Kim Nam-gil joins Ryu Seung-ryong, Suzy in sageuk film

52 September 11, 2014September 11, 2014

Kim Nam-gil joins Ryu Seung-ryong, Suzy in sageuk film

by girlfriday

Kim Nam-gil (Shark) always does well in sageuk (see: Queen Seon-deok, his current swashbuckling hit Pirate), so I’m happy to hear that he’s sticking to his forte in his next project. He’ll be joining the historical film Dorihwaga, named for a type of traditional pansori song. Heavy-hitter Ryu Seung-ryong (Roaring Currents) is headlining as the pansori writer and creator of dorihwaga, while Suzy (Gu Family Book) plays his student and the first female pansori singer of Joseon.

The film takes place in the era of Gojong (late 19th-century Joseon), and Kim Nam-gil has been cast to play Heungseon Daewongun, Gojong’s father. The daewongun was a title for fathers of kings who did not rule, in this case because Gojong was adopted into a different family to continue the former king’s line. But because Gojong was young when he took the throne, his father was immensely powerful and basically ruled in his place.

Ryu Seung-ryong will play Shin Jae-hyo, a famous writer of pansori who was the first to train women as pansori artists. Suzy plays his favorite student, who eventually becomes the country’s first formal female pansori singer. She catches the eye of Heungseon Daewongun when she performs at a royal celebration, and he uses his considerable political force to keep her tied to him, despite the fact that she’s in love with her teacher, whom she admires and respects.

Well that just sounds doomed no matter which way you look at it, though mostly I’m thinking that she seems too young for everyone on the cast. Directing is Lee Jong-pil (Born to Sing), who’ll be reuniting with Kim Nam-gil after collaborating on the music documentary Ensemble (clearly music is his thing). Song Sae-byuk (Do-hee) co-stars as a famous male pansori artist.

Dorihwaga begins shoots this month for a release in 2015.

Via TV Report

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1 Selena

September 11, 2014 at 8:06 AM

I love Kim Nam Gil....as long as he doesn't die again and again.

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themugen123

September 11, 2014 at 8:14 AM

Is Kim Nam Gil the Korean Sean Bean? Because he sure seems to die a lot.

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Peridot

September 11, 2014 at 9:01 AM

Lol! He just might be ;)!

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Xiuhua

September 13, 2014 at 4:12 AM

Don't jinx it >.< heheheh~

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mary

September 11, 2014 at 8:16 AM

LMBO I was looking for the like button for your comment.

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marie

September 11, 2014 at 8:26 AM

lol his charactor died at the age of 78, I guess they really can't kill him this time.

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TS

September 11, 2014 at 8:52 AM

Ah, that's true. And he's going to play a villain this time. So, this looks good.

KimNamGil, fighting!

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TS

September 11, 2014 at 8:51 AM

Suzy is never going to be able to keep up with Kim NamGil's acting. He's on a whole other level.

And yeah, he'll probably die. Oh well.

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skelly

September 11, 2014 at 1:25 PM

She is too young, in every way, for this part. She is too young in age, she is too young in terms of acting experience...both of her costars are actors way out of her league.

I expect a wide-eyed, one-dimensional portrayal which as usual will be adored because she is just as cute as a basketful of kittens barfing rainbows.

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empty words

September 11, 2014 at 3:44 PM

only one thing that i have to point out, she is not too young for the character, as she is 19 going 20 and if i am not mistaken the character she is playing was 21/22.

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btsxfangirl94

February 23, 2015 at 11:48 AM

As true as that is
we have to remember that kim nam gil acted with han ga in so really anyone else is an upgrade to me. Suzy is not a great actress by anymeans but she doesn't piss me off like many other actresses I could name.

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PilTa

September 12, 2014 at 11:15 AM

I was actually going to ask if his character will die again being the "Nation's Corpse" and everything. HAHAHA

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gg

September 13, 2014 at 8:37 AM

"Nation's Corpse" - HAHAHA!

If the Like button were still around, I'd like it a 100 times XD

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2 Faye

September 11, 2014 at 8:09 AM

Don't kill him again, please!

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3 jang nara

September 11, 2014 at 8:10 AM

OMONA! It is true that KNG looks good with sageuk projects. Can't wait! I miss Bidam *ugly tears* When will he return to sageuk dramaland? :(

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4 MIKAN

September 11, 2014 at 8:12 AM

Chae sun is actually 22 yrs old so it's not really so far from Suzy's age of 20.

Kim Nam Gil will most likely be an antagonist in this movie. I can sense his inner Bidam while trying to make Chae sun his concubine. God please no rape scene TT.

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5 marie

September 11, 2014 at 8:21 AM

sigh...Suzy as a pansori singer?? why? they already got Ryu seung-ryong and Kim nam-gil, why not cast a REAL pansori singer to play the role, like Im kwon-taek did in " Sopyonje" and "Chunhyang" ??
this bullshit reminds me of a Peking-opera movie Han-geng and another popular actor did...their peking-opera scene were soo bad it gave me goosebumps but ofcoz fangirls were like "oppa trained soooo hard for this role!! ya're all haters!!" smh

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j2hr

September 11, 2014 at 9:44 AM

Not everyone can sing pansori, but i hope they cast someone who at least can act well. Suzy is nice girl, but she cant act nor sing.

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6 cg

September 11, 2014 at 8:23 AM

Ryu Seung Ryong and Suzy!!!!!

Their age and acting talent has a very wide gap!!!

I'm all for noona romances and ajhusshi romances but this is just too much...LOL :D

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MIKAN

September 11, 2014 at 8:33 AM

I don't think they will emphasize the love story. I hope so or I'll die coz it's so awkward.

From other sources the teacher has feelings with his student but I'm not sure if the student has feelings with his teacher too lol. Basically the 2 elders have a crush with the young singer and they all end tragically. aigooo

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pogo

September 11, 2014 at 9:11 AM

The age gap doesn't bother me that much

The talent gap, now......not that Korean entertaiment seems to give a damn about talent in their young actresses these days, literally all you need to get leads these days is to be pretty and have either idol status at a big kpop agency (Suzy), or connections that let you get away with being untalented and unprofessional.

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thelady

September 11, 2014 at 12:41 PM

yes and so many dramas are crap now because they are casting based on looks and popularity before talent

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Mia

September 11, 2014 at 12:55 PM

You mean you're fine with "oppa" romances, which are the inverse of noona romances; an "ahjusshi (or ahjumma) romance" would necessarily imply a very large age gap. Most oppa/noona romances have an age gap no more than twelve or so years (which can still be considerable depending on the looks/chemistry/characterization, but still a ways off from Suzy and Ryu Seung Ryong's 24 year age difference). :-)

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7 pogo

September 11, 2014 at 9:07 AM

Seriously, this cast sounds good except for one. And as for that one, she can't even manage a fluffy drama like Dream High or GFB, this sounds way beyond her depth.

I hope Kim Nam-girl doesn't die here, though!

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MIKAN

September 11, 2014 at 9:23 AM

IMO You sound so pressed tbh. Just ignore Suzy and move on with your life. You don't need to come every single topic about her if you are so disgusted and morally disrespected with her presence in Dramabeans. Gosh people who have so much pride and prejudices really tick me off.

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Wag_a_Muffin

September 11, 2014 at 10:09 AM

Your comment makes a lot of sense. And sensibility is what the internet is lacking these days.

(I thought Suzy did well in Gu Book.)

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MIKAN

September 12, 2014 at 10:29 PM

Me too I like Suzy too and I think she has a lot of potential.
Just because they have the freedom to demean people in the internet means it's ok and seeing these repetitive behavior is amusing esp in a site that supposed to be hoarded by people with sensibilities to deconstruct dramas and life experiences in general.

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TS

September 11, 2014 at 11:46 AM

Pogo is entitled to her opinion and to say it. If you don't like, you stop being pressed and ignore it and move on.

Gosh, people who try to control other people's free speech really tick me off.

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Mia

September 11, 2014 at 1:03 PM

I don't see how her comment evinces "pride" exactly.

And as a good portion of this site revolves around commenting and reacting to casting news, both positive and negative reactions are to be expected. As long as she's not being viciously hateful and personal with her attacks, she's perfectly entitled to repeatedly voice her displeasure when someone whom she thinks is untalented repeatedly gets cast in high-profile projects.

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Wag_a_Muffin

September 11, 2014 at 5:31 PM

It's a play on words. Pride and Prejudice. . .(I thought it was clever, MIKAN.)

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Mia

September 11, 2014 at 8:52 PM

...I understand the P&P reference, I got that she was thinking of the book when she used that pair of words, but I'm not sure that qualifies as a play on words, since I didn't read her comment as being deliberately arch? Obviously, she's seriously! upset! that pogo is a vocal critic of Suzy's acting career on this site. It seemed more like perhaps she'd automatically strung the two words together due to the P&P association without realizing that "pride" doesn't really apply in this situation. But...not a big deal either way.

MIKAN

September 12, 2014 at 10:23 PM

I just find his/her statement very proud and conceited (it's something negative for me of course)

I don't particularly understand the need to invest much time and effort demeaning Suzy every single opportunity these people have against her just because she's not up to par with his/her standard. I mean I have my own set of actors that I dislike and I just ignore their works altogether. The behavior is abnormal and immature tbh. That makes me wonder if these kind of propaganda are a fan culture trend? If so then yes it explains why.

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mamamia

November 10, 2014 at 12:57 AM

Well…above this comment (reply 6.2) Pogo state Suzy as "untalented and unprofessional".
Untalented is OK, as personal opinion…but saying "unprofessional" because her acting doesn't match her taste is overboard which I consider as viciously hateful attack.

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hhisc

September 11, 2014 at 1:08 PM

One good reason why I will not watch... oh well

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paz_pranz

September 27, 2014 at 4:26 PM

I can't found foul words of Pogo, he/she is only saying his/her opinion about the acting of her.... Which is I think is better if she could read all the comments here, because this is challenge of her to prove that all who posted here against her talent are wrong. There are advantage for good and bad criticism, it is only how you handle it.... If use this for positive attitude therefore, you have a positive outcome.... Good Luck for all the cast I hope it is a good movie and hit one. For the writer.... I don't care if Kim Nam Gil will die again as long as his death have an essence on the story that really touch the heart of the viewer.

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8 museofmanymasks

September 11, 2014 at 3:44 PM

Kim Nam-gil! Glad he's the antagonist, now he has to do something other than stare enigmatically and die. Though Suzy is not great, I prefer her to some other flat actresses (she was decent in Architecture 101). However...yea this casting will take a special finesse of the director to overlook, and I doubt it will completely destroy the movie as long as she doesn't have to carry reacting to the (inevitable) tragedy. Who knows she'll probably learn a thing or two as she's in good company. Don't know how they'll work around the singing; hope she lip syncs well. On a random note I'm really not used to his face without a mustache took me a second to recognize him ha ha.

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Shushkush

September 12, 2014 at 2:22 AM

If you can, check him out in "When Spring Comes." He's sans mustache and doesn't die. I watched it on dramastream.org...though I don't if it works in the States (am currently in Kdramaland - Korea).

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9 Viki

September 11, 2014 at 7:09 PM

Let me guess...he's gonna die at the end...

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10 A

September 11, 2014 at 7:18 PM

Oookay did anyone else do a double take at the picture bc I did not recognize KNG without his mustache LMAO.

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Wag_a_Muffin

September 12, 2014 at 5:07 AM

Me neither.
(phew! Glad I wasn't the only one.)

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11 Cynthia

September 11, 2014 at 8:01 PM

Finally, a nice studio portrait of KNG without that horrible pornstache!
I'm hoping that Suzy will do just fine in this role as a young pansori student. Her singing is decent and should translate into pansori. Or maybe I'm still happy the Eunji knocked in out of the park in Trot Singer and hope that Suzy will be as successful transitioning.....

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12 Niki

September 11, 2014 at 8:25 PM

Man...i couldn't recognize Kim Nam Gil without his signature stache

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13 vanilladreamcream

September 11, 2014 at 10:04 PM

never seen him so clean looking before. He looks so cute without all that mustache and long hair. and the smile

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14 LillyLee

September 11, 2014 at 11:16 PM

Love Kim Nam Gil and Suzy not so much as a lead.

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15 woobinjjang

September 11, 2014 at 11:21 PM

I almost didn't recognize him without his stache haha

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16 shim

September 12, 2014 at 12:42 AM

please NO" sexy scene. I can't bear ,she is so young.

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17 chona

September 12, 2014 at 12:44 AM

kim nam gil is so young for this role but I know his ability . please just not sex scene for kim nam gil ....

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18 Yon Yih

September 12, 2014 at 10:18 AM

cringe..Suzy in another sageuk? i like her cuteness and doesn't mind her flat acting in modern dramas but not in sageuk..one really need good acting skill to convince people we are watching a sageuk. Both talented actors are goin to make her look so out of place..seeing the casting nowadays just make me sad

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LillyLee

September 12, 2014 at 3:46 PM

Some people who still do not know why the fantasy sageuk she was in did not do as well as expected because she is so pretty, but pretty does not make up for second lead acting in a lead role.

Something is wrong where there are swarms of good male actors but good female actors are few and far between.

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19 Applejack

September 13, 2014 at 6:51 AM

Oh my... Kim Nam Gil in a sageuk?! EEEEEEEEEEEP!!!!! *squeals excitedly*

On the other hand, I'm not quite sure how to feel about Suzy's casting... So long as she doesn't do too bad of a job, I suppose it's fine.

Can't wait to watch this when it's out!

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20 blairxkitkat

September 13, 2014 at 8:26 AM

Am I the only one who thinks he somewhat resembles yeon woo jin without the moustache?Idk if it's his looks per se or his demeanour but I was thinking that when I was watching "marriage not dating".

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21 liz

October 16, 2014 at 11:40 AM

somebody translate this interview:
연기는 혼자서 잘 하는 게 아니고 서로 '주거니 받거니' 하면서 나오는 거거든요. 사람이 관계를 맺고 자주 만나면서 관계가 깊어지듯이 연기도 상대방을 통해 깊어지는 맛이 있어요. 그러면서 개인적으로도 발전하는 느낌이 있고요. 상호간의 교류로 내면이 깊어진다는 느낌, 이게 내가 연기를 좋아하는 이유예요."

다소 엉뚱한 질문에도 담담하게 자신의 연기관을 펼쳐놓은 그는 과 달리 다시 '깊은 김남길'을 보여주겠다고 호언장담하기도 했다.
자신을 솔직하게 꺼내놓을 줄 아는 김남길이기에, 사람들 앞에서 벌거벗을 줄 아는 그이기에 '자신감'에 신뢰가 간다.

thanks

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