FT Island’s Lee Hongki, Casted for Japanese Drama

[oystersauce87.livejournal.com]

FNC Music revealed on the 14th that FT Island’s vocal Lee Hongki has been casted as the main lead of a new Japanese drama.
According to his management company, “Muscle Girl”, the drama which Lee Hongki will be casted in, will begin its airing this coming April on both TBS and MBS. Lee Hongki will pair up with the drama’s female lead, Ichikawa Yui.

Spokesperson of his management company also said that, “Lee Hongki has gained popularity in Japan as the vocal of the band FT Island. He has also gained recognition for his acting skills with the drama ‘You’re Beautiful’, which was aired earlier in Japan. FT Island will be singing the OST for the upcoming Japanese drama.”


Sources: Yonhap News + ying1005@withtreasures (translation)

HECK YES!

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[miliy96.livejournal.com]

Is his Japanese good?

[oystersauce87.livejournal.com]

He's quite fluent but he has accent

[kiwicowlol.livejournal.com]

Niooooooce. He's such a good actor. I wonder how it'll be though since it'll be Japanese.

[yekaste.livejournal.com]

eeee jeremy!!!

i wonder what his character..

from tokyograph

[oystersauce87.livejournal.com]

Ichikawa plays the part of Azusa, the only child of the owner of a small female pro wrestling organization. After her father dies of illness, she has to take over the business, which is already losing money and is on the verge of shutting down. To make things worse, their referee suddenly disappears on the day of one of their shows, leaving behind only a resignation letter. The desperate Azusa then runs into a young Korean man (Lee). She persuades him to serve as a referee just for that day, though she doesn't realize he is actually a popular star in Korea.

While the show will be about Azusa's struggle to turn the organization around, it is said that there will also be an element of romance between the two leads.

[karavanuemura.livejournal.com]

Hmm, lets see his Japanese.

[jaekemi.livejournal.com]

OMG. Uemura? Is it your last name?

[sakurablosom.livejournal.com]

OMGGGGGGGG I CAN'T WAIT THIS IS GONNA BE AWESOME!!!! \o////////
and with Ichikawa Yui too, that's amazing!! *o*

and of course obligatory Jeremy gif spam :3
(http://s819.photobucket.com/albums/zz118/tohruhondame_6392/Animated%20GIFs/Youre%20Beautiful/?action=view&current=ezlkba.gif)

(http://s819.photobucket.com/albums/zz118/tohruhondame_6392/Animated%20GIFs/Youre%20Beautiful/?action=view&current=ep855.gif)

[theperfect4.livejournal.com]

I MISS JEREMY!!!!!

[polyurethane.livejournal.com]

Here's hoping he no longer wants to "meet the toilet".

[oystersauce87.livejournal.com]

lol that was so long ago. So hilarious.
He's really good now. He's doing most of the talking now, with Jaejin.

[jeca0510.livejournal.com]

yay~ i'm excited to see him in the new drama :D
i loved him as Jeremy ♥

[anthonymarie.livejournal.com]

wowowowoowow. yeay

[ghost-whisper.livejournal.com]

*still wants to see HongKi in a Kimi wa Petto remake*
/Thanks/ to whoever on omona it was who put that idea in my head. /Thanks/ because life will never be the same for me, and I won't be satisfied until I see it. ;_;

[ayamefan13.livejournal.com]

lol Hongki in a Kimi wa Petto remake, that would be interesting. Jang Geun Suk & Han Ye Seul are rumored for the re-make of Kimi wa petto tho. xD

[hitsujiga.livejournal.com]

somehow i'm intrigued 8D

[imanat.livejournal.com]

The plot doesn't intrigue me that much, but I do enjoy Hongki's acting and I haven't watched a Jdrama in a good while~

[bayoublackjack.livejournal.com]

A lot of her characters tend to be annoying, but I'll give it a chance.

[gunsandsmoke.livejournal.com]

he needs to stop smoking and drinking so the beer bloat will dial down and he can have a chin and be kawaii again


sorry hongki that was mean!! but honest! happy valentine's day :)

[khaus414.livejournal.com]

yessssssss~

[baptismtonight.livejournal.com]

Hmm, does he even speak it fluently? Oh well, still cute, talented, etc, etc

[jaded-skys.livejournal.com]

I some how read that Hongki was going to be playing the lead female role instead of paired up with her. IDEK how I read it like that.

[khuntflap.livejournal.com]

[jelly16.livejournal.com]

Hoping he has a character similar to Jeremy!

[kittycurious.livejournal.com]

I'll be checking this out, if not just to see him and his Japanese.

[dc222.livejournal.com]

Happy for him but then does that mean there won't be more of this any time soon?!


:(

[oystersauce87.livejournal.com]

He's going to be missed. One of the best characters on 100 points and so adorable with Min.

[itangeisha.livejournal.com]

I don't really like the story line. . . D:
Like, at all. I think i'll have to watch cuts only

[oystersauce87.livejournal.com]

I don't want his character to be exactly like Jeremy, but I do want him to have a cheerful character. Not annoyingly cute like Jeremy.

[x3sarang.livejournal.com]

I usually have trouble stomaching people who aren't fluent in the language acting as a lead in a drama so...idk we'll see. I want to look forward to this though but I'm wary that the delivery of the lines won't be as good or as natural as if they just got a native Japanese person to play the role :|

[oystersauce87.livejournal.com]

I would agree with you but since he's playing a korean person so I don't think it matters much. Maybe they need him to not be perfect to be more believable.

[gundae.livejournal.com]

first I only saw the picture and my first thought was.. 'so honki got himself a japanesede girl.'

anyway I am SO going to watch this.

[gundae.livejournal.com]

*hongki

[aures.livejournal.com]

i feel awkward japanese coming up

[kellygreen.livejournal.com]

I don't watch many J-Dramas, but will be watching this for Hongki! He's a great actor...Jeremy's scene on the bus when he's crying is so, so awesome.

[twinkystar16.livejournal.com]

that scene make me cry so bad..lol