Errr.. Changmin who??

Maybe this is my first time, but I'll really pray hard that he's just second lead or supporting role...

No worries, he's definitely second lead...

Meanwhile, Hye Ri from Girl's Day has been cast as the female lead for Reply 1988. I weep for rookie actresses.

Before all the bad comment or disregard and mocking changmin comes, i better say this first.

I'm excited. I saw a potential from him (maybe he can pull a yunho ala NWJ XD) since MIMI, so i hope for a further improvement. Though i dunno how good is he with saeguk,but i'm willing to try. Yoochun made a surprising impression on his first saeguk,so why not him?

Besides,i like han groo so i'm gonna watch this.

Lol for the love of God I love him but I know he's not any better than his band mate Yunho. They both try very hard though so props to their tenacity. Hopefully it's a supporting role and not the lead role.

I had exactly the same reaction to those news, and Changmin is my ultimate Korean bias so... yeah.

I haven't seen 'Fly with the Gold' yet which, as far as I remember, gave him an award by critics there in Japan, but I couldn't watch Paradise Ranch (I only saw the first couple of episodes) and it took me some months to finish Mimi (which is only 4 episodes :S).

Well, I guess it won't be ~that~ bad if he's not the main character? ^^U

NOOOOOOOOOOOOO. Mother of! What the hey?

LOL, I really would love a vampire Prince/eventual King. it would be legitimately different and who can really boast of that these days?

As for the casting, I thought my luck had to run out someday. In the weight scale, the number of exciting casting was seriously outdoing the bad. This was bound to happen although why in Han Groo's drama?! Now I have to stick around to see Changmin and his awkwardness.

Unless Changmin has dramatically improved since then and pulls a Yunho, then this drama must be desperate for some Hallyu power or something.

Ha, I just went through *almost* the same emotional roller coaster as Javabeans, though definitely not as intense. I love Changmin, and enjoyed MiMi (though the story wasn't nearly as good as I thought it would turn out to be), but I do not want him replacing Lee Jun Ki. Ever.

That said, he's always seemed rather prince-like to me, so I'm interested to see him in that role.

Jun Ki-Han Groo.........sigh

From Kim Soo Hyun to Park Hae Jin to Lee Jun Ki to Chang.....who? I'm not into Kpop so I don't know who he is but based on the admins' comment, he's bad. Maybe there is something wrong with the script eh?

Please play Prince Jeongjo, Changmin. I had love everyone in that role. He's such a tragic figure. I wanted to give him a hug :D

I actually like Changmin... -I can ALMOST see those reading frowning LOL- but def not in a leading role... hes better than Yunho at least! in Paradise Ranch he was okay and even when I decided to watch for him, Joo Sang Wook knocked me off my feet with his acting and I rooted for him til the end... anyways, it would b cool if the Prince was the vampire!! Im not familiar with LJK but I hope whoever has the lead does a good job because -good- vamp stories are my fav

Erh??? Is he replacing Lee Junki. They are poles apart. One from the north pole and one from the south pole. Oh my goodness... Seriously, he should do a solo album instead of trying a hand on acting?? Yes Acting??? SM nevers learn at all. First Yunho and now changmin. TVXQ's name and credibility going down the drain by these two

i like him as a singer bt he's a horrid actor. if its a small role, its ok. but even second leads have such imp characters to play. maybe theyre aiming for hallyu fame but...

I too almost had a heart attack at the idea of him replacing LJK. Must remember to breath. I don't think I've actually seen him in a real acting gig I can't really have an opinion but....just please let LJK have this.

I'm also a DB5K fan (although admittedly, Changmin has always been my last favorite), and I also hope that he's a second lead. He's totally adorable, but I don't see him with the leading man spark just yet and he could definitely use some more practice. I think he could be a potentially cute coupling with Han Groo and his looks definitely match that of a prince. Yunho's enlistment is coming up this year, so there will be no more duo promotions for a while, so it looks like SM will be transitioning him into solo projects. I would not be surprised if we see a lot more of Changmin in the next 2 years while Yunho is away--though I do think he'd do better as a solo singer (he's so talented!) than as an actor, where he still needs to grow.

Lol yeah from Lee Jun Ki to this guy? Have some sense, drama PD.

Umm.... with even more male actors having to go to the army now this is probably going to happen more and more. Along with Junsu, Changmin was always pretty cringeworthy amongst DB5K. I'm not too optimistic about this.

Nooo. Please no.

Noooooo! I read the manga & like it enough, at least on the male lead. The female lead was a bit bland. But still am interested to see how drama adapt from it but if he is the lead, I am skipping the show.

As a huge TVXQ fan, I support Yunho and Changmin in all of their projects. I love Lee Jun Ki and know of his acting merits since King and the Clown, still an all time fave of mine. But I think it's good to branch out and try new things.

I never finished Paradise Ranch simply because the storyline was too awful. I watched Mimi and felt Changmin had improved but it was Fly with the Gold that had me routing for him as a potential actor. He did an outstanding job as Korean spy in Japan, and Japanese isn't even his first language.

A lot will depend on the director, PD and script writers. As 2nd lead, I am supporting him!

Changmin is my Kpop bias. That's why I hate when he does things that make me like him less. :P

I agree with katdiva. Changmin has improved a lot. While I wholeheartedly support Lee Jun ki as a lead, I think Changmin will be good for second lead.

Fingers crossed.

NO!!!!!!!! Why? I hope he is just a supporting role :(

Korea netizens are not looking favorably on his casting.

And still not enlisting? Wanna get charged?

another ugly looking k-actor

Why changmin. He can just release a rock album or smth. Acting isnt their thing.

This kinda ruined my day.

I love ChangMin in TVXQ but ...... no, just no.

Jun Ki, please tell me you're coming back!

Oh this is bad news!!!! I was afraid something like this might happen. Oh man............

Huhuhahaha I'm just laughing at gf trolling jb.

But if my best friend reacts like that, I'll probably troll her lots of times too XD

I'm sorry to say this, but it seems he is the lead. Miles away from Lee Jun Ki's acting skill, I'll pray for a surprise.

I saw his latest project in MiMi. My god, did it ever suck. It's like he was going for a contemplative character with depth, and he ended up having a one dimensional, dead pan expression the entire time.

I don't know, maybe if CM's role is written as a shallow expressionless character like with Yunho's character in night watchman, he may be alright. but please do not be leading role.

lol....as expected, anti-tvxq fans coming out to bash Changmin and dragging Yunho into it even tho this drama has nothing to do with him....if you backtrack to any drama related to TVXQ, the so called "I'm a TVXQ fan but..." ppl come out.

Yunho's acting improved alot in NWJ...he's the only reason I was able to watch the drama to the end...plus, the last 2 dramas he was in had good ratings too, but of course no acknowledgement whatsoever....I know it irks some antis when their dramas do well, but at least don't waste time to post comments that just bash them...what's the point?

I remember in the SPY thread, there were a few Jaejoong bashers but that immediately got stopped and everyone was saying if you don't like just don't comment and don't watch so it doesn't ruin it for those that actually are excited...but where are those defenders now? double standards really.

Heard he was bad before in acting..I guess he improved?

OMG.... I hope he is not the lead..Acting wise, hope he and yunho stay away and concentrated on singing what they are good at. Improvement, a little bit but that does not mean they are good actors.

Somehow, that Max pic screams 'too much fillers' on that once cute face.