Absolute Boyfriend kdrama starts casting

[dangermousie]

As per drama beans.

I sincerely hope it is based on the manga I adore and not the jdrama which I hate. Seeing that they want to cast Kim Ha Neul, it's probably the latter though. Add in the fact that kdrama adaptations of manga usually suck (BOF, *shudder*) and there is no way they will be able to deal with "heroine orders a sexbot" thing on MBC (I was cracking up at jb and gf, neither of whom is familiar with the manga, wondering if It could be a sexbot and deciding not).

I think I will just wait for the twdrama.

Comments

[clairiere.livejournal.com]

I'm not familiar with either manga or j-drama but from the little I could gather, it's the manga they're trying to adapt. Reactions on DCgall very, very negative, appalled Kim Ha Neul would even consider it.

The other big news on DC today was the Beethoven Virus PD/writers (the other Hong sisters) re-teaming for The King, which is described as a black comedy/romance about a marriage of convenience btw a North Korean prince and South Korean princess. Apparently the PD's close to Lee Byung-Hyun and desperately wanted him as the lead, but it's impossible with Lee's schedule so they're looking at other big names.

Looks like that's for early spring 2012, and before that is the adaptation of the new romance novel from the Sungkyunkwan Scandal author due Jan 2012 or so, but no word on casting yet. It's not the SKKS sequel, but an entirely new story, set in the Joseon era but purely fictional, of a doomed romance between a king and a shaman.

[walkwithheroes.livejournal.com]

Kim Ha Neul is beautiful and talented. But, I think she would be a wrong choice for the role. She would be 35 when this drama airs - that's a bit old to be ordering a robot for a boyfriend. It would just make me sad for her. Even a beautiful woman whose mature and successful has to have a robot boyfriend!? I hope they stick more to the manga; they can just age the heroine up to a university student.

Also, I do think TOP would be a good robot, but as I understand he's not very fond of showing skin. . .and could he really emote?

[syrenstar.livejournal.com]

Loathed the JDrama, it's a shame they're going in that direction as the storyline makes more sense if the lead is a teenage girl. Plus the skevy sexbot angle can be more easily overlooked if it's not a 20 something office worker hard up for a boyfriend but a teenager trying to figure love out.

[spunspider.livejournal.com]

i haven't read the manga but i hated the jdrama adaptation too, and it made me hate aibu saki who was totally rad in buzzer beat. it'd take a lot to make me care about this. ;\

[hanjae.livejournal.com]

I love Kim Ha Neul, but nothing could make me watch it if it's anything like the jdrama AND the rumours turn out to be true about T.O.P being casted as Night. I can't believe I'm saying this, but even Kim Hyun Joong would fit the role of Night better than T.O.P... unless they're planning a dark twist where Night is an assassin sent to kill Riiko.

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[splendidlure.livejournal.com]

Hey Fellow JPLH fan:

[jpookemon.livejournal.com]

Well if you think about it. Kdrama has only adapted a few popular Japanese manga. That would be BOF, Playful Kiss, and City Hunter...

[jennyhime.livejournal.com]

I have no problem when they are using the same tactics as in the japanese, making the lead character older (a high school girl as in the manga could be quite hard for some viewers to take) but Kim Ha Neul as much as I adore her I think they should choose a younger actress like Park Bo Young. And TOP bad choice unless they want a killerbot.

[boycottbananas.livejournal.com]

I really liked the Jdrama lol but I never read the manga anyway hahah. XD

I think for this I'd watch if it was Moon Geun Young/Jang Geun Suk lolol. Or maybe even her and Kim Jae Wook? He did have that dorky-albeit-stoic-sometimes-robotic-ness to him.