Totally unnecessary. In the original, Kuroki is a very sweet oboe player who isn't really a rival for Nodame's affections - she's got such a one-track mind re Chiaki and Kuroki understood this early on. He's not even a rival in musical terms - Kuroki plays the oboe, while Chiaki plays the piano, violin and conducts. There's no clash musically, and they work very well together in the orchestra.

The trio are also awesome friends. I wish kdramas understood that not every relationship has to turn into a love triangle or something. Sigh.

And what's up with Joo Won's hair? Is that the look he'll sport in the drama? He looks kind of old, and that's not Chiaki's style. The title change is also cringe-worthy.

unnecessary and it will be one of the things that will ruin this remake.

I was like WTF, this is not Nodame. I don't even remember any love triangle in tha Jap version, well at least many are swarming around Chiaki and that oboe player who likes Nodame but they're not serious. Heck they happen to be even best of friends.

Not really.
It comes from "cantare" which means "to sing". The term describes such a techique of playing an istrument, that it seems similar to singing with a human voice (legato, smooth, flowing).

Haha, i wonder if there are others who learned music italian terms at a young age and everything was drummed into you during theory class.

one of the earliest definitions to memorise:
"Cantabile - in a singing style"

:D getting nostalgic here. missing my own childhood

As for me, I'll judge this remake based on the teaser and the first 2 episodes. It's kinda stupid to actually expect a Korean version to be exactly like the Japanese version. But like you, one of the reason I love Nodame is that it was never too dramatic and it was one of my worries to this remake. I'll save the whining when the drama starts.

Knowing how those remakes turns out, Korean->Japanese/Manga->drama or vise versa, I won't put much faith to this particular drama.

I'm kind of the opposite - I liked Nodame, but the level of slapstick in both the anime and the live action was a little too much for me. Nodame herself just felt a bit too much like a caricature at times. I'm hoping, ideally, that this version will keep the great characters and story but tone it down a little so it reads as more real to me.

But the existing versions' silliness did work really well for a lot of fans, so that would probably be a let down to them and I can understand that sentiment too.

I don't really think tonal differences were the problem with Hana Kimi though, because the original manga wasn't as goofy as the jdrama adaptation to begin with. If anything, being less out there should've been more faithful. I think the kdrama was just bad for garden variety "bad writing/meh acting" reasons.

It's 'cause people translate the title. In the Japanese titles, they keep it Japanese and you have to deal with that. (But then romaja in the Korean system is hell to deal with because of at least 3 different systems, all messing with what the "u" stands for.)

It's like with It's OK, It's Love. It's clear that you don't know the true translation of the title until you watch the show, and then it's clear the translation It's OK, it's love is the wrong translation.

kwaenchanayo, sarangiya.

In this case, knowing the original title often helps to understand what the title is meant to be. But you need context in order to translate it well, but for that, you need to see the series, and then how do you talk about it before you've seen the series? And if you post the Korean title, which romaja system are you going to use? McCune? Yale? Revised?

This site uses a mix of all three sometimes...

Or what you get for watching shows not in your native language. You become more aware of the diversity of thought. Besides, there is no such thing as a one-to-one translation from one language to another. One phrase might be the same technically, but have to be translated differently in a different context--and then how much do you translate cultural norms too? And sometimes yes's have to be translated as no's. =P From a translation POV.

They're still not as snobbish as the K-drama fans who think K-drama is the best thing since seaweed salad. I myself don't want this remake to happen. Koreans should continue to do what they do best, the weepy romance stuff.

It's unfair to label those who post dissenting opinions as "trolls". I think most of us who oppose the remake have been fairly civil, even though we've been vocal about our displeasure. We know there is no way to stop this remake, but that doesn't mean we can't vent about it.

You need to understand, this isn't just any old j-drama they're remaking. Nodame Cantabile is wildly successful - besides the manga source material, it's spawned an anime series, a Japanese live-action drama, two specials and two movies. It also got a whole crowd of drama watchers interested in classical music. You mention Ueno Juri and Tamaki Hiroshi, you think Nodame and Chiaki. There are even meta jokes to their NC roles in their other works (Tamaki gets this a lot). In that sense, the feel of the characters is well-established in all versions of Nodame Cantabile. People have said Ueno is exactly like how they would imagine Nodame, and that Tamaki had exuded perfectly the cold, authoritative aura of Chiaki. Even the supporting casts shone in their roles and complemented the leads well. The soundtrack was amazing and spot-on.

Nodame Cantabile is a rare jdrama in that while it may be billed as a rom-com, it is anything but. It has near zero romance and emphasises a lot on the growth of its main characters through classical music and interaction with fellow musicians. That is really the key of NC. But now the remake inserts some silly love triangle - formulaic and usual in most k-rom-coms, but which is totally unnecessary in the Nodame story. The remake even adds a new character just for this love triangle. Why do this? Besides, Saiko isn't Chiaki's "first love" (at least not in the kdrama sense), she's just his ex and not a nasty one at that. Also, are they going to cast someone for Masumi or leave him out completely? If they do, there's bound to be more uproar because Masumi is a beloved character who is integral to the story. There's no news yet on Kiyora either.

That's why the bulk of the k-remake news is disappointing. Opinions differ, but for some fans, Joo Won really doesn't cut it as Chiaki and it's obvious why. The plot changes don't really show that the producers care about preserving the essence of Nodame Cantabile - note, it's not about copying the J-drama wholesale, it's about understanding what NC really is about, and that is the growth of its characters through music.

Besides, this is produced by a group that has kind of screwed up previous k-remakes of j-dramas. Not to mention that previous k-remakes of j-dramas (Hana Yori Dango, Kimi wa Petto etc) range from mehhh to absolute disaster, and you can understand why fans are very wary about this remake.