Im Joo Eun cast in Heirs now I might have to watch it fml

[hurtmybones.livejournal.com]

I’m just laughing at the all-over-the-place feeling of Heirs, from the casting to the script concept. But it appears that Kim Eun Sook is going to throw whatever the heck at the board and see what sticks. She’s got established young actors Park Shin Hye and Lee Min Ho returning to high school, if fangirls or fanboys want idols then she’s nabbed Krystal from f(x) and Park Hyung Sik from ZE:A, if it’s the up-and-comers then Kang Ha Neul and Kim Ji Won fits the profile, if it’s the current It Boy then none is hotter than Daddy Gumiho Choi Jin Hyuk. And if she wants to appeal to the crowd that demands talented and quirky, she will give you Kim Woo Bin (who looks like an alien but is too awesome a talent to be bogged down by his non-conforming striking looks) and now Im Joo Eun joins the cast as well.

I seriously love her, she makes everything better whether its in an ensemble cast of What’s Up or in a cameo-level supporting role in Arang and the Magistrate or just being a funky part of Wild Romance. Along with this new addition, there are some more drama leaks about Heirs spreading like wildfire all over DC. The first is that the second male lead may not yet be revealed – Kim Woo Bin is reportedly NOT taking over the role of Yoon Chan Young (son of the Empire Group secretary) offered to Jung Yong Hwa and will instead be playing guy3 Choi Young Do (brother-by-marriage to rich hotel heiress Rachel Ryu and himself the heir to a resort conglomerate). But SBS never confirmed what role he would be playing so we’ll have to wait and see. The official script reading is supposedly taking place on July 17th at the studio so I hope SBS announces the casting for guy2 soon otherwise it feels incomplete with a major cast member missing. Another bit of news is that insiders who have read the first two episode completed scripts are all buzzing on social messaging sites over what a great role the male lead is, continuing in the tradition of Kim Eun Sook writing very memorable and attractive male leads. Reportedly the consensus is – Lee Min Ho’s fans will LOVE this role. The unspoken other side of this sentiment is that Kim Eun Sook typically writes terrible female leads, and even the okay ones come off as either shrill and demanding or submissive and weepy with very little in between. I pray for the love of Park Shin Hye that she doesn’t end up being decorative window dressing to what will become The Lee Min Ho Show.



Chinese fans have assembled the current casting and character chart and have discovered that the top four handsome rich boys at Empire High School will be called the Z4. Yes – Kim Eun Sook baldly ripped of Hana Yori Dango (and no, she didn’t rip of Boys Before Flowers, which is a drama adaptation of the manga Hana Yori Dango which coined the phrase F4). The Z4 consists of Lee Min Ho, Kim Woo Bin, Kang Ha Neul, and Park Hyung Sik. Right now all the high school girl characters seem to be in the air, I’ve heard Krystal will either be playing Rachel Ryu or Lee Bo Na, depending on how busy her f(x) schedule is, with Kim Ji Won taking the other role.

Im Joo Eun’s character is the high school teacher Jeon Hyun Joo, 25 years old and has a loveline with Choi Jin Hyuk’s 31 year old character. Kang Ha Neul’s character is Lee Hyo Shin the son of the Chief Prosecutor and is also the school president of Empire High. He’s described as the perfect smart handsome student, and he’s also a year older than the other three Z4 members and he has a crush on teacher Jeon Hyun Joo. Park Hyung Sik’s character is Jo Myung Joo, the son of the President of a famous car import company, he’s a layabout that doesn’t want to inherit the family business and someone quick to think on his feet.

When I say the casting is ALL OVER THE PLACE, I really mean it. Witness: Lee Min Ho is a ’87er which makes him 26 and he’s playing an 18 year old high school student, but Im Joo Eun is an ’88er which makes her a year younger than Lee Min Ho but she plays his teacher! A 25 year old teacher like her real life age. Choi Jin Hyuk is an ’85er which makes him just 2 years older than Lee Min Ho in real life, but in the drama they are 13 years apart. He’s 31 years old and the President of Empire Group, and Lee Min Ho is 18 and his super young kid brother. Finally Park Shin Hye is a ’90er and is a mere 23 years old playing 18, which might be the least random casting of the leads.

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one on hand yesss she needs more relevance but on the other hand she's too gorg & talented to be playing second fiddle to some of the basic "actors" in the cast and lmao @ her playing a teacher while lmh is playing a student, srsly?

Comments

[ms-rancha.livejournal.com]

she'll be choi jin hyuk's love interest awww! damn her veins..

kim ji won's reuniting with all of her ex-castmate(?) eh?

krystal - highkick
kang ha neul - ttby
im joo eun - what's up

[sam tafridj (from livejournal.com)]

I feel like the producer just took a glimpse at my bias list and casually make a drama out of it.
but the story line thoooo. ugh not a fan. I hope Woobin can make up for the meh story <3

[ohlookshiny.livejournal.com]

she's too good for this :(

[shocko-o.livejournal.com]

yup.

[in-noctem.livejournal.com]

I...don't get the hype over Lee Min Ho's face. The rest of the male cast however are really good-looking. Is he a good actor though? I only ever see him make one face in the occasional drama stills I chance upon and I read that '93 LMH is a better actor than he is.

[modestgoddess79.livejournal.com]

I don't consider Lee MinHo good looking but I do think he has charisma

[sunnydlita.livejournal.com]

Agree. Really good at turning on the goofy charm but also woobiness and sexy intensity (see: City Hunter).

Kinda wish they could retain the entire cast but throw out the premise and write a new setting for these actors? I want LMH to play an adult like he's been doing in every single drama since BOF so that we can lust over him properly.

[modestgoddess79.livejournal.com]

Or at least change the setting to college. I don't understand why every modern drama takes place in high school or when the main character is 30

[sunnydlita.livejournal.com]

I agree. All I know about Korea I learned from dramas, and I'd be fascinated to know what their college experience is like -- I've only seen high school depicted!

[shunluv.livejournal.com]

'93 LMH is better actor and more veteran in acting XD

[rinn1e.livejournal.com]

LMH is more a commercial actor than a characters actor.


'93 LMH is a characters actor, so he's a better actor.

[kakkoi-x.livejournal.com]

93er bb leeminho >>>>>>> old leeminho in looks AND acting, plus hes been acting much longer too (since he was like 4 lmao)

[p3rk3le.livejournal.com]

seriosuly i thought the cast couldnt get better and it just did!!! daaaamn!!! i wanna kiss whoever's responsible for the casting!!!

[strawberry-efeu.livejournal.com]

The cast is seriously amazing. I hope they'll all get equal spotlight, because some of these actors are way too popular/talented to be playing second fiddle to some of the other actors.

[turtles-tszx.livejournal.com]

This is like having miura haruma pretending to be a high school teacher where he looks like a high school student except LMH is the opposite with him pretending to be a high student where he looks like a high school teacher.

The cast is great and but i think she's too good for this drama.. especially the not so good plot.

[pumpkinskin.livejournal.com]

omg
who is she? why is she so gorgeous?

[hurtmybones.livejournal.com]

the beautiful and talented Lim Ju Eun, the only drama I've properly seen her in is What's up and she was great in it

[sydninicole.livejournal.com]

perfect angel, im joo eun. she was my fav on wild romance and she was also in arang and the magistrate and what's up.

[stoppedclock321.livejournal.com]

The more I hear about Heirs, the more convinced I am that it's going to be a hot mess.

[love-allure.livejournal.com]

Im Joo Eun’s character is the high school teacher Jeon Hyun Joo, 25 years old and has a loveline with Choi Jin Hyuk’s 31 year old character

AWWWWWWWWWW SHIITTTTTTTTTTTTT. yes. yes this is good. i'm feeling it already.

[hearttaek.livejournal.com]

Yes yes yes! Perfect launching pad to stardom. She's an amazing actress and needs this kind of high-profile drama.
This writer doesn't know how to write female characters so /shrug

At least everyone's pretty.

AND PLEASE TAKE BACK ALL THOSE NEWS ABOUT PARK SHIN HYE'S CHARACTER BEING POOOOOOOOOR ;_______;

[threebits.livejournal.com]

i really do not want to see this drama but with this casting, argh. hoping for a miracle that this show will be ok plot-wise

[konichiwacobra.livejournal.com]

who ISN'T in this drama at this point? She was my favorite part of Wild Romance.

[kakkoi-x.livejournal.com]

omg can it be true, will they pair up krystal and hyungsik then???

[shocko-o.livejournal.com]

that title is so true. someone tell the writer this show would be more interesting with more im joo eun parts!

ok lets face it i'm here for lee min ho and kim woo bin too. and park shin hye and kim ji won. but this girl is one of the better ones if not best casted so far in terms of acting talent.

oh an article from the playground

[cryim.livejournal.com]

Seriously wish koalasplayground would use the enter button more often. Her articles are always one BIG block of text. I lose interest half paragraph in.

I love her in Soul/Hon. She should have been more relevant. At least she'll be playing Choi Jin-hyuk's love interest so it's not an another high school/teacher kdrama (calling it noona romance would be silly).