After last seeing her in 2019 in her series "When the Camella Blooms," actress Gong Hyo Jin's fans have been anticipating since then for her to star in a new K-drama.
This year opened to a piece of exciting news that she is already being courted to be part of Netflix's Original Series, "Queen of the Scene."
Fans were naturally elated. But the most recent development of the story is that she could have turned the whole thing down. Is this true? But why?
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On February 9, Ilgan Sports reported that the actress is being offered a chance to be part of a new Netflix series, then titled "Woman of Crisis," later changed to "Queen of the Scene."
At the time, it was reported that she's in talks to take on the lead role of a scriptwriter who is an expert in crafting makjang dramas, or dramas with unbelievable, exaggerated plots.
After this report, her own agency management SOOP confirmed the news.
"Gong Hyo Jin is positively reviewing the offer to star in the Netflix original 'Woman of Crisis,'" it said.
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But two months later, it was rumored that the actress turned down the chance to play someone who can write provocative stories, unprecedented villainous characters, and weirdly extra protagonists.
If true, she's disappointing fans waiting for her to have a new show since 2019.
Did Gong Hyo Jin Reject "Queen of the Scene?"
Her agency has recently clarified that these rumors are not true, because she's still shortlisted to be part of the show.
An individual related to Management SOOP informed Newsen back in April that "she is still under review for the Netflix original Queen of the Scene."
It remains to be seen whether or not the project will ultimately be hers. Given all the clamor for her to be part of it, or the excitement to finally see something new from her, there could be a high chance for her to finally take on the role.
"Queen of the Scene" is going to be directed by Lee Won Suk," who is quite notable for his works, "Some Like It Hot" and "Whatcha Wearin?"
Kim Soo Ah will be the one behind the script.
"When the Camella Blooms" Was Gong Hyo Jin's Last K-Drama
The last time people saw Gong Hyo Jin giving her all in a drama role was in "When the Camella Blooms," which aired in a pre-pandemic world, or in 2019.
She played Dong Baek, a single mom who moved from Seoul to a small provincial town called Ongsan, to start anew. Her idea of a new life is quite idyllic. She leased an empty warehouse and renovated it herself. She then named it Camellia. By its name, people thought she was opening a flower shop, but they were wrong.
Camella instead was a bar, which made the neighbors, especially the elderly ones, angry. However, as the drama goes, the bar would serve a very important purpose - being the refuge of frustrated men, from husbands to brothers, from fathers to sons.
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Written by Annie Dee
