Joo Ji Hoon is too good for Hong Gil-dong

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This model turned actor’s head got so big over past two years that producers are having a hard time pleasing this hard to get player. Joo Ji Hoon decided to leave the drama Hong Gil-dong only a week before production because Olive Nine, local drama production house and Joo couldn’t agree on the financial terms of the contract. Olive Nine offered him a financial package similar to his latest drama, The Devil, but Joo wanted what Yun Eunhye was getting in Coffee Prince, estimated at US $20,000 per episode.

After Joo Ji Hoon’s announcement, Jo Hyun Jae also left the drama. Jo accepted the supporting role in Hong Gil-dong because of Joo’s “star power,” but as Joo left the drama, that supporting role became meaningless to him.

Joo & Jo are actively seeking out new drama roles while producers of Hong Gil-dong are hastily trying to cast these roles before the camera starts rolling.  Hong Gil-dong is expected to air sometime in November on KBS2.

168 Responses to “Joo Ji Hoon is too good for Hong Gil-dong”


  1. 1 kissy September 4, 2008 at 4:00 pm

    hi guys, I think Kang Ji Hwan is the best hong gil dong. But I like to see the coffee prince

  2. 2 büşra September 10, 2008 at 11:28 pm

    jo ji hoon ben seni o kadar çok beyeniyorum ki annatama seni çok ama çok seviyorum senin görmek bir dileğim ama bu imkansız eğer benim bir dilek hakkım olsaydı bende senin yanına gelmek olcak tı ama malesef seni çok seven büşra

  3. 3 ayschgll September 18, 2008 at 12:11 am

    joo ji bitanemsin….:)öff yaaa seni görebilsem başka bi şay istemem hayattan….seni çooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooook sewiorummmmm:)…

  4. 5 kristina October 4, 2008 at 12:02 pm

    omigosh!!!
    very unprofessional…

  5. 6 Atsirk October 30, 2008 at 11:34 am

    glad that he left…

    at least it made Kang Ji-hwan even a bigger star…

  6. 7 weirdo_chick:D January 4, 2009 at 3:46 pm

    actually this was an EXCELLENT DRAMA. kang ji hwan was just so passionate about it and jang geun suk was like a total silent hottie :D sung yuri was just too cute :D the historical drama fusion was FANTASTIC!!! screw you ji hoon. bet you wish you accepted the role now huh?

  7. 8 fudgeyou January 21, 2009 at 10:12 am

    ha. who care? I’m glad that Kang Ji Hwan played Gil Dong. He play out the character beautifully and great. :D and i’m glad that Jang Geun Suk played the supporting role. screw those other two who left when they said they would do it. That’s a bunch of crap. So unprofessional.
    Anyways, Kang Ji Hwan and Jang Geun Suk did wonderful in the drama even though they were probably cast at the last minute or something. They did good. :)

    so thank god this guy went out (but how unprofessional) and so did the other one. Kang Ji Hwan and Jang Geun Suk did great.

  8. 9 g. May 17, 2009 at 12:39 am

    hong gil dong is not very famous??

  9. 10 rochelle May 25, 2009 at 12:27 am

    who cares if this drama had low ratings!! i’m just really happy to have watched it coz it’s really awesome and for me this is one of the best asian drama i’ve seen. :P

    JJH is very unprofessional.. i’m glad kang ji hwan is hgd because he lived up to the caracter…

  10. 11 Mariana August 4, 2009 at 12:07 pm

    Tsk, the more I read of Jihoon the more the disappoints me…

    He’s talented, but worthlessly talented when he’s such a prick.

    -sigh-

  11. 12 haticeee August 22, 2009 at 3:53 pm

    seni çok seviyorum. joo ji hoon inşallah koreye gelirsem seni görmek için elimden geleni yapicam..seni ölenedek seven haticee.. joo ji hoon ..:) .):)jooooo jiii hoon….by

  12. 13 ron September 6, 2009 at 11:41 pm

    this guy has what it takes , his acting in goong is undeniably superior than yun eunhye. in my humble opinion this drama made a hit mainly because of his presence.
    if he is to demand a higher pay or similar to what yun eunhye earns , it is justifiable.
    what a shame that one could overlook this talent….i hope to see more of him on tv drama , movies etc

  13. 14 Lil' miss Awesomemous October 17, 2009 at 10:11 am

    In this comedy, i’m glad that Kang Ji Hwan played the role of gil dong and not that other guy YUK!
    but in this comedy it ended really sad and i reken that heo yi nok shouldn’t of been that dum to not realise that Lee Chang Hwui loved her, but yeh if she didn’t play such a role the story wouldn’t of been interesting between them.

    At the end of the day they all did great :)

    i <3 this comedy.

  14. 15 Ashley October 27, 2009 at 2:53 pm

    hi guys we are only injoing who the best and the actors who portray their rules as best actor . i’ve seen a lot of korean drama but JU JI HOON is the best among those actor i watch.He have a perfect work and He have evry wright to reject or chooese what is good for him . He is only one who knows what is really there! so stop saying an accountable words for him. a lot of critics about him coz they jealous to his success. ILOVEU JU, hope see u soon in your drama i miss it rely.


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