Kang Tae Oh Cast as Male Lead in Period K-drama The Moon Flows Over the River Which is Reportedly the Sageuk Version of Secret Garden
I like Kang Tae Oh a lot but the OMFG *&^%#&* aspect of hearing this casting all comes at the very end of the news article. Kang Tae Oh will be starring in the sageuk drama The Moon Flows Over the River as his next project, which is great and all because he was so great in The Tale of Nokdu even as the antagonist. What’s killing me is that the drama is apparently THE SAGEUK VERSION OF SECRET GARDEN!?!? You know, the soul-swapping mega hit that starred Hyun Bin and Ha Ji Won and spawned a million memes and fashion trends. I am so onboard this as long as it’s done right and the female lead is a strong actress to pull it off. TBH I am thinking either Kim girls – Kim So Hyun or Kim Yoo Jung (please don’t start a fan war in the comments section), but if not a known name just someone with a really versatile range. And I also have to point out the title is basically re-doing the title of River Where the Moon Rises haha.
Sageuk and their obsession with the Moon titles 😂
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He has a lot of fans thanks to EAW, I hope this time his role will be interesting because in EAW, his character was just there…
KYJ was offered another sageuk (not sure about the period) 100 Days of Lies. It looks interesting with the PD of EAW and the writer of “Do You Like Brahms?.
How on earth? So body swapping? lol secret garden was unique as is so I can’t imagine how it could translate as Sageuk. Main lead should be royalty and main girl a body guard or warrior of sorts. Second male lead would be a performer of sorts yah not sure if they meant literally so maybe it is just the body swap.
Nah, I am saying Kim Ji Won!
It would be nice if he would do a reunion with his costar from run on. Just maybe not for historical but a modern story.
I love him in EAW and after watching his other roles before EAW I was surprised by his range. Even in a small role he delivered. My fav was in a movie he played a stutter man, lol. Secret Garden hype is a huge shoe to fill in, but I have faith he’ll do well as long as the plot doesn’t disappoint. My wishful thinking is the fl will be Shin Ye-Eun, they got good chemistry before.
I’m not sure I like these sageuk remakes of classics. Look how My Sassy Girl turned out…
Nah, I want neither of the two girls. Would be nice to have someone in their 30s instead. PSH in a sageuk drama would be different. She’s never done one I believe. Or KJW, GMS, JEJ would all be interesting choices. They’re all super talented and imo, would match Kang Tae Oh far better than KYJ or KSH.
Not sure I want to see another SeGa if I’m being honest. I feel like that only worked because the chemistry of the leads was absolute fire. The drama itself was pretty nonsensical as is the case with many KES dramas. But maybe a soul swapping drama with an actual plot would be good.
Park Shin-hye was in the 2008 series Bicheonmu and the 2014 movie The Royal Tailor.
I get what you’re saying. But visually, I thought Kim So Hyun looked good with Kang Tae On in Nokdu. She’s very soft and feminine while he looks very masculine, especially compared to the typical flower boy male lead. It creates a really good visual contrast lol
How to translate fear of elevators into sageuk with the same impact as the original?
One of the few Kdramas I have watched twice. HOLY CRAP. Female lead better be awesome.
It’s Kim Se Jeong they’re courting and that is as splendid as it can get. I love this pairing already and what a big drama to for them both if it can live up to even a quarter of the hype of Secret Garden.
Oooh, I love her!
Confirmed for Kim Sejeong. I prefer her over the 2 kim child actresses because I just do not like their romance acting. The body swap should be funny. Both are idol crossovers with legit acting chops. Kim sejeong in sageuk will be crazy.
C drama titles are obsessed with LOVE and K drama titles with MOON while in American films, one definitely will not connect moon with love. LOL. Spooky things are expected to happen more often when moon appears in western films.