Legal drama Defendant finds leading lady in SNSD’s Yuri
by javabeans
girlfriday: Casting news for SBS’s Defendant!
javabeans: Ooh! Yay! Hit me.
girlfriday: SNSD’s Yuri has been cast in it.
javabeans: …I take that back. But okay, I’ll think positively. Just as long as they get a good lead…
girlfriday: She’s the lead.
javabeans: I didn’t mean hit me that way. Like, the only lead? Or maybe the second lead? Third lead?
girlfriday: She’s the defender in Defendant.
javabeans: That is… terrible news. Why would you come at me with an exclamation point for that? You got me all excited and then kicked me in the shin.
girlfriday: I had to get your attention somehow. I didn’t want to write this story by myself.
javabeans: But.. isn’t this the drama that was supposed to give our Ji Sung back some of his dignity after Entertainer? He already had his Hyeri! Why would you do this to him again?
girlfriday: Ji Sung + idol does seem like a pretty firmly established recipe for disaster. But is Yuri better than Hyeri?
javabeans: Erm… That is a question with no winners. I suppose she might pull off a lawyer better than Hyeri, and Yuri’s acting style isn’t “shout indiscriminately at everything,” but then again maybe Hyeri is better at the emotional stuff? But really, we’re comparing heights of acorns on this one.
girlfriday: She’s been cast as the public defender heroine, the role originally considered by Han Ye-seul. She’s described as an idealistic, hardworking lawyer who wants to be cool-headed, but always loses her temper in court and loses all her cases.
javabeans: I can’t say I’m crying about losing Han Ye-seul, who I like mostly when playing comically over-the-top types. I just feel like if we were going to get someone else, it should be someone better?
girlfriday: This is more like a step sideways. I liked Yuri well enough in the bubbly rom-com web drama Gogh’s Starry Night, but this is a heavy legal thriller where she has to defend a man with amnesia on death row.
javabeans: I did think she was okaaaaaay in Neighborhood Hero (much better than Fashion King, at least), but she’s not anyone I’d get excited about. I want someone on par with Ji Sung, or even a little less awesome would do. Just, not that much less awesome. He’s not confirmed yet, but it sounds like he’s close to it, and it was sounding like an interestingly intense drama, from the writer of City Hunter and the PD of Yawang and 49 Days.
girlfriday: You know, I’m sure Yuri will be serviceable if the character is meant to be the plucky Candy type heroine.
javabeans: Yes, I don’t think she will tank the show. It’s just that the words that come to mind with her are all of that ilk: serviceable, tolerable, acceptable. And the last time we got a plucky, hot-headed public defender who lost all her cases, it was Lee Bo-young and the words we used for her were…
girlfriday: Sassy, amazing, hilarious, memorable, and perfect?
javabeans: They should just get her. I’m sure someone on this team has an in with her. Surely they could put in a call.
girlfriday: Can you just imagine the sizzling chemistry that would unfold?
javabeans: *Dreams* It would be kind of weird for fans to write fanfic about a married couple, though, wouldn’t it?
girlfriday: They call that real life.
Via TV Daily
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26 pogo 🍉
November 15, 2016 at 10:18 PM
so basically over the last seven days, real life AND dramaland have decided to shit all over us with bad news.
I want off.
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Flightey Gazelles
November 15, 2016 at 10:53 PM
What real life news? I suspect election.
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pogo 🍉
November 15, 2016 at 11:07 PM
/sigh
you suspected right.
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Flightey Gazelles
November 15, 2016 at 11:56 PM
Let's be hopeful. He looks more... calm at least. Maybe a little more thoughtful but *sigh indeed*
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pogo 🍉
November 16, 2016 at 5:04 AM
One can only hope. And work to make it a one-term thing. I'm not even American but it worries me.
⭐ Sera The Ms Temper ⭐
November 15, 2016 at 11:30 PM
I am anxious what will be coming to us in next seven days.
The only news that can heal our wounds now are Suzy and Yuri both turn down the offer. Is that possible?
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pogo 🍉
November 16, 2016 at 12:06 AM
I'd happily sacrifice all of dramaland if it meant the real-life crisis hadn't come to pass.
But now that that is hanging over all our heads (and not just American ones), I feel like the drama gods owe us good news, not bad.
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27 lazielizard
November 15, 2016 at 10:50 PM
but what if she's another Seo In-guk? Maybe she just hasn't found the right character yet and this could be it.. who knows but it would be awesome if she kills it. :)
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pogo 🍉
November 16, 2016 at 12:07 AM
....Seo in-gook was never crappy at acting, though? And it was pretty apparent he could act, well before he was Yuri's current age.
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boomboompow
November 16, 2016 at 12:43 AM
Seo In Guk nailed any roles given and own them, so much that I don't see traces of his old character in his new ones. This is a trait that's not all actors can do - I won't name names but lots of young lead-actors around his age still cannot nail this.
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pogo 🍉
November 16, 2016 at 12:58 AM
Exactly. Yoon Yoon-jae, Yang Jung-do, and Louie don't feel a thing like each other.
That is not a common ability, by any standard.
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manisha
November 16, 2016 at 1:09 AM
You're mistaken or i guess yu haven't really seen any of seo in guk's drama yet! That boy was gold right from the starting of his career. Too bad rating were never on his side but he did wonderful in role he took. Probably one of the best underrated actors of Korea along with Joo Won.
I wish he could get more recognition after shopping king!
Also i suggest you to watch:
• Reply 1997
• I remember you
• Squad 38
• King of high school
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ObsessedMuch
November 16, 2016 at 2:33 AM
Umm... But how did you come to this comparison? Seo In Guk could act right from the beginning of his acting career! He hasn't gotten the deserved recognition yet but I have not seen even one comment against his acting skills!
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Flightey Gazelles
November 16, 2016 at 8:01 AM
Perhaps @Lizzie meant it like a compliment?
Like a positive wish.
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jungkyunghofan
November 16, 2016 at 8:50 AM
I think she wanted to refer to another actor but got confused or typo or whatever and it ended up being Seo In Guk.
It happened to me before! I was talking to a friend and got all the names mixed up on an actor. Luckily, through the months and years passed, I would now no longer make the mistake of misnaming our oppas.
Otherwise, I can't think of any explanation.
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28 chingu
November 15, 2016 at 10:56 PM
Omg, you ladies have gotten the idea in my head, so now I can't imagine a more perfect leading lady for Ji-sung–other than his real life wifeu~! Why can't this happen!?? This should totally happen!!
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29 jheart
November 15, 2016 at 11:03 PM
Poor Ji Sung :((
Was so excited for his comeback and I thought he could use this drama to erase Entertainer.
And it is heading to even worsen road
I am very open minded for giving idols chance to prove their acting. Some idols have managed to change my mind after improving through years
But Yuri .......................
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30 saranga
November 15, 2016 at 11:31 PM
still, out of the snsd lot, i always thought yuri had the best face + presence + potential for acting. the other members in dramas were just meh for me (yoona and sooyoung), but yuri always looked like an actress. she was pretty bad in fashion king, but i remember being startled by how "actressy" she managed to look.
she was quite decent in gogh too. i don't mind seeing more of her, but i don't know how i feel about pairing her with ji sung...
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31 ohmyaegyo
November 15, 2016 at 11:59 PM
Ughhh, these are my exact thoughts. I am so sad and tired of these SNSD girls ruining some potentially great shows. :(
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32 boomboompow
November 16, 2016 at 12:10 AM
Didn't they learn anything from this year's dramas with idols (UF, ML)? Le sigh.
None of next year's casting news excite me as yet.
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Liz
November 16, 2016 at 4:16 AM
Lol Uf or Ml have such bug views on chinese websites, tottaly a success, so no them learnt having popular idols can Bring in Money , chinese Money. At end of day the actors could care less about fans whinning they are getting paid and getting China Money and fame
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pogo 🍉
November 16, 2016 at 5:01 AM
they are getting paid and getting China Money and fame
not if the stalemate over THAAD lasts much longer, though.
Politics already caused the well of Japanese cash to dry up, luckily for Hallyu China stepped into its place. It's anyone's guess how long that will last.
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boomboompow
November 16, 2016 at 7:21 PM
Yea I thought they ban Korean dramas now? Or has it been lifted?
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33 Sayaka
November 16, 2016 at 12:17 AM
Good grief. The news of Suzy possibly getting cast to star with LJS was heartbreaking enough. I haven't seen much of Yuri's acting, to be honest... I do wish the Korean industry would stop handing roles to these idols trying to break into the acting realm. There are plenty of young actresses, who deserve to get a juicy role like this one.
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34 Makoto
November 16, 2016 at 12:50 AM
The time when I read "loses her temper on the court and loses all her cases" I thought about Lee Bo Young to. Hahaha... It was the best character at that time.
I've never watched Yuri in any drama yet (still considering Gogh's Starry Night, it's already on my watchlist plan) so I really in the dark about her acting skill. But for that character I'd like to see Shin Sekyung or Jung Yumi (the other Jung Yumi from SFD) or Han Groo or Kang Sora.
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35 manisha
November 16, 2016 at 1:23 AM
Oh wow so it's like Ahn yona with Ahn yona! And Ji sung again killing the role of ahn yona better than anyone else. To be honest if you were given the choice of watching one Ahn yona then who would it be? Ofcourse Ji sung's Ahn yona! And the other Ahn yona would be just invisible. So lets just focus on Ji sung's Ahn yona and give Yuri's Ahn yona a backseat. I know she's important and all in this drama but i really want Ji sung to this show cos he really deserves a badass role by a good writer and pd which could make up for entertainer. Also my love for Ji sung's Ahn yona (née acting) could forsee anyones Ahn yona. Lets hope for the best beanies✌
P.s. sorry for using so many Ahn yonas but that is the only way i could describe how awesone our Ji Sung is!
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36 salt n' pepper
November 16, 2016 at 1:31 AM
Oh, Lee Bo Young definitely! But if you think about, they went for Han Ye Seul as the first choice and now Yuri. If there's one thing in common between the two, it's that they tend to convey the image of a candy, plucky female character. We must have gotten the wrong idea about the character needing an actress with a strong, confident, capable aura given the pattern they went for. However, it's still a let down that we didn't get a better actress. If not Lee Bo Young, I would have been fine with the likes of Park Si Yeon, Han Chae Ah, Kang Sora and Jung Yumi to name a few. I'm a big fan of SNSD but, let's be real, Yuri's not exactly an ideal choice. Let's just hope she proves us wrong.
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Flightey Gazelles
November 16, 2016 at 8:10 AM
It does seem like they do have a time. Maybe the character is like Yook Sun Jae's in Village:Achiara, jumpy, naive and bright just a bit more testy and fiery.
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37 man
November 16, 2016 at 1:52 AM
oh, NO!!
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38 Biankoy
November 16, 2016 at 2:24 AM
Personally I think that Yuri is loads better now! I really didn't like her at all before but she was great in Go Ho's starry night. I would've preferred to see her in another romcom but I think and I highly appreciate that she's improving with her projects, unlike other idol-turned-actresses whose performances are still blah, even after lots of projects. It won't really be a waste for her to be with big name sunbaes such as Ji Sung if she's going to learn and grow from acting with them. Anyway, Ji Sung has got nothing to lost even if he's paired with idol actresses because he is already a stablished actor.
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39 seed
November 16, 2016 at 2:51 AM
Has 1% of anyt thing finished filming? Can't we get jeon so min?
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40 Flightey Gazelles
November 16, 2016 at 3:35 AM
Oh no Lal, i think you misread @Pogo's comment.
She was talking about the unfairness and ridiculousness of actors getting ruined by so-called 'scandal'.
I don't her like or dislike of YEH can be gleaned from her comment
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pogo 🍉
November 16, 2016 at 4:58 AM
@Flightey Gazelles - thanks for trying to explain, but when someone so badly wants an excuse to have a fight, literally anything will be taken as one.
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Lal
November 16, 2016 at 9:04 AM
@Flightey Gazelles, thank you for your explanation. I actually understand what @pogo's trying to convey there. I even agree to some of them. But when it come to her comment about YEH, I disagree.
I'm just trying to give explanation as YEH fans, not trying to making excuse to have a fight, like she said.
Why did I reply to her comment about YEH (which I admitted is out of topic) ? Because I noticed she always mention it in several occasions as if it's true. I tried to ignore it first/before but this time can't. Is that wrong ?
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41 kittykatty
November 16, 2016 at 4:30 AM
Give me a break. Producers should stop casting idol as leads! Particularly girls. I'm sorry, you guys are beautiful and so wonderful in singing, but when it comes to acting, they were like doing aegyo (which was irritating) in everything they did. Cast actors, please? I know they need someone popular for promoting film, but it'll be the same if they cant act well. I am not saying idol singer can't act, they just don't do a lot of acting practices as the actors do. That's why they lack in acting, but superb in singing.
If you still want to cast them, better cast them at secondary, or third role. There a lot of actors which also got amazing acting skills. It would be nice if they cast LBY with JS together, though.
So this is my personal opinion. You can't do all things at best. I dont remember seeing many idols were superb at acting too. Maybe few of them. These are some idols that have played leads and my opinion for their acting
JUNG EUN JI (okay, good), SOOYOUNG (okay, good), UEE (not bad but I cant stand her crying) SUZY (she acted better as second lead, the annoying girl rather than being lead), KRYSTAL (same as Suzy), IU (much better now) YOONA (hmm... still need practices as lead, she's good at YAMD, though), SEOLHYUN (poor, still need a lot of practices), HYERI (she's good at Reply but not so-good at Entertainer) um.. who else?
YURI? Doing aegyo so much.
Oh and I'm saying this specifically for female idol. Male idols dont have to do aegyo though, so they might be better at acting. CHOI SIWON and SEO IN GUK are my favorites idol-turned-actor so far. IM SIWAN is potential.
My point being is, DO NOT CAST IDOLS BASED ON THEIR POPULARITY, BUT THEIR ACTING SKILL!!
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42 CQB
November 16, 2016 at 6:12 AM
This sounds like an interesting premise though maybe not a ratings grabber. I'm not totally against Yuri, I'm just not sure about this role for her. If JS accepts can there at least be no loveline.
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43 hiheel
November 16, 2016 at 6:19 AM
At first when i saw this i went oh maybe ji sung should do rebel hong gil dong but nope yoon kyung sang got it(which ain't bad at all in my opinion) then i went oh god what's their age gap? 12 years? oh god but then there's kim min suk in this i dunno how i feel now.
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44 fab
November 16, 2016 at 6:38 AM
*cries* and then you had to put that beautiful picture at the end?? Oh Ji Sung... Maybe if we plead with the real powerful: subways sandwich.
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45 goldeng
November 16, 2016 at 7:11 AM
Its interesting how since like day 1 I thought the role reminded me of LBY in I hear your voice, that she should go for it and was anticipating a drama wih a real couple on screen and even tho I knew it wont happen, I expected someone as awesome as her for a no BS female lawyer role. maybe Yuri could do if it were a romcom but a complex legal drama? My tiny heart is a bit offended for the Entertainer comments.. I liked the show!! My least favorite thing on it was Hyeri but the others were good XD well, guess Ill pass on this one now
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potatodrama
November 16, 2016 at 8:22 AM
Hyeri will be always Duk-Sun for me. <3<3
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46 Lana
November 16, 2016 at 8:56 AM
Exercise me, I want to punch or break something. Dramaland is entering pre-zombie period. It makes the rest of my week feel like blah .
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47 Iris
November 16, 2016 at 12:38 PM
Now I am hoping that Ji Sung turn this down.
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48 wingedswan
November 16, 2016 at 1:39 PM
Before reading this page I didn't know that this website didn't like Entertainer... but really when I really like a drama, and I loooved Entertainer, I usually don't come here because I often find just a sea of negativity. I don't mind critizism, but a lot of time there is no critizism just "Ew that drama was liek soo bad for reasons pertaining to my personal tastes and such" Oh well.
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Flightey Gazelles
November 17, 2016 at 2:51 AM
I think you'll find enough people who enjoyed Entertainer. Maybe in the recap page, most likely.
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49 Rebekah Marie
November 16, 2016 at 5:22 PM
Frankly, I loved Entertainer. So, I will probably fine with this as long as she is a believable legal defendant.
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50 some beanies as so cruel just like the admin
November 16, 2016 at 6:03 PM
This talk not even funny
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