Ku Hye-sun leaves drama, Jang Hee-jin to take over

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Actress Ku Hye-sun has unexpectedly dropped out from MBC TV's weekend drama "You Are Too Much" due to health issues and will be replaced by Jang Hee-jin, the network and the stars' agencies said Friday.

"Ku was recently rushed to a hospital emergency room during filming, after showing symptoms of nausea and breathing problems," YG Entertainment, Ku's agency, said.

The actress was diagnosed with a severe case of anaphylaxis, a type of serious allergic reaction, and was recommended by her doctor to undergo long-term treatment.

Ku was cast as Jung Hae-dang, an underground singer who supports her family by performing cover songs at a night club. The series debuted early this month and is just six episodes in.

"After consultations with the show's production team and medical experts, we made the difficult decision to drop out considering the actress' health priorities," the agency said.

Ku debuted in 2002 in a television commercial and entered stardom through a number of hit shows, including MBC TV's sitcom "Nonstop" and KBS 2TV's romantic series "Boys Over Flowers." She got married to actor Ahn Jae-hyun last May.

MBC TV also said she played a "central role in the show," but the team agreed on her departure given her need to focus on recovering. The vacant role will be filled in by actress Jang Hee-jin.

"We started filming hurriedly from today. Jang made the difficult decision despite a great deal of pressure," said a representative at Jang's agency Lucky Company.

Jang will appear in "You Are Too Much" starting immediately in episode seven that will be aired Saturday.



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Comments

[msweetie913.livejournal.com]

an allergic reaction? my first thought was def 'she's pregnant!'

[lechuza-yoya.livejournal.com]

yes, me too!!

[lechuza-yoya.livejournal.com]

I hope she has a speedy recovery, allergies are not joke.

Jang Hee-jin I like her!

is somebody watching that drama? is any good?

[violoncelliste.livejournal.com]

it's not good, it's really wacky. the kind of thing bored old ladies watch? i've seen four eps and by the third main character's boyfriend cheated on her with the other main lead, got angry that she told his ex-gf because 'she meant so much to him' (??) and died while trying to storm off dramatically.

[lechuza-yoya.livejournal.com]

thank you!

I would not watch!!

[tsuyoi-hikari.livejournal.com]

HOw he died? I'm so curious lol since you wrote he storm off dramatically.

[violoncelliste.livejournal.com]

he was run over by a car :P

[dorawa.livejournal.com]

No don't bother lol it's one of those lame makjang dramas for the weekend

[lechuza-yoya.livejournal.com]

too bad, thank you for let me know.

[modestgoddess79.livejournal.com]

Sounds scary, hope she is ok

[kjc48.livejournal.com]

is it anxiety or pregnancy?
and how does she keep getting roles????

[tsuyoi-hikari.livejournal.com]

lol you asked the not-so-important-important questions. Just like how Jin Seyeon, Teac (sorry) or L keeps getting roles, it remain a mystery.

[kjc48.livejournal.com]

lol I aint even watching Taec's shows tbh, but at least with Taec you know the general public (i.e the ahjummas) likes him. The others, not so much lol.

[diicca.livejournal.com]

Remains a mystery
She is terrible... no emotions just weird faces
I hope she recovers because she will keep getting roles in the future