Lee Seo-jin back with another sageuk
by javabeans
This should perk up fans of mania drama Damo: Its star Lee Seo-jin and writer Jung Hyung-soo are re-teaming for a new MBC fusion sageuk drama that sheds new light on the life of Baekje-era general Kye Baek, which is also the drama’s name.
The project has got “sageuk hit” written all over it: Damo remains one of Lee Seo-jin’s most memorable roles, and he had another hit playing a king in Yi San; its writer went on to pen mega-blockbuster sageuk Jumong; and its PD Kim Geun-hong worked on Dae Jang Geum, Jumong, Dong Yi, Queen Seon-deok, and Yi San. Yeesh. With creds like that, this is a case where it’ll be more shocking if the drama fails than if it shoots to success. No pressure or anything.
This’ll be Lee’s first drama in two years, after shooting the eerie summer horror series Hon. It plans for large-scale shoots in China and is currently casting.
Kye Baek is being planned for a 32-episode run and will premiere in July. It’s a Monday-Tuesday show that’ll follow Ripley, which is the show that follows MBC’s fusion sageuk The Duo.
Below, Lee Seo-jin in Damo:
Via Star News
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1 minayuki
May 7, 2011 at 1:49 PM
LEE SEO-JIN?!
I haven't seen him for years!
(Probably cause I never watched Hon..)
I can't wait!
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2 maracarrero
May 7, 2011 at 1:57 PM
Yes, dreams do come true because he was excellent in Damo and I disliked the character he played in The Phoenix.
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3 rhapsodie
May 7, 2011 at 2:00 PM
oohhh mannn another saguek, dude ones in a while play in a modern day drama for a change i really dont like you with the hairball on your head. Really i does not match with the dimples/cheekbones you have.
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Leona
May 7, 2011 at 11:57 PM
watch Lovers then :D
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4 lovehaydn
May 7, 2011 at 2:07 PM
OMG!
DAMO IS MY FAVORITE SAGEUK EVARRRRRRRRR!<3 that drama was just BEAUTIFUL/BREATHTAKING/AMAZING. it also was my favorite drama OST. <3
ahhh i'm gonna go rewatch the entire series (thankgod i downloaded every episode)
lee seojin is one sexy man with a moustache. *__*
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news
May 7, 2011 at 8:25 PM
I LOVE Damo! Rebel Leader ㅠㅠ
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nozomi
May 8, 2011 at 8:08 PM
couldn't agree more.... i love DAMO!!! the OST is great... still can't listen to the songs without goosebumps on my skin!
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Torune
July 10, 2011 at 1:13 AM
I Love Ha Ji Won, She was really great in Damo
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5 Kiara
May 7, 2011 at 2:47 PM
WHOA QSD continues with a complete new casts. General Kye Baek Vs General Kim Yushin but why fusion?. /pout... I like the old style Sageuk.
Kim is currently directing The Duo and it's decent but not as strong and addicting as his previous sageuks.
I like Lee in Yisan. I wonder who will play Yushin and Chunchu this time.
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6 anais
May 7, 2011 at 3:21 PM
Lee Seo Jin won me over with Yi San. Haven't yet seen Damo, though looking forward to doing so. But, won't this be a tragedy, given the historical outcome?
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Mariamawangja
May 7, 2011 at 5:04 PM
damo is kind of a tragedy but its awesome and the OST is amazing. Ha ji won is there and she is amazing. i love love Seo Jin in yi san and i cant wait to see those dimples , i mean those gorgeous dimples again. i love him especially in historical dramas and i am so on board this train. woo hoo.
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pipit
May 7, 2011 at 6:32 PM
If you don't mind crying an ocean and have your heart broken into a million pieces, yes, go and watch Damo.
What I hate the most is when a drama kills its leads. And I hate Damo's writers for that. But despite that it's awesomely awesome! And I LOVE Com. Hwangbo to pieces. I don't LOVE that many characters in KDrama -only Lee Jin Soo and Kang Ah- but Com. Hwangbo is my first LOVE.
I knew I was going to be insane when I finished Damo, but I couldn't stop myself because of Hwangbo.
Damo is a must watch if you can handle the heartbreak.
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ruizhen
May 9, 2011 at 1:47 AM
you are right. when i watched Damo, i cried with Yoon. my naeuri. to bad he died in the end. Lee Seo Jin is so sexy in Damo.
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7 :D
May 7, 2011 at 3:33 PM
when he's not dressed in "saguek" clothes...he looks realllyyyy different o.O...
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8 red
May 7, 2011 at 4:07 PM
i LOVED him in Damo
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9 park hey young
May 7, 2011 at 5:03 PM
Isn't he busy with his day job - some kind of finance manager? Maybe he should have been in Midas?
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ruizhen
May 9, 2011 at 1:49 AM
yes, he is the Vice-President of an Asset Management but his priority is to be a polished Actor. thats why he is back into acting again.
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10 Alvina
May 7, 2011 at 6:49 PM
Woah, I'm not big on saeguk's but I do like looking at the fan-made mash-ups because they tend to have the prettiest costumes, most care when doing choreo. and incredibly beautiful scenery.
That said, that's cool that he's up for another.
(OT, but kind of related- Guess who else is coming back? Jo In-sung. I hope he comes back into the industry with a bang)
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11 Linda165
May 7, 2011 at 6:51 PM
Thank you GOD!!!!!!!!!! I've been waiting for a long time!!!
Nauriiiii!!!!
I couldn't finished Damo. For my own sanity, I had to stop at episode 12. I think I was getting physically ill from all the crying.
I loved him in Yi San (all 77 episodes), I loved him in Lovers, and yes, I don't care what you think, I loved him in Phoenix. And I died when I saw his sexy self in Freeze (vampires and Lee Seo Jin? two of my favorite things in the universe)
I cried a little when he wasn't the lead to Lie to Me.
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alexe
May 8, 2011 at 5:02 AM
I have the same opinion as yours . I loved Phoenix and Lovers too ! And I couldn't finish Damo when I read that the end would be sad . And Yi San is one of my favorites .
I like sageuk when they are in the Joseon era so I am a little bit worried .
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12 paula253
May 7, 2011 at 7:08 PM
Doesn't it make you want to host a Best Dimples contest? Lee Seo-Jin? Oh Ji Ho? any other nominees?
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Linda165
May 7, 2011 at 7:36 PM
Hyun Bin
Suh Ji Suk
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Mac B.
May 7, 2011 at 7:44 PM
Hyun Bin :) Lee Seo Jin's dimples remind me of his, but HB's are still #1 in my opinion :)
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paula253
May 8, 2011 at 12:54 PM
i'm watching a re-broadcast of Worlds Within on KBS World now ~~ thanks for the reminder. ^.~
For my money, Ji Ho's are just the deepest and most endearing, the way his whole face changes. This is not about my absolute fave korean actor. it's a... scientific, objective observation kk. Just like Best Hands goes to So Ji Sub ::time out for obvious double entendres::
oh, this is fun. Thanks, everyone. what a list. Now if we can only get all these guys on the stage for a Live Dimple-Off! ^^
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mary
May 7, 2011 at 9:35 PM
Park Shi Hoo
Yoo Ah In
Kim Bum
Noh Min Woo
Chun Jung Myung
Aga Muhlach --> the best
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Alvina
May 7, 2011 at 10:36 PM
lol. If we're talking about having a confusing mix of cute/sexy CJM would apply (trust me. adding that man to ANY list would be justified) but doesnt he just have chubby cheeks and laugh lines?
...*checks pictures*
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Leona
May 8, 2011 at 12:21 AM
for me Dimples TOP10 goes this way
No Min Woo
Kang Dong Won (c'mon ain't dead just in the army)
Lee Seo Jin
Gong Yoo
Kim Bum ( I miss him too - is he unemployed or smth?)
Hyun Bin
Yoo Ah In
Chun Jung Myung (was the cutest thing ever in What's up Fox)
Micky Yoochun
Choi Si Won
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Alvina
May 7, 2011 at 8:01 PM
Oh Ji Ho. Perfect mix of super manly and cute :D
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Alvina
May 7, 2011 at 8:04 PM
or Shiwon. or Park Geonil (His role as a psycho/creeper in Hon was offset by his cuteness)
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roake
May 7, 2011 at 8:52 PM
Lee Seungri
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ruizhen
May 9, 2011 at 1:43 AM
LEE SEO JIN. my only jin has the best dimples. my Dimpled General....
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13 Taohua
May 7, 2011 at 7:13 PM
NAUERI!!!
This just makes me want to do a Damo rewatch...it's been awhile...
I'm curious to see how rest of the cast rounds up. Isn't Lee Min-jung attached to this project? Or maybe I was imagining it...
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14 jacq
May 7, 2011 at 7:35 PM
I've liked him since Damo. He was super fabulous in it (I hate the writers for what they did to his character in the end). Can't wait to watch his new drama!
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15 Rosie
May 7, 2011 at 8:55 PM
Ajushi.... yes, and please let Kim Bum Soo sing the OST for this and it would be just perfect.
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16 kit
May 7, 2011 at 10:24 PM
ohmygod YES
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17 dany
May 7, 2011 at 11:15 PM
welcome back!
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18 mysterious
May 8, 2011 at 1:29 AM
Please don't hate me but I can't get excited about this news. If I can't like/understand an actor's reasons for doing something, then I can't enjoy watching him on screen. And for me the way he ended his relationship with Kim Jung Eun kind of left a bad taste in my mouth where he is concerned. I know it's been over two years and it's not the fact he broke up w/her, but the WAY he supposedly did it and his lack of explanation as far as I know. Has he ever explained it even to her?! He completely ruined Lovers for me and for that I don't think I can forgive him.
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Kiara
May 8, 2011 at 7:17 AM
Yea he was a complete ass for what he did to her. Wonder when he came back to Korea. He's a decent actor and I like him in Yisan but thats about it.
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...
May 8, 2011 at 10:20 AM
I understand you, but... it would've been better for you not to comment at all, yes?
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ruizhen
May 9, 2011 at 1:39 AM
hey girls,mystertoius and kiara, its been 2 years that they broke up. why cant you both move on. the ex-Lovers have already forgotten their past and now happy living seperately. whatever LSJ's reason why he did that kind of break up is up to him. in 2 years im sure he had apologize to your idol KJE.
i liked LSJ in the drama Lovers too because thats the drama where i first saw him. im not that affected of the break up because im not rooting for both of them, in fact i dont like his ex and im happy the he broke up with her. i like LSJ most in Phoenix. its a worth watching drama. also Damo and Yi San.
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Kiara
May 9, 2011 at 9:08 AM
I agreed with her that he WAS an ass to his ex and he WAS end of story. He IS also a decent actor and I can separate his personal life from his professional life.
I'm a fan of Historical dramas/movies and just because I have an unfavorable opinion of his personal life in the past doesn't mean that it'll stop me from watching him in this drama. Get it now?.
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19 sjsmn
May 8, 2011 at 2:12 AM
yes yes yes can't wait love sageuk dramas
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20 ...
May 8, 2011 at 10:22 AM
HELL YEAH!! ^_^ I liked him both in Yi San and Damo even though he has a tendency to shout his dialogue, lol
Lee Seo Jin should just make sageuks forever. He's not nearly as charismatic in modern dramas imo
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21 Lili
May 8, 2011 at 12:40 PM
I can't wait!!! LSJ i love him since Yi San & Damo!!!
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22 Einna
May 8, 2011 at 6:15 PM
He will forever be Naueri in my eyes, mind and heart. OMG I'm already tearing up.
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23 Joly
May 9, 2011 at 5:41 AM
Yeh!!!!!!!!!!!!!
His appearance is so adorable. Warm ,friendly and yes ,he will be good family man.ha ha ha
I'm so excite to watch this sageuk. so happyyyyyy.
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24 win0
May 9, 2011 at 9:42 AM
Me tool I stopped Damo after the 19th epi. Too much to handle the crying. I'm on rewatching Yi san now. I like him in Phoenix and Lovers. I didn't care too much of his vampire themed drama.
To Mary, yeah, let's not forget Doc. Aga who I think has the most beautiful dimples in the Phil. movie industry.
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25 joZD
May 9, 2011 at 1:54 PM
I think the ending to DAMO is for the best. I wouldn't have it any other way ...(Yeah, I know it's sad but it's the way it had to be..)
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Shiku
May 9, 2011 at 9:35 PM
I disagree. I didnt like the ending because Lee Seo Jin's character dies. I mean how hard was it to say she is your sister don't kill her. It took him like 5 min then said after he fatally stabbed him. Then he tells damo he is a brother at the last minute knowing she may do something crazy.
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26 Shiku
May 9, 2011 at 9:30 PM
I am so happy I havent watched him in anything since Yisan and he is such a talent. He is my favorite actor and loved him in Yisan. He was sexy in Damo but I didn't like the drama mainly coz of the writer who is also writing this one. I will still watch it though
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27 patricia clancey
May 10, 2011 at 11:49 AM
i love lee seo jin im sooo happy cant wait i will be watching
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28 Nemu
May 13, 2011 at 9:20 PM
wow. either his eyebows Really run with his face, or all 'saeguk' genres have males who shade the tips of their two curvy eyebrowsies off o.o;;
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29 summer
May 18, 2011 at 6:35 AM
i wish he could do something like a comedy love story with...hmmm...paging han ji min..?
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30 vale
June 19, 2011 at 12:13 AM
I heard that Jo Jae Hyun (Kim Ki Duk's bad guy ) will play a character in this drama...
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31 lucy elena
June 2, 2012 at 11:29 AM
Puede que no sea lindo pero es tan buen actor e irradia masculinidad en todas sus actuaciones y fotos, claro que eso no quiere decir que no sea hermoso, pero no lindo, me encanta este hombre, sera que en la vida real se encontrara algo así sea el 5% parecido a él, completo, entero. Quiero verlo en otros proyectos y que sea rápido, que sonrisa tan bella.
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32 island girl
June 15, 2012 at 10:29 AM
I just started watching Yi San and boy am I glad I did. I think he is a pretty good actor but the thing that gets me is the dimples. OMG sexiest dimples ever!!!!!
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33 zahra
August 27, 2012 at 1:28 PM
I want to speak with Mr. leeseojin. But I have no address from his. sure do not read this email for you.
I want to help. Only Mr. Lee can help me. I should send something to them. But how
Can anyone help me. Please do not tell me a lie. i hate lie. I want help. Please help.
Give to me home address or telephone number from he to reach Mr. Lee. Or speak with he. I from a . Distant countre. May not last, please talk to me or Mr. Leeseojin.dear actor.
I may not be alive to the message, so whoever reads this message give this message to mr.leeseojin.
I know Mr. Lee’s do not happy from my death. Possible to live I hope. I do not have annoying for you. Please help me. All I lied. You help me Right to say to me. Thank you very much.from you.very very much. Please give ansewr very fast.i Require very fast.mr.lee.help me.please answer to me.please.please.
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34 bisco
August 30, 2012 at 1:12 PM
really luv d way u acted in yi san which 2 see more of u. From Nigeria
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35 Dammy
September 1, 2012 at 3:57 PM
I just watch yi san dis year n am very pls wit it, waoo,Lee n Han ji min, u pple try although at d 75,76 n 77 episode i cry n my frnds,the movie was lik tragi_comedy, i really commed u pple~lee seo jin u are awesome, han ji min u are beautiful and others pls keep it up ka cha^
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