Cha Tae-hyun and UEE headline Jeon Woo-chi drama

80 September 20, 2012October 10, 2012

by girlfriday

Okay, now THAT’s better. I was so confused by earlier casting reports for the new drama adaptation of fantasy folklore Jeon Woo-chi. A whimsical, impish wizard for a hero is a pretty specific set of character traits to fill, that’s for sure. But strangely enough, that just sounds like Cha Tae-hyun on a normal day. Thank ye drama gods: Cha will be returning to the small screen to headline Jeon Woo-chi, and UEE has confirmed that she’ll play the heroine. Awwww yeah.

The fusion sageuk will be helmed by PD Kang Il-soo of Kingdom of the Wind and written by Jo Myung-joo of King Gwanggaeto, and starts off in the fictional ideal nation of Yuldo, established by the robin-hood-esque hero Hong Gil-dong. Jeon Woo-chi is a dosa, a wizard, who gained his powers by swallowing a gumiho fox bead. A friend’s betrayal causes him to lose his mentor and father-figure Hong Gil-dong, and the love of his life. So in order to avenge their deaths, he travels to Joseon, and becomes a reluctant hero for the people.

I feel like “reluctant” is pretty much Cha Tae-hyun’s defining characteristic, so that fits him to a tee. UEE plays Hong Gil-dong’s granddaughter Hong Mu-yeon, princess of Yuldo, the woman who will later come to have Jeon Woo-chi’s heart. At least granddaughter means that the age difference is built into the story, because with a 12-year gap between them, it’d be silly to pretend it wasn’t there.

This will be Cha’s first drama in three years, since 2009’s General Hospital 2, though he’s been primarily doing movies for so long that I thought it was even longer than that. I’m super excited to have a comic actor headlining this thing, because Cha Tae-hyun is so gifted at playing both extremes — emotional vulnerability and gut-busting humor. I hope he’s got some badass fighting skills in him too, which is maybe the hardest part to picture (I blame his perpetual babyface), but I’m sure he’ll pull it off.

UEE totally won me over in Ojakkyo Brothers, and I just want to carry her around in my pocket. I think she’ll have a great energy with Cha, especially if she gets to be feisty, and not just some damsel in distress. Also, is it wrong that I want Joo-won to have something else to sulk over?

Also joining the cast is Sung Dong-il (Answer Me 1997), my favorite TV dad. No word yet on which character he plays, though if it’s Hong Gil-dong, he’d better get lots of flashbacks! Sung was a co-star in Cha’s last project, Joseon caper film Gone With the Wind, so there’s already a good rapport there. Lee Hee-jun (You Who Rolled in Unexpectedly) has been cast as Jeon Woo-chi’s nemesis, who clashes with him at every turn.

Jeon Woo-chi follows Nice Guy and premieres in late November on KBS.

Via Osen

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51 IBELIS

September 21, 2012 at 8:52 AM

loved the 2009 Movie with the same name can't wait to watch.

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52 lovin it

September 21, 2012 at 10:34 AM

interest level spiked!
things are going great for the cha fam and kbs :)
cha taehyun is on 1n2d, will be on jeonwoochi and his parents wil be on qualifications of man family choir special..

cha tae hyun is too good for uee. she better bring her A-game!

suh dong il !:) lee hee joon!
GREAT CAST~

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53 Erica

September 21, 2012 at 11:12 AM

Hello~ (to everyone who’s reading)… First off, I’m very sorry because this is totaly random and I might raise a lot of eyebrows from you guys (please don’t hate me)… I am a fan of Joowon <3 Uee; and i've searched practically everywhere for the english translation of 17171771 (the song that uee sang in ojakgyo's episode 51). so, i sort of google translate it and try to interpret it based on my understanding of whatever google gave me and relying on my knowledge of korean language: which is VERY little…so, i wanna ask your opinion, maybe fix the part where i got it wrong because i really3x like the song, and i wanna know the real translation to it! ^^

JaURim – 17171771

천사의 미소처럼 새들의 노래처럼
이토록 사랑스런 당신이 좋은 걸요
어서 내개로 와요, 영원히 함께해요.
우리 함께라면 두렵지 않은걸요.

세상에 단 한사람, 당신,
당신을 만나기 위해 나,
이 세상에 태어난 걸 알고 있나요?

어쩌면 우린 예전부터
이름 모를 저 먼 별에서
이미 사랑해 왔었는지도 몰라요.

오월의 햇살처럼 시월의 하늘처럼
그렇게 못 견디게 당신이 좋은 걸요.
어서 내게로 와요, 느끼고 있잖아요,
어느새 슬픔이 사라져버린걸.

La la la la la la la la la la~
때로 폭풍우 거센 밤에
별에서 찾아 온 악마들이
우리를 갈라놓으려 할 때면

조용히 서로 마주 앉아
가만히 서로의 손을 잡고
향긋한 낙원을 떠올리지요.
바람은 잦아들고 먹구름 사라지고
햇살이 따스하게 미소 짓고 있네요.
우리 함께 있으면 두렵지 않은 걸요.
악마도 지옥도 검은 운명도,

아가의 살결처럼 소녀의 향기처럼
그렇게 못 견디게 당신이 좋은 걸요
어서 내게로 와요 다 알고 있는걸요.
서로를 위해 우리 태어났잖아요.

천사의 미소처럼 새들의 노래처럼
이토록 사랑스런 당신이 좋은 걸요.

Like the smile of an angel Like the song of the birds
That how lovely you are, you that I loved
Come on, come towards me quickly, we'll be together forever
I'm sure we'll be together forever

the one and only in this whole world,You
To be able to meet you
Do you know that this world is meaningful with your existence

Maybe we're meant to be from the start
Even though we're far apart like the star and never knew each

other's name
I don't even know when did I started to loving you

Like the sun in the sky during summer
i can't endure being without you very well
Come on, come towards me quickly, when you're with me
Suddenly sadness is gone

Sometimes the storm raging at night
When evil came from the stars
Trying to keep us apart

Quietly sitting next to each other
Still holding on to each other's hands
Visualizing fragrant paradise that exist
The wind died down and the rain cloud disappear and

Our warm and sunny smile
will wash our fear
then evil and unfortune will pass

Like scents from the skin of a baby girl
i can't endure being without you very well
Come on, come towards me quickly, and I know that
We were destined for each other

The song of birds like the smile of an angel like
That how lovely you are, you that I loved

p/s sorry for taking up too much space T.T