Woman With a Suitcase takes off with first script read
by tineybeanie
The first script reading for MBC’s upcoming Monday-Tuesday drama Woman With a Suitcase took place last week, and the four-hour session reportedly went by very smoothly. There are many experienced actors on this cast, but I’m especially looking forward to the onscreen chemistry between the two main leads, Choi Ji-woo (Twenty Again) and Joo Jin-mo (Beloved Eun-dong).
They’ve both been in the TV business for about the same time (around twenty years), they’re about the same age, and they’ve both been leads for most of their careers. So I’m surprised that this is the first acting project they’re doing together.
In Woman With a Suitcase, Choi is playing the titular professional, efficient career woman, who works as a legal office manager with everything on her resume except for a lawyer’s license. In earlier synopses, she was supposed to be a wrongfully convicted felon who wreaks legal havoc on her accusers once she gets out, but recent reports have been leaving that part out. Does that mean the production has nixed the idea of making her a criminal-turned-lawyer? That would be disappointing because I was really looking forward to a badass vengeful Choi Ji-woo.
For this legal romance drama, Joo Jin-mo will be playing a powerful paparazzi/tabloid company CEO, who holds the all the well-kept secrets of celebrities, politicians, and other famous people in his hands. He’s supposed to help our heroine, using the influence of the media. Others around Choi Ji-woo include Jeon Hye-bin (Oh Hae-young Again), the tough lawyer who’s willing to fight dirty to win both at her career and in her love life, and Lee Joon (Vampire Detective), the bright-eyed optimistic lawyer who wants to fight for justice.
Overall, it looks like the production team is really happy about the script reading because they’ve been raving about how they’ve collected the “dream cast.” So hopefully the drama will be a success. Mystery legal romance drama Woman With a Suitcase will air starting in September.
Via MyDaily
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1 rikamayaz
August 16, 2016 at 2:17 PM
Where's Choi Woo-shik? If I remember correctly, he received the casting of this drama right?
Jo Jin-moo as usual is dashing!
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fayyyy
August 16, 2016 at 2:22 PM
Lol that must be the 'briefcase' drama this is the 'suitcase' one. Oh nope,I'm just joking , that is another suitcase drama that choi woo shik is doing. But the way this drama titles are going may be soon there would be dramas like brooms and chopsticks who knows.
Apart from that criminal-turned-lawyer? A certain female gangster hye jung comes to mind. I hope the stories don't turn out similar.
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Terri
August 16, 2016 at 2:31 PM
I adore Jo Jin-Moo! So excited!
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selena
August 16, 2016 at 7:13 PM
I love JJM's sexy voice....lol
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2 Miky
August 16, 2016 at 2:20 PM
Hope this drama will be good as the cast is amazing!
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mary
August 16, 2016 at 2:34 PM
I'm awed at the side characters too! :O I can recognize them all from the pics and they've all delivered well in past roles. Whether it's a sweet parent/mentor or someone you want to strangle from frustration.
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salt n' pepper
August 16, 2016 at 10:30 PM
Hear hear! Love every member of the cast. Hopefully the drama will deliver, as well.
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3 damzel
August 16, 2016 at 2:31 PM
Sounds fab, the "paparazzi media" part in particular, as I can't recall having seen a drama covering this topic.
One thing is for sure, it's relevant more than ever and I'm curious how they'll handle it.
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fab
August 16, 2016 at 3:15 PM
One More Happy Ending did a bit of paparazzi reporting.
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Katie
August 16, 2016 at 3:26 PM
Yes it did. And Healer too, Park Min Young character did paparazzi stuff for her celebrity news station. And the new drama from Suzy too, she also did a bit of paparazzi for documentaries
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damzel
August 16, 2016 at 4:14 PM
My bad, sorry. I had to be more specific, because I was thinking more of the legal side of it, like court cases related to / resulting from paparazzi work.
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4 purpleowl
August 16, 2016 at 2:52 PM
I'm sad that the wrongful convict part is off the table. I was looking forward to the revenge aspect. The cast looks great!
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5 eny
August 16, 2016 at 3:41 PM
Waiting for joo jin mo on my screen
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6 Sera The Ms Temper
August 16, 2016 at 4:31 PM
I love all casts. JJM looking as dashing as ever.❤ Suspicious Housekeeper is in my watch-list. It took years for me to like CJW's acting, thank God for Twenty Again ?
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7 neener
August 16, 2016 at 5:26 PM
I'd like to think that this is a continuation to CJW's character from Twenty Again Hihihi and now she's struggling to get that license ☺️☺️
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Reene
August 20, 2016 at 5:50 AM
I really loved Twenty Again and am very much looking forward to this drama. I can see already that there is chemistry between not just the leads but the second leads as well. Fighting!!
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8 Trina
August 16, 2016 at 6:59 PM
I just notice JJM nose. ?? Runs away!!!
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9 bebeswtz
August 16, 2016 at 8:39 PM
The picture at the top--- I could stare at it for hours <3 So pretty ???
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10 salt n' pepper
August 16, 2016 at 10:36 PM
I'm looking forward to this drama, JTBC's FantastiC, and maybe also On the Way to the Airport, purely because of the cast. I like dramas with veteran actors. Gives you a feeling of nostalgia.
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11 Jill
August 17, 2016 at 6:30 PM
these past months I've been wondered by how beautiful Choi Ji Woo is.
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Reene
August 20, 2016 at 5:51 AM
Yes, she definitely is a beauty.
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12 mjfan
August 18, 2016 at 2:45 AM
I never saw JJM before but I totally Adore CJW and I hope this drama will be another breakthrough for her just like twenty again
I also loved JHB in another hae young
Can't wait for this
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Reene
August 20, 2016 at 5:58 AM
The older CJW gets the more she expands the type of dramas she does. It used to be melodramas only (which I loved her in) but now she does romcoms as well with Twenty Again and the movie Like for Likes which I thought were great. Throwing a mystery drama in the mix makes her well rounded as an actress. Can't wait.
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13 Reene
August 20, 2016 at 6:01 AM
I am so looking forward to this drama. I have never seen the lead actor in a drama before, but he looks great and I have read good things about him. I am very familiar with CJW and I just love her. I can already see chemistry between the two. I hope they keep the revenge angle in the script because that sounds very interesting. I hope the drama is a hit - Fighting!!!
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