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Lee Min-ho declines lead, Playful Kiss still looking for its cast

Aw, man. For one brief moment I got totally excited. One story published today reports that Lee Min-ho has been cast as the lead in Playful Kiss, aka the remake of Itazura na Kiss / It Started With A Kiss. And girlfriday and I literally, and I mean literally-out-loud, squealed in glee when we thought it was happening. However, his representation was quick to deny it as untrue.

According to the initial source, Lee Min-ho supposedly chose this project out of loyalty to Group Eight, the production house that cast him in Boys Before Flowers and basically jump-started his career as a leading man and hot commodity. However, according to Lee’s management, while it is true that he received the offer, he has politely declined. (Granted, the role would probably have gotten him typecast, but I say he’s young and hot and has plenty of time to branch out in the future.)

There has been a lot, and I mean A LOT of noise about Boys Before FlowersKim Hyun-joong or You’re Beautiful‘s Jung Yong-hwa taking the main role, but nothing has been confirmed and casting rumors remain hazy and noncommital.

Top contenders for the female lead include Park Shin-hye (You’re Beautiful) and Kara’s Han Seung-yeon. Despite some legal problems, Park Bo-young‘s name is still being tossed about by some. (Could you imagine if she were cast with Lee Min-ho? That would be almost too good to be true; I think I’d burst of excitement.)

Via My Daily, Star News

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im shin hye fans..
playful kiss casting news makes me nervous all the while..
doesn't want to be disappointed after all the hypes and shin hye is not in...><

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I don't want LMH...someone new and fresh please! Him doing playful kiss is just too much!

I want Kim Soo Hyunnnnnnnn!!!!!

and the female contenders. MEH........
I wish Park Bo Young could take the lead. >"<

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Kim Hyun Joong? he doesn't know how to act.. sorry! if they'll get an idol for this role.. just give me Kyuhyun then.. and Park shin hye? NO! she's a goooood actress but no.. not for this drama.. Han seungyeon? i guess no.. cause she'll be in japan right? they'll debut there.. GAAH. why don't they just Sandara Park? Park Bo Young!

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Him and Park Bo Young, yea, too good to be true. I do hope he will pick a better drama than BOF for his next role.

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ok random couple suggestions from my limited knowledge of kdramas.... just for fun....
Kim heechul and YEH
lee min jung and JGS
heechul and lee min jung
si won and MGY
si won and lee min jung
si won and yeh
mgy and jgs
PSY and si won
kim bum and PSY/MGY

well i jus go on and on like this.....now the question is WHY CANT THE DAMN PRODUCTION TEAM GET IT TOGETHER REALLY??

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37 - omg kim soo hyun! PLEASE CAST KIM SOOHYUN. PLEASE

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What a bummer! It would have been a bigger let down if Park Bo Young was already a sure lead and LMH declined the role. I guess it's for the best though. After playing a mature character in Personal Taste, it is not the best move if he portrayed a high schooler again. I just hope to see him in a new drama SOON!

I seriously don't get what other people saw in KHJ's acting in BOF. I mean I get it, he is a kPOP idol, but giving him a lead role considering his inept acting in BOF, is completely incomprehinsible to me.

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Let it be Min-ho!!! I am dying to see him act again!

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Aw, poo. Minho-oppa would have been so awesome. =(

I sincerely hope it'll be Jung Yong Hwa and Park Shin Hye. Maybe he can have his happy ending after all?

I'm so excited for this drama either way. Didn't like the Taiwanese version too much but thought it was sweet enough. =)

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Oh aww..........Geez!

DON'T DO THAT, Lee Min Ho! Oooh.......I meant, I am hoping for him to able to change his mind and might accept for this new drama, yupz! ^______^ HOPEFULLY SO!!! (crossing my fingers)

IF he don't want to, oh well.........AH! I'd chose Baek Sung Hyun OR Jung Yong Hwa either --- I am sure that it's awesome cool, heh! I really want PARK SHIN HYE to BECOME an leading female for this drama, oh yeaaa!!!! =)

PLEASE-PLEASE......(sad puppy pouts) ^_^

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Some people mentioned Kim So Eun and I must say I TOTALLY see her as the main female lead in It Started With A Kiss. It would be nice to see her on screen again...

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Oh, jeez!

Heya! IF Lee Min Ho don't want to ---- I CHOSE JUNG YONG HWA!!!! But, NOT Kim Hyun-joong, NOOOTTT!!!!!

YES YES YES IS ---- Jung Yong Hwa and Park Shin Hye, of course!!!! (winks)

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I couldn't see Lee Min Ho in the role. Kim So Eun and Jang Geum Suk would be great. She's got the sweet look and can play cute and not so bright. He's got a feminine side, yet is masculine too. Gotta be someone ahhh worthy. In the Taiwanese version, Joe Cheng was just mesmerizing. Looking forward to seeing who gets casted.

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Arrrgh, I don't want any of the BBF actors NEAR this drama. D:

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no to Park Shin Hye and KHJ or Yoong from CN Blue. ugh. please no idol. i really want good acting for this drama. altho PSY is a good actor, i dont think she can pull off that dazed, ignorant look Kotoko has.

if not Im Joo Hwan, how about Lee Hyun Jin (Family Honor, Assorted Gems). he's got the Irie appearance: tall and handsome. and i believe he's got the acting chops. gosh. please have a good set of leads for this one.

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Lee Min Ho would have been amazing :(

Kim Bum + Kim So Eun would be great! Not sure how well Kim Bum would pull off Naoki/Zhi Shu, but I just want an excuse to get them both on the same screen again haha.

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how about Siwon as Naoki? oh but he's already doing Athena. for once i want to see an actress who can act dumb and naive without being annoying, but i don't know if that's possible. PSH no thank you...although i enjoyed YAB i don't know if i should blame my annoyance on her acting or the writers for making her character so dim-witted.

i doubt JYH will accept the drama, he's busy with WGM and upcoming concerts.

I'm with many on KHJ's acting but i'd like to give him a chance to see if his acting improved.

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OMO!!! What?! I so wanted to see LMH in the lead for this series. It doesn't matter if he is typecasted I mean I just want to see him in another cute series and with Park Shin-Hye coz she is cute too. I know the lead female is a ditzy but still she would be very cool as that. If it's a YongHwa Shin-hye series I wouldn't mind either coz I do want YongHwa to get the girl this time. It's funny but Kim Hyun-joong, LMH and Yonghwa have all played the love interest of PSH at one point...grant the other 2 are CF but still the chemistry is there. Thanks for the update!

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That gives me hope that LMH can be paired up with YEH in Love Song...Actually I'd be happy, too, if he appeared in Playful Kiss...romcoms are a joy to watch!

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please not KHJ. he's just plain thin. whenever i watch BOF or reruns of it, i always am thinking what the hell do these girls see in him that make them scream over a pale BOY!

I hope it is usual in kdrama land to suddenly accept a declined offer or something! LEE MIN HO, think it over again and ACCEPT! :)

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Yay, Lee min ho is always playing the cold character he needs something new.

I'm actually hoping for fresh faces. PLEASE NO IDOLS THAT CAN'T ACT. T___T

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I loved LMH & KHJ in BOF! ...They made the characters came alive and I was enchanted by them....until I read many comments here that KHJ can't act that good...I didn't know that!! His role was about an autistic who withdrew from the world out of trama from the death of his parents. So naturally his expressions are withdrawn, not as emotional. He did a great job portraying that role when he was directed to act like that. Yet he managed to draw in viewer connection and charmed a mass of people. That success didn't just happen out of thin air.

It's okay that both are not doing this drama cuz when I watched the Taiwan version, I hated that genius stuck-up guy and if either LMH & KHJ is in this role, I couldn't hate them, and this drama will be confusing.

Let's hope whoever they pick, let him be tall and good looking.

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@ 68. I agree with you.

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Oh no!! I love LMH, I started loving him in Personal Taste with SYJ. I really want to see Noh Min Woo (Phillip in Pasta) to be the male lead, I totally LOVE him!! I also want Kim Soo Hyun, he's a total babe too!! My love for younger guys is starting to get scary, they're getting younger and younger, HAHHAHA!!

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@69, I totally agree with you, I only hope it's not KHJ who will do the role! It's not that i hate or something like that.. he's cute,but he definately cant act!!

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Yeah, I wouldn't think he went for this either, this role is almost if not exactly like Joon Pyo. It's just playing the same role all over again. He needs to branch out and shows us his real talents.

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I forgot that one is a genius, the other is an idiot. LOL But it's sort of the same "air". Stuck up and arrogant sorta.

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I did not like ISWAK taiwan version. Kudos to LMH for not taking on the role,as he rightly know he will be typecasted. It is time for him to try different kind of roles to get more experience. That is the only way he can grow as an actor.

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chun jung myung and lee min jung please or chun jung myung and moon geun young again! (omg! that will be like kdrama heaven for me LOL)

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I'd be happy to see Kang Seung Yeon in there because I think she's hot, but not as a lead role.

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i was really looking forward to this remake of it started with a kiss since i liked the taiwanese one. but now i keep hearing that KHJ is going to take the role, i am less excited. the. boy. cannot. act. and if he gets paired up with the popstar from kara, i think i'll skip this series entirely.

and even though LMH would be awesome in this role, i'm glad he didn't accept it because as much as i love him, in the back of my head i would go like "really? another cold, misunderstood manchild role?"

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Dear Show (as girlfriday would say) and the (any of javabean's) Drama gods listening in right now - more like reading actually;

We, the drama addicts, would really like to see Park Bo-young - seriously, I BEG YOU FOR THIS ONE, and a very Hot-Hotty - yet adorably cute, along the lines of Lee Min-ho or a similar actor who is uber-adorkable, to be casted into this drama. Um, and please preferably a couple with awesome chemistry, a male lead who will sweep us drama addicts off our feet, and a female lead who won't put women to shame. And PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE, let them know how to act (not that I would really notice... unless they are THAT bad).

We, the addicts,know we're asking a LOT, but if you give us this, we promise we will... try to curb our obsession. We'll really try. Really!

Sincerely,

Ani

P.S. I know this is lame. But it's worth a try right?

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P.P.S. Not that I'm a major fan of this particular manga/anime/already-drama. BUT, I'm willing to give it another go, considering the anime was ok, though the Taiwanese drama was painful to watch.

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I don't know who i'm cringing over more, Kim Hyun-joong or Park Shin-hye. Things are not looking good.

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Just thought of another male lead - Yoo Seung Ho would be a good match as well...age fit for the character and I am sure he can pull it off...

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i was kinda want KHJ for this.

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WHEW! I hope it was LMH himself who turned this down. He needs to move upwards and on, and this role, while maybe wildly popular and unreasonable like BOF, would have been a rut-role for him.

How about ... I don't know, some rash and amazing decision-making by production to actually get actors who can act and are under the age of say ... you know, just throwing a number out there, 20??

Jang Geun Suk is already older than I'd want, and if you look back at his acting chops as a teen, he had them, even in minor roles such as Lovers in Prague (obviously, he's improved, but even then you saw he was coming into his own).

So, there has to be a younger version of these guys (and gals) out there who are 1) actors and 2) teenagers, and 3) have some chemistry. Now THAT is an order for the drama gods, please serve to Table 1.

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i was very damn sad when i heard that LMH denied the offer for playful kiss..i which the production choose the best male lead as LMH replacement. for the actress frankly said that i don't really like Park Shin Hye.I'm sory it doesn't mean i hate her.Please not her

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Agree with Orion.

Not a big fan of LMH, but i went nuts over JGS and PSH after YAB.

My own two cents on the matter? Just cast a couple of newbies with potential. I think one of the big reasons why LMH was able to sell his GJP character in BOF is because he's never been seen (at least by majority of the kdrama fans) in any other role before - his previous work not being popular in any way.

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OMG..KHJ??NO THANKS...i'll not watching this drama if i hear the male lead are going to him.thanks.His acting just soo...PLAIN..and i dont like his act since BBF era..
i agree with those ppl whose said LMH is fit with Naoki's character,but i want to see him in a different way more.I wish they cast someone new and fresh to be lead,like Kim Soo Hyun..i think's he's really fit.i dont mind the female lead yet,but i think park bo young is OK.Jung Yong Hwa is okay to play the role of Ah Jin,and who do you think will fit the man lead's first love??

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Owww! This is REallllyyyyy sad news. LMH would have been perfect for this role, I don't care if he would be typecast as another GO-Jun PYo-ish role but he's just so perfect for this and besides he's still very young, he can still do different roles in many many years to come. LMH please reconsider and accept it already. PLEASEEEEE!

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That's my sentiment too. Why is he (Lee Minho) in a hurry to take on mature & serious roles? He is so young and furthermore he has proven himself. Come on - I'd really love to see him as the lead of Itazura na Kiss.

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I'm slightly disappointed, but that may be my LMH bias speaking. I'd love to see him in any drama/movie. *dreamy sigh*

I do hope they're going to cast PSH though. I think she would be able to play off the character's naivety off as cute rather than annoying, which is what the original ISWAK tended to run into sometimes.

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oh man! shoot! it could have been a very awesome combination! if its LMH and PBY!
and i was just commenting on this topic in soompi...Kim Hyun Joong and Jung Yong Hwa, potential candidates for the lead role of "Mischievous Kiss." Who would you pick?....definitely, NEITHER OF THEM! i wish the could pick a better actor! and im still hoping for PBY!

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hmmm.... on another thoughts, may be the super duper cute boy from god of study (apology for my limitation of kdrama actor/actress names), can play as a lead man. since some of u said this is for age under 20. and also, the super duper cute girl from bad guy (mo nae or something). would it be wonderful?
serious..has to see playful kiss a.s.a.p

but LMH, pls come back soon. pls.... :)

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@ 87

I agree, so tired of 25 year-olds playing teenagers.

Why not cast the younger versions of Go Soo and Han Ye Seul from WiSfC? (Can't recall their names right now, sorry.) They had awesome chemistry, are both amazing young actors, and they could definitely pull of the roles. Maybe it's typecasting but I doubt they would care if it's a chance at a lead role.

This doesn't need to be said again, but KHJ = FAIL.

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I would like to see some fresh faces in the roles of Irie and Kotoko.
Park Bo Young would have been a perfect Kotoko but please no Kim Hyun-joong or some idol.

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I can't believe that Lee Min-ho decline the role. I mean the role would suit him perfectly!
Awwwwwwwwwwww!

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I still say Park Ki Woong can do this role. He can act, he looks the part, and he is available. As for the female lead I am STILL looking.

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LMH, accept this role please!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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