With regards to Lee Da Hae departure from East of Eden, the change of screenwriter and rumors of him exiting the drama, Song Seung Hun has posted a (very) long message on his and the drama website to voice his opinion. After greeting his fans with a Christmas message, he expressed his view after that in his long post, “It’s a pity that so many unhappy things have happened recently and I feel apologetic to everyone. There are many reports about the change of screenwriter due to declining health plus Lee Da Hae’s departure. But most of the reports were exaggerated and made it look like it was a big issue. I am sorry if it worried everyone and the other cast members.” Song Seung Hun expressed his opinion about Lee Da Hae’s departure, “I only knew of this after reading the newspapers. I was pretty shocked then and felt that it was a great pity. According to some reports, her departure was because of me. Regarding this, I have to say that this is definitely not the truth and felt that this could lead to more misunderstanding if I do not speak out.” “Frankly as a fellow actor, I can totally understand why Lee Da Hae did that. Of course, for the viewers, internal conflicts should be resolved from within. But looking from another perspective, I can sense that she must be really depressed while posting that message as a woman instead of an actress.” “We are not human model kits nor robots. We have to totally understand the content of the script, find a common understanding with the script and then present in through our acting with our individual styles. As for the characters that we portray, our knowledge of it should definitely be miles ahead of anyone else. If we are unable to accept our characters from deep inside our hearts, then it would be a really tall task to act it out well. I know this very well.” As for his Lee Dong Chul character, Song Seung Hun said, “Frankly, Lee Da Hye’s character, Min Hye Rin was built up initially to like Lee Dong Wook. About 1/3 into the story, she got engaged to Mr. Baek for political reasons. Then around 2/3 of the story, she takes a liking to Lee Dong Chul, Dong Wook’s older brother. Lee Da Hae couldn’t agree nor accept with the way her character was being developed and had asked for the script to be revised several times. She was just trying to be responsible for her character and as an actress. She wasn’t acting like a prima-donna or challenging the director/screenwriter.” “I also thought before, the character Min Hye Rin was heading nowhere. It was of no benefit to the actress herself nor for the drama. We as actors have to infuse our characters with life when we act it out but this has to be done with a script that is acceptable to us and the viewers. We are not questioning the screenwriter or director authority but just showing our passion for acting.” “Frankly, I don’t think that the character, Lee Dong Chul is able to accept love from so many women. I feel that from the viewers perspective, it would be outright awkward for them to accept such a forced relationship (Dong Chul and Hye Rin) being acted out in front of them. As an actor, I also couldn’t quite accept this story development. But I might have created some misunderstanding after conveying my opinion to the director/screenwriter. Song Seung Hun was reported to have missed the script recital session on 24th December with rumors being spread that he also wanted out of the drama. But Song Seung Hun has refuted the rumors through a statement released by his management, “Because of the year-end awards ceremony, East of Eden will be pre-empted for a week. So with the surplus time, I decided to shoot a CF instead of attending the script recital session.” He also denies wanting out of the drama, “Until the drama ends, he will keep faith with my character.” He said, “We have received lots of love so I feel that this situation among all that we have faced is a good test for our drama to move to the next level. Up till now, our East of Eden production has been doing a good job. Until the final episode, we will be doing our very best to produce the best for our viewers.” Credit: Coolsmurf
Personally, it would've been nice to see SSH and LDH together as a couple .. but the storyline is so weird that I think it's good that she's killed off the drama. I still look forward to see LDH is future drama though.
