Episode 1 of Skip Beat got a critical drubbing from TW-netizens for Choi Siwon‘s dubbed voice as Dun He Lian, which was performed by Kun Da. It’s so bad that today the production officially announced that it will be redubbing Siwon’s voice in the drama, despite the fact that Kun Da is almost done with his recording for the entire drama. I think it’s the right thing to do considering the amount of hate out there for Kun Da’s dub, which is not bad but just so different than Siwon’s real voice it takes the viewer out of the scene. The production will be using a professional voice dubber as the substitute voice for Siwon. There has been no confirmation which episode will debut the new dub, but I’m guessing we’ll see it by next week’s episode 3.
I feel terrible for Kun Da, who is currently the hilarious and adorable second male lead in the daily drama Inborn Pair with Chris Wang and Annie Chen. His voice is really nice and gentle, and works great for him, but it really was a huge mismatch to have him dub Siwon. Industry insiders have laid the blame on GTV for picking him because he’s Ivy Chen’s boyfriend and hoping that might add another layer of fan interest in the drama. I personally wouldn’t have a problem if GTV kept Kun Da’s dub for the entire run, but I feel bad for him getting flayed alive by viewers when it’s not his fault his voice doesn’t jibe with Siwon’s. Hopefully switching Siwon’s dub will unknot everyone’s panties and let this drama be judged on its merits.
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was it that bad? I honestly didnt feel it at all!
Same here! i didn find it that bad either! It is not as good as Donghae's tho.
Several ELFs friends of mine mentionned how inadequate the dubbing was for Si Won mostly but also for Donghae.
Hopefully this news will satisfy the viewers.
Thanks, Mrs Koala.
I thought it was fine, but I have never heard Siwon speak so yeah...
Maybe the focus should switch to Siwon's acting instead.. >.>
if u've heard siwon's voice, then you'll know how a great mismatch is that. I think this is a wise move, particularly to avoid fans bashing, and also to minimise intervention during the watching progress. so, kun da has done a great job, but unfortunately, GTV has done a grave mistake, and it needs to be corrected. :)
I don't know Siwon's voice but okay.....
Aww, poor Kun Da. It's true that his voice is very different from Siwon's, in both pitch and tone, but it sucks that GTV's going to redub everything when he was almost finished dubbing Siwon's voice. But oh well. Gotta make the fans happy.
Skip Beat's turning into my year-end crack. This is one drama where I wish we got two doses per week, instead of just one. I LOVE IT!
Poor guy, but yeah, the dub was really jarring.
I so agree with you on it!!!!!
Awww... I feel bad for Kun Da since it's a situation where's not really the quality of the job but really that it just doesn't match the feel. It sucks that he kinda got jerked around because a production company called the shots but it's his name in the mud now.
I didn't realize he was dating Ivy. So weird because I definitely adore him as well in Inborn Pair (Ugh, the literal translation is so much better than the official title but whatever!) and I actually first knew him as Lu Bu in KO3. So much improvement! LOL
Kun Da is dating Ivy? I didn't know that. That is so cute...too bad abou the dub but as long as he gets paid then I say all is well. If Lu Bu has appeared in Inborn Pair then I think I need to tune in. I love all the kids from the KO series...I mean that series is the reason I even care about Fahrenheit and fangirl Jiro LOL. The X-Family is my most beloved series of the three LOL. I know Kristen Ren has a new series coming out too.
No ill feelings towards kun da, but watching episode one alone was enough to make me cringe. It's so different from siwon and too gentle for the character. Glad, very glad for this move.
I finally watched SB yesterday and loved it - the only thing off for me was Siwon's voice, which really bothered me. So while I feel bad for Kun Da, I think this is a good move.
I only watched first episode and even though I like it, dubbing is it's only minus point in my book. I guess, non Suju fans have no problem, but since I am used to their actual voice, it bothers me a lot. It's also my first dubbed drama.
Nonetheless, poor guy..