Like the Moon Escaping From the Clouds Confirms Cast

Actors Hwang Jung Min, Cha Seung Won, Han Ji Hye, and Baek Sung Hyun will join director Lee Jun Ik of King and the Clown in his third historical production – Like the Moon Escaping from the Clouds (구름을 벗어난 달처럼*).

Hwang Jung Min, Cha Seung Won, Han Ji Hye, Baek Sung Hyun

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In magazines:

• Bazaar photographed some well-known designers with their more famous muses

Yoon Eun Hye & Son Jung Wan in Bazaar (8/09)

KP’s note: Son’s show during Seoul Fashion Week was where Yoon Eun Hye went dressed in a very interesting yellow top.

Sooyoung, Jain Song, Yuri in Bazaar (8/09)

Lee Hyuk Soo & Jung Wook Jun in Bazaar (8/09)

Jang Yoon Jeong & Kim Jae Hyun in Bazaar (8/09)

Cha Seung Won & Woo Young Mi in Bazaar (8/09)

In marketing:

• Ku Hye Sun is the new model for Soup, a young women’s casual brand. The concept for the shoot was “The Daily Life of a Princess”.

Ku Hye Sun for Soup, Fall '09

Ku Hye Sun for Soup, Fall '09

Upcoming Dramas – Sneak Peek 2

Go beyond the jump to see some of the most recently released photos from upcoming dramas City Hall, Strike Love, Triple and The Man Who Can’t Get Married He Who Can’t Marry.

Plus, Strike Love has an extended trailer fully (although not always correctly) captioned in English!

City Hall - poster

Strike Love - poster

City Hall and IRIS – Caught on Camera

Photo shoots, candids, and stills from upcoming dramas City Hall and IRIS.

City Hall – Sneak Peek

The first stills from drama City Hall have been released:

City Hall - character Shin Mi Rae (Kim Suna)

City Hall - character Cho/Jo Gook (Cha Seung Won)

City Hall – Cast Alteration

Cha Seung Won (Eye for an Eye, Tooth for a Tooth) has replaced Ryu Siwon to be the male lead in upcoming SBS drama City Hall (시티홀). A representative for the drama said that Cha has verbally agreed to star and will soon sign the written contract.

Cha will play a genius government official whose ambition is to become president of Korea. This will be Cha’s drama comeback, as his last one was Bodyguard (KBS) in 2003. He is currently in the final stage of filming the movie Saving My Wife with Song Yoona (On Air).

Kim Suna is set to play the drama’s female lead, who works her way up from the lowest civil servant ranks to become the youngest-ever mayor at city hall.

City Hall will air in spring on SBS, following the end of Cain & Abel. The drama is already attracting a lot of attention, as it is the fourth collaboration of director-writer duo, Shin Woo Chul and Kim Eun Sook (On Air, Lovers in Prague, Lovers in Paris).

Cha Seung Won, Ryu Siwon

Ryu Siwon actually exchanged this role in favour of working with Director Shin and Writer Kim on their next drama (following City Hall). His agency sent out a press release stating that Ryu made his decision based on several factors. For one, Ryu was offered not only the part of male lead, but also the role of co-producer in the next drama. He also felt that the role was better-suited (than the City Hall character) to his personality. Details regarding the drama are yet to be released.