Actors Who Received ‘Love Call’ from Writer Kim Eun Sook
If you are talking about the best screenwriter in Korea, then Kim Eun Sook is the answer.
Debuted in 2000 through ‘South of the Sun’, she was able to score the best rating (30,2%) and then followed by ‘Lovers in Paris’, ‘Lovers in Prague’, ‘On Air’, ‘The City Hall’, ‘Secret Garden’, ‘Gentlemen’s Dignity’, ‘The Heirs’, until ‘Descendants of the Sun’; all of her works are very famous.
‘The City Hall’ (2009), which was not really popular, scored its best rating of 19,6%. Her latest drama, ‘Goblin’, set a record by topping the rating.
What makes her works loved by the public are her originality and deep dialogues. Her works also always reflect the things that are trending among people.
Because of her capability, Kim Eun Sook often received a ‘love call’ from Hallyu actors. Now, let’s see which actors that actually ‘received’ the love call from her instead of sending a ‘love call’ to her!
Gong Yoo
Gong Yoo is the actor who’s most wanted by Kim Eun Sook to star in one of her dramas. During ‘Goblin’ press conference, Kim Eun Sook revealed that she has been doing ‘love call’ to Gong Yoo for about 5 years. After all these time, Gong Yoo finally accepted her ‘Goblin’ script and played the role stunningly.
Won Bin
Kim Eun Sook has worked with the same actor in several projects. Jang Dong Gun, who had worked with her in ‘Gentleman’s Dignity’, also appeared in ‘Secret Garden’ and ‘On Air’. In Gentleman’s Dignity, Jang Dong Gun played a character named ‘Kim Do Jin’, which is actor Won Bin’s real name. It was then revealed that Kim Eun Sook had tried to invite Won Bin to play in the drama.
Kang Dong Won
Not only dialog, Kim Eun Sook also tries to make ‘love call’ through scenes. In ‘Descendants of the Sun’, there was a parody of a famous umbrella scene that was done by actor Kang Dong Won. After Descendants of the Sun ended, there was a rumor that Kang Dong Won was going to star in Kim Eun Sook’s next project, but the actor’s agency, YG Entertainment, denied the rumor.
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