Maybe this show could give us a "Prime minister and I"-vibe, which by the way has to be rewritten in our monthly theme?! LOL.

I like both Lee Seon-kyun and IU but it's 18 years old gap *sigh*

If she confirm it, I hope she will surprise us like Uee in Marriage Contract. She has a lot of potential, so hopefully this character will bring out the best of her acting chops.

I hope she declines. I liked her in Producer but that was the only time I liked. She also look younger than her age (I have no problem with huge age gap though) and I don't think she have enough acting chop to act alongside a veteran like Lee Sun-kyun.

Oh no......aside from the mismatch in age and appearance, it's the acting dept that I'm worried about. Not only will she look like his daughter and her acting shortcomings will be even more illuminating. I understand the narrative is to have them having a huge age gap but she looks like she's in her teens.

I respect IU but as a musician a lot, I do.......age gap isn't a factor to me, IU isn't consistent as an actor, she needs careful guidance, very little to offer on her own, so no..........bad idea.

I love IU, but I'm not only less enthused by the potential casting... that writer has alarms going off in my head lol

Can't we have Sooyoung instead?

I don't mind age gaps as long it's a proper gap and age for both, and aside fom IU bad acting she doesn't look good with him she looks like his niece, they should consider how the leads look with each other before offering the roles, same as Kim Tae Ri and Byun Hun he looks too old for her, i as a viewer would be disturbed by their unmatched visuals and can't see them as a romantic material or take them seriously.

IU is incosistent, but I've read the character description... And it felt like maybe the writers had her in mind while writing the character.

Not only the character's name is similar to her name (Lee Ji-an to Lee Ji-eun), but the background is similar too... poor, growing up with her grandmother, and having and "old soul" due to her circumstances. So maybe this could work just fine.

Uggh darn it!!! I do hope that she at least audition in front of the PD and the veteran actor and they were impressed by her. That's the only rationale explanation I can think of on why she is being casted. PD is not casting her because she is popular.

@kiara mentioned on her post that veteran Na Moon Hee is also being considered. Though, for what role I don't know.

Eh? I don’t know about this pairing. It could work... but it mostly screams miss to me. I can’t imagine how a kiss scene between them would be like and I wonder at the chemistry. She does seem a little too young for him despite her age and maturity. Maybe it’s because she’s so petite? And I think he works better with more seasoned and experienced leading ladies like Honey Lee or Gong Hyo Jin. I can even see him with Yoon Eun Hye... I’m wondering when she’ll make a comeback. All the men with much bigger scandals have made or are making a comeback, so why can’t she?

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My dream pairing are IU and Lee Hyun Woo..

I love Lee Seon-kyun, i was agonizing with him in This Week, My Wife will Have an Affair. Also i'm fond of his work including his movies like All About my Wife and A Hard day.

I would have to agree with javabeans for Park So Dam (Cinderella and the 4 Knights), the role will likely suit her. I have nothing against IU but she's the reason why i didn't continue watching Scralet Heart Ryeo despite of Lee Jun Ki. I was also a great fan of Misaeng, Signal and Oh Hae-young Again. These are all good dramas.

Seems like only one part of the puzzle is missing to make it whole. I mean no offense to her fans though, its just my POV

Aw, I like both of them, but I’m not sure about this pairing. IU can look older and mature at times so I’m not too iffy about how they look together. I’d be more uncomfortable if Park So Dam was paired with him. She looks very young. Her pairing with Jang Hyuk in Beautiful Mind managed to be okay because there were barely any romantic/skinship moments.

Besides the looks, the acting has a big gap. I liked IU fine in Moon Lovers. She was not the main problem there. But Lee Seon Kyun is on a whole other level.

She was god awful in Moon Lovers and I find her mediocre in her other acting projects so I hope she declines
But if she does, this will be one less drama I'm watching in 2018

I think Hyeri and Jisung and there will be Kim Ji Sook's drama with age gap, Gong Yoo had no chemistry with Kim Go Eun, IU and Lee Jun Ki was not a very good paring, but since huge age gap is Ok nowadays with most actors marrying women 20 years younger, seems like the trend for ahjussi romances follwing the noona romances. Art is reflection of life.

I am absolutely not a fan of having the female lead being 15 years younger that the male lead. Specially in movies there is often a female to male age gap of around 10 years and I HATE IT!

i really hope she declines this one. even in korea fans are constantly posting on her fanpage trying to persuade her to not do this drama.

I would really like her to do her next drama with park bo gum or someone her age. Its been too long since she has portrayed someone who is around people who are her own age.

Attached is Misaeng and Signal director Kim Won-seok, who is amazing.

I'm in.

Mean while, when I looked him up I found a screenwriter with the same name, who has done some famous/successful stuff (Descendants of the Sun) and some good stuff (Queen's Classroom). Now I just have to see the show where the writer & PD are both Kim Won-seok :)

If that is the premise that we are given for this upcoming drama, then I actually don't mind this pairing =) Visually, it just seems odd, because IU has such a baby face and still seems like she is in her teens rather than being almost-mid-20s XD

I think the bigger question is - why the hell are people so obsessed with these kinda-creepy romances between much older men and young girls? *shudder*

I'm so tired of 20-something women being paired with middle-aged men (in general, not just in dramas). Can't we have some age-appropriate romances?

Is this a pairing we want to see?

Nope

Can't we have Minah do this drama.
I think she can do it just as she did as Gong Shim.

I honestly don't know what to think about this pairing. It's like you want to be supportive .... but you have doubts.

I mean I'm in no matter what, because the Voice duh, and I agree with JB - lots of faith in this team. Not too bothered with who the female lead ends up being.

IU has potential, but areed that she's inconsistent. She's not up to LSK's level, but I like her so I'll take it. I'm interested in where the production team takes this show.

She's twenty four which is júst alright for this particular premise. It's their acting that could be a mismatch. Like many of the young starlets like her, it often seems like a waste not to cast some really good actors of the same age that have proved their craft.
But -UGH- on the other hand we have this amazing team of a PD and writer that is bound to create something beautiful. toi toi toi!

Kinda jazzed about this in a way and in many ways not.

On the good side, I am heading to HK to see IU in her concert later this month. It's a long flight for a concert but I've done worse (ha ha... flying across the country to watch James Taylor once and another trip to catch Elton John)

Selfishly, I'd love to see IU focus on her music. She has, to me, such a great talent with the potential to become a musician's musician; honing her songcraft and paving her own way musically. Of course, it is her choice but I think the world needs another Carole King/Sara Bareilles more than it needs another idol/singer/actress/variety show performer.

Some of these pairings in dramas lately have me backing off before the shows are even airing.