The Cast of Extravagant Challange Attend Press Conference and Commence Filming
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There must be something in the air around here, because I am way more excited about upcoming TW-dramas than I am about upcoming K-dramas (with the exception of Best Love). GTV is totally on a roll these days, it has Hayate the Combat Butler completed, and now Extravagant Challange, its long-awaited live-action adaptation of the manga Skip Beat finally starts filming tomorrow.
The main cast attended a press conference yesterday to introduce the leads and to start drumming up interest. Oh, my interest is on high alert all right. Super Junior’s Choi Si Won plays Ren, Lee Dong Hae plays Sho, Ivy Chen plays Kyoko, and Bianca Bai plays Moko. Si Won and Dong Hae’s Chinese really is quite good, so I’m finger-crossed there will be no dubbing.
I think it’s hilarious that Bianca Bai showed up at the press conference wearing flats (that girl never wears flats), a day after Dong Hae spoke to the media and joked that he was worried about acting opposite Bianca and being shorter than her, since she’s a top model in Taiwan and one of the tallest actresses in the industry.
It’s clear that the two ladies have just met their two male co-stars, but the four of them look great together, and I’m feeling my hopes rise again. The director (who directed last year’s award-winning TW-movie Monga with Ethan Ruan and Mark Chao) was asked about kissing scenes, and he said that he’s planning one for Si Won and Dong Hae, to which both boys protested loudly and said that was not cool.
The press conference:
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OMG, they at least got the casting of the male leads right. Big sigh of relief right there.
Still iffy about Bianca Bai as Kanae, but we'll see ... I always like to keep an open mind and will gladly welcome any sort of improvement in her acting skills. Wonder how she will tackle the prickly-on-the-outside, soft-on-the-inside Kanae.
i would have prefered Jerry Yan as the main lead... it was meant to be Jerry at first then he dropped out.
dang...Choi Si Won can speak chinese too??!!...his hotness just rose to another level right now.....also Hayate Combat Butler will also be airing in two weeks right?..will you be considering watching it?
I don't like that dress Bianca is wearing it doesn't go with her body type.
I find it hilarious that the poster up there notes that Hae and Siwon are from Super Junior. XD
But yayyyyyyyyyyyyy I am so essite :D
We are so watching this together. <3333333
@V: Yeah, big sigh of relief! Now it's truly official!
OMG, Choi Si Won can speak chinese?! And good Chinese at that! That's awesome~ Really hoping that there won't be any dubbing then! Oh, my I'm getting so excited about this drama adaption~
the guys have a kissing scene, but not Siwon & the girl... that's not fun.
a kiss between Siwon and Donghae? That would be nice. Heh. *hides*
Hahahahahaha!!!!
O M G! This is directed by 鈕承澤?! I have no idea. :OOOOOOOOOOO my PD/ahjusshi crush. Now my interest in this just explode.
I am not a big fan of the manga (I don't dislike it, it just didn't grab me - it's very episodic and not angsty/plotty enough for me) but this cast looks so cute, I just might give this one a go :)
I definitely agree with you, I'm more excited for Tdrama than Kdrama right now. :D
and it's a good thing it won't be dubbed.