Finally we have the confirmation... ^^
I would be okay with whoever stepped into Sumire role as long as she has good acting chops to deliver the role. I think Lee Dae Hee might be the leading lady after watching the Youngstreet radio programme. Personally, I would love for Ha Ji Won or Soo Ae for Sumire...

Can i be the female lead? xD...
can't wait for this movie and for Cyrano agency :)

I wished it was Kim Hyun-joong like was rumored before.... "/

Loved the manga, loved the J-drama, love JGS - I'm allowing myself to be cautiously very very very excited about this movie. =p

The only lead actress who comes to mind is MOON CHAE WON (Painter of the Wind and Shining Inheritance) who never exactly had a leading role but I would love to see her in a leading role and who better opposite than Jang Geun-seok?

I'm all for it! I loved her in Painter of the Wind and I liked her character in Shining Inheritance even though I didn't like Shining Inheritance due to it's lacklusting 2nd half.

I'm confused. People are saying they might cast Ha Ji Won or Su-Ae and I know those are the more older female actresses, even though they look much younger than their age.

I am not familiar with the Japanese adaptation but is the 'pet' technically older than her teacher? Just curious.

:)

Yay!! He's perfect!

@57

In the manga Momo was 18/19ish when he met Sumire, who was 27(?- I think, off the top of my head), and the plot covered about 3 years. So there was about a 10 year spread in age. This carried over into the J-drama, which didn't cover the same spread of time, but the age gap was still present.

So yes, the "Pet" role is definitely supposed to be younger than the caretaker. He's also a bit of a slacker (only on the surface, mind you), and she is an "Elite" businesswoman who takes him in.

"Personally, I would love for Ha Ji Won or Soo Ae for Sumire"

Agree. Agree. Agree. I'm hoping its not LDH.

whew... finally, it has been confirmed!!
i hope he could create a great momo because for sure all eyes
would compare him with matsumoto jun's portrayal...
i believe he's a good actor, although it's just a movie (hoping it was a drama series)
i know he could give justice to the role...
~i just can't imagine him doing ballet!!! lol

WOW.... dats gr8 news..... but i cant help but be a little disheartened .... its a movie u say???.. god!! its goin to take forever to upload it on the internet with subs!!! i guess its just goin to be one loooong wait for us non korean fans..... sigh.... way to go lookin at the glass half empty.. wen did jang turn me into such a pessimistic person???

JGS looks great in this hairstyle and I think he can pull off the Momo character, even surpassing Matsumoto Jun! Wished they would have filmed it as a drama rather than a movie! Can't wait to see the movie when it comes out (English-subbed, of course!).

hm. this hairstyle in the picture above makes JGS look a bit like Marco. Just saying:D

He is perfect for the role... I was so worried when hearin that Kim Joon Hyung got the role. He is good guy but not so good as an actor. His face is still. But JGS is perfect. He got the look & acting skill. I hope SooAe can accept the leading role. :)

yipeeee!!!! :) good news...

Wow what a news! Kimi wa petto is my fav j-drama ever! it was really cute and vivid for a j-drama. No offense, Japan, but j-dramas are usually a bit dry.
So I am looking forward to a korean version of it,though I 'd really wish it would be a drama, not a movie.
I am quite sure about JGS acting, it will be OK, the most important thing is to have an actress who could act along with him and create this great chemistry.It is always a woman's task- look how good were Kim Bum and Park Jin Hee together, absolutely because of PJH's great job.
I find LDH good for this role, both agewise ,temperament and looks. Not agree about Kim Sun ah- she is way too old and too big actress for that. Not her scale. Soo Ae could be good too, but she had already made a role like that, so it is maybe not interesting to her.

Yeeeessss !!! I can't imagine other than JGS for Momo. He is just perfect. Now I hope they pick a girl with a good chemistry with JGS. LDH and HJW are good choices to me, with stronger preferences for HJW.

noooooooooooooooooo what happened to kim hyun joong??? Dis is not done...I want to see him again...itz been so long since BOF...wah!
(yeah HJW will be perfect! )

this is the best news of the day for me! yay for Sukkie the pet! i'll adopt him any time!

wahhh!! at last , a confirmation! :) hihi.. i'm so excited!!! who'll be the main female lead?? hmmm....

good cast for the lead actor, but i hope the girl who are chosen as the lead actress good too.............

he definitely looks like momo with that hairstyle... i can't wait to see the movie [too bad it's not a drama]; actually it doesn't matter who's gonna be the leading female for me...(although i'm very curious) i'm more looking forward to see jgs playing as the pet...^^

omo, omo, omo!!!! YYeeee!!!
am sooo excited to know who the female lead will be...

thanks JavaB!!!

Now I'm waiting for the confirmation of the actress , I wish the actress is really beautiful with lady -like power

cute and talented actor , i hope they get the beautiful , talented actress too .
It seems like trendy K drama , young actors pairing to older actresses , i find it
disgusting , women ,we do have mother/ older sister instinct , it is really hard to pair,
having romance to younger guys , my opinion .

Yoon Eun Hye , please !!!!

And the fangirls go wild. I'm excited about this as well, but I'm really curious about who will be the female lead opposite him as she is the main character. Don't know a lot of older Korean actresses, but I hope they get a good one.

@77 cathy
me too actually. I still can't quite accept big age gap difference pairing for more than 10 years old, less than that is okay, I guess. As long as the guy is not too young-looking. Well, probably because the society that I'm living now is one that hardly accept this kind of relationship. But yeah... I guess it's a trend now, I hope it won't be a trend IRL though. I still love my oppas than dongsaengs :P

I hope YEH or LDH as well. Not Kim Sun Ah please, although I'm a fan of her. But I guess, she would look like his mother if she's paired with him. IMO :)

WOW! definitely I'll wait for that movie to come out...

But I wish, IT WILL BE A DRAMA rather than a movie.. :)
*the LONGER, the BETTER*

Go Jang Geun-seok!. I am putting all my FAITH in you for this project! :) AJA! :)

Hoo-hah! I hope he will be paired with Ha Ji-won or Sue Ae. Either way, I can't wait for this movie to be released.

happy, happy day for me! looking forward to the female lead. can't remember the name but the one in Partner (not the female lead) may be a good candidate too. if su ae won't change her mind that is. Still, JGS will carry the role very well, methinks.

Aargh! Not too fond of the whole ballet thing, I liked the original homeless tramp character that Matsu played.
Aaah well, since it's JGS he'll make it work for him, 'cus it's wut he duz, fool'!

Only a movie? Aaw, this story really suits the drama format. JGS looks cute with curls. I can see him pulling off this role very well!

He is a good actor. He can pull it off. I am looking forward to it.

Now that I think about it, I don't think there's a better Korean actor to do this remake.

And to whoever suggested Ha Ji-won, DO NOT GET MY HOPES UP! lol.

Sweet!

I dont know about the femaie lead, but after watching the jdrama version again, the best friend lead reminds me a lot of Lee Hyori for some reason.

Can't wait for this movie!!!

I want to pet him too....LOL

Movie or what I'm so excited for this!

i'm excited for keunsuk's new project!!

.yoohoo!! can't wait to see the female lead:)

>im sure that this will be a hit again..
..Jang, go for it!!

MoMO Jang!!! Can't wait to see the movie.

OMG OMG OMG i cant believe it. it has finally confirmed YAY
cant wait till the airing.

I'm so excited that this has finally been confirmed. I really look forward to JGS in this role -- I love that as he's gotten older, he seems to be looking for more challenging works with lots of character depth to explore. I love that he's going for such a non-traditional leading role and love story. I just hope they find the right actress to play opposite him -- this is a very different kind of story, and both roles are great opportunities for strong, daring actors.

Cool!

i'm on HJW's side! she is pretty and one of the best actress out there. and yeah, she's also his noona crush too. keke...

I love Kim Sun Ah but I don't think she has the "serious" vibe down. There's something really endearing about her voice--that's not the female lead's description and (what I find to be) her charm. She's supposed to be (I think) a serious, straight-laced, I-ain't-havin'-it kinda woman. Su Ae. Definitely. Ha Ji Won's a bit too young and frail. Su Ae can be strong and fragile when necessary.

I am over-thinking this, I know. (shaking head)
Regardless, you know I'll be watching this and keeping my fingers crossed that they'll turn this into a series :0 )

i can see momo in JGS already with those curls. he looks so adorable already! <3

i totally love matsumoto jun in the japanese version and i can't wait to see JGS' take on the korean version.

thanks for this news!

i hope yoon eun hye will be the female lead.....coz i think she can be funny and gorgeous at the same tyme...

OF COURSE!

I DO agree with you --- @ Miszronaldo #2 --- I hope Yoon Eun Hye should take the leading female lead in THIS incoming movie! Lolz, I can imagine that 2 people -- Jang Geun Seok and Yoon Eun Hye would enjoy together so funnny while acting like that! =)

Oh gosh, he seem sooo cute with his curly/messy hair from this pic, oh yeaaa! =) Especially, I really love Matsumoto Jun from japanese version movie, oh gosh.....

Awesome, can't wait for this movie to come out. Yah I do wonder who will they cast as the female lead?