like it.
    so I'm trying to figure out why she has chosen Song Joong Ki and Song Hye Kyo for the role of Captain Kim Shi Jin (34) and Army Doctor Yoon Myeong Joo (33) the ultimate DotS OTP..

    Song Joong Ki as we all know, will end his military enlistment on late May 2015.. like a bread that just baked fresh from the oven.. the warmth and goodness of military sense will still lingering on him.. SJK to me is the PERFECT one to play Captain Kim Shi Jin. And for SJK, it will be an interesting and exciting role to play since his last 2 years of life is mingled with all kind of military things.. from knowledge, composure, pose, uniform, arms, allegiance and whatever that in conjuction of an Army Captain's character, SJK will nail it the role perfectly. He's the ONE. Nobody can do better.

    for Song Hye Kyo.. come on have you girls watch That Winter the Wind Blows? and all her other big screen movies? the girl rocked! Not only she posseses that innocent beauty and young look but she also good in acting department.. otherwise John Woo that awesome world class Director won't choose her right?
    Whose other Korean actress that have played in John Woo's movies? or and played with the great Tony Leung??
    Kim Eun Sook must be thinking about who's the actress that fit the role perfectly from the moment she wrote the drama and SHK's classic and innocent beauty, her calm composure and her lovely voice are just some of the reason..

    I agree that SJK baby face look probably won't fit the 34 years old Capt. Kim.. but who knows with his built up army body and intense work out.. a darker skin tone.. (as long as no mustache please) he'll look like he's above 30.. All the uniform and clothing for Captain Kim Shi Jin is tailor made perfectly in Song Joong Ki's body.. he's 178 cms (maybe few cms more with the army boots or shoes). I just can't wait to see, absorb and spazz the glorious beauty of this drama...

  • Would have better appreciate a cast with YOON EUN HYE and WON BIN! Beyond advertisement just pops up...

• Can someone tell me when will SJK discharge from army? So koala means The potential leads will probably change?

  • he will get out around middle of May

• I hope song Hye Gyo will decline this drama, because K-Netizen still mad because of her tax scandal..

  • netizens were mad about MC Mong too. and he is dominating charts.

  • When are netizens not mad about something though? If the producers would listen to them every time they wanted to do something they'd never get anything done.

  • They will ALWAYS be mad. Forever. There's nothing she can do to change that. She bowed down and apologized more than once and corrected the problem. What else do people want from her? Seriously, I don't think most viewers really care.

• Is anyone else super nervous about this overseas thing? I think it would be better if they stayed in E/SE Asia, and it seems like they might, if they're talking about shooting parts of it in Korea. All I can say is I pray this ~made up place will not be some random fake African country, or any place with a majority black population (I have to say that reading the summary, the earthquake in Haiti five years ago springs to mind). They can butcher any language they want and I'll get through it. I just cannot deal with Kdrama dealing with race--I have yet to see any person of color get treated like a human being, rather than a thug and/or scary rapist, in any Asian drama (Flames of Ambition came the closest--but even it had its y'all want some crack moment).

  • I have the same fear you have. Couple that with an increase chance of Koreans speaking English and and extras who are not professional actors and I start sweating.

  • since this is pre-filmed, hope they can dub those English lines. Some Korean artists speak English quite well like Lee Seung Gi, Han Ye-Seul, Go Ara, Lee Seo Jin,...

  • Haiti would be a good choice. I dont know where in South east Asia do they currently have conflicts. Maybe Thailand? For sure they can't go film in Kashmir. Maybe they will shoot in Nepal like Nine?
    Africa would be too ambitious for a Korean drama. It has only been done well in Hollywood productions with massive budgets (think blood diamond, constant gardener, hotel rwanda).

    The english worries the heck out of me. At the end of the day, I don't want this drama to crash and burn. Look at what happened to Hyun Bin with HJM. I cannot soldier through a bad drama for an actor's sake.

• I think SJK being a lock means bad news for this drama. I'm sure he can act but sadly his coming into this drama with no momentum and being in the army 2 years didn't help either. KES is overly ambitious so I hardly doubt that SJK will be her main lead male in this drama if this is true then something is definitely wrong? which means alot of actors with momentum ATM turned down this drama bc maybe they didn't like the script they saw. You JUST don't gamble with a big budget drama like this with SJK who have been gone for a long time

  • South Koreans still remember him fondly, but my fear is his lack of practice. 2 years is not a long time, but he wasn't in the business that long before he went to the army so it might be challenging getting back in the water.

    • que? I have concerns for this drama relating to the overseas portion and Kim Eun Seok's cliched writing of male and female leads but Song Joong Ki is the one part I can feel absolute confidence in.

      "Lack of practice" with 2 years away never hampered Lee Jun Ki, Kim Jae Won, Kim Jae Wook etc's skills in their post-army projects, why is SJK suddenly a concern? It's not as if he was ever called a bad actor.

  • Unlike other scriptwriters, Kim Eun Sook is very choosy when it comes to male/female lead. She was only rejected once for the male and female lead (Im Soo Jung and Jang Hyuk).. lol.. even Jang Dong Gun and Lee Min Ho did not play hard to get. So even though I think Song Joong Ki is not her first choice for this drama, I doubt that she approached many actors for this. It's not more than 2 actors.

    I have to include also that many actors like Lee Dong Wook and Song Seung Hun went filming right after discharge. Filming a drama right after discharge or taking a rest before shooting won't make a difference. At least, this one is not live shooting.

    • it took her to take JDG back to small screen, and it wasn't hard enough?

    • i heard several veteran A list actor reject this project, i think it's true because the earlier article about this drama state that KES find top actor on 30's. I also read somewhere when a gentleman dignity success JDG said that he was hesitant to take the role because Kim myung min n Joo Jin mo reject the role,I heard joo jin mo get many offer from KES but keep reject the role including this drama. we never know what happen behind the casting sometimes it's true sometimes just rumour it doesn't matter getting rejected role sometimes good, like Joo won role in Gaksital , many top A list actor reject the role because of many reason n that project make Joo won geting recognize for his acting talent

    • LOL, if you think she didn't approach many of them then you're being delusional. Everyone and their grandmothers turned down her drama: Won Bin, Jang Dong Gun, Jo In Sung, Joo Jin Mo, Kang Dong Won just to name a few... All of them matches better Kim Shi Jin than SJK (even if I love him). I don't really feel her script if all those A-list stars refused it, I'm getting warry about the content.

  • seriously have you ever watch his dramas and movies? Song Joong Ki is one of the best. And I agree with Segafanlady.. he is the one who can play Captain Kim since to him it's like doing what he does for the last 21 months..

  • But Knetz still remember him, he left after two hit projects and pretty much had people claiming he was the saviour of melodramas, which can be arguable. Not to mention he'll be playing a solider... He'll fit the role perfectly, it's what he's been doing for the last 2 years of his life. Also if their going to throw in bad English, with his education he'll be able to handle those lines pretty well.

    • *they're

• I still hope she won't accept it. More because I'm not fond of her as a actress. :/

• the only couple who have never acting together but have successful ship in facebook and twitter for many year now with alot dedication is SHK and LMH. imagine if they get paired then the spamming will reach out of this world. Soompi will go down.

  • *Soompi hard-driver will go down*

    • Hahah.. You mean the ''minkyo Magical couple'' I find that ship sinful and the only reason they can't debut in soompi is because its against the rules so they hang out in facebook and other websites.

      But on the other hand that ship have been going for a long time and I believe they deserve true marriage for their patience instead of sinful fornication and debut in soompi officially and I agree the server might go down in the process.

  • Lol.. don't forget YEH-LMH ship. The thirst for Minhye is so strong on facebook and soompi. Atleast Minkyo shippers have LMH admitting SHK his ideal type for so many years. Well let's see with whom he gonna get paired first lol :-)

    • I forgot about that ship but they acted together in personal taste? she was playing his ex-girlfriend? its more legit! But LMH's interview kick started the ship for real.

    • Yeeeeeep.. magical couple please Write-rim KES grant us this long a waited wish.

      Minkyo magical couple video.. PlZ grant this wish KES

      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCZ0O9xYmNQ

    • Yup she did cameo in PT. YEH and LMH both were in Paris this week(or still there?) for individual works and my twittetr,facebook timeline went berserk lmao. But they would look good together in a drama I must admit ;-)

    • @K

      I heard they were in paris at the same time? it sounds pretty fishy to me as well.

    • What fishy stop spreading rumors? they want there on different plans and likely didn't saw each other.

    • @melissa I read LMH was there for L' Officiel Hommes shoot. Maybe YEH also for mag shoot.

    • Yeah I think they were there for different shoots. It was only shippers' wishes that it's for couple shoot lol

    • @K

      I would be find with LMH/YEH pairing..

    • I'm sorry linda but the fans have been longing and waiting for this pairing. our body is ready for this.

      The home coming and long awaited magical couple
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BeXnxtLfZe0

  • just know all of that, hmm I really lack of news
    thanks

• Too much expectation attached to this drama already, it makes me nervous.

  • Yeah just like Heirs. That's why I'm going to keep it low personally this time.

• I hope SJK's english is better than LMH. As much as I love LMH's voice, it was painful to listen him in Heirs.

• That photo is one of my favorite shots of her!