SHOCK. Seriously, total and complete shocked state here. Even though I have my ear to the ground when it comes to rumored drama castings and in-development projects, this just breaking news feels like a sledgehammer out of nowhere. My first reaction is giddiness mixed with trepidation, with a side of pinch me to see if this is just some fan fiction. Good or bad, this casting news is actually true. K-ent is reporting that Kim Woo Bin and Suzy are confirmed as the leads of the upcoming Lee Kyung Hee penned bittersweet melodrama romance. Excuse me but I just have one more Oh My God I need to get out of my system.
The drama is scheduled for 2016, and no word yet on whether it’ll be pre-produced fully or in part, but knowing Lee Kyung Hee there will likely be significant portions filmed beforehand. For Nice Guy she had Song Joong Ki and cast filming four months prior to the airing date. The drama has a working title of Arbitrarily Fond which is the best I can translate it, and rumors has it following Goodbye Mr. Back on SBS in late winter/early spring of 2016. Lee Kyung Hee’s bread and butter is, of course, the unforgettable heartwrenching melo romance, even if her last drama tried to buck the mold in weekender Wonderful Days. Now she’s going back to her roots with Kim Woo Bin and Suzy, this is so going to be a must watch for plenty of reasons.
The drama synopsis reads like a classic Lee Kyung Hee melo – two kids have a terrible shared experience in childhood and years later reunite as grown ups in the same industry where the boy grows up into Kim Woo Bin who is now a top star with a terrible attitude and the girl has become a documentary PD played by Suzy. They fall in love but it’s going to be fraught with all sorts of angst, in typical Lee Kyung Hee style. I love her works, even the ones that resonated less with me were still a head above most melo romances. And her two dramas that I love beyond all reason in Let’s Go to School, Sang Doo and Nice Guy were both unforgettable watches for me.
With that said, Suzy is probably her weakest acting female lead selection to date, but then again, Kim Hee Sun was terrible before she did Wonderful Days and ended up truly impressing me in that performance. I found Moon Chae Won passable until she broke through with Nice Guy. Rain put in his best acting performances ever in two Lee Kyung Hee dramas – Sang Doo and A Love to Kill. Same goes for Han Ye Seul stepping up her game in Will it Snow for Christmas. I guess it’s time to start praying that Lee Kyung Hee helps Suzy hurdle over whatever acting limitations in her repertoire, because it would kill me if Suzy’s acting is the problem that ends up ruining a drama written by Lee Kyung Hee and starring Kim Woo Bin in his first drama in three years.
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Suzy doesn't really stand out to me as an actress. Hopefully this drama will do it for me.
i'm in shock right now...this news came from nowhere
wow! .......O-o
I'm a Suzy fan but I agree with your opinions in the last paragraph. I find her acting in Dream High really good. She seems awkward when filming dramatic scenes and needs more emotions. I hope she'll do well in this drama coz I've been waiting for years. haha.
This pairing came out of left field but it is definitely on my must watch list. I'm interested to see the chemistry that they have together. I hope this will be a role that will help Suzy grow and shine as an actress.
My reaction also OH MY GOD. Even IF this drama can't do well in Korea, I'm 1000000% sure, other countries will air this drama happily. Not sure about the genre. It sounds melodrama. I didn't expect anything from both of actors's actings however I'm so ready for good surprises from them.
Actually i like this kind of news. It comes out of nowhere and both the actor n actress already confirm. So netizen cannot complain anymore which can make the courting of the actress n actor waver and they need to find other actors. Good luck for both of them. I like them both
Lee Kyunghee dramas also famous with deep kiss (not only peck). Wonder how my oppa's feel when waching his gf and bestfriend doing that :"")
Young Do finally stole Tan's girl back, kinda evens out the Heirs score. XD
hahaha hope oppa can teach her so her acting can improve. wonder why i feel betrayed LOL, im starting to like her tho. she is really pretty <3
I am giddy with happiness but suzy... I hope she can improve :D
Exact same words like that of Dramabeans article...the line mentioning bread and butter... Lol
Both JB and koala has great minds that think alike! Anyways, I saw koala's post first..
I saw that article too... plot twist? Javabeans and Koala are the same person, secretly running two different blogs? Or, she has a split personality but since she's the same person she says/does the same things without knowing...