She might be a sweet girl but she's a terrible actress. Sorry to her fans but she is not fit for a role like Hong Sul at all.

Even with writers like Park Hae Ryun and Kang Eun Kyung working hard to adjust roles to her limited abilities, she was bad. What hope is there for a role as complex as Sul?

I loveee Suzy in Gu Family Book, but I don't think she can pull of Seol Hong..

It's good that I'm not really interested in the drama to begin with... Good luck to all the fans of the story and to those looking forward to this.

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO WAY NO WAY NO WAY REJECT REJEEEEEECT.

Suzy, Hong sul you are not. I'm already retching inside with what dull expressions Suzy would use as Hong sul.

I don't have anything against Suzy, but I've read a few chapters of this webtoon. I don't think this character fits Suzy's image to be honest :/

I really want Go Ara for this drama! Image-wise she's perfect, since we know she's able to play gritty and tough (but sweet on the inside) characters. And contrary to her age, Ara can pass for a university student!

Although I haven't seen enough of her acting, I'm still waiting for Kim Jiwon to make it big and head a drama of her own, and I think she has enough potential as a lead for this drama..or at least a 2nd lead :3

Just my own thoughts, but I really don't think Suzy would be as good of a fit as Park Hae-Jin would be for this drama > < Hoping they don't do a miscasting for this aah

No No No No No Pleaaaaaaaaase! I'm already iffy with your actor pick for Yoo Jung and nowwww this ....huhuhuhuhuhuuhuhuhu producers/ directors/ management plssssssssssss find time to held an actress audition for the character of Hong Sul .... Don't be lazy and pick the popular idol :-((((((((((((((( Don't butcher it like Orange Marmalade!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

YES! SUZY! YES! SUZY! YES!

... hey, we are entitled to our own opinions right? and for me.. the role is perfect for Suzy!

Nope. I like her, but nope.

I wanna see her in the role based on the dissenting comments alone. The leeway I've seen some people take with their "interpretations" and "imaginings" of character/character motivation, makes me inclined to think she might actually be perfect for the role.
Casting her could also limit the "this isn't like the webtoon/manhwa" whine since they'll know from jump that it's not going to be exactly like the webtoon.

I think Suzy has greatly improved on her acting and would do well as Hong-seol! Cant wait to see her again on TV!

really? when i heard suzy was casted everything about her acting scenes comes to mind and well...

Bummer. I was looking forward to is until this horrid piece of news. I guess this will be a drama I will not watch.

WOW! Not one single positive comment.but I do agree with u guys,Suzy is an abosulute NO.she can't act.honestly,I'd pick Yoona instead of her

NO. NO. NO NO NO NO NO.

I also have nothing against her personally, but she can't act!!!! She can't play Seol, she just can't, she can't do it. Not only her acting ability, but yes, image-wise, I agree, she's not a good fit. Suzy is pretty universally beloved and popular, and while Seol is definitely not a friendless outcast, she's much more an... everywoman... and Suzy is definitely not an exerywoman. Nope. Nope. Nope. I cannot accept this.

Even though I love the webtoon, I'm not opposed to seeing the drama be different from it. As long as they cast actors who are talented and capable! Park Hae Jin is a little old too old to play a college student, I think, but he is a good actor, so I can move past that and wait for what the drama is going to show me. Suzy... not so much.

I'm surprised PD Lee Yoon-jung would offer the role to Suzy, she doesn't use a lot of idols in general and unless you count Yoon Eun-hee has never given an idol a leading role.

I said this before Heart to Heart but PD Lee Yoon-jung has worked with Lee Sun-Gyun a lot, 4 times in total, so I maintain my hope that this time she'll be able to convince him to make the leap to cable. I haven't read the webtoon so I don't know but surely there's a role he could play, a professor, an older brother, a loan shark, an older gentleman going back to college, surely there's got to be something he could play.

NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!! WAEEEE??!!! PLEASE NOT SUZY!!!
Forgive me for the caps lock. There are plenty other actresses other than Suzy who can act decently, but why, just why??? I'm loss at words. No word can describe how disappointed I am right now, tnN. I'm gonna go and weep under my bed ???

Come on people, how is a girl supposed to prove she has improved if she's not given the benefit of the doubt that she has improved. I remember that Yoona fiasco, well look how great the drama turned out.

I actually really like Suzy and I hate it when people diss her. I was actually really disappointed she wasn't in Girl Who Sees Smells. I wouldn't mind seeing her in this webtoon BUT... my ideal casting would be Jung Eun Ji.

Nooooooooooooo!!! Please not Suzy...oh please drama gods ?

Like many others on here, I actually like Suzy. Still, I think she fits this role like a glove... on a foot. I hope this gets reconsidered, Hong sul has a lot of depth that needs to be acted out well and I was looking forward to this drama. :(

Yes, I want Suzy for this drama.

I love tvN's dramas, been anticipating this one. I thought they will cast someone else, but rating-wise, I understand why tvN wants Suzy.

Nooooooo! Wtf??????

Suzy should get smaller roles first and prove her acting capability before playing complicated lead roles. I don't see her giving justice to Hong-sul's role yet.

It has already been proven that they don't need stars to get good ratings (e.g., Reply franchise). Please wake up tvN.

N.O.

I've been counting down until Park Hae Jin's return but....please don't let this happen! I actually don't think Suzy is as bad as most people say but she's also not "good". I really want someone dynamic with PHJ. *keeps fingers crossed*

Most if people object this not because they hate Suzy..
it's just that the avid webtoon readers already have a certain image on what Sul looks like and it definitely doesnt fit Suzy's image. And she just doesnt give out the Sul's vibe, unlike PHJ that even though some people object his casting, he gives off the Sunbae character's vibe- innocent yet mysterious and calculating.

I really hope she decides to reject this offer though even if she doesnt, I think I would watch the drama anyway ( love CITT so much :")

No way. Absolutely no. Heck to the No. Hail no.

I won't stand for this lazy casting. Suzy can be anyone but Hong Sul. There are so many other characters she could play. Absolutely NOT Hong Sul.

Please say no SuzIy
I have been reading Cheese for over 4 years and my thought is Seol is such a deep character and she kind of the narrator of most of the Web to in and I don't think Suzy portray Seol's complexity with her acting so far
if there is a partition I will sign it

NO. JUST NO.

PLEAAASEEE NOOOOOO :((( can't they just cast Han Groo? I think she would be perfect for this role and it's been ages since I last saw a drama with her in it :(

How about Gong Hyo Jin for Hong Sul (Seol)? I find her the perfect fit. When I was watching It's OK, it's love, I couldn't help but see her as Seol since she's such a great actress and had the same hairstyle as Seol!

I TOTALLY AGREE.

So many folks up in arms over casting, when it is on cable and not public broadcast, and so few people are actually paying to watch but just pirating it online.
Yes I have Channel M on cable subscription.

I've been a fan, and I mean a real fan, of quite a few things in my life and, even knowing how a fan feels about what they love, I think all this backlash is ridiculous.

I don't watch adaptions to see what's in the original. I watch adaptations to see a different version of the original. I would NEVER have had the Korean Liar Game be just like the Japanese one. It would have been a loss of the amazing story the Korean version was, and a waste of money, because, what's the point of adapting if it's just going to be a copy of the original?

Choosing the actors is part of the adaptation process. It makes no sense to want actors to fit the characters because:
a) being actors, it's their job to fit characters, so we shouldn't care about their image or the projects they've done in the past
b) the whole idea of the adaptation is to show ONE interpretation of the story and its protagonists, even if it means that the protagonists are not shown EXACTLY as YOU would have interpreted them.

I'm indifferent to both this story and Suzy so I know most of you are not going to take me seriously, but I really wanted to say let's open doors to creativity, people, not close them. That's the beauty of art, let it be.

Give me an actress that's not bubbly and pretty for this role please. Sul is someone whose actual charm is her personality and character, not her beauty. I love her, absolutely, because she's so real and deep and intricate and strong, but yet vulnerable and gets flustered easily.

Seriously, Japanese dramas are better adaptations because no one is afraid of looking ugly if it means looking genuine. UNDERSTAND! Sul is not pretty. She's an actual real college student with actual real problems and therefore needs to be portrayed by an expert.

Why do I feel they chose wrong casts? I dont think park Haejin match with the lead character (I follow the webtoon), I think Yoo Seungho or Yeo Jingoo much better than him. #sorry for my lack in English