Ji Chang Wook Confirmed for Beware of this Woman and Han Ji Min in Talks for Female Lead

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• I'm happy that LSK is not anymore in this project. I like Han Ji Min, she was good in Cain and Abel, Rooftop or Padam Padam. Her last drama was really bad but it was the fault to the writer... But she's not filming a movie now ?

• He needs a good actress like park bo young. PHS shines more thanks to the power of PBY.

  • PHS is charming and shines himself without PBY. Interesting he's always got good chemistry with his female counterparts (e.g. What's with My Family, High Society, and now Strong Womam). Even in boring Hwarang, he's got better chemistry with Go Ara to the point that I got impression Go Ara always looked at him as if she were more interested in this hot king than her supposed-to-be lover Park Seo Joon. LOL...PBY in Strong Woman is just like cherry added on top of the already-enticing cake. LOL

    • PBY add everything to another level. Without PBY SWDBS wont even be in the radar. PBY is a force to be reckon with. PBY has acting skill and star power that none of PHS partner had.

    • @Drama2017
      I totally agree with you. PBY is great but PHS totally amazing on his own. He could attract attention and spotlight on him in almost all his dramas. I remember watching Sirius and enticed by the early parts of the drama because he was so good playing the twin and he is the only good thing in High Society as well as the main charm in Hwarang, even when his character was butchered by the later half. And let's not mention that PHS has so many ships now....ships with Nam Ji Hyun, Im Se Yeon, Go Ara and now PBY. He even could create great chemistry with Ji Soo.

    • Stop pimping idol boy!!!!

  • Agree with Chi. Without PBY, SWDBS won't get the ratings especially for a cable channel drama. PBY has a much impressive resume in acting (in movies). PHS is good, but PBY is the pro ??

  • I really don't agree with this statement. Both PBY and PHS are credible actors in their own rights and no matter how one wants dispute that PHS is an idol crossover to acting, he is still a genuinely talented actor.

    PBY has been fortunate to be paired with equally good actors like SJK and JJS, and let's not forget that she is brilliant at picking good projects. Try pairing her with less stellar actor, the drama won't work either no matter how good she is as an actress.

    SWDBS success is a collaborative effort and magic of all actors. No doubt, PBY brought in the audience in the first place but PHS was so magnetic in Hwarang, many tuned in to SWDBS to watch him. Those who were skeptical of him in the first place for being the lead also had to eat their words because he is spectacular. Wacky eccentric Ahn Min Hyuk could easily came across as a parody should the character was not beautifully portrayed by PHS who turns him into adorably quirky. And it is undeniable that PHS could project beautiful chemistry with all the actresses that he had been paired up with.

    Anyway, I don't mean to hijack this post from JCW. I have yet to see him in anything comedic. As for HJM, she is an actress with limited range but she was good in Rooftop Prince. If it is for me, I would prefer they consider Yoon Eun Hye for this role.

  • PHS is radiant, mesmerizing and shines on his own even without PBY. Even when Go Ara underperformed in Hwarang, her character only actually shined with every of her scenes with PHS. So, it is fair to say, both PBY and PHS compliments each other.

  • My statement was: Ji Chang Wook need a good actress like Park Bo Young. Park Hyung Sik never have a hit drama until Do Bong Soon. PHS might be good but PBY is another level. She has popularity, acting skill in both movie and drama. PHS still a rookie compare to PBY. He hasnt got made a name for himself yet while PBY has been lead left and right movie and drama that all has been very successful.

    • What happens to my family is the highest rating drama in that year. Highest ratings is 43.3%

    • With all due respect to PHS, I believe it's mostly due to Yoo Dong-geun. PHS was at most the 3rd !Ale lead in the drama. In my personal opinion, he also had the least interesting storyline.

    • Kitai, I never said PHS is the drawing power for WHTMF but he is at least one of the main characters. I am just replying to Chi who said he never had a hit drama until SWDBS.

      But technically speaking, there should be no comparison as to whether he has any hit dramas because this is his first lead role. The rest of the dramas he's either taking supporting roles or second leads.

      I agree he still needs improvement and PBY is a better actress. But I think SWDBS is successful not just because of PBY. Their chemistry is also one of the reasons why people are drawn to the drama.

  • There are many good actors but stuck in supporting roles or weekend drama. They can act well but have no star power. There are people with great star power with ok acting skill. PBY has both acting skill and star power.

    Without DBS, PHS might still move projects to projects and not many people know who he is. Without DBS, PBY still be one of the best/most famous actress.

    • PBY hit jackpot with "The Werewolf Boy" and continue to enjoy success with follow up dramas though all within cable Tv.

      Even if PHS not leading SWDBS and if it happened that he headlined other drama with other actress who is not PBY and the drama is a big hit, he would have starpower by then.

      All this is about timing and it happened that PBY hit her career high much earlier than PHS.

      And PHS dramas like High Society and Hwarang not doing well because of the scriptwriter and not the casts. Even if PBY to be paired with PHS in those High Society and Hwarang, she also could not save the drama from the bad writing.

      So stop being ridiculous by implying that PHS riding on PBY coattail.

    • PBY has Scandal Makers before Wereworld Boy. PBY made history with scandal makers, then wereworld boy, then oh my ghostess, now Do Bong Soon. Its not luck.

      There are many good actors for example kim jae wook in voice recently who never had a spotlight or namgoong min took more than 15 years to lead a hit drama. PHS still in his first few steps in his career.

    • I totally disagree.

      No doubt PBY is good and has the starpower but this is a mix of effort, clever career move and luck. PBY happened to have continuos success thanks to all the above just like Kim Soo Hyun.

      PBY definitely has the starpower to get ppl watching SWDBS but for a female-centric drama, PHS is the one stealing the spotlight and glued ppl to watch. PBY is equally lucky to have PHS as her partner cause the role of AMH could easily be screwed up by other actor and then you can talk and continue your arguement if PBY could still save the drama should the leading man is nowhere as great as PHS.

      What I really don't like is how your comment implying that SWDBS is a success all because of PBY when both PHS and Ji Soo also bringing in fair shares to draw in the viewers. It's all teamwork and not just one star. Look at Dots and YFAS. They are big success due to contributions by the OTP.

    • @OMG

      Thank you for speaking what's on my mind. 100% agree with you.

    • You are not comparing PHS to SHK and JJH, arent you? PHS has no star power yet. And I believe many guys can play AMH but very few can play DBS.

      Again back to my point: Ji Chang Wook need a good actress like PBY: act well and star power.

  • Hey Chi I have to respectfully disagree, PHS actually shines more than the male lead in his last three dramas lol, he acts well even with the likes of Im Ji Yeon, and with PBY in SWDBS they just complement each other because they're both talented, without both of them IMO their character would probably be annoying, DBS will be like Cha Ro Woon in introverted Boss and Min Hyuk would feel like your bratty chaebol heir, so give props to the two of them.

  • Actually i really admire PHS in DBS. I liked him in hwarang, but i quit watching it on ep 8.

    I got your point. If the male isnt PHS, DBS will be still popular. At first, many people were doubt about the male casts, since both PHS and Jisoo used to take supporting roles in drama. I wont blame your sentiment here.
    If this character was played by SJK, or KSH or Joowon or probably leeminho or kimwoobin, this drama will be still popular. Okay, i will change the example for male actors. Hmm... Siwan? Siwon? Or any other idol-turns-actor.

    BUT, PHS gives a really lovable acting that makes you couldn't imagine others to play this character. His playful yet caring side is really addictive. His eyes seem like they belong to dbs.
    Everyone has their 'turnover' time. Just like park bogum with reply, namgongmin with antagonist character...

    Pby is definitely one talented actress. Her name only could bring rating. But her performance with PHS and Jisoo made it moreeee intriguing to watch.

    Yes, of course i got ur point ;)

• Love JCW in Healer and K2. HJM was good in Rooftop Prince though. I'll give a shot to any new projects of JCW unless it's a train wreck. But charismatic actors have those acting chops to still make themselves watchable even the rest of the dramas is mehhhh. JCW's early works did not hide any of his flaws and he admitted that. I think he's one of those actors who gradually built up his strength through lots of mehhh projects and now has a solid resume to show off. He's getting better and better and therefore among those who I can hold out my expectation. Unlike some internationally famous hallyu stars who had hit dramas in the very beginning of their careers but is getting stale on screen. Don't want to name these big names...Cough cough...It's obvious by their recent boring comebacks...LOL

  • yeah, i totally agree

• God I hate hjm so much I've seen 4 of her shows and hated her acting in all of them I just don't get how anyone thinks she is good

  • Ditto. Totally agree. I don't like her acting either.

    • Agree... Han JiMin CANNOT act... and she is soooo lifeless and boring with her acting.

  • She's good in Padam Padam, and was decent in Rooftop Prince, some people said she's also very good in her movies even tho I didn't watch any of them, just give her a chance, at least we didn't get any mediocre idol actress this time

  • hahaha......fool! i don't understand why you happen to watch 4 of her shows....that's foolish! if ever i don't like an actress i always have no heart to watch her shows she's in no matter how good the storyline is. what you did is like watching your best enemy to its stardom. hahaha....

• So disappointing... I was rooting for JCW & LSK... HJM was so bad in Hyde, Jekyll & Me, I had to quit after ep 6 despite my love for Binnie. She was not too bad in Rooftop Prince, but there were four male actors to entertain the audience with a more engaging storyline... Hope she will turn down this offer ?

  • you're wish has just been granted girl. I just hope the production will find the best idol. Good luck to all you people. I love JCW and i wish him well in this project. Hope people will stop commenting nonsense to the lead actress in this drama. so bad ....so many people are born to be pessimistic.

• Loved to see JCW in a non action drama. Am confident he will do fine in a romantic comedy. Won't comment on HJM, I saw Hyde,Jekyll & Me and I did not mind her. Maybe I was too mesmerised by Binnie to notice anything or any other actors/actrresses . Ha! Ha!

• Hmm I was actually very unimpressed by her in Rooftop Prince and that was back when I was fairly new to kdramas and had no clue who she or PYC were. She just seemed to phone in her performances for most of it. Either way, I hope she and JCW have good chemistry and that they get to work with a good script.

  I can't wait to see JCW in this!!!

• Han Ji Min has a weird visual. Sometimes I find her pretty, but most of the time she looks like a big mouthed ahjumma. A pity LSK rejected the drama... but perhaps she's tired from doing three dramas and one film last year.

• HJM acting is not all that. JCW need actress like PBY. she light the drama up with her acting.

• Also you picked a really good picture of JCW, Miss Koala! He is so good looking in the first picture.