Way for MBC to keep up the epic fail when it comes to casting Kill Me Heal Me. First there was the whole Hyun Bin brouhaha, then the drama lines up Lee Seung Gi but gives him a newbie leading lady Lim Ji Yeon who was somnolent-inducing in her first acting role wrapped in limited onscreen charisma, and finally the whole thing turned into a bona fida disaster with the news today that both Lee Seung Gi and Lim Ji Yeon were declining the drama. Now I’m just really really embarrassed for MBC.
Both Lee Seung Gi and Lim Ji Yeon gave the same reason for turning down the drama, the forever innocuous sounding “scheduling conflict.” He has promotions for his upcoming movie Today’s Love while she’s currently filming a movie – to which I say bullshit since those very circumstances didn’t just appear this week and have been on their respective schedules since the roles were offered to them. I don’t blame anyone involved for selling that excuse but it doesn’t obfuscate all the glaring signs that this drama may be too ambitious for any male lead to accept.
I don’t mind that Lee Seung Gi ended up declining the drama, I like him and I don’t like Lim Ji Yeon and the chance that he doesn’t get her as a leading lady is fine by me. I’m surprised Lim Ji Yeon also dropped it since it’s not everyday that an actress with one movie on her entire film resume gets a leading lady role for a prime time drama, bypassing the usual daily drama, weekend drama, second lead route. Obsessed didn’t even do well at the box office whether in Korea or overseas so it’s not like she’s suddenly got crazy exposure, like what happened to Lee Jun Ki after The King and the Clown became the biggest movie of the year in awards and pan Asia box office nearly a decade ago.
Now I’m genuinely concerned for the rest of the cast of KMHM, namely Park Seo Joon and Kim Yoo Ri. Add to that the future male and female leads, I’m not sure this drama can overcome such a deep hole it’s fallen into with the speculations that there is something wrong that sends all the prospective male leads fleeing. Over at KBS, the production of Blood must be having a good laugh since it’s no longer the only drama that’s entertained two potential male leads in Yoo Yeon Seok and Jung Il Woo, only to have them decline, before settling on newbie Ahn Jae Hyun. I wonder if KMHM will go the Blood route and just elevate a totally untried supporting male lead to headlining role? I sure hope MBC does not beg and wheedle the leaving the army in two days Yoo Seung Ho to purty please help. They already asked that of him for Missing You and that was one torture enough for me.
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Wait... didn't they initially accept it? Or was it just a "favourably considering" thing? in any case, I am glad Seunggi is not doing this drama that sounds like a hot mess right from the start. Seunggi hasn't picked a great drama script since K2H, so I am really hoping he is going to come by a much better project after giving up this one.
No YSH, no KWB & no KJW please. I give up on this show completely.
lee seung gi be like "i'm a diva!" i don't care about ljy.. pft!
O shoot not YSH...now I'm praying to God that YSH just accepts the Joseon Magician offer and stays away from KMHM...
i did not see this coming! you
know how you wish oppa will not take the role due to some miracal but that never happens. this time it realy has happened.
i was looking forward to it because they glossed over the whole hyun bin mess and it's not a big deal. but now both leads jump ship?? even the nugu actress who got a big break in a big budgeted project?
then thank god seung gi didn't sign up for it. looking so forward to today's love which lookd so precious .
I'm more concerned that they couldn't lock down even a newbie female lead, a la Blood's Ahn Jae Hyun. While I expected some trouble with a 7 personalitied male lead, if they can't even cast the girl... Not expecting anything pretty out of this production.
My first thought to the title of this post was 'Oh, Thank God!'. So happy that Seung Gi is not accepting this role. I would've been fine with him in this show if they had casted a better female lead. As soon as they casted Lim Ji Yeon, KMHM became a big no, no for me b/c I have an issue with newbies getting lead roles, especially when they haven't done much in their career and also for the fact that she is not that pretty and it would be hard to see her pairing up with Seung Gi, whom I adore. I'm glad that both dropped out.
I hope that English is not that bad to understand your comment. But saying that an actress could not act with LSG because of she's not pretty is just too mean. Be kind please for those who doesn't have look for your standard but have their own talents that make them pretty.
*my English*
He actually does have a lot to do though. He possibly pushed back an album and concert for his 10 year anniversary for this trainwreck dramas, that's why fans were so upset.
Anyway, I'm so freaking glad he passed. I wasn't sure how I'd keep telling myself it would be okay lol
I almost forgot he used to be a singer! It would honestly be a little strange now if he went back mainly to singing. I'm too used to actor Lee Seung Gi.
I'm glad he declined it...I didn't think he had the acting chops for it anyway....
I honestly think he would have surprised you. But good luck to anyone
who does it in what looks to be a total live shoot production at this point.
Go read their DB comments and find out who they want. A case of my oppa with less experience will totally do a better job than this guy lol
hmmm, either its the pressure of playing a role with 7 personalities or the premise itself is not very good like blade man