We recently reported that Lee Seung Gi will be joining Ha Ji Won for upcoming drama “The King.” However, Lee Seung Gi’s management agency has announced that while they are looking at the project favorably, nothing has been set in stone.
A representative of Hook Entertainment stated, “We are still working on the deal. Once everything has been finalized, we will make an official announcement through Kim Jong Hak Productions.”
“The King” is a romantic comedy set in fictional contemporary Korea where the monarchy exists. The story is about an arranged marriage between North Korean Special Forces female operative Kim Hang Ah (Ha Ji Won) and Crown Prince Lee Jae Ha (Lee Seung Gi).
The drama has had a difficult time securing its male lead. There have been several reports in the past about Lee Byung Heon, Jo In Sung and Cha Seung Won as the possible lead, but none of them had been confirmed. As such, many fans expressed their doubts about Lee Seung Gi joining the cast. This news comes as a downer to both Lee Seung Gi and the drama's fans.
If it manages to find its male lead, “The King” will premiere once “The Moon that Embraces the Sun,” starring Kim Soo Hyun, Han Ga In, and Jung Il Woo, ends in March.
Lee Seung Gi and Ha Ji Won Confirmed for New Drama "The King" (For Real This Time)
Finally, we know that Lee Seung Gi and Ha Ji Won are officially confirmed for the upcoming drama “The King.” Basically this month, Ha Ji Won was confirmed for the drama then still “undecided.” Other possible male leads such as Jo In Sung and Cha Seung Won were thought to have been confirmed, but they both turned out to be false. Lee Seung Gi was also confirmed, but then not “official yet.”
Phew, that was a mouthful. Anyways, it looks like we finally have our two leads for the drama “The King” as Lee Seung Gi and Ha Ji Won.
The producer of the drama “Kim Jong Hak Production” stated on January 20, “Ha Ji Won and Lee Seung Gi have given final confirmation to appear on the drama. We have gotten a dream line up that could not be better.”
“The King” will be a fantasy drama with the setting of Korea being a country with a “Constitutional Monarchy.” The South Korean prince (Lee Seung Gi) falls in love with a North Korean special ops “Legendary Woman” (Played by Ha Ji Won).