Some reports say confirmed and others say still in talks, so I’ll aggregate the two and say close to confirming if both names are still being bandied about. K-ent is reporting that upcoming romance K-drama Boyfriend has secured a time slot in the fall on cable network tvN, and the two leads Song Hye Kyo and Park Bo Gum are still seriously considering the offers if not already accepted behind the scenes. I’m good with this pairing because clearly it was chosen for the leads top popularity and recognized acting talents, but hilariously it continues Song Hye Kyo’s aging down of her male leads. In her early career days in Hotelier and All In it was always with much older actors, then closer in age for Full House and Worlds Within and That Winter, the Wind Blows, and then aging to younger with Descendants of the Sun and now Boyfriend. I have zero problem with that same top male actors of her generation do the same with progressively younger female leads so kudos to her! Continue reading →