Lol...their basis on being not behind is that the script is in bound form not in loose pages....so maybe the printing people was late?...so its not them?

It sounds to me the PDs didnt do their jobs on time to warrant the smooth schedule. Or wasnt quick to react to the changes that happened while filming... you know like plan B when A fails.... or no productive communication between them( which is very apparent).

The direction of the show's story was all over the place so I can see why she has a problem digesting that...and she's smart to question it...I would. She's probably told to just do it like the script says...lol.

I wonder what they mean when they said its not arduously scheduled drama like others.

Go added, “Actually, KBS was waiting for Han Ye-seul to return through it all. If she returned by Sunday night, the Monday broadcast would have been possible, and if she returned Monday the Tuesday broadcast would have been possible.

I guess this does not mean arduous enough.

Oh well, glad she is alive at least eh?
Hwaiting HYS! Standfast....a great storms brews ahead.

The reason they only have 40% done is because she kept coming in late and leaving early and then called them a couple days ago and said she wasn't coming anymore at all. This has been going on for days, this didn't just happen over night. They can't film if she doesn't show up to act.

I don't understand why other stupid people still praise and defend someone like this bitch. I was trying to convince myself that maybe she has a good reason for leaving, but hell, leaving everything behind in chaos is not a very educated way to correct a mistake. And yeah I'm not afraid to say she's being a diva. She should lead a good example to her co-actors since she said that they're her "hoobaes". What she did was really unprofessional and irrational. And it's a shame that the actors and the production team worked with someone like her.

i hope she just stay in her grave. She was the one who dug it anyway. Good luck, and RIP to your career HYS.

I would like to express my disappointment to Han Ye Seul. This drama captured my heart.Love the storyline, the soundtrack and background music especially the violin. Every week, I always wait for the new episodes of this drama.The last scene of episode 10 made more excited to watch this drama.Then when I heard about the news that she left the drama irreasonably while it’s not yet finished, I felt really disappointed to her and I was so sad for not seeing this drama ended well with both her and Eric Mun as the lead.I dont who spoke truth. WHat i can say here, if the change the actress i think i will quit dis drama:(

completely agree! hope everything turns for the best. and that especially netizens try to understand the chaotic and exhausting schedule Korean actors have. nobody's health should be exposed so much for the sake of watching dramas...

totally agree!!! hope the drama will continue and wish the new actress would be better :-)

I totally agree!!! I'm not on team KBS or team han, I only on team Myung Wol the Spy!!!! I was really hoping that these rumors were not true and I'm so sad to see them confirmed. Hopefully, they can still work something out. Please please PLEASE!!!!

Also, thanks for keeping us updated, JB! I can always trust Dramabeans to have news pieces with more level-headed judgement that considers the sides of a serious situation without jumping to conclusions.

Not ignorant at all, since I'm hoping that there's still a minute chance that all sides will find a solution to make everyone happy and Han Ye-seul will return to the set. I anticipate the resolution of this fiasco and hope we get to hear Han's side of things soon enough. Everyone hwaiting~

i thought the drama was interesting...
but the DRAMA-BEHIND-THE-DRAMA?????
far more interesting!!! LOL!

But then she digged her own grave.

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Because she didn't show up to work. They can't film the rest of her scene without her being there.

oh no, i didn't really do the math but now I see the schedule is quite tight. I usually expect the filming to be done one week in advance then they will do the editting of the scenes for one week.

She could fake her death and then come back with a new face in order to protect her identity. That would be an easy fix...

Maybe the new actress plays a second agent sent from the North after they decide Myung Wol has failed her mission?

If you've claimed the Scheduler, does this mean I can have Han Kang? :)

saying is much easier than doing, right?

Wow...guess bullying doesnt exist either.

If she is in fact "fighting the system" and "being brave" I don't think she has a very good way of doing it. And her statement of "I hope this makes a better work environment for my future colleagues" is, I'm sorry to say, just illogical.

How is her doing this making a positive impact for future actors? How do you make an impact on future actors when the PRESENT actors and co-stars are suffering from your actions and have clearly stated so?

I won't even begin to talk about all the writers, viewers, staff, etc. who are suffering because of her choices. If she did really need to "escape" that badly for health or mental health reasons I would completely understand. That would be okay.

But I believe that it would be her responsibility as a main functioning unit of this large drama production to provide a bit more information as to why the other workers should be enduring the tempest. Of course she doesn't have to reveal "everything" - privacy is OKAY - but when you are holding the time and effort of people in your actions then they should be informed, even a bit, as to why you are doing your actions - if you don't do so, it *does* make you look like someone who just doesn't care.

The way I think she should have gone about it, if "protesting" and "taking a stance for better work environments" is really what she wanted to do, is wait till the drama was finished and then focus a lot of time and effort on promoting and speaking for such things. Or, while the production is going, keep people informed of the working conditions she had to endure. Netizens, I hear, are a powerful force, if they hear a beloved actress is suffering they will show concern.

Truthfully speaking, I'm disappointed with how she handled things. Please feel free to disagree with me, I really do love to be proven wrong. I will listen openly and with sensitivity if you have a varying opinion that you are passionate about.

But didn't she grow up in the states? I don't know how things are in Korea, but I imagine that they're much different than they are here in North America. I think she's trying to fight the system, but she's doing it in a way that doesn't fit together well with the culture she's in now. After all, I'm pretty sure that if you were an actor in the states, you wouldn't have to go through such grueling film schedules. I remember people telling me that the entertainment industry in Korea is full of virtual slave drivers, and this, in combination with her North American upbringing kind of explains her actions to me.

Even if they are completely unprofessional...

I don't think she is that big a star in Korea. But I'm pretty sure this drama would have made her a big star:)

She is a pretty big star, yes.

It's hard to measure popularity objectively, but let's just say I've seen her face all over Seoul numerous times, and every Korean knows who she is.

(In Korea, because of the size of both the industry and the country, it's not as much a measure of fame to say that everyone knows her as it would be if we were talking about an American actress, but it still means she's more famous than a good chunk of other actresses. She's not at the level of Kim Tae Hee or Choi Ji-Woo, but she's still A-list).

I could very well be possible that she is pregnant. If she has a boyfriend.

I was thinking the same.
Miscarriage (or beginning of miscarriage) is really possible. That would explain why she put restrictions on her contract, and why she did talk much about her condition.
Although she would probably never talk about it even after it happened, so we would never know it.

Kim so yeon can be kyung kyung-wols estranged cousin, a lil nod to Iris, won't hurt huh KBS huhh! But seriously KSY ftw she does NK spy sooo well..

There are two sides of a coin. This statement is just one side. We still need to hear her side of things. When she finally does share her side, I think then would be a good time to decide who we want to stand by. At this point it seems a lot of the blame falls on Han's shoulders, but that doesn't mean it's the truth (need I remind anyone about how the Nazi's rewrote German history in favor of their teachings on race and German pride???), but neither does it mean it's false. Patience has it's rewards I guess. How long people are willing to be patient is a whole different matter.

P.S. Uh, as for Lee Da Hae? *shrugs* I never really followed her career so I don't really know to what extent people like/hate her. I only know via DB that she needs help in the PR department.

I have nothing against people defending HYS. In fact, it warms my heart a bit to see that people are being at least a bit rational, and not so ready to join a witchhunt.

But it breaks my heart a little to say I agree with you that if this was LDH, the reaction would be much different, much more harsh, including the attitude in all the articles posted so far on the matter here on dramabeans. I find it so sad, I hope people, including javabeans, realize now how biased they were back then. What happened with LDH, regardless of backlash, was at least handled professionally, and had no ill affects, immediate or otherwise, on cast and crew. If anything it is preferrable to the current happenings with HYS and SMW.

Dang, man, and I was enjoying the show - it's one of those rare over-the-top crack addictions in the drama landscape...

Whatever happened that led to this, we're only hearing one side of the story, so I'm not going to pass judgement. Nor do I think it's my place. At the end of the day, it was just a TV show; it's not the end of the world for me.

I do gotta say though, as JB has pointed out several times before, the live shoot system Korea has definitely has major dangers for everyone involved. They really should look into changing that (but I doubt they will).