The bloodlust is awakened in Scholar Who Walks the Night

90 June 24, 2015

The bloodlust is awakened in Scholar Who Walks the Night

by girlfriday

Guyliner? Check. Fangs? Check. Ladies and gentleman, we have a vampire. Joseon-era Jun-ki, make way for Vampy Jun-ki. The first teaser is here for MBC’s supernatural sageuk Scholar Who Walks the Night, starring Lee Jun-ki as a beautiful vampire scholar and Lee Yubi as a nobleman’s daughter who dresses as a man to sell books after her family’s ruin. There are new character stills as well on MBC’s homepage for the drama, which they’ve turned into a mini webtoon introducing the story.

Lee Jun-ki plays a scholar in the royal library who gets caught up in a mysterious conspiracy with the prince (cameo by Lee Hyun-woo) and becomes a vampire in the process. Lee Soo-hyuk is the evil vamp who seems to be at the center of all bad things, and he’ll be the hero’s greatest enemy. Changmin is the present-day prince, and Kim So-eun plays a young lady who looks exactly like the hero’s first love, who’s supposed to be dead.

The teaser opens on Lee Jun-ki’s narration: “A beast that could devour a person at any time — that’s me. I’m still human at heart, but my body craves live human blood endlessly.” He starts out protecting prince Lee Hyun-woo from the evil vamp, and is horrified by his own transformation into a beast. He cries, “It’s painful but I will endure it.” The action is cool, but it’s a good thing Lee Jun-ki is playing this character, because I don’t know if I could take him very seriously otherwise.

The copy reads: “Protect the world, and save your love.” Gee, no pressure. You forgot: Curb your bloodlust, keep your identity a secret, avoid direct sunlight, and whatever you do, don’t fall in love with a slayer if you have a gypsy curse.

Scholar Who Walks the Night follows Warm and Cozy and premieres July 8.