IU and Byun Woo Seok Confirmed for MBC Romance Drama 21st Century Prince’s Wife

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• Is it something like a remake of Palace? Sounds fun. BWS played the role of IU's ex boyfriend (just a cameo) in a previous drama, right?

• What's their height difference? 30 cm?

  • I think IU is actually taller than Kim Hyeyoon lol

    but regardless, this has the potential to really cement BWS's Hallyu star status if it has a decent script and the PD nails the visuals/OST usage, IU is the top of the A list when it comes to celebrities and him booking his next drama opposite her is a statement+makes sure there'll be public interest in his next work because she's involved. Also because it's IU, there's less chance of the FL in this drama being sidelined.

• Wow! BWS really hit big! IU as a female lead is going to set off yet another syndrome for BWS. And a Prince character to boot! MBC struck gold!

  • Bonafide A list celebrity now. Maybe his next role will be opposite Suzy or Kim Taeri. I’d love to see him with Park Boyoung. The height difference can be whole plot in itself. 😂

    • Can you be a bonafide A-list with just a 4% show and a trend? Doesnt he need to prove it with his next work first expecially now that he will be leaning to IU & production for ratings? I have nothing against the BWS but wow you hype him too much instead of wishing that his next work should deliver. Calm yourr tittss I guess, he is a rising star and a lot to prove that shouting how he is now an A list lol.

    • Isn’t it obvious his drama with IU will do well? She’s the most beloved female celebrity in South Korea. Getting a chance to act opposite her only comes to the best actors. Yes she will carry the drama since this drama is produced by her agency but the hype is huge because of BOTH of them. Obviously that makes him a top tier actor. This is not a negative thing it’s fact.

    • @rosesi a fact? not happened yet but already a fact? lol I never knew Koala has a lot of BWS oppa fangirls here. Calm down, IU is Korea's most beloved singet but I cant say she is a guaranteed actress there, her dramas have good ratings but not TOP and she doesnt have a MEGAHIT yet so wooow calm down to say this is facts. lol

      But then calling him a fcking BONAFIDE A-LIST just because of a 4% ratings? lol He isnt Soohyun or Bogum levels of break out because he doesnt have skills like them, he is Songkang LEVEL lol and his company media plays like no other. He wasnt even in Gallup Korea mid year, means you cant say he has reached the GP yet like Kim Soo Hyun and Bogum during their break out so FACTS my arseeeee lol

• Are you kidding? He will pair with IU? Then I have to watch another drama of him then.

  • Wow! That's amazing.can't wait

• I'll be interested to watch this, but I'm wondering what sort of class structure is broken here when one is a prince and the other is a chaebol.

  • If looking at Middle Age,prince - noble birth with titles. Chaebol is like a merchant, businessman. I don't fully know why, but in Middle age being a noble was more prestige than being a rich person without a title, and rich businessmen tried to buy titles, sometimes by marriages. It probably gave some privileges.

    • I would understand if they were doing period dramas but they are playing roles of prince and chaebol in the 21st century, doesn't seem like any class difference to me. Plus the prince only has royal identity and nothing else.

• I barely made it through 5 eps of Lovely Runner, the story and both leads were, to be kind, underwhelming. IU on the other hand I have IMMENSE respect for, an incredibly focused, driven and self-demandnig performer, quite apart from the fact that I like her music. I'll check this out for her, and hoppe that I can make it all the way to the end.

• Good for him. This is a guaranteed hit. So he will continue being popular..

• it will be funny if this turns out to be an absolute crap

  • It sounds like a winner though. IU is beloved, Byeon Woo Seok is popular, the script just needs to be decent. I think this will be a hit drama.

  • Queen of Tears was pretty bad plot wise but it didn’t stop it from being a hit. Sometime good visuals and high fashion with excellent OSTs is all one needs for a hit. I’m waiting to hear who the PD for this drama is. It’ll all depend on visual quality. Expecting this to also have some overseas filming. Maybe France?

• BWS agency is good. This kind of drama will definitely suit him. IU can literally carry any drama by herself.

• I like modern royalty stories, My Princess was so good (and Song Seung-Heon so handsome in those suits).

  I guess a prince is the perfect next role for BWS, it doesn't seem completely different from his past roles.

  I want to see PBG and IU's drama!

  I was surprised it's a MBC drama. They're killing it with When the Phone Rings now.

  • When the phone rings is so addictive. YYS is killing it.

    • Very addictive and i can't get out of my head the Ost "See the light" the singer is nailing perfectly the tone of the drama . Fan of YYS since Reply 1994 Chilbong character . Love him also in The interest of love . Chae Soo Bin is doing a great job . Lucky man who worked with Moon Ga Young, Moon Chae won, Park Shin Hye, Im Soo jong, Seo Hyun Jin,... he has chemistry with all his co stars !

  • Yes, love the modern day stories. My princess was my first live Kdrama and I loved the leads!!! So much chemistry even if the plot could have been better. Also loved Princess hours/Goong.