HALLELUJAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

(our prayers were answered, thank you drama gods)

I knew it, i kinda guessed that he's not going to accept, he wants more mature roles, to match up with his roles in his movie which most of them were a success
I was excited for the plot of this drama but now with where the casting is going I don't expect that much

Lol

Song jinah was in talks for the drama since Healer days ! Hasn't she already started work and then opted to be out ?

idols actor... well not ALL idol actors are bad... but mostly did worse.

but, Doojoon Beast, DO EXO, Eunji Apink, TOP Bigbang, even Seungri could pull of comedy vibe, who else? aaahh ze:a boys, siwan and ah im so sorry but i forgot his name.
then... siwon in she was pretty was amazing. Sooyoung SNSD. ah that Apink girl, leader.. chorong (???)
Henri SUJU M...
ex-idol, lee joon isnt bad at all.
the names i mentioned above, they are good. some of them are very good ones.

well... who else??

but... there are lot of idols can't act.
and honestly, Yuri and Chanyeol arent good enough but who knows. even hyeri was good in R88 but then... in Entertainer, emm... no comment. lols

I love how the title of this article summed up everything we need to know. :'D

I have been spraying that he will drop this drama
I am happy that he got the lead role but looking at the production team, casting, everything seems a failure.
So glad he dropped it
He deserve so much better
And one of my fav writer Song ji nag also dodge a bullet
She must feel like giving up on the casting apart from ha neul
I am okay with idol actors/ actresses but depending on who
Some of them are outstanding. Some are good. Some are decent.
But some are terrible . But keep getting lead roles. By their agency power and their greed
Go for smaller roles and learnt first!

I'd probably endure everything and watch this if they cast Kibum as the lead but then I remembered he's not in SM anymore.

Both Yuri and Chanyeol and now no KHN or SJN? Zero interest. Why pick two of the most mediocre and almost unwatchable idol actors out there? There are so many good ones, I don't get why the companies force their overworked, can't-act idols who are already as popular as can be to act in dramas. It's not like EXO needs the exposure and pretty much every member of their group is known, it's not like people don't know Chanyeol. I've been seriously impressed with some idols' and singers' acting skills, but these two should either get a lot of acting lessons first or just stop acting.

The golden era was full of idols who are hilarious entertainers, so they usually did and do well on variety, but since this new generation of idols is pretty bland and boring in comparison (imo) when it comes to variety, maybe they thought dramas would be a better way to promote? I don't know, whichever way I try to look at it, I just can't fathom why they don't get that what it mostly just brings is a lot of criticism.

Mildly interested before just to see how far KHN need to carry this drama but guess the title is right. lol

I'm ok with SM producing it and using their in-house talents, if they cast their better acting-dol such as Sooyoung, Kyungsoo/DO (1st tier) or Yoona, Henry, Krystal (2nd tier)*. Yuri is bad, just like Jessica. Not sure about Chanyeol tho. Is he have any experience? But why pick him when they have DO? DO acting ability is proven. Or use their actors, easy.

*those tier is my own opinion, based on how *I* view their acting. you can throw bricks at me but make sure y'all not drag other qualities such as personalities, singing talent etc into it~

It's news like this that make me yearn for "Lord of the Dramas" part two--or Son of "Lord of the Dramas." (My oppa was a teen aged Idol Star?)
Imagining the conversations between those who make dramas, air dramas, or pitch dramas to moneyed backers makes me want to see more behind-the-scenes dramas.

Moon ga young is from sm c&c !!! Why not cast her!! I really like her !!!

Ehh I'll take Angry Mom's writer over Healer/Faith's writer but not with this cast :/

Good! Now I can't help but anticipate a drama from SJN and KHN.

Should they rename this drama Endless Idol Love? Without Ha Neul even Brooke Shields would not get out of her Lazy Boy to watch it.

Yahoo! I'm so relieved he pulled out of this project. Now I don't have to watch it! Ha Ha.

Honestly though? He's better and more experienced than what the plot calls for. It would be a good forum to launch an inexperienced or semi experienced idol imho. On to bigger and better things for Kang Ha Neul!

To be more fair than I really ought to be, there are a lot of non-idol actors who are objectively terrible yet still have careers and a lot of the better idol-actors started off pretty stiff.

I'm not gonna lie, when I first heard the synopsis for this I was like "KOREAN VERSION OF LOST" but that dream was cruelly taken out back and shot in the head.

Now the only reason I am drawn to this drama is because of the writer.
Honestly, I like the story of Angry Mom much better than Healer, and Angry Mom is written in much better quality story wise, too. So it actually makes me expect better of the drama story. The only downside is the casting.
If the story is good, maybe at least as good as Angry Mom, I hope they will add someone better and more experienced to the casting.

First time reading about this drama but seeing the cast, thank you God that SJN dropped out.

The only reason I wanted to watch this was for Kang Haneul and Song Ji-Nah but now that both of my reasons to watch this show has left I am not interested anymore. I actually am GLAD they left because they would have given me a reason to watch the show which was starting to sound like a disaster.

Yesssss. I'm heaving a sigh of relieve right now.

This is the 2nd best thing that could have happened to this project, at this point (the first being SM C&C and their idols becoming miraculously uninvolved).

I remember Song Ji-nah was given complete creative control in Healer and I just could not see that happening here. I loved What's Up precisely because, despite being primarily music focused, it gave so many talented up-and-coming actors a chance to shine. This, again, didn't seem like it was going to happen here unless, of course, Kang Ha-neul signed on.

I look forward to seeing them involved in more promising projects in the future.

Ugh, don't remind me of To the Beautiful You. Ruined my favorite manga of all time! It could have been another BOF status I believe if it had been cast and done correctly. Yeah, if these are the same people then count me out. *still bitter* *wants redo for proper Hana Kimi Korean edition*

I sincerely hope KH drops out of this, as much as I enjoy the idol groups, Yuri and Chanyeol aren't the best idol actors there. If they think having one solid actor and the rest as idol actors will help this drama then they are so wrong.

Please please please let Kang Haneul stay out of this mess to be made.