Ji Chang-wook??? Yes, I know that he is the lead in a film coming out in February 2017. But he's still less established in Chungmuro than Bogum. Bogum def has more clout in film. They may be supporting roles but both Chinatown and Hard Day screened at Cannes. He was also in Admiral: Roaring Currents. And has been nominated for a Baeksang New Actor in Film last year.

Anyway, Bogum has paid his dues with supporting roles in film. And he can play a range of roles so I don't see any reason why he isn't ready for this. My only concern is that it has a big budget and the pressure on him to recuperate the production cost is higher. But actors need to take risks to level-up.

YAI and LJH are "safer" options but Chungmuro needs some new blood too. Even Knetz are tired of all the same old faces populating cinema (see: http://inkigeul.blogspot.co.uk/2017/01/viewers-tired-of-seeing-same-actors-on.html).

This is a common reaction when the actor cast as the 1st lead for the 1st time. There were people doubted Bo Gum when he was cast as the main lead for moonlight. He went through hard time and at the end showed us a brilliant acting and gave life to Lee Young the crown prince. So, if Bo Gum really pick up this at the end, i believe he will prepare himself fully. The PD and the production team won't offer Bo Gum the role just because he is popular.His solid acting skill and the ability to level-up would be core reason too.

He already has acted in movies and gotten rave reviews, his character in Coin Locker Girl (2015) was one of the reasons he got launched into popularity and was able to be a lead in dramas instead of a side character like he was forever. I agree I enjoy him in dramas and want more dramas from him, but he definitely has the ability to act in movies. I don't think you have seen any of his movies yet...

Another 93-liner Do Kyungsoo, has also headlined a film last year, "Pure Love".

It's not like he is forcing himself into movies.....he was offered the role. if some cant see him in serious roles then he needs to challenge himself and i know he can. There's always a room for improvement. :)

Uh, did you even read the write-up? He was offered the role. He isn't forcing himself into anything. And it's just one of the projects he is considering. And why not explore films if he's given the opportunity to? Why confine yourself in rom-coms? Actors should be able explore medium whether it be on stage, big or small screen.

And just because he is popular doesn't mean it's the only reason directors want to work with him. If you read Korean press, TV/film execs and creatives ~rave about his talent. And most importantly, the audience love him. So basically, you get the total package if you get him to star in your projects.

I just don't get why you want a talented young man who can pull off serious scenes (the great Kim Hye-soo even said she couldn't kill Bogum's character in Chinatown because his eyes were so pitiful) to strap himself on TV? And the actors you've mentioned have already headlined roles in film. And also works on TV. So why not Park Bo-gum? It just sounds so biased to me.

Why does this sound like a veiled complaint that PBG is "stealing" roles from young actors who worked solely in film? Well, PBG has been working on both since 2011. He has done his share of supporting roles in the small and big screen. So transitioning to lead roles is inevitable.

I would be irritated too if this offer just landed on him without him starting from the bottom but it didn't. Plus, he has the acting chops so I for one am just happy that he is being sought after for this.

Well, he always play diverse roles and genres whether in movies or small screens, even his characters in romcom are so different from each other,and he got the acting talent to pull them off, so why start limiting himself to romcoms now?

And I know he achieved that not only because he got the talent, but also coz he put hardwork into each characters (even lee Young was not immediately perfected and he ended up reshooting the first few scene because he finally able to immersed himself to the character after that, and he (and the director) want it to be perfect if possible. So if he did take this role, i know he wont give half assed performance...

And also, we don't even know how they will interpret this Seo Bok character, just from where do you conclude that this will be a serious one? From all we know he might turn out to be a comedic character lol

Well it is all about opinion, and he always work hard to improve himself anyway, so I hope he can convince you by himself oneday with his acting~ :D I just don't like it when people only think that he is just another popular pretty face when he try his best in anything he does and sincerity is one of the quality that makes him so popular (and of course his sweet face help kkkk).

[ It’s just these PDs ar riding on to some actors popularity but not quality. I hate that some new actors are getting movie roles here and there because they are the trend.]

Wow!! What a negative comment that you wrote. What i interpreted is you basically saying Bo Gum being offered the role because he is trending in Korea now? Can an actor caught viewer's heart just by luck? or by look? You think Bo Gum gains the support of Knetz and international viewers because of what? Come on, viewers are not stupid. Acting skill plays an important part when you are the main lead. You think viewer will spend 1 hour to watch the drama if there is no quality?

And you are stepping on the PD as if he does not want his production to have quality? hahahhahaha would a PD ever do that as he has a best record of his work which has high quality?

PBG has the total package of Popularity + Talent + Visuals + Quality + kind aura (if this means girly to you or your friend)

It’s popular actors’ destiny on this site unfortunately