I swear to god all Shin Sekyung is getting is these second-hand roles when the original leading lady rejects the role given; lol.

But anyway, like what JB said, I liked her ever since Iron Man and Girl Who Sees Smells just DID SO MANY GOOD THINGS like I actually find SSK very endearing and adorable (ESP WITH THE LOVELY CHOI MOOGAK) so good luck with the new Saeguk! :)

I wasn't impressed by her in Tree with big roots, but she was alright in Queen Seon Deok. After her recent projects I feel like it's a shame for her to go back to sageuk, because her niche is really comedy, but I guess I should give her props for trying to diversify her projects.

Anyway, even though the cast is ok and I'm a sageuk lover, I'm not sure I'll watch this. Call me feminist or what, I don't like it when the girls are ghosts way, way in the background of the plot, with no story or personality, and it looks like it will be the case in SFD.

Oh no. No, no, no. Please no.

Oh, SHIT!

I loved her in Tree With Deep Roots. That drama was just all kinds of awesome and her character chemistry with King Sejong was amazing.

I like this casting news and feels like she and Yoo Ah In needs a redo to wipe out Fashion King. I think this'll be good. This is shaping up to be better and better. :)

Let's just be relieved that it's not Jin Se Yeon, okay?

I like her in sageuks. She is the only actor that writer Kim Yeong-Hyeon cast 3 times in a row since QSD so she knows how to work with her.
She is not in this to carry the show. We have Kim Myung-min and Yoo Ah-in for that. I expect to see her do better than TWDR.

I think career wise she should try to establish herself in romcom first, but the good thing about this casting is that she's in good hands here - she shone in TWDR thanks to a well written character and will do so again here, because this production team is one that knows what it's doing.

And on a personal note, even though she was soooo endearing as Oh Cho Rim, I enjoyed her quieter characters in TWDR and Fashion King more, it's as if she gave a voice to introverted and withdrawn characters. It's just too bad that the writing in Fashion King went bonkers.

The drama sounds like some Chinese movie about treasure hunting or something ... Lol

Someone needs to tell me that SSK is lead role material now.. because I still can't believe it..
The drama is so perfect and spot on with the male actors casting.. but somehow I don't have enough confidence with the ladies.

I see that the discontent is unanimous. I don't care about her recent roles, on the contrary she was decent in Iron Man, but she's always too self-conscious, as if she's more interested on how she looks on screen than... well, acting. I understand she's the "passe-partout" of this season, covering the cast holes here and there, and though I can forgive "When a Man loves", how can I forget my first impression of her in "Hindsight"? Why did she have to play with Song Kang-Ho?

She is undeniably adorable together with Yoochun I also hoped they started dating in real life. They were also pretty close judging from the BTS. Anyway, she was very endearing in GWSS so I hope she does well on this one. I wish she gets to do more romcom, tho, causw she's good at it ;)

TBH I always thought these writer/PDs wanted Shin sekyung in the first place but at that time she already got attached to another project ---Smelly girl, they waited for her & flirted with bunch of other actresses, as soon as she said " yes", Baek jin-hee out , Shin se-kyung in.

Chuuuurrr!

I'm so glad that I'm no longer allergic to SSK-- it's remarkable how I went from not being able to stand watching her (after FK and WAML), to absolutely loving her in GWSS. That allowed me to finally start watching High Kick Through the Roof-- she's rather bland in that, but likable nonetheless. I think I'd still be wary of her in a melo, but I'm keen to see how she does in Six Flying Dragons. I hope she does a lot more comedies in the future-- I adore her laugh!

If this news comes out before GWSS then I probably would have drop the drama in an instant no matter how much I love YAI and KMM because I have watch Fashion King and they seriously have no chemistry and SSK was really bad in there and then she was bad in WAML too. But after watching her in Girl Who Sees Smell, I kinds get over my dislike for her in that drama. She did well in there and she was cute with Yoochun. I guess rom-com is more of her forte. But I am willing to give her a chance in this one since like I said I actually like her in GWSS.

Good luck!! I hope she and YAI finally have chemistry in here.

Why??? She is not a lead material. She is horrible. Please - don't let her ruin more drama..... Esp. the ones with awesome cast and production teams. Now I am hoping that these wonderful male actors will decline... Can't stand the thought of seeing her with them.

Wow, seems like a lot of opinions about Shin Se Kyung and her acting have changed. I feel like some people use to hate on her before her recent drama.

I'm still indifferent to her. I haven't seen her in Girl Who Sees Smells and she was only okay in Tree With Deep Roots. I'd like to see strong acting from both male and female leads in this big sageuk though. Hopefully SSK won't be fading in the background.

if you remember in TWDR although not as prominent as both
han suk kyu, jung hyuk or even yoon jea moon.
she was the one that changed everyone there,
and made them all drop there weapon, she saved herself several times as well as scarified her life.
she was a strong and smart character,
and since these are the same director and writer
they probably give her the same character, im all for it

and i wish yoon jea moon would join even as a cameo
great actor

I miss oh cho rim and starts to fall in love with ssk from gwss. Read a lot of negative comments about her, hope she can flip the table again. The more people criticize her the more i hope she can stand strong and prove she is greater than what keyboard warrior can do

Good! I really liked her in Tree

I think she's great with rom-com instead of melodramas and depressing dramas.

Does this girl EVER turn down any role? Omfg. & I don't care what anyone says, she has like literally ONE facial expression and it's bitch face. I've watched some of her dramas & dropped every single one of them cuz she is one dimensional as hell. I now make sure I don't waste my time on anything that has her name attached to it. Such a shame because I like the other cast.

omg. yes. i hope ssk and choonie are dating in RL

I'm more concerned about the writing. I just hope the writer team do a really good job, otherwise this could turn to another Secret Door.

Sorry but this isn't accurate anymore. It seems that Lee Jong Hyun of CN Blue's virtual wife on WGM, Gong Seung Yeon, will be playing the lead role as of June 4th news release.

What is up with the casting of recent female lead actresses lately? Are all the good ones dead? Now, all I'm seeing are idols and actresses who can't act getting casted. Love the male leads here, but the female leads are a bit disappointing. Have not warmed up to Shin Se Kyung at all. I find that she tries too hard and her facial expressions don't have much variety. :/ If the storyline is good, I might check it out, but other than that, I'll let it run its full course and decide whether it's enough to let me sit through a Shin Se Kyung drama.

and all you haters
although i reply to the haters comments mine are aimed at the supporters
to show the difference between deductive conclusion and personal opinion

i dont even know which of the haters im replying to only their comments

and readers can decide which is which

I am sorry to be one of the nay-sayers, but I am really disappointed with these casting news. I am not sure what it is about her but I just do not seem to be able to warm to her and think that just about any drama I have seen here in would have been better if somebody else had played her part. I just saw her in in 'The girl who can see smells' and whilst Yoochun was utterly adorable her performance lacked subtlety, in my opinion. I very much hope to be proven wrong.

Why, why, why did they have to put the name shin se kyung with yoo ah in. Ever since SLA I'm a total fan for Yoo ah in. but Shin se kyung can not act *sighs* I hope im wrong and this drama will turn out well and worthwhile to watch

i reallyyyy love her in the girl who see smell , like seriuosly her chemistry with park yoo chun was damn goooddd ,
i havent watch fashion king/when man loves yet (TGWSS was her first drama that i ever watched) and i dont even know which one is yoo ah in.... afterall i am not a big fan of kdrama hehehe but hope its turn well for her
SSK FIGHTINGG

I totally ship Shin se kyung and Park Yoochun!! Can they please date in real life?! (I read one of the author's comment so I just had to agree) ?

This is perfect ... SSK she was perfect for the role ... I believed on SBS producer and writer that they will make it the best movie of 2015