Joo Ji Hoon in Talks for the Male Lead Antagonist Role in Remarried Empress with Shin Mina and Lee Jong Seok

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• As someone who loves the book (and Joo Ji Hoon), I don't like the casting at all. None of it. At all. What are they thinking? Shin Mina and Lee Jong Seok in the main roles? How about some fresh faces? I don't think I'll be able to watch this kind of drama adaptation.

• Some books are better off without a live adaptation.

• He works non stop !

  • I am about to watch his recent drama- The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call. He is working non stop...

    • I love this show, do check it out.

• Joo Jihoon was actually one of the actors brought up in the fan castings of a live action alongside Lee Jongseok, so yeah I was wondering if the casting team was scoping the Internet for inspiration 😂
  Another interesting fact is that Joo Jihoon was also in the book trailer of "Men of the Harem" which is by the same author of "Remarried Empress". He says the lines of an ambitious nobleman who wants to capture the heart of the female emperor (I think he is the main love interest of the female emperor).
  Yet I don't think he'd accept the role especially when his career is high sailing, unless he wants to play the role of an unforgivable asshat husband. Another actor that comes to mind is Lee Hyunwook who has been maling the audience angry with his performance as stingy Lee Bangwon/Taejong in "The Queen Who Crowns". He constantly tries to subdue his wife Queen Wonkyung and her family in spite of her efforts to leep him in power.

• Haven’t read the book, won’t be reading it. I love the freedom that comes from it, it’s like Witcher, when some folks started lamenting that no one could play the Witcher like Cavil as if the author wrote the book with him in mind. Anyways, I was just thinking that if Yoon eun hye gets cast as the Rashta it would be tooo epic… I mean could you imagine, the most insane reunion ever. And I want to see her play a witch, whom I’d be rooting for😂. Fingers crossed.

  • LOL if those 2 get cast then I will be watching and rooting for them only and won’t even care about the leads.

  • It's such a pity that she hasn't had a chance in acting anymore. I really love her acting style, it's heart felt rawness. Missing her a lot. Sadly, not the best drama picker.

  • @Jennilee, as a long time fan of Baby Vox and Yoon Eun Hye being my first crush Kactress ever, i didn't think of it , sad that she isn't in the producers, writers, directors papers because it would be epic . Why did you have to mention this reunion cast ? Now i just can cry my eyes out 😭😭😭😭. You have to take responsability for it ! i know another one who may think as me @HL
    @ HL, i guess that you watched the mv that Baby Vox made to thank their fans . They were like little ones messing around , their choregraphy wasn't synchronized as the actual idols, but they conveyed emotion, each one has their unique beauty, charm , vocal signature ,they were sexy, elegant, and cool... i don't get this kind of feelings in most of actual Kpop girls band . They look like the same , they dance , sing well but perhaps because they are trained too much they give me a more mechanical vibe . Like watching a movie with some flaws but that resonates in you and a blockbuster with stunning special effects but no feelings .

    • @cahill, So happy to watch them together...I feel so happy for Yoon Eun Hye...I think we may see more of her on small screen.. 🤗🤗

• This feels like Habaek all over again 😬

  • I still remember when the drama is in production because I really like the manhwa. But I knew it was goin to flop when ML was chosen. But at least this time around the actors are better tho I am bored with Shin Minah acting thesedays

    • I don’t think it was acting that sunk Habaek. The writing was entirely nonsensical. I’m not sure who the writer here is but that’s key.

    • I knew the drama was doom to flop waay before it's out bcause of the casting. But hell, when it came out, the writing shocked me with how bad it was. Bad script + bad acting = very2 bad drama

    • Eh. No drama is ever doomed because of the cast. Writing is always key imo. A good PD can get great performances out of mediocre actors (see: Reply series or Dream High as examples). Habaek was so terribly written, Won Bin couldn’t have saved it.

• Is he getting married or what? Or saving for retirement? He's working so hard. But still no news about kingdom season 3.

  He's taking the villain role? Wah, good for him. While some actors keep doing the repetitive role, he has more acting range.

  Not a fan of the other actors but will give it a try once it's airing.

• The characters in the webtoon are supposted to be in their 20s, so what are they doing by choosing actors in their late 30s? They don't match agewise. Why not choose some young actors?

  • Is there any popular early to mid 20s actor/actress in kdrama thesedays because I only saw late 20s and early 30s that gained popularity?? I think kdrama fans are in rediscovery of experienced/older underrated actors phase for awhile now

• I feel like this sort of webnovel and webtoon needs a animated series not a live-action drama. Also not feeling the casting either, for all of them. They're too old for the actual ages. There are enough young and promising actors out there who could fill those roles.

• I was initially bored when I read this webtoon. I feel like there are better ones out there, but just my opinion. My concern is besides the casting who looks obviously older, is this set in the modern or traditional world?

  Maybe they should have turned this into an animation series and then I'll put it on watchlist to check out LOL.