Lee Joon Gi 이준기 | [Drama 2023] "Arthdal Chronicles: The Sword of Aramoon"

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[Photos] New Photos Added for the Korean Drama "Again My Life"

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Lee Jun Ki and Kim Ji Eun for Singles magazine

*** They are currently seen in "Again, My Life".   

 

 

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As we dig deep into Lee Joon Gi's relationship history, here are the actresses who were once rumored to be the actor's new flame.  

Jeon Hye Bin

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In 2017, Lee Joon Gi confirmed his relationship with Jeon Hye Bin. At the time the pair started dating in early 2016. 

 

Lee Joon Gi and Jeon Hye Bin first worked together in the 2014 historical K-drama "Gunman in Joseon."

 

In 2017, their agencies confirmed that the actor is dating the singer-actress in early 2016. However, months after confirming their romance, Lee Joon Gi and Jeon Hye Bin called it quits, ending their almost two-year relationship. 

 

As noted by Sports Chosun, the reason behind their breakup was their busy schedule. 

Shin Min Ah

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From the confirmed relationship, Lee Jon Gi didn't escape dating rumors involving Shin Min Ah. 

 

At the time, the Hallyu actress was still not dating her longtime boyfriend, Kim Woo Bin. 

 

The dating rumors started after Lee Joon Gi, and Shin Min Ah worked together for MBC's drama "Arang and the Magistrate."

 

Due to their undeniable chemistry, the public thinks that they are dating. However, the "Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo" actor set the record straight and denied the issue. 

UEE

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Another rumored Lee Joon Gi's girlfriend is the "Ghost Doctor" star UEE. 

 

At the height of the dating issue, the actor once spoke about the rumors in "One Night TV Amusement" saying that he is not dating the singer-actress, adding that he had no time to go on a date because of his hectic schedule. 

Park Min Young

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Making it on the list of Lee Joon Gi's rumored girlfriends is Park Min Young. 

 

The Hallyu actress and the South Korean heartthrob appeared in a variety show called "My Ear's Candy."

 

It was the time when he was dating Jeon Hye Bin, but several fans thought that he and Park Min Young were in a relationship. 

 

The rumors were put to rest after he confirmed his relationship with Hye Bin, noting that they have been dating for quite some time. 

 

 

source : Kdramastars

https://www.kdramastars.com/articles/124725/20220421/lee-joon-gi-relationship-2022-again-life-star-girlfriends.htm

 

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Song Joong-ki, Kim Ji-won out of 'Arthdal Chronicles' 2; Lee Joon-gi offered role

 

Korean stars Song Joong-ki and Kim Ji-won will not reprise their roles in the period fantasy drama “Arthdal Chronicles” season 2.

 

According to the production staff of “Arthdal Chronicles,” Song Joong-ki, who starred in “Vincenzo,” and Kim Ji-won of “Descendants of the Sun” have declined to star in the second season of the drama due to scheduling conflicts.

 

 

(From left) Song Joong-ki, Lee Joon-gi, Kim Ji-won and Shin Se-kyung (tvN, Instagram)

 

 

“Arthdal Chronicles” aired on tvN in 2019 and told the stories of heroes of different races in the ancient land of Arth.

 

Song Joong-ki played the roles of Eun-seom and Saya, while Kim Ji-won played the role of Tan-ya.

 

The roles for season 2 have been offered to actor Lee Joon-gi and actress Shin Se-kyung.

 

Production company Studio Dragon told Korean media that “After in-depth discussions with the writer and production team, we proposed the role of Eun-seom in season 2 of ‘Arthdal Chronicles’ to Lee Joon-gi. It is currently under review.”

 

Namoo Actors, Lee Joon-gi’s agency, said “Arthdal Chronicles” is one of the works being reviewed. Shin Se-kyung’s agency also said the role is being reviewed.

 

Actor Jang Dong-gun played the role of Ta-gon in season 1.

The casting for “Arthdal Chronicles” season 2 is expected to be finished this year. The filming will also begin this year.

 

The filming for season 2 was supposed to start in the second half of 2020 but was delayed due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The second season is expected to air in 2023.

 

 

 

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15 hours ago, willenette said:

Namoo Actors, Lee Joon-gi’s agency, said “Arthdal Chronicles” is one of the works being reviewed.

Changing actors for a popular series is difficult , they are quite wise of offering the role to Lee Joon Gi because he has the ability to make every character his own.  Just look at  Mads Mikkelsen replacing Johnny Depp whom I like as Grindelwald in Fantastic Beast 3, he was very good.

 

Whether LJG accepts or not is a different matter ...

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https://www.kdramastars.com/articles/124725/20220421/lee-joon-gi-relationship-2022-again-life-star-girlfriends.htm

What about IU? Kdramastars didn't notice?  

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*** TODAY's EP of “Again My Life”  has become interesting. On the previous episode, Kim Hee Woo’s revenge plan finally started to unfold. These stills from today's episode depict Kim Hee Woo & co. on an undercover mission. This episode just aired today April 23 at 10 p.m. KST.  

 

 

 

 

source : https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=109&aid=0004599090

 

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*** Viewership ratings for “Again My Life” soared to new heights last night April 22. The drama starring Lee Joon Gi achieved its highest ratings to date. According to Nielsen Korea, the 5th episode scored an average nationwide rating of 9.7 percent. Congratulations to the cast and crew especially LJK!      I'm happy for him. The EP was amazing last night especially the billiard room action scene. I love this drama, find it good. Fighting!  

 

 

 

 

source : https://www.nielsenkorea.co.kr/

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[Photos] New Stills Added for the Korean Drama "Again My Life"

 

 

 

 

 

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13 hours ago, willenette said:

According to Nielsen Korea, the 5th episode scored an average nationwide rating of 9.7 percent.

Hope the rating goes to double digit next week

@willenette, loving all the fight scenes  - the billiard room one was awesome! No wonder the director was adamant to have LJG playing the ML - I mean really who else... 

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Drama viewership ratings for the week of Apr. 18-24, 2022

LINK here : Dramabeans

https://www.dramabeans.com/2022/04/drama-viewership-ratings-for-the-week-of-apr-18-24-2022/

 

 

Friday, Apr. 22
Tomorrow	7	MBC	3.6%
Again My Life	5	SBS	9.7%
Shooting Stars	1	tvN	1.6%
Saturday, Apr. 23
It’s Beautiful Now	7	KBS	22.2%
The King of Tears, Lee Bang-Won	29	KBS	10.2%
Tomorrow	8	MBC	3.0%
Showtime Begins!	1	MBC	2.8%
Again My Life	6	SBS	8.5%
Our Blues	5	tvN	7.1%
Shooting Stars	2	tvN	1.8%
My Liberation Notes	5	JTBC	2.8%
Love (ft. Marriage and Divorce) 3	13	TV Chosun	8.9%

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*** TODAY, April 26th, Good Data Corporation released the top 10 most buzz-worthy dramas for the 3rd week of April. The list was compiled from news articles, blog posts, online communities, videos, and social media posts about them.   

 

 

 

#4 SBS' 'Again My Life' (6.94 points) 

 

 

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*** Lee Junki is back for 'Again My Life' filming yesterday April 25.      He has completely recovered from COVID-19.  Stay safe always, Oppa!  Take care!  

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On 4/23/2022 at 5:03 AM, Tuiwgn said:

Changing actors for a popular series is difficult , they are quite wise of offering the role to Lee Joon Gi because he has the ability to make every character his own.  

 

Whether LJG accepts or not is a different matter ...

It will be a challenge that I hope he will accept. It is always a dangerous choice for actors to take on a role played by another in a popular series but if anyone can do a good job it would be LJG.  This role could be another defining one for his career if he makes it a success internationally like in Moon Lovers. He needs a new direction from the usual thriller revenge type shows and I for one would love to see him in Arthdal Chronicles 2.  I enjoyed the first season but I am not a big fan of it or SJK so I would be much more interested to see the second season with my fave actor. 

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8 hours ago, hiluna said:

It will be a challenge that I hope he will accept. It is always a dangerous choice for actors to take on a role played by another in a popular series but if anyone can do a good job it would be LJG

hiluna, I completely agree with you.

It seems that Joon Gi likes to create problems for himself and then solve them brilliantly.

Many fans of the Arthdal Chronicles1 are very negative about this news. Some fans don’t like Shin Se Kyung. It reminds me Moon Lovers’ prehistory… 

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*** For the second consecutive week, “Our Blues” ranked No. 1 on Good Data Corporation’s weekly list of the dramas that generated the most buzz. The company determines each week’s rankings by collecting data from news articles, blog posts, online communities, videos, and social media about dramas that are either currently airing or set to air soon.  Lee Joon Gi climbed to No. 1 on the list this week, and “Again My Life” also stayed strong at No. 4 on the drama list.   

 

The top 10 dramas that generated the most buzz in the third week of April are as follows:

1. tvN “Our Blues”
2. JTBC “My Liberation Notes”
3. JTBC “Green Mothers’ Club”
4. SBS “Again My Life”
5. tvN “Sh**ting Stars”
6. tvN “Kill Heel”
7. tvN “Military Prosecutor Doberman“
8. MBC “From Now On, Showtime“
9. MBC “Tomorrow”
10. KBS “The King of Tears, Lee Bang Won“

 

 

Meanwhile, the top 10 drama actors that generated the most buzz this week are as follows:

1. Lee Joon Gi (“Again My Life”)
2. Son Seok Gu (“My Liberation Notes”)
3. Lee Hye Young (“Kill Heel”)
4. Kim Ji Won (“My Liberation Notes”)
5. Shin Min Ah (“Our Blues”)
6. Noh Yoon Seo (“Our Blues”)
7. Lee Byung Hun (“Our Blues”)
8. Lee Yo Won (“Green Mothers’ Club”)
9. Kim Ha Neul (“Kill Heel”)
10. Lee Sung Kyung (“Sh**ting Stars”)

 

 

 

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5 Major Allies Lee Joon Gi Gains In Episodes 5-6 Of “Again My Life”

 

 

“Again My Life” skips ahead a few years this week and gives us an excellent excuse for doing so. Every fan of a male idol group or actor is familiar with the dreaded almost two-year gap for military service. The drama makes full use of this mandatory requirement to skip several years ahead in Hee Woo’s (Lee Joon Gi’s) life as he starts to amass his own group of loyal followers who’ll watch his back as he climbs up the ladder to meet Jo Tae Seob (Lee Kyung Young) on an equal playing field to their all-out battle.

 

Here are five allies that Hee Woo gains in this week’s episodes and what role they’ll play in his team of avengers going forward!

 

Warning: spoilers for episodes 5-6 below.

 

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1. Park Sang Man: the hacker

Hee Woo’s used his new lease on life not only for his benefit but for so many other people. The best part is that he isn’t doing it for his own benefit but to correct injustice where he sees it. It’s no wonder then that Hee Woo gains a loyal friend when he saves Park Sang Man’s (Ji Chan’s) father from 10 years of imprisonment for a crime he didn’t commit.

In the original timeline, it was Sang Man who spent 10 years of his life searching for evidence to undo the wrong that was done to him by the police (who didn’t bother conducting a proper investigation) and by the real murderer (the dead man’s cheating wife). Hee Woo sees this as returning those years back to Sang Man and thinks nothing of it. But Sang Man tracks down Hee Woo years later, having become a computer science major at the same university. And thus, the hacker member of the team is solidified. Sang Man’s innate skills and some mentoring by Woo Yong Soo (Lee Soon Jae) turn him into a fine investigator who becomes Hee Woo’s right hand.

2. Kim Han Mi: the reporter

Having a reporter in the know is always useful for a prosecutor, but it’s even more helpful when that person is Kim Han Mi (Kim Jae Kyung), whose status as the illegitimate daughter of Deputy Chief Prosecutor Kim Seok Hoon (Choi Kwang Il) ensures that she has more protection than a reporter from a normal family who could be killed off for saying the wrong thing. After Hee Woo’s rescue of her, she’s been working hard to become a better person and do some good in life. Hee Woo’s tutoring lands her an excellent CSAT (College Scholastic Ability Test) score, which gets her into her top choice university much faster. She doesn’t think she could have done it without his help, but Hee Woo knows better. Han Mi is a force of nature and made it all on her own in the original timeline. Hee Woo just sped things up.

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Even seven years later, Hee Woo and Han Mi’s friendship is going strong. She would very much rather it be something more, but Hee Woo sees the two of them as too similar for that. She’s just as hotheaded and quick to beat people up as he is. And as he tells her, the major difference between her and Kim Hee Ah (Kim Ji Eun) is that to him, the latter is a woman. Given the very little relevance Hee Ah has had to the plot thus far (like absolutely very little relevance) save for bringing the Haha Talk app before her father in the previous episode, Han Mi might honestly be the better choice. Ah well, the heart wants what it wants.

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3. Jeon Seok Kyu: the boss who has his back

It’s a little confusing at first as to why a hotshot like Hee Woo would eschew the glitz of Seoul for the fishing town of Gimhae. But Hee Woo always has something up his sleeve, and in this instance, it’s that he wants to bring back a certain prosecutor with him on his rise up. Jeon Seok Kyu (Kim Cheol Gi) was demoted after speaking out against a superior’s abuses of power. Formerly nicknamed the “Tiger,” he was forced to sheathe his claws and work in an underfunded prosecution office where the politicians, gang leaders, and cops all have dinner together. In the original timeline, Seok Kyu doesn’t give up but secretly amasses evidence on the side that links these corrupt powers to Jo Tae Seob and hands the file over to Hee Woo before quitting the prosecutor job altogether.

Hee Woo is determined to not let that happen this time. Striding into Gimhae, he stirs up trouble in two weeks and has the gang leaders arrested, the politicians running scared after breaking the scandal over the news, and the cops forced to work with him. His goal? To take Seok Kyu with him to Seoul to work under Han Mi’s dad Kim Seok Hoon who is tipped to be the next Prosecutor General. Hee Woo hopes to bide his time under Seok Hoon with Seok Kyu while waiting for the right moment to take the lot of them down. It’s a bold move that works, and it earns him Seok Kyu’s respect and a valuable ally.

4. Lee Yeon Seok: the muscle

Hee Woo is a master at fighting (seriously, the way Lee Joon Gi moves should be illegal!), but he can’t be everywhere doing everything at once. That’s where Lee Yeon Seok (Choi Min) comes in. Presently hired for the Gimhae gangsters, Hee Woo knows that Yeon Seok will be the best fighter in Korea in a few years. And that’s a helpful person to have as a bodyguard, not for Hee Woo but for Sang Man. It’s a smart move as Hee Woo’s friends will undoubtedly become targets as Hee Woo rises through the ranks and makes enemies. It remains to be seen as to how Hee Woo and Yeon Seok crossed paths in the original timeline and what brings Hee Woo to recruit him this time around, but knowing Hee Woo, there’s always a reason.

5. Jang Il Hyun: the sleazy superior in the palm of Hee Woo’s hand

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Jang Il Hyun (Kim Hyung Muk) was a minor villain in the original timeline, a sleaze that Hee Woo couldn’t stand. However, this time around, Hee Woo gets good use out of him as a student. In law school, Hee Woo essentially didn’t have a leg to stand on with respect to court cases, and he couldn’t represent anyone. Il Hyun, on the other hand, had much more power as a low-level prosecutor. Thus, Hee Woo makes the brilliant decision of using a not-so-bright Il Hyun to solve cases Hee Woo has already figured out. Il Hyun gets the credit and praises from his superiors, while Hee Woo gets Il Hyun’s favor and can rest easy knowing that justice has been done – even if the partnership feels icky to him.

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With Hee Woo now a prosecutor himself, it remains to be seen how the relationship between him and Il Hyun will evolve as he returns to Seoul. If this week’s episodes were any indication, Il Hyun was still singing his praises, delighted that one of “his people” (as he sees it) is doing so well. It’s a connection that will undoubtedly be relevant in the future.

The pacing of this show remains one of the best parts of it. There’s something so satisfying about seeing Hee Woo put things to right and fix up everyone’s lives as best he can. He’s won a whole lot now, but things are starting to seriously diverge from the original timeline to the point that Hee Woo can no longer ignore that he’s in a new world. He’s overdue for a loss, and here’s hoping it doesn’t come too soon or hit too hard!

Hee Ah remains underused and frankly a mystery as to her role in Hee Woo’s team. He seems to have some fondness for her, and they’ve clearly kept in touch over the years, but there’s nothing explicitly romantic between them yet, which is such a shame because Lee Joon Gi emoting at peak levels when romancing a girl is swoon-worthy. Hopefully, the show’s pace continues as is and Hee Ah gets more to work with. But you’ll hear no complaints from this viewer if we get more Han Mi!

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3 Reasons Why “Again My Life” Is Gaining More Popularity

 

 

SBS’s “Again My Life” is continuing to stay on the charts as one of the most buzzworthy dramas!

 

“Again My Life” is a drama about a talented prosecutor who gets a second chance at justice after failing to bring down a powerful individual. Lee Joon Gi stars as Kim Hee Woo, a passionate prosecutor who was unjustly killed while investigating a corrupt politician but unexpectedly travels back 15 years into the past after getting a second chance at life. Kim Ji Eun stars as Kim Hee Ah, a genius and the youngest daughter of Cheonha Group’s CEO.

 

Here are three reasons why “Again My Life” is maintaining its position as one of the most popular dramas right now!

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A new flavor of action

Unlike other revenge dramas, “Again My Life” does not inflict any type of emotional damage on viewers through frustrating moments. With the mission of eradicating corruption, prosecutor Kim Hee Woo does not hesitate to punish members of the National Assembly with twisted causes. The main character also has physical strength, intelligence, connections, and wealth, which adds a new kind of charm to the fantasy life-resetting drama concept.

During a press conference for the drama, Kim Ji Eun said, “You’ll feel refreshed and be able to watch the drama with ease.” The viewership ratings have only continued to increase with the first episode kicking off at 5.8 percent and the most recent episode scoring close to 10 percent according to Nielsen Korea.

An irreplaceable Lee Joon Gi as Kim Hee Woo

Lee Joon Gi has become irreplaceable with him flawlessly portraying Kim Hee Woo. He impressed viewers by portraying a university student in the beginning of the drama and also going on to portray a passionate prosecutor who does not compromise in the face of law and justice. Lee Joon Gi proved his ability to dive into different genres including romantic comedy and comedy.

Viewers were once again blown away with him in the fifth episode when he didn’t use a stunt double for the action scene in the billiard room. Lee Joon Gi also reached No. 1 on this week’s list of most buzzworthy cast members on Good Data Corporation’s weekly list of the dramas and cast members that generated the most buzz.

Incredible chemistry with everyone

“Team Lee Joon Gi” has captured everyone’s attention with their stellar chemistry. From his university days all the way to his first appointment as a prosecutor, viewers have been captivated by Lee Joon Gi’s chemistry with everyone he meets. Some of these people include Hee Woo’s mentor Woo Yong Soo (Lee Soon Jae), ally Kim Hee Ah (Kim Ji Eun), prosecutors Lee Min Soo (Jung Sang Hoon) and Kim Kyu Ri (Hong Bi Ra), reporter Kim Han Mi (Kim Jae Kyung), Hee Woo’s first disciple Park Sang Man (Ji Chan), lawyer Kang Min Seok (Lee Jae Woo), prosecutor Ji Sung Ho (Kim Young Jo), and investigator Oh Min Guk (Na In Kyu).

“Again My Life” airs every Friday and Saturday at 10 p.m. KST.

 

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