"Bali" Couple Jo In Sung and Ha Ji Won to Reunite in "The King"

“What Happened in Bali” couple Jo In Sung and Ha Ji Won are teaming up onscreen again in an upcoming MBC drama, according to local news agencies. Reports say the two actors are confirmed to take on the lead in “The King,” which was once offered to Hallyu frontrunner Lee Byung Hun.

“The King” is the first time in seven years that Jo In Sung and Ha Ji Won will couple up in a drama again, since 2004’s “What Happened in Bali.” The reunion of the two actors is raising anticipation for the drama, since both had stated filming memorable kissing scenes with each other. They are also known for having a good working relationship that translates to a strong screen chemistry.

[Star Says] Ha Ji-won almost broke teeth kissing Jo In-seong

Ha Ji-won, "I almost broke my teeth kissing Jo In-Seong as our teeth hit each other".

In the interview for SBS Morning Wide on the 23rd Ha Ji-won reveals the behind story for drama "Something Happened in Bali".

Ha Ji Won reunites with ‘What Happened in Bali’ costars on ‘Morning Wide’

On August 23rd, the cast members of SBS’s hit drama, ‘What Happened in Bali‘, will be coming together for the first time in seven years for SBS’s morning talk show, ‘Morning Wide‘.

At the recording, Ha Ji Won – who played the love interest of Jo In Sung and So Ji Sub in the drama — said, “When I first received the drama’s script, I couldn’t understand my character, so I had a hard time focusing on my acting. I think out of all of the characters I’ve taken on so far, she was the most unique.”

[NEWS] Jo In Sung: “Almost Broke My Teeth Kissing Ha Ji Won”

Ha Ji Won and Jo In Sung, a scene on What Happened in Bali

May 16, 2011

 

Jo In Sung, who just recently completed his military service, made a guest appearance on today’s SBS “Bae Gi Wan, Choi Young Ah & Jo Hyung Ki’s Good Morning” show to talk about his past kiss scenes with female celebrities. He is well known for carrying out surprise kisses in a lot of those scenes as were the case in SBS drama “Spring Days” with Go Hyun Jung, the movie “Mean Streets” with Lee Bo Young, and SBS drama “What Happened in Bali” with Ha Ji Won. In particular, regarding the kiss scene with Ha Ji Won, the star actor said, “I could have made a lot of NG (no good) scenes…I almost broke my teeth when it hit her’s (Ha Ji Won),” causing everyone at the set to burst out laughing. This comment however is exactly what Ha Ji Won said at a fan meeting in 2007 when asked to pick her favorite partner. She said at the time that “The kiss scene with Jo In Sung was the most memorable. I thought my teeth were going to break.” Jo In Sung finished his mandatory military service on May 4^th and is set to return to the Korean movie/drama scene shortly.

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