Lee Jun Ki confirmed for MBC"s new drama - A Nightwalk Scholar

The entire cast for the new MBC sageuk drama has been confirmed. The leads are none other than actor Lee Jun Ki, Kim So Eun, Lee Yoo Bi and TVXQ's Max Chang Min. First of all I must applaud for Jun Ki is very suitable to play roles in costume period dramas. He has done it so well in Iljimae followed by Arang and the Magistrate. He nailed it off in Joseon Gunman last year. Now he has confirmed to return to the small screen with the new titled drama 'The Nightwalk Scholar- 밤을 걷는 선비'.  On the 18th April 2015, the entire casts attended the first reading script session. The actors and actresses seem to be comfortable with one another and it was a friendly atmosphere. 

Based from the popular manga (cartoon) themed series- The Nightwalk Scholar is about a mysterious gentleman who ventured into the book trade. With his handsome appearance he has captured the attention of the rich man's daughter. The drama is set during the time of Joseon dynasty and the story unfolds the mysterious story of the vampire scholar's romance with the leading lady. 

Lee Jun Ki plays the role of the vampire scholar Kim Sung Yeol where he often hides his grief and love to himself. And by coincidence and fate, Lee Yoo Bi's character meets the night scholar. Chang Min plays the role as the Crown Prince while Kim So Eun's is one of the yangban's family daughter. 

Lee Yoo Bi has taken a bit of spotlight ever since she appeared in Mr. Nice Guy as Song Joong Ki's sickly sister to the nosy fan-craze reporter in Pinnochio alongside Park Shin Hye and Lee Jong Suk. I seriously have doubts in Chang Min's acting skills as it was so poor that I never bother watching any of his dramas. I hope he has brushed off his acting this time in order NOT to drag down the entire cast. 

The Nightwalk Scholar, The Moon Embraces the Sun and Empress Ki are dramas co-directed by PD Lee Sung Joon. The scriptwriter Jang Hyeon Ju has written the famous drama Coffee Prince. The first episode is scheduled to air in the month of July 2015.