Lee Joon, Go Ah-sung tackle teen pregnancy in new drama

After losing leading actress Kim Hee-ae and undergoing some story changes, the team behind Secret Love Affair and A Wife’s Credentials is back on track with their new drama I Heard it Through the Grapevine, which is headed to SBS this February. The series was once set in the 1970s all the way to the present and was planned as a 50-episode epic, but will now be a 32-episode series set entirely in the present day. Yoo Ho-jung (Would You Give Love Away, Sunny) has signed on to headline the series, as the matriarch of a wealthy family that gets turned upside-down when her teenage son gets his girlfriend pregnant.

Lee Joon (Mr. Back, Gap-dong) has been cast to play her high-schooler son, and is reportedly in final contract negotiations to sign on. He’s been making a name for himself as an actor over the last year with projects like Gap-dong, and it looks like he’s returning to meatier roles after a detour into broad comedy with Mr. Back.

Even more exciting is Go Ah-sung’s return to television after five years spent focusing entirely on her film career (Snowpiercer, Elegant Lie). Her last drama was God of Study, when she was still a teenager herself; this time she’ll play a high schooler who gets pregnant, and has to deal with her boyfriend Lee Joon’s snooty family.


Yoo Ho-jung, Yoo Joon-sang

Yoo Joon-sang (Birth Secret, You Who Rolled in Unexpectedly) is also in some reports as possibly considering the drama, but his casting sounds more iffy — he’s got multiple musicals lined up through the year, so it’s unclear if he’ll be able to do the drama and his agency was quick to say that he had barely been offered the part. If he does sign on, he’ll play Lee Joon’s dad, a powerful lawyer who inherited his law firm from his famous lawyer father.

The drama is described as a black comedy, which intrigues me. It’s one of the rarer genres that we see in dramaland, so I’ll be really interested in seeing what they can do with it, if they pull off the right tone. It plans to take an incisive look at the rich and powerful, and their rigid world with antiquated social laws, including bloodline heredity and royal succession translated to modern corporate practices.

The themes are similar to those in Secret Love Affair (man, that villain chaebol family was a nasty piece of work), but when your lead characters are that family, it’s a different story. Yoo Ho-jung will play a classically refined socialite who’s on the inside of this fishbowl existence, who then has to deal with her family becoming the subject of rumors and suddenly being cast out because of them. Yeesh, the rumor mill is bad enough as it is; when everyone you know is a snooty society lady, it sounds like my worst nightmare. Let’s hope she has a spine and a sense of humor about it?

I Heard it Through the Grapevine is scheduled to follow Punch on Mondays and Tuesdays in late February.

Lee Joon and Ko Ah-seong considered for roles in SBS new drama 'Heard it as a Rumor'



Many actors and actresses are considered for roles in SBS new drama, 'Heard it as a rumor'.

The first cast confirmation done is from Yoo Ho-jeong. Since Kim Hee-ae backed out of the casting, it has been drawing attention on who the lead will be. She said "I decided to accept the offer because I trust the director and the writer as well as I am attracted to the character I have never played before".

Yoo Joon-sang, Lee Joon and Ko Ah-seong have been offered roles but they are still considering. Yoo Joon-sang's agency said he is positively considering but it is too early to confirm the casting. He will have to start with the musical 'Robin Hood' right after the completion of his current musical appearance in 'Those days'".

Lee Joon's situation is a little more complex than Yoo Joon-sang's. Source from SBS confirmed it is true that they have offered the role to Lee Joon, however they are still waiting for an answer from him. According to them, "Lee Joon doesn't have an agency yet, therefore it's more urgent for him to find an agency first".

It is the similar situation for Ko Ah-seong. There is a rumor many actresses have been considered for the role offered. A source from SBS said "Ko Ah-seong is one of the actresses who are being considered for the role. We are not in the position yet to confirm whether or not she would take on the role".

'Heard it as a rumor' is about a teenager son from an affluent family, who had a child with a girl at the same age, and his parents who try to cope with the situation while exaggerated rumor spreads out. The drama is a collaboration of writer Jeong Seong-joo and director Ahn Pan-seok of 'Secrret Love Affair' and will air sometime in February taking over the air time of "Punch"..

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According to this article, the cast are confirmed

'Hearsay', Lee Joon-Ho-jeong Yu-Jun-Sang Yu confirmed ..15 Go Ah-sung appeared first shooting day

SBS new drama "I heard a rumor" (a play director Jung Sung-ju Ahn Pan-seok) has confirmed the main cast and the rush to build the first shot.

9 days, according to bangsongga "I heard a rumor, Jun-Sang Yu was being discussed, including recent appearances have Ho-jeong Yu, Lee Joon, has confirmed the cast of Go Ah-sung. Accordingly, embarked on the 15-day final preparations before shooting the first shot.

One official said, "but yet you do not create a contract, an actor, a shot was agreed to," and "The rush to shoot from 15 days," he told him.

"I heard a rumor 'is SBS 'qualifications wife' JTBC gained great popularity with 'tryst' Ahn Pan-seok PD is the work of gathering the attention reunion, Jung Sung-ju writer. Teenage son of the royal family, the family is getting the kids hit the incident, the woman of the house is planned to hold an ordinary conflict and confusion experienced by coming to the daughter-in-law.

Royal Family was born to the couple elite and Ho-jeong Yu Jun-Sang Yu, spoiled a teenage son and daughter-in-law is equally broken starring Lee Joon and Go Ah-sung this.

On the other hand, I've heard a rumor 'is broadcast in February comes to' punch 'successor.

Lee Joon Confirms His Casting as Lead Role in New SBS Drama



It has been confirmed that former MBLAQ member Lee Joon will be appearing in a brand new Monday-Tuesday SBS drama titled, “Heard It as a Rumor” (working title) after previously being in talks for the lead role.

Lee Joon recently shared the exciting news as well as his thoughts on completing filming for his very first scene for the drama through a video message greeting his fans.

On January 23, his agency, Prain TPC uploaded a video of Lee Joon introducing the character he will be portraying in the drama. He can be seen dressed in a school uniform for his character, Han In Sang, whom he describes as a perfect student who meets and falls in love with a female student named Seo Bom.

Fans are expressing anticipation for the upcoming drama, as they are looking forward to seeing Lee Joon portray the role of a high school student.

Meanwhile, “Heard It as a Rumor” is expected to premiere around the middle of February, following the completion of “Punch.”

Lee Joon - Han In Sang

Ko Ah Sung - Seo Bom

Multumesc pentru poze, Elena, sunt foarte frumoase, iar drama pare a fi interesanta...Go Ah Sung, protagonista tanara, nu e tocmai celebra in lumea dramelor, insa din ce am citit despre ea, e o actrita apreciata in cinematografie...asta inseamna ca joaca bine.

ramona34 a scris:

Multumesc pentru poze, Elena, sunt foarte frumoase, iar drama pare a fi interesanta...Go Ah Sung, protagonista tanara, nu e tocmai celebra in lumea dramelor, insa din ce am citit despre ea, e o actrita apreciata in cinematografie...asta inseamna ca joaca bine.

Cu placere Ramona!

Go Ah Sung - 22 ani - a jucat in filme(9 ) si in drame(5), a castigat si premii(2), deci nu putem spune ca nu are experienta!
Sunt convinsa ca va fi un serial interesant , cu un subiect mai delicat.

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