Lee Min-ho cast in City Hunter
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WHAT?! I won’t believe this until it’s on the air, but Lee Min-ho has reportedly been selected to headline a Korean drama adaptation of City Hunter, the popular 1980s manga and anime about a womanizing detective.
I wrote about City Hunter back in 2008 when a Korean-Japanese production was being planned starring Jung Woo-sung. I’m going to guess that fell through. This version is slated for SBS and sounds like it might actually make it.
City Hunter was created by Hojo Tsukasa in 1985. There have been a few live-action adaptations attempted in the past, but none seemed to be that successful. According to one rep from the production company, the series has received numerous requests for drama adaptations, but those hadn’t come into fruition because they didn’t satisfy the creator’s requests. However, Hojo Tsuaka was reportedly satisfied with Lee Min-ho as the lead — no doubt thanks to his star-making role in last year’s uber-hit Boys Before Flowers.
The original was set against 1980s Tokyo; this version will take place in 2011 in Seoul. The Ryo character has been renamed “Kang Jin.”
OMFG. I may love this, or love to hate it. Either way, love.
source: Dramabeans via Hankyung
Crossing my fingers this works out. Lee Minho as a sexy detective? Sign me the hell up!
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Date: 2010-09-13 04:22 am (UTC)That is all.
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Date: 2010-09-13 04:22 am (UTC)*cue Outsider-City Hunter song*
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Date: 2010-09-13 04:23 am (UTC)... oh. my god. DYING OF EXCITEMENT OMG I HOPE THIS ONE IS SUCCESSFUL AHHHH he is so the perfect person for this role ♥
yoon eunhye as kaori, perhaps? not to pigeon-hole her in misleading androgynous roles, but... she does it so well!
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Date: 2010-09-13 04:31 am (UTC)HAYYYYY ANYA HAYYYYY ~
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Date: 2010-09-13 04:37 am (UTC)THISS
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Date: 2010-09-13 04:42 am (UTC)Pretty much because I need him shirtless in this. A lot.
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Date: 2010-09-13 05:07 am (UTC)well i haven't seen him recently, I do know that there's some pictures of him looking more muscl-y. lol they mind be old, nvm me.
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Date: 2010-09-13 05:29 am (UTC)..i like it a lil too much >:}
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Date: 2010-09-13 05:35 am (UTC)yyyyyeah.
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Date: 2010-09-13 07:46 am (UTC)that's all i need, thank you very much.
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Date: 2010-09-13 09:56 am (UTC)ok I'm in
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Date: 2010-09-13 10:33 am (UTC)SO ESSITED FOR THIS
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