Bwahaha, I like the idea of recasting ALL of Chuno and giving them suits and guns!

I would only watch because of Jang Hyuk!

I like Lee Dae Hee, I do but I don't want to see her in IRIS 2. I'd prefer to see Son Ye Jin or even Kim Sun Ah!

,you had me at Chuniris.. Fresh from watching Ten ep 1 and Chuniris chased the creeps I had for watching said pilot episode..

Please dont. I'm not a fan of this pair. Plus i dont think LDH is suitable with action drama, i dont think she can accept if she had look ugly. I saw her in Chunno and she's stay pretty and flawless which absurd cinsidering she's in the running. MEHH

Can't we bury that Iris2 project under a thick block of concrete? I can't see nothing good coming out of it.

If there was a drama based on Kim S Yeon's character then I would be all for it, I shipped Sunhwa and Hyun-jun so badly even though I knew that ship was long gone before it started. Would love to have seen her story unfold.

As for Iris 2 - Jang Hyuk & Lee Da Hae ....... Great for people who are fans of their pairing but for those who aren't *coughMEcough* I could care less now with what happens. Good luck to whoever ends up being cast in the show.

Meh...
Then Yeah! Jang Hyuk...
Now I'm back Meh again.

I'm in agreement. Why cast new people/characters when some of the original Iris supporting cast were so awesome? Just make them take lead for the sequel.

i like lee da hae and she need this kind of role but the same pairing is boring and i don't like sequel mostly it worse than the first. I just hope if she take the role jang hyuk doesn't take it or she reject it.
I suddenly think of spy charracter in secret lover, i like the idea of pairing joo won and lee da hae in that drama

Why Kim S Yeon always as second choice especially to Lee Da hae?

I think she is in standby mode in case Lee drops this project. Good news to her fans then, but is her fan base big like Lee Da Hae?

Is Kim S Yoen famous in Korea or around Asia.

IRIS, yeak, Jang Hyuk or miss Lee, please find another project, not this one.

I don't like the pairing.
Hate the gurl. hmp!

I agree Kim Sun Ah would rock in this drama but I can't say I'm interested in Iris 2??

I would watch a drama about mail clerks who end saving the world...I think it would be amazing and hilarious.

Re: Lee Da-hae paired with Jang Hyuk...

I'm all for it. Robbers was a long time ago and doesn't seem to be so well known. Chuno *SPOILER ALERT* had them together only in a few flashbacks and a handful of other scenes of sad awkwardness. Lee Da-hae has put in some very strong performances as of late; Jang Hyuk has been Oscar/Emmy-worthy in everything he's been in since returning from the army. They have star power, good chemistry and a good working relationship, so why not?

Re: Kim So-yeon...

She is a great actress and put in an incredible performance in IRIS, so it would be great to have her back, but I'm guessing that her work schedule won't allow anything but a cameo. A spin-off series with her as the main character wouldn't have been smart; if there is a weaker concept than the contrived sequel, it would have to be the contrived spin-off.

Re: IRIS 2

IRIS wasn't about story so much as it was about style, and IRIS 2 promises to be the same way. You might say "been there, done that twice already", but this formula is one that can have repeated success with the right ingredients. It can pretty much be guaranteed that no competing drama will match IRIS 2 for scale, edginess, and action - that alone should make it a success, and well worth watching.

2013 not looking good, all sequels.

I like KSA to collaborate with her friend JH, but not in Iris 2.

thanks jb,

IF Lee Da Hae is in I hope she will do her own stunts !!.

Random question not related to this post, but related to Jang Hyuk: Did you guys watch MIDAS, his 2011 drama with Lee Min-jung? I just started it and came here looking for recaps but there are none. I was just wondering....?

they should totally just let kim so yeon b the lead...gosh....chuno 2 in suits n guns indeed....:(

thank you JB

Read other news, daniel henney is also one of the casts ?

true ?.

Mistake IMHO. Perhaps the time for big names, all style and little subtance dramas have had their day?

I also think they might be better doing Athena 2 rather than Iris 2. Athena was not good by a long way but the set up for Kim So-yeon character could really be written into a revenge/spy/action/thriller.

How about starting it at the end of Iris (e.g. what happened next), incorporating her move to the US (or was it Canada... can't remember), the assasination/elimination attempt and ending with a her kick-ass revenge. Hmmmm

seriously, producer or director should chose kim so yeon.... i watched prosecutor princess because of her....

Did you guy conveniently forget about The Great Seer which starts airing next month? Kim So Yeon can't film two dramas at the same time.

NOOOOOOOOO i don't even want to see IRIS 2 now they drag LDH AM OUT i can't see LDH in action

oh ya, Poor Kim S Yeon, looks like her fans don't know her current activities.

She's so busy at the moment, so KSA can fight for Lee's part.

The first Jang Hyuk drama I watched was Thank You and he overacted horribly in that. I couldn't even finish watching it. And neither am I a big fan of Lee Da Hae. I'll watch only if the second leads are interesting enough.

HA! The first thing that came into my mind when I read the title of the article was WHY (!!!!) aren't they giving Kim So Yeon her own spy drama? WHY?! Then I saw we (girlfriday and I) had similar feelings and I decided we were fated for each other in the drama-questioning universe. But of course, we could never be together because one of us is fatally ill or suffers from bad timing (whether that would necessitate time warping or the more boring kind of modern day) or just cause since dramas don't need logic.

I hope LDH and JH exchange candy.

Another comment re: Kim So-yeon...

Her character in IRIS was very much a supporting character. I didn't see Athena, so I don't know what they did with her in it, but I can't imagine an effective story revolving around Kim Sun-hwa. Given how great Kim So-yeon was in that action role (much better than Kim Tae-hee), hopefully she will be given similar work but leading in the future, and hopefully IRIS 2 will still feature her (and also Kim Seung-woo) as much as possible.

she's such a bad actress tho!

This pairing again?
Personally i think they should push back the production more so that they can cast Kim So Yeon as the lead, and give her time to finish filming The Great Seer (because as a few have pointed out, she can't film two dramas at a time).
KSY's Sunhwa had such an interesting story line set up for her in Athena that wish we could get to see the completion of.

No please, I like LDH. I hope she won't take this one... cause I'd love to see her in a rom-com again.

The dramas she's been doing lately (Miss Ripley, etc.) are just not my cup of tea... :/

Iris 2 will need kim so yeon and kim min jon to resolve kim sun hwa's storyline. That storyline was strung from iris to athena and it would be a mistake to leave them out of this one.

Also, they need to resolve the story from the first iris involving lee byung hun and kim tae hee regarding the iris organization as a whole.

If jang hyuk and lee da hae don't sign up, hope they will try to get so ji sub and ha ji won or lee na young (or yang dong geun as the special agent lead who mumbles everything. That guy is too cool!).

I would love for this to turn into something like "My Girlfriend Is An Agent" though. Actually, why can't they just make that drama version with these two already?

I am all for seeing Jang Hyuk but not with Lee Da Hae. Her acting leaves me cold. I wanna be able to root for the main leads but everytime I see her, I end up despising the female lead.

First korean drama I ever watched was My Girl and I couldn't stand her overacting. I also watched her in Green Rose, Chuno and Ripley...dont get me wrong, she is such a beautiful woman and her beauty onscreen sometimes leaves me breathless and her acting per se isn't horrendous, however her acting seems so mechanical and robotic, it makes me not like her portrayal at all ,because watching her leaves me feeling empty and cannot make me root for her character. She lacks the ability to make most audience relate to her character. You can be a good performer, but if you are too technical, it's still a big waste in my opinion.

Lee Da-hae was a total bore in "Chuno" and she overacted horribly in "My Girl."

And while I like Jang Hyuk, his performance in "Chuno" was too one-note.

"Chuno" had gorgeous cinematography and costuming, but the rest of it was a disappointment.

thanks jb

Hope this time round the character for jang hyuk

gets the girl !. Chuno - jang hyuk - shattered my heart !.

Pass on this pair; and dont like them - guy, over-acting most of the time; lady - plastic like barbie doll.

Interesting enough, hoping to watch the BTS when the

actors are doing their stunts !. esp. Mr Jang Hyuk !!.

Looks like Lee Da Hae changed her face again. Why doesn't she stop?

I'd watch it if it was Kim Min Jung and Kim So yeon...right now?,,,blahhhhh

I want the old casttt!!
The only female replacement I'd accept is Ha Ji Won, lol.
But as you said, they should just make kim so yeon the main character, sheesh!