Female Lead Casted in Mischievous Kiss

[walkwithheroes]

After much hype, Kim Hyun Joong finally has his leading lady for the upcoming Korean remake of Itazura na Kiss. Who is the lucky lady you ask? Well, many names - some idols and some actual actresses - have been tossed around over the last few months. Yet, the actress that has been casted is a relative newcomer to the acting world. It's Jung So-min! Some of you may know her as the spoiled yet sweet Mo-nae in the currently airing Bad Guy.


Despite being a newcomer, the 21-year-old Jung, has been praised for her acting. Her fellow actors and many news outlets have praised Jung for her natural charm on screen and her good looks. Aside from Bad Guy, Jung has also done several CFs.


The series Mischievous Kiss is currently scheduled to air in September after Road No. 1. MS is scheduled to be twenty episodes and is described as a "romantic school drama". It will be directed by Hwang In Roe who directed Goong, Goong S, and The Return of Iljimae. The production company is Group 8 and the screen writer is Go Eun Nim, whom I've never heard of.



My thoughts on the casting? I'm just glad we have an actual actress in the lead role and not a singer or idol that has never acted before. Also, with the ages of the leads - Kim is 23/24 and Jung is 21 - I'm thinking this will stay true to the manga and start off with the characters in high school. Honestly it makes more sense that a high school girl and her father move into the home of the father's childhood friends.

Comments

[lastingdreams8.livejournal.com]

Ohmyword, yet another remake of Itazura na Kiss *sigh*
Well, the Koreans generally don't disappoint on remakes such as these (ie; Boys over Flowers), so hopefully this pans through as well :) I'll be interested to hear your thoughts when it goes under way :)

[walkwithheroes.livejournal.com]

Well, the Koreans generally don't disappoint on remakes such as these (ie; Boys over Flowers),

I shall agree with you half-way. I think the start of Boys Before Flowers was very good. But, it lost itself at the half-way mark. Plus, the casting of Makino was way off to me. That said, this is being done by Group 8 and their track record is high in regard to how well dramas are made.


What will make or break this drama is: the writing - how well they translate the manga into a twenty episode drama. And, the chemistry between the leads. Also, how the writer writes Kotoko and how she is portrayed; Kotoko is one of those characters that always has the possibly of becoming annoying.

I will be giving the first episode a try and then I'll see from there.

[lastingdreams8.livejournal.com]

Nice icon ;)
I'm not well-versed in the manga version, but the jdrama of Itazura was way too short and the ending felt abrupt to me. So, to see something longer and yet not quite as drastic as ISWAK/TKA, shall be interesting.

[walkwithheroes.livejournal.com]

the jdrama of Itazura was way too short and the ending felt abrupt to me.


I agree. I enjoyed it a lot, but it did feel too short. But, to be fair, I think it was filmed when the manga was only at volume 5 or so. The manga was never finished as the writer died in an accident, but I think it was up to volume 22 or so when she did die. If they have each episode as one volume. . .then it should be okay. Just as long as they don't change too many things around.