[Drama 2010] ATHENA : Goddess of War 아테나: 전쟁의 여신

[Guest Lilazinprincess]

^ Finally some news about Lee Jia.

Lee Jia prepares to kick butt in Athena

08.27.2010

Lee Jia hasn’t been the focus of most of the Athena-related promo material, but this week a video clip was released showing snippets from her training sessions for the drama’s fight scenes. The clips are brief and the video is grainy, but it gives a good idea of Lee’s fighting ability, and I think she looks good.

According to her management company, Keyeast, she has been training daily at action school for the past two months, for 5 to 6 hours every day. That includes basic movement training like kicks, rolls, etc., and more specialized practice in self-defense maneuvers, firearm shooting, and martial arts.

[YT Link]

Credits to: Star News |Dramabeans

[lilcrash]

  Showcase at Seoul Jamsil Lotteworld Garden Stage Today ( August 30,2010)

Credit: as tagged

[Guest vesica]

thanks for share those picture

really cool !!

those picture looks like a press conference..

I really like the poster..really cool !!

Cha Seung-won..really like him style and mustache

Soo Ae was also high higher than lee ji Ah

lee ji Ah is not much different with KSY iris..good !! i like her hair style .

all perfectly..

and.. can't wait so much ...

[Guest JoGuker]

Gosh;) I only have eyes for CSW. This man is really born to wear a suit like sun ah said! Thanks so much for the pics!

Does anybody know what they discussed during the conference? Or is it only the usual banal promotion for the drama( thanks everybody, everything was great and blablabla)

I am already planning my life around the first episode of Athena. Hopeless girl

[Guest dancy]

Thanks for the news and pix. Can't wait to see Li Ji Ah. She look pretty in that dress.

[lilcrash]

2010.08.31 Athena Goddess of War Trailer - http://www.youtube.c...h?v=lewKS_v1KzY

Athena Showcase videos:

Jung Woo Sung - http://www.youtube.c...h?v=Rt8tdubLbI8

Soo Ae- http://www.youtube.c...h?v=vC_k376Ck5g

Lee Ji Ah - http://www.youtube.c...h?v=1a2R9WQ8cJc

(Wow, there will be a hot scene between Lee Ji Ah's and Cha Seung Won's character, shown at 1:16-1:23)

Cha Seung Won - http://www.youtube.c...h?v=1ZLDsSDnIjE (Same here, from 0:55 to 1:00)

Kim Ming Jong - http://www.youtube.c...h?v=T0qNGhalSmc

Choi Si Won - http://www.youtube.c...h?v=iDryAFkwC8o

[Guest vesica]

woww..it's Amazing !!!

it's wonderful. wonderful dramas...

trailer really cool !!

thanks for share those links

when this drama will be aired? can't wait so muchh ..

[Guest creaturedreams]

yay can't wait!! series looking good! However I'm a bit put off with the fake blood they need to get it right

[TRAN]

The only person looks cool for me is Mr Cha Seung Won. Looks gangster like but manly. Soo Ae dress doesn't look nice and Jia's look like work wear, nothing glamous, not like those in the drama though.

Wonder what Jung woo sung is smiling about?

[elaiine]

I pretty much loved the trailer, makes the show look epic awesome.

And although I couldn't exactly understand what they were talking about, Kim MinJong's character is looking to be slightly comedic XD

Pretty excited for the character descriptions to be released.

Relationships are going to be fun

[Applehaven]

OMG! Love the trailer & the MV! And from the few scenes i can see the sizzling chemistry between JWS and SA!

I never watch their work before and am already falling in love with this couple!

Are both of them single? heheehe...

Can't wait for Nov to come!

and oh anyone has any idea whether they have already come to Singapore? am thinking if they have not.. maybe they will be filming during the F1 Grand Pix? Fast cars = Action! Hope to able to catch them in action over here!

[Guest JoGuker]

Lee Ji Ah - http://www.youtube.c...h?v=1a2R9WQ8cJc

(Wow, there will be a hot scene between Lee Ji Ah's and Cha Seung Won's character, shown at 1:16-1:23)

Cha Seung Won - http://www.youtube.c...h?v=1ZLDsSDnIjE (Same here, from 0:55 to 1:00)

Omo omo:)stockholm syndrom with CSW: can't wait:)

I bet he is gonna be an awesome gangster!

[Guest valley girl]

More Video From Korea SpotTV

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=paxapnDZyYQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLGGRJecf-c&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6rEIo7mY-k&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HZE4YmN1pc&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWGoxgJDkMs&feature=related

cred http://www.youtube.com/user/KoreaSpotTv

[Guest valley girl]

Will ‘Athena’ Exceeds Popularity of ‘IRIS’?

The spy-action drama “IRIS Season 2 - Athena: Goddess of War,” in which actor Jung Woo sung and actress Soo Ae will appear as the male and female protagonists, will be broadcast from this coming winter in December on SBS. The drama is a spin-off of the original “IRIS” drama and it is based on the original story of the KBS drama “IRIS,“ which had aired last year on KBS. “Athena: Goddess of War” is very similar to the original “IRIS” as the production company Taewon Entertainment, which had produced “IRIS,” will also produce this drama, and it has been equipped with an all-star cast and large-scale action and melodramatic storyline. But the backdrop of the drama has been expanded from the Korean peninsula and Asian countries into the whole world, and the relationships among cast members have become more complicated.

“Athena: Goddess of War” will depict espionage activities of members of the National anti-Terror Service (NTS), the same organization in “IRIS,” fighting against the secret organization named “Athena” concerning the new energy source “TWR.” The drama has become a hot topic as actors who used to appear in movies, such as Jung Woo Sung, Cha Seung Won, and Soo Ae, have been cast as the main protagonists, and it already has begun filming from last June in six different countries including Italy and Japan.

In the preview, which was released in the showcase event held at the Garden stage in Lotte World on August 30, the scenes depicting an explosion and gunfight, which reminded viewers of action movies, filmed in Italy were unveiled to the viewers.

Actor Jung Woo Sung will make a comeback to the small screen after a fifteen-year break since his dramas “1.5” and “Asphalt Man” in 1995. He will play the elite special agent named Lee Jung Woo who will confront the huge shadowy conspiracy. Jung Woo has been transferred from the National Intelligence Service to the NTS, which is the special organization preventing any crisis with international undertakings, as he had been recognized for his excellent strategic performance during his work. At NTS, he meets his former colleague Yoon Hye In (Soo Ae), whom he once loved, and becomes confused after finding out that Hye In had been involved in a secret organization within NTS. In the showcase, Jung Woo Sung said, “In this drama, I have to present both a love story and an action performance. While I had been searching for my next work, I had been informed that this drama was under planning, so I willingly decided to appear in this drama because I thought that it would be a good opportunity to participate in producing a good drama.”

Actor Cha Seung Won will play the heartless character Sohn Hyuk, the head of the branch office of the United States Department of Homeland Security in East Asia, and he also leads the secret organization “Athena,” and confronts Jung Woo Sung in the drama. Cha Seung Won said, “The role that I play is a so-called villain who forms an alignment with a third force to hatch a wicked plot. But as the story of the drama develops, the character will be changed dramatically. This drama is a spy action drama like “IRIS,” but it will contain more various scenes to enjoy watching and it will present a more complicated storyline with various characters. It is not just a simple spy action drama, but a more interesting and exciting spy action drama.”

Actress Soo Ae has shown her pure and graceful beauty so far, will this time transform into a cold-blooded spy. The character whom she will play is a double agent, Yoon Hye In, who belongs to the National anti-Terror Service (NTS) as a profiler and also takes a role within a secret organization as a special agent. She is a character who locks a secret away in her mind. Soo Ae said, “I really enjoyed watching ‘IRIS.’ I had confidence in performing action scenes, and I received the casting request at an appropriate time.”

Actress Lee Ji Ah will play a special agent, Han Jae Hee, who is a colleague of Yoon Hye In. She hides her feelings of love towards Jung Woo, and has to have an inevitable confrontation with Yoon Hye In. Lee explained about the character, whom she will play, by saying, “She is a very rational and thorough person when performing her work, but at the same time, she is very honest in expressing her love.” She added, “I worry, as I heard that my action looked too bloody and spiteful, but actually I had taken much care about performing action scenes not to receive an evaluation saying female actor’s action scenes look too weak.”

Actor Kim Min Jong, who will play a former North Korean intelligence agent coming from a rich labor party named Kim Ki Soo, said, “Kim Ki Soo is a very freewheeling character with manly charms and charisma. There was no indication about a North Korean dialect on the script, but I tried to express the language of a North Korean defector while acting.”

Choi Si Won, a member of the idol group Super Junior, will play a rookie NTS agent named Kim Joon Ho. Choi said, “At first, I was very nervous due to pressure, but as other senior actors are taking care of me as if I am their real nephew, I am filming the drama with no more pressure. Other members of Super Junior are very envious of me about acting together with great senior actors.” He was smiling while making his comments.

In addition, singer BoA and actress Lee Bo Young will appear in “Athena: Goddess of War” as guest stars.

A spokesperson for Taewon Entertainment said, “The story is based on the war on energy, which is not an absurd story, but can happen in the real world. We will attract viewers’ eyes with a solid story line reflecting world policy and a grand scale.”

Original Source: KBS Global

Shared by: Zunjiwu @ SJ-WORLD.NET

[Guest valley girl]

more Pictures From Blog

http://mbabu22.blog.me/110093091379

By insungmania at 2010-09-04

cred daum, naver

[Guest creaturedreams]

  Giant gets an extension, Dong Yi considers its second

SBS’s Giant and MBC’s Dong Yi have  been strong rivals in the ratings for months now, both bringing in  ratings surpassing 20% (with the latter closer to 30%). Now both dramas  have been extended, Dong Yi for the second time.

On September 7, a source with SBS’s drama department stated that Giant,  originally scheduled for 50 episodes, will be given an added 10, and  will now end on Episode 60. This means that the start date for the  following drama, Athena, has been pushed back a month to December.

Dong Yi had already been given 10 extra episodes in July, is  now contemplating an additional 10-episode extension that would bring  the total number of episodes to 70.

In other news, Dong Yi resumed filming  after the labor strike was resolved, and was only barely able to air  its 49th episode on September 6. In fact, the episode only finished  filming at 9 pm, and as of broadcast time (9:55 pm), the editors still  hadn’t finished with the episode. The drama finally made it onto the  air, but 15 minutes late. (SBS aired public service advertising to fill  the time.)

Viewers were apparently displeased with the drop in quality of the  episode, which featured some odd editing and music choices. For example,  the episode was a pretty big one, plotwise:

  It  featured the death of a character, the queen, played by Park Ha-sun.  After an emotional send-off by Dong-yi and the king, her death was  followed by… a trot song.

I was curious enough  about the insane time-crunch antics to watch the episode, and thought it  okay, though choppy. However, this choice was lambasted by viewers, and  some are even demanding a re-edited broadcast.

source: dramabeans Via Star News

[TRAN]

So now we have to wait till December

Is there any kdrama worth watching at the moment?

[Guest SNSDxo]

this drama will only air on SBS? why didn't Taewon Entertainment choose KBS again now i cant watch it live on satellite tv. only way is to stream online

[springfiry]

Recent Athena news

The crew of Athena recently arrived in Japan.

News link: http://news.nate.com/view/20100915n05549

New cast member of Athena : Shawn Richard

News link: http://news.nate.com/view/20100913n14274

[Guest vis]

Hi everyone... did you guys see the latest news yet? Cha Seung Won's character role in the drama will be diminished as he had to pull out of the japan filming for Athena >____< Gosh, I was really looking forward to see him in this villain role (who's supposed to change dramatically during the series). But of course the actor's health comes first... still, Athena will have to be rewritten a lot as a consequnce and the result will probably be less great? Hopefully not too much though.

Source: http://www.allkpop.com/2010/09/cha-seung-won-pulls-out-of-athenas-japan-filming