There are many Korean dramas that add points to the series because of the actors playing the characters, and they have received a lot of praise, but some Korean dramas make it difficult for the audience to invest because the actors do not match the image of the characters. Recently, Zheng Jinghao, whose popularity has risen sharply due to “Crash Course in Romance”, was actually told by director Shen that he was not suitable to play “Junyu” before starring in “Machine Doctor”!the following7 Korean drama actors who were once said to be “unsuitable for casting”in addition to Zheng Jinghao of “Machine Doctor”, Kim Min-kyu of “Sacred Idol” was also said to be “not like an idol”.
Korean drama actor who was said to be “unsuitable for casting” 1: Zheng Jinghao “Life of Witty Doctor”
Recently, Zheng Jinghao, who has gained high popularity again because of “Romance Crash Course”, has many popular masterpieces. Among them, Zheng Jinghao’s “Jin Junwan” in “Machine Doctor” has attracted countless fans for him, but in fact Zheng Jinghao starred in ” Before “Machine Doctor”, Director Shen once said that he was not suitable to play “Jun Wan”!
Image source: tvN “The Life of a Witty Doctor”
Zheng Jinghao once starred in “Life in a Witty Prison”, so when he heard that director Shin Won-ho was going to make “Machine Doctor”, Zheng Jinghao was very interested and kept contacting Director Shen to express his willingness to act in “Machine Doctor”. Later, only “Junhou” was left in the Gang of Five, and Director Shen was hesitant to let Zheng Jinghao play the role, because Zheng Jinghao’s personality is much different from Junhou.
Image source: tvN “The Life of a Witty Doctor”
When director Shen chooses actors, he prefers to choose actors who are similar and synchronized with the characters. Zheng Jinghao is a very sweet and gentle person, but Junwan in the play has an arrogant personality and a more indifferent and serious temperament. Zheng Jinghao is a completely different type of role, and it doesn’t feel suitable for Zheng Jinghao, which makes Dao Shen very entangled.
Image source: tvN “The Life of a Witty Doctor”
But in the end, the director still chose to trust Zheng Jinghao and let him play Junhou, and Zheng Jinghao also successfully played the tsundere foodie Junhou, which proved his acting skills.
Image source: tvN “The Life of a Witty Doctor”
Korean drama actor who was said to be “unsuitable for casting” 2: Kim Min-kyu “Holy Idol”
Kim Min Kyu gained popularity last year with “Blind Date in the Society”, and he also played the leading role in the new drama “Holy Idol”. “Holy Idol” is starred by Kim Min-kui’s partner Gao Fujie. Kim Min-kui plays the role of a priest from another world, “Runbury”. During a battle with a demon king who invaded the world, he suddenly loses consciousness and starts to unfold again. But Yan suddenly became an unnamed Korean idol, and since then began a sacred and absurd adaptation story in the entertainment industry.
Image source: tvN “Holy Idol”
In the drama, Kim Min-kui played the two roles of the divine priest “Lunbury” and the unnamed idol “Yu Yanyu”. Enter the play!
Image source: tvN “Holy Idol”
Although some netizens think that Kim Min-kyu is not suitable for acting as an idol, netizens also think that Kim Min-kyu’s performance in “Holy Idol” is lively and interesting, and he also shows a new image of abstinent acting man different from “Blind Date in the Society”. His acting skills are well received and can be ignored. Disobedience~
Image source: tvN “Holy Idol”
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Korean drama actor who was once said to be “unsuitable for casting” 3: Kim Yong-dae’s “Marriage Prohibition”
Kim Yong-dae has attracted much attention due to his appearance in dramas such as “Ultimate War” and “Meteor”. The love story between the king “Li Xian” and the marriage liar “Rui Su Niang” who pretends to be possessed by the prince’s concubine. The original manga of “Marriage Prohibition” was very popular, but after it was remade into a TV series, the response was not as enthusiastic as expected. There were problems with the script and the image of the actors.
Image source: MBC “Marriage Prohibition Order”
Netizens generally think that the TV drama version of “Forbidden Marriage” is not as good-looking as the original, the plot is bland and lacks highlights, and Kim Young-dae & Park Joo-hyun’s CP sense is not high. There are also many viewers who feel that Kim Yong-dae is not suitable for playing the role of “King”. His acting skills and personal aura cannot establish the image of “King”. He looks even less attractive than when he played a supporting role, Kim Yong Dae is still more suitable for a youthful role now!
Image source: MBC “Marriage Prohibition Order”
Image source: MBC “Marriage Prohibition Order”
Korean drama actor who was said to be “unsuitable for casting” 4: Suzy “Lee Doona”
After Suzy received good reviews for her acting skills in “Anna”, she will return this year with the manga drama “Lee Doona”. Her partner Liang Sejong will stage a cohabitation romance between female stars and college students. Many netizens are looking forward to Suzy’s beautiful star after seeing the news However, many readers who have read the original manga are worried about Suzy’s casting.
Image source: Xiuzhi IG
The heroine of “Lee Doona” has a more sexy and seductive image, but Suzy’s pure image of “National First Love” is so deeply rooted in the hearts of the people that many netizens feel like two people with different temperaments, although Suzy’s appearance is very suitable for acting She is a female star, but fans of the original novel still have a hard time imagining Suzy playing such a young and sexy sister.
Image source: webtoon, Suzy IG
However, Netflix released the stills of “Lee Doona” a while ago, and the makeup and hair styles seem to have successfully portrayed the image of the original heroine, so it seems that Xiuzhi is not too unsuitable!
Image source: Xiuzhi IG
Korean drama actor who was said to be “not suitable for casting” 5: Ahn Pu-hyun “Please advise me in this life”
“Please give me more advice in this life” is a highly anticipated manga drama in 2023. Shin Hye-sun, Ahn Pu-hyun, “Spring Sunshine” Ha Yun-kyung and “That Year, Our Summer” starring An Dongjiu, the story tells remember every day The heroine of the second previous life reunited with the man “Wen Ruixia” who fell in love with the previous life (18th reincarnation) in the 19th reincarnation, and the love story that happened.
Image source: Stills from Netflix’s “Please advise me in this life”
Many netizens are looking forward to the CP of Shin Hye-sun & Ahn Pu-hyun, but in fact, when it was confirmed that An Pu-hyun will play the leading role in “This Life, Please Advice”, it aroused doubts from netizens. Please give me more advice in this life. The male and female protagonists are “straight-forward women & weak men”. However, An Puxian has a strong physique and is obviously the type that is not easy to be bullied. However, it is hard to imagine to play a weak and delicate man with a slender and sensitive personality. Violation!
Image source: webtoon, An Puxian Brokerage Company
A while ago, “Please give me more advice in this life” was officially finished, and An Puxian also released a few photos of the finale. In fact, regardless of the figure, An Puxian’s face and shape are quite close to the feeling of the actor “Ruixia”. Netizens also I hope that An Puxian can use his acting skills to make up for the degree of reduction. If the acting is good enough, it can reduce the sense of disobedience in appearance!
Image source: An Puxian IG
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Korean drama actor who was once said to be “unsuitable for casting” 6: Ryu Junyeol “No Place in the World”
“Disqualification in the World” is starring Quan Daoyan and Liu Junyeol. This story tells the story of the male and female protagonists who have dark lives and heal each other after meeting. Quan Daoyan and Liu Junyeol are both acting schools, and the two also interpret the inner drama of their respective roles very well. , but “No Place in the World” still failed to arouse the audience’s response because the plot was too sad, and Ryu Junyeol’s character design even caused heated discussions because it was too unsuitable for him.
Image source: JTBC “No Longer Human”
Ryu Joon Yeol plays Lee Kang Jae, an agent service operator (Niulang) who wants to get rid of poverty but fails to achieve anything. And Kang Jae’s character image is set as “with a fatal and lonely face”. He is a charming man who is very popular among young people, and many Korean netizens think it is very playful.
Image source: JTBC “No Longer Human”
Liu Junyeol is actually not the type of handsome guy who is amazing at first glance, but the second-eyed handsome guy who wins by charm, but the character design is described as the kind of handsome guy that everyone thinks is handsome, which doesn’t match the image of Liu Junyeol. It also made many Korean netizens unable to invest, and some netizens even said that “No Man in the World” really failed in casting.
Image source: JTBC “No Longer Human”
Korean drama actor who was said to be “not suitable for casting” 7: Park Joo-hyun “Falling in Love with You From Zero”
Park Joo-hyun once won the Best Female Newcomer in “Baeksang” with the Netflix Korean drama “Humanity Extracurricular”. She is a very powerful actress in the new generation. It was also said that it was not suitable for the role!
Image source: KBS “Falling in love with you from scratch”
Park Joo-hyun plays the lively and hearty “Park Sun” in “Falling in Love with You From Zero”. Although he has the character traits of the acting character and his acting skills are natural and vivid, some viewers still feel that Park Joo-hyun’s temperament is not suitable for playing a cheerful and active role. She is more suitable for playing roles like “Human Nature Extracurricular”, which is a gifted student on the surface, and commits crimes with her classmates in private. This kind of reverse charm role.
Image source: KBS “Falling in love with you from scratch”
Later, when Park Joo Hyun starred in “Marriage Prohibition Order”, he also encountered the same problem, and it caused heated discussions because his face was not beautiful enough. And although Park Joo-hyun’s overall temperament does not match the cheerful character, but his acting skills are very stable. Netizens also think that Park Joo-hyun, who is a second-eyed beauty, is very charming and picks roles. Compared with comedies and romantic dramas, she It is more suitable for dramas with darker themes!
Image source: MBC “Marriage Prohibition Order”
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