Too bad. I would have actually preferred him! Yeo Jin-gu? FIGHTING!!

what a terrible thing to do to a young actor, shame on whoever did this. but opportunities will come Yeo Jin-gu's way, i'm sure. he's a talented actor and he'll get good scripts!

Aw....those bastards! ? How can they do that?! Where's their morals? Nevermind. Kama will get them.
He's still young & a great actor so there's more opportunities later for him. ?
Kudos to Kim Soo hyun for turning it down whether he knew Yeo Jin Gu situation or not. That's unconscious loyalty right there...??

are you kidding me. yeo jin gu is actually the better actor out of the two. they missed out big time with this. he has a real acting presence. their loss. i'm more let down by cj ent. they're a company i really like and feel like they stand by their company stars through thick and thin but i've lost some respect for them after this.

it's ok kiddo. he's going to blow up so much more in a few years time and there will be very few to match him. i can already tell. he has potential just waiting to burst and then it'll be these guys really regretting their mistake. fighting!!!

Well Soo Hyun is hot in China right now but Jin Goo is still a great actor...it's good both dropped out of this nonsense

aw i love yeo jin goo and i might sound really mean right now but i hope every actor that the production would ask for would reject the movie so hard that they would regret doing this to the young one.

That picture is quite apropos, lol! Makes me want to hug him \^^/

I know this isn't a drama but, as always, what would Anthony do?

I am really pleased with both of these actors. I hope that they continue to pick great roles and only deal with people justly.

That said, I think that KSH's turning down the offer once he heard how Jin-Gu was treated/the circumstances was a great move on his part.

Yeo Jin-Gu…Kim Soo-Hyun… FIGHTING!

that's just sad. the poor baby. and yes, i'd like to believe it was loyalty from SooHyun's side..just to nurture my love for TMTETS. <3

I love that Yeo Jin-gu's rep is going to town on them, damn straight dude!! Pretty rude of the movie's execs to act like that, especially to a sixteen year old kid. I get that Kim Soo-hyun's extremely hot right now, but Yeo Jin-gu's time is sure to come. Either of them would do a good job, no matter what the role, so I'm not too worried about them.

douchebags !!!!
their big effing loss , YJG is such a great talent at such young age . let's just wait until this kid turns legal , i have no doubt that he is going to blow up n get all the recognition he deserves . when he gets there , these movie execs would be banging their heads on the wall for pulling such a shitty move like this

Sad for Yeo Jin Goo, but it's not like there is no precedent for this kind of thing. Remember the guy that was supposed to play Aragorn in Lord of the Rings and got dropped on the first day because he was too young? It must have hurt him, but certainly didn't hurt the movies.

Anyway, if Kim Soo Hyun is turning it down too, what a mess! Fist Fighting is becoming the Faith of movies...

They would only have to pay a cancellation fee for breaching the contract, WTH?! In the US, there was a case called Shirley MacLaine v. 20th Century Fox, where the film company breached their contract with MacLaine before filming began, and the court ordered the company to pay her the ENTIRE amount she would have been earned under the contract (something close to a million dollars).

My......Yeo Jin Gu is a very talented actor..Fighting !
I do love him ever since he play those young Geum in Iljimae in a very young age, he can get into his role. He's got one of those 'it things' that will blown you away when he reach his legal age.

right now ksh is turning down offers left and right esp from Chinese productions which like to throw his name around for attraction. Since the end of stars till now I've probably read 5 different "rumors" or "been offered so and so film" for him to star in a Chinese film. This one is among them. Its come to the point where keyeast has to make sure they announce his rejections or people get all hyped up just hearing his name attached to a project. Right now he's focused on his Asia tour so choosing a project is not his highest priority.

This is absolutely awful for yeo Jin goo who I adore to pieces. He's my favorite child actor, no doubt. To experience this so young in his career sucks, and I hope whoever was behind reaps what they sow.

That is beyond unprofessional. How could you treat someone like that? Now I doubt any hallyu star would take up the role, which is good since I wouldn't watch a movie from a production that ridicules their cast.

YJG would have better and bigger opportunities, so in a way it's a good thing he escaped from this. He deserves better.

Oh dang it! I love both actors in Moon Embracing The Sun..they are equally talented actor, hope they won't resent each other over this stupid mess..if I were Kim Soo Hyun, I would turn down the offer too..Bravo KSH! As for YJG, with his outstanding performances, he'll certainly get other offers..YJG fighting!! As for the asshole production teams, hopefully their movie bombs

I feel like they just burnt a bridge. He is going to be huge and if i were him i wouldnt ever want to work with that company again. There are a lot of professional ways to handle those situations and they just disregarded all of those.

there will come a time when they regret their actions—this kid's a major star in the making. i predict his career will blow up within the next 5 years.

Shame on the production team for sidelining a wonderful actor like that. But I am happy to see that there is proper support. Jin-gu's reps sound sensible and reasonable in their approach to the issue. And it's nice of Kim Soo-hyun to drop the script altogether after hearing what happened. Serves the production team right.

Unfortunate, but in the film biz, the investors/backers have the clout.

Too bad b/c Yeo Jin-gu can totally out-act KSH (as he did in MTETS) and pretty much any other young-ish male actor.

That is bad.and thank goodness Kim Soo Hyun turned down the role,that would have been some messy business

This movie will never see the light of day.

these kind of a joint endeavor by Chinese and foreign film companies always, always flopped. so when I heard that Jo in-sung was going to do this I was like "noooooo and weaaaa!!" then I had the same reaction when Yeo jin-gu took the role. Now I'm happy that they ain't doing this shxt.

now I think maybe Lee min-ho will took the role... He signed a chinese film company for his chinese advancement and that company is very powerful but notorious for having shady bizniz with government officials. ( Fist Fighting's "Chinese investor" is a government-funded company that has worked with Lee's c-agency lots of times)

Even without the YJG fiasco, what made the Chinese investors think KSH would take the role anyway? He is in a position to do whatever his heart desires right now and dramas or movies involving Chinese anything isn't exactly the quickest way to more fame and success, at least in Korea. I'm pretty sure that no true Hallyu star will touch it now and it's their total loss. Serves them right too. On the other hand, Jingoo has a bright future ahead of him. Don't be too disheartened, Puppy, they did not deserve you.

Yeo Jin Gu, don't worry.
You don't need this movie to make it big. You already half way there to become the next A-list star. You've got everything needed. The talent, the look, the good company to back you up, and all the noonas-ajummas-ajusshis fans here adore you sooooo much.

And Kim Soo Hyun.. thank you for turning down this movie. Love you more and more and more.. muaachhh

How dare them. Hope this movie will flop to hell and back. Yeo Jin Gu is Korea's future when it comes to acting talent.

I understand why they're doing this but it's just too much. I agree with what Yeo Jin Goo's rep is saying. He's smart too, knowing that legal actions would lead to nothing. He's a really good actor and I'm sure better projects would come his way. Fighting, #1 jailbait in my noona heart!

What a mess! Glad Yeo Jin Gu and Kim So Hyun got it off their shoulder. Yeo Jin Gu has talent and he will flourish, He has a very strong screen presence and one can easily tell that he has a depth in his acting.
People saying that YJG is better than KSH must watch his earlier work. Kim So Hyun was very good in "Will it snow in Christmas?" and I fell for him head over heels especially after Dream High but lately I feel he is stuck to an image. Anyways both deserves better.

Forget the finger. I hope, one day, this lad gets to shove a whole hand up their you-know-where. Excuse me while I go wash my hands.

It's a terrible experience for any one to have. But that's how the system work. It probably happen to many many unknown actors (young & old) -> and they don't have the support of fans and the representative crew like big actors - Yeo Jin Gu - would. It's disappointing for him, but Yeo Jin Gu came out fine.
Film making SHOULD be about making good film - but at the end of the day IT IS more about being a business than being artful & and business need/should/want to thrive.

*slow claps for jinggyu's rep* seriously, wow impressive stance to be honest. His shots were firedd

I feel so bad for Yeo Jin-gu! You said he already started preparing for the role? Awh. I seriously would've preffered him in the role. even though I love Kim Soo-hyun. Besides, the role is of a high schooler so it would definitely suit him more. And I saw some of his action scenes in Hwa Yi. Damn. Those investors are going to regret losing him for sure.
I love the fact that YJG's rep refused to sue for cancellation fees. They won't touch "that dirty money"? Will someone please give this man a medal?
Anyway, YJG has a bright future in front of him, all these things are just minor speed bumps on his way to the top.

comparing between shoot my heart and this fist fighting, i prefer shoot my heart more.. i love yeo jin goo's acting especially in hwayi.. he is very talented young actor... can't wait to watchs shoot my heart aja2 fighting jingoo ya~ ^^