SBS weekends have been pretty lackluster for me for a long time. The last weekend drama I enjoyed (somewhat) was Cheongdamdong Alice. The ones after that like Birth Secret, Goddess of Marriage, and Thrice Married Woman have all been singularly hard to watch. Not bad per se, just not very fun to slog through. Coming up next is Angel Eyes, the drama that initially floated as leads Lee Jun Ki and Han Ji Min, but now has confirmed a completely different set of leads. Gu Hye Sun and Lee Sang Yoon will be pairing up for this first love melodrama that has already started filming the childhood section. Playing the teenage counterparts to Gu Hye Sun and Lee Sang Yoon are Nam Ji Hyun and Kang Ha Neul, both of whom I honestly like better than the adult leads. Gu Hye Sun will be making her first K-drama return since Take Care of the Captain with Ji Jin Hee in 2012. I don’t know why but it feels like she’s been gone for much longer than that. Lee Sang Yoon is a drama regular and last year did both the MBC sageuk Goddess of Fire Jeongi with Moon Geun Young as well as My Daughter Seo Young with Lee Bo Young.
Angel Eyes will be primed to follow the typical weekend family melodrama types of narratives as the two leads are teenage sweethearts but are separated by something involving the male leads parents. Years later, the female lead gets a cornea transplant and regains her eyesight and becomes an EMT. The male lead becomes a surgeon (of course) and their paths cross again. Rounding out the cast is Kim Ji Suk playing the second male lead and antagonist in the story. I’m actually rather indifferent to the cast but find the big potential stumbling block to be the screenwriter who wrote Boys Before Flowers and Operation Proposal, both of which were hot messes story-wise. Apparently Gu Hye Sun accepted this role because she is getting to work with her BoF screenwriter, and I’m not sure whether it’s a good idea on either of their parts. On the other hand, the PD is all sorts of awesome having directed Will it Snow For Christmas, Only You, and What Happened in Bali. All of those dramas are so pretty to watch with great directorial flair. Decisions, decisions. I’ll probably watch the childhood portions no matter which since I love those two youngsters, but the rest will depend on if the story is actually engaging. The first stills are out of Kang Ha Neul and Nam Ji Hyun filming for Angel Eyes and they are definitely cute together. Nam Ji Hyun is always so winning in any role, and she’s left indelible teenage performances as the younger female lead in dramas such as YISFC, Giant, and Queen Seondeok. Angel Eyes premieres at the end of March on SBS.
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Gu Hye Sun equals flop in my head.
Yeah, Gu Hye Sun is one of the few actresses that I'm allergic to so I'm definitely avoiding this one. Nam Ji Hyun on the other hand I love~ Really hope she'll start getting female lead roles for real and not only as the younger counterpart.
Why is Kim Ji Suk always cast as the bad 2nd lead nowadays? Sad.
I really liked him in that KBS drama special he did with Jung So-min (although I disliked the ending). I also liked him in what I saw of INR2. He has a lot of potential but, for the most part, he gets stuck playing the same role
I agree I love him so much and he always gets second male lead roles makes me so sad
Omg I feel the same. I wanted him back but not in this
BOF writer + Gu Hye Sun = No
Same exact reaction
Me three to the comment above :)
I adore Kim Ji Suk after I Need Romance 2, but that won't be enough for me to watch this drama. And like others have said, why is he always the 2nd lead, his agency really needs to step it up and get him some better projects.
After the horrible mess Goddess of Fire, Lee Sang Yoon lands in another flop?? I feel sorry for him then... But I might just watch the kids' portion though for the Kang Ha Neul.
I adore the young actors and like the male leads but anything Gu Hye Sun means an automatic skip. Even if she has the best script and director she would manage to muck it up.
Might just watch the child counterpart as that's the only cast I like in the show LOL.
Definitely looking forward to this drama. Storyline looks interesting and the main leads are all veteran and capable actors. Yes including GHS who is not only a great actress but a talented director, artist, and songwriter and always engages herself in a project 100%. I'm in!
I think I will watch only the first episodes with the young cast and stop. Because I really don't like GHS, in BOF, The Musical or Take care... I had the impression to see the same character... The male lead is not really charismatic. But I love Kim Ji Suk since I Need a Romance 2 :D
The difference in acting ability between nam ji hyun and gu hye sun...
IKR?
Nam Ji-hyun + this PD = magic.
All else = kill me now.
Kim Ji-suk is cool, though but not really enough to warrant watching beyond kid portion.
There aren't many names I forget even if this industry is huge. Go Hye Sun though, is definitely one of those rare people. I'm not trying to sound bitchy but I forgot she existed until this project courted her. She's awful and eerie and loud; which makes her the worse combination of bad in an actress. Maybe she's really great in real life but great actress she's not.