The youthful scholars and their pretty young landlady have kicked off script reading for SBS sageuk Romantic Guest House (Flower Scholars Love Story). I’m guessing the vibe is similar to Secret Royal Inspector & Joy with equal measures comedy and mystery solving with a cream topping of budding love. The leads are Shin Ye Eun, Ryeo Un, Kang Hoon, and Jung Gun Joo and if it wasn’t for Shin Ye Eun’s recent baddie reinvention in The Glory I would be highly sus this project could bring in ratings with this untried cast. Good thing the PD is a sageuk veteran having directed Royal Secret Agent, Queen: Love and War, Grand Prince, Joseon Gunman, and The Princess’ Man.
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