Let me guess... she passed a casting?!

So, she was the last princess of Baekje, and also Baekah's girl friend. If anyone else is looking very closely...

Nahh this ain't it. This girl can barely move about two face muscles to emote. How can she laed a 50 episode drama?

I've been her fan since 2010 and as much as I love her, her acting is not that great. She was awkward and stiff in Moon Lovers as well as her brief cameo in Weightlifting Fairy. I do think she is definitely better with a young adult role rather than a serious role because her recent web drama was not that bad. I just hope the casting people know what they're doing and Seohyun shows some serious improvement!

She can't even act in her own MV....so I don't really feel excited about this.

She can't act. Period.

You guys act as if you want to watch this drama. Heu!!

lmao.

Her resume is still very small, I also can't tell if she's cut out for acting. I love singer Seohyun more and I was surprised when I first heard she had a passion for acting considering how cute yet awkward she's been from earlier debut till around 2014.

But its not like I'm paying to watch this drama, and if the casting directors think she's got what it takes then I'm gonna have hope that this will be her breakout role, like how Yoona's daily drama back in 2008 was for her.

I do worry since it has 50 eps and starts in May, its definitely gonna overlap with SNSD's comeback in July. I wasn't worried before with The King Loves since its preproduced.

Seohyun I hope your confident in your skills and that it shows. I have no doubt she will put 200% into this project and I hope it will pay off.

Well, saying that she's "lead" may mean she's not really the lead of the leads. But definitely, she'll have an own plot since it's a 50 Ep weekend drama.
I'm still doubting that she'll be the lead of the leads because SM doesn't allow that in a girl group. I mean Yoona gets the legit female lead role and has the girl next door image that the masses like while Sooyoung's not gab type to be fangirled/fanboyed about, but she's the one who gets the excellence acting awards. Yuri on the other hand gets "lead female roles" but is overshadowed by the male leads in her dramas, expect for short drama Goho, where she's the legit lead.
So I wonder if Seohyun will be the top billed for this role.
Or SM is positioning her for weekend family dramas?
I actually thought SM would just let her stick with musicals... but no.

Among the nine girls in SNSD, Sooyoung definitely the one who has decent acting among idols and among her group obviously. I watched her in Spring Days and 38 Task Force, she definitely can act and her acting was way better than the overrated Yoona and this girl on the above article. What makes SM thinks to push this girl become the lead of a 50 long episode drama? Sooyoung definitely has more calibre, and pity to those actress out there who has what it takes to lead this drama. I though South Korean has gotten over this idol-wooden-actor thingy, but it seems they still dependale on the idols star status to gain their viewers. Pfttt!

cheerful, energetic charisma

No, just no. This brings back bad memories of the Chucky Dancing Doll with a knife. The creepiest things were the shiny eyes and the plastered smile which never faded. Now, she going to smile more and go around with a gun?

I thought she did better in WFKBJ. Melo suit her better and cameo too.

of all the rookie actresses they could pick,they pick Seohyun? the most boring member in SNSD. she was so wooden in Moonlovers.she was like a statue. guess I'll adding this to my list of dramas to skip.

she is stiff no doubt, but am i the only one who loves her speaking voice? i really think it can do some of the heavy lifting for her.

this comment thread reeks of so much hate.

Shameful. So many proven talented capable actresses out there but instead this wooden no acting talent idol handed a lead role.

u know ppol i watched seohyun's drama before and i know why u hate her , she's a little bit awkward and stiff but please give her a chances to prove herself that she's a good actress also and she can act better than the other actress...the pd production maybe had this kind of trust with her thats why they want her to be the lead actress...i trust seohyun that she will do well in this drama..and praying for her success..seohyun fighting :)