This casting news feels like three steps too early but that’s hardly a problem when the bigger issue is recent dramas seemingly not being able to cast leads. The upcoming KBS Mon-Tues drama has now been confirmed to be an out-of-the-blue selection called Hello Monster. Originally the personality disorder medical drama Dr. Frankenstein was supposed to follow behind the currently airing Blood but clearly that’s not happening when DF can’t find a leading man after both Kim Soo Hyun and Yoo Ah In passed on the drama. The current KBS Mon-Tues slot is the rating pits no thanks to the critically eviscerated Blood so it’ll be an uphill climb for the successor drama.
Luckily for Hello Monster, the drama is on the right track by inking a leading man already, and one that is both good looking and talented to boot. Lee Jin Wook is returning to prime time as the leading man of Hello Monster after doing tvN cable dramas I Need Romance 2, Nine: Nine Times Travels, and Three Musketeers after his military discharge. He’s returning to the scene of the crime KBS, namely his last big network drama was the still insanely bad Spy Myung Wol, which actually gives me hives just remembering the experience of watching it. I’m iffy on both the KBS track record of late and the short snippet synopsis of Hello Monster. The bright side? It doesn’t involve personality disorders or vampires, yay! Downside? Read on and see for yourself.
Hello Monster comes from the screenwriter of All About My Love and the PD who directed Queen of the Office. It’s described as a rom-com between a criminal profiler, a specialist who is an expert in probing the minds of criminals, and the woman who stalks and harasses him. Don’t shoot me, I’m just translating verbatim the press release description! I know, it sounds horrifically bad already and I’m wondering how it’s even remotely possible to make the leading lady likable much less root for her to get the man rather than praying that she goes to jail.
The romance is expected to develop as they butt heads and eventually fall in love. I’m wondering if stalking and harassing in this case really means she keeps hounding him for some professional reason or another? Not that it makes things much better but goodness I need something to keep my thread of optimism hanging. Once again, this drama doesn’t have any DID or vampires so that’s already one big thumbs up, right? Riiiiight?
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Too bad Seo Hyun Jin is attached to Let's Eat 2 because I still have the Crown Couple withdrawal from Three Musketeers. I can't wait to see who the leading lady is if he signs on.
Han Groo or Jung So Min... he's kind of 'meh' but a likeable leading lady would make this a must-see for me. Plus I loved the writer's last outing.
Yay yes for LJW but that screenwriter and synopsis ugh...
Really want to see LJW in a good drama or romcom, but the synopsis sounds like a weird stalkerish procedural, hope it surprises us in a good way. And yes for Han Groo, she needs to get another lead role asap.
i'm interested with the synopsys, the story hasn't done many time like DID or chaebol love plus the actor is lee jin wook, i miss him in a drama after nine n the three musketeers that i reallly love
I would prefer to watch a thousand DID dramas than watching someone fall in love with their stalker. That is not a good message.
If you harass and stalk long enough the victim is bound to love you. Someday.
Same thought process for a rapist theme as a rom-com. As long as they make it cute and pretty....
When I read "Criminal Profiler", my mind went to OCN!
So DF, where are you going ? It's not complete if KBS doesn't have DID drama like MBC/SBS lol
goodluck HM :)
Well, those ridiculous Kiss dramas (ITSAK, Playful kiss, etc etc etc) were popular and loved by many for reasons I will never understand. It had a stalker for a female lead too, so I think this has hope - for others, of course because I'm out.
Yay that it's not DID because LJW is no Hyun Bin to keep me watching. But that synopsis sounds like crap. Maybe when more details are revealed, it'll be more tolerable than what it's currently saying. Here's to hope!
A "criminal" profiler and his stalker fall in love. PASS.
I just adored him in Nine. Is this a step up since its his first network drama as a lead?
I'm not saying Lee Jin Wook is bad actor but I think he has very limited expressions..lol.. The only drama I like watching him was Nine but that was mostly because of the leading lady. Anyway, I'll see the teaser before deciding whether I'll watch it or not.
I'm one of the few who liked Spy Myung-wol but didn't like Lee Jin-wook's in that drama. I thought he was too stiff in his acting and the character wasn't that great either. I only liked him finally in Three Musketeers (or maybe it was all because of his character there).
As to the screenwriter, I liked All About My Romance (one of the few LMJ dramas that I liked) so I have no problem with that. Time for a breezy, non-dramatic, slice-of-life rom-com for a change from the ones airing right now.