Come. On. Puh-lease. Not her.

I would love to see Yoona in another drama but I don't get why she always (either) gets casts in, or, picks to be in KBS drama AND tends to pair up people a lot older than her (not counting Asia Prince of course).

Lee Bum Soo can't do no wrong though!

I'm sorry but ANYONE but her please. :P
I love SNSD and all but..... no. Not this.

Nothing against Yoona. But..... I don't really think she can match acting wise

She's gorgeous~ hopefully it'll work out better than predictions, but if not.. Sound of Music? I'm in! Could be fun, is all I'm saying.

ah...! the clout that SM C&C has. Furthermore, it has secured a timeslot.

This sounds like such a charming drama...that will be rendered completely unwatchable if Yoona is the lead. UGH! Lee Beom Soo= pure awesome. Please, oh, please can they get him the right costar so I can watch this??? If you have to go with a girl from that group, can't it be Sooyoung, who I think would actually be quite charming in that role based on what she did in Cyrano Agency.

.....huh ?

May-December romances aren't to my taste and this potential casting doesn't inspire me to take a chance on this one.

i am fans of SNSD but i am not blind to see that YH and LBS did not have any kind chemistry to be a couple

YH and LBS are like Daughter and Daddy. i can not see them as a couple.

And SM C&C Stars. I'm always afraid about how/who they would use their top actor + one extra idol actor to accept the casting. I fear lots of Actors + idols package from them from now on and their recent top actors put into their terrible dramas they produce. Nooooooooooooooooo!

surely there are better actresses than Yoon-ah...

Eeee... I don't like this...

Great, now you make me wish I had Sound of Music! ;) We'll see how things shake down and actually turn out!

Age difference is not a problem but Lee Beom Soo (he is so awesome) and Yoona (just meh....)....!!!!!

Does anyone have a good suggestion for a better female lead? Someone young, smart, and spunky...

What are they smoking?! This has to be the worst pairing I've heard of in ages. I'm not objecting on the basis of age difference (since it's part of the plot), nor acting experience/ability, because I think it could sorta work anyway if the chemistry were there. (Even though JGS is a much stronger actor than Yoona, they weren't a bad OTP in Love Rain because they had enough chemistry.) But if you're gonna sell me a May-Dec romance with LBS as a Prime Minister, you'd better pair him with someone who's got some gravitas, intelligence, and dynamic energy about her. I'm not saying Yoona is dumb, but she has a very airy, little-girlish kind of energy. Energetically, they're more like grandfather and granddaughter. Yuck.

The story brings to mind the film The Romantic President with Ahn Sung Ki ('52) and Choi Ji Woo ('75). Some of the same probs. with that pairing, but to a much lesser extent, and it didn't ruin the movie for me. LBS + Yoona, OTOH, = cringeworthy.

Yoona? Really? I gave up on this drama already.

Not impressed with Yoona. Actually the pairing frightens me. If I wanted a bright, shining actress, my pick would be... I dunno, Han Hyo-Joo, who I know can play plucky and feisty. Like when she was in Brilliant Legacy. Alas, the drama is being produced by SM so that will never happen. Sigh.

I don't mind the age difference one bit. I do hate it it's always the guy who is much older, but I still don't mind. People need to be more open to what types of couples there are out there and a series which can make them gasp and maybe open up those minds a little is my kind of show (unless we have another no-kiss and pre-death marriage proposal like we had in 'IRIS2'...)

I'm pretty sold on all of this and will definitely watch if Lee Beom Soo signs up, but Yoona does worry me. A lot. I have not seen her act and don't know the woman, but idols are rarely talented, seasoned actors. Most of the time, they're not even trying.

I would not be against casting her if she were a perfect choice and talented enough for the part, but thinking of how many full-time actresses with singing experience her age probably exist that could do it and knowing idols are mostly forced into shows for exposure, I can't smile and pretend this does not look like what it obviously looks like.

So, I do hope they can find someone else or, if they do go with her, I hope she has what it takes to not drag everything down with her.

Or maybe Lee Beom Soo will decline and I don't have to deal with a potentially show-ruining idol. Works for me. :P

Is there anything smc&c has done so far that was good for their actors? Their shows have been a mess that's for sure. And I say this is as someone who's a ridiculous fan of all the idol groups they've churned out. I'm still confused at how they managed to get such big names under them in such a short period of time.

... So long, farewell, auf wiedersehen, goodbye
I leave and heave a sigh and say goodbye, goodbye ...

What would Anthony Kim do?

Ok, here's a game:

Given the basic character descriptions, who would you cast in the role of the Prime Minister + tutor?

My mind keeps going back to Ji Jin Hee and Han Hyo Joo... I loved their pairing in Dong Yi. Another choice would be Park Min Young + Jang Dong Gun.

I think she is beautiful and not a bad actress, but she always gets boring ,one dimensional roles.

That said i don`t know how is she gonna handle acting opposite giant that is Lee Beom Soo. He is such a strong actor i feel she will be overshadowed.

And by looking at the story she is not just a pretty side kick ( a la Suzy in GFB)she is actually the character with a lot of weight in the drama.I could overlook her bad acting in that case, but here she will really need to step up her game.

What?????!!!!!! Well, and whaaaaaat?!

I'll repeat what I said on Twitter after reading this absurd news. No...just no.

I like the story but not the choices for the leads. He's perfect cause depending on how many kids and their age he would be around 40 so he works. I just find it cringe inducing with him romancing a girl in her early 20s. Can't we get someone older? JRW would be perfect and a bonus would be seeing these two together again.

Depending on who exactly signs on I hope they choose the opposite lead closer in age.

If its sm then they at least have go ara or lee yeon hee right? Theyre not very good but yoona is just stretching it past the point of no return. Anyone else knows which actresses are under sm cnc?

I think people are mistaking The King & I with The Sound of Music. This sounds like The King & I. They both were written by the same people.

Ugh yoona really?! Im sorry im sure she is al
lovely person but no just please god nooo!

Yoona will play a tutor that goes to the Prime Minister's house. That sounds like Anna from The King & I

"a musical actress"

well the biggest fail in that is that Yoona can't sing for shit

It is pretty much done deal, that Yoona's going to be in it, if it's produced by SM&C. I just sincerely hope Lee Beom Soo would pass on this.

The age gap doesn't bother me since the story revolves around that to begin with...

But.. I don't think Yoona has the acting chops to portray this story and match with LBS.