Suzy, Lee Seung Gi, and more attend first script reading of ‘Book of the House of Gu’

The actors and actresses of the upcoming MBC drama ‘Book of the House of Gu‘ gathered together for the first script reading session at the MBC Dream Center on the 1st to gear up for their first filming session.

As described previously, the drama is the co-production of PD Shin Woo Chul of ‘Secret Garden‘ and ‘Gentlemen’s Class‘ and writer Kang Eun Kyung of ‘Baker King Kim Tak Gu‘.

Lee Seung Gi, miss A‘s Suzy, Lee Sung Jae, Lee Yeon Hee, Choi Jin Hyuk, Jung Hye Young, Uhm Hyo Sub, Yoo Yun Suk, Lee Yoo Bi, and Kim Hye Won will be starring in the highly anticipated drama.

The fantasy-historical drama takes place during the Joseon Dynasty and portrays the love and hate relationship of male Gumiho or nine-tailed fox Choi Kang Chi (Lee Seung Gi) and martial arts instructor Dam Yuh Wool (Suzy).

Lee Seung Gi shared, “I can’t wait for the journey ahead as Choi Kang Chi”, and the staff also commented, “With top notch director and actors gathered in one place, we will create the best production. The script, upgraded filming, and high quality production will be shown to viewers as soon as possible.”

The drama will begin airing in April!

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Lee Seung Gi and Suzy Show Great Chemistry During First Script Reading for “Book of the House of Gu”

The “Book of the House of Gu” cast including the two leads, Lee Seung Gi and Suzy, gathered together for the first script reading session on February 1

“Book of the House of Gu” will air in April after the current drama “Horse Doctor” ends. “Book of the House of Gu” will be directed by the hit maker, Shin Woo Chul PD, who also worked on “A Gentleman’s Dignity,” “Secret Garden,” “Lovers of Prague,” and “Lovers of Paris.” Writer Kang Eun Kyung is also among the staff and is famous for working on “Baker King Kim Tak Gu.”

Cast members including Lee Seung Gi, Suzy, Lee Sung Jae, Lee Yeon Hee, Choi Jin Hyuk, Jung Hye Young, Uhm Hyo Sup, Yoo Yeon Suk, Lee Yoo Bi, and Kim Hee Won attended the script reading.

Lee Seung Gi and Suzy will be taking on the challenge of acting in a sageuk (historical fiction) drama for the first time. Lee Seung Gi will play the role of Choi Kang Chi, who is half beast, half human. Suzy will play the role of Dam Yeo Wool, a martial arts instructor. The two actors reportedly showed great chemistry as they acted out their first scene together.

Lee Yeon Hee will play the role of Yoon Seo Hwa, a lovely maiden of a noble family while Choi Jin Hyuk will play the role of Gu Wol Ryung, who is a guardian angel.

After ending the script reading, Lee Seung Gi commented, “I can’t wait for my journey as Choi Kang Chi,” showing his energy and passion for his next project.

The staff commented, “With a great writer, director and cast, we will try our best to make the best drama,” and “Rather than quickly produced scripts and long shoots, we will try to show the viewers a high-quality drama.”

“Book of the House of Gu” has started shooting in February and will air in April.

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Lee Yeon-hee cast in Gu Family Book

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Er? Okay, so honestly, news of Lee Yeon-hee possibly joining the cast of the Lee Seung-gi/Suzy fantasy sageuk Gu Family Book had me going: Huh? What? WHY? Because for one, not a huge fan, and also that’s two female leads, and Lee Yeon-hee trumps Suzy on the leading lady scale. That would make me unhappy. (Not that either has extensive range, but Suzy has presence and charm and can be hilarious at times, while Lee Yeon-hee is always sleepy, sad, or sleepy-sad.)

But the role is being described as a “special appearance,” which usually means an extended guest cameo of sorts, lasting a few episodes tops. So it’s definitely not lead territory, but they’re being careful to say that the size of the role and the length of her arc has yet to be decided. What’s with all the mystery?

She’s still considering the role, and there isn’t much information on what the part is. My go-to guess would be first love, or maybe she’ll be the gumiho who starts the bloodline of half-human half-gumiho people? All we know so far about this show is stuff about the hero, which is annoying since I’d like to know something about the women in this drama other than “They’re in it.”

Seung-gi plays Choi Kang-chi (a pun meaning “strongest”), a man born half-gumiho who fights against his nature to live as close to being human as possible. It’ll be a fusion martial arts action historical drama, with one major twist in the hero who’s half-monster. I’m excited about the premise, and just hoping for some high production value to back it all up.

Gu Family Book follows Horse Healer and premieres in April on MBC.

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