Unless Arang and the Magistrate gets an extension, which is highly unlikely with its low-teen ratings, then at 20-episodes it will end on October 18th. Which means its follow up drama I Miss You is supposed to premiere a week later on October 25th. That’s all good and fine, except we’re here at October 1st already and the leading lady has still not been announced yet. NOT GOOD. Assuming a longer than average childhood portion with teenage Yeo Jin Gu and Kim So Hyun falling in love with pure sweet affection and blah blah blah, the drama still needs to build some time to get a head start on the adult portions. The latest rumors are that Yoon Eun Hye has just turned down this drama, and currently I’ve heard both Lee Min Jung and Gu Hye Sun’s name bandied about as being approached to play the leading lady. What’s getting DC and Baidu Yoochun fans in a snit is the casting of Jang In Ae Mi as the second female lead, since Yoochun’s agency C-JES reportedly insisted she be cast before they would commit Yoochun. I hate bundling like that, though its not that girl’s fault, but the proliferation of all her sexy and provocative pictures all over the web is not helping much for viewers to take her seriously as an actress. For now, the childhood portions have started filming and below are a few BTS pictures of the Yeo Jin Gu and Kim So Hyun looking all school chic together.
I actually don’t mind if Min Jung takes this drama. For whatever inexplicable reason, I really was not keen on the pairing of Yoochun with Eun Hye, but I feel like Min Jung reminds me of the type of leading lady Han Ji Min also projects and she worked well opposite Yoochun in Rooftop Prince so this might make more sense. Gu Hye Sun. Errr, no. By the way, I want to remind everyone that none of this is confirmed, and in fact Yoon Eun Hye was never confirmed to be in the running either, despite all the leaks that appear to suggest she was indeed approached to do it. I am interested enough about this drama to want to know who the leading lady will end up being, and honestly for the sake of Yoochun’s fans, I hope its someone who has lovely chemistry with him.
Whoever cast Yeo Jin Gu as young Yoochun is brilliant. Forget the boy being the next big thing, he actually looks a lot like Yoochun!
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I'm out if ko hee sun is in! Lee min Jung would be awesome:)
With all the supposedly declinations of the rumoured leading ladies, and the fact that it still doesn't have one up to this point..
It really makes me wonder.. Does the script really sucks that badly? lol
Word is that the script is good, but Yoochun's agency CJ E&M's shenanigans are really annoying the production, which is also one that is prone to pulling their own shenanigans to begin with. So it's like stepping into a potential hot mess.
aggreeeeeee...seems many top actresses turn downed this drama lol
Yoochun's agency is CJES. get your fact right. wtf!
Lee Min Jung is way better than Goo Hye Sun and Yoon Eun Hye as actress , hope she can take the lead because I loved all the previous work of the scriptwriter ( specially Smile You , Can You Hear My Heart and Last Scandal ) .
Waiting for good news
Lee Min Jung is way prettier than Go hye Sun and Yoon Eun Hye period!
The girl is gorgeous with a capital G! But I have to disagree that acting wise she is better. Watched her in Smile You and her acting on certain parts reminded me of a dying Walrus. Even my husband who was watching with me at that time made a comment about her bad acting. She also got lots of bad criticism regarding her acting on BIG, but international fans who dont speak korean don't know about it, because her agency is friendly with the reporters. But if you went to dc and other sites, her acting gets blasted!
Physically, I dont think she and Yoochun match at all. She is beautiful while I wouldn't call him very attractive. He looks sickly and this will make ma sound shallow but his acne scars bother me. As far as his acting is concerned, when he shows certain emotions his face looks constipated. Though I am not a big fan of LMJ's acting, I like her enough where I can say, she would be getting the short end of the stick. His management company is shady and will pull anything to make him seem the better actor. Media payoff anyone?! I can already see articles about him, praising him for his acting. Bleh!
a good actress can be criticized too, I think Min Jung is a great actress because she showed her acting skills in her previous dramas and specially movies , Yewons(LMJ fans) usually make fun of this : she got the fame with her drama characters and the awards with her movie roles ...
The critics she received during the first episodes of Big were basically because her character wasn't well received , but in the 2nd part of he drama she received many good reviews form several portals .
A bad role or a bad script can't turn a good actress into a bad one , it's basically the way how few ( or a lot ) of people can percive the character ..... and of course there are moments when a actress can show better or worse performances
I think the same applies for Yoon Eun Hye who won me over with Coffee Prince , but in all of her projects after CP she received tons of bad criticism from viewers and critics ... that means she's a bad actress? no way =s then it was a miracle her performance in CP?
I wish Min Jung or Eun Hye to take the lead in this drama , I'm a Min Jung diehard fan so I would prefer if Min Jung takes this drama because I want to see her in a melo ( or a action drama so desperately xD )
P.S : And about her management , more than a "friendly" agency, MS TEAM is percibed like a great management where several managers dream to work in because they have a very low profile - compared to other companies - but their actress are all a success
In term of beauty, GHS and YEH are on par with Lee Min Jung. None above the others if you look at the whole package. GHS with her bright face and amazing complexion and YEH, with her youthful babyface feature plus wonderful body. LMJ, beauty is just average at certain angle but her eyes are beautiful but she don't have amazing figure to flaunt, lack of height and beautiful legs like the rest of other actresses out there.
In term of acting, I'm not fans of those three, there are just ok to me.
LOL. You think that you are the only who knows Korean here? I am half Korean and I don't have problems with her. And which DC thread did you visit? MBC drama or something else? Is DC the golden standard? I hate this kind of "nativist" comments. If you go on DC, most of the threads are pure junk. I remember when Korea started to have DC gall inside, some fans criticized Jeon Do Yeon for her voice, for her personal life, but look what happened after she got the Cannes Film Award? The same group of fans shut up and forgot all the bad things they said about JDY before.
DC is a fun place to surf around, but you cannot take DC too seriously. I just couldn't believe nobody remembers the incidents of Choi Jin-sil and Tablo. Netizens spread rumors and what's worse, the reporters are being lazy and their "news coverages" are often replications of those rumors.
Yes. Lee Min Jung did receive negative criticisms when Big was first broadcasted. So what? My favorite Son Ye Jin was heavily criticized in Personal Taste as well. So it's not true that their agency (both LMJ and SYJ belong to MS TEAM) being friendly with the reporters will stop criticism from fans and reporters.
I won't say that LMJ is a great actress--not any time soon or never. But she has potentials. I would prefer to see her take another project IMMEDIATELY; otherwise, her name is always connected with LBH. LOL. If you want to talk about gossips, LBH is the one who has the most gossips ALL THE TIME.
Anyway. Everyone is entitled to have his or her opinion. But I don't think it's useful to "quote" some ludicrous authorities, including Korean news reporters. Everyone's preference and judgement is different. That's all.
Not everything that comes out of DCMBC is junk as you say. They were right with CJ-ES threatening the production and forcing to get Jang In Ae Mi to get casted.
DC or no DC I still think her acting sucks. Thankfully for her, she is blessed with good genes, even bad acting is forgiven if the actress is hot.
Like previous commenter said, Goo Hye Sun in - I'm 110% out! She's forever in my blacklist ever since she ruined BBF with her OTT 'acting' and pouts.
Luckily she seems to be transitioning into directing in the future. I like her so much better behind a camera than in front of it!
As for casting LMJ, I hope she turns down the project because I'm not sure she will look quite right with Yoochun. LMJ is a stunner but I can't help but feel that Yoochun would look like a little brother rather than a love interest. She has a womanly face whereas Han Ji Min is eternally youthful and somehow managed to match well with Yoochun.
Firstly, OMG, not GHS. Not not not.
Secondly, I thought you wrote, "insisted she be cast or they would commit Yoochun."
which would be some sort of ritualized suicide by Pop Idol dancing/singing/kissing band members?
I agree that LMJ would give a similar balance to MY as HJM. What about that little girl who starred with My Seung Ho in Operation Proposal, Park Eun Bin? Too young?
What about Gu Hye Sun's sidekick/bestie in BOF? :)
KSY, she is in a drama, horse healing or something like this.
Park Min young or Park Shin Hye or Kim Seo eun...give me a curious leading lady for Yoochun ..Its just a wishful thinking because I like this 3 actress...
Oh, I forgotten he acted with Min young...the chemistry was good..
Aww, Yoon Eun-hye, WHY?
Gu Hye Sun? Lol, no. Also, I thought she was done with acting after that Captain drama? And then, I kind of need a break from Lee Min-jung to be honest. I used to love her but somewhere between Wonderful Radio and Big, that love kind of faded away. Not sure what happened. :/
I've never even heard of Jang In Ae Mi. I did a google search on her and apparently she was in Soulmate? I don't remember at all to be honest. Then I googled her name in Hangul and I found the provocative pictures. Nope, not taking her seriously.
I'm side-eyeing Yoochun's company. These aren't the only negative rumors I've heard about them.
Sounds like its the production people that are the real trouble here...Actually, I've seen Jang Mi Inae in Soulmate, and she's not that bad...wayyyyy better than Gu Hye Sun anyways....JMI was the bitchy girl in there and even so she managed to give her character sass and depth (of course some of the credit goes to the writing)...she really wasn't that important of a character there but she stood out enough that I still remember her scenes vividly..for the right reasons too...but she certainly has a certain image
I don't mind Lee Min Jung here either...she could be game for this since afterall this is the writer that give her real breakthrough drama....would be a really interesting pair
Omgsh if Goo Hye Sun is in this I'd be utterly mad. Her acting is HORRIBLE! She literally butchered Boys over flowers! And killed Absolute Boyfriend! Please please not her!!!!
oh no....please not LMJ..she's the most beautiful on-list and i don't want to see her suffer in another fail project...Yeo Jin Goo is the only reason if i watch this drama..the other cast (if including LMJ) make me out..It's simple..,,Saeguk will replace TTBY 1st before Arang ends.,(which maybe can stole Arang viewers)..Nice Guy at the moment prove they is Hit's drama and still on the 1st half of the episode..on the 2nd half of the drama.,of coz they will make a climax and NG will be unbeatable..So'what can we aspect from I Miss You.??
~still didn't have leading lady
~out of time
~Yoo Chun emotion acting still didn't prove
~another melodrama(to watch 2 melo in a row is a joke!)
IMY just will be the same as Love Rain.,I do I do.,& TTBY..