Love Rain's/Jang Geun-seok's leading lady picked!

[walkwithheroes]

After weeks of speculation,the casting for JGS's newest drama, Love Rain has moved forward. We now know two new cast members and more about the characters they'll play. We also have a plot:



"Love Rain will be a melodrama that transcends generations. It will tell the story of pure loves with emotion that will make the viewers cry and smile. It spans from a pure love in the 1970s analog age, to a trendy love in the digital age"




Jang Geun-Suk will play Seo In-Ha in the 1970s part of the drama and will play In-Ha's son, Seo-Joon in the 2012 scenes.



Yoona (Cinderella Man;You Are My Destiny) will play Kim Yoon-Hee in the 1970s. Yoon-Hee is described as a woman with a pure appearance. Yoona was chosen for the role because of her "pure and healthy energy, and her natural beauty." Yoona will also play Yoon-Hee's daughter Yuri, in the 2012 scenes.


Kim Shi-Hoo (Formidable Rivals;Sunny) will play Lee Dong-Wook in the 1970s part of the drama, and play his son, Ji-Seok in the 2012 parts.




So. . .I'm guessing this is a "sins of the father/mother" type thing? Because JGS is said to be the male lead in both the 1970s and the 2012 parts of the drama. (We'll see both stories play out together.) I'm guessing In-Ha loses Yoon-Hee, but his son gets her daughter? That grosses me out a little, to be honest.




I also have to be frank: I'm not happy with Yoona casted as the female lead. Because - she's not a strong actress. She's wooden at times and never emotes as she should. I also think Yoona tends to bring down the talents of her co-stars. There were many other actresses in the 20-25 age range that would have been much better, in my opinion. I cannot remember Kim Shi-Hoo in anything, so I can't comment on him.




I hate to say it - but, my interest in this drama has waned. Love Rain starts filming next week and is shooting for an early 2012 air date.

Comments

[boycottbananas.livejournal.com]

YOONA?! AW HELL NAW.

One day there will be another JGS/MGY drama. ONE DAY! (I'd take him with the lead in Playful Kiss, too! I don't remember her name, but I liked her. XD) Park Bo Young could be cute with him, too, and I liked her acting in Speedy Scandal. She broke my heart in that. ;________;

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

Cannot stand Yoona. Sadly this one is off my anticipated list.

[singing-tree.livejournal.com]

Yea too bad.. Yoona is one of those actresses that should just stick to singing.

[ambergold.livejournal.com]

yup, I might not even watch this drama now that Yoona is the lead :( I can't believe it - an entire world of Kdrama actresses out there and they chose HER for this intense epic :( :( sigh.