On the set of Arang and the Magistrate
by girlfriday
Could there be a cuter ghost in all of dramaland? I don’t know if Shin Mina’s spectre can top her gumiho, but I sort of love that she’s got the market cornered on spunky supernatural creatures who are misunderstood. The myths and legends got it wrong, don’tcha know? I can’t wait for this show to start, if even to just find out what part of its fantasy-melo-comedy-sageuk DNA is its most dominant. I hope they don’t skimp on the fantasy part of that equation. I want my ghosts to be ghosty!
In a recent interview on the set of Arang and the Magistrate, Shin Mina was asked about her mysterious tattoo, which you may have noticed in some of the promo stills. It’s a complex pattern tattooed on her neck, and when asked about its meaning she said, “It’s a secret. I can’t tell you about Arang’s tattoo. But it has to do with her memory loss.” Oooh. Intriguing.
Her character was wrongfully killed, but apparently in the afterlife, she has no memory of how she got so dead. It’s a nice mystery for her and for us, since uncovering the truth about her circumstance (ghostdom and all) and eventually her murder will be the focal point of the story. To that end the hero, our magistrate Lee Jun-ki, will lead the charge. He said of working with Shin Mina, “Just spending every day stuck together makes me happy.” Aw. How cute are you?
And below is some fan art using the promo stills and character descriptions for Arang the plucky, cynical ghost and Eun-ho the cold-on-the-outside-warm-on-the-inside new magistrate in town.
The 20-episode Arang and the Magistrate premieres Wednesday July 25 on MBC, following I Do, I Do.
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- Interviews with Arang and the Magistrate’s second leads
- Shin Mina becomes ghostly Arang
- Lee Jun-ki gets into character as the magistrate
- Arang and the Magistrate’s first script read
- Arang and the Magistrate adds to its cast
- Arang gets her quirky sidekick
- Yeon Woo-jin joins Arang and the Magistrate
- Shin Mina and Lee Jun-ki headline new drama
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1 delicatecloud
July 2, 2012 at 1:12 PM
Gets better and better - can't wait for the drama to air!!
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2 sartorius
July 2, 2012 at 1:18 PM
color me EXCITED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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mary
July 3, 2012 at 1:49 AM
And ship me forward in time!
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3 momogi
July 2, 2012 at 1:19 PM
yaay
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4 Noemi
July 2, 2012 at 1:23 PM
very excited :D
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5 Rashell
July 2, 2012 at 1:33 PM
I'm really looking forward to this one. But man with Shin Mina and Lee Junki, that is a whole lot of pretty on one screen. Seriously those are two beautiful people. Everytime I see the stills that's all I can think.
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skelly
July 2, 2012 at 3:38 PM
Same here - both of them are beautiful, but not in the conventional way - they both have an other-worldly look about them. And they are both fabulous actors so I am really looking forward to this one.
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Cam
July 2, 2012 at 8:27 PM
Yes yes, I do agree with you, Rashell ~ How beautiful they are!
I will definitely loooook forward to this because of Lee Jun Ki (he's adorable-ish) and Shin Mina, yups. ^__^
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6 Amy
July 2, 2012 at 1:58 PM
I SIMPLY CAN'T WAIT!! i love shin min ah ever since i watched her in gumiho,she really likes to play myths and legends huh? lol so many time twists dramas this year
hopefully this will be a good drama
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7 becca_boo
July 2, 2012 at 2:06 PM
Is it possible to get a Cute overdose from just a few pictures? 'Cause I'm feeling a little light-headed from this show's promo materials.
Is it the 25th yet? Is it??
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himonogirl
July 2, 2012 at 7:17 PM
*mentally photoshopping today's date*
C'mon, Brain, I'm just asking you to add a leeeettle "5"!
Beware, comrade! You must stay strong, what will happen to you when the......tr...tr...trailer will be out?
*Brain already can't process the possible awesomeness
〜( ̄▽ ̄〜)
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8 Noelle
July 2, 2012 at 2:10 PM
Oh Shin Mina you are so beautiful. I can't wait to watch this.
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9 chichiri
July 2, 2012 at 2:15 PM
Shin Mina is.. gah. So pretty. No, she's beautiful.
When some people don't see how beautiful she is, I go all Hannibal Lecter on them: "You looked, but didn't see."
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10 canxi
July 2, 2012 at 2:35 PM
I'm hoping this will be more comedy-fantasy-melo (just a bit).
I already know it's a saeguk, but I don't want to FEEL like I'm watching one...if that makes sense....
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himonogirl
July 2, 2012 at 7:04 PM
Never watched a proper sageuk before, so I can't tell, but this one veers definitely towards the fusion genre.
Remember how Sungkyunkwan Scandal wasn't your usual sageuk? Well, add fantasy to that (and what looks like a wonderfreakingbeautiful cinematography), and I'm pretty sure we won't be given dusty museum pieces.
I trust them to make the watching entertaining (and you may agree that with both Shin Mina and Lee Jun-ki onboard, we could hardly ask for more)
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Kay
July 4, 2012 at 7:40 AM
Oh you should watch The Legend, it was a wonderful fusion sageuk!
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11 YChase007
July 2, 2012 at 2:45 PM
So far so AWESOME... this could go really good or down the dark path of fuggedaboutit lol... Heres Hoping for AWESOME
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12 queencircles
July 2, 2012 at 2:46 PM
so fun! can't wait to watch! I love her.
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13 Ryi
July 2, 2012 at 3:02 PM
Oh man I am so excited for this drama! When I first heard about the casting I might have fan girl squealed! I love Shin Mina and Lee Jun-Ki so I am expecting this to be awesome! :)
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14 hypersleep
July 2, 2012 at 3:21 PM
Tattoos? Memory Loss? 49 Days meets Guhimo meets Choseon Momento?
COUNT ME IN.
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15 ginnie
July 2, 2012 at 3:27 PM
this looks very cute!
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16 Belle
July 2, 2012 at 3:32 PM
I really like the cast... very talented... from Shin Min Ah to Lee Jun Ki to Yoo Seung Ho! Even though the latter only has a small role...:( ...but important.
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17 ck1Oz
July 2, 2012 at 3:58 PM
Look at those eyes.So cute.
This is my first time saying this especially for an actress.But I just want to pinch her cheeks.She is seriously cute here in her hanbok .Normally she looks so sexy.
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18 mtoh
July 2, 2012 at 4:04 PM
Please be good!
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19 Arhazivory
July 2, 2012 at 4:17 PM
So pretty. I'm soooo in.
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20 topper
July 2, 2012 at 4:36 PM
Shin Min Ah. Her smile and dimples are other worldly.
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21 mihinikki
July 2, 2012 at 4:57 PM
“Just spending every day stuck together makes me happy.” - Lee Jun Ki.
Nooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!! You're mine Jun ki! I was worried about this. Before this drama was ever announced I wanted them to be the leads in a drama, but then thought better of it b/c he might fall in love with Shin Min Ah. Sorry...Ma Ri's delusional tendencies are rubbing off on me :)
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22 Anastasia
July 2, 2012 at 5:14 PM
Extra ordinary beautiful. Yesterday tvn, has shown the most natural beauty celebrity in korea. By discovering, their old pictures, is they even undergo plastic surgery etc. Teh rumors of them having plastic surgery is all flying in the thin air. False rumors.
among them is song hye gyo, ha ji won, soong jong ki and of course no doubt shin min ah.
Shin mina is very pretty she didnt have to try. My fav drama of her should be a love to kill. For those who thought cant struck by her acting that one is just did it for me.
She immersed with ten charcter and emotions so much despite the writing is a bit down on the end. But i started hating her in the drama but ended loving her so much. Until now, im soo jun and shin mina is my top fav.
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23 ~Feather~
July 2, 2012 at 5:15 PM
I'm thinking of doing recaps for this drama for my new blog. I wanted this drama cycle to end first so there would be a fresh batch of dramas to pick from. This would also be the first sageuk I'm going to watch.
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24 Anastasia
July 2, 2012 at 5:17 PM
Did i mentioned how much i anticipated this drama, this one may be my fav this year. I can't get into the shut up, queen in hyun, BIG etc, wife crediantials, but this one mr nice guy may did it for me.
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25 Anastasia
July 2, 2012 at 5:19 PM
Typo: this one AND mr. Nic guy
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26 megels7719
July 2, 2012 at 5:53 PM
Oh! Super excited for this to come! Where are you end of July!?
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27 purexorange
July 2, 2012 at 6:17 PM
both of them so beautiful, i'm afraid my screen will explode whilst watching...
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28 bd
July 2, 2012 at 6:47 PM
SMA has one of the deadliest smiles of all humandom.
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29 An
July 2, 2012 at 7:24 PM
Never really found Lee Jun Ki attractive but lately...he's been getting a little hot. To say the least :)
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30 KStyle
July 2, 2012 at 7:57 PM
I'm so excited about this show ever since it came onto Kdrama radar.
Oh I can't wait !!!
Arang and The Magistrate HWAITING !!!
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31 jomo143
July 2, 2012 at 8:01 PM
From the making of video, they both seemed very businesslike, and professional about this show.
I don't mean they weren't having fun, because they were, but you can tell they take their craft seriously.
I am sooooo looking forward to this. Between the two of them, I don't know who to love more.
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32 Alexis
July 2, 2012 at 8:31 PM
Oh my, how adooorable they both are! :D Why are they still cuteness in their pure hearts? I. Love. IT. (big beams) ^_^ v
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33 Lotluz
July 2, 2012 at 10:09 PM
Yes, finally after a two year hiatus from both actors, they are back. Thank you for the write up girlfriday. I wish this drama will be a successful comeback for both actors.
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34 JG
July 2, 2012 at 10:30 PM
So excited! Shin Mina is so adorable. Always thought Lee Jun-ki too pretty, but he's looking so manly after military duty.
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35 kdramafan
July 2, 2012 at 11:58 PM
Thanks for the update GF.
I've got a good feeling about this one. And if the worst comes to the worst and the writing goes south at least we've got double pretty to look at.
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36 ...
July 3, 2012 at 12:23 AM
The last photo... So much pretty. Can't decide whose prettier
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37 mary
July 3, 2012 at 1:51 AM
Memory loss is cool. Uncovering cute ghost's death is cool.
As long as it's not Jun Ki's family or something that caused her death. Can someone put a ban on family secrets in kdramas?
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38 graygirl
July 3, 2012 at 2:30 AM
Can't wait!!!!!
Seriously hoping I Do I Do ends faster!!!!!
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39 haricha
July 3, 2012 at 5:23 AM
So excited! I hope it will be amazing ^^~
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40 fortuna
July 3, 2012 at 7:37 AM
Yeah, Shin Mina is just incredibley cute on top of being completely gorgeous. A few years back, I took a shot at watching a drama called 'Punch' and her sweet and charming character (not to mention the dimples!) had me within seconds. Didn't even wait for it to be completely subbed to follow her from episode to episode. And Lee Jun-ki will always be "Iljamie' to me. I wish that they'd have him do his own sequel with the plucky little Lee Young-ah and get the ending right this time! ;)
Looking forward to this drama...
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bd
July 3, 2012 at 11:27 AM
'Punch' is an underappreciated drama from SMA's early days.
She and Joo Jin mo had a lot of chemistry and SMA was just oozing that cute charm of hers; aside from the stylist giving SMA dreads as her hairstyle, the stylist got it right, dressing SMA in sporty casual (sporty casual never looked so good).
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fortuna
July 4, 2012 at 10:04 AM
True on all accounts! :) Her cuteness, her charm, the chemistry between the stars, the stylist...
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41 niKai
July 3, 2012 at 7:53 AM
I seriously CANNOT wait!
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42 Sho
July 3, 2012 at 9:26 AM
Totally can not wait for Shin Mina, like DAYUM
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43 john
July 3, 2012 at 11:21 AM
I'm waiting in anticpation. Have high hopes.
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44 Qwerty
July 3, 2012 at 12:04 PM
Man, I wish I knew what to expect. I LOVED MGIAG, but I don't like things that end sadly. And this has a lot of potential to do that. Seeing as she is... dead. :P If I knew that it would have a happy ending I would watch it in a heartbeat!
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45 Arivle
July 3, 2012 at 6:38 PM
Totally on board this ship!!!..waiting for it to take sail....
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46 Kay
July 4, 2012 at 7:42 AM
Oh, I cannot wait~!
It's been a long time since a good fantasy sageuk has come out (the last good one being The Legend - if you haven't seen it, you must!!)....And I just lurveee Shin Mina, shes the perfect actress for this!
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47 ujsid
July 4, 2012 at 12:08 PM
so so so excited abt this drama! i want my ghost to be as cute and fun as gumiho ♡
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48 mskololia
July 5, 2012 at 9:33 AM
Soon....yay! :)
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49 JoonGirl
July 6, 2012 at 1:12 PM
Shin Mina, you might the most beautiful actress and ghost in Korea even in the world, but would you please stay away from my Lee Joongi at least 10 meters haha... no, kidding, i just get more and more jealous ㅜㅜ
I watch the MBC section TV for arang and the magistrate and both of them are toooooooo gorgeous and adorable to see, gah!!!
And there's scene when Lee Joongi was walking with Shin Mina following him, then they met the shaman girl who cannot look arang, and Lee Joongi with cute expression pointed to her "there, she is right there!" (He acted like she is the most disgusted thing in the world!
When I saw it I just, "where is time machine? I am going to July 25the, right now!!!!"
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50 ninatizmi
July 14, 2012 at 7:18 AM
can't wait for this! I CAN'T EXPRESS HOW MUCH I MISSED MY ILJIMAE, LEE JUN KI!!!! SO EXCITING!!! I WILL ALSO ANTICIPATE YOUR RECAPS ON THIS JB! :) SAGEUK AGAIN FOR ME! YEY!!! :))))
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