All About Eve is one of my favorite dramas that I saw many years ago. I dunno if I'd watch the remake though. Jang Hyuk is fine and all but Jang Dong Gun owns that role. Just saying. A perfect knight in shining armor. But who knows? Jang Hyuk has proved himself to be a capable actor so this might turn out okay after all.

still can't believe that's kim so yeon in all about eve - because she looked soooooooo different!!

don't know the actresses - 'cept that cheryl yang was in a drama with (the popular hottieeeeeee) ethan ruan in "my queen" - and that was supposedly a good show...

I'm so confused right now since I never saw the 2000 drama. Was the old drama an adaptation of the movie All About Eve with Bette Davis? Or am I just completely off track?

All About Eve is sooo old school and I didn't even enjoy it that much the first time around never mind watch a remake even if it's with JH. JDG was way too perfect to be interesting. Chaerim's chracter though cute got really annoying. The only saving grace was KSY and boy did I want her to screw everyone up. Of course being able to play the game of "whose who" was fun since All About Eve is chock full of "before they became big" stars.

Speaking of scene stealing. I love that part where KSY wears sunglasses at night smoking a cigarette. So bitchy, cool and wtf all at the same time.

BTW I personally prefer the Betty Davis version.

Aww, All About Ave was what got me hooked on korean drama years ago and it remained one of my very top favorite dramas of all time. And JDG, he was just perfect in his role. I was soooo in love with him (still do). I'm sure JH will do fine considering how magnificent he was in Chuno. I don't know Zhu Dan but I do like Cheryl Yang. She will be good as the villainese I'm looking forwad to this no doubt!

Let's hope they rework it to be better than the Korean version. Totally old-school.

@ nycgrl
Yesss!!! Someone else who didn't like that drama. :D I thought it was meh & bleh...even given the time frame in which it was produced.

Um, JB, have you SEEN some of those Cdramas/Twdramas? As much as I love them, there are only a few that I can confidently say have deep or quality writing and plots. ^^;

The plot doesn't sound particularly exciting, so I'm glad I didn't bother watching the original. The Bette Davis movie was good, though. :D

Best wishes to you Jang Hyuk !.

jang hyuk.... I LOVE THIS MAN!!! <3 ahh i'm so sad chuno is ending soon!!
i saw cheryl yang in 'my queen' and i thought she was pretty good.

hmmmmm......ok?
I have no problem with cheryl yang. She had always been a scene-stealing second lead until her breakthrough drama queen something (dunno what's called in english) but it was really good..she's a good actress.
but zhu dan? who's she? @_@ I tried looking up on google didn't see anything...

As hard as I've tried, I just can't seem to get into anything Jang Hyuk is in.

Something about him just triggers a negative reaction in me. (Macho demeanor, sneer?)

I think he reminds me about everything I hate in men.

I'm thinking that the Chinese market will probably like him in this role regardless of how good it is??? Maybe star power is enough to get the foot in the door.

I agree, I haven't seen a lot of twdramas or c-dramas (modern day ones) that have a lot of storyline depth. And I've seen a lot of them. But maybe that's not what he needs. Personally, I don't think that All About Eve needs a remake esp only within 10 years. I thought that original was good but not that good to get a remake, and that the c-remake stars another k-actor.

Cheryl is a tough actress, she can definitely play the villain role well, and I have seen her since way before her My Queen days. I don't know the other actress so I can't comment on her.

Good luck to them all =)

@ kender, I beg to differ. Cdrama actually is my staple for better writing in serious stuff.. historical saguek, social commentary pieces.... but they dont do light romcom/ trendies decent AT ALL, they do occupational drama better than kdramas though. it depends on what route they r taking it... if they set heart in doing a serious drama on broadcasting, maybe it'll outshine AAE, both Bowie Lam and Cheryl Yang r considered very solid actors, and Zhu Dan is a popular MC/broadcaster so there maybe hope they'r aiming high. but if they settle on anything light, I'm very worried.

TWdrama does fluff and star vehicle well... it's rare to see a Black and White kind of tight, generally good plot/pace though.

Ugh...why Jang Hyuk? WHY?!?! I wish he could have picked a different project, oh well.

Is Lee Da Hae going to China to work on a drama or movie as well? I remember hearing that sometime ago.

hmmmm.. I was just curious, would this drama be in chinese then or in english..?
does Jang Hyuk speak chinese fluently? I haven't seen the korean drama but I've heard good things about it. Welps, AJA, Jang Hyuk!!!

being a fan of chinese dramas, i'm surprised to see that they picked zhu dan as the lead since very little is known about her. i'm afraid she'll be the downfall of this drama since she's diving into a drama full of veteran actors

cheryl yang, on the otherhand, is quite the veteran actress and has an amazing range - i can totally see her as a backstabbing bitch and she'll probably rock her part.

bowie lam, another veteran hk soap star, has been around for agesssss and carries him well in supporting roles. nothing to swoon about, but definitely a solid choice for a supporting role.

overall, this series is gonna make big $$$ just based on its cast. each actor appeals to a slightly different demographic so it's gonna draw in a huge following no matter what. but honestly, i don't have too much faith in the production, no matter what the cast looks like.

argh.... but apparently PD is the same one that brought us TW Meteor Garden 2, ok no way I'm touching this one

I thought that he would pick a historic epic Chinese drama for his venture into the market. Never thought that he would choose to do the remake of All About Eve. Seriously, from the past dramas that I've seen Korean actors and actresses acted in with the Chinese market, it's not that great. No offense to anyone! Most of the past dramas that Korean actors or actresses choose to work on are silly, the acting of the rest of the casts are not that great, and it is usually the Cinderella type of story where the prince rescued the princess. Oh well, I was hoping for him to choose a serious epic historical Chinese Drama to do for his next project. Never thought that it will be a modern one. I still love you Jang Hyuk!

wow... after philippine now china..... good luck to them...

AAE is the 1st kdrama that make me hooks to k culture...