wow wow wow can totally imagine joo won pulling that off

Eeeeeeeeexcited! C'mon kdrama gods let us hear the good news that they signed on with this drama!!

Whew. As much as I'd love to see Joo Won in a drama, I still hope he gets to rest with all the projects that he has and will have! Joo Won oppa fighting!

Two hot men -

Joo won :-) :-)
The drama looks interesting.....

AAAHHHHHHHHHAAAWWWWAAAAAAAEEEEEE!!!!! :D

That would be DAEBAK if they'd work together in a new drama!!!

I dont care about the leading lady as long as I have these two in one drama.

I want this to happen. But Joowonie will be very busy with a new movie with Kim Ah Joong, his upcoming Musical and ongoing 2 days 1 night. Phew.

Missed him in drama, (will) never finish watching his Level Who? drama. Bleh. But a big fan of him since his Baker King to Ojakyo Brothers to Gaksital!!!'

Haha JW was already a genius profiler (Special Investigation Unit) and genius hacker (Don't Click), now genius surgeon? Is it the baby face that typecasts him as genius-xxx? I can totally see him pulling off the grown manchild act though.

If it's the writer of God's Quiz, then my expectations gonna be rising so high. (then again, God's Quiz's excellence was the marriage of so many good things - Ryu Dukhwan, the director, the writing, the plot, the side characters...)

but these are two good actors: Joo Won and JSW. also, Joo Won (if he confirms) is back to KBS. perhaps his drama ratings will be high again.

Thanks for the news!

KBS!!!! I love you.

Reading the synopsis has left me not too excited. I'm betting the actual medicine in here will be minimal to make room for a lo-beu line. Blech.

Also, Joo Sang Wook is far too hot to play second lead to anyone.

Anyways:

Leading lady - pediatric psychiatrist who is a few years older (haha, I'm sure this one will have the Joo Won fans apoplectic); was involved with second lead historically.

2nd leading lady - 15 (!) year old girl.

For both of them i'm in, the plot sounds interesting also but what would make this drama the best would be if there was no love line, just rivalry between 2 awesome doctors..........

"So it’s Joo-won: Doogie Howser M.D.? Wait, you guys know who Doogie Howser is, right? Suddenly feeling very old…"

I'm surprised that no one has commented about this yet... I. Feel. You. I think Joo Won has comedic timing.. here's hoping it's gonna have some comedy in it. ^^:)

G-g-g-g-god's quiz?! I-I cant even explain the feels I get thinking of that writer's awesomeness with God's Quiz.

I am so watching this!

Am I the only one that thinks that this will suck horribly?

Joo Won will most likely be brutally bad at this role. He has an tendency to overact and given this role he has ample opportunity to. He will be dealing with an dual character, which in this case most likely means that he will be playing up his variety personality in one scene and give us the dilated pupils in the next.

I know he has been officially been declared that he is an great actor by this site, but seriously? And the plot already sounds stupid and unrealistic.

And the writing of God's Quiz isn't exactly stellar, look at that last season...

"he’ll star as a developmentally disabled young man who has the personality of a child, but the skills of a genius surgeon."

hahahaha. Only in the world of kdramas would this ever be possible. It's fun to think about, but in the states at least, there's an age limit to how young you can be before you enter med school. I'm pretty sure it's age 20. That and the interview process here is so insistent on applicants having developmental maturity that it's believable that a doctor could have a personality of a child, but certainly not the developmental capacity of one. If any admissions saw a hint of developmental stuntedness, it's out you go.

I mean, there's a reason the average age of medical students in their first yr of med school keeps on going up; it's age 25 now. Med schools pick older applicants with work experience, but also life experience. The assumption being that they're more developmentally mature and able to handle what they encounter in med school. (not sure how that always works out though)

Daebak news.

It really good for him to work with the Director that brings out the best of him in Ojakkyo Brothers.

I believe this drama will be full of hearts, I trust the Director nim.. Hehe.

Joo Won and Joo Sang Wook... what else there to say. Bring it on!

A medical drama, eh? Interestinggg.

Kyaaaa joo sang wook!! Hes giving me the chills with his role as ji hoon in TEN but im happy hes not the typical good guy that chases bad guys so i wish he could be more of a villain here!

i remember doggie howser, he's a genius that became a doctor during his teens =). Yeah, i'm old =)

will this be a comedy? there are different kind autism manifestations, i hope it's not the one where he needs to stare in space. But i like the idea of the neener-neener kind of autism you mentioned =). or Can't he just be an ADHD?

I don't know if any of you have ever spent time with an autistic person before. They can be extremely intelligent. I have a cousin who is considered autistic (social ability of a 5th grader) but is working on a Master’s Degree. I also have a cousin who is unable to care for himself and never will. There are many different levels of autism. Some people are very high functioning (to the point where you would just think they have an odd personality) to being very low functioning (unable to care for themselves). Einstein is believed to have been autistic. To me it isn’t too far-fetched for there to be a pediatric surgeon who was a high functioning autistic. There could be one right now, with their co-workers thinking that they just have wonderful bedside manner with children. I just wanted to share the knowledge with everyone that being autistic doesn’t automatically make you stupid.

I think that Joowon is a good actor. Great? Maybe not yet, but I believe that he can improve with time. I definitely think that he has talent and wouldn't place him in the same category as Lee Minho (the latter may be sweet in real life, who knows, but I do not believe that he is a good actor at all). Luckily, I am not one of those fans whose actor can do no wrong.

As an aside, does anyone else know that Park Kiwoong also played a character with autism in The Slingshot? If not then I would recommend checking out his performance.
Here are two videos with cuts from the drama. You can get some idea of how he interpreted the character (even without Eng. subs):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=av4QPEF3eoM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qe6uc4rRw_Y

Taking on this role for Green Scalpel would require a lot of preparation. I hope that Joowon can really get into character, but will that be possible with everything else he is doing?

Had to scroll down to see my honey?!! Unfair!! Please, please! Will look forward to this! And it's a medical drama!!?? My fav!!

well, I'll have throw reality completely out the window for this one and just roll with it. Looking forward to Doogie Howser, korean version! (<3 NPH)

I hate medical dramas. Not even Joo Won can save a medical drama. Will. not.watch.

No... !!! I can't stand korean dramas on medicine as they are so inaccurate! And a person with autism spectrum disorder is NOT the same as an intellectual disabled person! Ughhh.. this show is already making me frustrated and it hasn't even started

Wow ... Cant wait to see. I love Joo Won's acting. This must be a challenge for him since JW usually expresses the emotions very strongly in most of his drama. But I believe he would nail this role as usual. Fingting JW ! Keep healthy! I respect you as an artist. You have gone very far since the beginning.

why i think song joong ki could be better than joo won??

I like the whole autism part because I think it's always good to shine a light on any disorder just to get people aware, interested and more accepting. Especially since doctors tend to misdiagnose to spare the mother blame. If they do this right it could end up doing a lot of good.

Thanks so much girlfriday !! *happyyy*
I miss him in dramaland :)
Hope he will accept the role !

medical drama. :'/ but joowon. :'D

I love how the drama that shall not be named really shall not be named. Anyways JOOOWONNNN!! Medical drama or not, I'm totally in.

where did that old time photo of joo sang wook come from! I guess as far as a winter drama goes a medical drama isn't a bad choice.

Lee Min Ho >>>>> Joo Won. Why? Because you don't get that LMH is trying to act with his roles. You feel like he is the characters that you are watching. I don't want to watch try to be a secret service agent. I don't want to see any actor try to be their characters. I want to feel like I am watching Jack Dawson not Leonardo Dicaprio. I absolutely loved Gu Jun-Pyo, I loved Jeon Jin Ho, I was enamored with Lee Yoon Sung, he was ok as Choi Young (there were plenty of production issue with that show so I am not going to hold him completely responsible for this). However I am almost always turned off by Joo Won's overacting and can't get fully engaged in any of his dramas for that reason. I can see him doing well on broadway for this reason.

They both can improve though, so I will continue to watch them in the future. But in the end subtle acting while conveying exactly what one is feeling is far superior to theatrics. That is why right now Lee Min Ho is better.

I don't like the premise for this drama. But it could possibly be one of those to surprise you. Joo won needs a break though. People have a way of getting tired of you. He will burn out the viewers if he continues like this.

In keeping with the vintage, might this role be more Raymond Babbitt than Doogie Howser? ;-) The possibility of such a signature performance/role would indeed be hard to pass up.

Oh Joo won oppa u can be my Dr anytime weather a child or not haha ! Thanks for the news ! I've been worried abt oppa ever since the nose injury thing !!

A personality like a child's and the skills like a genius?? Lol seems like its right up joo wons alley-- he'll be great in this role. I love medical shows (although I stick to American ones) ill have to check this one out. No wonder he loves uhm tae Woong, the guy never stops workin too!

While everyone else is busy squabbling about Joo-won, I'm considering watching this drama for Joo Sang-wook. :)

Why I will watch this: A medical drama with a premise which doesn't smell re-heated. Maybe it won't be completely accurate as others said (still, the writer of GQ is in the house and it's a good news) but I don't care. Korea needs to talk and learn about mental health and disabilities.
Sidenote: Is pediatric surgeon a specialty in SK? Surgeons are not separated depending on the age of their patients here... Maybe a translation glitch?

Joo Sang Wook. I will definitely watch this for him. He is so good in TEN... Playing a "cold" technician is really his thing.

Joo Won can do the best or the worst acting wise... I'm quite indifferent to him, truth to be told. I will let him for his fans. ;)

Doogie howser..suddenly feeling old,me too ;)

I am so sick of this Lee min ho mention on almost every post of DB. Dose he become some kind of standard? Why people love to compare him to every young actor? If you want to admire your oppa just do it. If your oppa is that good of an actor he dose not need any comparison.

erkkk Joo won again?? i think he over expose...

i REALLY hope he takes up this character. it seems like a very challenging role, and it’s is so different than the usual policeman role he plays. nothing against that, i LOVE watching him act as a policeman, he looks HOT in a uniform, beating up people (yes, i’m a sadistic, i know). i just want to see him play a different role for once. ^^

if he does takes this role, it’s gonna be very tough for him. idk if his movie has completed filming or in the process, and there’s the musical too, not forgetting 1N2D filming every other weekend.

and i agree with JB and GF, this role seems like an award-winning role. ^^ REALLY HOPE HE TAKES UP THIS CHARACTER....... <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3

Yeah I am so not excited about this one unfortunately. Medical dramas just don't really interest me.

A real shame because I really enjoyed watching Joo Won in Gaksital so it would be good to watch another one of his projects (I am not even mentioning Level 7 Civil Servant...)

Whenever Joo Won is mentioned, I always see criticisms of him overacting. IMO, he is as fine an actor you can get from his generation. He has improved so much from his debut Baker King to the awesome work in Gaksital. Yes, there were weakness in his acting as Ma Jun with side glares one too many but he shone in some scenes as well.
I also wonder if those who say he overacts or is incapable of nuanced acting, have they watched him in Ojakgyo Brothers? His character there is the total opposite of Lee Kangto in Gaksital. Joo Won was loud, shouty and intense in Gaksital because that's who Lee Kangto is. In fact, after Lee Kangto don the mask, there was almost no trace of the old Kangto.
I guess this thing about overacting also boils down to personal preference. To me, some of peers looks like they are sleepwalking in their roles. It's so understated to the point I wonder if it's because they are incapable of conveying the emotions. There's just that few expressions every time.
Joo Won does go a bit dramatic at times but I know he is not one of those type of actors who can't act yet overacts. With the right direction and script, he would nail the scene.
As for this role, even as his fan, I wouldn't dare say I am sure he'd own this one as well. This is a very challenging role to play indeed. It could be too underplayed or just tilt a bit more, it would look too over the top and clownish. And that's where my admiration for his guts comes in, even after the dismal outing of 7th Level, he did not revert to a safe role but takes on a more challenging one. If he fails this time, his career might take a hard knock. He didn't take on this role because of vanity or greed either. This is an actor who is taking 8 months hiatus to go and do musical end of this year. If he takes this role, it would be because this is in line with his objective which is to stretch and challenge himself. The stakes are high but I am so glad to have someone who is not afraid to fail.

I love medical dramas, but haven't found any interesting for a long while. This seems different, highly impossible (? I don't know), but very interesting.