Script read and poster shoot for My Girl Hotel King
by javabeans
Well, these photos aren’t much to go on for upcoming weekend drama Hotel King, which has only just had its script reading and has therefore supplied us with no promo shots of Lee Dong-wook and Lee Da-hae in character, cozying up all romantic-like, preferably with lots of skinship and flirting. So we’ll have to make do with some boring table read shots, and let our imaginations fill in the rest.
(True story: I was writing this post and wrote My Girl instead of Hotel King, and then felt embarrassed and told self to Get It Together Already, and then went and tagged the post with a My Girl tag by accident. My hands have a mind of their own and can’t be trusted not to My Girl-ify everything about this drama, apparently! Which is going to be interesting given that Hotel King is actually in no way tonally like the fizzy romance of My Girl, and is instead a lot more like the broody revenge of Bad Guy. Can we just mix those together and get My Bad Girl instead?)
So, plot refresher: Hotel King is the drama about Lee Dong-wook who plays a character who was abandoned by his father as a child and grows up seeking revenge. He becomes a cold-hearted general manager at a luxe hotel, where he encounters Lee Da-hae playing the bright and cheerful hotel heiress and becomes her father’s enemy. WAIT. They’re not siblings, right? They mean he’s going to seek revenge on some other rich absentee father, not the heroine’s father who runs the hotel, right? Because I’m not sure my affection for My Girl can withstand yet another sibling fauxcest turn. I’m just gonna believe that a crucial detail has been left out of the description (like where she’s adopted, or Bad Daddy’s his stepfather) and ignore that thought for now.
At bottom, we have a couple shots of Wang Ji-hye from the drama’s poster shoots, which the actress posted on her Instagram account. She’ll play the manager of the hotel’s restaurant who gave up the hero for money, but still carries a torch for him.
Hotel King will broadcast on MBC weekends beginning March 29.
Via TV Report
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1 Seeshell
February 24, 2014 at 2:21 PM
lol my girl was crossed out
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2 din
February 24, 2014 at 2:24 PM
"My Bad Girl" = Genius.
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3 Rie
February 24, 2014 at 2:28 PM
I loved them in My Girl so will definitively watch this :)
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lee hannah
February 26, 2014 at 2:06 AM
count me in ;D
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4 Jenny
February 24, 2014 at 2:30 PM
I loved them in My girl so I will at least check this out.
I wish LDH would stop with he botox, her face looks so change once I didn't recognize her
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lu
February 25, 2014 at 10:28 AM
I am with you and i don't think is only botox i think she should have stop PS when she did EOE i remember before that drama started filming she fix something and for me was still pretty and ok but again she touch her face there were an article where when she laughs her face really look so weird there is no movements at all and when i try to watch IRis believe me i try but still her face was really weird she really had a natural beauty but well hope she doesn't touch her face anymore....
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pogo
February 25, 2014 at 12:18 PM
She's had so much work done, she looks like a different person from her My Girl days.
Hell, with the more recent changes to her face it probably won't even look like the LDW/LDH combination we knew and loved from My Girl.
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5 tebz10
February 24, 2014 at 2:36 PM
I don't even care what the story's all about. I'll be watching this just because I want to see LDH and LDW together.
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im_eve
February 25, 2014 at 12:44 AM
oh lookie lookie...they're wearing THE.SAME.COLOR.OUTFIT!
They MUST be Together!!!
for y'all My girl fanatics then, remember when the media was making all these fuss about LDW & LDH wearing matching outfits and accessories and stuffs..?
Can not...WILL NOT get over the MG Feels!!
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6 Tofucharms
February 24, 2014 at 2:43 PM
Dear hotel king writer-nim. For the love of god, have some My Girl meta. Please. PLEASE.
But that doesn't mean fauxcest. No. NOPE. NONE.
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kanz
February 24, 2014 at 2:53 PM
I second this, please no fauxcest or even real incest!!
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7 kanz
February 24, 2014 at 2:51 PM
Javabeans is one true My Girl fangirl! Lol
I usually don't watch weekend drama, but it looks like different than usual family weekend drama with the whole hotel affairs.
Also Lee Dongwook and Im Seulong are strong pull for me to watch this
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8 Alexio
February 24, 2014 at 3:01 PM
Ah, so LDH confirmed. I dont care if I have to watch a remake of My Girl. I just need Hotel King to be zippy and full of chemistry between LDH and LDW like My Girl. Am I repeating myself here? Hmmm
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9 shailee
February 24, 2014 at 3:04 PM
OMG the My Girl feels!!!
gahhh!! i am not really worried, because regardless of the story there will be sizzling chemistry between the two. They've done it before and they can do it again!
ahhaa but i am pretty sure this one will be filled with extra angst, being a melo/revenge genre that it is.
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10 piggy68gal
February 24, 2014 at 3:08 PM
I love My Girl! Guess I'll have to watch this :•) Lee Dong Wook and Lee Da Hae had great chemistry together!
And I just realised that Lee Dong Wook and Seulong will be acting together again haha. Although I didn't watch Mandate of Heaven except for some parts here and there, I did follow the recaps here :•)
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11 reyna
February 24, 2014 at 3:24 PM
javabeans...can you just add the like button for your entire post? i wanna give the biggest thumbs up for this one!!!
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12 canxi
February 24, 2014 at 3:27 PM
*sings* Reunited! And it feels so goooood~
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13 minah
February 24, 2014 at 4:10 PM
Hoping to get a Lee Junki cameo ;) As the ex-bf or first love haha
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14 Kit
February 24, 2014 at 4:26 PM
How is it possible that they look so gorgeous. I've never been more excited by a reunion. My Girl will forever be my rom com fix, the first drama I ever watched apart from my mother and rented video tapes weekly. I got through all sixteen episodes in two days of the holidays actually ahem.
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15 crazedlu
February 24, 2014 at 4:35 PM
Wang Ji-hye... allergic. But the rest of the cast I'm down with. As long as she's not the lead ever again (Bachelor's, ECK!), I'm okay.
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Nana
February 25, 2014 at 1:59 AM
OMG, i tot im the only one's who's allergic to her..
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16 Hmm
February 24, 2014 at 4:58 PM
Does this mean Lee Dae Hae is coming back to romantic comedy?
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17 colleen
February 24, 2014 at 5:08 PM
If only LDH didn't do MUCH conspicuous works on her face, it will be a perfect My Girl reunion...
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Bradstalls
February 24, 2014 at 5:12 PM
I can't even tell, her face just seems fuller which not starving yourself can help
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emma
February 25, 2014 at 3:43 AM
its amazing how ldh has improved her face so naturally.for those who are wondering, abt e fuller face,its collagen injections.i knw because i enquired abt laser therapy etc n e doc suggested these.
anyway so much for facial enhancements.its amazing that both of them are in white for e script reading but e rest of e pple are in black n darker colours!
looking fwd to e shw.
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18 Bradstalls
February 24, 2014 at 5:10 PM
I hope the writers know what they are doing casting Lee Da Hee and Lee Dong Wook together again. Because just in case this show is in no way going to be somewhat similar to My Girl in terms of zippy plots or say, chemistry, they are going to lose ratings so so quickly. Even if it was a good drama, they are potentially attracting the wrong market through the casting. But hopefully I'm wrong...
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19 rin
February 24, 2014 at 5:16 PM
I love everytime javabeans fangirling over My Girl and its main couple. It's cute xD
I never watch weekend dramas, but I will definitely watch this one, even if the story is not my cup of tea just for filling my shipper heart and for trip down memory lane with this couple xD
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20 jam
February 24, 2014 at 5:19 PM
i absolutely loved my girl + their chemistry. however, idk if the plot sounds interesting to me as of now... it's tough because ppl are prbly gonna compare this and my girl a lot due to similar characters they're both playing. whatever all thoughts aside, i'm still gonna watch it for the sake of LDW + LDH heh
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redfox
February 25, 2014 at 3:31 AM
with these two together, who cares about the plot? while swooning over the chemistry, I bet we´re all gonna be like: "Awww....sweet....oh, did something big happen just now? No?.... whatever....awwwww!"
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21 Mandy
February 24, 2014 at 5:57 PM
LDH looks fantastic in that simple ponytail. I hope she keeps that look for the drama. I also hope it's good since JB fangirling over anything is always hilarious and so much fun to read :P
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22 mary
February 24, 2014 at 6:03 PM
My Bad Hotel King?
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PeepsLeAwesomePotato
February 24, 2014 at 6:24 PM
Hotel King's Girl.
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Gizmo
February 24, 2014 at 7:26 PM
Maybe they should reverse the roles and call it My Bad Boy.
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23 Langit13iru
February 24, 2014 at 6:14 PM
JB how do u strike-through the title thingie? I thought it cannot be done.
So many good looking people. I bet ya, Seulong must be in heaven with all these men... j/k. Expect all the selca with the male actors soon.
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wannabean
February 24, 2014 at 6:57 PM
http://www.w3schools.com/tags/tag_strike.asp
Strikethrough shortcut for html, i think.
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24 Hmm
February 24, 2014 at 6:31 PM
Am I the only one that hopes this would create a trend to reunite old drama couples? Is Park Shin Hye and Jang Guen Suk, next?
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Nancy
February 25, 2014 at 12:01 PM
I wouldn't mind that but I'm still waiting for Gong Yoo and Yoon Eun Hye to sizzle our screens again. It's almost been 8 years so by this logic, their time shall come soon? :)
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xiadfreaky
February 25, 2014 at 8:12 PM
I totally agree! Loved their chemistry in Coffee Prince and a reunion would surely be nothing short of spectacular! Not gonna lie, i still had some eps on replay. Fangirling much ♥
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25 Purplejam88
February 24, 2014 at 6:55 PM
Did i miss out or any mention of this wkend drama episode length? I really hope this drama will be the next good drama by LDW after his SOAW! I also get to know him from My Girl :)
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Nancy
February 25, 2014 at 12:02 PM
32 eps.
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26 Yoori
February 24, 2014 at 7:15 PM
"Korea's Mother" is going from one weekend drama (50 episode) to another one (30? episode) ?! She is fierce!
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Ek Ladhki Thi is Kim Eun-sooks no 1 fan
February 25, 2014 at 12:38 PM
I know right. I saw her and almost went into spasms. I didn't really like My Girl, Best Love is still my favourite Hong sisters drama. I checked out of I hear your voice the moment she died. Might dramathon this once they finish just to see Kim Hae-sook.
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27 Gizmo
February 24, 2014 at 7:23 PM
So LDH confirmed, yay! I'll tune in just to see them both together again :3
Also, LDW's man boobies. Omg.
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28 Nheony
February 24, 2014 at 7:29 PM
I was trying to stay away from melo right now but this pairing is just too good to pass up. Hopefully they don't go all makjang territory on this one. Crossing my finger that this will be a good one.
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29 hellocsg
February 24, 2014 at 7:42 PM
Did she get surgery???
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30 Lils
February 24, 2014 at 7:46 PM
Haha, this post made my day. :)
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31 damai
February 24, 2014 at 8:20 PM
JB, I bet you even noticed that they wore the same color outfit. Or maybe you look it as a couple outfit. Hhahahaha
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32 ellabit
February 24, 2014 at 9:32 PM
Awww, man. Sounds like a melo. LDH is long overdue for a romcom. I liked her spunky, quirky, and smart character in My Girl but haven't watched anything with her in it since. Maybe because the characters she's been playing haven't been that relatable but this one seems promising!
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33 YY
February 24, 2014 at 10:21 PM
Hotel King and its spin-offs:
Hotel Kin (lovers turn siblings in a swanky hotel)
Hotel Kinky (scandalous goings-on in a swanky hotel)
Hotel Kingpin (mobsters fall in love in a swanky hotel)
Hotel King Kong (a reclusive gorilla and a girl find love in a swanky hotel)
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redfox
February 25, 2014 at 3:25 AM
Hotel Gengish Khan - resurrect the ancient warrior to avenge your Father.
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okimin
February 26, 2014 at 12:22 AM
huahahahaaaa...........
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34 Ingrid
February 24, 2014 at 10:35 PM
Sounds like other generic kdrama for me, but Lee Dong Wook and Lee Dae Hee are still feasts for the eyes. So I am up for everything. Anyway, I suddenly want Song Ji Hyo to participate in ths drama, a Bad Ji HYo.
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35 redfox
February 24, 2014 at 11:35 PM
if he is seekin g revenge, then Lee Dong Wook better be as daring as in Asian Tour of Running Man... do anything. all out.
as to the father confusion, it might be more interesting if the girl is an actual daughter and the guy is adopted and abandoned
but I hope they find a different path
anyway, just rewatched My Girl, so this makes me smile pretty wide
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36 yren
February 25, 2014 at 12:55 AM
Totally on board!! Absolutely fangirling this two since My Girl...my firsk Kdrama obsession! ! And love the matching outfit!! Mmmm! Same as My Girl Days...Hmmmmnn!
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37 krystal.anne
February 25, 2014 at 1:21 AM
I don't even care about it's storyline as of the moment, i will check this out because i wanted to see if Lee Da Hae & Lee Dong Wook still have that sizzling chemistry they had in My Girl.. And ofcourse the bromance of Lee Dong Wook and Seulong, i do hope they have a bromance in here.. And i wish they could get Lee Jun Ki to do a cameo and maybe even Park Si Yeon and they could do a 'My Girl' parody in one of the scene like in YWCFTS.. It will an epic My Girl Reunion between the four of them..
I'm actually excited to see Gong Chan & Yoo Rin again (even if it's not actually them)..
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38 SongSong
February 25, 2014 at 2:17 AM
Am I the only one unfamiliar with My Girl ? Was it really good ? Everyone seems to like it here. Been watching kdrama for more than 10 years, I can't believe I missed that one.
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Nancy
February 25, 2014 at 12:06 PM
LDW and LDH are the reasons why My Girl was good and popular. Great chemistry and the story is crazy sometimes but worth it. You should def watch it esp with Hotel King coming up.
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SongSong
February 25, 2014 at 8:36 PM
Thanks Nancy,
Will definitely add it to my to-watch-list.
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39 lucy
February 25, 2014 at 4:10 AM
Lee Dong Wook my teenage heartthorb!
I really love them both in my girl. now i can feel young again watching these two reunited. yippi!!!
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40 Rou
February 25, 2014 at 4:35 AM
I am not willing to watch Lee Da Hae in anything again. I am sorry for being mean but she's such a plastic actress.
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41 Dix
February 25, 2014 at 7:13 AM
I don't see plastic surgery, just a frozen face like most actors and actresses lately. I read somewhere that even teenagers are forced to get botox so not surprising.
I wonder what the side effect of getting botox so young will look like as they get older.
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42 kooriyuki
February 25, 2014 at 8:36 AM
I supppose if we wait long enough, we can ALWAYS get a reunion of cast to satisfy our fangirl hearts, yes? (I shall ignore the umpteenth time LGH worked with Jang Hyuk)
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43 apqaria
February 25, 2014 at 10:30 AM
Actually the story goes that our manager will be come an enemy of his own father for our heiress not her father.
So, it is like they are going to face and fight the hero's father together. So don't worry much dramabeans :)
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44 cloud10
February 25, 2014 at 1:53 PM
it's high time they reunite after MG which is one of my fave kdramas of all time, which make me think i shld rewatch my dvd this coming w/end :) i luvd their chem in MG so this is gonna be another LDW treat for his fans like me!
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45 Kia Tami Doromal
February 25, 2014 at 2:52 PM
Omg!!! Love them too! My girl was my first fave and #1 drama for me!! Omggg! I love them soooooo much. I'm so addicted with my girl, I'm so happy they are reunited yeeey!
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46 beth hizon
February 25, 2014 at 9:08 PM
OMG what did she do with her face(LDH)??? Too much plastic surgery!
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47 annecelestine
February 26, 2014 at 5:28 AM
wow! so the da hae's confirmed already. i actually like the title MY BAD GIRL if this is a mash up of my girl and bad guy. hahaha! i can't wait to see this tandem again :)
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48 Michikohime
February 26, 2014 at 3:08 PM
Alex?! ALEEEEEEX!!!
I hope his character is a happy one cuz I just melt when I hear I'm laugh
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Michikohime
February 26, 2014 at 3:09 PM
... when I hear *him laugh
Sorry about that.
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