Yoon-ah out of Nodame Cantabile remake
by javabeans
The internet has spoken: Yoon-ah will not be taking the lead role in the Korean adaptation of Nodame Cantabile, which by the way is operating under the working title Cantabile Romance. (I suppose it makes sense, since Nodame is the Japanese character’s name and will probably change for a Korean drama.)
According to Yoon-ah’s management, she turned down the Cantabile Romance role in order to consider other projects instead. To that end, she will be taking to the big screen with a Korean-Chinese co-production called Goodbye Ani, a romantic comedy in which she plays the lovable title character of Ani (Annie? Ahni?).
That sounds a lot like a nice way to spin that they had to backpedal out of the Cantabile Romance project, but you know, if it gets us a better Nodame, let them save all the face they want. This is exactly why the media’s casting-announcement song and dance operates the way it does; as much as I find it frustrating to get so many hesitant or incomplete announcements (“The actor is considering, it’s not final, there’s a verbal agreement, but there’s no contract, it might happen maybe”), this allows for people to test the waters without feeling like they’re losing too much if they have to shift gears.
This news is not too surprising but I’m relieved just the same, because I did wonder if production company Group Eight and broadcaster KBS would forge ahead and insist on Yoon-ah’s casting no matter how fans felt about it. But fan response to the news was fairly negative all across the board, so I have to assume the producers decided to change course rather than deal with that wave of resistance. I don’t think the tone of the reactions to Yoon-ah’s possible casting was too terrible, in that the responses weren’t furiously or viciously negative; it’s just that that seemed to be a blanket feeling of disappointment or dubiousness. Even the more positive responses tended to go in the direction of “She’s fine, but not right for this character.”
Now that Nodame’s up for grabs again, can I be cautiously optimistic again? Can we try someone like Lee Yubi? How much bribery would it take to lure Park Bo-young back to dramas?
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101 myra
July 14, 2014 at 8:53 AM
Kim Seul-Gi for me. I can see a little bit of Nodame in her (the oddness, the quirkiness). But I don't think they will offer her the role. And even if she was offered, she'd most likely turn it down because as I can remember she's already signed for other drama.
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102 mjisubhyuk
July 14, 2014 at 8:59 AM
good heavens, YEEESSSSS!!!! she has puppy already so it won't hurt to let a prettier and more talented girl have this good project. lee yoobi or park bo young will be a good match for someone as good looking and talented as joowon=) no more jin se yeon, please?!her character might get killed for the 3rd time in a row by kbs lol
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103 skinnymocha
July 14, 2014 at 9:00 AM
I've got memories of Joo Ji Hoon in Antique Bakery running through my mind right now and would've liked to see him in the role of Chiaki - albeit an older one.
But anyway, this is the one project in which I would've liked to see a cast of fresh or relatively obscure faces instead. At least it would mitigate some of the complaints lodged at the list of potential actors and lift some of the pressure off the cast - especially the lucky or unlucky one (take your pick) who lands the role of Nodame. Obviously there would be less star power, but I wonder which popular and/or talented actress would even DARE to touch the role of Nodame...
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104 lenrasoon
July 14, 2014 at 9:29 AM
Han Groo would be pretty good as Nodame, too bad she's doing another drama at the moment.
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105 sun
July 14, 2014 at 9:43 AM
park bo young please..
just NO for jin se yeon !!
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redfox
July 14, 2014 at 10:55 AM
exactly. if they went for Jin Se Yeon, they´d be better off with a blow up doll
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Daisy
July 14, 2014 at 10:23 PM
Man you guys are harsh LOL!!
But I agree :-P
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106 Juno
July 14, 2014 at 9:46 AM
Thank you, YoonA, for making a wise decision. Now, how about IU?
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Ree
July 15, 2014 at 1:31 AM
IU? N.O!!!
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107 Aint Critic
July 14, 2014 at 10:14 AM
On my part, Just shelved this Korean version of Nodame Cantabile. Its in history - remakes made by SoKor turned out to be a disaster. I prefer Joo Won in a sageuk role
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108 alexis
July 14, 2014 at 10:22 AM
I must be missing something here, but I watched Nodame Cantabile and I don't know what is so great about it. Nodame is needy, clingy, and her whole life revolves around the guy. The guy Chiaki walks around with a blank mopey face for the entire series, and people keep helping him and being loyal to him for no reason.
There was no point or message to the story. It was tedious and just...there. (But the music was beautiful though, that's the only thing that kept me sane while watching this dreck).
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lemondoodle
July 14, 2014 at 11:22 AM
Did you really watch it? Sorry, finding it hard to believe if that's all you get out of the drama.
Her life doesn't revolve around Chiaki at all. On the surface yeah, she's clingy but actually she's the one who rejects him more than once.
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alexis
July 14, 2014 at 12:51 PM
Her life did revolve around the guy. She walked around severely depressed for 2/3 of the show because Strezemann told her she couldn't be with Chiaki or something. The only reason she decided to do the piano competition was to be "on the same level" as Chiaki and to make money so she could go study abroad with him. This show was easily the worst Asian show I've ever seen.
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lemondoodle
July 14, 2014 at 1:00 PM
Again total BS, but aren't you a special snowflake
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alexis
July 14, 2014 at 2:13 PM
Actually, a lot of people didn't like the show. Not everyone has to enjoy childish and dumb shows like that.
Sunny
July 14, 2014 at 4:04 PM
I read the manga and watched the anime and totally loved the series however, I did not like the jdrama version. I have to agree with alexis, windsun33, redfox, and all the other people who did not enjoy the jdrama. Opinions are opinions for a reason. We all can be mature and agree to disagree.
lemondoodle
July 14, 2014 at 8:18 PM
Okay. Sure. Universally acclaimed and award winning drama being called dreck, dumb, childish and worst drama ever. Your opinion is in the minority. Let's just leave it at that and move on.
windsun33
July 14, 2014 at 9:51 PM
@lemondoodle - you seem to have trouble playing well with others, so perhaps a discussion forum where different opinions are welcome is not your forte.
samson
July 14, 2014 at 4:39 PM
Tell us oh great oracle what dramas should we watch then?
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vanillasalt
July 14, 2014 at 8:08 PM
Did you watch just the 11 episode drama? There were two specials and two movies of it as well. I think once they had their own separate careers and relationship turmoil, they had great character development...at least that's how I saw it. I think you just need to analyze the characters a bit more.
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vanillasalt
July 14, 2014 at 10:28 PM
Did you at lease like the music? Or did you hate the classical music too?
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crazyahjummafan
July 16, 2014 at 12:59 AM
She did! Please read her comment again!
dango
July 15, 2014 at 12:06 AM
Puh-leassee, if you really want clingy then go watch Taiwanese drama, Fall in Love With Me LMAO. The amount of clingyness is so cringe and frustrating, literally im only watching it for the main guy bc he's hot. Nodame is not even that clingy, plus they spend a lot of time apart and finding themselves in the movies.
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lemondoodle
July 15, 2014 at 1:27 AM
@windsun33
lol what? I play pretty well with others on DB for the most part. Am pretty active in a lot of drama recaps. Don't remember getting into too many fights at all. Don't pretend to know me. I don't remember ever speaking to you at all.
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windsun33
July 14, 2014 at 2:26 PM
I watched most of it - never finished it. So though while it was popular, not everyone liked it.
I thought it got pretty silly after the first 3 or 4 episodes, and never got past ep7 at all.
It was far from my favorite J-drama.
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redfox
July 14, 2014 at 11:52 AM
Nodame made chaiki smile and widened his world a lot. and her impulsiveness opened up his perfecto shell
and Nodame just dived with passion into everything. everything just involved Chaki too. but she had her own dreams and she had meaningful relationships with many people. she was the initiator to many things and her impulsiveness kinda triggered changes.
you seem really dim-witted if you didnt see it.
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alexis
July 14, 2014 at 12:52 PM
You must be really dim witted if you can't accept that other people besides yourself are also allowed to have opinions.
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redfox
July 14, 2014 at 2:23 PM
I added a like to your comment cause you are so right on spot. thank you so much for opening my eyes. but with the amount of hard Nodame fans here, having a different opinion is like telling a lion to eat grass.
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windsun33
July 14, 2014 at 2:27 PM
Dim witted = someone that disagrees with you I take it.
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samson
July 14, 2014 at 9:59 PM
Yeah couple of contrariwn trolls.
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Ree
July 15, 2014 at 1:36 AM
oh yeah chiaki's phobia of flying. nodame with that hypnosis thing and huge craaabs :)
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Dramafed1782
July 15, 2014 at 2:09 AM
The phobia thing I can accept, but I did find it weird that a girl who is totally 4D would pick up a book from a store to hypnotise a guy and cure his phobia. Just because she wants "to help him". Ain't that a ray of sunshine to all the psychotherapists out there?
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junny
July 15, 2014 at 3:06 AM
Nodame's not stupid. She did hesitate about trying the watch hypnosis trick on Chiaki, saying laymen shouldn't mess with stuff like this. But she knew she couldn't leave it to rest after she saw how Chiaki put his whole heart and soul into the Brahms symphony. He shouldn't be confined to Japan, and she understood that.
I think neither of them expected that trick to work well, but for Nodame, it was still worth a shot. And remember, it wasn't an instant cure-all. Chiaki was still terrified of getting onto a plane - but the fact that he even managed to get onto one was nothing short of a miracle.
Dramafed1782
July 15, 2014 at 7:44 AM
It isn't about stupidity aspect, but rather totally not in norms of reality. No matter how much you justify Nodame's acts it still doesn't strike a chord with the aspect of hypnosis.
After Chiaki reached Hokkaido, he starts buying crabs and all the stuff Nodame wanted. I mean it doesn't make sense. She is a prodigy in music. I haven't seen any kind of self-help out books for hypnosis.
All in all, the bonding aspect was sweet, but the way it was played out in the drama was very unrealistic. Anime was much better.
junny
July 15, 2014 at 8:40 AM
Aww, c'mon, it was for the laughs. I seriously don't think Nodame thought it would work like a charm - she still had to refer to the book while she was doing the trick, I'm pretty sure she had very little clue as to how it would all pan out. That it did somewhat help was, I think, more a stroke of good fortune than anything else.
The crabs part was hilarious because it was so out there, but surely nobody will take this to be something that people do for real to snap out of a childhood phobia.
I didn't really care for the anime, to be honest. Though it's fine if you think it's better.
Dramafed1782
July 15, 2014 at 9:05 AM
So don't be pessimistic for a Korean remake. As much as the writer is planning to do based it on the manga-ka who knows we might have a few laughs based on the Korean culture.
I am wondering how they are gonna do the kotatsu scene, though that is truly Japanese.
All remakes aren't that bad. Witch's romance based on My Queen was priceless. The writer had given a proper writing based on what is applicable for the Koreans though the structure or narrative was based on the Taiwanese version.
All in all rather than ranting do yourself a favour and be positive. Ranting and criticising on what is already decided is not gonna change.
junny
July 15, 2014 at 10:39 AM
They cast Joo Won for Chiaki, which is ugh. And then actually considered Yoona for Nodame - double ugh. They're also changing the names. It's hard not to be pessimistic and annoyed.
Seriously, they should drop the idea of a remake.
109 Yana
July 14, 2014 at 10:43 AM
Yoona go for "Two Faces of My Girlfriend" remake! Honestly I think her acting is average just a little below of being a natural. I want to see her in a darker role.
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110 Darla
July 14, 2014 at 11:32 AM
Having a remake is always a bad idea. They should just cancel the remake. Boys Over Flowers, They Kiss Again, & To The Beautiful You were horrible remakes. I have stayed away from those productions as a result and I will most likely stay away from this one as well. It's hard to capture the essence of J-Drama and adapt it into a K-drama.
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111 jubilantia
July 14, 2014 at 11:41 AM
SAINTS BE PRAISED
I don't know what they expected, though. Is perception among industry people and fans so very different?
Hopefully they trust their guts, though- casting people have a job for a reason. Fans don't necessarily know what's best.
That said, IM! JOO! EUN! IM! JOO! EUN!
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112 Kitchel17
July 14, 2014 at 11:54 AM
Fans have spoken THANK GOD!!! I wish her good luck on her movie, but now the search for Nodame continues. I hope they get it right until than we will wait.
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113 vanillasalt
July 14, 2014 at 12:44 PM
break out the champagne and cake, kdrama gods have heard our prayers. I hope they pick a better actress that's not an idol
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114 vanillasalt
July 14, 2014 at 12:52 PM
I wish they'd let the manga author have a hand in picking the actors and production process, kinda like what they're doing with the new Sailor Moon anime that is out. The original manga creator has a say in everything they do with the show. Then again, it'd probably take a longer time for the show to come out and finish if they did that.
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115 ela1023
July 14, 2014 at 12:59 PM
I can totally picture Park Bo Young as Nodame and now everyone else is going to pale in comparison.
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116 uncle wookie
July 14, 2014 at 1:06 PM
How about JO kWON. HE LOOKS GREAT!
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117 Hmm
July 14, 2014 at 1:31 PM
It's going to be Park Shin Hye. I'm calling it.
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118 Kpop
July 14, 2014 at 2:11 PM
How about Go ah sung (snowpiercer)?
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119 windsun33
July 14, 2014 at 2:29 PM
Despite the hundreds of posts on this, I really don't see how it is such a big deal. I was not wild about the J-drama, and doubt I would watch the K version.
This whole thing is really going over the top, almost as bad as the shipping wars in Doctor WTF.
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james94131
July 14, 2014 at 3:43 PM
Were there shipping wars in Doctor WTF? You newbies don't know anything about shipping wars unless you went through the Coffee House shipping wars on Viki.
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lemondoodle
July 14, 2014 at 8:21 PM
Remaking a pretty universally beloved drama or movie is always going to lead to massive fan attention and worry about how the material will be treated. Not that hard to understand.
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120 Jemellee
July 14, 2014 at 3:35 PM
I think Gu Hye Sun will be good as nodame, she resembles nodame a little bit anyways.
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121 Camille
July 14, 2014 at 4:10 PM
Just did a major fistpump! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
It's either Im Joo Eun
http://www.asiatorrents.me/imgz/images/7SOkz.jpg
or Shim Eun Kyung for me
http://star.koreandrama.org/wp-content/uploads/2007/07/Shim-Eun-Kyung-01.jpg
No one else but these two!
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122 CattyEve
July 14, 2014 at 5:16 PM
I just hope that the casting goes to people who have the acting ability on par with that of the Japanese version, and if they can't make it as good as the original, at least it will be a Korean adaptation of the Japanese, not an attempt to outshine the Japanese, which will be impossible. We hardcore Cantabile's lovers are hard to please, indeed.
And I'm relieved as well Yoona or whoever thought better of the role turned down the offer. She has an okay acting skill, but as we all know, Nodame-chan is a music prodigy with one of a kind character, and portraying her even in any kind of cultural background will be no picnic.
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123 Kdrama
July 14, 2014 at 5:27 PM
Now if only they make :
-kim soo hyun : Chiaki
- Go Ara : Nodame
That would be even a better news than this one :)
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124 luna
July 14, 2014 at 5:52 PM
I don't care. I would love Jin Se Yeon KBS and SBS love her. All her past costars loved working with her. She has a piano background and she's been wanting to do a romantic comedy. Plus this doesn't shoot until the fall she will have time off to get into character and prepare unlike the previous times were her company has her take project after project. Gakistal reunion for the win!
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soulmate
July 14, 2014 at 6:55 PM
Please, it's so boring for me to watch any thing with her.
Know to play piano is not the most important thing here. The most important thing here is know how to act. And I absolutely can't not see her in any drama anymore. All her drama except Gaksital, only end with a mess.
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125 coffeenlucia
July 14, 2014 at 5:52 PM
Once I saw the title I literally went
"YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSAH."
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126 lilisjoo
July 14, 2014 at 6:38 PM
Go Ara pleaseeee !!!!
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127 Mil
July 14, 2014 at 7:10 PM
Loved Bride if the century!!! Was awesome! I think Go Ara could portray in nodame.
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Changminie
July 14, 2014 at 9:51 PM
Yeah i think she is good
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128 Li
July 14, 2014 at 7:49 PM
I really like Yoo Na and I don;t understand all the hatred towards her. Stupid. I feel sorry for her.
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129 MayOwl
July 14, 2014 at 7:55 PM
*breathes huge sigh of relief*
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130 plumseed
July 14, 2014 at 8:25 PM
Shim Eun Kyung has been confirmed as Nodame!
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131 Maple
July 14, 2014 at 9:00 PM
Raina from after school!! She looks alot like nodame!
http://en.korea.com/files/2011/11/220.jpg
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132 Changminie
July 14, 2014 at 9:47 PM
I'm glad yoona out from nodame's remark. Pliss a lot of good actress for nodame's character. If needs an idol, please idol with good acting skill pliss!! I don't want this project ending like fated to love you remaks.. dissapoointing :)
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133 Lily
July 14, 2014 at 10:30 PM
I HOPE THEY CAST DARA AS NODAME. SHE WOULD BE PERFECT FOR THE ROLE
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Ree
July 15, 2014 at 12:25 AM
true but her acting ability i still have to question
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134 mel
July 14, 2014 at 10:34 PM
I prefer han hyo joo..moon chae won also maybe..haha
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135 Ree
July 15, 2014 at 12:22 AM
rudeness aside...yay!
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136 solaris
July 15, 2014 at 1:15 AM
NO NODAME please!
Getting tired with all these casting news.
I just want Joo Won to back off from this groundless project. Just do other drama, or just go do movie boy. You deserve better than this.
I don't think this drama will be a successful one too.. Sigh.
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137 Christine
July 15, 2014 at 1:21 AM
i know the Chiaki character's been cast but I thought the guy who played the lead in Witch's Romance (a TW drama remake coincidentally) would be an interesting Chiaki. I think he can pull off the serious, obsessive-compulsive yet quirky funny Chiaki.
For Nodame, it would be interesting to me if Moon Geun Young could play her, I'd like to see her try her her skill at playing a very quirky character like Nodame.
I admit I do not know a lot of Korean actors so and
I don't know the ones that have been posted here.
But I too am very glad it won't be Yoona :-)
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138 Rein
July 15, 2014 at 1:37 AM
If you don't like Nodame, why comment here? Go find other more interesting news for you. Of course crazy fans like us will hate you.
People like Nodame for her crazy, weird, funny ways and Chiaki is just another sullen-faced intriguing guy we all want to love...
I'm okay with Go Ara. Park Bo-young would be fantastic but would she even consider it? She's like one of those actresses who crossed over to the movies and seems not too keen on going back to TV.
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139 biankoy
July 15, 2014 at 2:56 AM
Why feel bad for Yoonah? She has Lee-Freaking-Seungi and as far as I know that loads better than getting a few approvals from the netizens. And also, shall we not try to get anymore idols to play Nodame??? Thank God that we've passed the Yoonah, but I'm getting scared now that they'll jump to worst choices like Sulli and Krystal. For the love of God, KBS, shall we not? Nodame deserves a lot more!!!
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windsun33
July 15, 2014 at 1:12 PM
Or maybe worstest of worser - they will cast Suzy :P
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namie
October 19, 2014 at 12:30 AM
lee seungi is a deadweight on her carrier .How does it help her
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140 mel
July 15, 2014 at 3:23 AM
I saw news on K-media trying to throw some names again.. Sigh.
Why don’t they just list down all the actresses in Korean than, from child actress to upcoming actress to noona actress!
What’s the use of throwing more names because it will end up with fan-war and dissatisfaction all over again.
Lee Ha Na
Ha Yeon Soo
Chun Woo Hee
Kim Go Eun
http://www.ajunews.com/view/20140715103821156
I rather see Joo Won not doing this drama than involve in such casting mess.
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141 Sur
July 15, 2014 at 9:30 AM
God somebody backs out!! Somebody considers and considers just drop it grp8 i dont want another debacle like bof
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142 Nadia
July 15, 2014 at 12:28 PM
what about goo hye sun. I think she's really fit with nodame character!
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143 namie
October 19, 2014 at 12:29 AM
thank god yoona avoided this crappy remake drama
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