I wonder how long the KBS Friday night drama experiment will keep going considering it’s now had two consecutive ratings and reception busts. The time slot was transitioned to airing dramas starting with Hi School: Love On! with Kim Sae Ron acting opposite two idol newbie actors in Infinite‘s Woohyun and Sungyeol. Next came the currently airing mommy issues with a twist drama Spy headlining Jaejoong with veteran Baek Jong Ok. HSLO aired only one episode a week, with frequent preemptions, whereas Spy is airing two episodes back-to-back.
The network is going back to the high school theme once Spy wraps up and has lined up the drama adaptation of popular Korean webtoon Orange Marmalade (not to be confused with popular shoujo manga Marmalade Boy). The story centers around a female vampire who hides her real identity and lives as high school student. It’s a school yard story with the typical star-crossed human-vampire romance between her and the popular boy in school. Headlining are confirmed female lead AOA‘s Seolhyun while the production is courting Yeo Jin Gu for the male lead and CNBlue‘s Lee Jong Hyun as his rival.
I haven’t read this particular webtoon but it’s very popular and fans have been clamoring for a drama adaptation for awhile. I am noticing a KBS casting trend of sticking two idols with a legit actor or actress holding down the fort – first Kim Sae Ron acts circles around the two cute but mostly bad acting Infinite boys and now Yeo Jin Gu has oe babysit Seolhyun and Lee Jong Hyun? Is it spreading the wealth or a maneuver intended to avoid exploding the small screen with too much firepower such as pairing up Kim Sae Ron and Yeo Jin Gu in a drama together? How awesome would that be?
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I hate hate what they're doing with pairing an experienced actor with 2 newbies.... Yeo jin goo DON'T do it......just wait for the right role with the right supporting cast... You're young not desperate...
I hope they cast the Child Actress turned Lady now, Nam Ji Hyun instead of an idol. Both have great power in acting. And Nam Ji Hyun recent drama filming ended 'What Happens with my Family' so she's free now. Yeo Jin Goo and her have great chemistry in Giant, Warrior Baek Dong Soo and movie Hwayi.
Jonghyeon & Seolhyeon are not newbies. First: they are older than Yeo Jin Gu; second: Jonghyeon already did Gentleman's Dignity, Adolescence Medley, Seolhyeon did My Daughter Seo Yeong and Ugly Alert, plus movie Gangnam 1970. And they never criticized for bad acting.
lmao jonghyun was hella stiff in his dramas. i love the guy but lbr. seolhyun was okay at best for ugly alert... she was bad in my daughter seoyeong tho. not lead material yet at all.
I like the webtoon but it's weak to make into a drama.
I haven't read the webtoon but I hope it's not like HSLO in relying the concept of hiding the "Angel" identity which in this case would be a vampire.. Because situations like "people being suspicious", "identity almost exposed", "female lead is dumb & not realizing the situation".. Is a huge turnoff I almost died watching HSLO cause it was so annoying.. Well I never finished it so yeah..
But I do like the freshness of the girl being a vampire for once.. To whoever who read the webtoon, can you please tell me there's more to the story than just guys trying to hide the lead girls identity?
im currently reading the webtoon.yes she is gonna hide her vampire identity but the female is strong attitude wise.even if she appears as quite cold she actually is able to stand for her self its just that most of the time her fixation with her deserving to be alone is frustrating. although its funny because the main guy willbl be the one doing the chasing at least.
I'm tired of idols getting acting jobs. Stick to singing and whatnot & let actors do their job. Smh
Not all idols are bad actors though, you get a shining star once in a while
Everyone has to have a bad show every now and then. Jin-Gu, the real actor, should not expect much out of these idols, and just have fun with the role. Pass.
Yeo Jin Goo could do better
I was personally okay with the casting of lee jonghyun but when i heard that AOa seolhyun is going for main, Im sorta iffy. She's not a strong enough actress to pull of lead and not strong enough for the character she's going to be portraying...
Also, is this one of those FNC package deals again..
or FNC would produce this, and make it become Marry Him If You Dare 2.0
The webtoon was cute as all get out and with the right scriptwriter, the story could be great, but I don't really have high expectations. I'd probably only watch it if Yeo Jin Gu accepts the role because WOW, his character is swoon-worthy, but I'm not really feeling Seolhyun. Jonghyun is only cast for the pretty factor and somehow I am totally okay with that.
I find it sad that it's ok for guys to be cast for the 'pretty' factor but not cool for the gals.
I never said anything about Seolhyun's looks? I've never seen her acting and she looks a little dead inside in the photo up there. There's no denying that she's attractive, but her casting doesn't really strike anything in me.
This seems a little low brow for Yeo Jin Goo but poor guy must be dying for some age-appropriate roles. Unlike most, I don't really care if someone inexperienced is cast (unless they have demonstrated themselves to be completely, utterly incompetent) as each role is an opportunity to improve. I would shudder to think what some of you might have said about the actors/actresses that you all love now when they were just starting out.
I don't want Yeo Jin Goo to be attached to this mess. The story is quite simplistic (yes, I've read the webtoon) and does not need Jin Goo's acting talent. They should just stick to idols if they are heading that way.