When this casting news broke to kick start Monday, I did a double then a triple take to make sure I wasn’t misreading the title and it wasn’t an early jump start on April Fool’s Day. Nope, this isn’t a drama title mix-up or a joke, it appears something went down between MBC and SBS this weekend all for Rain. Looks like Rain will not be doing the Hong sisters Jeju Island drama Feeling Good and Warm and instead in talks with SBS for the upcoming K-adaptation of the Taiwanese hit drama In Time With You. Talk about a huge huge casting turnaround in the span of a day.
The K-version of ITWY is titled The Time I Loved You, 7000 Days and is now slated for a June airing on SBS weekends. That brings purported 7000 Days leading lady Ha Ji Won back to the same SBS weekend time slot that spawned her hit drama Secret Garden four years ago. If Rain accepts then he’ll be sticking with SBS despite the network saddling him with totally miscast costars and a dud script in last year’s failed My Lovely Girl. Rain’s agency confirmed that he received both offers for the Hong sisters drama and 7000 Days and is favorably considering 7000 Days.
This has been a crazy K-drama casting week, with Rain alone taking the casting carousal spin based on the news of him doing the Hong sisters drama followed less than a day later by contrary news that he’s really going to do the Korean In Time With You opposite Ha Ji Won. If Rain is in talks as the leading man for K-ITWY, that means the earlier casting news that Lee Jin Wook might do the drama sounds like he has been offered the role as the ex-boyfriend of the female lead. The news just said Lee Jin Wook is considering 7000 Days acting with Ha Ji Won, it never specified that he was playing the male lead, so I guess we all jumped to conclusions.
I do like Lee Jin Wook very much and don’t have a problem with him being the male lead of K-ITWY, but there is a legit popularity gap where I wasn’t sure how he got vaulted up to being Ha Ji Won’s leading man. If the K-version ends up being Rain-Ha Ji Won-Lee Jin Wook, I’m expecting insane chemistry fursplosion everywhere, kinda like a non-makjang, non-toxic version of What Happened in Bali where Ha Ji Won basically makes both men crazy in love with her. Rain with Ha Ji Won has been something I’ve always wanted and think would absolutely work. It’s also a more suitable casting on the surface than thinking of Rain with Kang Sora in the Hong sisters drama. I hope Rain decides soon and ends the pissing contest between MBC and SBS for his acting services.
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Lol Ha Ji Won would be the only good casting in this drama if he confirms...
I'm not particularly fond of Lee Jin Wook hes not a bad actor or not good looking but he's not that interesting for me to watch on screen. Of course this is just my opinion..Rain is also just blaaaah for me!
I wonder if they will be playing their own teenage counterpart or will they cast someone else? Also with the "I may not love you" song would it be the same but translated in Korean or would it be a totally different songs? Just random questions popping up to me..
Iffy on rain....can't imagine him as a couple with ha ji won for some reason...I really want so ji sub or gong yoo or cha seung won.
Actually this is going to be their second project together. They played in a Love story mini film a few years ago and the chamistry was GREAT!
Rain adn HJW already worked together... and they are great together, don't worry~~ they're such a stunning couple~
Pah, I almost see Lee Jin-wook is perfect as Li Daren. It's not like I dislike Rain but the character suits Lee Jin-wook more or it is just my imagination :D
I cant see Li Da Ren in Rain at all, when i saw the news that Rain is considering this drama, i need to read twice to see if i m reading it correctly. I thought Rain is considering Hong's Sister drama but he got a casting offer for In Time With U remake too.
I am disappointed if Rain ended up being Li Da Ren. I wanted So ji sub or someone who can act better. I feel like Rain doesn't huv much to deliver on screen.
So Ji Sub is such a bad actor and really boring! He was never the best, but he was good before army enlistment. Damn, he was so bad in Ghost and Master sun that even a child can recognize just how awful his acting is. I don't know what happened to him, but his acting became worse. If you want other actor, at least choose someone better, even Rain is better by miles than that guy.
@simone123 - nice try, but pretty much all the dramawatching world disagrees with you about So Ji Sub in Master's Sun so troll harder next time.
Omg they work together in rain's music video before right??? Well i can totally see this pair happening in a drama
Yup, i remember seeing Ha Ji Won in one of Rain's MV's (just searched it up, it was called 'Love Story'). The chemistry was great there.
i can't really imagine Rain as Li Da Ren though (too muscly and slick-looking maybe?). Lee Jin Wook reminds me more of the lead and Rain looks more like Sunny Wang too (the ex)!
Waiting for confirmation...
I was wondering how LJW got the role as well. But now... What an interesting turn of events. I'm not sure what he's thinking, rejecting a leading role for this.
@kitai, the similar thing happened during Empress Ki's casting-drama, where JGS chose to play the leading role in Pretty Boy and left his emperor seat taken by Ji Chang Wook later. We know the result...
I think it's probably better if I forget that this drama exists for now. Thus far nothing has been right except the casting offer to Ha Ji Won. Don't think I would want to attempt this unless the team is anything less than stellar, as ITWY remains one of my all time favorites. I need real actors, not idols.
Ha Ji Won will make Rain shine in this drama. I like Rain and am excited about the possibility of him working with a great actress.
Rain Every Where You Always surprise me really fast koalaspla
How can you mention "DramaWithTheMostShockingEndingEver" aka What Happened in Bali? Has Ha Ji WOn confirmed this though? I hope they both take this role. I agree that this couple look more compatible than Kang Sora-Rain. Rain really need a good drama to make people forget the last flop one and maybe netz will less hate him.
lol that drama got so uninteresting especially towards the end... ughh it brings back painful memories just thinking about it!!! i like rain so hope this drama is at least better than the last one!
i for one is still hoping that LJW will be the male lead.
Rain is talented but i like LJW more...
me too, i thought lee jin wook is much better actor eventhought he's not as popular as rain or ha ji won, i think li da ren is too simple charracter for him but many comment the don't like him being cast because he's not as popular as ha ji won make me want him as lida ren but now this news get me sad