Drama
Lee Jong-seok gets a sunbae and a little brother for While You Were Sleeping
Jan 24, 2017
Casting continues on SBS’s upcoming drama
While You Were Sleeping, with actress Go Sung-hee (Spy, My Beautiful Bride)
signing on and Kim Min-jae (Romantic Doctor Teacher Kim, The Lonely Shining
Goblin) in talks to join. The series will be a supernatural legal show, set around
a woman who dreams of accidents that will befall people and the prosecutor who
works to prevent those events from materializing.Lee Jong-seok (W–Two Worlds) was cast early
on as the prosecutor lead, while Suzy (Uncontrollably Fond) has been confirmed
as the leading lady. The drama marks Lee Jong-seok’s third project with
scriptwriter Park Hye-ryun, with whom he’d previously worked together on
Pinocchio and I Hear Your Voice, both of which were engaging, upbeat
contemporary romances with slight paranormal bents.
Go Sung-hee is set to play Lee Jong-seok’s
hoobae from university but his sunbae as a prosecutor. She may have a soft,
cute appearance and sweet way of talking, but she’s a sharp prosecutor with a
high indictment rate and a knack for getting suspects to confess.
Kim Min-jae, meanwhile, is up to play Lee
Jong-seok’s younger brother, described as full of charm and appeal. Still in
high school, his dream is to be a police officer like their father, but his
grades aren’t quite good enough. The two brothers live together, and the
younger one enjoys domestic work and taking care of the household, which sounds
like an adorable bromance in the making.
Well, I can’t say I love everyone in the
cast, but I’ll do my best, for the sake of this writer. I can handle Suzy even
if I’ve only ever thought her a serviceable actress at best, because she has a
likable aura that goes a long way with her. And I don’t mind Kim Min-jae that
much; he’s been steadily building up a resume with small parts in lots of dramas,
such as the Goryeo king in Goblin and the stalwart nurse assistant in Romantic
Doctor Teacher Kim (other credits include My Little Baby, Because It’s the
First Time, Twenty Again, and Persevere Gu Hae-ra). But Go Sung-hee… She’s been
dull as dirt in everything I’ve seen her in (her credits: Miss Korea, Records
of a Night Watchman, Spy, and My Beautiful Bride), and she has essentially the
opposite of screen presence.
On the upside, also cast are Lee Sang-yub
(This Week, My Wife Will Have an Affair) and Jung Hae-in (Night Light), both of
whom are welcome additions. Lee Sang-yub has a connection with the drama’s
director, PD Oh Choong-hwan, having put in a memorable guest appearance on the
PD’s last drama, Doctors.
While You Were Sleeping will be entirely
pre-produced and will air on SBS later this year. Source-http://www.dramabeans.com/2017/01/lee-jong-seok-gets-a-sunbae-and-a-little-brother-for-while-you-were-sleeping/