Man what a difference a month makes. This week K-ent reports that all three rumored leads of the upcoming K-drama remake of TW-drama Someone or One Day have confirmed – Ahn Hyo Seob will take on the role played by Greg Hsu, Jeon Yeo Bin is the female lead that Alice Ke played, and Kang Hoon rounds out the cast in the role that was Patrick Shih in the original. This news isn’t new so the original rumors were accompanied by screams of Nooooooo around Ahn Hyo Seob’s casting, but now that he’s riding a high wave of good will with A Business Proposal this confirmation is received with more hopeful optimism that he can rise to the occasion. I don’t think he magically became a better actor with A Business Proposal lol so my concerns remain but the casting is confirmed so best sit back and wait for the end product to review on its merits. The weird part with his casting is that I feel like Greg Hsu’s role was 100% meant perfectly for Nam Joo Hyuk sigh.
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The most interesting thing about the confirmation is that it came from Netflix, so looks like they went and wrangled this project from Disney.
Original cast publicly gave their blessings to the remake so maybe Netflix also bought rights to the Taiwanese version and will are it as part of the deal.
Lee Do Hyun would've been a perfect casting for ML.
I was thinking the same thing. Lee Do Hyun would have been great. Oh well~
I think Wie Ha Joon could've been really great. I'm lukewarm about AHS and don't think NJH could've aced this too, though he could've done better.
Or Kwak Dongyeon. #justiceforKwakDongYeon!
Lee Dohyun is perfect too, but feel like people just name him for any ML role in the 20s age group.
I can think of a bunch of actors who I'd cast before AHS.
ahn hyo seob actually needs to take a step back to improve his acting, not doing back to back projects. still not consistent. he hit it big in business proposal, but sometimes life is just about luck, isnt it
Jeon Yeo-Bin should get out from this ambush!
Between the fact that Korean remakes are usually pretty disapointing and none of the male leads are strong in acting, it doesn't look like a good idea.
I don't like this idea at all, probably because I am not a fan of remakes. AHS is bad in ABP despite the drama's success to be fair and nothing excites me about JYB.
The first episodes of the original was a little bit slow before it picked up, the actors kept me in it cause they were good and had good chemistry but I don't think this one will work. On the other hand, who am I to say it won't work, we've seen a lot of dramas go above expectations so who's to say this one won't?
oh i didn't even think of nam joo hyuk but he would have been perfect for greg hsu's role! however, it'd probably also be too much 90s for him back to back after twenty-five, twenty-one. i think he'll want to do something different next.
At least this is on Netflix and not on Disney Plus (aka where dramas fade into oblivion).
After seeing AHS in BP, I can see how he looks the part, but his acting is...yeah...Maybe if they just make him stand there and not say much it'll work.
Gooooooood luck to JYB who will have to do all the heavy lifting for this. Sigh. Then again maybe AHS will pull a NJH in 2521 and surprise everyone. Recently, all the casting I got excited for failed and a lot of casting I side eyed ended up exceeding expectations.
On a side note, feel like there are a few actors that have started exclusively working with Netflix.
AHS in business proposal is better than NJH in 2521 imo
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Now Imma respect everyone’s right to their own opinion, but @missjb I swear you have some of the wildest takes on acting skills.
But you do you gurl.
@fawkess, NJH might be improved than his earlier days. But Ahn Hyo Seob has better technique. His facial expression is better and I can see why Kim Jin Won PD NIM choose him over any other actor, NJH For example. I think this is a perfect cast. Kang Hoon give me the 2nd male lead vibe in someday and one day. And Ahn Hyo Seob is the first choice, And I trust KIm Jin Won PD.
Yeah, I also noticed some actors just continually cast in Netflix shows. Yoo Ah In’s next drama after Hellbound is another Netflix production. I swear all of Park Hae Soo’s upcoming stuff is just Netflix. Jeon Yeo Bin is also doing back-to-back Netflix with this remake and all her other stuff is hosted on Netflix too.
Wonder if Netflix is paying actors more.
I wasn't as in love with the original as others, so I think a remake could be interesting. I'm not crazy about the casting, however. I really like JYB and think she's a good actress but maybe looks a little old for the part? I still think AHS is a terrible actor. I don't know much about Kang Hoon.
In the hands of Netflix, AHS could surprise. If he fails, it will be on him. It's better to have no expectations on any dramas nowadays. I admitted I was a bit cynical whether Han So Hee could deliver in an action noir for Netflix but My Name came out to blow me away. Her acting is not top notch but her dedication to fight scenes and challenging herself was impressive. Better to be in Netflix hands than apple+ or disney+ where k-dramas get shunted and fans splintered. Dying to watch Pachinko and Soundtrack#1 with a Inguk cameo opposite HSH but apple and disney management just suck big time.
Not on board for any remakes, especially this one. I loooved the original.
But that said, I wish they had atleast gotten the casting right, Woo Dohwan would have been perfect for the role.