The Sensory Couple (Girl Who Sees Smells) casting roulette continues onward as the drama starts getting much too close to needing to start filming yet there are no leads confirmed. There is still 10-episodes left of Hyde, Jekyll, Me (siiiiigh) so Sensory Couple has six weeks before it needs to be on deck, not to mention plenty of dramas ink leads up to the day the drama starts filming. There isn’t that much to worry about just yet other than having quite a lot of actress names publicly bandied about for the leading lady role, which could be an indicator of problems behind the scenes.
The fourth name has now floated to the surface: Shin Se Kyung is in talks to be the girl who sees smells. If she accepts then this will mark her first return to SBS in three years since the epic fail that was Fashion King. She’s the latest in the long list of reported leading ladies from Suzy to Kim Ji Won to Jin Se Yeon. Shin Se Kyung’s rep has confirmed she’s received the script but is still considering the offer. The male side of the equation is equally up in the air, with both Yoochun and Hong Jong Hyun unconfirmed still. I teasingly call Shin Se Kyung the chinless wonder for her gormless flat acting but funnily enough she wasn’t that bad in her last drama Blade Man. I still think there are tons more dynamic young actresses out there but she’s not an automatic miss for me anymore.
K-dramas are not only having a hard time bringing in domestic audiences with the ratings remaining low for most dramas in the last few years, now it feels like productions are having trouble casting as well. Sensory Couple is only the latest in the recent spate of K-dramas with casting in-and-outs from Kill Me Heal Me to Blood being the most high profile. As for Sensory Couple specifically, aside from wanting the drama to just lock down some leads dammit!, I can’t help but wonder – taking Kim Ji Won out of the picture, going from Suzy to Jin Se Yeon to Shin Se Kyung, would that be considered trading up or trading down? Or perhaps a game of Russian roulette where all three chambers are loaded, it doesn’t matter any which way.
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I'd be WAY happier with SSK over JSY or Suzy! When I saw those two names floating around I was so disappointed. Thank god they're out of the picture. I never liked SSK in anything before Blade Man, but her performance really made me appreciate her more. If she can keep up and improve upon that kind of acting, I'd love to see her cast. And of course I'm crossing my fingers for Yoochun <3
This one I definitely won't be watching, can't trust a production company who want a bad actress to play a lead role.
So are you.who cares if you won't watch.
wahh..seriously kim ji won picture above is so gorgeous..
I haven't watched the web toon, but seriously the drama title is just too weird. Probably one of the reasons it's having a hard time casting the female lead. I also think the rooftop prince was waaaaay overrated, as the middle episodes were more like fillers, so having the same writer doesn't exactly add confidence.
I actually had no qualms with shin se kyung, even in tree with deep roots, and she actually did wonderfully in Tazza 2, so I hope she chooses something good for her next project. On the other hand, I have never understood the appeal of Yoochun's acting...
Same here. I don't get Yoochun's appealing acting too. He's ok but overrated. So, I guess it's SSK still equal with his level. IMO.
I am with you guys. I find his popularity as an actor simply mind-boggling. He is not as bad as, let's say Suzy, but he is not any good either. In every single one of his dramas I have watched he he has been completely overshawdowed by his castmates: Yoo Ah In and Song Joong Ki in Sungkyunkwan Scandal, Yoo Seung Ho and Yeo Jin Go in I Miss You, Son Hyun Joo in 3 Days, etc... What is there to praise him for? I just don't get it.
People found he overrated it could be coz of his popularity. He at least never failed to carry all his roles so far especially if you watch his debut film; Haemoo. He seriously wowed me there! so in this case, I'm worried about the character and plot more honestly.
@ivana @Michael
yoochun ~ decent/somewh@t good; SSK reput@tion = still bad @ctress
he isnt the best actor in korea... but he is able to take the lead role on his shoulder...
I found the premise/story little underwhelming from the start but I put it aside because of Kim Ji Won rumor, but now I have no reason to. so pass. Like HJM, SSK acting falls very flat to me, they might be beautiful but there's no emotion trigger to me.
*forever waiting for KJW drama comeback ;_;*
This one's a big fat NOPE from me. Nope. I sincerely hope Yoochun turns this down. I find her a poor actress and her plastic surgery to be an onscreen distraction. She has nothing going for me. I would've honestly taken Suzy's poor acting, because I at least find her likable.
i heard she's confirmed for the female lead already
I can only laugh at the leading ladies being picked though.. when Suzy is most interesting of the three you know something is wrong. Maybe Yoochun should back out while he still can.
Okay, this feels like one of those "which one does not belong" questions-- to which the answer is clearly Kim Ji Won. Why did they scrape three out of four candidates from the bottom of the barrel? Aren't they paying attention to Blood's casting train wreck? The thought of SSK makes me shudder (but I didn't watch Blade Man-- it's good to hear that she was better in that).
Just makes me laugh how all the ladies in question are the ones that aren't very likable....... Please Yoochun, pick something else.