what, NO! come on! i absolutely love CKH, but seriously?
what are they thinking... i liked the movie so i was really anticipating for this drama, but seriously? seriously? that's the best they could come up with?

LOL when I saw the title of the article, I had THE EXACT SAME REACTION: I literally said out loud, " NoooOOOOOOOOoooo" I think I remember her from the old "hakgyo" or school back in the day. I really really really don't want her to get this. I might actually not watch it if she starts opposite joo won.

Choi Kang Hee normally isn't as busted looking as she is in the photo above but the idea of her and Jae Joong together in Protect the Boss made me cringe and the idea of her and Joo Won playing lovers who are the same age is just not believable. You know there's something wrong in casting circles when fans are stuck hoping that the actress playing the female lead isn't more than 5 years older than the male lead. It's also interesting that the situation is basically reversed in the movie industry - much older actors with young actresses.

I totally get that very few new actresses seem to have the combination of beauty and talent that so many older actresses seem to possess but there can't be such a shortage that a 35 year old woman is cast to play a character the same age as a 25 year old man's character. If the drama is meant to involve an age gap, full steam ahead, but this drama definitely isn't one of those stories. I hope CKH opts out...

please .... for the love of god .... NO!

I can't picture them together at all.....

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

but i still can't figure out who would be a good match for him X.X

Um, no.

If this role cant be played by younger actress why they should offer it to JW. I heard kim nam gil and Lee dong gun were the possible candidate for this role, one of them matches with CKH but not JW.

Can someody please explain me what does aegyo personality mean? thanks so much :)

I also concur: NOOOOOOOOO D:
I have a total block against Choi Kang Hee since My Sweet Seoul. Even when she's good in a role it still irks me. Lol.

????????? what?????? oh noooo, she's a good actress but please... someone else younger... with spunk.... Joo Won..

I'll watch anything with CKH, but JW is too young to the main guy in this.

oh my God,please NOOOO!! Suddenly I want to throw up by thinking she's the leading lady.It's no match at all.how come they come to think to pair Joo Won with this old lady?didnt they have any sense at all?ok, if this is really happening,I am sorry Joo Won, I really love you a lot,but I guess I will not see you in this one.So sad since I am planning to watch this drama since the first day it announced Joo Won as leading actor. #sigh

Individually, I love both of these actors but I have to agree, it's a NO for me in the nicest way possible. I don't really mind the noonas acting with a younger hero, but this pair is just too odd for me.

I really hope that this doesn't pull through otherwise I guess we'll just have to wait and see.

I agree with the Noooooooooo but not in a nice way for me I plain don't like her for me she's similar to Jung Gyu Woon and Japanese actor/SMAP member Tsuyoshi Kusanagi there's just something about them that rubs me the wrong way.

I still like my idea of Han Groo but unfortunately I'm not the producer

I think the pairing is unique, but it really depends on the PD's scripting and the acting. I feel looks are too important to people who watch dramas and it has no relevance nor does his age if she's suppose to have more experience as a spy.

NOOOOOOO!.DEFINITELY A NO! I DUN GET IT.y they would like to choose someone that older..way too old for the lead actress role??!?enough already.

omg...please..not choi kang hee...........i prefer park min young as joo won' partner on that drama.......or so young (snsd)..............please reconsider about choi kang hee.. she's pretty n cute..i saw her in protect the boss..but with joo won?? hmmm.... i don't think so......

I'ld prefer Lee Si Young.

I love her in wild romance with lee dong wook.

Lee Si Young! Lee Si Young! Lee Si Young! Lee Si Young!
Lee Si Young! Lee Si Young! Lee Si Young! Lee Si Young!

Errr.... so basically people are against having Choi Kang Hee as the female lead because she's old and not pretty enough?? I don't know, I think this pairing has potential. I quite like it~~

Joo Won has acted with an older female co-star before, Eugene, in King of Baking, Kim Takgoo. I don't know exactly how old Eugene is, but I think she's in her 30s. Yet Joo Won managed to have sizzling hot chemistry with her. So I don't really have any worries in that department.

And the baby Joo Won that's terrified of moths on 1N2D wouldn't make a good drama protagonist, nor would he have chemistry with even the youngest of actresses.

I agree with most of the comments here. The age gap between the two is not really the question here since we all know that both Choi Kang-hee and Joo Won are capable of portraying their roles that can probably somehow erase our apprehension. But it's the story, the vibe that it's portraying doesn't suit the kind of chemistry that Choi Kang-hee and Joo Won can display together.

I want a different leading lady! We should have a petition. hahaha

Ok I am shallow, the main problem for me is that she just looks older than her age imo and so that makes her seem more than just 10 years older than joo won, which, ehhh me no like. Especially since, yes, I also get this little boy vibe from joowon all the time, when he's not being intense as gaksital. I like her I do, I loved protect the boss. But I just don't feel this pairing. And I remember that while watching PTB, I was surprised she and jisung were the same age because she looks and seems older than jisung! Please decline the offer CKH, I swear I have nothing against you but butbutbut I want someone else for Joowon *whines*.

I think Ha Ji Won would be the ideal pick for this. I would have also said Kim So Yeon but, shes already filming a historical drama

I think Choi Kang Hee's best TV presence was in Sweet Buns, (even though the show got axed, WTH i don't even know why--it's like the sweetest dose of reality romance ever). I have not liked her other works since then.

I can imagine Choi Kang Hee playing a solid woman spy but with a different leading man like Jang Dong Gun. That guy can pull off humor as he has shown in a Gentleman's Dignity! Oh wait--that's funny 'cause Kim Ha Neul played the woman spy n the movie version :-P

Yeah... when I saw her face, I was just like

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

i dont mind her, but with Joowon? Just no. She's just too old... it's kinda weird. That would kinda ruin in drama for me... can we like petition this or something?

ok...not that i don't like CKH...but i seriously hope she does not take the role!!!

i just don't like them together...visually...doesn't work for me...

like JB said..i like them individually, but together...nah...

i think they have to choose an older actress if the plot centered more on the female character..but i agree that CKH is NOT suitable for Joowon...but i think she make a interesting spy...

I loved CKH in Protect the Boss! Why are people judging before the show is even out. Poor CKH. It could be good! The age or look does not matter as long as they have chemistry and are good actors, which they are.

can we have oh yeon seo? She got the fierce and tough vibe.saw he on unexpectedly you and we got married, she will be good as badass

It is just like a business. The company should know about the consumer wants & needs instead of their own interests. By then at the market the result will be a huge success.

Anyway, how can i enjoy my blueberrycheesecake if the toppings is vinegar salty cream......

nooooooo, please tell me it's a lie,
please tell me that it's not decided yet..

huhu, I love seeing her acting, but not to be pairing with joo woon in romantic scene, I can't imagine it!
It makes me crazy.. T.T

lets repeat what dramabeans said earlier ....NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

In Protect the Boss, I could not even get behind the Jaejoong-Choi Kang Hee pairing and that's saying something because Jaejoong looks more mature than cutie-pie baby Joo Won.

Although i love JW if they cast her i will skip this. Times flies over 3 year he is off to army and after that he will be in his 30. So why waste his younger time with old ahjumma. Is it possible of all actress in korea they cant find somenone his age to cast? Let him live his age thats what he wanted.

No..........Why???? Why do they think she matches him?? She's not even noona, more like an aunt...she's fine but not together !!! URGH ! Can we bombard the broadcast station ! I don't know if I can even watch them making out. It's just WRONG !!!

I JUST woke up from dreaming about Choi Kang hee shopping with me. o-o
I agree. The age difference and their looks is just too shocking even if I love them both.

Marching along with you all: NOOOOOOO ...!!!
*sigh*
I like CKH. Even in PTB, I feel like she is older than Ji Sung, but it's okay because she is supposed to have mature character than JS.

This Secret War drama, isn't it about the compatible couple ?
Unless they change the characters background, thus the dynamic of the story, well .... Let's just make another story then!
How about Park Shin Hye or Kang Sora?

I'm with the Nays!!!
Choi Kang Hee's great and all, but I think she lacks life in her character portrayals. Compared to Joo-won's whose screen persona screams out loud, I'm partly afraid that Choi Kang Hee's lifelessness would affect the drama. I'm no expert but please can we have another leading woman. I say no to Kim Tae Hee as well. I'm hoping they could get someone around the same age as Joo-woon. but no to Park Min-young too.

Andwae!!
I can't see them being intimate to each other. No offense but, just by imagining them together, I feel the chills.

thanks jb

I'll take Ejiah !!! anytime !!!.