Yes!!! I thought she was confirmed and I bid my farewell. I take it back then. XD

There are new rumors and news articles that say that Shim Eun Kyung is up for the role again. She is a great actress and I'd love her to take the role, but I can't imagine her having a loveline with Joowon o_o

I called it. That once they saw the across the board negative reaction from around the world, they would back pedal. Even though SM likes to show horn their way, no matter what, seeing her being dragged for filth all over the place, would not sit well with them. They have to sell us the beloved, darling image (despite the low rating of her dramas). Now they will act like it was their choice, but like JB said, if that's what they need to do to save face, go for it. At least the drama is back on track - somewhat.

YES! l think Lee Yubi fits the role. Plus she can sing too!

YES! I think Lee Yubi fits to the role!! Plus she can sing too!

Kim Yoo Jung is 14 years old.....no to making Joo Won a creep!

i'd love it if IU pick this up as well..

That's a bit delusional. They pretty obviously tested the waters with the Yoona news and when the reaction was poor all parties probably decided to go in a different direction.

Seungyeon? wow the backlash would be unbelievably insane.

I agree with the last sentence. Like a lamb to the slaughter.

I'm generally not a fan of Internet negativity, but in this case it served a purpose. The reaction was so strong it almost immediately shut down a potentially terrible casting choice. I don't see why the producers should have kept with that choice just to protect Yoona's feelings.

As for her reading comments about it, I'm sure she's seen some of them. But part of being a celebrity in SK (and anywhere) is learning to put up with the negative comments along with the fervent adulation. And most of the comments I saw were not personal "anti" comments, just problems with her acting skills, which is completely legit.

On the bright side, she has puppy for support!

I feel bad for Yoonah in the sense that it can't be easy for her to witness such a vocal reaction to her potential casting.

The "testing the waters" like this wasn't a nice move from the production company (it's quite coward to be honest); although I also think actors/actresses should be self-aware about their own talent and know which roles to consider.

The internet's negativity: well, most of it wasn't against her personally, nor about her in acting in general, but about her suitability for this role – which I think is fair enough. I'm sure there were some unwarranted, nasty comments as well, but thick skin is needed in this business for sure.

I'm so with you on this one! I'm also following Marriage Not Dating and Han Groo is one heck of a revelation. Tbh, I had no idea who she was prior to the drama, but man, she's really nailing her character and I seriously think she has whatever it is that the Nodame role calls for.

Yes! for me too.. Han Groo from "Marriage Not Dating" have Ueno Juri's aura of Nodame ^^

I agree!!! Han Groo is amazing in Marriage Not Dating. The show itself is kind of amazing, actually.

Marriage Not Dating is a not a helpful indication of Han Groo being suited to the role.

I have not seen HG in anything else, so I don't know if she has the talent for a complex character like Nodame, but MND is a pretty typical K rom-com, and HG's character typical rom-com heroine. If they make Nodame anything like Jang-mi, we'll get that K-adaptation that will just ruin Nodame.

Then again, the decision to retitle to "Nodame Romance" is already signalling the wrong focus and wrong things...

X_X

I'm so happy Han Groo is getting more love. I've always thought she was great, and I have a growing girl crush on her in Marriage, Not Dating. The girl is gorgeous!
Not sure about her fitting the role of Nodame, but I'd at least give the drama a chance if she was cast.

Soooooooo happy Yoona's out!! :D
Didn't realise this was going to be on KBS though :/ these days the only dramas I like are from SBS or TvN.

YES!! im totally loving that show!

I like your choice if Han Groo. But I'd be super happy with Park Bo Young. Now that I think about it there are a lot of really good choices. I wonder why Yoona was a thought. She is getting better, but she just there yet.

Han Groo's acting was great in Marriage! but the drama is still a few episodes out so she might not be able to make it to filming time of Nodame

Apparently she has a movie offer (dramabeans updated about it recently), although she hasn't agreed to it yet but there are signs that she is thinking of it positively.

I love Joo Won just as much as his other die hard fans who sat through Civil Servant .
And I am not saying he ain't great at picking projects coz come on, Gaksital!!!

But I feel like he picks something up that looks good on paper, say Good doctor where I admit he, not the show, was brilliant and Nodame is no different.
Remakes of popular TV shows will definitely bring in the ratings and may sometimes even be better than the original, see FTLY(my humble opinion), but Nodame IS a standard that cannot be achieved. It is a prime goddess in dramaland and you don't just re-do that. That's just wrong.

Oh again I am not sure how much power he has in selecting projects because I am sure all this agency nonsense will be in the picture too. I do respect, love and obsess over him as an actor and this is in no way demeaning to him. I just feel that it is demeaning to the show if there is a remake.

Sorry if all that sounded foolish and silly. I am just extremely annoyed with the idea of destroying a classic.

*end of rant*(takes another shot of whisky)

,hell YES!!!!

LOL when you mention Jin se yeon

HAHA.

It's possible!

Every Oppa likes Jin Se Yeon!

Omg please no. Now I'm beginning to think its very likely she'll take this role if more actresses keep rejecting/getting rejected at the last minute because of her reputation for last minute replacements.

ugh.. and then the writer will surely kills nodame..

Yes, she will magnanimously take yet another lead role to 'help' KBS by either smiling cutely or looking wooden for 24 eps.....

......and then she will sign another drama while Nodame is in live shoot and take of f to film that.

i know. i wish people gave her a chance.

people had doubts with the leads of hana yori dango when they were casted but they were great in that drama. even ueno juri's casting as nodame was not without a fuss but she's proven the naysayers wrong.

i actually like yoona because her perfect girl next door image, her variety persona, and her roles are all different. she gets less credit for her acting than she does but when you look at screencaps of her projects, you can differentiate the characters.

other actresses get praised for their acting even when they have declared that the role is exactly like their real self. how is that acting when they are essentially just playing themselves?!

anyway, this adaptation will be a dud not just because of the history of lackluster adaptations already existing but because of the production team, and the title change.

nodame cantabile was never about romance, it was about nodame and music first, and the ensemble cast second

Yoona and SM were the one rejecting it. They saw the backlash their golden girl got so they got her out of this mess. If Yoona wanted really bad she would still go it.

But they needed an excuse why she backed up( they didn`t want to say it it`s cause of backlash) so that`s why they pulled out the movie casting news.

But it`s very obvious it was her that declined the role and not other way around. SNSD image is more important to her than anything and she didn`t want any negative attention.

Me too really happy for their win finally??

Yes, to Dara!! She can nail it.
Krystal would also be good.
Or Min Hyo Rin...
Go Ara would be in, too.
and of course, Park Bo Young can be it!!

i agree with you girl! Dara Park can play the part!this can be her debut in a lead role!

HAHAHA! I'm laughing so hard that you pointed it out but believe me it's a nightmare we all don't want to have!

As much as Yoonah not taking this role is good news, I personally have no confidence / hope that KBS will cast someone more suitable / qualified.

The mere fact that they were even making an offer to Yoonah is discouraging because they were going for name rather than acting talent needed. They might try a little harder now with the outcry over this, but then I think they haven't cast the right person for the male lead either (plus all those other questionable decisions that they've been making)...

Kim Seul Gi. I think she'll rock the role too. But she doesn't have the star power, which those broadcasting station always believe translates to ratings.

*pull off