Kim So Hyun Confirms Sageuk Drama Moon Rising Over the River Playing Female Lead Princess Pyeongang

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• Congrats Kim So hyun. I hope the ML is Yeo Jin Goo.

  • I'd looove to have a Kim So Hyun x Yeo Jin Goo reunion project, but not for this one. Jin Goo already began filming Monster so the chances of him being cast in this drama are apparently low.

    Imo their pairing deserves much better story which shall give justice to the emotional pain and anguish they left us with in I Miss You.

  • He already has a drama but maybe next time.

• I really liked this girl, she is beautiful, charming, CLASSY, alented and intelligent. and hardworking too. She is working and at the same time studying in one of the prestigious schools in her country. A big wow.

  Im pretty sure that this project is good for this girl knows how to pick good scripts.

  • Don’t have high hopes, because the PD and the screenwriter is okay but not spectacular. But I’m really happy for her to take on such an interesting role, I really hope it’s female centric unlike her last two historical dramas where it was more male centric.

    • i don't know about the writer, but I've a good feeling with the pd. I've watch the king maker, and so far, the directing is ok for me. and dont forget to mention that the king maker is one of the highest rated drama in TV Chosun. Hopefully the outcome is good for this drama

    • That’s good to know. I prefer quality and a good story/writing over ratings. So hopefully that a miracle will come out of nowhere and make this drama excellent because so far only the actress and the premise is alluring.

    • Same with @hjw the pd is solid with historical dramas but yes the writer is difficult to say.

• How old is the princess if they went from Son Yejin to Kim Sohyun? o.o

  • In the story she was 16 when she married him. This story seem to have taken a different twist cos the princess married ondal the fool to spite her father. And she made a general out of him. They had a harmonious marriage until he was killed in a war later.

  • From Son Ye Jin to Little Son Ye Jin I say. They could pass as sisters LOL.

    • i have feeling that when son yejin reject the offer, she might say something like this: "why not give kim sohyun a chance? she is my little sister" hahhahaha.. just my imagination ?

    • I'm thinking more like the production team says "We can't get Son Ye Jin then let's get her little sister instead." HAHAHAHA

• jang don yoon is a super yesss.. but i know he wouldn't. kang tae oh, jang ki young and kim minjae is actually a good choice in my opinion. other than them, i don't know who else. I'm ok with rookie actors as long as he is handsome, can act, visually match, and around her age because i know sohyun can bring out the chemistry easily. and i really dont want yeo jingoo or yeo seungho. another actor pleaseeee. hopefully not them ? and please don't cast older actor who aged wayyy older than sohyun

  • None of the candidates you mentioned, even the one you don’t want are avail, they all have other projects lined up or already busy.

    • actually i knew that ? and actually i prefere more promising rookie young actors than the veteran one. because most of veteran available one these days ages above 30 which isn't to my liking. while the young actors one, most of them already have a project or in a military. wish the best for the male lead

    • I think most likely she will get a rookie young actor or an experienced but so far unpopular actor as male lead, I can’t think of anyone else who is avail and close to her age.

    • Lee jong suk will come back in January 2021, he is a great choice. I think he will be available since filming isn't even started yet, and he is a hallyu star with huge fan following.

  • @laura

    i knew rising actors like jung garam, nam yoon soo, lee taeri, lee dohyun, kwak dong yeon. I don't know the popular or idol actor one

    • oh I would love Kwak Dong yeon! He is so good! His acting in it’s okay not to be okay was astonishing great! But sadly he is busy with another drama. I like jung garam but not enough to see them reunite after love alarm lol Lee do Hyun is sadly already in another drama at the moment. I googled Nam yoon soo but he has a drama in November but it’s supposedly only 8 episodes. So it’s possible, just depends on when they start filming this drama. Lee tae ri is also in an upcoming drama Lol

      When is lee Jong suk coming back from military service? I just thought of him right now. I think his military service is ending soon and I think he would be a great candidate.

  • There's also and park hyung sik due to be out of the army soon. Ji Soo who could also be a good potential. Rising newbies like Jo Byunggyu. They could also go for an idol like Baekyeon or choi minho. Seo Kang Joon also has not picked his next project yet. Considering all stars in the 1990-1999 bracket. Theres only these few actors/idols suitable tbh

    • then park hyun shik is a good choice for me.. while jisoo is ok, but he already had project with sohyun. aside from kang taeoh, jang dongyoon, and kim minjae, i prefer a new face. but i couldn't really potray kang ha neul as parkhyunshik father? but maybe kanghaneul will only be acting with the child version perhaps?

    • Seo kang Joon would be a good choice!

    • He's my first choice for her too. It will be a reunion for them since Suspicious Housekeeper 6 years ago. Also SKJ's acting has improved by leaps and bounds these few years. He has shaken off his visuals only image and cemented himself as a credible actor with his choice of diverse roles. To watch him play the fool and slowly under her strict guidance and discipline become a top legendary general will be super interesting since he already did all his own stunts for AYHT and Watcher. Visually - man what an explosion

    • you mentioned seo kang joon.. suddenly i remembered park jibin.. but i don't want him.. but he seems matches with ondal characters... not so good looking in my opinion. but no offense. while seo kang joon.. he is too handsome to be ondal ? but why not?

    • @lydia

      Wow, what a great description, hopefully they work together if not on this drama, another one in the future as both leads.

      @kck

      I think they will only be inspired by the original story but adapt it to anyway they want because the ML father in the drama is a general but it’s not the case in the historical folklore because the ML comes from more humble origins. So I wonder how much they will be inspired by the folklore and how much they will alter it to make it their own vision. Kind of like the Mulan movie, where it was inspired by a ballad. Also kang ha neul is also good looking and he was originally offered the male lead.

    • I also think so... ondal is supposedly ugly with a bent back too. Kkk. Seo kang joon playing ugly is a very BIG STRETCH. Lol. But they are changing the story anyways so if he does get casted, probably some excuse needs to be made up that the fool is actually handsome contrary to popular belief. I still think the role will go to an idol though. These days its always actor vs idol - like the new jung hae in drama where the inexperienced BP girl leads over kim hye yoon. Shocking.

  • btw guys.. we really forget about her good friend shin jae ha. he is awesome too. i can count him in.. hahhaha

• The premise sounds so interesting! I’m not excited with the director or the screenwriter so this may derail an otherwise interesting story. Why must it be a tragic, sad ending? At least I can prepare myself knowing that it’s a darker drama and not expect too many happy days. It’s really rare for a historical drama to feature a female princess character as the main character of the drama instead of a male prince, so color me intrigued.

• Will look forward to this... Hope the story is good.

• so, is this sageuk with bangs once again?

  • either side bangs or no bangs.. can google gugeoryo hairstyle. or can search kdrama with gugeoryo settings. it's more interesting than the joseon

  • Side bangs the women were more independent and equal in this era than Joseon so they wore their hair more freely! The hair accessories are bomb!

• Does it mean that Kim So hyun will have two dramas in 2021. Love alarm 2 and this drama? Congrats!!!!

  • We are being fed finally!

• Cast Ji Chang Wook as ML He would be perfect to play a "fool" in this drama with Kim So Hyun.

  • He’s already busy with his upcoming new drama

  • Please no. No more ahjussis vs bare legal actresses. Yuck. Kim ji won is age appropriate.

    • so lee joon suk is okay but not Ji chang wook as mL? lol

    • Did you confuse my post. Theres a lydia and a lydian. I never said lee jong suk is suitable. He's not even in the 1990-1999 age range I pointed out. I personally think he will also be a horrid choice. Not just age wise but the only sageuk he ever did was a fengshui movie and he looked terrible in the period get up.

• This character sounds amazing but I'm also intrigued by the era. Are there many dramas set in this age? I can only remember Jumong but that was 2009.

  • not so many.. I've search in Google not more than 10 i think? so this drama might be interesting especially to the foreign viewers because we got to know the culture in the goguryeo era. another bonus for this drama. I'm really looking forward to it.

  • I haven't seen any dramas from this time period either. It's so rare it's making me excited to see KSH in this period.

    • Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo was set in Goguryeo Era if I'm not mistaken also I know Goblin is in Goguryeo Era and KSH was the queen. She looks really stunning in that outfit.

  • @ jennie

    i think scarlet heart ryeo is goryeo. but this one is goguryeo. they are different era or dynasty

    • check this.. only 8 drama so far using goguryeo setting

      https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Television_series_set_in_Goguryeo

    • Your list! The last drama from this era was 12-13 years ago!

    • @hjw

      Thanks for the info ♥️