I don’t know how Taiwan dramas move so fast when it comes to filming. The TW-version of You’re Beautiful started filming late last year and already a 3-minute teaser is out. Starring Jiro Wang and newbie Su Li Wen (who reminds me of a cross between Joanne Zheng and young Ariel Lin), this version comes a year after Japan already remade the original and called it Ikemen desu ne. Watching the trailer feels like seeing a scene-by-scene remake of something but with a completely different cast. When I watched all the versions of Hana Yori Dango (from Meteor Garden to Boys Before Flowers) and even all the versions of Itazura na Kiss (Mischievous Kiss), I never got the sense of déjà vu. Each of those versions always felt different, from the presentation of a scene to the general mood of the drama. For You’re Beautiful, I already thought the Japan version was a near scene-for-scene remake right off the bat (I didn’t watch the second half so no clue if it veered from the playbook or did things differently towards the end), but now the Taiwan version confirms that there is nothing fresh to come of remaking this drama.
The original had a great young cast who had fun filming and got along spendidly and that showed up on screen. The directing was snazzy, the script was cute, and the songs were catchy. Other than domestic ratings, YB was a success through and through. Of course that leads to remakes, but why can’t a remake tweak the details a bit here and there, especially since the source material isn’t a manga or novel but simply an original screenplay. I’m watching Jiro in Drama Go Go Go every weekend and his new face is already weird enough to me, but in the teaser it looks different yet again. What gives, dude. Me no like. Leading lady Su Li Wen is actually quite engaging as the nun-turned-idol-group-member and doesn’t appear quite as dim as Park Shin Hye’s original version of Go Mi Nam/Go Mi Nyeo. Seeing Shin Hye in her cameo role here did bring a smile to my face (similar to seeing Jang Geun Seok cameo in the J-dorama version) but I don’t have any urge to watch this. I don’t necessarily think it looks bad but its like asking me to re-read a novel I didn’t love because it’s been published in a new format with some edits. Check it out for yourself.
Teaser for You’re Beautiful (Taiwan edition):
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Jiro looks hot!
Thanks for sharing!
Super hot! BUT he looks his age & too old for the role.
I agree with you too.. he's hot but with his unique look, he's super buff (which is not bad) and he looks a bit older, and his other two co stars look more younger (they look like newbie actors too). He's already playing a high school student in KO ONE 2, and i keep forgetting he's suppose to be late 20s in the role, (he's almost close to 30)and now he's going to be doing something similar in this one too..
Jiro, you need to stop acting in remake dramas!! You've already done 2!! (Hana Kimi and Zettai Kareshi) I need you to shine and pick more mature roles! :)
I think is because of his hair it looks too mature he should let it get long like before because it makes him look younger,cuter and handsome hehehe
Wow.. this doesn't look like a Taiwanese drama at all. Maybe it's been too long since I've watched a Taiwanese drama (my last one being Material Queen, and I watched a few episodes of the fluff drama with the guy from SS501), but everything seems to be improved: quality, camera wise (can we finally watch dramas in HD 720p?) and I especially like the color tone of the trailer.
This seems like exact replica of the original. This is in itself a tribute to the one and only " you're beautiful" Nothing can capture those feelings when I first watched YB ...how can anyone replace JGS, PSH, JYH and LHK....no matter how good. Just seeing the teaser brought a smile thinking of that time. All the time I could not get out of critically-watching mode. How can I then even enjoy it. And you are so right....PSH 's cameo brought a smile for me too. She was perfectly lovely here........the only Gominam for me.
So the last time I saw Jiro was in 2gether. He looks just a "little" different. Sigh* I love YB, but Mrs? miss? K is right. It feels like am watching the same story with a different cast. Plus Jiro is too old for this role.
Jiro reminds me of JGS. He has the smirk! But this brings back memories. l want to watch it!
Haha, so I just noticed the absence of guyliner on Jiro. JGS did make me appreciate guyliner, lol.
Is this really the same Jiro Wang from Hana kimi? It was only by the end of the trailer, I finally recognized his face, what happened to him?
It seems they didn't change a thing, maybe they just translated the script en that's it. I was going to check it out, but I don't think so now. It's a shame.
Thanks for sharing!
Park Shin Hye is the brat here, lol!
I was going to watch it, but I really don't like Jiro.
The other two guys are cuter.
Jiro looks more like their manager than any actual member... and he looks totally fake... and whats with the korean song in a taiwanese drama?
Jiro doesn't look fake.... :(
I'm sure any actor that's had anything done, wish he would look as HOT!! Just saying
I might consider watching this, on the bright side the girl who played Yoo He Yi won't be as annoying and look like a pumpkin, I couldn't stand that character. This could actually be passed off as a Korean Drama because of its quality.
I liked UEE in the original You're Beautiful, I thought she played the mean starlet perfectly.