omonatheydid | Siwon praises Taiwan's president on being handsome

(on left, Choi Siwon; on right, newly re-elected Taiwan president Ma Ying-jeou)

GTV drama Skip Beat's main actors and actresses Choi Siwon, Lee Donghae, Ivy Chen, and Bianca Bai attended a press conference in Taiwan. Siwon has recently been found by netizens to bear a resemblance to President Ma Ying-jeou in his youth. Upon hearing of the matter, Siwon said with a smile, "He's very handsome!"

Donghae and Siwon know that their visit coincides with the presidential election in Taiwan. Siwon's eyes widened in surprise at seeing President Ma's photo, saying, "Seeing the picture of young President Ma for the first time, he is a very handsome president." Donghae, standing nearby, commented, "Then we can know what Siwon's future appearance is."

Broadcast ratings for the drama, though not as good as expected, had a slight revival last week. In an effort to help improve them, Siwon quickly shouted to fans, "If the ratings are higher, then we will come [to Taiwan] often."

Although Siwon and Donghae are in South Korea, they can still regard the drama through the internet. Upon being asked if he could understand the Chinese pronunciation and subtitles, Siwon jokingly replied, "I always look at the script as I watch at the same time."

The initial voice dubber for Siwon has been under fire for doing a poor job. In his defense, Siwon said, "[He] sounds very kind and cordial." However, he has only seen the first two episodes, and has not heard the newly assigned voice dubber. Donghae, who "must" see every episode, claimed that he had not discovered a change in the sound.

Ivy Chen, upon hearing the problem of the voice dubbing, let slip, "But the third episode [after the change of voice dubber] still did not have higher ratings." Believing the initial voice dubber had been wronged, she joked, "Now that everyone has nothing to speak ill about, it's the female protagonist's turn to be criticized." The movie adaptation of the drama Ruffian Hero, in which Ivy Chen played a minor role in, is said by the director to be in the process of re-editing, to help with her apparent disappearance in the movie. When asked by the media if she believed this, Ivy Chen replied, "I do not have anymore expectations."

(Source: World Journal ; Translation: