Unfamiliar with the leading lady but Nagase Tomoya is aweeesooome. Sakaguchi is also turning out to be quite wonderful. I guess I should watch this k-drama now.

Yes. Kentaro is super pretty. I love him so much in ore monogatari. But well, he is decent. I don't know if he is good enough now to play angsty character in angsty story. I am excited yet afraid at the same time.

I would have liked Aragaki Yui or Satomi Ishihara to be in Im Soo Jung's role and Sato Takeru for So Ji Sub's. Dream casting!

I don't think I'll watch it because I can't even rewatch the original one despite my fondness for it. It was the second drama I ever watched and by the end of it, I could not sleep until I finished it because I was so depressed. Thinking about it now, I'm not sure what kept me going because most people would call me crazy for putting myself through that emotional turmoil, willingly. However, hope it turns out well and I wish them luck. I wonder if they'll use the same song by Mika Nakashima. I hope so!

I'm conflicted!
1) I love the original cast - So Jisub crushed it (and my heart)
2) I don't usually like remakes when the original's so good - save remakes when you've got a good idea poorly executed - but occasionally I prefer a remake to the original, like Hana Yori Dango (with Matsujun!) over the Taiwanese original.
3) I love Nagase Tomoya - he can do comedy, he can do angsty, and he's got the bad boy vibe (and maybe he'll sing the theme song with Tokio)
4) I love Nagase, but he's a little old for the character as portrayed by So Jisub so they'll have to do some re-writing...

Cried so much watching that one. Jung Kyung-ho did a great job too. But what I really want rather than a make-over is patterns for all the pretty knits that showed up in that drama especially that sweater.

Sakaguchi Kentaro is ok, last time I saw him he was a bit expressionless, especially near Yoshitaka Yuriko.
Nagase Tomoya, I just love him and I 've been in love with this guy for years, so I could check this out just for him.
I also liked Yoshioka Riho in Quartet.
Overall it sounds like they want to make this a hit with such a high profile/trendy cast....!

Ahhhh..one of the ultimate makjang..my eyes still swell up thinking about the time when I cried like a sobbing bear way back in 2004,I still have the DVDs of this one

Yoshioka Riho is still pretty green but she seemed promising in what little I've seen of her. There's a 15 year age gap between her and Nagase though.... I get that he probably fits visually, but then you should age up the whole cast and not just him.
I only remember two Korean to Japanese remakes - You're beautiful/Ikemen desu ne and Misaeng/Hope - and both were neither great not terrible. Though only the former managed to capture the spirit of the original.
Japanese melos with makjang-ish plots in recent memory tend to skew over the top ridiculous and trashy. There are quite a few older ones that did such stories very well though.
So... I'm hoping for a good drama but my expectations won't be too high.

well, this was somewhat unexpected. i still watch the middle of i'm sorry i love you once in a while and didn't realize it was even being considered for a remake. i don't mind remakes if it is done well (hana yori dango, hanakimi, and witch's amusement are some of my favorites) but not if it turns out like the time i loved you (good source material, horrible remake). i do hope that the remake brings it up to date and will execute some things better. i'm often haunted by bad endings and this remains one of them.

I don't watch Japanese dramas but Kentaro is so friggin' cute.

Sakaguchi Kentaro <3 whatta hottie #IKEMEN

Anyone remember the short anime inspired by MISA?

MISA was my first melo and I love it to pieces (that ramen scene can still make me bawl) so I am curious how the j-drama remake would do.

as much as I am into jdramas, I'm split on whether or not to watch the original before or after the remake. I know a number of people who enjoyed japan's misaeng adaptation, only my favorite drama ever, but I was sehr enttäuscht & didn't finish. I'll be much less critical of japan's version if I watch korea's drama afterward, buuuut it's also fun to share thoughts with people who are familiar with the source material...

Did someone say...Sakaguchi Kentaro????!!! AHHHH my shoujo heart is fluttering at the sight of his name. He's very pretty like many say, and is a decent actor. However knowing this story I don't know if I want to sob my days away...Really hoping to see him in more lead roles too.

OMG what an awesome cast! it didn't even cross my mind to see Nagase in this kind of role, he's a good actor but i hope they don't give him too much english lines during the US scenes lol. I've only seen Yoshioka Riho in Quartet and i quite like her there but i have a feeling she'll do well here too. And Sakaguchi Kentaro i don't even need to worry, he's a versatile actor and the role will fit him just right.

I can't wait to see this new drama version, i just hope they don't copy the hair from those days hehe.

Ooh!! I'm surprised the male lead is Tomoyo Nagase. He's awesome in comic roles like Mukodono and My Boss My Hero. Not sure if he's suitable in such an antsy role.

The heydays of Hallyu with makjang elements were workable, but nowadays it's so cliche.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but Hana Yori Dango, Hana Kimi or Nodame Cantabile- none is a 'remake' of the Korean or Taiwanese version, rather each of them were adopted from the respective Japanese source manga.

Weird. I posted a comment on this earlier this evening and it's not here now. Definitely didn't have anything objectionable in it....

Oh my dear blessed heavens-- So Ji-Sub's hair! I will never look at him the same way again.

Omg this was my favoriteeeeee kdrama back in the day. I remember rewatching this over and over again although I already knew what was gonna happen lol Looking forward to the remake!

Mixed feelings on this news. I loved the original and angtsy So Jisub (everything So Jisub if I want to be reeally honest ?). So hopefully it will be a successful remake.

Will he sport the hair? Let's hope not. Leave it in the past where it belongs, along with that headband. I'm not familiar with any of the actors nor the do I really like jdramas all that much (most of them are too -slice-of-life for me. I need drama, drama, drama!) but I'll check this out. Probably after I rewatch the old one, since I don't remember much about it, but I remember liking it.

I don't know if they'll adapt it well or not, but we'll see. I'm always interested when remakes come out. It's interesting to see where other countries take a certain story. It only sucks when they take them in terrible directions, which is most of the time, unfortunately lol.

This drama has a special place in my heart because it was my first ever Kdrama 12 years ago and I have been hooked to Kdramas ever since.
I remember I watched the entire thing over the weekend and cried so much that my nose got blocked and I caught a cold. Haha. Snow Flower makes me sad even today when it pops up on my playlist. :D

Not sure about a remake though and that too after all this time since Dramaland has changed over the years. It's also melo to the core and depends a whole lot on the respective actors skill. I admit I don't know much about the Japanese actors since I don't watch much Jdromo. Wishing them luck though. Hope they do a good job and live up to the original.

I am so in, even knowing that it won't be Ji Sub, I think I could love both if the Japanese version delivers. Coming this July, no less, I'll be on the beach vacationing and watching. Yes! Thanks for the awesome newsbite ~

The first drama I've seen Jung Kyung-ho in, and it was love at first sight. Loved him since then. (He was also in another drama favorite of mine, Sweet 18, but I didn't notice him as much because of Lee Dong-gun heh)

Hope the Japanese remake lives to the original.

This was one of the earliest korean dramas I watched, and I fell in love with it. ISJ was adorable, SJS was broody and grumpy, but hey, it's not easy walking around with a bullet in your head. Jung Kyung-ho was the second lead, and he was so vulnerable and heartbreakingly sweet.

LOL at the "Will Nagase Tomoya sport THE hair?" I couldn't imagine xD

I watched Maou, a japanese remake of The Devil, but I stopped watching in the thrid episode as I couldn't get hooked in the plot or interested in the characteres. I don't really know if it was a problem with the remake or it was just me as I haven't watched the korean series...

Well, I just thought this series was worth mentioning and if somebody else whatched both I wish to hear your opinion! I might even watch the korean one eventually...

I am currently watching the Turkish version of the same show that's titled 'Bir Ask Hikayesi' (dubbed in hindi) and I must say that the show is just mind-blowing. I hope the J-version also is that good.

I remember that it was the OST that got me hooked to this drama and I loved it, and yes ugly cried. I watched it's Turkish remake and I still don't know what I feel about it so not sure about this!

Wow, Nagase Tomoya was cast? I love him! I've seen his screwball comedies 'My Boss My Hero' and 'Unubore Deka', so I'm interested to see how well he can do melo.

Omg, Kentaro! Same with you, I've only watched him in My Love Story!! and Heroine Shikkaku but they're both enough works for me to love him! His character was the next best thing to Kiritani Mirei in Heroine Disqualified (not today, Kento).

I love sakaguchi...why does poor guy keep getting the side roles? :(
It's about time he gets a proper drama with proper lead role. Especially after Tokyo tarareba...Sorry for the off topic convo.

Omg Nagase Tomoya!!!! I totally digged him in my teens... The Lonely Toothbrush song, anyone???

OMG. So Ji-sub's hair! XD

Wow, a remake of Misa.

I'm ok with Nagase Tomoya, but Sakaguchi Kentaro isn't he too young for the role? I mean, the age gap of Nagase and Sakaguchi is double. In Korea's the age gap isn't that wide considering that both likes the main girl. Yes, Kentaro is the younger brother but his age is really to young to match a love triangle with Nagase. I am not familiar with the girl also but I believe she is too young to be Nagase's love interest. I know Japan may have considered this carefully before picking up their leads but I can't help but have a vague feel about this casting.

Love Tomoya Nagase and omg, Sakaguchi Kentaro?! Yes! I first saw him in Juhan Shuttai! (which was the best drama of 2016 for me) and he delivered really well there.

MISA is one of my favorite dramas ever. I'll definitely check the remake once it's out.

Do you guys know about 'The love story'? I think its a Turkish(?) tv series...umm..and its really similar to 'I'm sorry..I love you'...like Really similar...like a remake! But I don't think i ever heard of any other remake for this show..have you??

O my! I`m sorry, I love You..
All I can think about is the nights I cried my eyes out over this drama, getting phone calls from my friends and being cursed because of recommending it to them.
It has been ten years since the last time I decided to watch it again but I still don`t dare. The wounds on my heart are still bleeding. Even seeing the poster brings back everything. I do love this drama but no. A makeover is not what I seek for. </3
Hope you guys enjoy it in July. ^.^

Wonder if the J-version will stick to the same plot line or if they will change some of it. The korean version is so painful... I cannot forget how much I cried watching it. Last remake I tried to watch was Mars... And it was horrible. Hope they will not mess this one up as well.

Aaaah, my favorite kdrama gets a revival! I really hope the remake will do it justice. I remember the times I wept while watching this show and wanting to chuck something at the TV when things go ugly. haha.

Have yet to watch this k-drama but Sakaguchi has gotten me curious for obvious reasons so I'm prolly gonna check out his dramas/movies ??