Chae Rim returns to All About Eve in special appearance
by javabeans
The role that made Chae Rim a star was the 2000 Hallyu hit All About Eve, which is now getting a Chinese remake starring Chuno‘s Jang Hyuk, and she’ll have a special appearance in the new drama as well.
The Korean miniseries was a huge hit and paired Chae Rim with Jang Dong-gun, while pitting her against devious rival Kim So-yeon, the latter of whom knocked it out of the park portraying the quintessential backstabbing second lead in the role based on Eve of the original Hollywood film. Jang Hyuk will take the Jang Dong-gun role — a gentle Prince Charming of a PD who was Chae Rim’s boss at the broadcast station where they worked — while the rest of the cast will be played by Chinese actors. Chae Rim’s role has been cast with Zhu Dan; Kim So-yeon’s will be played by Cheryl Yang.
It’s not yet clear what kind of character Chae Rim will play in her cameo (I’ll bet it’s an anchor at the broadcast station, but that’s just a guess). China’s version of All About Eve will air in September.
Meanwhile, Chae Rim just wrapped up her latest drama, the feel-good Oh My Lady with Choi Siwon in which she played an ajumma who works for (and eventually develops a rapport with) a spoiled top star. She has not yet announced a follow-up project.
Via BNT News
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Tags: All About Eve, Chae Rim, Jang Hyuk, remakes
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1 bjharm
May 28, 2010 at 8:08 PM
Well Chae Rim is still remember fondly in china for her chinese dramas she worked on there so be well received they i would think.
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2 MEL
May 28, 2010 at 8:10 PM
Good luck to Jang Hyuk.... and Chae Rim, hope she'll find a suitable project soon. Still having withdrawal symptoms after the end of OML........JH, CR and Siwon Fighting!!!
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3 A.
May 28, 2010 at 8:11 PM
Eh... approaching this with LOTS of hesitation. Not that I don't like some of the people, it's just that... I mean, why did they have to choose the Meteor Garden 2 PD?!
Also, I think I'm having a hard time visualizing Jang Hyuk as the Jang Donggun character when he just did a rough character in Chuno. LOL. There's like a contrast in images right there, hah.
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4 Biscuit
May 28, 2010 at 8:12 PM
Ooh, this will be fun to see!
I rarely keep up with Chinese films/dramas, so I probably won't be keeping up with this. But I might catch up here and there to see how Zhu Dan will take over Chae Rim's role.
@A. OHHH YEAH. Not just in Chuno, but he's had several roles where he's more "rough" than gentle. Ooh, this will be interesting.
A bit OT, but I really want to see Chae Rim in a new non-ajumma drama soon as well. I actually didn't care much for her role in Oh My Lady. Not Chae Rim herself, but her character. It's like woman become more simple and start acting like really old grandmas and such as they age and become the stereotypical "ajumma". I'm not much of a feminist, but there's a lot of chic ajummas out there too. Chae Rim has been doing a lot of ajumma roles lately, and I want her in something new!
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5 soysauce
May 28, 2010 at 8:25 PM
I remember watching All About Eve....still love it.
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6 Missjb
May 28, 2010 at 8:29 PM
Ah, I Love this series SO Much back then. But I more attract watched Kim So Yeon's Character. I Love Young Mi, LOL
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7 Annie
May 28, 2010 at 8:33 PM
hmmmm,,,no one can beat Kim So-yeon in the role.
People should never remake successful drama/movie, they always come out not great
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8 jacq
May 28, 2010 at 9:38 PM
I love AAE! Still one of my favs! I'm looking forward to watching the chinese remake!
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9 v
May 28, 2010 at 9:54 PM
^^ i'm happy chae rim will make a cameo but if it was up to me, i would love KSY to appear! she's like one of the best actresses of her generation!!
And thanks for the news!
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10 sajor
May 28, 2010 at 9:56 PM
go chae rim!
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11 MSA
May 28, 2010 at 10:07 PM
Oh, I know what character she's going to play! It's actually more of a homage than anything else - If I'm not mistaken, she'll play the part of Jang Hyuk's first love who will die after being struck by a terrible illness, leaving room for Zhu Dan to enter his heart.
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12 tamu
May 28, 2010 at 11:42 PM
All About Eve that makes me start to watch Kdrama...
AAE still my all time fave Kdrama...
Go Chae Rim...
i think for this decade Choi Si Won will "rule the wave"
(judging from year 2000 experience)
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13 abcdefg
May 29, 2010 at 1:15 AM
AAE is such a classic that should not be remade. The 2000 AAE is simply a masterpiece, no remakes from any country can top it. It leaves too many memories to too many fans around the world even after 10 years..
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14 Dory
May 29, 2010 at 2:22 AM
Oh I remember watching All About Eve.
I liked Kim So-yeon's character more than Chae Rim's; found her more interesting even though she was evil.
I watched it as a kid but can still remember So-yeon's character even now.
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15 jyyjc
May 29, 2010 at 4:00 AM
all about eve was my first korean drama back when i was a kid. it left impressions on me. and i just loved to hate kim so yeon's character.
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16 glencorajane
May 29, 2010 at 4:11 AM
I have been following this production of this drama quite closely. She will be the first/past love of Jang Hyuk and seems to have past away (there was a hospital scene) so that he moved onto the main lead Zhu Dan.
She only did one day of filming in Beijing. So it is really a cameo.
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17 song4u2
May 29, 2010 at 5:11 AM
@13
All About Eve is an American classic that should not have been remade at ALL so if SK did why not allow others?
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18 abcdefg
May 29, 2010 at 6:06 AM
@#17
i don't give a damn about your American All about Eve classic and this China production is doing a remake based on the 2000 AAE korean drama, not your damn american movie/drama whatsoever... The 2000 AAE korean drama is by it's own, not a remake from any other movie/drama. Only the title could have been the same.
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19 chajjye
May 29, 2010 at 6:41 AM
That pic makes me have my OML withdrawal again. I love that drama to bits.
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20 ar_arguably romantic
May 29, 2010 at 8:45 AM
oh the hostility, abcdefg. Could have been nicer if someone was mistaken....
So yes the korean AAE is not a remake of the american classic, "all about eve", but it was loosely inspired by it...the rivalry between 2 women involved in the same profession, with one woman being really conniving and with a hidden past. So perhaps the writer thought that type of storyline was intriguing and wrote a drama around it and gave it the name "all about eve" as an homage. I can see why someone may be protective of both the korean and the american. they are both classics in their own ways. But since the entertainment industry is more about money than anything else, it's a win-win situation for both s.korea and china to remake AAE. Korea gets paid for selling the rights. And China can make money off a drama that was originally acted in by Chae-rim, who is very popular in China.
anyways, i can't say i'm satisfied with the casting...i love Jang Hyuk but he doesn't seem suited for the role. Perhaps he's tired of the intensity of his Chuno role and need a break and this drama will be great for him because he can also gain more recognition in China. Cheryl Yang seems too friendly for me to be the 2nd female lead. But Jang Hyuk is a great actor and and Cheryl Yang is pretty solid, so who knows. And Zhu Dan seems like a newcomer.... Anyways, I hope Chae-rim can shed some of the ajumma-ness for her short appearance here.
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21 chamber
May 29, 2010 at 8:55 AM
I like Chaerim, i always just find her extremely likable in her roles. I mean you can't help but root for her. While she is not as striking as some Korean actresses, she does have a face you don't get tired of.
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22 leesuha
May 29, 2010 at 11:47 AM
How about bring Kim Jun Eun back for a cameo too? I almost forgot she was the anchor in the original.
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23 Anon
May 30, 2010 at 12:02 AM
Chae Rim will play a senior anchor who is/was in a relationship with Jang Hyuk's character in the drama. Her character will eventually die (in a car accident/ illness?), and the role was not in the original drama.
Anyway, it was said that Jang Hyuk personally contacted Chae Rim to have a cameo in the drama, even though they haven't even met. Weird that their first meeting happened in China.
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24 wwtg
May 30, 2010 at 12:59 PM
AAE is the first korean drama that made me into a K-Drama addict...
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25 joracel
June 4, 2010 at 8:40 AM
this is the first korean series that i started to be addicted. chae rim is so great in her role in all about eve. i watched this for almost 5x.
when i heard that she had a cameo appearance here i became more excited to watch this remake.
CHAE RIM is my no. 1 korean actress hope she do another series w/ ALEC SU.
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26 mariejoy
September 13, 2010 at 4:41 AM
gosh...i really really love chae rim..she's my life..haha
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27 jully moue
September 21, 2010 at 4:49 AM
sigh. i just watched the china's adaptation of all about eve first episode. grahh. it feels weird. jang hyuk is hot. and chae rim only appeared for about. 2 scenes? sigh. she was the (who died in the opening) jang hyuk ex girl-friend. watching it in chinese feels weird.
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28 Karn
January 18, 2011 at 4:20 PM
I have been like Chae Rim very much since I watched All about eve which it was my first korean drama and I feft impressions on her.
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29 chaepenn
January 20, 2011 at 5:25 AM
i watched her episode in remake of "all about eve" and i was so sad for her role. she was my favorite korean actress.
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31 mpi
April 2, 2015 at 12:25 PM
Oh i just love all about this drama...the plot and the characters and theme songs...i love chae rim and jang dong gun..i cant remember how many times i've gone through this drama :)
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