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Not yet. And the Vigilante director is doing another project first which is about to start, so NJH may also choose to do another project after East Palace, before Vigilante 2.

This is in its final week of filming now. Hoping for a first half of 2026 release!

Why did it change from 8 to 10 episodes? Namu wiki still says 8 episodes.

Soul Mate is not on Netflix Japan’s overview of August, which seems to confirm that it has been delayed. Still says “coming soon” on the app.

No, the love line is between Yeo-reum and Yeon-seok.

The gap itself I have no issue with. But visually? They just don't match to me.

Choi Hyun-wook has started filming his scenes (he’s also filming for Notes from the Last Row)

Such an eloquent man! I hope those hating on the movie adaptation of ORV can avoid also hating on the actors. They did what they could with the material provided.

SKJ reminds me a little of Le Je-hoon as Kim Do-gi in Taxi Driver. Maybe it's the short hair!

Yep, had they gotten together properly at like episode 7-8 here, they would be like "it got draggy towards the end" and "this only really needed 8-10 episodes, it got boring after that". Very predictable.

And you are right. This seems like the usual case where certain people want romcom/dating era/fluffy moments but that's not what the drama is and therefore it can't meet those expectations (nor should it try to).

This will be released in September, not August.

Well, this drama adaptation features King Lee Heon. So as I said, most viewers won't even be aware that there was a connection to Yeonsan in the source material. There will probably be a few knetz trying to stir up shit for no reason, as there always is. But an adaptation is not its source material.

And there are plenty of successful Nazi romances in European film and TV. Kate Winslet even won an Oscar playing a Nazi guard in an age-gap romance with a minor. Plenty of romance dramas with questionable kings too, like Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, the wife he had beheaded. But this isn't really comparable to any of that. Since the adaptation has removed the link to Yeonsan. Just a fictional romcom about a tyrant and his chef.

It's not a synopsis of the drama. For some reason someone posted the character descriptions for the main four characters instead, hence the length (a paragraph per character).

Yes, we know you want older male actors - you whine about it on every news story where a younger (or more babyfaced) actor is cast in something.

But the world doesn't revolve around your personal preferences.

Maybe try to read the article before you spew your usual predictable nonsense!

Literally who cares? First of all, they changed the name. So most viewers won't even know that it's loosely based on some actual Joseon tyrant. I couldn't imagine caring about this.

Finally a new pic was approved for him! I tried to upload one during the airing of The Judge From Hell, but the admin who handled it said a new pic wasn't needed and rejected the submission 🙄

But most people seem to love Bongsu? The only ones complaining that I can see are the ones who are impatient about Seonga and Gyeonwoo's "dating era" - but this is not a romcom.

To sum up:
- Special broadcast on August 17 (Ep 0)
- Drama premiere on August 23 (Ep 1)
- OTT Korea: TVING/Netflix
- OTT International: Netflix
- New teaser:
https://x.com/CJnDrama/status/1948156177063256436
- First look trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HfJqGckHmxw