Insane drama casting say WHUT? I’m sorry but I can’t even wrap my mind around this upcoming drama concept and definitely not the pairing. Let me get the good out of the way first – Lee Bum Soo is returning to dramaland! Super yay. It would be an exclamation but for the big BUT in this casting – his leading lady is reportedly Yoona of SNSD. Between laughing maniacally at the absurdity of her acting opposite Lee Bum Soo and crying over how ridiculous is is that an actor of his talent, experience, and charisma is going to act opposite an actress who is literally just a bland wet sponge, I am really frustrated that Lee Bum Soo is wasting another drama opportunity on what is essentially a DOA drama right off the bat. I don’t dislike Yoona as a person or an entertainer who sings, dances, models and whatever else she does, but I cannot stand her as an actress. In that profession she pretty much is the pits. Her fellow SNSD members who have attempted to act are more or less equally incapable – Yuri was the worst of the worst in Fashion King – with the exception of Sooyoung. I loved her in Cyrano Dating Agency and would be fine if she was the SNSD member cast here. In fact, I gladly welcome it since she has proven herself to not just be able to act, but also have great chemistry with a much older male co-star namely Lee Jong Hyuk in CDA. This drama is called Prime Minister and I and is inspired by the classic movie and musical Sound of Music, so famous now that three generations would have grown up on it. Starring Christopher Plummer and Julie Andrews, it’s the story of a spirited nun who becomes a governess for a widower captain with 7 wayward children. How many girls spent their tween years humming “I am sixteen, going on seventeen”? It’s a classic tale of finding love in the most unexpected of places between two people with a giant age, personality, and life experience gap. Not to mention the whole high stakes escaping from the Holocaust bit in the second half of the story. So the upcoming Prime Minister and I (not to be confused with being a remake of another classic movie and musical The King and I) will be a story of a young nanny who goes to work in the South Korean Prime Minister’s household to take care of his wayward kids. Guess who is the Prime Minister and who is the Nanny?
The age gap between the two leads is built into the story and Lee Bum Soo and Yoona’s exactly 20 year age gap is fine with me. What’s not fine is that the leading lady is Yoona because she just can’t act and she has this palpable lack of onscreen charisma. I’ve given her three chances already, how may more can her fans ask for. I watched You Are My Destiny, Cinderella Man, and Love Rain so my opinion is after having sampled her brand of “acting” and its no es bueno. Which is the exact opposite of Lee Bum Soo, who is neither conventionally handsome nor tall, but has intensity and chemistry by the spades. He’s gorgeous to me and I can slurp him up with a spoon when I watch him act. Prime Minister and I is a KBS drama scheduled for Mon-Tues in December, to follow Mirae’s Choice with Yoon Eun Hye, Lee Dong Gun, and Jung Yong Hwa. It’ll be up against Empress Ki on MBC and whatever SBS has slated for after The Suspicious Housekeeper.
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Blergh. That is all.
She's the one who starred with Kwon Sang Woo in Cinderella Man. She is one of the worst actresses I have ever seen. After her opening scene, I could not watch it any further even though I like KSW
this is just WTF.
Yoona should avoid hate if she can... I hope she turns down.
What the PD wants with Yoona, wtf
The drama is produced by her agency... they didn't have a choice.
I should have known. SM never produces an original story.
In any case, why not cast Sooyoung? She would do a fine job--and she's from SM! Win-win for everyone.
Screw SM. idols are failing nowadays so they're venturing into dramas -__-.
no, they do because SM just joined another company full of top stars that they could use instead of their idols actors.
They now have many actors to pick and use. Almost all of Gentleman Dignity cast is from SM C&C and etc.
@ omona, read my later post. Yoona is pretty much the only actress AVAILABLE at this point to do this drama.
I pity Bum Soo.
His tallent wasted for dr Jin and iris 2.
And now this? ??? I miss his time during Giant and Salary Man
When I read that the heroine was from SM, I was hoping for Han Ji Min, but alas... I just hope this isn't actually a musical drama.
Han Ji Min's contract with SM&C has just recently ended, and we don't know yet if she renewed with them again, or not. Just FYI. :)
ahhhh I couldnt stand her in love rain, she has no screen presence what so ever! I wish they would pick a better lead.
i really don't like it when good actors get stuck in bad dramas. SM has a sprawling list of actresses in their agency why pick 'singer'/'actress'-but-really-more-like-cutesy-idol? I get really pissed when it's so obvious the person can't act but cast them anyway because it's a sure way to attract the audience. helllllo fandom!
They have Kim Ha Neul, Han Ji Min, Lee Yeon Hee, Go Ara, and some rookies (+ Yoona, Soo Young, Yuri but Yoona for whatever reason has the most cachet of these three) and the first two are busy with movies.
Odds are Lee Yeon Hee will be doing Miss Korea (which is also produced by SM) so Yoona is kind of the only SM actress available.
Jung so Min joined lately to SM and she is available ?? I think Musical company doesn't show any support to the actors or actresses
@Nilechoclat, Jung So Min doesn't have the name recognition to lead a drama where the female lead has top billing. Plus, she looks even younger than Yoona to me though she's older.
I am just so freakin' happy that you acknowledge Sooyoung as an actress.
It's amazing that despite two failed dramas in term of ratings, she keeps being casted by KBS.
I only watched You Are My Destiny and I thought she was good but a little bit on the bland side but reading reviews on her performances for her latest dramas, I guess she hasn't improved. I hope she rejects the role because I really can't see her in this role nor acting alongside Lee Bum Soo (which should pick better projects after Iris II because gosh', the drama was just goddam awful --')
LBS romancing Yoona will feel icky!! As a previous poster commented, Han Ji-min would've been great. Alas...
And please, please, please! the prime minister don't have a son who has the same age as yoona's character. It probably will be wrong all over places.
Wow, simply wow. And not in a good way. LBS I like but Yoona, really??? There are no other better actresses that are popular??? Please!! Seriously.