I’m not always right when I post casting rumors and speculations based on industry chatter, sometimes it falls through and other times it was industry just wishful thinking. But putting the caveat in front of all those maybe, could be, might happen drama casting posts allows for early discussion on upcoming dramas and that’s something I find totally fun to just wonder what if. When I am right then it feels like there was a jump start already, or at least I got extra time to get used to the idea.

I wrote a few weeks ago that upcoming SBS Mon-Tues drama Chaebol’s Daughter was getting a name change to True Romance. That didn’t happen right away as the casting news in subsequent weeks continued calling it Chaebol’s Daughter, but with the confirmation news today comes also the verification that the drama will indeed be called True Romance. An even bigger get is writing that newbie movie actress Lim Ji Yeon was being considered for the drama, which is now also confirmed. But in a twist of roles, Lim Ji Yeon will be playing the second female lead and the female lead has landed in the lap of idol-actress UEE. Continue reading →