Lady Castle looks for a new name

Looks like the upcoming KBS miniseries Lady Castle [레이디캐슬] will probably be broadcasting under a different name, as explained by production company Lee Kim Productions. To that end, they invited online users to vote on the potential new title on the KBS drama homepage on July 2 and 3.

The reason cited was a concerted effort to curtail the unnecessary overusage of English titles by production companies, which is also the reason given for the last-minute title change for the drama Accidental Couple (aka That Fool), which changed its name from its initial “Six Months.”

Top contenders for Lady Castle’s new moniker include the two selections voted on by netizens: “Oh! My Princess” [오! 나의 공주님] and “Take Care of the Young Lady” or “Take Care of Agasshi” [아가씨를 부탁해]. Of the two, “Take Care of the Young Lady” led in online votes, meaning there’s a good chance that will be the new title. However, there was a group of netizens who preferred the current title “Lady Castle,” while others criticized the reasoning, saying, “If you don’t want English titles, then what about Partner, which is airing right now?”

Meanwhile, filming will begin soon with stars Yoon Eun-hye, Yoon Sang-hyun, Jung Il-woo, and cutie youngster (of Speed Scandal) Wang Seok-hyun. The drama soon-to-be-formerly-known-as Lady Castle is scheduled to follow current Wednesday-Thursday drama Partner at the end of August.

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Lady Castle’s Cast Attracts Attention

*Jung Il Woo, Yoon Eun Hye, and Yoon Sang Hyun have been confirmed as leads for the upcoming drama, Lady Castle.

Yoon will play Noh Yu Ra, the second of three sisters in a rich household. A love story develops when a poor man – played by Yoon Sang Hyun – becomes the family’s household manager with the intention of getting his hands on the family’s hidden slush fund. Jung Il Woo will compete for Yu Ra’s attentions as the scion of a noble family.

Child actor Wang Seok Hyun (Speed Scandal) has also been cast and will make his drama debut in Lady Castle. He will play Yu Ra’s wealthy younger cousin.

The romantic-comedic drama is being written by Yoon Eun Kyung and Kim Eun Hee, who have previously collaborated on Sweet 18. Ji Young Soo, the PD behind Flowers For My Life, will direct. According to KBS, filming will begin mid-July for the program to be broadcast starting on August 19 (following the end of Partner).

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*KP’s note: StarNews wrote on July 2 that Jung Il Woo’s participation is definite. As of June 30, Jung’s agency representative had said that they were still in the midst of discussion.

Jung Il Woo joining Yoon Eun Hye for Lady Castle

Some might have be a little disappointed with Yoon Sang Hyun joining Lady Castle, which will be Yoon Eun Hye's comeback drama in 2 years. Fret not, for it was announced just this afternoon in Korea that Jung Il Woo, last seen in The Return of Iljimae earlier this year, could be joining Lady Castle to offer more eye candy for the girls.

According to Lee Kim Productions, they are now in advanced talks with Jung Il Woo's management, Star K Entertainment and the possibility of him joining is very high. Once it's confirmed, filming for Lady Castle would then begin in mid July.

Lady Castle is a romantic comedy that sees a guy become a housekeeper and has an eye on the rich family’s hidden slush fund. He develops a love triangle with the family's 3 daughters, 1 of which is played by Yoon Eun Hye. Jung Il Woo is likely to be involved in a love triangle with Yoon Sang Hyun and Yoon Eun Hye if everything goes well.

Lady Castle is currently set for a 19th August premiere on KBS2TV, taking over the spot vacated by Partners in the Wed-Thus timeslot. Competing dramas in the same timeslot are SBS's Swallow the Sun and MBC's horror drama, Soul.

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Yoon Sang-hyun storms the Lady Castle

Queen of Housewives hottie Yoon Sang-hyun (the “thirtysomething Gu Jun-pyo”) has scored big with his follow-up project: acting opposite Yoon Eun-hye in the upcoming romantic comedy series Lady Castle.

Yoon Sang-hyun is a last-minute hire; he met with producers on June 23 and after coming to an agreement, they are heading into final contract negotiations. As soon as those are finalized, he’ll enter into filming immediately. He had actually been a strong contender to head Magazine Allo — which would have also been hunky-dory with me — but because of the plagiarism accusations and subsequent scheduling delays, he chose Lady Castle. (Maybe that’s why Magazine Allo producers were particularly peeved with Style for ruining their production.)

The story of Lady Castle situates Yoon Eun-hye as as the “princess-like” middle daughter in a rich household. She crosses paths with a poor man who becomes the household manager (who secretly aims to get at the family’s hidden slush fund), and is involved in a love triangle with him and a rich man from an aristocratic family. Yoon Sang-hyun is currently in discussions over which of these two characters he will play. (Just as long as he doesn’t pull a Kwon Sang-woo and play them both!)

Writers are Yoon Eun-kyung and Kim Eun-hee (When Night Comes, Winter Sonata — meh); director is PD Ji Young-soo (Flowers For My Life — yes!).

Lady Castle will air on Wednesdays and Thursdays on KBS after Partner ends at the end of August.

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Yoon Eun Hye, “My face swells easily, I can easily put on and lost 2 kg”

Yoon Eun Hye has appeared on entertainment programme after a long time on KBS Entertainment Weekly aired on 20th June, looking better than ever.

She revealed, “My face swells easily. In a day, I can gain and lost 2 kg. I have also a side of me where I don’t exercise well.”

About the title given to her as the ‘entertainer with beautiful collarbone, she said, “Originally this is not a part of my body that I’m confident of, but it became so because everyone made it so. It’s good that people are seeing my shortcomings (?) as my strengths. I have people telling me that I’ve good complexion too.”

Yoon Eun Hye also sent a greetings to Gong Yoo who is currently serving his military service, “Do have more strength. I hope you will work hard too. This is awkward.” laughing.

And lastly she revealed a little about her ideal type of guy, “From young, I liked bad guys. But now I liked good and kind guys too.”

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