Legal drama Defendant finds leading lady in SNSD's Yuri

157 November 15, 2016November 15, 2016

Legal drama Defendant finds leading lady in SNSD’s Yuri

by javabeans

girlfriday: Casting news for SBS’s Defendant!

javabeans: Ooh! Yay! Hit me.

girlfriday: SNSD’s Yuri has been cast in it.

javabeans: …I take that back. But okay, I’ll think positively. Just as long as they get a good lead…

girlfriday: She’s the lead.

javabeans: I didn’t mean hit me that way. Like, the only lead? Or maybe the second lead? Third lead?

girlfriday: She’s the defender in Defendant.

javabeans: That is… terrible news. Why would you come at me with an exclamation point for that? You got me all excited and then kicked me in the shin.

girlfriday: I had to get your attention somehow. I didn’t want to write this story by myself.

javabeans: But.. isn’t this the drama that was supposed to give our Ji Sung back some of his dignity after Entertainer? He already had his Hyeri! Why would you do this to him again?

girlfriday: Ji Sung + idol does seem like a pretty firmly established recipe for disaster. But is Yuri better than Hyeri?

javabeans: Erm… That is a question with no winners. I suppose she might pull off a lawyer better than Hyeri, and Yuri’s acting style isn’t “shout indiscriminately at everything,” but then again maybe Hyeri is better at the emotional stuff? But really, we’re comparing heights of acorns on this one.

girlfriday: She’s been cast as the public defender heroine, the role originally considered by Han Ye-seul. She’s described as an idealistic, hardworking lawyer who wants to be cool-headed, but always loses her temper in court and loses all her cases.

javabeans: I can’t say I’m crying about losing Han Ye-seul, who I like mostly when playing comically over-the-top types. I just feel like if we were going to get someone else, it should be someone better?

girlfriday: This is more like a step sideways. I liked Yuri well enough in the bubbly rom-com web drama Gogh’s Starry Night, but this is a heavy legal thriller where she has to defend a man with amnesia on death row.

javabeans: I did think she was okaaaaaay in Neighborhood Hero (much better than Fashion King, at least), but she’s not anyone I’d get excited about. I want someone on par with Ji Sung, or even a little less awesome would do. Just, not that much less awesome. He’s not confirmed yet, but it sounds like he’s close to it, and it was sounding like an interestingly intense drama, from the writer of City Hunter and the PD of Yawang and 49 Days.

girlfriday: You know, I’m sure Yuri will be serviceable if the character is meant to be the plucky Candy type heroine.

javabeans: Yes, I don’t think she will tank the show. It’s just that the words that come to mind with her are all of that ilk: serviceable, tolerable, acceptable. And the last time we got a plucky, hot-headed public defender who lost all her cases, it was Lee Bo-young and the words we used for her were…

girlfriday: Sassy, amazing, hilarious, memorable, and perfect?

javabeans: They should just get her. I’m sure someone on this team has an in with her. Surely they could put in a call.

girlfriday: Can you just imagine the sizzling chemistry that would unfold?

javabeans: *Dreams* It would be kind of weird for fans to write fanfic about a married couple, though, wouldn’t it?

girlfriday: They call that real life.

Via TV Daily

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1 zia

November 15, 2016 at 8:33 PM

Why can't they pick a real-life couple as leads? If i'm not mistaken, I haven't seen a drama that casted a real-life couple, I mean, they became a couple even before the drama started. Not while they are filming it.

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ZENITH

November 15, 2016 at 9:19 PM

So true..
It's so unfair DB putting thoughts to our head which will never happen... no matter who they cast I'll never be satisfied now.. letting imagination run wild...

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NaijaNoona

November 15, 2016 at 9:28 PM

No reason, but Ji Sung and Lee Bo Young have specifically said they won't act together anymore. I kind of get it, mixing work and marriage seems like asking for trouble!

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zia

November 15, 2016 at 10:19 PM

It actually depends on the couple if they will let personal issues affect their work. Here in our country, there are a lot of married couples or those who are in a relationship that work together in a drama or movie. And so far, I haven't heard any problem that arise while they are working.

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fishnchips

November 16, 2016 at 4:11 AM

I kinda half agree with zia and half agree with NaijaNoona.

On the one hand, my country (well one of them, lol, dual citizen here) has also got quite a few real life couples acting in dramas, and it's so sweet to watch them. It honestly just doubles, triples, quadruples all the feelings while watching every scene and interaction.

On the other hand, we do have this one infamous married couple whose real life relationship kind of ruined the on-screen ship.

Long story short, we had this long-running drama with the RL married couple playing a fictional married couple. All is good for several years, you've got episodes and interviews of cuteness galore. Like, I kid you not, I grew up with this RL/fictional ship.

Thennnnnnnnnnnn the RL couple gets divorced. And the fictional couple gets separated (the ship was too popular with fans for the writers to outright sink it). Then RL couple seem to be rekindling their romance again. Fictional couple gets back together. Then RL couple have a huge falling out worse than the initial divorce, and the fictional couple's female half is promptly killed, buried and mourned for. To give the writers credit, they tried to stay true to the characters by having the husband go through this deep grief, never forget his love etc. etc. etc. but it's kind of a cold comfort considering.

So yeah, on the one hand things can go great for years and you can have fuzzy feelings galore. On the other hand, all that loveliness can also eventually go down in a burning blaze of Breakup, with both the real and fictional relationships so ruined that you can't think of either one of them without feeling a bit sad and wondering if it would've been better for everyone to keep real life and screen life separate after all.

...That said, it's still adorable af to see real life couples acting as one, so I'm probably a glutton for punishment either way.

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fishnchips

November 16, 2016 at 5:09 AM

* Okay, so after talking to another fan of said infamous drama, I have to add a disclaimer:

The IRL chain of events affecting the fictional chain of events above is as I heard it from my Aunty over the phone (lived between two countries most of my life lol so I always got my juicy gossip from her). Apparently her version of events is different from a few other versions floating on the net, so I can't be sure whether it's 100% accurate or not. The timing of the rl/fictional divorces still holds true tho lol, just can't be sure about the timing/reasons with the rl on-again-off-again and the fictional character death.

zia

November 16, 2016 at 7:12 AM

Dramas in Korea doesn't run long...at least 3 months, except for daily dramas. So, I think there wouldn't be any problem within the 3-4 months of filming. Hehe!

Flightey Gazelles

November 16, 2016 at 7:34 AM

OMG, @Fish n' Chips that's...I feel sorry for the fans...and the couple too lol!!

fishnchips

November 16, 2016 at 6:45 PM

@Flightey Gazelles lol thank you for the condolences. Tbh it was a long time ago and I'm sure everyone's over it by now.

(Tbh the more I seem to talk about it w/ others here the more everyone's version of the story seems mixed up, so who knows what really went on behind the scenes at this point lol X'D.)

And I think both the actors are still doing okay, too, so all's well that ends well I guess. (Well, except mini-me's generation being traumatised over our childhood otp breaking up in real and fictional worlds LOL, but hey there are some pains we must all go through....)

sweetsour

November 15, 2016 at 10:05 PM

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MapleSilver

November 15, 2016 at 11:08 PM

It's rare, but Lee Seon-kyun and his wife did act together as a couple on stage three or four years ago. It was a play called Love, Love, Love.

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Flightey Gazelles

November 15, 2016 at 11:25 PM

Lee Seon Kyun( the voice) is married? O_O.

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Marine

November 16, 2016 at 8:24 AM

Yes. And he has 2 sons (I think). When he guested on 1N2D a few years ago, back when it was still Na PD running the show, he showed a picture of them if I remember well.

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Kiara

November 16, 2016 at 9:24 AM

Eugene and Ki Tae-young would be great.

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Yuyunzzz

November 16, 2016 at 12:50 AM

Actually there had one b4. The drama title president, was aired on kbs. I think around 2012.Both of leaders are husband n wife

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kanz

November 16, 2016 at 3:53 AM

I guess it's because different culture? I never see or hear any real-life couple (married or not) got cast together in one drama or movie.. Or maybe it's reallly rare in Korea. Though that would be a stuff of fan dream comes true, no?

Whereas in my country some couples could find newfound popularity if they star in a new drama/movie/variety show. People love the idea of real-life perfect couple gotta work together and usually everyone supports and love the couple.

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yuki

November 16, 2016 at 5:19 AM

The leads for Our Gap-Soon are not necessarily a real-life couple, but they were on We Got Married together beforehand. They are super cute but the show only gets good after around the tenth episode.

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harucookie

November 16, 2016 at 7:44 AM

I think Jo Seung Woo and Kang Hye Jung were dating when they filmed the movie Love Phobia...

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2 seoul_searcher

November 15, 2016 at 8:33 PM

these were the exact thoughts that came out when i heard she was casted as the female lead. *sigh*

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skelly

November 16, 2016 at 2:02 PM

Yes. And then my second thought, because I am a terrible person who eats puppies and rainbows for breakfast, is that I hope she does terribly and the drama tanks because I don't like legal dramas anyway and perhaps this will serve as a horrible warning about casting idols. My third thought? Ji Sung must be hard up for money, or anxious to stay in someone's good graces.

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pollyanna

November 17, 2016 at 6:53 AM

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3 Katherine

November 15, 2016 at 8:35 PM

RUN JI SUNG RUN !!!

(If they had to cast a SNSD member, it should've been Sooyoung)

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coby

November 15, 2016 at 8:45 PM

Suddenly heard.. Run Devin Run
You better..run..run..run.. run..

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Sera The Ms Temper

November 15, 2016 at 10:07 PM

Sooyoung had nothing much to do PU38, this girl deserves more.

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Fangirl Sy

November 15, 2016 at 10:22 PM

awww, I agree!

She lent weight as well as unexpected hilarity in PU38 no matter how little she was given to work with. Now I can't help but imagine what could have been - a staunch but losing public defender would certainly look good on Sooyoung!

Let's hope Yuri overturns expectations and be good in this.

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4 weirdnshort

November 15, 2016 at 8:38 PM

ooo Lee Bo-young would be perfect for this role! I didn't mind Yuri in Gogh's Starry Night.

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zia

November 15, 2016 at 9:04 PM

She's okay in GSN but it was KYK that made the drama interesting for me.

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5 Wowuhhuh

November 15, 2016 at 8:39 PM

Yes to Lee Boyoung.

Not that it affects anything.

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6 loveblossom

November 15, 2016 at 8:43 PM

I had just seen the news about this casting! I really wish Ji Sung would decline this drama. How close is he to confirming?!! Ack.

The drama plot sounded good, but the casting needs to be a good match as well. It's like Entertainer again. I watched that drama mainly for JS and then the bromance. I did not like the actual romance in it.

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7 gadis

November 15, 2016 at 8:44 PM

Now, I juat want Jisung to run away as far as possible from this drama. Surely, there better offers out there. And girls, now that you mention Lee Bo-young, I couldn't unsee it. I want them to work together in this drama. Sigh...

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8 juliesean

November 15, 2016 at 8:47 PM

OMG! I'm speechless. I wasn't too keen on Han Ye Seul but this is much worse. If Ji Sung hasn't accepted, please RUN AWAY. Has he offended someone? Why is he getting sub-standard co-stars??? He deserves so much more......

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9 dessy

November 15, 2016 at 8:47 PM

But she's already confirm....
She is so lucky, she gets a good partner "daesang winner" if jisung confirm and good SW....
Woahh...
#stillshock
But, I'll give her chance...

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10 Jolly

November 15, 2016 at 8:49 PM

Time for Ji Sung to decline.

I was really interested in this drama thanks to him, and the premise, and was hoping someone like Moon Chae-won would end up the female lead instead of Han Ye-seul. It looks like that backfired. To go from Han Ye-seul to Yuri actually feels like a step back.

Please run away Ji Sung. I want to watch a drama with you in it again, but this is going to end up just as terrible as Entertainer. You deserve better than these poor actresses. There are other dramas. Live to act another day!

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nofrilldaffodil

November 15, 2016 at 11:51 PM

A million yes's to Moon Chae-won.

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11 Nil

November 15, 2016 at 9:00 PM

Isnt she Ahn YoNa too?
It would be fun to have park seojun as at least a cameo and have yuri AND jisung to tailing after him with starry eyes

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mary

November 15, 2016 at 9:39 PM

LOL I forgot about that

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BXLLX

November 16, 2016 at 2:47 AM

This drama should change its title to "Another Ahn Yo-na" or "Another Miss Ahn" LOL.

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12 samantha1

November 15, 2016 at 9:01 PM

Back to Back casting news these days..
And all I did was ~sigh

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Sera The Ms Temper

November 15, 2016 at 11:33 PM

Sigh....

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13 Peach

November 15, 2016 at 9:02 PM

Yuri isn't even bad though. And (unpopular opinion) Ji Sung isn't all that either.

I'm not a fan of the recent influx of idol castings either, but I wish y'all would stop acting like your oppas are being sacrificed on an altar every time a female lead gets casted, whether they're an idol or not.

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anon101

November 15, 2016 at 9:09 PM

I think the issue is with her acting, not necessarily her being an idol. Because even if Yuri isn't terrible I definitely would not call her good and this role sounds like a character with a wide range of emotion and Yuri's ability to convey depths of emotion tends to fall flat.

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canxi

November 15, 2016 at 9:50 PM

I think the point of the article is that they want two leads they are super excited for rather than just one. You are right; Yuri isn't bad and you may not think Ji Sung is great, and that's fine, but there is an imbalance in acting range.

Personally, I think Yuri might be all right in the role. However, I wish I was sure she will be all right in the role.

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Peach

November 15, 2016 at 10:16 PM

I was referring more to the comments crying for Ji Sung to run and how he "deserves" a better partner rather than the actual article.

If Ji Sung joins the project, he'll do so willingly. I'm just tired of people in the comments section acting like their favorite actors are being subjected to torture when they're paired with an actress that they don't see "fit" for whatever reason. Every casting article that comes out now a days seems to be filled with comments about how the actress isn't "good enough" to be paired with so-and-so actor. Whether they're a seasoned actress or a newbie. It just feels like a lot of unnecessary girl hate.

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pogo

November 15, 2016 at 10:29 PM

What's the alternative, then? Staying silent about actresses who are incompetent or not up to par at their jobs -i.e. acting - because all criticism of anyone female is apparently "girl hate"?

And it's worth remembering that the people really getting cheated by the repeated casting of idols who can't act, are not the men - it's other actresses, i.e. women. Whose names show up in these posts all the time because people would like casting directors to give a shot to women who can actually act, instead of handing a free pass to the ones who can't. Also, db has never been kind to crappy actors of either gender. Maybe if you could see past the knee-jerk impulse to characterise all criticism of Yuri and her ilk as 'hate', you'd see that.

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canxi

November 15, 2016 at 10:35 PM

Oh my!

I think Peach was referring more to those who might be in Kim Go Eun casting posts saying she isn't pretty enough to be so and so's co-star or whatever. I think you have a point too, pogo. But I don't think Peach meant to say that ALL criticism is hate.

pogo

November 15, 2016 at 10:53 PM

@canxi - just for the record, I believe comments about Kim Go-eun (and IU, before her for Scarlet Heart) are bs.

But it's worth noting that these two particular actresses have actually met with enthusiastic reactions to their acting/prospective casting on db earlier (see early posts on KGE being courted for Cheese, or even comments on KGE's acting as Seol while it was airing), and the particular dislike of them now appears to be fuelled by imagined wrongs committed by them offscreen, rather than their acting itself.

Peach

November 15, 2016 at 11:18 PM

@pogo

"the particular dislike of them now appears to be fuelled by imagined wrongs committed by them offscreen, rather than their acting itself."

Would you not consider that "hate" though? Especially the kind that PSH gets, as you mentioned, that is mainly fueled by female fans?

The criticism they get is entirely removed from their acting and, like you, I don't think that's fair.

I guess Yuri was a bad example for me to go out all "guns ablazing" for. I'm not a Yuri Stan btw, I really don't give two hoots about her either way. I was just trying to express my frustration with the unfair treatment I feel a lot of actresses have been getting lately.

canxi

November 15, 2016 at 11:22 PM

I agree with you pogo.

I guess I can also understand where Peach is coming from because it does seem like sometimes the guys (unless particularly awful) get a little more faith where the girls might not, even if they've done well here and there. There is a lot of love for many actresses here, but every now and then I am sometimes surprised at negative comments

pogo

November 16, 2016 at 12:00 AM

@Peach - it's definitely ridiculous and unreasonable, and I would call it 'hate' but it's at least connected to something they actually did (public comments in KGE's case, alleged misinterpretation of a book in some song lyrics by IU) - in fact, prior to those incidents, they were pretty well-received on here.

It's rather different from the case of an actress getting hate for nothing they've actually done a la Park Shin-hye (in whose case I suspect people are also unable to separate her from her awful character in Heirs, and she therefore makes a convenient scapegoat to contrast against anyone who gets called a crappy actress).

@canxi I think that may also be because less crappy actors make it to lead roles in general - I mean, go to the post about L potentially being the lead of that Chae Soo-bin drama and virtually everyone is stoked for her but quite the opposite for him. Comparatively, the only requirement for female lead roles in a lot of cases seems to be looks/popularity, which talent being strictly optional.

canxi

November 15, 2016 at 10:31 PM

Ahhhh. I definitely feel you on that.
It can get annoying. Especially when it's a good actress that gets it. Maybe it's more a problem of too much unnecessary oppa love, lol.

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pogo

November 15, 2016 at 10:55 PM

It's ironic, because a lot of hate directed against decent-but-divisive actresses (e.g. Park Shin-hye) seems to come from fans of idols/actresses who've been called out as being crap at acting.

So it's not even oppa love but more like misguided unnie love.

Peach

November 15, 2016 at 11:02 PM

Yes! Of course some criticism is warranted, but the concentration of it leans so heavily on the female side that you'd think incompetent actresses were falling from the sky!

And this isn't specific to Yuri or idol actresses in general. Kim Go Eun is "too ugly" for Gong Yoo, Soo Ae is "too old" for Kim Young Kwang...

Maybe this was the wrong post to vent on, as my feelings are more a culmination from what I've seen over the last few weeks than anything having to do with this drama.

pogo

November 15, 2016 at 11:14 PM

@Peach as I pointed out, Kim Go-eun is in the crosshairs because she (rather unwisely) chose to comment on the Cheese scandal while it was on - it has less to do with her acting or with acting in general, than with the dislike directed at her for her public comments on a subject that had a lot of people very touchy.

I can't speak to the Su Ae situation but I have to say, I'm surprised - if for nothing else, because it was Kim Young-kwang who's been the target of (warranted, imo) db dislike for years following certain obnoxious comments in an interview.

canxi

November 15, 2016 at 11:24 PM

@pogo

Depending on the commenter, it can even be both lol.

gem28

November 16, 2016 at 7:45 AM

@Peach
I honestly wasn't a fan of Ji Sung in entertainer but you are right he will willing have chosen this so let's see. As for idol actresses , they are mostly cast as they have their own legion of fans and ratings wise productions want to harness that, not to mention their management companies are supremely good at lobbying for them. I personally feel, it's unfair to the wonderful actresses out there who don't even get a shot at being considered. But that is not the idols fault, it's the systems. There's always exceptions, it's not girl hate though, I've seen male idol get same amount shit being thrown their way for poor acting so definitely not girl hate. My two cents.

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pogo

November 15, 2016 at 10:49 PM

"stop acting like your oppas are being sacrificed on an altar every time a female lead gets casted, whether they’re an idol or not."

Really? Even on posts about Jung Eun-ji or Choi Soo-young being cast in stuff as leads? And they're both idols!

I must also have been imagining the largely supportive comments on casting posts featuring younger actresses prospectively taking up leads opposite "oppas" - including but not limited to Nam Ji-hyun, Park Bo-young, Go Ah-sung, Kim So-hyun, Kim Yoo-jung, Park So-dam, Kim Seul-gi, Jo Boa, Chae Soo-bin, Park Hye-soo, Han Ye-ri, Lee Yoo-bi, Kim Go-eun, Lee Sung-kyung, Kang So-ra, Baek Jin-hee, Gong Seung-yeon, Shim Eun-kyung..... do I really have to go on?

And db is the fastest to admit when we're wrong about someone turning out good at acting - see the reactions to Minah (Beautiful Gong-shim), Sooyoung (My Spring Days), Nana (The Good Wife) or even IU (Producers) for proof.

But of course, it's easier to keep squawking about "girl hate" just because the people you like aren't up to scratch.

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Flightey Gazelles

November 15, 2016 at 11:04 PM

That's what I'm saying...well thinking.

I mean, have you visited a Tacyeon post or Song Seong Hub( not sure about the spelling, The one nicknamed handTowell)

I mean even DB Darling Lee He Hoon is not spared sometimes. I've personally never watched him in anything but I've read movie reviews where his acting was praised. He even acted in a gay romance ( Korean cinema is really daring) so I know his not an actor who plays it safe.

Trivia: Ji Chang Wook and Kang Hanuel acted in a musical where they played lovers or something like that. Why am I not in Korea????

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pogo

November 15, 2016 at 11:10 PM

yep, db absolutely tore Taecyeon a new one over his getting cast with Kim So-hyun, never let it be said we give crappy acting a pass.

and yeah, Lee Je-hoon wasn't spared either, db darling or no. People see weird/out-of-place acting that they're not feeling, they call it out.

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Kiara

November 16, 2016 at 9:36 AM

Agreed. Lee Je-hoon was not spared from Signal, starting from the very first episode.

We love our oppas but when they don't do well as expected, we'd be the first to point it out.

pogo

November 15, 2016 at 11:27 PM

oh, and another point: db is equally unenthusiastic about male idols. See reactions to any Exo member getting cast in anything, for proof.

Heck even on the initial casting post for Misaeng, a lot of people were not into Im Shi-wan taking up the role of Jang Geu-rae, and that was despite him proving himself in several previous performances and actually having played the role before.

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faith

November 16, 2016 at 12:52 AM

2pm Taecyeon also wants to say Hi to unenthusiastic DB community LOL.

rowanharper

November 16, 2016 at 2:24 AM

Yes all the "hate" is a ligitamate reaction to the trend of good (mostly) actresses being picked over for lead roles in favor of just "seviceable" ones. Popularity is 100% the reason. I'm not a kpop fan, so some of the actresses chosen to play these heavy roles are just baffeling to me.

These decisions do matter and do effect the quality of the dramas. I stopped watching Entertainer because of Heyri. I couldn't stand her in that despite enjoying her previous work in 88.
I almost stopped watching UF because of Suzy, and had no knowledge (good or bad) of her acting ability prior to watching.
If Let's Fight Goast had been a more emotionally challenging drama, I would have dropped it because of Tec.

Afii

November 16, 2016 at 12:40 AM

Couldn't agree more with peach. If he sign on it i think that's mean he already count the possibility. The hate being unnecessary here. In the end it's just drama y'all. Enjoy and sip your coffee ☕☕

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14 Persian Rose

November 15, 2016 at 9:02 PM

What's happening in kdrama industry.?! Are they out of good actressespecially? ! First Suzy LJS and now Yuri JI Sung...I wish Ji Sung decline the offer

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15 minah

November 15, 2016 at 9:04 PM

Please...first Lee Jun Ki now Ji Sung....drama gods have mercy

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16 Nissa

November 15, 2016 at 9:07 PM

As long as the chemistry is good then acceptable actress will also be good.

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17 anon

November 15, 2016 at 9:09 PM

???...One more kdrama to ditch. thank you kdrama god.

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18 SilentSquee

November 15, 2016 at 9:16 PM

Run, Ji Sung, run... this drama is not meant for you... run, Ji Sung, run... they're trying to capture you... run, Ji Sung, run... running is a victory...

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Flightey Gazelles

November 15, 2016 at 9:42 PM

That could be a drama, in and of itself.

Where in God's name is Yoon Eun Hye???

Lee Yubi? She needs a do over for what SWWTN did to her( made her all avatar-Aang-immature-phase-wannabe, that's only cute in cartoon of which even he had to GROW UP).

Is Jang Hee Jin too big? I would be overjoyed!

Why doesn't Chae Jung Ah ever get offered this type of roles? Only Faux-love rivals.

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pogo

November 15, 2016 at 11:18 PM

I think YEH's acting career in Korea is more or less done following that stupid 'scandal' over her allegedly plagiarising something on a design competition. Which is bs to me but there you go.

SWWTN was an injustice against Lee Yubi, she deserved better. It was painful seeing a talented young actress actively searching for any hint of emotional depth or point of connection with a character designed to give her absolutely none. And she was seriously injured through most of her time filming, which actually has me worried that her long hiatus might have been for health reasons - girl is still a rookie, she needs to act again!

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Flightey Gazelles

November 15, 2016 at 11:53 PM

re: Yoon Eun Hye, what? Is there no way she could fight back? Look at Song Hye Gyo and Han Hyo Joo and others like IU. What about the movie industry? Surely they're more... flexible and liberal.

I actually first saw Lee Yubi in Gu Family Book and I became an instant fan! Her acting was convincing enough for me to declare her a good actress. She had all those intense scenes with the antagonist, a senior actor and she HELD HER OWN, even contributed to the intensity. Remember that scene where she was serving him tea with a smile while promising to off his ass? And she had a playful and sweet chemistry with Lee Seung Gi.

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pogo

November 16, 2016 at 12:04 AM

@Flightey Gazelles - Song Hye-kyo and Han Hyo-joo have been way more successful than YEH (ratings/box office-wise) for years now, that probably plays a role in things too :/

GFB was the project that made me a fan of Lee Yubi too - she was fantastic there, and I loved how she could go from playful to intense on a dime. I just can't with people trying to dismiss her because she dared to be better at acting than most of her costars in that drama, or based on the mess that was Scholar.

Lal

November 16, 2016 at 3:11 AM

@pogo, I noticed you always say that YEH's career is done (because of the "scandal") whenever someone mentioning YEH name. What make you sure about that especially since you're clearly not her fans (who literary the ones which always know almost everything about her, even before the others).

YEH & her agency always said, again & again, that she still got many acting offers, domestic & internationally, even after the scandal. Haven't take any acting project yet doesn't mean her career is over you know. I don't like people who always think they know about everything but in reality don't :(

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pogo

November 16, 2016 at 3:56 AM

She hasn't done a Korean project in three years and despite all the noises about planning offers, I've yet to see one materialise.

People's careers have come to a virtual halt over more trivial things than this in k-ent, but sure, let off steam at me if that's what makes you feel better.

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pogo

November 16, 2016 at 4:00 AM

oh and incidentally, I like her very much as an actress (receipts going back 4 years here, if you need them). I had no idea liking someone's acting required you to be blind to plain facts though.

If you have knowledge of any concrete plans of acting projects, please do share, since you claim fans know almost everything about her. Otherwise you can keep disliking me, it's no skin off my nose.

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Lal

November 16, 2016 at 4:35 AM

@pogo, what "plain facts" are you talking about ? If you're talking about she didn't take any acting project for 3 years, which make her career going down, isn't make sense to me. FYI, YEH took hiatus for 2 years after she finished Coffee Prince. So if it based on your way of thinking YEH career must have done after CP, which clearly isn't true.
There are many reasons an actress/actor doesn't take any acting project yet besides getting involved in a scandal. SHK & IU have proved it that a scandal won't holding them from taking new project. So did YEH.
It could be that she doesn't find any project she's interested yet. Have you think about that ?

Moreover, if her career is done, why she still get CF offers ? Global brand L'oreal still keeping her as their model & Chinese skincare Mageline hired her as their new spokesperson.

19 canxi

November 15, 2016 at 9:27 PM

Seeing a married couple act together would be nice. I don't see why no one would do that. It's guaranteed in the ratings, lol.

I don't mind Yuri. I get not getting excited for her, though. I wonder who else could have done this? Son Ye Jin? Jang Nara? Jung Yumi? Park Shi Yeon even though she just finished something? Where is Han Chae Ah?

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itsmediji

November 15, 2016 at 9:32 PM

Where is Ha Ji Won when we need her?

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canxi

November 15, 2016 at 9:35 PM

I also thought of Lee Young Ah riiiight after I submitted my comment, lol.

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dee

November 16, 2016 at 2:33 AM

Young ah! I'm in definitely!!
Where's hve she been all the time??

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canxi

November 16, 2016 at 11:48 AM

She did that drama with Namgoong Min and then I have no idea what happened after! D:

dee

November 16, 2016 at 7:03 PM

Unemployed Romance and Snow is On the Sea are her last project I guess
kinda miss her in Vampire Prosecutor

Flightey Gazelles

November 15, 2016 at 9:50 PM

Han Chae Ah will be good for this!

I seem to be the only one who watched A Man Called God. She was really good as Reporter Jin Bo Bae, idealistic and unglamorous. It was during my Kdrama rookie days, and I remember being surprised later, when I googled her and found out she was considered this beautiful fashionista, even nicknamed Korean Barbie. Then I saw her in Boys Over Flowers and was stunned to see her so beautiful, I remember her fondly ad Reporte Jin Bo Bae!

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canxi

November 15, 2016 at 9:55 PM

I did watch A Man Called God, actually! Back in my rookie days as well. I believe you're thinking of Han Chae Young, though. Who would be good for this role. She's her best when she's not playing the glamorous type.

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Flightey Gazelles

November 15, 2016 at 10:49 PM

Oops, I meant Han Chae Young

She'd really fit this idealistic, losses-temper-easily( and cases)-lawyer.

Where is she? I really have a soft spot for her.

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canxi

November 15, 2016 at 11:28 PM

I have no idea what she's been up to. Last I saw of her was in that Ad Genius drama with Jin Goo which is a drama that everyone should forget.

mary

November 16, 2016 at 2:27 AM

I love Han Chae-young too but she's focused mostly on China. She's like Chae-rim unni (lead of Dalja and All About Eve).

kanz

November 16, 2016 at 4:02 AM

Guys, Korean Actresses Association just called me to explain their actresses are on very long hiatus. Subway has just confirmed they take the actresses on vacation with unlimited foot-long subs, therefore they're not available for taking any shows until at least the end of 2017. See you in 2018! Have fun with Suzy, Yuri and Yoona while you're at it!

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Flightey Gazelles

November 16, 2016 at 7:59 AM

LMAO!!! That's the only explanation.

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canxi

November 16, 2016 at 11:47 AM

Dammit Subway. Always interfering.

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weallwantpizza

November 18, 2016 at 6:54 AM

Excuse me, but I don't even mind if they cast Hwang Jung Eum again instead of someone who 'maaayyybee' doesn't really match Jisung. (idk if Yuri would do well, hope so)

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20 itsmediji

November 15, 2016 at 9:30 PM

Yuri as the defender? Maybe she's just one of the staff in the Public Defender's Office. Well technically she's a defender. But the NOT THE ONE DEFENDING THE HERO. I'm still keeping my hopes high.

I would have loved to see Seo Ji Hye in it. This girl needs a breakthrough drama.

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21 crazedlu

November 15, 2016 at 9:42 PM

Gah! Yoona, Yuri, Sooyoung, Suzy, Hyeri, aklfj;laskjf pairing up with some of the best dudes in the biz! WHYYYYYYYY!?

I stay away from so many dramas because of these wannabe actors lady idols.

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seed

November 15, 2016 at 10:01 PM

Sooyoung is actually a good actor. Too bad she wasn't given much to do in her last drama.

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Sera The Ms Temper

November 15, 2016 at 10:12 PM

i'll take Sooyoung out from your list. She is better than those your mentioned. My Spring Days proved that. Her acting cannot be solely judged from PU38 because she actually had nothing much to do in that drama.

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pogo

November 15, 2016 at 11:07 PM

Sooyoung is actually a decent actress though - far better than her bandmates. She doesn't deserve to be lumped in with them.

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Makoto

November 16, 2016 at 12:58 AM

Soo young never becomes the reason I watch the drama she's in it, but always ends up liking her. In PU38 it wasn't because she's bad, she just didn't get much to do.

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Soyiungfanclub

November 16, 2016 at 3:30 PM

Yeah, sooyoung is the best idol actor out there. She could have done Anna way better than Yoona did. Imagine her with JCW!!

To make it better, she is even a 100 times more beautiful than Yoona and Yuri. I just don't get why she doesn't get better casting roles. I didn't like PU38, she should have been given the other girls role and would have done it way better.

Our sooyoung is the best!!

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22 kimchikay

November 15, 2016 at 10:05 PM

Man, this age gap trend needs to stop…. they've got 13 years between the two….I suppose this isn't the worst we've seen but it totally kills the vibe for me….bleh

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23 ObsessedMuch

November 15, 2016 at 10:07 PM

I really want Ji Sung's next project to be awesome but this dream might just not come true now. Lee Bo Young would actually have been the perfect choice!

On another note, thank you for another hilarious conversation post JB and GF! I love such posts where you come together and show how sarcasm is/should be done.

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24 justanotherfan

November 15, 2016 at 10:17 PM

i'm out

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25 Sera The Ms Temper

November 15, 2016 at 10:18 PM

What have Ji Sung done to get two not so talented idols as a partner consecutively.

Seriously, if the only SNSD member that can act well is Sooyoung, but sadly no chance to shine. If they insist the idols, Sooyoung or Nana will be great.

After The Good Wife, I think Nana will do well. Anyone else see Nana as "public defender heroine, an idealistic, hardworking lawyer who wants to be cool-headed, but always loses her temper in court and loses all her cases.?"

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Makoto

November 16, 2016 at 12:54 AM

Wow, I totally forgot about Nana. She's superb in handling that young examiner in The Good Wife. I had severe girl's crush syndrome on her.

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samantha1

November 16, 2016 at 12:54 AM

Loved her there. I never thought it as her first time acting in a drama. She seemed so natural about it.

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26 pogo

November 15, 2016 at 10:18 PM

so basically over the last seven days, real life AND dramaland have decided to shit all over us with bad news.

I want off.

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Flightey Gazelles

November 15, 2016 at 10:53 PM

What real life news? I suspect election.

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pogo

November 15, 2016 at 11:07 PM

/sigh

you suspected right.

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Flightey Gazelles

November 15, 2016 at 11:56 PM

Let's be hopeful. He looks more... calm at least. Maybe a little more thoughtful but *sigh indeed*

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pogo

November 16, 2016 at 5:04 AM

One can only hope. And work to make it a one-term thing. I'm not even American but it worries me.

Sera The Ms Temper

November 15, 2016 at 11:30 PM

I am anxious what will be coming to us in next seven days.

The only news that can heal our wounds now are Suzy and Yuri both turn down the offer. Is that possible?

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pogo

November 16, 2016 at 12:06 AM

I'd happily sacrifice all of dramaland if it meant the real-life crisis hadn't come to pass.

But now that that is hanging over all our heads (and not just American ones), I feel like the drama gods owe us good news, not bad.

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27 lazielizard

November 15, 2016 at 10:50 PM

but what if she's another Seo In-guk? Maybe she just hasn't found the right character yet and this could be it.. who knows but it would be awesome if she kills it. :)

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pogo

November 16, 2016 at 12:07 AM

....Seo in-gook was never crappy at acting, though? And it was pretty apparent he could act, well before he was Yuri's current age.

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boomboompow

November 16, 2016 at 12:43 AM

Seo In Guk nailed any roles given and own them, so much that I don't see traces of his old character in his new ones. This is a trait that's not all actors can do - I won't name names but lots of young lead-actors around his age still cannot nail this.

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pogo

November 16, 2016 at 12:58 AM

Exactly. Yoon Yoon-jae, Yang Jung-do, and Louie don't feel a thing like each other.

That is not a common ability, by any standard.

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manisha

November 16, 2016 at 1:09 AM

You're mistaken or i guess yu haven't really seen any of seo in guk's drama yet! That boy was gold right from the starting of his career. Too bad rating were never on his side but he did wonderful in role he took. Probably one of the best underrated actors of Korea along with Joo Won.
I wish he could get more recognition after shopping king!
Also i suggest you to watch:
• Reply 1997
• I remember you
• Squad 38
• King of high school

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ObsessedMuch

November 16, 2016 at 2:33 AM

Umm... But how did you come to this comparison? Seo In Guk could act right from the beginning of his acting career! He hasn't gotten the deserved recognition yet but I have not seen even one comment against his acting skills!

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Flightey Gazelles

November 16, 2016 at 8:01 AM

Perhaps @Lizzie meant it like a compliment?

Like a positive wish.

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justanotherfan

November 16, 2016 at 8:50 AM

I think she wanted to refer to another actor but got confused or typo or whatever and it ended up being Seo In Guk.

It happened to me before! I was talking to a friend and got all the names mixed up on an actor. Luckily, through the months and years passed, I would now no longer make the mistake of misnaming our oppas.

Otherwise, I can't think of any explanation.

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28 chingu

November 15, 2016 at 10:56 PM

Omg, you ladies have gotten the idea in my head, so now I can't imagine a more perfect leading lady for Ji-sung–other than his real life wifeu~! Why can't this happen!?? This should totally happen!!

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29 jheart

November 15, 2016 at 11:03 PM

Poor Ji Sung :((
Was so excited for his comeback and I thought he could use this drama to erase Entertainer.
And it is heading to even worsen road
I am very open minded for giving idols chance to prove their acting. Some idols have managed to change my mind after improving through years
But Yuri .......................

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30 saranga

November 15, 2016 at 11:31 PM

still, out of the snsd lot, i always thought yuri had the best face + presence + potential for acting. the other members in dramas were just meh for me (yoona and sooyoung), but yuri always looked like an actress. she was pretty bad in fashion king, but i remember being startled by how "actressy" she managed to look.

she was quite decent in gogh too. i don't mind seeing more of her, but i don't know how i feel about pairing her with ji sung...

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31 ohmyaegyo

November 15, 2016 at 11:59 PM

Ughhh, these are my exact thoughts. I am so sad and tired of these SNSD girls ruining some potentially great shows. :(

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32 boomboompow

November 16, 2016 at 12:10 AM

Didn't they learn anything from this year's dramas with idols (UF, ML)? Le sigh.

None of next year's casting news excite me as yet.

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Liz

November 16, 2016 at 4:16 AM

Lol Uf or Ml have such bug views on chinese websites, tottaly a success, so no them learnt having popular idols can Bring in Money , chinese Money. At end of day the actors could care less about fans whinning they are getting paid and getting China Money and fame

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pogo

November 16, 2016 at 5:01 AM

they are getting paid and getting China Money and fame

not if the stalemate over THAAD lasts much longer, though.

Politics already caused the well of Japanese cash to dry up, luckily for Hallyu China stepped into its place. It's anyone's guess how long that will last.

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boomboompow

November 16, 2016 at 7:21 PM

Yea I thought they ban Korean dramas now? Or has it been lifted?

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33 Sayaka

November 16, 2016 at 12:17 AM

Good grief. The news of Suzy possibly getting cast to star with LJS was heartbreaking enough. I haven't seen much of Yuri's acting, to be honest... I do wish the Korean industry would stop handing roles to these idols trying to break into the acting realm. There are plenty of young actresses, who deserve to get a juicy role like this one.

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34 Makoto

November 16, 2016 at 12:50 AM

The time when I read "loses her temper on the court and loses all her cases" I thought about Lee Bo Young to. Hahaha... It was the best character at that time.
I've never watched Yuri in any drama yet (still considering Gogh's Starry Night, it's already on my watchlist plan) so I really in the dark about her acting skill. But for that character I'd like to see Shin Sekyung or Jung Yumi (the other Jung Yumi from SFD) or Han Groo or Kang Sora.

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35 manisha

November 16, 2016 at 1:23 AM

Oh wow so it's like Ahn yona with Ahn yona! And Ji sung again killing the role of ahn yona better than anyone else. To be honest if you were given the choice of watching one Ahn yona then who would it be? Ofcourse Ji sung's Ahn yona! And the other Ahn yona would be just invisible. So lets just focus on Ji sung's Ahn yona and give Yuri's Ahn yona a backseat. I know she's important and all in this drama but i really want Ji sung to this show cos he really deserves a badass role by a good writer and pd which could make up for entertainer. Also my love for Ji sung's Ahn yona (née acting) could forsee anyones Ahn yona. Lets hope for the best beanies✌

P.s. sorry for using so many Ahn yonas but that is the only way i could describe how awesone our Ji Sung is!

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36 salt n' pepper

November 16, 2016 at 1:31 AM

Oh, Lee Bo Young definitely! But if you think about, they went for Han Ye Seul as the first choice and now Yuri. If there's one thing in common between the two, it's that they tend to convey the image of a candy, plucky female character. We must have gotten the wrong idea about the character needing an actress with a strong, confident, capable aura given the pattern they went for. However, it's still a let down that we didn't get a better actress. If not Lee Bo Young, I would have been fine with the likes of Park Si Yeon, Han Chae Ah, Kang Sora and Jung Yumi to name a few. I'm a big fan of SNSD but, let's be real, Yuri's not exactly an ideal choice. Let's just hope she proves us wrong.

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Flightey Gazelles

November 16, 2016 at 8:10 AM

It does seem like they do have a time. Maybe the character is like Yook Sun Jae's in Village:Achiara, jumpy, naive and bright just a bit more testy and fiery.

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37 man

November 16, 2016 at 1:52 AM

oh, NO!!

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38 Biankoy

November 16, 2016 at 2:24 AM

Personally I think that Yuri is loads better now! I really didn't like her at all before but she was great in Go Ho's starry night. I would've preferred to see her in another romcom but I think and I highly appreciate that she's improving with her projects, unlike other idol-turned-actresses whose performances are still blah, even after lots of projects. It won't really be a waste for her to be with big name sunbaes such as Ji Sung if she's going to learn and grow from acting with them. Anyway, Ji Sung has got nothing to lost even if he's paired with idol actresses because he is already a stablished actor.

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39 seed

November 16, 2016 at 2:51 AM

Has 1% of anyt thing finished filming? Can't we get jeon so min?

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40 Flightey Gazelles

November 16, 2016 at 3:35 AM

Oh no Lal, i think you misread @Pogo's comment.

She was talking about the unfairness and ridiculousness of actors getting ruined by so-called 'scandal'.

I don't her like or dislike of YEH can be gleaned from her comment

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pogo

November 16, 2016 at 4:58 AM

@Flightey Gazelles - thanks for trying to explain, but when someone so badly wants an excuse to have a fight, literally anything will be taken as one.

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Lal

November 16, 2016 at 9:04 AM

@Flightey Gazelles, thank you for your explanation. I actually understand what @pogo's trying to convey there. I even agree to some of them. But when it come to her comment about YEH, I disagree.
I'm just trying to give explanation as YEH fans, not trying to making excuse to have a fight, like she said.
Why did I reply to her comment about YEH (which I admitted is out of topic) ? Because I noticed she always mention it in several occasions as if it's true. I tried to ignore it first/before but this time can't. Is that wrong ?

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41 kittykatty

November 16, 2016 at 4:30 AM

Give me a break. Producers should stop casting idol as leads! Particularly girls. I'm sorry, you guys are beautiful and so wonderful in singing, but when it comes to acting, they were like doing aegyo (which was irritating) in everything they did. Cast actors, please? I know they need someone popular for promoting film, but it'll be the same if they cant act well. I am not saying idol singer can't act, they just don't do a lot of acting practices as the actors do. That's why they lack in acting, but superb in singing.

If you still want to cast them, better cast them at secondary, or third role. There a lot of actors which also got amazing acting skills. It would be nice if they cast LBY with JS together, though.

So this is my personal opinion. You can't do all things at best. I dont remember seeing many idols were superb at acting too. Maybe few of them. These are some idols that have played leads and my opinion for their acting

JUNG EUN JI (okay, good), SOOYOUNG (okay, good), UEE (not bad but I cant stand her crying) SUZY (she acted better as second lead, the annoying girl rather than being lead), KRYSTAL (same as Suzy), IU (much better now) YOONA (hmm... still need practices as lead, she's good at YAMD, though), SEOLHYUN (poor, still need a lot of practices), HYERI (she's good at Reply but not so-good at Entertainer) um.. who else?

YURI? Doing aegyo so much.

Oh and I'm saying this specifically for female idol. Male idols dont have to do aegyo though, so they might be better at acting. CHOI SIWON and SEO IN GUK are my favorites idol-turned-actor so far. IM SIWAN is potential.

My point being is, DO NOT CAST IDOLS BASED ON THEIR POPULARITY, BUT THEIR ACTING SKILL!!

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42 CQB

November 16, 2016 at 6:12 AM

This sounds like an interesting premise though maybe not a ratings grabber. I'm not totally against Yuri, I'm just not sure about this role for her. If JS accepts can there at least be no loveline.

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43 hiheel

November 16, 2016 at 6:19 AM

At first when i saw this i went oh maybe ji sung should do rebel hong gil dong but nope yoon kyung sang got it(which ain't bad at all in my opinion) then i went oh god what's their age gap? 12 years? oh god but then there's kim min suk in this i dunno how i feel now.

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44 fab

November 16, 2016 at 6:38 AM

*cries* and then you had to put that beautiful picture at the end?? Oh Ji Sung... Maybe if we plead with the real powerful: subways sandwich.

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45 goldeng

November 16, 2016 at 7:11 AM

Its interesting how since like day 1 I thought the role reminded me of LBY in I hear your voice, that she should go for it and was anticipating a drama wih a real couple on screen and even tho I knew it wont happen, I expected someone as awesome as her for a no BS female lawyer role. maybe Yuri could do if it were a romcom but a complex legal drama? My tiny heart is a bit offended for the Entertainer comments.. I liked the show!! My least favorite thing on it was Hyeri but the others were good XD well, guess Ill pass on this one now

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potatodrama

November 16, 2016 at 8:22 AM

Hyeri will be always Duk-Sun for me. <3<3

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46 Lana

November 16, 2016 at 8:56 AM

Exercise me, I want to punch or break something. Dramaland is entering pre-zombie period. It makes the rest of my week feel like blah .

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47 Iris

November 16, 2016 at 12:38 PM

Now I am hoping that Ji Sung turn this down.

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48 wingedswan

November 16, 2016 at 1:39 PM

Before reading this page I didn't know that this website didn't like Entertainer... but really when I really like a drama, and I loooved Entertainer, I usually don't come here because I often find just a sea of negativity. I don't mind critizism, but a lot of time there is no critizism just "Ew that drama was liek soo bad for reasons pertaining to my personal tastes and such" Oh well.