Su Ae cast in Kim Soo-hyun’s Forget Me Not
by girlfriday
Looks like the first big star is lined up for highly anticipated drama Forget Me Not, from star writer Kim Soo-hyun (Life Is Beautiful). The lead role will be played by Su Ae, who is one of those rare actresses who is awesome at EVERYTHING: drama, comedy, action. I haven’t seen her mime, but I bet she’s good at that too.
I think I love her best when she’s light and breezy a la Bottom of the 9th with 2 Outs, but she kicked some serious ass in Athena, despite all the boys around her being super lame. It looks like she’ll mostly be stretching her melodrama muscles for this project though, as she will be playing a character who is slowly losing her memory.
I know what you’re thinking — is the male lead going to have a rapidly increasing memory, so they’ll be diametric opposites like every k-drama ever? No, no memory superpowers for him. He’ll be the “absolute pure” soul who stays by her side and takes on the burden of her failing memory because he loves her.
Whoa, that sounds… not light, that’s for sure. I envision many tears, at floodgate volumes. If this is the story, I’m not sure if I want Song Seung-heon to be the frontrunner for the male lead, just because he’s played this guy A LOT. Many many times, over many many years, and I was just starting to think he was getting somewhere on the rom-com train.
Though the male lead has yet to be finalized, a child actor has been cast. Yang Han-yeol, aka Ding Dong of Best Love, will be joining the production, though there are no details yet on his character. He did a great job as Dokko Jin’s only friend who championed his relationship with Ae-jung, and I’m glad his run as Pororo hawker kid matchmaker scored him another high profile role. I don’t think I’ll ever forget his particularly heartbreaking apology for selling his buddy up the river for a bucket of doughnuts. Heh.
Forget Me Not will take over Warrior Baek Dong-soo‘s Monday-Tuesday slot on SBS in September.
Now that I know the premise, I’m a little warier of this drama, but we’ll see what the tone is like at the outset. There’s a chance that it’s a funny, uplifting kind of memory loss, right? Er… right?
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1 meenuby
July 7, 2011 at 7:32 AM
Aww yeah, I love Su Ae. Wary of SSH's acting chops, or lack thereof though. And Ding dong! He makes everything better! :D
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aesu
July 8, 2011 at 12:43 PM
Su Ae sucks! She is neither charming nor pretty. In addition, her acting is bad. Her face can not express anything. She makes the drama less interesting. I hope the male lead and story are better to save the drama.
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2 ohemgee
July 7, 2011 at 7:33 AM
oooh Su Ae and Song Seung Heon???
SO. PRETTY.
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3 Akosirhenz
July 7, 2011 at 7:46 AM
I miss Ding Dong ! :(((((
as well as Dokko Jin and Ae Jeong.
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ckdarkraven23
July 7, 2011 at 8:12 AM
Yeah!! Me too!! I miss them a lot ;( Miss them so much that I'm watching CITY HALL now and PASTA later just to reminisce on Dokko Jin and Gu Ae Jung! :D
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luci8le
July 7, 2011 at 11:19 AM
me too.. sometimes i even answer "ding dong" (and people always look at me very - but really very - strangely ^^)
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4 Haru
July 7, 2011 at 7:52 AM
I loved Song Seung-heon in My Princess and I really haven't liked any of his serious roles ;^;
I will watch this drama if Song Seung-heon isn't cast as the male lead D:
You know who should be cast as the male lead? :O
Lee Min Ho!!!
Now i would LOVE to see him & Su Ae :) OMG... the thought of it is making me jizz my pantsu!!!
Well i would prefer anyone but Song Seung-heon ._.
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scarlet
July 7, 2011 at 7:37 PM
WOA~
LMH & Su Ae are like 7 years apart!
But I like!
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5 stars4u
July 7, 2011 at 7:54 AM
Yay! It's Su-Ae!!! I loved Song Seung-heon in My Princess but I think I'm done seeing him cry a river...
But if it wouldn't lean towards the melo road then I'll be grateful!!!
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6 scan.T
July 7, 2011 at 7:55 AM
yay Soo Ae~~ Happy Happy to see her in a drama this year! But pleeeeeeeeez have someone else be her match - maybe SSH can be the second lead //grin
Does the theme remind someone of "A moment to remember"?
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tari
July 7, 2011 at 8:28 AM
I want want WANT CSW in this so very bad.
He wants to do a melodrama after BL.
*imagining CSW teary eyes*
Oh.My.God.Heart.Break.
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scan.T
July 7, 2011 at 8:47 AM
awww that'd be so fulfilling my Hyuk-In craving from Athena. heehee..
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7 Rubysing
July 7, 2011 at 7:57 AM
The story reminds me of the movie "A Moment to Remember." Loved Su Ae in 9 Ends 2 Outs. She was so cute.
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8 Childish
July 7, 2011 at 8:02 AM
Yeahhh Soo ae, can't wait to see :D
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9 olsen
July 7, 2011 at 8:05 AM
Ok..so my mom is super biased when it comes to my niece and she thinks Su Ae looks like her when we were watching Love Letter :)
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10 rubie
July 7, 2011 at 8:11 AM
Love Soo Ae in 'Once in a Summer'. Lovely actress. And Ding Dong! He's a riot in Best Love with Dok Go Jin!
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11 YY
July 7, 2011 at 8:13 AM
So who's the one losing the memory? SSH? Maybe he'll slowlyyyy become more and more convinced he is not who he is. The climax of the drama? When he shouts in typical SSH-fashion, while flinging the wastepaper basket against the wall: "You're all lying to me! I forgot my true identity but I remember now! I'm a towel! I've always been a towel!"
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jomo143
July 7, 2011 at 9:03 AM
OMG! He will finally be able to see the cotton that is himself!
And NO! Do NOT cast The Hand Towel in this, or better yet, Hand Towel-shi, do NOT take this role. It'll be horrible for your career.
Memory loss is funny if Dory is playing it, right?
It is NOT funny in Memento. NOT.AT.ALL.
And whoever thought of CSW, YES! He is connected to her insofaras she was in Athena. He is connected to DingDong, too.
But how about my new favorite, Lee Sang Yoon? He was in Life is Beautiful and The Duo.
http://www.hancinema.net/korean_Lee_Sang-yoon.php
Though I would prefer him to be in something light, too.
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ellewu
July 7, 2011 at 9:21 AM
HELL YES for CSW! can we start a petition or something?
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12 Anonymous
July 7, 2011 at 8:18 AM
Memory loss can be funny and touching too. Anyone watches 50 First Dates before?
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pohonphee
July 7, 2011 at 10:11 AM
Yes, It reminds me that movie. Though it made me want to cry, but at least it's heart-warming and there're funny moments
A walk to remember: Gah, movie with Alzheimer. Multiple Sclerosis (you named it) never fail to freak me out. Still watching them though for the satisfaction of shedding tears sometimes. What can I say, I'm makjang girl.
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13 Amy
July 7, 2011 at 8:26 AM
I can't see SSH in another melodrama. he can't act. Please don't sign him. densg
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wootwoot
July 7, 2011 at 2:30 PM
amen
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14 7kgef
July 7, 2011 at 8:38 AM
Ding Dong will outshine SSH in terms of ' acting' .
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Kiara
July 7, 2011 at 11:40 AM
So true hehe.
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15 WvR
July 7, 2011 at 8:42 AM
What a coincidence! I'm finishing up Bottom of the 9th with 2 Outs (started to watch it based a recommendation I found on this site during the airing of Athena).
This upcoming role of hers sounds like it's going to make me feel lots of angst.
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16 ML
July 7, 2011 at 8:58 AM
Haha, you just had to put such a HUGE pic of Ding Dong huh? :)
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17 conan
July 7, 2011 at 9:06 AM
I love Soo Ae! Her acting is amazing, and she makes me question my sexuality. I'm just kidding. But she's that awesome! I've only watched her through one project, the unsatisfying Sword with No Name, but she was more than great there. I hope the opposite role would be given to someone who can keep up with her. It'll be a shame if she's going to be the only one carrying the drama.
I've never seen Song Seung-hun act but from the many, many complaints here in Dramabeans, I hope it's not given to him. Remembering his interview about recently enjoying acting. WTF? What have you been doing all these years?! Definitely not the actor I want opposite of Soo Ae. He'll drown fosho.
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18 ellewu
July 7, 2011 at 9:19 AM
watching it for Ding Dong ^.^ usually kids annoy the hell out of me, but i love him :)
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19 Celest
July 7, 2011 at 9:19 AM
Jeeez. I'm a little surprised at all the hate that SSH is getting if he might take the role. Stop hatin' on my 'oppa'!! One, he's not confirmed yet. Two, he'd be stupid not to take the role especially if this is a Kim Soo Hyun drama. He definitely shined in My Princess but shouldn't all actors have the right to want to improve their technique?
And the eye candy will certainly help the ratings.
I for one, WANT Song Seung Heon to get the role.
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snow
July 7, 2011 at 1:51 PM
he's been "improving" for years with pretty much zero improvement.
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Cam
July 7, 2011 at 8:45 PM
Yea Yea, I reallllllyyy FEEL you, #19 Celest! (nods) =)
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20 JC
July 7, 2011 at 9:30 AM
Awesome that Su Ae was casted. That makes much more sense that Nam Sang Mi. Not that I have anything against her, but Su Ae is definitely more of big name than Nam. I don't think this will be a comedy because I don't think that Kim Soo-Hyun writes comedies. Still hoping that Song Seung Heon will be cast as the lead because I am waiting to see his next project. The only concern that I have about this drama is that it sounds a LOT like A Moment to Remember. However, we don't know enough about the plot at this time. The other contradiction that I'm seeing is that the male lead is supposed to be the "pure soul" but Kim Soo-Hyun tends to write uncomplementary male roles. Last drama of hers that I watched was Life is Beautiful, and while I enjoyed parts of it, there were a lot of times when the characters really bugged. Hope the characters are more real in this one and not so annoying.
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KANGly
July 7, 2011 at 10:52 PM
I haven't watched any Kim So Hyun drama, so can you please explain what "uncomplementary male roles" means.... thanks!
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21 Jacq
July 7, 2011 at 9:33 AM
I too want SSH to take this role. I've always liked him even though his acting skills are....hmm....
But he's handsome! ;)
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22 Trina
July 7, 2011 at 9:40 AM
I soooo want mr. HOT Fox Hunter to be in it as a main lead actor as his time is now to be a main lead actor.. Imagine him being teary and he sing love songs to her.. or me... ^^
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23 luraaa
July 7, 2011 at 9:58 AM
This does remind me of the film A Moment to Remember. Anyway, I have faith that Su Ae can pull off this role, and even though I'm rewatching Best Love, I already miss Ding dong.
I do not want Song Seung Heun for this role because I don't think he can do it. Why not Go Soo though? I miss my guy and even though his character in Will it snow for Christmas? was tragic, I just love seeing him cry. Actually I just want to see his powerful eyes. And the rest of his body too.
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cflh
July 7, 2011 at 4:48 PM
yep same here....it also reminds me of a moment to remember...
could JUNG WOO SUNG play the male lead? waha...he was so damn good in the movie...and he and soo ae we're together in athena...
just saying...haha
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24 dee
July 7, 2011 at 10:00 AM
Is it too much if I ask WON BIN to have this as a kdrama comeback???... It's been 9 years since his last. I miss seeing him on tv. Stop making movies and return to kdramaland WON BIN! :D
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jcl
July 7, 2011 at 10:48 AM
I second this!
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spazzy06
July 7, 2011 at 11:41 AM
I third this!
Won Bin would be great in this drama!
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mommy
July 7, 2011 at 2:06 PM
I fourth this! :-)
I don't hate SSH but I'm just not sure about his acting ability,
in My Princess, he was just ok for me but even KTH & the drama were just ok
kleenex....
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dingdong
July 7, 2011 at 2:49 PM
it was written on the news that Won Bin is one of the candidates for the male lead role too, although i don't think he'll be coming back to the small screen.
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Alexis
July 7, 2011 at 8:48 PM
OH OH! That's a GREAT idea!
I love seeing Won Bin in that movie "A Man in Nowhere" but he was really AWESOME!
I vote for WON BIN! =D =D
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25 Kiara
July 7, 2011 at 10:31 AM
Su Ae + Ding Dong = Im so there.
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26 come2noona
July 7, 2011 at 10:33 AM
My vote for male lead you ask?
Gong Yoo!
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27 row
July 7, 2011 at 10:51 AM
DING DONG *flails*. (If you ask me he was the best thing about Best Love HA)
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28 Cynthia
July 7, 2011 at 10:51 AM
I adore Su Ae. She makes me want to bat for the other team (except it's too much work and I'm already tired.)!
First saw her in "Emperor Of The Sea" - my first "biggie" watch of a Korean drama, so I can blame her for my subsequent addiction. The tears. Oh, the tears.
Now this drama for her - encroaching Alzheimer's and a stalwart hottie by her side? Well, on the lighter side of this depressing subject at least every night will be a new one for her and her honey. (Sorry, couldn't help myself...)
Glad to see that Su Ae scored this casting coup, but it'd be a role tailor-made for Choi Ji-woo, our Left-Eyed Teary Queen of Depression.
That slow welling of one tear, and then, DRIP. Magic, no?
:)
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marisa
July 7, 2011 at 4:55 PM
It's not too much work and you would double your wardrobe!
;-)
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29 jinkzz
July 7, 2011 at 10:55 AM
my vote for the male lead goes to Kang Ji Hwan...he will be perfect in that role
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spazzy06
July 7, 2011 at 11:40 AM
I strongly disagree. Kang Ji Hwan is at his best when he is in comedies.
His OTT acting style does not suit melodramas. It was painful enough to watch him act in the melodrama 90 Days Falling in Love a few years ago. Just thinking about him acting in another melodrama gives me hives.
He's great in rom-coms, but melodramas aren't for him IMO.
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Net-chan
July 7, 2011 at 12:00 PM
I'm on the same mind! As much as I LOVE Kang Ji Hwan, I can't imagine him in a melo... I wouldn't be able to take him seriously XD.
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30 spazzy06
July 7, 2011 at 11:30 AM
Can they please cast Go Soo as the male lead instead of Song Seung Hoon?
He was so good in last year's melodrama Will it Snow for Christmas.
I want to see someone that matches Su Ae better talent wise.
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31 nk
July 7, 2011 at 11:44 AM
I love Song Seung Heon but I don't think I want to see him in a melo. Su Ae and Ding Dong on the other hand... I think they can do anything right now. Perhaps they could go the funny route a la 50 First Dates. But siiigh, doesn't appear like that's gonna happen.
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32 Net-chan
July 7, 2011 at 11:56 AM
Same here. I don't think I want to see SSH as the lead. Read: Su Ae and Song Seung Hoon are not in the same league xD.
WON BIN. I saw the name of Won Bin in previous comments and I completely agree! But I don't think he's going to come back to the small screen... not yet.
Hmmm... What about So Ji Sub?
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Trina
July 7, 2011 at 12:25 PM
hrmm.. but So Ji Sub is doing movies too... soo maybe but i want to see him with that girl in PK.. they did a remake of Take Me On.. and now i soo want to see them in a drama... Therefore, either Goo Soo or Won Bin or Mr. HOT Fox Hunter No Min Woo..... ^^
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33 gailt
July 7, 2011 at 12:25 PM
Let it be Uhm Tae-Woong!!! Tae-Woong maybe dorky but we all know he can play intense and pure. Su Ae and Uhm Tae-Woong? Oooh, the shipper possibilities...
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34 Lilian
July 7, 2011 at 12:50 PM
Wahaha...I love the cute pic of Ding Dong!
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35 Hiromi
July 7, 2011 at 12:55 PM
Oh, thank God. I love her and it's been a while since I saw a drama/movie with her.
I will watching this show for sure!
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36 ar
July 7, 2011 at 1:08 PM
yay for Soo Ae for getting such a plum role!! I hope SSH doesn't end up doing this drama. I think his strength may be in comedy. I want to see him do a family-oriented comedy - though he's probably too big of a star for that now. Maybe in 40 years, he'll come back to play a grandpa in like the 20th high kick series. It's hard to take him seriously when he gets dramatic.
Someone else mentioned Go Soo- I think he would be perfect and a great match for Soo Ae!
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37 Jane
July 7, 2011 at 1:38 PM
Jo Hyun Jae nailed the pure love thing in 49 Days but I'm not sure he'd want to do a similar role (on paper).
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KANGly
July 7, 2011 at 10:10 PM
I see Jo Hyun Jae in this too, but he might not want to take on a similar role so soon after his pure love role in 49 Days..
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38 b.m
July 7, 2011 at 1:43 PM
like her acting :)
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39 Ace
July 7, 2011 at 2:52 PM
What is this, A Moment to Remember the drama? (starred Son Ye-jin and Jung Woo-sung).
nd please not Mr. Hand Towel. Can they give him rom-coms not melodramas? Is that too hard to ask? Not sure about Su Ae about the role, but I'm happy about DING-DONG!!!
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40 dingdong
July 7, 2011 at 2:54 PM
i'm excited about this just because Su Ae is in it. i'm impressed with her acting. She's just awesome in all her movies and dramas.
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41 Tarits
July 7, 2011 at 3:20 PM
I think she to be paired with handsome SSHeon is great. I will surely follow this drama and I think the pairing with be a good one.
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42 Kate
July 7, 2011 at 3:28 PM
I LOVE THIS CHILD. <333
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43 RaeRae
July 7, 2011 at 3:38 PM
I love melodramas!! Hope this is tear-jerker XDD!!!!
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44 Yoori
July 7, 2011 at 3:43 PM
SSH is a beautiful man but not a beautiful actor ... I realllllly like him but I do not want to see his one-dimensinal-head-tilted-"dramatic"-facial-expression! its so distracting.
WON BIN! WON BIN! WON BIN! WON BIN! WON BIN!
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45 JP
July 7, 2011 at 3:53 PM
God I loved her in Bottom of the 9th with 2 outs. Her chemistry with the main lead in that drama was really good. For some reason she brings up that Ha Ji won feeling in my mind.
This melodrama sounds promising not just because of Su Ae but also due the the writer who penned Life is Beautiful (hopefully I am thinking of the right one - the one with gay couple). I wish there was another drama like life is beautiful...
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46 mskololia
July 7, 2011 at 4:29 PM
I'm watching this one initially for our little Ding Dong. OK!
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47 Maho
July 7, 2011 at 4:36 PM
I'd rather see Lee Jung Jae or Lee Jung Jin than Song Seung Heon or any other actors opposite Soo Ae.
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48 cflh
July 7, 2011 at 4:52 PM
JUNG WOO SUNG!!
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49 sosoxrah
July 7, 2011 at 5:20 PM
Ugh... please no Song Seung-heon... I tried to watch him in Summer Scent, and I was just not buyin' the melo. I hope it's someone else!
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50 bd
July 7, 2011 at 5:22 PM
SA is great; "Bottom of the 9th with 2 Outs" is such an under-appreciated romcom.
Maybe the humor and cute moments aren't as laugh out funny or totally endearing, but the relationship and the daily happenings btwn the 2 leads was very real life-like.
However, while I think SA is a fine actress, I would say that KTH did a better job w/ the crying/emotional scenes in "My Princess" than SA did in "Bottom of the 9th" (that's how good of a job KTH did; much better than HJW in "Secret Garden").
As for "Ding Dong" - absolutely love him!
As good as the scenes were btwn DJ and GAJ in "Best Love", I think I like the scenes btwn DJ and DD even better.
That face/hands splatter on windows that DD did was such a riot.
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