Park Ha-sun visits Dr. Jin for extended cameo
by javabeans
I’m still iffy on Dr. Jin, MBC’s new weekend time-traveling medical fusion sageuk (Episode 1 was SO uneven), but here’s something to look forward to: Park Ha-sun, who earned quite a bit of praise playing gentle-hearted Queen In-hyun in Dong Yi, will be appearing in a guest stint on the drama.
With her role spanning two episodes, it’ll be longer than your regular cameo, and it sounds like her character will be a featured player in her episodes. Park will be acting as a “special gisaeng” who plays a key role in Dr. Jin’s (Song Seung-heon) development of penicillin. Huh, so they’re just going to alter history, are they? I wonder if the drama will try to explain all the logical loopholes that form when its title character jumps back in time and does things in 19th-century Joseon that contradict history. (I do appreciate how Queen In-hyun’s Man deals with the concept of the shifting realities and histories when its hero’s knowledge of the future changes his actions in his own time period. But then again, I pretty much appreciate everything about that show.)
Park Ha-sun will have a loveline with Lee Beom-soo, who plays the quirky character of Lee Ha-eung, a relative of the royal clan despite his profligate ways who becomes Dr. Jin’s Joseon guide-friend-sidekick. Ha-eung is probably my favorite character so far, so I’ll be glad to see him getting a little loving; on the other hand, Park Ha-sun won’t be sticking around for the whole series, so it can’t be too much of a romance.
I’m a new fan of Park Ha-sun; I thought she was good in Dong Yi, but since I didn’t watch that show aside from an episode here or there, it was High Kick 3 that showed me how versatile and committed an actor she is. I wasn’t sure I’d be sticking around for the rest of Dr. Jin, but I’ll want to catch her appearance.
Park’s stint begins in Episode 6, which airs June 10.
Via Sports Seoul
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1 jomo143
May 29, 2012 at 5:10 AM
I am here because you said Queen In-hyun.
My brain felt the words from across the interwebs, and I had to read this story.
I am not at all completely obsessed.
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hipployta
May 29, 2012 at 5:32 AM
No...you are not...not at all.
I am also not here for Jin but QIHM...LOL
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pabo ceo reom
May 29, 2012 at 12:45 PM
You guys are hilarious! Personally, I try really hard not to compare Queen In-hyun's Man with Dr. Jin despite the similar premise. It just makes the unevenness in Dr. Jin even more glaring!
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Mei
May 29, 2012 at 5:39 AM
I totally second that. I felt that PULL, even though I haven't read the whole news yet, the word QUEEN INHYUN'S MAN, called upon me to squee to my heart's content.
LOVE LIVE BOONGDO AND HEEJIN! <3 <3 <3 <3 <3
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Kiara
May 29, 2012 at 5:51 AM
Park Ha-sun will always be my Queen In-hyun. Love this girl and I want to see her in another sageuk.
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Mei
May 29, 2012 at 5:58 AM
C-C-C-COMBOBREAKER! Hahaha. I like Park Hasun too, she gives off this adorable vibe, very charming :)
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Kiara
May 29, 2012 at 7:28 AM
I'd totally be shipping her and Boong Do if they were in the same drama (sorry Hee-jin).
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eternalfive
May 29, 2012 at 5:52 AM
BAHAHA nono, you are not at all obsessed. Because I felt that same pull and I'm not obsessed either. At all. So. Here we all are, reading and squeeing over an article that has nothing to do with QIHM, and only mentions its name in passing once.
No, I am NOT obsessed, I tell you!
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Zie
May 29, 2012 at 6:31 AM
LoL Same goes to me Jomo.. I read the word Queen In-Hyun and I'm opening the tab.. hahaha and no, you are not completely obsesses...
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lyra
May 29, 2012 at 8:05 AM
such a tease jomo ! LOL
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tvwithrice
May 29, 2012 at 6:03 PM
I automatically read "Queen In Hyun" as "Queen In Hyun's Man" in the article and in your comment. -.-
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2 JIW_sobangnim
May 29, 2012 at 5:19 AM
Well, Dr Jin is alright for me, Im not sure whether or not SSH's eyes have a bit of the 'cancel out the mistakes' effect on me (^^) BUT I will be continuing to follow UNTIL I make my mind, whether my dapper brothers or a flimsy doctor will win the fight :)
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3 CD
May 29, 2012 at 5:35 AM
She looks like Suzy, or wait, its the other way around, Suzy looks like her.
I hope she can be a lead in a drama.. Soon.
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4 anonymust
May 29, 2012 at 5:47 AM
Has anyone else seen the press-con videos for BIG?
Gong Yoo, Suzy and Lee Min Jung are hilarious together especially when suzy called gong yoo ahjussi lol
The three of them have so much chemistry together it's ridiculous.
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anonymust
May 29, 2012 at 5:49 AM
also they showed a clip for the show with Gong Yoo in a robe. ;D
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5 Mystisith
May 29, 2012 at 5:51 AM
Lee Beom-soo couldn't keep me in that train (and i love him a lot). I certainly will not stay for a cameo either. Even if it was a certain smexy scholar who found a magical cure against dementia... Wait, what's the name of that scholar again? Maybe the thing could become watchable...
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Kiara
May 29, 2012 at 7:08 AM
I lup him too so instead of Jin I'll marathon Giant again.
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6 aramint
May 29, 2012 at 6:17 AM
aaahhh...so, she's gonna play Nokaze/Miki...glad to see at least another good actor (besides LBS) in that show... ^_^
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7 fluff
May 29, 2012 at 6:21 AM
SSH *invents* penicillin?! BAHAHA!
I'm watching Dr. Jin for the pretty, but man, there are so many cheesy voice-overs. Maybe if SSH could convey some more emotions he wouldn't have to tell us exactly what they were.
Second episode did not redeem itself, I'm afraid. Way too many convenient head injuries. The image of SSH poised to hammer into some poor guy's skull with a big wooden mallet was simultaneously disturbing and hilarious.
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8 Chochang84
May 29, 2012 at 6:28 AM
Here is the biggest loophole in the Korean version. In Japan, there is a significant history about the production of penicillin as early as 1948, that's why the story blends really with the history et al, because everything flows. Not sure how they're gonna do it with the Korean version. Seriously, I love the Japanese comic to death, I don't want to see it butchered.
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aramint
May 29, 2012 at 6:38 AM
Agreed..that's also what I've been saying. The strength of the j-dorama version is not only because of the actors, but their main point is the story itself.
As you said, the story blends well with the history; everything flows smoothly. The script, the execution, the supporting actors, even the extras, they complete the story. *sigh*
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9 Damselfly H
May 29, 2012 at 6:32 AM
I like Park Ha Sun. She played Cha Tae Hyun's sister in The Miracle of a Giving Fool (Ba Bo). http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1233461/
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10 starlight
May 29, 2012 at 6:32 AM
funny thing is the gisaeng played by lee so yeon in dr jin played the evil rival jang hee bin in dong yi too! dong yi reunion, i only got to watching it after getting interested in the bit of history because of queen in hyuns man, its a good watch!
i also did not come here for queen inhyuns man. what queen inhyuns man? off to queen inhyuns man now. i mean off to SLEEP.
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exquisitemelody
May 29, 2012 at 6:48 AM
only the best time traveling show ever! Maybe not ever, but it handles the time traveling aspect the best way I've seen so far because it actually plays an active part in the storyline and not just a story-starter like RTP and Dr. Jin.
Yayy for a Dong Yi reunion! They should get the girl who played Dong Yi and the guy who played the King on the show too :P
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exquisitemelody
May 29, 2012 at 6:49 AM
you know...i think i just realized you were being sarcastic :P
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11 starlight
May 29, 2012 at 6:38 AM
and i think that park ha sun should just ditch this role and come over to QIM and play queen inhyun again hehe! not that im thinking about QIM or anything.
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Kiara
May 29, 2012 at 7:03 AM
Hehe that would be awesome.
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12 Hamster428
May 29, 2012 at 7:02 AM
PHS's QIH was the only thing about Dong Yi that I liked. So demure and pure and beautiful and as radiant as a thousand full moons. YIA is a fine Choi Heejin but Queen Inhyun will always be PHS's.
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13 erwinia
May 29, 2012 at 8:06 AM
After watching the fabulous and ORIGINAL J-version, I am so not watching this K-version. No offense to Song's fans but he will kill the drama (never in my radar) and the scriptwriters will probably clobber it further with amnesia, draggy love dilemmas, reincarnations (???) and a truck if they can have their way. A humongous cart perhaps?? Moving on to Queen Inhyun ^^
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PilTa
May 29, 2012 at 8:17 AM
yep not watching this one too...maybe the eps with Park Ha-sun only
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14 Cynthia
May 29, 2012 at 8:56 AM
It's difficult to watch Dr. Jin's fantasy ridiculousness while such a pitch-perfect QIHM is there to compare it to. The premise is similar but from then on, it's apples and oranges.
No amount of guest cameos is going to erase that DJ scene where Mr. Handtowel realizes that he's about to perform the FIRST JOSEON BRAIN SURGERY, EVER!! - throws his head back, eyes screwed shut, look of agony foremost on his handsome puss, to show us how into this scene he is...
it reminded me of Jon Lovitz (SNL) who coined the phrase "This is ACTING!!" to cover up his histrionic emoting.
It's a shame that SSH didn't realize his forte is light comedy - he should have waited for another rom/com.
:)
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jomo143
May 29, 2012 at 11:58 AM
I love that Lovitz bit, and that is exactly what I think, too!
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15 Mama J
May 29, 2012 at 9:43 AM
I'm watching J-Jin and K-Jin episode by episode. So far we have J-Jin for story (although I'm quite fond of Jin-Sensei) and K-Jin for unintentional laughs. I'm content with that.
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16 Altari
May 29, 2012 at 9:44 AM
I haven't watched Jin yet but twitter tells me that episode 2 was much better executed than episode 1. I have to find the time to watch it though because of Jaejoong.
I LOVED PHS in Dongyi although I didn't like the drama as a whole. Really looking forward to this.
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Cynthia
May 29, 2012 at 6:00 PM
Twitter lied.
I'm the first one in line for major Jaejoong love, but dude looks as uncomfortable in sageuk as I feel while watching SSH trying to act.
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Mama J
May 30, 2012 at 7:48 AM
Major constipation face.
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Prada
May 31, 2012 at 4:17 PM
According to korean review critics he is doing good...
the 2nd episode was better indeed and we have 24 episodes in total, so I'm sure will keep improving ^^
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17 toritorisan
May 29, 2012 at 10:35 AM
Wow, she looks different in the above picture - almost didn't recognize that she was from Dong Yi (I guess it is the modern clothes).
I am enjoying Dr. Jin (seems to be the minority here...). Even though I loved the J drama version, the Kdrama version so far seems pretty good. I really like how they ended episode 2, as it makes the Jin story more dramatic.
I like the story - both versions (whether it is realistic or not). I mean this is a time traveling FANTASY, so why does it have to always be "historically realistic?" Then it wouldn't be a fantasy anymore.
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Shiku
May 29, 2012 at 1:28 PM
I'm also in the minority as I like it too. Maybe coz I knew it wudn't be as good as the j-version so I made peace with it and take it for what it is.
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18 Laya
May 29, 2012 at 11:20 AM
My first reaction when Park Ha-sun made her first appearance in Dong Yi: OMG, is that the queen, she's so beautiful.
And then: Sukjong you bastard, what are you doing running around after other women, with a queen like that?
And then: Jang Hui-bin, you evil woman, die! What are you doing to the lovely queen?
Well, she's one reason to watch a couple of episodes of Dr. Jin at least!
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19 Meeko
May 29, 2012 at 11:59 AM
Let's give Dr. Jin a chance. The story might be all over the place now, but it might solidify after a few episodes. I prefer watching this show over Gentleman's Dignity
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20 lovedramas
May 29, 2012 at 12:40 PM
I liked her a lot in Dong Yi! Once she came back to the palace, I thought she was a lot more effective :) I will definitely be watching her in Dr Jin. Oh... how cute... her & LBS's character. :) love his character.
The "facts" in this series are just so hard to grasp. It's all over the place. But I kinda ignore it.
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21 Rovi
May 29, 2012 at 12:44 PM
I thought for a while Park Ha-seon will be playing the very young (who probably wouldn't look like 13/14 anyways) Empress Myeongseong (given the fact that the Empress and Inhyeon belonged to the same clan, and the Empress was the descendant of one of her elder brothers (Min Yoo-jung))...
...but yeah, when I saw "...will have a loveline with Yi Ha-eung..." mind goes into overdrive. Maybe she's going to be the mother of Ha-eung's 3rd (illegitemate) child Yi Jae-seon???
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22 gailt
May 29, 2012 at 12:57 PM
She was in That Fool/Accidental Couple, and I appreciated her understated and dignified character there as the fiancee of the main girl's secret lover. I didn't see her other dramas, but from what little I saw of her work, I like her! Glad to see news items of her being cast in new dramas. That always means her star is rising, right?
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23 dee
May 29, 2012 at 4:07 PM
i also will wait that scene.. lee beom soo never had a very romantic love scene in history of a salaryman, so maybe he will get a kiss in this one?
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24 peppermint.tea
May 31, 2012 at 8:34 AM
Before you take a dig at the plot, you should watch the original series. This drama comes from a manga. And the japan version was good.
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25 Phuket
September 10, 2012 at 4:24 AM
I’m watching J-Jin and K-Jin episode by episode. So far we have J-Jin for story (although I’m quite fond of Jin-Sensei) and K-Jin for unintentional laughs. I’m content with that.
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