Moon Chae Won in Talks to Join Lee Jun Ki in K-remake of Criminal Minds

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• I'm glad this looks like it's moved to tvN. I didn't see the big 3 doing well by this. I've watched Criminal Minds. There is no romance between the 6 to 7 team members besides a little flirtation between two that never goes anywhere. Doesn't mean the k-drama won't throw romance in the mix and doesn't mean it can't be done well, but I don't know if it's necessarily a good idea. Signal didn't have much romance and Voice has none thus far and it seems to have worked so who knows. Truthfully, after K-2 I wish more dramas would be brave enough to skip the love story if they can't do it well.

  Just because I'm curious, does anyone know if the Korean audience is really interested in adaptations from the US? I mean I get that Entourage was always risky, but The Good Wife was darn good and seemed to do just ok. I heard that some netizen complaints was that it was "too American". I never watched the US show, but TGW was a really good drama.

• OCN would suit this better than the BIG 3...

• i usually like romance focussed dramas but i will watch this for lee jun ki and moon chae won.ljk was damn fine in moon lovers

• Why another remake? 12 seasons of Criminal minds , and the real star of the show is the interesting case they developed in each episode. The team comes in second . No leadings, each member has his specifity... The cast of the criminals and victims is more important!Next, Seoul law and order, Virgins(sex will be too much) in the city , Seoul fire dept, In the Blue house, Kim's motel ...

  • 12 years i'm watching kdramas cause they are different, not to watch remakes of american shows that i see every week on tv.

  • I am strongly against remake too but with Moon Chae Won potentially being the leading lady, I definitely feel this is worthy a try since god knows how long Lee Jun Ki has been deprived of an actress of his calibre. With the success of OCN's "Voice", may be this remake won't be so bad. And I hope they will just borrow the title from the US TV show and probably add up their own twist and spin to make the viewing more refreshing. Guess LJK has a thing for remake. LOL.

  • Maybe they are trying to break into the American market since they have lost the Chinese & Japanese market??? It's anybody's guess.

    • i doubt if the Americans will ever import any foreign dramas to mainstream TV, especially with the present political situation, DT won't pay a dime to foreigners...

    • They could still try and expand their market. Kdramas hasn't really been in China's prime time TV either but it hasn't stopped people from watching them online.

    • yeah... but streaming is free... i thot u meant to generate $$ for kdramas. i know lots of asian-americans r already watching kdramas via various means... it will be tough to sell when everyone is so tight with $$ nowadays...

    • Countries adapt tv shows all the time all around the world but seems that the US to Korean market is relatively new. (The Good Wife, Entourage) CM is an odd pick with not alot of romance and not really a star vehicle but sure, why not.

      Also, the US has filmed the pilot of an adaptation of Nine Times Travel (I might be messing up the title) and it is set to be shown this or next summer. Actor Daniel Dae Kim (who is on Hawaii Five O) is trying to adapt The Good Doctor and Neighborhood Lawyer to US tv as well. I don't know if the US needs another doctor or lawyer show so we'll see.

    • @Kat

      The casting news Good Doctor US Remake just a few weeks ago. I found it interesting since it's MCW's drama and now, she is probably doing the opposite haha

    • Just figured that ABC as the original producer of Criminal Minds are behind the Good Doctor remake. Haha that's quite interesting.

• This would be my dream pairing comes true even when this will involve minimal romance. I actually always wanted these two to form an OTP for an epic sageuk but LJK surely deserves a charismatic actress and MCW is perfect. Please make it happen cause most likely, LJK will do this project since it has been on his radar for quite sometimes now. Go girl. Sign up and join our man.

• Better not to mess up with the cast of Dr Spencer Reid ( complex character) and Penelope Garcia !!!

• ? dang wish this was a romance!!! MCW and LJK look awesome together already!

• she's beautiful...I tried to like her but I can't, something about her acting that make me don't have interest to watch her drama till the end...hope this new will change my perception to her

  • Did you watch Princess Man? She won me over in that drama. It's amazing ?

    • not yet...will try to watch it..

    • Watch it trust me. Her character was one of the best drama female characters ever. And the writing, directing, soundtrack, acting, and love lines are all amazing!

• Yeah!! For two reasons. 1) No more sageuk for LJK. 2) No more newbies and way younger actress for LJK.

• I wish he'll work with someone like song hye kyo or at least park shin hye....i think song hye kyo will fit the role too...no harm,just my opinion...

  • Moon Chae Won is a better actress and he deserves a good leading female since years of meh-romance.

  • agree...i wish song hye kyo work in this kind of genre...moon chae won is good too but i think ljk and shk will make a good chemistry

  • I'm a fan of both so I'm right with you guys on wishing SHK took more diverse roles esp a thriller. Both MCW and SHK have expressed the need for stronger female characters too. But MCW and SHK are both talented in terms of acting/screen presence so MCW will be excellent for this.

  • song hye kyo's acting is not good enough to match with lee jun ki and the many wrinkles when she laugh makes her appears old on screen. Lee jun ki looks younger, definitely they will not match

    • hope mcw accept it wouldnt want shk to act in that remake lol, and besides ljk isnt that young,

    • I WOULDN'T BE SURPRISED IF IT TURNS OUT THAT THE REPLIES IN THIS PARTICULAR COMMENT ARE MADE BY A SINGLE PATHETIC PERSON TRYING TO STIR A FIGHT BETWEEN THE FANS OF TWO ACTRESSES. STOP THAT FACADE OF YOURS AND GET SOME LIFE.

      JUST SO YOU KNOW...IT'S EASY TO TRACK IP ADDRESS.

  • song hye kho with lee jun ki please