[Video+News] 'Episode Zero' of Kim Hyun Joong's starring drama 'City Conquest' gives a peek at the drama that will never air

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Kim Hyun Joong's starring drama 'City Conquest' was previously canceled with KBS deciding to drop the show from its line up, leading Kim Hyun Joong himself to withdraw from the drama as well. However, fans are now able to get a peek at what the drama could have been like if it had aired with the reveal of an 'Episode Zero'.

DATV, a Japanese cable channel, recently decided to air the finished scenes of 'City Conquest' which were shot in Japan in a special preview titled, 'City Conquest, Episode Zero'. 

Through the snippets of the drama that never made it to the small screen, you can check out Kim Hyun Joong's acting skills as well as BTS footage above!

[Video] Kim Hyun Joong ‘City Conquest preview on DATV

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[News] KBS: “City Conguest is insufficiently competitive”

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On January 31, KBS made an official announcement on reasons why they decided not to air the TV series City Conquest through their network.

KBS said, “We are very sorry that the production company for the series insists that our decision is an arrogation. They even said that we are feeling constraint in the new government, which is completely not true.”

“We held four meetings to review the series and whenever the series receives suspension we asked the production crew to make up for the weak points in the series.”

“However, the recent proposal that they handed in for the latest meeting is insufficiently competitive and contains a lot of violence to air through public broadcasters. That’s why we decided not to air the series,”

“We clearly stated on the letter that if the script for the series is insufficiently competitive, it is not allowed to air. Even though we made the decision through our official system, the production company is insisting that we are feeling constraint in the new government. They also used an expression on defamation of character.”

KBS added, “We are determined to sternly deal with the insist that the production company made.”

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[News] 'City Conquest' claims KBS rejected production because of "government intervention"

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Article: 'City Conquest' producers argue "Rejected from KBS from government intervention" vs KBS "Unfounded rumors"

Kim Hyun Joong's drama 'City Conquest' was originally scheduled for a time slot with KBS but was recently rejected for what the production company is claiming "government intervention". In a press release, they detail all of the demands KBS made, including switching out script writers, editing the scripts, switching out parts of the cast, etc, which they all complied with out of pressure.

In the end, KBS decided to drop the drama all together after a certain switch of power in the higher ups. "KBS officials told us that the reason they could not air the drama was because despite its superior content and business potential, the depiction of violence was not the right fit for a time when the government is making a new start."

KBS came out with their own statement saying that their claims are unfounded. "The drama features too much violence and revenge themes and makes a mockery out of the police. We thus felt that it was inappropriate for broadcast."

[Pic] Media Photos of Kim Hyun Joong from City Conquest Related News

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[Video] Kim Hyun Joong - Making Film of Baek Mir

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[Cap] Kim Hyun Joong ‘Baek Mir’ Captures from City Conquest

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[Video] Kim Hyun Joong(김현중) ‘Mir's Actionpre’ Video screened City Conquest promotion [12.10.04] (Add Part 2 Mir's Love)

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[Fancam] Kim Hyun Joong filmed City Conquest scenes near the sea linked in Japan [12.09.26]

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[Fancam] Kim Hyun Joong @ City Conquest Filming Site [12.09.25]

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[Article] City Conquest Drama To Hold Its First Promotion In Budokan

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Singer and actor Kim Hyun Joong together with Jung Yoo Mi to meet their japanese fans prior to airing of their drama 'City Conquest'.

To be held in Tokyo Japan's Budokan auditorium on the 5th in the afternoon expecting a thousand fans to gather for the 'City Conquest' promotion. Starring Kim Hyun Joong and Jung Yoo Mi including director Yang Yun Ho to attend the said event, they will leave for Japan today at 7pm through Gimpo airport.

This promotion is scheduled to launch the 30minute video teaser of the drama.
Last July , the drama took its shooting place in Osaka that causes the fans' expectation to increase.

Kim Hyun Joong and Jung Yoo Mi will introduce the drama and will also celebrate the 1st anniversary of Kim Hyun Joong's fanclub.
This promotion will be attended by more than 400 medias togehter with japanese influential media such as NHK, TBS, Fuji TV.

Hallyu star Kim Hyun Joong's combination with Jung Yoo Mi caught the japanese fans as well as the medias' hot reaction and attention.

Budokan promotion also will add up another meaningful point. Concerts held in Budokan became a measure of the japanese market success knowing that for the japanese local singers this is known as the dream stage as well as to the domestic singers. With its packed performances on the stage with exceptional reaction.

In regards to this drama, a representative told eNEWS "It was reported that the tickets are now sold out because the japanese fans could get a glimpse of this drama" "this will set the expectation to bring the hallyu craze back in the japanese market".

'City Conquest' with its original name written by Shin Hyung Bin, Kim Hyun Joong will transform into a tough man, Jung Yoo Mi as the honest and pure jewelry designer together with other casts Park Hyo Jun, Kim Seung Woo, Kim Hee Won and Choi Cheol Ho. This drama is expected to air 2nd half of this year in KBS2.

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[Pic] fanpic Kim Hyun Joong filmed City Conquest near the sea linked in Japan

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[News] Kim Hyun Joong’s ‘City Conquest’ press conference expected to draw 16,000 fans in Japan

The upcoming drama ‘City Conquest‘ is scheduled to hold a press conference in Japan.

Scheduled for 7PM on October 4th at Japan’s famous venue, Budokan, the large-scale showcase event will host nearly 16,000 Japanese fans along with an estimated 400 reporters from media outlets such asNHK, TBS, and FujiTV.

In particular, television station NHK has assigned a ‘documentary team’ just for the drama, proving that the drama starring Kim Hyun Joong is attracting considerable attention.

The press conference will include appearances by Kim Hyun Joong himself, co-star Jung Yu Mi, and other drama representatives. Special promotional footage will also be revealed during the event.

In addition, the showcase event will also include the 1 year anniversary celebration of Kim Hyun Joong’s fan club.

Meanwhile, the upcoming press conference is prospected to help ‘warm up’ the currently chilly relationship between South Korea and Japan, all the while playing a part in further spreading Hallyu culture.

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[Info] Kim Hyun Joong City Conquest Premium Event

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Dorama “City Conquest” promotion event the 2nd on Jan. 2013 has been announced!

Highlight and behind the scene of the drama will be shown with wonderful cants such as Kim Hyun Joong and Jeong Yoo Mi.

Place/Date
Kobe World Premium Hall
Jan.6th Open the venue: 16:00 / Start: 17:00

Saitama Super Arena
Jan.9th Open the venue: 18:00 / Start: 19:00

Casts
Kim Hyun Joong, Jeong Yoo Mi, Nam Goong Min, Yang Yoon Ho

* Need to contract DATV with J:COM (one of Jp cable TV compamies) to apply the pre-order will be started from Oct.1st 15:00 to 14th 23:59.
J:COM special price for contoractants: 8800 yen
Normal price: 9800 yen

* This event is different from HENECIA JAPAN 1st Anniversary Memorial Event.

* Normal order will be announced in HENECIA JAPAN, KHJ mobile site.

More detail will be announced in DATV web site http://datv.jp/

[News] "City Conquest" Kim Hyun-joong, Nam Goong-min and Jeong Yoo-mi in a three way relationship

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A hospital scene from the drama "City Conquest" was revealed.

Jeong Yoo-mi (Lee Dan-bi) is in the hospital bed with needles in her arm and resting while Nam Goong-min (Cha Ji-ryong) is sitting beside her, holding her hand and watching her with complex feelings on his face.

Previously, Jeong Yoo-mi was seen in pictures with Kim Hyun-joong hugging and seemingly in love but out of the blue she's in the hospital with Nam so here there is hint of a three-way relationship.

Netizen's say, "They are somewhat sweet", "Nam Goong-min seems so sad even when he's still" and more.

"City Conquest" stars Kim Hyun-joong, Jeong Yoo-mi, Nam Goong-min, Kim Seung-woo, Kim Yeong-ho, Park Hyo-joon, Choi Cheol-ho and more.

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[Pic] Kim Hyun Joong more still cut from City Conquest ~ Worried expression while driving a mini Truck [12.08.31]

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[News] Kim Hyun Joong and Jung Yu Mi Share Romantic Hug

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A romantic hugging scene between Kim Hyun Joong and Jung Yu Mi was recently released.

On August 23, KEYEAST released teaser still capturing a romantic moment of Kim Hyun Joong and Jung Yu Mi who were hugging each other during the shooting of their upcoming drama, ‘City Conquest’.

This black and white scene was taken in Japan and the touching moment between Baek Mir (Kim Hyun Joong) and Lee Dan Bi (Jung Yu Mi) was expressed so beautifully.

According to an official, Kim Hyun Joong and Jung Yumi impressed the staffs with their amazing partnership throughout many shootings, and made every scenes even more romantic and dramatic.

‘City Conquest’ is an action drama series produced by the production team of Iris and Athena based on a popular cartoon series. It’s about Baek Mir who fights against evil and irrationalities of the society. It’s a large-scale series filmed in such countries as the U.S., Japan, and China.

[News] More Stills from “City Conquest” Reveals Good Chemistry Among Actors

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More stills from the upcoming drama, “City Conquest” starring Kim Hyun Joong and Jung Yoo Mi, have been revealed. The stills are from a scene where the characters are drinking and having fun.

The stills show Kim Hyun Joong and Jung Yoo Mi, who play lovers in the drama, and also Park Hyo Joon, who plays the role of Kim Hyun Joong’s best friend. The three of them are captured having a good time on the streets of Japan. The stills capture feel-good emotions of love and friendship.

The staff reported that this scene was done with perfect chemistry by the three actors and that it gave them much laughter and strengthened their trust in the cast. Park Hyo Joon’s comic drunken act and ad-libs were said to create a sea of laughter throughout the set.

Netizens commented, “I could tell how strong their love and friendship are just by looking at these pictures,” “The three of them look so close,” “I’m getting happy just by looking at this,” “I really want to watch ‘City Conquest’ asap,” “Are they drinking and singing?” and more.

Meanwhile, “City Conquest,” added Kim Seung Woo, Kim Young Ho, Kim Hee Won and Choi Chul Ho to its cast, which is heightening the anticipation for this drama

[Pic] Media Photo Kim Hyun Joong still cut from City Conquest

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