Jang Nara to make her drama comeback
by girlfriday
Jang Nara (Sky and Ocean, My Love Patzzi) has just signed on for her return to the k-drama scene, a much-anticipated comeback to the small screen since she’s been conspicuously absent for six years. She’ll be headlining a new KBS2 Monday-Tuesday romantic comedy called Youthful Beauty [동안미녀] (which could be translated a number of ways, like “Baby-faced Beautiful Girl” or the likes thereof). Well, if there was ever a perfect person to cast as an eternally baby-faced girl, Jang Nara is IT.
She’ll be playing a thirtysomething single woman with an eternally youthful appearance. So…herself? The character will be a Candy-type, someone who’s saddled with family debt, who has only a high school degree and a plucky spirit to get her toward her dreams. She starts out in the drama getting hired for a dream job because of her assumed youth, and then promptly fired when they find out her real age. Aw. Life is cruel sometimes.
But she dreams of becoming a fashion designer, and despite being handicapped with bad credit and family responsibility, she throws herself headlong into her dream. It’s described as a story about finding yourself and discovering love, in a cute petty bickering kind of Spring romance. Well, that just sounds utterly adorable.
The drama comes from writers Oh Sun-hyung and Jung Do-yoon (Gumiho: Tale of the Fox’s Child) and PD Lee Jin-seo (Birth of the Rich). It sounds like the perfect comeback vehicle for Jang, who’s basically a walking-talking version of this character in real life, you know, minus the underdog part. The real question is who they’ll cast opposite her in the bickering romance. Let the speculation begin!
Youthful Beauty will follow Crime Squad and premieres on May 2 on KBS2.
Via Asiae
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1 okitokki
March 14, 2011 at 8:14 PM
oh fun! i like her lots (:
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2 ann
March 14, 2011 at 8:15 PM
yehey !! I like her eversince My love Patzzi ... eager to see her on tv again ...
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3 bopbopbop
March 14, 2011 at 8:20 PM
according to various korean news sites...the leading man for this drama is choi daniel (high kick through the roof, cyrano dating agency)
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gala
March 14, 2011 at 11:43 PM
oooooooooh. how i wanted to watch this dude alongside an actress i can root for! if this materializes, i'd be so darn happy!
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thatsourmia
March 15, 2011 at 4:13 AM
oh its announce already? I just want to dream Yoo Ah In take the lead... even though they just met in Sky & Sea... *still waiting Ah In drama comeback
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4 salma
March 14, 2011 at 8:23 PM
according to many portals her lead man is Daniel Choi
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yay
March 16, 2011 at 9:27 AM
Its confirmed!! It is Daniel Choi!!
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5 adj
March 14, 2011 at 8:27 PM
it's strange, but i'd love to see her with Jang Hyuk. Missed Successful Story Of A Bright Girl days so much ;-).
Well, Jang Hyuk has a very busy life nowadays *sigh*
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ar_arguably romantic
March 14, 2011 at 9:38 PM
same here! I love that drama and they had such chemistry!!
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Linda165
March 15, 2011 at 5:52 AM
I saw it a few weeks ago and liked it
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6 aiya
March 14, 2011 at 8:32 PM
i'm glad she's back with a drama. waiting forever for her comeback...love her with jang hyuk and kim jae won...
now just have to see who the leading man is...
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7 ohemgee
March 14, 2011 at 8:35 PM
my guess: one of those recently returned boys from military service!!
although i don't like the pairing...i NEED him in something STAT: GONG. YOO?!!
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danna
March 14, 2011 at 9:23 PM
or more importantly JAE HEE!!!!...sorry but at least Gong Yoo has a movie in the bag....however if this guy doesnt make a comeback soon i;m going to start believing that he was just a figment of my imagination
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Momo
March 14, 2011 at 10:29 PM
OF COUUURRSSSEEE! I WOULD LOVE TO SEE JAE HEE AND JANG NARA IN THIS INCOMING DRAMA!
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rori0711
March 15, 2011 at 3:04 AM
i definitely agree with this one! OMG! these two would terribly crack me up =)
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angelpur
March 14, 2011 at 11:13 PM
Word! seriously though, what has happened to jae hee? i want him back on my computer screen again (preferably as the lead!) I miss him from the Delightfull Girl/ Witch Amusement/ one mum three dads (which i couldnt finish) days.
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ckdarkraven23
March 15, 2011 at 9:42 AM
Yes!!! Jae Hee!!! I love him so much!!!:D
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Shin mi rAe
March 15, 2011 at 7:21 PM
Now that you mentioned it, i miss jae hee. He is adorable. He is one of those that at first looks average, not all all handsome ( in a pretty boy sort of way)... But he gets handsomer and hotter the more you look at him. By episode 5, i just cant get enough of him. I watched him in delightful girl chun hyang and 3 dads and a mom. Loved him in all three. Lets have ourselves 16 episode servings of jae hee please.
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8 dunnowhat
March 14, 2011 at 8:35 PM
Can it please be Kim Rae Won? I want a My Love Patzzi reunion. Oh wait is he in the army?
Daniel Choi's fine too.
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Ani
March 14, 2011 at 8:45 PM
Oh Man, doesn't javabeans really hate that drama? HAHAHA. I wouldn't mind Kim Rae Won being in the drama, but he won't be out until either later this year, or early next year. *sigh* As for Jang, I liked My Love Patzzi, despite for me getting annoyed with her character sometimes. And she had a movie where she pretty much tries to create this fate thing with her crush, only for him to find out and be pissed about it (I didn't like the movie), but I do think she's a cutie, so this new drama would be right up her alley.
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Beng
March 14, 2011 at 9:58 PM
Kim Jae Won? Both of them has youthful appearance =)
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bjharm
March 14, 2011 at 11:13 PM
she has proven she can act in more heavy drama than the light comdey/romance she mainly known for, in Iron Masked Singer..of course it was a Chinese drama. I found Oh Happy days very flawed, as are most Korean Comedy films for that matter..but as a comdey totally hilarious.
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9 mrskimchee
March 14, 2011 at 8:49 PM
was gonna say Kim Jae Won but he's got his hands full with the new drama....
since the PD is from BOTR, please bring back Ji Hyun Woo!!!
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10 jyyjc
March 14, 2011 at 9:00 PM
song seung hyun so he can show us some more of his comedic abilities.
or..go soo! Cuz i like him and he's so pretty.
or kim jae wook, because he's pretty too.
I just like the pretty.
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11 scarlett
March 14, 2011 at 9:01 PM
it's weird but i think park shi hoo might be awesome for the role of the male lead. But, there is also my wish of finding characters with more depth. but my dreams will probably be shattered.
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12 vanny
March 14, 2011 at 9:07 PM
I think the female lead will be Choi Kang Hee, no?
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danna
March 14, 2011 at 9:24 PM
yeah that's what i was hearing too...but they're both baby faced
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vanny
March 14, 2011 at 9:44 PM
Well, I hope it's Choi Kang Hee, no offense to Jang Na Ra but in terms of acting CKH is much better actress. And in terms of age too, the character supposed to be 30-something, mid 30, JNR is barely reach 30, CKH who's 34 yr old will be more suited. Her baby face will be more appreciated.
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bjharm
March 14, 2011 at 10:00 PM
Choi Kang Hee a better actress? Well no not if Sweet City as any indication. You really have to have seen Jang Nara in her Chinese dramas to see how much she improved..she not the same actress as she was in Bright Girl, even in Wedding one could see how much she had improved and that was 6 years ago..she not been in limbo since then..:-)
But yes I think both ladies could play the role, I actually quite like Choi Kang Hee myself, from Sweet Buns and Rules of Love.
I think though on the promotion side of thing..having this as Jang Nara 'come back' drama, {I so so hate how the Korean press use that word for anyone who been out of the Korean scene for more than five minutes}, may give her the edge..of course personally I hope so!
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vanny
March 14, 2011 at 10:06 PM
Well, then you must study more, honey. CKH always more of movie actress. She's one of most well-regarded film actress in SK. Aeja/Mom, My Scary Girl, Yellow Fever, Wanee and Junah, and her latest movie with Lee Seon Gyun. Almost all her movies earn praises.
Just my personal opinion, but I always respected movie stars than TV stars.
pohonphee
March 15, 2011 at 2:51 AM
I think that what makes Korean entertainment different, its TV actors and movie actors can go back and fort from TV to movie and the other wise.
Agree being a movie actor doesn't always make an actor is better at acting than tv actor.
I don't know maybe it is just me, if it was not because K drama which means TV, I might not be interested in Korean entertainment at the 1st place. So, Korean actors were supposed to appreciate TV and movie equally?
bjharm
March 14, 2011 at 10:27 PM
that is funny as i am the opposite, I think Tv actors deserved more respect..I mean 90 minute on screen time for a movie to say 20 hours on a 20 episode Tv drama...how can they compare..plus I think being a Movie 'star' is no indication of how good an actor you are..
Plus Jang Nara made three Movies anyway..one she got best actress nomination in Korea and for the same role did get best actress in a foreign film award in China, but that not really the point we could go back and forth forever..As I said I like Choi Kang..it just personally I rather see Jang Nara..and think she stands up talent wise to anyone...:-)
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QuietLurker
March 15, 2011 at 8:23 AM
Good actors are good actors, it doesn't matter if the medium is TV or Movies.
But I have to say that movie actors deserve a little more respect because they shoot movies out of chronological order. So the actor needs to be on their game from start to finish whereas TV actors can warm up to a character over the course of the drama airing.
bjharm
March 15, 2011 at 9:55 PM
So are Tv dramas, that is shoot out of order, and yes while an actor has those 20 episode to get to know his character {unless it a Korean one where the character can get hit by rewrites due to feedback as it is screened} the film actor has the benefits of more time and re shooting of scenes to get it right, after all it takes about the same time to make a 20 episode TV show and a 90 minute film. And yes a good actor is good actor..it just the odd idea of if they been in films then they somehow are automatically a good actor and better than the more underrated TV actor ...
13 Dara
March 14, 2011 at 9:25 PM
My Love Pazzi 2011!
Micky of JYJ, forget Ripley and take this one, LDH is a Noooo!!!
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14 danna
March 14, 2011 at 9:26 PM
she always gives me a good vibe despite the fact that her acting was really OTT in My Love Patzzi
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15 bjharm
March 14, 2011 at 9:51 PM
she mentioned that she had been offered a great opportunity for a Korean drama, but didn't go into details, way back before she went on her holiday [http://www.dramabeans.com/2011/03/jang-naras-vacation-photos/], for later this year, as she is still to do Bratty Princess part 2 and work on her 10th year Album. Plus there where certain guarantees needed before she would take any Korean project, I am guessed solid contracts and not just airy fairy promises, that have cost her before in Korea.
It sounds like a comdey/romance drama, of course she been attacked in the past for always acting the same roles..though it more the fact that most of her dramas have been of that kind..and lets face it..taking it at the broadest level, all female leads characters are all the same in these kinds of dramas...
She made four, well five by the time she starts making this, Chinese dramas and two films since she was seen in Wedding so her acting has improved greatly, she was always 110% in effort but now she can back that up with learned experience and skill. She still not a 'great' actress but she is what I call a journeyman one, a solid actress who knows her craft and can be trusted in turning in a good performance..I mean how many 'great' actors are there anyway..:-)..
Jang Nara is very serious about continuing to improve her acting..it may even be that is her future plan..and less singing as she gets older, after all she already done the superstar pop singer bit years ago and proven herself a true 'singer' with out the distraction of the pop star tag. Now she tasted fame as a pure actress perhaps that is the path she well pick from now on...ow and I sure her mother jumping up and down..suggesting very strongly...get married!...lol
http://kfashionqueen.wordpress.com/2011/02/14/jang-nara-wedding-photo-shot-2011/
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bjharm
March 14, 2011 at 10:46 PM
ow right Jang Nara was almost caught up in the Japanese earthquake..seems she was at that Japanese airport than later got hit by the tidal-wave. Her plane left just before the earthquake hit.
She has yet another ambassadorship, this time for the First Rainbow awards. That is a joint mainland Hong Kong and Taiwanese awards.
Her little cousin Cheng Juan? who you see in the likes I am a Woman MV and Oh Happy days and Bratty Princess and Unruly Qiao, seem to have finally broken away from her more famous cousin apron strings and got her first lead in 'We are happy memories'? a film made with support from the Korean Film Council..guess that means she well not return in Bratty princess 2.
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pipit
March 14, 2011 at 11:14 PM
Although I'm not that fond of the ending of My Love Patzzi (I remember loving the earlier part), I also remember having a fond memory of The Story of the Bright Girl. Watched both drama long time ago so I no longer remember the details.
But I absoulutely love her in the Sassy Princess!
As for her leading man:
Kim Rae Won will be back soon (as a playful chaebol heir)
More of devine looking Song Seung Hun won't hurt me either (as extremely cold chaebol heir)
Or Kang Ji Hwan? (as an eccentric power house in the fashion world)
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bjharm
March 15, 2011 at 12:01 AM
well if what I read it right the male leads character is five year younger..well Kim Rae-won is actually the same age as Jang Nara
Song Seung Hun five year 'older' than Jang Nara..but perhaps...unlike Kim Rae-won who aged after his army time...the character is said to be rebellious, so sound more one of those supporting the girl kind of guys..likely falling for her first..rather than extremely cold chaebol heir.
Kang Ji Hwan again the age thing..as it seems to be the 'selling' point of the drama..the thing that makes it different [as if] from all the other comdey/romance dramas..still both the last two have great screen presence.
Jang Geun Suk from 16..lol well he fits the description rebellious 25 year old..but we do not want someone even more pretty than the lead girl..lol..kidding. That guy..and i am male..has one heck of a smile!..Put it up there with Park Min Young on impact.
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pipit
March 15, 2011 at 1:07 AM
Thanks for the info.
Didn't know that the male lead is 5 years younger and to be of a rebellious one to boot. And with this premise I agree with you that he would probably be the one to fall first. She would probabbly be the noona who treats him like an adorable naugthy kid.
Jang Geun Suk? Yessss! Love his voice! But again you're right that guy is so damn pretty. Personally, I think he is prettier than Jang Nara her self. (But it could be a source of joke too).
How about Kim Hyun Joong? Love him too. But then again we would have the case where the male lead is prettier than the female lead. Not to mention that LETHAL smile!
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bjharm
March 15, 2011 at 2:02 AM
well the plot of these things tend to be rather flexible..going up to production..heck even during production for that matter. Guess it depends how they wish to go with the age thing, after all age is so important on how relationships work in Korea.
Kim Hyun Joong..think he like two months younger than Jang Nara..indeed they went to the same school, but unlike Kim Rae-won he seems to have aged better..think again he been busy in China?
The company making this is likely hoping for quick sales to China on the back of Jang Nara huge popularity there so as Kim Rae-won also made a Chinese drama or two..maybe..:-)
bjharm
March 15, 2011 at 2:10 AM
whoops wrong guy I was thinking of Kim Jae Won for some reason..lol...though Kim Hyun Joong is also popular in China on back of Boys for Flowers. His acting is perhaps his weak point....though it showed improvement in
Mischievous Kiss..so could work..I mean it was the lead lady Jung So Min in that drama that was the real star in my opinion, so he could just play of Jang Nara as he did her..workable. {I really have to check out bad guy one day..never knew Jung So Min was in it]
dunnowhat
March 15, 2011 at 2:40 AM
Kim Hyun Joong? No way! He can't act to save his life! I like him, but not as an actor. In fact, please don't cast an idol unless it's someone decent like Choi Shiwon.
I say get Song Joong Ki! Or Yoo Ah In! They're about 4-5 years younger than Jang Nara! Or Kim Soo-hyun (I'm being greedy and I'd like to see him again soon!) although the age gap will be like 7 years.
QuietLurker
March 15, 2011 at 8:31 AM
@bjharm
Okay, I'm really curious. What is wrong with the way Kim Rae-won has aged?
I haven't seen him in a while, but I definitely thinks he is one of those actors that gets better with age. Much like George Clooney or Jang Hyuk.
Their younger pictures, not so cute, their older photos...hot damn.
bjharm
March 15, 2011 at 10:14 PM
@Buhdoop
Kim Rae-won well perhaps I should have said, 'he looks his age' that is 30/31 same as Jang Nara, rather than looking young enough to play a 25 year old. I think its the fact he seems to have bulked up..put on more muscle.
@jcl
Jang Nara tends to be a girl of a 100 looks, she never seems to look the same from one photo to the next..I think that why so many are confused about her..is she cute is she pretty is she beautiful? She can be all of those things..you only have to see some of her modelling photo or her on the catwalk.
In Korea she still linked to her early image of the cute girl, that is at best pretty, while in China she considered someone other girls would wish to look like.
jcl
March 15, 2011 at 9:17 AM
Even with his emo looks I still see Jang Geun Suk as more handsome than pretty...perhaps it's his deep voice? I definately think Jang Nara is prettier than him anyways, she's super duper pretty. She's like YEH or Han Ga In or Lee Yeon Hee for me, maybe not considered the best actress but very likable onscreen. Like, I couldn't hate them even if I wanted to, and sometimes I do hate them...for being so darn pretty! : )
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16 dramafreak1986
March 14, 2011 at 9:51 PM
Jang Geun Suk, please!!
I forgave him for MSOAN. I couldn't stay angry for long. :D
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mary
March 14, 2011 at 10:37 PM
LOL
*like*
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17 J-star
March 14, 2011 at 9:53 PM
kim jae won, or seo deo yeong, or lee seok kyun???
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18 glacierkn
March 14, 2011 at 9:59 PM
I always loved her energy. Can't wait to see how she has "grown" or changed.
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19 girlatsea
March 14, 2011 at 10:00 PM
This sounds like my kind of drama! I'm in.
How about Lee Dong-wook?! Wasn't he discharged from the army this month?? This would be the PERFECT comeback.
But I wouldn't mind Daniel Choi either. Omg, OR Lee Sun-gyun. :']
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20 Bellamafia
March 14, 2011 at 10:05 PM
That sypnosis reminds me of Exhibition of Fireworks.
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bjharm
March 14, 2011 at 10:33 PM
a bit I guess with the age thing..what was it in Fireworks..a 25 something actress playing a 30 years old who was pretending to be 20 year old..lol
But there the bit with the lead actress falling for a guy 5 year younger so you could also link to drama like Dal Ja's Spring as well...
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21 Cam
March 14, 2011 at 10:27 PM
WWWHHHOOOOO!!! =) I am glad to see that Jang Nara is FINALLY back on Korea drama after her flexible freedom in 6 years, wow wow........O___o
Ah, I love seeing her in these pictures (from this Dramabeans & check Jang Nara's entertaining pictures that we haven't heard about her, yups!) OOOOH, I AM SURE THAT I'D SCREAM and jump so wildly IF MY BEST TOP ACTOR JAE HEE would be possible INTO this drama with HER, heheheh! =D =D
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22 Gloria
March 14, 2011 at 10:33 PM
Gosh Gosh!!!! Is Jang Nara finally back on Korean drama?!
^__^ Oh YES! Ah, hey, everybody, what did you think that IF WON BIN will involve with Jang Nara in this incoming drama, mm? (smirks)
VOTE FOR WON BIN -- YES OR NO ?? ^___6
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bjharm
March 14, 2011 at 10:51 PM
from what i read the lead male character is..well of course rich but also five years younger than the female lead..so think Won Bin be struggling to look 25..no offence.
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23 karisma
March 14, 2011 at 10:45 PM
^ NO !
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24 Kender
March 14, 2011 at 10:51 PM
Haha do I detect a hint of sarcasm throughout this post? I'm not really a JNR fan though, so I might just be reading into things. :P
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annie
March 14, 2011 at 11:35 PM
Lol, I'm detecting it too...
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25 Am
March 14, 2011 at 11:07 PM
YAY. CAnt wait
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26 Selli
March 14, 2011 at 11:40 PM
I love her too ^^ I'm not saying she's the best actress or anything, but she's just got...something!! XD Something that makes me like her lots, so I'm really happy about this!! =D
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27 koaladec
March 15, 2011 at 12:18 AM
I want Yoo Ah In to play her love interest! Another baby face!
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28 asarako
March 15, 2011 at 12:48 AM
i want Jang Nara <3
love....love....love her.... she's so cute....!!! <3
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29 Helen
March 15, 2011 at 3:11 AM
LEE MIN KI ? HMM.
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30 thatsourmia
March 15, 2011 at 4:07 AM
Yoo Ah In please~~~~ XDDD
I will be extra happy then. hehe
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31 diablita
March 15, 2011 at 4:11 AM
good thing that she has lots of fans here, because i never liked her acting style. =)
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32 sandy80
March 15, 2011 at 4:57 AM
yes great more shallow trendy crap and dump girls this year has been dreadful so far
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bjharm
March 15, 2011 at 5:17 AM
it is ok you can watch reruns of Winter Sonata and other so called jems of Korean TV and cry away happily..me I rather watch candy floss comedies any day of the week..it is all just a matter of taste isn't it? And this one pretty up front as to what kind of drama is going to be..so for me..bring on more Mischievous Kiss and You're Beautiful. I rather laugh my way through shallow trendy crap than cry my way though a so called well acted melodrama you do not even really understand or want too lol...So..just do not watch it..simple answer really.
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sandy80
March 15, 2011 at 5:58 AM
if its a matter of taste why are talking here do you feel insulted if I said shallow cause they are shallow without a doubt and winter sonata is just as bad I am talking serious stuff like conspiracy in the court and comrades and so on dramas that makes you feel something with great actors and not just eye candy this is the real korean art and you can enjoy your rom coms no one said a thing about that btw they make it everywhere not just in korea cause its so easy to do
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bjharm
March 15, 2011 at 7:30 AM
thank you for your permission..lol as I say it all a matter of taste..I watch tv to forget the 'real' world and feel good..those sort of drama just do not do it for me that is all..for me the world serious enough, who needs to watch more for fun..:-) Low brow V high brow if you like {I call it drama snobbery myself}..and insulted ..no more amused..I prefer light candy floss words rather that more emotive laden and negative ones..ow like 'crap'.
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pipit
March 15, 2011 at 5:25 PM
Hehehe.......do we also have class here now ^-^
I watch drama for exactly the same reason. Just to feel good. That's why a happy ending is a must, and great humour is the must have ingredient.
And talking about class.... Jejongwoon which I think as the best Kdrama of 2010 is all about it. But my favourite of 2010 is Coffee House which is full of hillariousness.
Assuming that you don't want to feel the rage of the inferno after finishing a drama may I take the liberty to say don't watch Bad Guy. But this is just from a girl perspective ^-^
Anyway, looking forward for Jang Nara's comeback drama nomatter who the lead guy is.
bjharm
March 15, 2011 at 10:23 PM
@ popit
funny enough I was thinking of watching Bad Guy..not because it supposed to be a 'high class' drama...ow not for me, it would be because that cute girl from Mischievous Kiss is in it.
Actually Bad Guy seems to have a mix of heavy and comdey elements...having both, the funny is more funny and the drama more..well dramatic..
33 Arhazivory
March 15, 2011 at 5:50 AM
Hmm....don't know if I've ever seen her in anything but the drama plot sounds simple and win. I can already see myself watching it. ^_^
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34 sams
March 15, 2011 at 7:53 AM
I think... to each his or her own.
For me, Jang Nara has emotional depth far beyond how her characters may have been written. Maybe I wear rose-colored glasses when I see her, or may be I just feel like I "get" her, but I can feel her emotions whether they are on the screen or in her voice.
Still, I can understand some of the criticism - Jang Nara has tended to have the same kind of role whenever she has appeared on the screen - actors and actresses can find themselves pigeon-holed early in their careers, due to their physical appearance and/or emotional maturity at the time. And so, even as they grow, fairly or unfairly, they can find themselves cast in the same roles that they held lifetimes ago.
And maybe Jang Nara isn't the best actress the world has ever seen, but as person she ranks high on the respect and honor meter. Jang Nara has done more in the last ten years, than many people will do in their lifetimes - she has sold millions of albums, appeared on television, in movies and has worked hard to support charities at home and abroad.
I <3 Jang Nara.
And yes, My Love Patzzi was good.
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bjharm
March 15, 2011 at 10:50 PM
@ sams and ivy
Yes almost all her k-drama have been of the comdey/romance kind. And in the broadest sense all the lead female characters in those type of drama ARE the same. But take a deeper look and of course you find each role is different, despite the similarities. The Bright girl was a girl scout..never a wrong thought My Love Patzzi a more wild and wicked girl and of course Wedding where she was a pure totally feminine character.
Ivy she has made an effort to broaden her acting range though in a Chinese drama called Iron Masked Singer..dark tragic and full of revenge and hate. No laughs quite adult, even to a love scene..where yes she takes off clothing..to babies out of wedlock and so on.
So she already done the broaden her range bit, well as far as she could find time for being a multi talent
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35 ivy_factiva
March 15, 2011 at 7:56 AM
I've yet to watch her dramas, though i remember Successful Story of a Bright Girl was quite a huge hit back in the days. I'm kind of glad she's back on the scene though. Reading the character description, I can definitely see how she's been typecast as the plucky, cheerful girl. I'm surprised she didn't try to make a comeback on the drama scene with something different. Most actors would do so to broaden their range after some point in their career, I think.
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36 natus
March 15, 2011 at 10:39 AM
The typical Korean drama. Not come-back worthy.
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37 jomo143
March 15, 2011 at 12:25 PM
I am not sure this makes sense, but her delivery reminds me of a young Holly Hunter, Raising Arizonas era - even though they speak completely different languages, and HH had a wonderfully strong southern accent.
Kind of a clipped and quick drawl. (OK That is an oxymoron.)
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38 belleza
March 15, 2011 at 5:00 PM
Jang Nara in a noona drama? Hmm . . .
. . . Jang Geun Suk: I'd love a Jang Nara/Jang Geun Suk matchup. Their Nonstop bit was ADORABLE. I don't know if JGS wants to take a break though.
. . . Lee Seung Gi: I can see immediate chemistry here. Can't you see Nara torturing LSG for an entire show? :D
. . . Lee Min Ho: See, if he wasn't already doing City Hunter, this would have been my pick. 10 years ago, Jang Nara would have been the perfect Jandi.
. . . Micky: This just begs for a love duet. I think this one has legs.
. . . Choi Si Won: Nara is big in China. Choi Si Won is big in Taiwan. Let's do business?
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bjharm
March 15, 2011 at 11:00 PM
yes i think the point many are missing is the TV company making this want to make money..and taking in the drama description..it fits the 'image' Korea still has of Jang Nara, despite her six years in china and growing up both as a person, singer and actor in that time, so perfectly you wonder why it was offered to someone else to start with. So as a 'comeback' drama it is a good one, when you think on the money side..think sure hit..think..sales to China on the back of Jang Nara status over there..think free promotion because of the fuss of a 'comeback'..think song hit if she does the OST..and so on....
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39 Tha
March 15, 2011 at 8:24 PM
YEA!!! Loved Nara! Cant wait!
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40 sisa
March 16, 2011 at 2:04 AM
yeeey! i really like her. sooo cute. am gonna watch out for this :)
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41 Barbara Starks
March 16, 2011 at 3:50 PM
I don't know about My love Patizzi, I think I check it out this weekend. I loved her in my favorite Korean Drama " Wedding". I re watch that drama about six times and I don't mean ramdom episodes I watch it from begining to end. Wedding was a a great screen play, I couldn't get enough of the realism and the maturity of the script. It blew my mind that I didn't have to put on a stupid cap just to get through it. She one of the rare actress that I'm drawn too for her acting. Most actress I like because the drama was well written and they was able to carry it off, where Nara carries the drama it refreshing and I look forward to seeing her in the future.
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42 bjharm
March 16, 2011 at 11:00 PM
ow it just hit me..if the first episode of this drama going to show May 2, then there no way she can be making Bratty Princess 2 in China in the few week from now till then..guess the old curse of ON HOLD is back for BP2..bit sad about that even if it means she now can do a k-drama and the more chances of English subs.
Guess it more of her bad luck/good luck. Bad luck that BP been put on hold, if indeed that is what happened, but good luck the such a suitable k-drama comes up right in the perfect time frame for her to do instead.
In her time she had more than her share of 'bad' luck..enough to put an end to half a dozen careers but she always had the good luck or perhaps talent is a better word..so she makes her own good luck..:-), to always come back ahead in life and career
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43 Samantha
March 20, 2011 at 7:22 AM
Love her to bits! Can't wait!
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44 Noelle
April 20, 2011 at 8:53 PM
She's in a lot of mainland dramas. Can't wait to watch this.
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45 mary tan
May 31, 2011 at 1:22 AM
those bastard chinese netizens who commented about jang nara are so uncivilized and uneducated. there are so many foreign businessman that invested in china got swindled by the local chinese, i wonder what those chinese netizens got to say about it. look at yr own people action before commenting about other people. u think only jang nara can only act in china? with her talent, she will get her chance to act in taiwan who knows. u bastard chinese netizens don't ever speak ill about jang nara......or else you will die miserably......
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46 Ashley
August 28, 2011 at 10:24 PM
So what has been happening with the bratty princess 2? Is there anywhere to keep up with its news? I was really excited for it and was hoping the same actors would play in it.
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bjharm
October 7, 2011 at 6:06 AM
I heard nothing on BP2, she back in china doing her new album and MV for it plus of course her endorsements sports drink make up and jewellery to name but a few, but nothing on either BP2 or any other acting. She did return to Korea for a acting theatre festive where she was ambassador of and has said in the past she wished to act in theatre/stage at some time.
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47 K-00-1
October 2, 2011 at 5:46 PM
Nara is so so so beautiful, a smile that makes my day!!
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