Lee Sung Kyung and Nam Joo Hyuk Confirmed as Leads for MBC Drama Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo

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• Good luck to them. This drama will go against Legend of the Blue Sea starring JJH and LMH.

  • I thought blue sea legend will be pre produced?

    • No it's not pre produced.

  • So it's basically cannon fodder that'll be expected to flop.

    I feel a little bad for Lee Sung Kyung but I hope things turn out ok.

    • It looks like MBC is basically like not even gonna try to compete with monster hallyu JJH and LMH so they were basically looking for bad casting to blame for bad ratings?

  • I suppose that MBC doesn't want a "clash of titans". I think that only rookies actors have nothing to loose going against the bulldozer JJH/LMH. If the drama fail they ll' put that on the shoulders of the actors and lee sung kyung and nam joo hyuk will gain the opportunity to try lead roles. It's a win win situation.

    • yeah its the same situation with W and UF right now. While neither shows have leads on the same level as JJH, they are all A listers and i guess they want to avoid a situation like that occurring again. LSK and NJH don't really have much to lose from starring in this ( well maybe LSK does,being subjected to criticism since its kinda a ridiculous casting for the type of character she is to be playing)

• Well, they probably aren't expecting ratings wonder with the competition. I hope it turns out good and all the best to both of them. Lee Sung Kyung does exceptionally well with the little she gets to do in Doctors. So, here's wishing her good luck.

• YG power! Not impressed with both of them. Of course, no doubt, their agency is powerhouse. Even LJS is now in YG.

• They can't beat eomma jun ji hyun.

  • They aren't expected to. They aren't well known so if it does well then it could make their careers. I remember when Secret did air with Heirs, nobody expected it to draw huge numbers but it did so surprisingly. I hope this does well, I do like both of them very much. And it is "Flower of the Queen koala", not Flower of the Equator, wherever did you get that name??

• I actually love LSK's acting. Even in CITT. Yes, her acting seemed over the top in CITT, but i think that is mostly due to the directing. Plus, her character in CITT does call for some crazy. She's really working very hard, producing two dramas in a year. Hopefully she can gain some recognition after this. Was so afraid that she'd get stuck in second lead territory, although that is not necessarily the worst. (Some second lead characters are more memorable than first.)

  • Not always

• I am not intersetinh with november drama,coz LMH drama doesnt have a good competitor not like july/august drama for w,ioj and uf.

  • #notinteresting

• Lee Sung Kyung is too tall and too thin to be weightlifter. lmao

  • I really hope that she's the type of actress to get into character and gain weight for the role. But it doesn't look like it.. Props to Kim Sun Ah for gaining weight to film Kim Kam Soon. I have major respect to actors and actresses willing to sacrifice their looks.. It shows how determined they are!

• I actually like the scriptwriter. Truth is i havnt really see the leads previous dramas. But the comments for them are pretty underwhelming. Hopefully she will work out a tad to fit the role and make it more realistic.

• MBC should bring ha ji won,lee bo young or son ye jin against this drama

  • against lmh

    • It's already decided, MBC will put Lee Sungkyung - Nam Joohyuk drama against JJH-LMH drama. Let's see what KBS put.

    • KBS plan chief kim after on the way to airport. I bet they gonna put some relatively unknown cast. if I were kbs exec i would cuz its JJH. im sure top actresses are not stupid enough to compete with her.

• I cannot wrap my head around how Lee Sung Kyung is going to realistically lift anything, her arms and legs are so skinny! Which is ideal as a model I guess but she has to bulk up a bit for this to be even half way believable.

  I guess I'm sad because this role could have gone to someone who wasn't size 0-2 and be very believable, but they had to go with the "typical" Korean actress size.

  I'll reserve my full judgement for the show until the teaser/promo stuff comes out but I do hope LSK surprises me so that watching this won't require constant suspension of belief.

  • Maybe, she is supposed to put on a bit weight or even use body suit, lets wait and see. Dramas rarely turn out to be exactly what they claim to be. Who knows, lets wait a bit.

  • @Michykdrama they think a fatsuit means a muscular body come on now. It's shameful the way Korea body shames it's own people there are much better actress out there who could play this role and fit the image of an athlete. While I think this actress is ok,she has no depth this story did not need another pretty actress. I remember when kdrama actors looked like normal people slim but not so skinny,now all you see is skeletons walking around and everybody either looks like a flowerboy or an idol smh

  • She is a better as an actress than many well known actress. She might be abit limit, but it might be due to she is still doesn't have much experience. She is outshining park shin hye in doctors. The problem is really her physical.

    • Surely you jest...

    • She gets very little to do in doctors, yet the few moments are powerful in a restrained way. Maybe not outshining but she could give PSH a run for the money if the script actually did allow her to shine and do something beyond very little that she has been given so far. Nothing against PSH, she is good and has improved a lot but she is in maximum frames in Doctors, its really not possible in the setup to outshine her for Lee Sung Kyung. Her best friend So-Hee is just there to be comic relief and adds no depth. In Joo pretty much does the same now. The funny thing about doctors is they have an interesting bunch of characters and a strong cast but only a select few get to do anything meaningful beyond the usual which is a shame. Even Namgoong Min had more screen time as a cameo appearance than Seo-Woo at this point.

    • how is she outshining PSH? lol. people will say anything just to put this actress down. Even if LSK was given a more meatier role or screentime,she still wont be able to outshine PSH. the way LSK says her lines is still awkward. PSH may not be a great actress, but she is definitely 10x better than LSK. it's just that girl havent found that perfect role(not like many kdrama actresses has)

    • LSK is doing great but until she can carry her own drama successfully you can't say she outshines PSH.
      People love to put PSH down for the fame she has. I remember people said Lee Yoo bi and Krystal were better actresses than her. But what happened in their dramas?
      2nd and support roles are often more interesting than main role but not everyone can carry a drama successfully.
      Personally I think LSK has the most interesting role in Doctors and the writer did a great job on that. She might not have that much screen time but most of her moments are great.