Talented young actress Shim Eun Kyung is hitting home runs at the box office with movies like Miss Granny and Sunny so it’s no surprise that she hasn’t done a K-drama since Bad Guy in 2010 on KBS. The network tried valiantly to lure her back for its Fall K-drama remake of the J-dorama Nodame Cantabile but ultimately it’s a no go with her. Shim Eun Kyung’s agency has confirmed that she’s officially turned down the project so it’s back to the drawing board for KBS. At least the drama has a leading man inked already in Joo Won who has a steady string of hits with KBS starting from his debut in Baker King Kim Tak Gu all the way to last year’s Good Doctor. The only blip on his resume was with MBC’s 7th Grade Civil Servant and that one was a doozy of a mess. Joo Won gets nominated a lot for year end drama awards and he’s even up for a Baeksang Best Actor this year for Good Doctor, giving me plenty of time to look through his black tie pictures and deem him pretty easy on the eyes in a formal tux. Any actor wanting to play Chiaki senpai had better rock a formal tux as intense and handsome as Tamaki Hiroshi did whenever his character was conducting the orchestra. With Shim Eun Kyung out, the hunt is on for a leading lady that can play the adorkable Nodame (Noda Megumi) with her quirky musical intuition and manga character weirdness. A lot of idol-actresses will likely be considered due to their musical backgrounds ranging from IU to Yoona to Suzy to Sulli to Jung Eun Ji to Sooyoung to UEE. If KBS is willing to eschew a more well-known name some great choices would be Ha Yeon Soo, Im Joo Eun, or Kim Ji Won, all of whom have done musical dramas. A long shot might be Park Shin Hye who is no stranger to the music drama either what with You’re Beautiful and Heartstrings under her belt. Who do you guys want to play K-Nodame?
The more likely ones are the KBS regulars with a slew of KBS dramas under their belts: Suzy with Dream High, Big, and Gu Family Book, Yoona with Love Rain and Prime Minister and I, IU with Dream High, Pretty Boy, and The Best Lee Soon Shin, and UEE with Jeonwoochi and Ojakkyo Brothers. It’s all speculation at this point but I wouldn’t be surprised if the coveted role landed with one of the lovely ladies below.
Jung Eun Ji.
Park Shin Hye.
IU.
Yoona.
Suzy.
UEE.
Im Joo Eun.
Kim Ji Won.
Sulli.
Ha Yeon Soo.
Sooyoung.
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I don't mind those mentioned. But I also wish they would give Eunjung a chance.
if it has to be idol actress, i choose eunjang too, plus she almost take a role in five finger as pianis right? i guess she already prepare for the role, i heard she already practice her piano skill, i think she has acting talent too, i like her acting in dream high
Yes, Eunjung knows to play piano and practiced hard already for FF. Her hair now as well reminds me of Nodame. And she could play clingy, quirky and over the top, exaggerated Nodame.
I could see IU in the role too But I just want Eunjung back in dramaland again.
I think I will cry, legit cry, if any of those idols you listed are casted.
Yeah and Specially Park Shin Hye I don't stand her.
finally i found someone like me ... she annoys me to death ...
arrrgh same here! she cant be nodame!
i agree. also in japan version they didnt try to cast an idol or sth they cast a great actress like ueno juri
nodame needs to be good actress not necessarily someone with a musical background
hmm i think kim ji won would be a good match. Suili just did fashion king w joo won, iu has her comeback, eunji has trot lovers, suzy may be taking up a movie
park shin hye is good too but probably lack chemistry w joowon
I do think ha yeon soo would be a great fot on the role. Nodame, i think, has a slight resemblance to ha yeon soo's monstar
*monstar character
My choices: Sooyoung/ Im Joo Eun / Kim Ji Won
I am still in denial. T____T Shim Eun Kyung, my perfect Nodame. huhuhuhu
But fine, if I must pick one from this list, I'd go with Im Joo Eun. ^__^
yoona is absolutely a no no...
No Suzy, sulli, yoona, or soo young. Nothing againt them, but the fact is that suzy can't act, sulli's acting skills are underwhelming. I can't see yoona in the role because i don't think she can let go if her vanity to play a quirky silly character like nodame, and i just plain can't see SY in the role idk why. I'll settle for any one of the rest of the ladies. I'm personally really hoping for ha yeonsoo or i'm jooeun.
quirky character? lol Yoona can definitely play that hun. You wouldn't know unless you've watched Prime minister & I.
I watched that drama and she was pretty comical but not QUIRKY. She wasn't totally nutty or weird, know what I mean? Not to mention the drama got more serious in the later half and her character became a prim and proper wife who just has a fun personality. But she wasn't totally out there. Therefore I feel like Yoona has a limit as to how much of her vanity she can let go to portray more difficult characters.
Yoona and more likely Sooyoung can take on quirky roles, from what they've shown on variety shows. They've mentioned before that their company limits them from going all out on variety shows to maintain their image, so I think that would be the bigger concern if they were offered the role.
can someone tell me is kdramaland is running out of actress?
suzy sulli yoona sooyoung etc sigh. i bet everybody knows their talent in acting.
and i honestly don't like park shin hye's acting skills. she has the same expression in every single project. and with her habit pouting here and there. come on pdnim. cant korean production gives chances to others who are really talented?
Did you even see Sooyoung's acting ? She is actually talented in it.
haha...i'm totally agree with you...only PSH acting in flower boy next door is kinda acceptable...others, her expression is same, if the character is bubbly all she do is pout here and there...only actress that i see can play this role are IU, Kim Ji Won and Im Joo Eun..IU , we already knew she is already talented musician and talented in acting as well( see you are the best lee soon shin, pretty man). Kim Ji Won is bubbly and lovable in What's Up. While Im Joo Eun is so odd and weird but attractive in Wild Romance and What's Up. eunji is good too but she already attached with Trot Lovers. For suzy, i like her in person, but for as actress, she got a lot to improved and this kind of Nodame role is too much for her to handle...
Yes I cringe at the thought of idol actresses such as Yoona, Suzy, Sulli and Uee. Eunji and Sooyoung have better acting skills so I am slightly more alright with them. Eunji would be a good fit since Joo Won is a self-professed A Pink fan himself (that's only if she hasn't already taken up Trot Lovers).
NO Park Shin Hye pretty please! Same sentiments as you! She has the same expression (and acting skills) in every single drama. Kim Ji Won would be perfect, especially from her decent and natural most recent stint in Gap-dong. Ha Yeon Soo is good in Monstar but I don't really want to see her again in such a similar project.
As I recall, Bad Guy 2010 (with Kim Nam Gil) was airing on SBS not KBS.
And my choices for Joo Won's Nodame would be Ha Yeon Soo (Potato Star finished long time ago) or Kim Ji Won (straight after finished Gap Dong).