Spy Myung Wol to Replace Han Ye Seul Who Has Left Korea for Los Angeles

[ms-rancha.livejournal.com]

 

Things on the set of Spy Myung Wol have just gone from horrific to never-before-seen-nuclear-bomb level bad. As of midnight August 15th, lead actress Han Ye Seul has left South Korea and gone back to LA. Really, Leslie? That bad? Lee-Kim Productions (the company producing SMW, whereas KBS is the station that bought this drama and is airing it) has announced that it will be replacing her and finishing the rest of the drama.

Unknown are the details: which actress will be stepping into this mess (and what character she will play – literally replace Myung Wol or another new character), and will the drama resume airing next week, or the week thereafter with the revamped storyline and new lead actress. Lee-Kim Productions also announced it will be suing Han Ye Seul a cool 10 billion won for interference of business, which is a criminal charge, and that additional breach of contract charges are forthcoming, which the production has stated that Han Ye Seul’s agency Sidus HQ will participate in as well.

A representative for Lee-Kim Productions spoke with the media and gave their side of the story:

During the meeting on the 15th, Han Ye Seul apparently agreed to come back to filming on August 16th, so her suddenly leaving South Korea for LA is as much as shock to the production as it is to everyone else. They think Han Ye Seul is trying to end her career in Korea, otherwise her actions are so extreme there is no going back for her.

Lee-Kim Productions actually takes the side of Han Ye Seul in her fight with the PD, explaining she got as much time off as everyone and she didn’t miss a lot of filming to do CFs contrary to reports. As for the discord between PD Hwang and Han Ye Seul, the production said the fault lies 80% with the PD and 20% with Han Ye Seul.

While it’s true the relationship went South between the PD and lead actress, but the production emphasized that this is not the way Han Ye Seul should have dealt with it, negatively impacting the rest of the cast and crew. The PD runs the entire show, and when even if there is a dispute, Han Ye Seul is in the wrong for allowing her frustration to be resolved in this manner.

The only known statement from Han Ye Seul is what she tweeted right before she left for LA: “It’s all my fault, be happy.” Eric gave an interview where he emphasized how hard everyone has been working on set, and that he hopes Han Ye Seul comes back so they can finish the drama. He revealed that he told her it would be bad for the drama to change PDs at this point, so clearly he knew about her discord with PD Hwang and tried to defuse the situation.

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Comments

[yuukihitohira.livejournal.com]

whoops, op could you re-size that photo to 570px or less?


Also, shit just got real :\

[ms-rancha.livejournal.com]

done :)

[lysblack.livejournal.com]

and the shit just hit the fan.

i think that both sides are wrong, the korean drama filming system is utterly failed and the pd probably was a dick, but still the way she is acting is no professional.

in the end i feel bad for the rest of the cast and crew that have nothing to do with this mess but are getting hurt. plus this drama was actually really good, which saddens me. i also feel bad for eric and his 'curse'.

i wonder how this will affect han ye seul's career in korea. i can see this scandal~ ending it and I don’t want it to happen.

[xfactorglory.livejournal.com]

^

[umetraehi.livejournal.com]

I really really hope this gets resolved soon. Side eyeing the pd and Eric right now for his comments.

[tsuyogari.livejournal.com]

wtf is going on here!?

[youlittle.livejournal.com]

A+ gif

[hellafun.livejournal.com]

the whole pd thing seems so suspicious, for her to feel that strongly about replacing him.

[camr-jemr.livejournal.com]

MTE

Like, she will not do those b**chy attitude if the issue with PD is not huge.
Oh well, I am just trying to give her some sympathy...

[kannkann.livejournal.com]

As for the discord between PD Hwang and Han Ye Seul, the production said the fault lies 80% with the PD and 20% with Han Ye Seul.

But they're suing her anyway because...?

[tsuyogari.livejournal.com]

the production emphasized that this is not the way Han Ye Seul should have dealt with it [...] The PD runs the entire show, and when even if there is a dispute, Han Ye Seul is in the wrong for allowing her frustration to be resolved in this manner.

[tippani.livejournal.com]

“It’s all my fault, be happy.”

This makes me really sad.

[vagueclarity.livejournal.com]

-nods-

[naj-mahal.livejournal.com]

Well, this is intense and super confusing. Why would she leave for L.A. if the PD wasn't a terrible person?

No idea who to side-eye here.

[omen1x2.livejournal.com]

How utterly unprofessional. There have been disputes on sets since the beginning of media, and most of the time they just suck it up and deal with it, or manage to find a way to legally break the contract. This was a bit extreme and really childish.

I don't doubt that the PD was the real problem, but I do think she should have handled it like an adult and professional, instead of like a child. I think she just ruined things for herself.

[loverboy.livejournal.com]

She did suck it up and deal with it for 15 episodes. It looks like she tried her best but in the end just couldn't deal with the situation.

[crazyxcami.livejournal.com]

well shit...
her character is the main lead, the drama is named after her character.
replacing her with a different actress...lol awkward :X

[sparklop.livejournal.com]

Shit was obviously going down is she left the country. She may not have made a PR friendly decisions but one doesn't just leave a country over a diva fit.

[umetraehi.livejournal.com]

this. diva might not show up for work and demand things that they can't have, but to leave the country something shady must have happened.

[notochrasy.livejournal.com]

investigate the PD. There's got to be something wrong for Yeseul to bail like this.

[linzer-jello.livejournal.com]

I would laugh if it was a different Leslie Kim

[loverboy.livejournal.com]

I hate to speculate, but it sounds like she had a breakdown and just doesn't give a shit anymore. I really feel for her.

[dalpaengi.livejournal.com]

this.

[dalpaengi.livejournal.com]

I get this weird feeling something horrible might have happened. I just get a huge sinking feeling.
But if it was just because she's a brat, shame on her.

[honeebs.livejournal.com]

So what to believe now? She left the country on an open contract. Problems or not you don't walk away, hop a plane from the job you are on.
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[marina1212.livejournal.com]

i just don't want Kang Woo to be with In Ah lol maybe to replace her with other actress who looks like her would've been better idek what to think about it. i never seen this happen before.
i feel sorry for Eric, he didn't deserve this shit :/

[superjesster.livejournal.com]

The only actress I can't think of is Kim Heesun, who I used to confuse with Han Yeseul, lol.

[ankhan.livejournal.com]

i still can't believe she would do something as unprofessional as this and ruin her reputation as an actress in the meantime...she had an issue with the pd, fine, you deal with it like a grown woman who takes responsibilities for her act... you have issues with the schedule you talk about it with the production team, the channel... everyone, but bailing out on a drama that basically has your name.. no just no.

..and her company!? where are they in all this!? why couldn't they try to fix this since the problem arise? *shakes head*

badly handled from every point and now is just sad for the people that have invested their time and expectations on this drama *thinks of eric*

[carmendove.livejournal.com]

"10 billion won for interference of business, which is a criminal charge, and that additional breach of contract charges are forthcoming ... Han Ye Seul's agency Sidus HQ will participate in as well"

Her company is joining the lawsuit against her :/

[icedevil0289.livejournal.com]

I believe already 10 episodes have aired, which is more than half. I feel like a diva wouldn't last that long and would have left a long time ago. I feel sorry for her because she's getting so much hate, yet we don't really know the truth. with that being said, I do feel bad for the other cast and crew because it is unfair to them.

[icedevil0289.livejournal.com]

oh wait never mind apparently she's stuck around for 15 episodes.

[liime-arix.livejournal.com]

Without hearing her side of the story, people are already pointing fingers at her. Obviously since it's not her first time acting, she knows of the consequences. Something serious probably went down for her to flee the country.

[notochrasy.livejournal.com]

this.
which is why I'm worried for her tbh ;_;

[cast-no-shadow0.livejournal.com]

Exactly. If even the production is saying the PD was 80% at fault, I think he must have done something pretty bad.

I know some of us are probably overreacting, but when you hear about all the shady people in the entertainment world, you just never know.

[herro-kitty.livejournal.com]

Holy shit! What did that PD do to her that she left the country? O_o

[cast-no-shadow0.livejournal.com]

mte, Yoseob.

idk how legit this is...but.....:X

[crazyxcami.livejournal.com]

I know I’m not supposed to be posting this, but what the hell. This is a translation of a crew member’s comments all the way back in July. So yes this is how long it has been going on for. - absolute shinhwa


"I understand that actresses are stupid, but while we’re shooting Eric says his lines but she won’t do hers a lot of the time; she says she doesn’t want to do things that make her look funny so she won’t say her lines. She came all the way to far away Mungyeong, turned off her manager’s cell phone, and they just left the set together; because of that the other actors/staff had to put up with a really tight schedule and that made everyone tired. They had to go back to Mungyeong to film that scene. She wanted less scenes with her in them because she’s tired and asked instead to extend Eric’s scenes. In the scenes where she has to appear with Eric together she doesn’t show any consideration for Eric; she just goes in to quarrel with the director. Filming for the drama’s plainly going to be mostly all-nighters and the drama will practically be broadcast live, but she says she wants a 5 day workweek and she also wants us to finish up filming for the day everyday at midnight. We have to build up the Myeongwol-Kang Woo relationship and continue the melo story but she makes Eric look stupid because she doesn’t even try to understand what the script is about. All the news came out because of her but the next day she didn’t even look apologetic and she went around proudly. She never wants to do anything that makes her look funny or bad; in the scene where she had to get hit with eggs she treated the stuntman so badly when there was nothing wrong and she made the stuntman film the scene for her. Sidus can’t control her, so in the articles written against Han Yeseul they made Eric look bad too along with her when he’s trying his best. The atmosphere at the set is great when Han Yeseul is not there but when she comes in, it changes; it settles down. Even when we try to tell Han Yeseul’s staff and the production company about this she just acts as she pleases. If she does it one more time I think I’m going to swear directly in her face next time I see her. I’m sorry this is so unorganized, I’m so mad."

Re: idk how legit this is...but.....:X

[icedevil0289.livejournal.com]

"I understand that actresses are stupid,

stopped reading after that.

[bauci.livejournal.com]

There must be more to this.

[geniebsmart.livejournal.com]

Oh crap, things just got worse OTL
I have this weird feeling inside that Ye Seul and the PD were having more than "disputes." If he was THAT horrible for her to get up and leave the freakin' country, something went DOWN between those two =/

OR

Something terrible happened in L.A. so she had to make an emergency run over there (but what's in L.A.? O__O)

OR

She had a mental breakdown.

Either way, to say that she is being a brat, I can't quite buy that for some reason u__u

[ms-rancha.livejournal.com]

her parents lives in LA. she grew up there..