Leave it to K-drama casting agents to still manage to surprise me. There’s a one-two news break with 2020 K-drama Record of Youth – originally confirmed male lead Jang Ki Young has declined due to scheduling conflicts and the production is courting Park Bo Gum and he’s seriously considering it. That makes sense as Park So Dam as been this year It Actress thanks to the record and award breaking movie Parasite which is like winning a casting lottery for any young actress. The two Parks conceivably would be so adorable together in a romance drama and Record of Youth is billed as a dream achieving life drama with of course romantic underpinnings. I’m fine either way if Park Bo Gum accepts or declines but if he does sign on this drama is sure to get way more buzz.
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I’m glad jang ki young passed on this drama and I hope park bo gum as well because I did research and the writer does not have a good record of writing good dramas. In doctors, the first 4 or 5 episodes were good and then the story went into an unknown tunnel and it never returned.
It puzzled me why PBG was popular when there’s no drama of his that I managed to finish, but his pairing with PSD sound interesting that I am looking forward for this drama.
Oh really? Did you try reply 1988? Not just because PBG, the whole drama is good.
Reply 88 was good because of RJY only.
Lol RJY's fan is really something...
I did try to watch Reply 1988 and other 2 reply series but I was only up to 6 episode. His Moonlight drama was probably up to 3 or 4 episode.
Reply 1997 was more interesting amongst the reply series and because of Seo In Guk, but it got me bored so I didnt finish. Maybe I should give this reply series a chance.
This actually sounds promising.
I'd both of them doing OCN thriller drama but well opportunity doesn't always come
lol, another OCN's fan. OCN need to be more Korea than America so you can move on it. They're trying too hard to think like Americans, you know, and it's not good from my perspective.
@ hangyul
I love OCN dramas and I would love for these two Park-Park Collaboration to have a thriller /detective drama. Sodam was very good in Priest while Bogum was great in Hello Monster. They'll be a great pair for thriller - related drama.
Same here. So Dam fits with thriller drama. I think she fits as somewhat like a female version of Will Graham in Hannibal. Someone who pushes through the line of sanity and insanity.
It's sad to see So Dam doing rom-com or idol rom-com dramas when thriller/mystery/action/social commentary genres are so much better.
Sigh...what could have been...
Ohhhh... I will wait for JKY next drama instead.... PSD has not yet confirmed... so just forget this!
What a waste of PSD if she has to act with PBG. She'll be hard carrying the whole drama. JKY was the right choice for this drama about models. What a waste of what could have been a perfect pair.
Curious about this as Park Bo Gum is now clearly carrying the drama because of PSD's lackluster acting. All articles I see and read are all about how PBG is acting really good in this drama and his name is always number 1 in trending topics since tje drama aired on September 7
hope PBG will reject this drama. the writer's past work are all boring. i have no interest in PSD anyway.. but the PD is good.
Ehh, not a fan of PBG at all so won't watch if he accepts. Just hoping PSD doesn't accept this. I don't know why she picks such weird drama projects. Just stay in movies, girl. More money, freedom and recognition. And this writer's projects? Ugh. Doctors, Temperature of Love - all boring snoozefests after 2 episodes. Why go from Parasite to this??
WHYYY PBG!!!??? HE CAN'T ACT AND PSD IS BRILLIANT!!!!!!! NOOOOOOO!!!!!! GET RID OF HIM!!!!!!!
Say it louder.
@Ari
May your ears be deaf. Pathetic fan.
It is not just K-netizens that are nasty online and cause hurts to many artistes. There are many who loves to bad mouth artistes here too. Those nasty mouths really need to be gotten rid off....
THIS PATHETIC FAN IS AN EXAMPLE WHY CELEBRITIES ARE KILLING THEMSELVES. WHEN YOU CAN USE SUBTLE WORDS TO EXPRESS YOUR STATEMENTS.
#CYBERBULLY
#KARMAWILLREACHYOU
Thats 100% percent true, please dont bully these celebrities, they have work so hard, and if you think acting was easy then try to act yourself
@kay
GET RID OF YOU LUNATIC FAN! YOU ARE A CYBERBULLY.
Park Bo Gum should be thanking his lucky stars to get a Cannes worthy actress like Park So Dam when he himself is nothing but a fading CF star. She deserves better.
It's not her movie. Its an ensemble cast that made Parasite. She held her own and that's about it. Her track record in movies are decent but its true her drama record is dismal. That's why chungmuro actors and actresses don't always succeed in crossing over to dramas and vice versa. In korea theres a stark difference in the 2 industries. P.s - movies don't pay well. Its dramas that do. The highest paid actor in films is Song Kang Ho who gets around 800k USD per movie. Thats what Lee Byung Hun gets in 4 episodes of Mr. Sunshine. Also dramas lead to CF opportunities, fanmeetings etc. Films dont.
Why does she need a drama track record? Movie stars are superior to drama actors even if their films don't do well. PSD didn't just hold her own she was the stand out performance in the ensemble cast.
Gongyoo did well in drama and movie. I'm such a proud fan :)
@Ari - its all about track record. Whether you like it or not. That's why advertisers bank on ratings and ratings determine if actress/ actors in a or b or c class. Tragic really but its the reality of showbusiness. To you her performance is standout. To me she and the actress playing her mum were the weakest links.
@Tiani - Gong Yoo IS a rarity. Even the ultra talented choi woo shik is not considered a sought after male drama lead. Just as Lee Joon Ki and Ji Chang Wook either can't cross over to movies or has poorly attended movie offerings.
Right! GY has many blockbuster movies. Its just a pity he rejected Along with the gods, thats movie was a big hit. but he still have seobok in his pocket so its ok.
Movie stars don't care about advertisers. How many endorsements does top movie star HJW have or CMS during his oldboy and peak days. Almost none because top movie stars don't need endorsements in fact they reject them. KGE said she turned down a lot of endorsements because it'll prevent her from being cast in serious movies. They make so much money from movies and the critical acclaim is worth more to them than a few bucks from a coffee ad.
@ari. Please.. dignity doesn't put food on the table. If they are so glorified tell them not to do dramas at all that pay 10x better. Logic is flawed.
I live in korea and work in a related industry. Movies pay crap here. Do your homework. Stars actually take a huge pay cut to get involved with movies. Unless of course its a movie studio funded movie like Gong Yoo's Age of Shadows or Okja by Netflix. Rest are dependent heavily on private investors and institutional funds.
Dignity is everything in the film industry. Where are the endorsements for all the top movie stars? They hardly have any but they're richer than TV actors like SJK. All those people working in blockbuster movies and critically acclaimed Cannes films must be taking pay cuts by your shitty logic. Movie stars are superior to drama actors. PSD doesn't need the drama nor does she need to act with some flower boy like PBG. She literally just came off a Cannes movie and her Jessica Jingle is viral.
@Lydia - does SK movie pay Royalties to the artists? Hollywood does and my friend up until now still receiving a cheque annually on royalty collected on the movie she was participated in as a child. I think there is more money in the movie business than dramas in North America and Europe. Not sure about in Asia.
@candycane. No backend in Korea. Theres isn't a SAG to protect them. Salaries are pittance. Just imagine Song Kang Ho being the highest paid at USD800k. Imagine what the rest gets. Park Bo Gum draws ard USD100K an ep. PSD should be in the 20k per ep region. If you notice dramas these days with a huge A list actor or actress, co-stars are usually B/C list due to cost. Cue Park Seo Joons new drama, Ji Chang Wook's melting etc. Run out of money - 70% goes to cast salaries these daya. Hyun Bin + Son Ye Jin vehicle was cofunded by Netflix. This is going to be the future of dramas going forward.
@candycane - nope. Korea does not factor in backends. No SAG to protect actors
@dramastory
WHAT A THE FUCK YOU ARE STATING ABOUT. LMAO, A FADING CF STAR. LMAO! U NEED TO CHECK FACTS AND READ NAVER FIRST. HE JUST LANDED FOURTH AGAIN IN THE LIST OF GALLUP KOREA POLL ABOUT TV TALENTS OF 2019 WITH DRAMA ONLY IN THE EARLIEST OF JANUARY AND WC HE LANDED FIRST PLACE IN 2016.FROM 2016-2019 NO NAME STAYS CONSISTENTLY ON THAT LIST ASIDE FROM PBG. SO SULK YOUR LIFE TO DEATH BC KOREA ADORE HIM AND THAT'S A BIG FACT THAN WHAT YOUR ARE STATING ABOUT LOSER ???