Ara eyes lead role in soccer drama

[-ochre.livejournal.com]

After a brief rocky period for the producers, Go Ara’s name has risen as top contender to lead MBC’s soccer drama Heading to the Ground [맨 땅에 헤딩 -- and if anyone has a better translation, I'm all ears!].

The drama production had been imperilled once its lead star Kim Rae-won had to drop out to enlist in the army this year. I read last week that the production was having a hard time finding a replacement actor, and the tone of the news was not good for the drama.

Then, Han Ga-in announced that as a result of Kim Rae-won dropping out, she would not be taking on the lead role, either. She had not been confirmed, but had been seriously considering the role until Kim’s announcement, and now she has decided to decline.



Now Go Ara is looking to be the likeliest actress for the role. If she confirms, perhaps her attachment will help get casting back on track for the vacant male lead spot. DBSK idol singer U-Know Yunho (aka Jung Yun-ho) had been rumored to be considering the role, but almost as soon as those speculations started circulating, the production company came out to deny them as untrue.



I wasn’t too disappointed to hear of Han Ga-in dropping out of the running because she, while beautiful to look at, is a stiff actress at best. Seeing her try to emote opposite Jae Hee in Witch Amusement made me feel sorry for them both — she because her limitations were so clear, and he because he was trying his damnedest to carry them both (when the story could barely carry either one of them). It’s odd because I do like her for some weird reason, but I would not have enjoyed watching her dragging down Kim Rae-won. She has announced that she is still searching for her comeback drama project, hopefully to air sometime in the latter half of this year.

A drama production representative explained, “Go Ara is currently looking positively at this role, and it’s very possible that she will decide to take it.” If she does, she’ll be back on television a year after her last role in the heartwarmingly funny MBC drama Who Are You.

The plot is described as a love story between a soccer player and a beautiful agent. The drama is planning to air in September, although it’s amazing that it’s already the end of July and they’ve still got no main cast — as we know, rushing these productions rarely elicits a good result. Perhaps they’ll decide to take a little more time and give everyone proper time to prepare.


Source: My Daily, Asia Economy
Via: dramabeans

Comments

[vi-ii-i.livejournal.com]

go ara is seriously stunning

[hero-jelly.livejournal.com]

Go Ara is gorgeous.
Her eyes <3

[xshinebrighterx.livejournal.com]

woah, she's gorgeous.
but is it just me or she doesn't look very korean (or asian for that matter)?

[paperlet.livejournal.com]

she looks like a chipmunk. but she's cute haha

[rainingnonsense.livejournal.com]

i hope go ara takes the role! >_< she's gorgeous, and i want to see more of her acting~!

[pretzel-knot.livejournal.com]

LMAO i love how people like to spread rumours of the idol group boys considering roles or whatever....and then the management steps in and is all like, 'STOP TALKING RUBBISH.'

[nubby-tail.livejournal.com]

Go Ara's gorgeous but I've only seen her model, not act. If anybody has anything good to rec, please let me know. :)

And I ttly agree with dramabeans about Han Ga In. Chick's beautiful but she was quite stiff in Witch Yoo Hee, which dragged like hale. =\ I guess I should check out some of her other dramas though. Weird thing is my former apartment mate, who was Korean and pretty out of control, looked strikingly like Ga In so that's always a little unnerving. o_o

[shinychopstick.livejournal.com]

"Who Are You?" is the only drama I've seen w/ Go Ara and I liked it... so I recommend it :D (though she was pretty 'meh' in it, I just liked the plotline)

[charzzy.livejournal.com]

Go ara acted with yoon kye sang of G.O.D in Who Are You? (http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Who_Are_You%3F)

:D

[jhj2001.livejournal.com]

if it's a soccer drama and they really want idol to act in it they should cast junsu. yunho couldn't play soccer to save his life XDD
but if it's ara and yunho, they make an irritatingly gorgeous couple

[nubby-tail.livejournal.com]

:D Thanks, bb! It's funny because someone commented right under you with the same rec. I'll check it out sometime then~

[nubby-tail.livejournal.com]

That's interesting... I didn't know what individual G.O.D members were up to since I kinda fell out of the kpop loop for a couple years and recently caught up this year.

This drama looks promising (seeing as another omona-er rec'd it too) but man, that dramawiki summary was so confusing I loled irl. :D Thanks, bb!

[tinyknots.livejournal.com]

i agree, she kind of looks like an american girl doll.

[iluvkidnappers.livejournal.com]

check out YKS he's been in a few dramas (that i all love dammit ;-;)

[ashiva.livejournal.com]

She was in Snow Flower, only watch it though if you like teary cancer dramas.

[nubby-tail.livejournal.com]

Thanks, I don't mind them too much. And if it stars Kim Kibum, then I HAVE to check this out. ;D I've never seen that guy act and am kinda curious to see what's up.