Will Jeon Ji-hyun be Rain’s woman in drama comeback?
by javabeans
Nothing’s confirmed yet, but news is being floated about the possibility of Jeon Ji-hyun (aka Gianna Jun) joining Rain‘s drama comeback project, the KBS drama called Runaway (or Fugitive) written and directed by the Chuno pair, Chun Sung-il and PD Kwak Jung-hwan.
On May 6, a rep from KBS said, “After Rain’s casting was confirmed, we have considered a lot of actresses to play his co-lead. Currently Jeon Ji-hyun is the strongest candidate. Her side is looking into the project favorably, but will have to work with her schedule and that won’t be easy.” Another source from Jeon’s side said, “After hearing the news that director Kwak Jung-hwan, writer Chun Sung-il, and Rain had all joined the project, Jeon Ji-hyun is actively looking into it. As she is currently filming the movie Snow Flower and the Secret Fan in China and the U.S., care is being taken to work with her schedule.”
If Jeon were to sign on, this would be her first drama in 11 years, since 1999’s Happy Together. Runaway is described as a spy melodrama and is aiming for an October premiere. Producers are currently casting, and plan to begin filming in June after Rain wraps up his Asia tour.
Via Joy News
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1 carmz
May 6, 2010 at 6:33 AM
If she gets cast, wouldn't Runaway be a total blockbuster? But another spy melo after Iris and with Athena airing soon, I wonder if audiences will get a bit tired with the genre? Though with 2 big stars, I'm probably tune in anyway.
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2 volosa
May 6, 2010 at 6:55 AM
Looking at how PD Kwak and writer CSI working with Chuno casts, I wonder how he going to handle these 2 superstars-yeah, with Chuno teams there were always harmonious enviroment, the casts always discussed and supported each other and PD is very humble type of guy-I'm not worry abt Rain cos he is very professional, but not sure abt Jeon (cause not much info abt her personalities in Eng site) -is she easy to be with?
Part of the reason why Chuno is so successful is the professionalism of the main and supporting casts and also production team-very good camaraderie.
However, if she gets the role, together with Rain and with the touch of PD Kwak, there is something to look forward to.
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sothuon Tes
April 30, 2013 at 7:33 AM
Jeon will definitely get the role,she's got sense of humours,funny & gorgeous,I just looking forward to see more of her new movies,we all loves her:-)
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3 emeldy
May 6, 2010 at 7:04 AM
Please ..... Please...... Let it be True.
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4 chunochuno
May 6, 2010 at 7:05 AM
hoho my guess was right, yeh yeh. Rain dream came true to act with her one day n he got it, may be his requested, u know Rain sure get his wish. Jeon can join Rain company when her contract end.
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5 Tha
May 6, 2010 at 7:10 AM
Now, I'm anxious!!! This could be something really special!!!
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6 xiahkixiri
May 6, 2010 at 7:14 AM
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! she is a huge girlcrush and HBIC, please let this be true. i love rain and jeon ji hyun, but i'm not sold on the pairing itself, tbh.. but i love them both and jeon ji hyun has needed to return to the small screen for a while now. also i hope the fact that athena, iris 2 etc are all going to happen from later this year will mean that fugitive isn't a spy melo after all. it's a bit dodgy that they're all signing without a concrete theme for the drama, never mind a script, but i guess when you're working with that kind of writer/ production team you jump in. i'd prob do it, too.
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7 cathy
May 6, 2010 at 7:18 AM
pretty actress , is she talented in acting ?
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8 emeldy
May 6, 2010 at 7:28 AM
@ cathy, she's one of the very best. I love her. She's hot and very talented. A rare combo.
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9 langdon813
May 6, 2010 at 7:31 AM
Oh, I love her! I hope this works out. I watched Windstruck and My Sassy Girl recently and I think she's just fantastic. And so beautiful, too.
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10 cathy
May 6, 2010 at 7:36 AM
Thanks , then i love both of them , Rain and JJH , hopefully script will be good so they can deliver it .
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11 loveu
May 6, 2010 at 7:54 AM
Is she talented?, From her fans, the answer is YES, but from movie critics, the answer is NOT really.
She needs a good comeback after her latest project failures-I think thats the reason why she is so interested in this project...potential to redeem herself again.
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12 Sonam
May 6, 2010 at 8:21 AM
She's not only beautiful but very charismatic and just eats up the screen. But I want her with JGS!!!
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13 evely
May 6, 2010 at 8:39 AM
I Love Her.It's dream come true.I want her back to small screen with rain. please confirm it.
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14 caryatid
May 6, 2010 at 8:43 AM
woah!!! she's one of my fave actress!!! can't wait for her comeback and with the people behing the project i'm sure it's gonna be a blast...
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15 AB
May 6, 2010 at 9:07 AM
Oh man. That would be EPIC!
Looking forward to Fugitive even more!!
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16 A.
May 6, 2010 at 9:56 AM
I don't think I've ever seen her in a drama... Perhaps her drama days were already past when I found out about her - of course, through My Sassy Girl.
This should be interesting, but this drama sounds huge. This is a spy melodrama...? I had no idea..
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17 meenuby
May 6, 2010 at 10:17 AM
I know I'm in the minority when I say I don't like her. I've only seen her in My Sassy Girl and I found her and the story so annoyingly unappealing that I dropped it 1/4 way through.
I'd like to like her, but I just don't...yunno?
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18 theedie
May 6, 2010 at 10:35 AM
This makes me less excited. No offense to any of her fans, but I just don't think she's all that great. I saw My Sassy Girl and I hated it. I still don't get why it's so popular with people. *shrug*
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19 aX
May 6, 2010 at 10:58 AM
I'm definitely game! She was one of my listed actresses I thought of on SOOMPI.com!!! So exciting! I hope this becomes reality! :D
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20 julieng
May 6, 2010 at 11:10 AM
She ok in 2 or 3 hrs movie wise, but not in drama that last for months. After 11 yrs away from small screen, good luck for her!
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21 kim bum
May 6, 2010 at 12:15 PM
oh no, not Jeon Ji Hyun. It would be much better if actress Lee Da Hae is
selected to play the lead actress.
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22 glalam
May 6, 2010 at 12:25 PM
Rain and JJH, my dreams are finally coming true~~~ sighs! happily~~~
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23 müge
May 6, 2010 at 12:45 PM
I wish it would be true as they no doubt look perfect together!!!
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24 danna
May 6, 2010 at 1:31 PM
wow...two extremely beautiful ppl together in a small screen...my laptop might get burned off!!...lol...well the pairing sounds good.....i havent watched a jun ji hyun anything in a while and a drama comeback sure would be something...ive only seen her romantic comedies and i think she's good with comedy.....idk if she can pull of intense roles..will have to watch and find out
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25 MEIKO**** ^-^
May 6, 2010 at 1:47 PM
oohhh....I like the Rain-JJH team up! ^_^
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26 miko
May 6, 2010 at 2:12 PM
BEST COUPLE ^^
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27 nobby
May 6, 2010 at 3:03 PM
some of you are under estimating Jeon Ji Hyun as an actress. She's a really good actress, she just hasn't been choosing the right projects lately. If you watch her in something else like The Uninvited or Il Mare, you'll see that she has the acting chops!
I'd love to see this pairing, a very sexy couple... just worried that it will be too overhyped.
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28 aX
May 6, 2010 at 5:41 PM
@ #27,
I agree with you. Jeon Ji Hyun is actually a pretty good actress but it's been awhile until we've seen her with a much stronger role that fits her well. I'm glad to hear that she's planning on making a Korean drama comeback though! It's definitely long awaited and whichever role she picks, I'm sure she'll choose wisely!
And yes, they would make a sexy pairing. This 'Fugitive' drama is a romantic comedy but rumor has it that it will be a melodrama. If these two do end up pairing together, no doubt it will be hyped for sure, but that's a given! What it will come down to is the material so let's hope that the storyline and the characters are mature, interesting, and worthwhile! :D
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29 sunhye
May 6, 2010 at 5:55 PM
No, thanks. Jeon Ji-hyun is gorgeous but she can't act. :/
I don't like Lee Da Hae but I think she's a better actress.
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30 mzpakipot
May 6, 2010 at 5:59 PM
OMG! i'll be tuning in--they were suppose to collaborate in a drama long long ago..i hope it's true!
about the previous comment, i'll just have to say "NO COMMENT"
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31 whatsupalisa
May 6, 2010 at 6:26 PM
don't want to get negative comments thrown at me but I think she's a little overrated.
No doubt she became a top star after My Sassy Girl but in Korea, she's known more of as a CF (commercial) queen rather than a real actress. people say that she doesn't do enough movie and drama projects.
idk though. who am i to judge right?
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32 Marres
May 6, 2010 at 7:15 PM
Jung Ji-Hoon and Jeon j-Hyun.....surely its meant to be! I love them both separate but unsure about the pairing of these two huge stars in a drama.... i would definitely tune it though! Wooh!
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33 lalala
May 6, 2010 at 7:31 PM
Jeon Ji Hyun's acting is definitely better than the actress that someone mentioned in the earlier replies. She just needs to choose the right project.
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34 pabo ceo reom
May 6, 2010 at 8:46 PM
Hotness explodes on screen.
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35 Katherine
May 6, 2010 at 9:19 PM
I was going to watch this drama regardless because of Rain but if she were to join the cast too then thats a massive tick next to this drama.
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36 sugarpunch
May 6, 2010 at 9:23 PM
ah... i have to agree with starletbang with this one. the movies i have seen her in are daisy and my sassy girl and i didn't really find anything extraordinary about her acting... she just can cry really easily. i would prefer a more skilled actress, sans the star factor, to act with rain. furthermore, rain and jeon ji hyun? too many divas in a project, instead of allowing each other to shine, i'm afraid that they might stifle each other instead. but i don't know, i want to see the chemistry:)
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37 c plus
May 6, 2010 at 10:42 PM
I senses double standard when someone trying to protect their idols-always blaming on bad scripts or not good project, some might be true. but some totally just can't act-not that hard to see who can or can't act, or just rely or popularity. Most of overrated are actually 'media darling' and she is just the one.
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38 aX
May 6, 2010 at 10:52 PM
@ #37 c plus,
Oh I completely agree with you regarding the double standard. But for me, I still think that Jeon Ji Hyun is a good actress (My Sassy Girl, Winstruck, il Mare, and Daisy) but I never thought of her as my 'idol' so I am in no way protecting her.
In fact, my favorite actress is Son Ye Jin but the odd thing is that I don't like most of her movies--it's her versatility and the fact that she challenge herself as an actress that I look up to.
So rather than double standard, it's just based on the person's preference and to say an actor or an actress is a bad or good actress is subjective anyway. With that said, I still believe Jeon ji Hyun is a good contender for Bi Rain's new Kdrama. Plus, they would look great together and I believe they'll also compliment each other well on-screen which can work at everyone's advantage. ;)
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39 bd
May 7, 2010 at 12:45 AM
While JJH is no Jeon Do-yeon as an actress (how many are?), she is perfectly fine as an actress (haven't seen JJH in a role where I cringed at her acting, unlike, say LDH - who was pretty bad in "Chuno").
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40 mira
May 7, 2010 at 1:08 AM
omg yes<33 I would love to these two on screen.
But I'll doubt JJH will be in this.. I mean she's probably wouldn't want to do drama anymore right
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41 Bobby
May 7, 2010 at 2:17 AM
On noooooooooooo
so sad!!!!!!!!!!!! i think lee da hae is much better than JJH
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42 fromdblock
May 7, 2010 at 3:13 AM
WOAHHHH!!!! if jeon ji hyun really gets the role... i'll be supporting this drama for sure!!!! she's the first korean actress that I really loved... because of her film with cha tae hyun "my sassy girl".
@ 41 Bobby... i love lee da hae too :) so, whoever (between LDH and JJH) gets the role... i'll be really happy...
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43 c plus
May 7, 2010 at 4:38 AM
I don't think LDH is bad in Chuno, there are some part she was excellent, most of the write up abt her is actually she is TOO PRETTY and not approriate in Sageuk, which I found so absurd. Her milky white complexion is the one that cause all the problem.
Actually, after seeing her in ChunO, I don't want her to be in this kind of role again, (male escort), she need to venture something new, such a waste for such talented girl.
How abt Bae Noona from God of Study, such underrated actress but recognized by the critics, I love her.
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44 Kitson
May 7, 2010 at 8:41 AM
good lord, of course JJiHyun million times best choice than SHaeGyo
better match, taller, sexier, prettier, more talented
timing great cos Rain change his taste to taller & sexy girls
must have lots of passionate kisses, condition by Rain all acting must kiss & no sweat with JiHyun, they'll like each other, yippee
let it be perfect chemistry good pairing happy acting
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45 Catherine
May 7, 2010 at 8:47 AM
I'm excited to watch Jeong Ji Hoon and Jeon Ji Hyun . . . I hope it will push through
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46 norahbetty stocking
May 7, 2010 at 10:34 AM
Just remembered, before Chuno, not all big2 names want to join PD Kwak project, but now all rushing in and their managements also heat up the effort.
Hope PD Kwak will maintain his artistry style and not succumb to the demand by outsiders especially now he is hiring big stars.
ALso come across my mind
Rain with Chuno PD team,- LDH in Chuno
Rain was with Warner Bros (Ninja Assassin),- LDH was in Warner Bros party, and now in USA, probably eyeing the project
and both in the same company-seems like they are helping each other. Sorry to bring this out since I know LDH's name is taboo to some and to fans of Rain and JJH or Rain and Shk.
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47 randomfan
May 8, 2010 at 8:11 PM
I love Lee Da Hae and all...
but why do y'all keep bringing her up? There's like no rumor of her being casted and she's like in hiding in the US. lol.
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48 fraulein
May 9, 2010 at 9:30 AM
@ mems - totally / 100% agree with your comment
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49 whateva
May 9, 2010 at 10:48 AM
if it's a melodrama or a romantic comedy, then i will love to see Kim Sun Ah with Rain in this drama. she is a talented actress and definately we've already seen that she has got chemistry with a capital C, with Rain.
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50 bd
May 9, 2010 at 9:00 PM
@c plus
LDH in "Chuno" had basically 3 facial expressions that she kept using over and over, and I had to keep myself from laughing during the "emotional
crying scenes.
It's quite possible that LDH is better suited for modern roles, but I don't think prettiness has anything to do w/ it; there have been plenty of pretty actresses who have done well in Sageuks.
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