MVs like this make me sad. :(

Me too! I was trying to decide if I should watch it because I knew I will get sad and emo... but I couldn't help myself I NEEDED to check it out. It's sad but it's also very beautiful and touching.

SS501 fighting!

OMG he's leaving the bad for real? I thought they were only rumors! OMG! If he's doing this to pursue his acting career, I must say, bad move. Baaaad move. He should do both till he gets real good at acting and then, maybe, quit ss501. This is so sad and I'm not even a fan!

The song is beautiful and the MV totally feels like a goodbye. :( ACK, I had tried resisting and I guess now I'll have to listen to a few of their songs. Heh

I don't know how much you know. He's signed with another company Key West (i think it's the name), but he has said he wants to keep his activities with the other members as a group, so that would means the group can keep being as they are... However the other members, right now, that I know, haven't signed with any company yet... So at this point we don't know which company they'll sign with and when they do, we don't know if they can keep being as they are...

I guess problems with the name SS501 belonging to their previous company if they left to work with a different one...

Problems if KHJ can't/won't work with them... to keep the name, not to keep it... add a new member... be just four...

Really, it's a mess and I'm sorry for the veteran fans because I'm a new fan and I'm sad because I discovered them kind of late... so I just can't imagine how sad they will be.

It's a pity because I think they work very well as a band and I'd love it if they could keep being as they were just months ago :S

I didn't know any of that! I keep track of what actors do, but not singers so I was only vaguely aware there was something going on with him and the band, but I didn't know what exactly. Thanks for the info.

The whole thing seems a mess. I guess not everybody is Eric Moon, yeah? Ah well. I suppose they could still work together even if they are not called SS501; suppose the company wants to use that name but other members, not the original ones, and suppose the fans of the original SS501 know that, don't you think fans would stick with the original group no matter what the new name was? I would.

2010 is a sucktastic year for kpop. DBSK first, now this...

I'm relatively new to kpop and I'm finding it's a messy place to be... I mean it's not all happiness, puppies and bunnies... but I really like the music and the bands and the guys... ;) Yes, this year is proving to be awful... and we still half of it ahead! :S

I know fans will stick with the originals no matter what. Even if the band disappears and each of them start a solo career, I know most of them will follow the career of each member... I will! But now we are in this kind of hiatus where nobody knows nothing, rumors here and there, and the members are mostly in silence, except Jung Min who the other day said that he was trying to contact the others but couldn't. And Kim Hyun Joong who said that he really wants and plans to work with this band mates even from different agencies... that's all we know.

Now I also hear rumors about the boss from their previous agency being really sick in hospital so that's why the other four haven't finished or complete negotiations...

And there also rumors that say that they're contemplating Kim Hyun Joong for the main part for Started with a kiss (korean version of a japanese anime) I'm not into that world too much so I don't know much about the plot.

KHJ signed with Key West that belongs to Bae Yong Jun, so it's supposed that he chose this company to work as musician and also as an actor.

As I say I don't know everything about them because I'm a new fan but I really like them and their music so that's why I also need to know what happens here ;)

sorry for the long-ish answer

It's ok, I like long answers. I tend to write long comments myself ^^

I don't delve much into the Kpop fandom because yeah, precisely for the reason you mentioned. And when it's not like that, it's wank and more fandom wank and I can't handle too much of that. I get the news that matter from my flist, which is ok by me ^^

I've heard about Kim Hyun Joong and "Playful kiss" that's the korean title atm. To be honest, I'm against him as a lead in that drama because wow, he really, really needs to grow as an actor and that part is just too big for him to handle imho. He'll be ready in a few years. He totally needs to get more acting gigs, but as a secondary lead so he can grow and refine his skills. But this is coming from a kdrama addict so I may be biased.

Until KHJ signed with this company I didn't even know BYJ has a company at all! ;)

Yeah, that's what everybody keeps saying about the idea of him as the lead in Playful kiss. As I don't know a thing about the drama, I can't take part... but I think you're right. He's only been in one drama... he has to grow a bit in that part of his career. I do think he has the potential to be a good actor, he just needs to work on it a bit ;)

He's too awesome for words, yes! \o/

Well, I haven't watched Itazura na Kiss the jdorama, but I've watched the tw series and I think the lead actor should be able to pull off "cold aloof almost jerkish guy" and "sweet and kind guy" quite well at the same time; he also should be able to express a range of emotions and be subtle about it. KHJ is just too young of an actor to have that range of expressions. Hell, even Joe Cheng who played in the tw series wasn't exactly good at the role imho and he was a veteran (mind you, he had great chemistry with Ariel Lin so that compensate the so-so acting). Anyway, KHJ has potential; he just has to study and work some more on it.

How old should the actor be? Could be Kim Nam Gil's age? too bad that it seems he will be in the military for the next two years...

No, younger. The story takes place in high school, university and a bit even later than that. So I guess someone in his early 20s would do. Lee Min-ho refused the part (and ack, he would have done it so well). I can see someone like Jang Geun-suk doing great in that role, but I'm fairly certain he won't ever accept to do this (just too similar to Tae-kyung, I guess); he'd be afraid to be typecast. IDK, someone young. Song Joong Ki, maybe? Hmm, he looks too much like a sweet guy, then again he can act very well so he might be able to nail the part.

Re:KNG *sighs* Don't remind me. I'll be sooo depressed when he goes to boot camp

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Sorry, I don't mean to spam you, but if you're interested, people are doing the guess-who's-gonna-land-the-role game here. I've just realized many are rooting for JGS. No big surprise there! ^^

You are not spamming me ;) I really like the conversation! ;)

I am not very familiar with younger actors... so I can't help there too much...

I understand why Lee Min Ho and Jang Geun Suk declined or may declined the part... it's too similar to what they have done recently. And it's truly a pity since they were great in their parts in BOF and YAB. But having in mind that for the main female part they are considering the girl in YAB, I wouldn't like to have the same couple from YAB in another drama, wouldn't that be weird? I'd keep seeing them as their character in that previous drama and comparing and that wouldn't be fair to them as actors. Don't know if that makes sense ;)

I like it too!

Yeah, me neither. I may know the faces, but I don't remember their names. There're just too many of them. I guess since most of the 80ers and 81ers are either already serving in the military or going away soon, we'll learn more about the new generation of actors.

I...am not sure I'd like it if she were cast in that role. IDK. I gotta think about this more, but she'd be too similar to Mi-nam sooo. Re:casting 2 actors who already played a couple on a popular drama. I used to think it'd be weird, but not anymore. When I watched CP -it was my first kdrama- I loved Gong Yoo and YEH sooo much in it and for the longest of time I refrained from watching any of their other projects. Since then, I of course changed my mind and watched their dramas and movies and loved them. If they were ever to play again in another drama? I think I'd like that. Whether it'd be a nice drama or not, I won't ever forget how much I love their characters on CP. I don't know if that makes sense.

Here.

If his name was being heard here and there and written all over... that's was the reason (Keyeast no west, as I said before lol!) was chosen by KHJ to try his hand on acting and dramas more... so here it goes.

Right now he's getting so many negatives waves going his way because nobody wanted him in that part... poor thing.

As I don't know a thing about the anime, I don't mind... and I wish him the best... I'll be watching for sure ;)

Thanks for the heads up!!! ;)

That's what I mean. If BYJ takes him under his wing and is an awesome mentor (and I suspect he will), I'm sure KHJ will turn out a fine actor someday, BUT that will take time. Frankly, I'm not surprised by the negative reactions after the news (BTW, I'm one of the people who didn't...doesn't like this casting). There're soooooooo many young talented actors who could have been cast...soo many. And they're ready to act the part wonderfully right now. It sounds completely ridiculous and stupid to cast -in a leading role! in such a project!- someone who still has a loooot to learn. I get it, his name will draw in many viewers, but, well, no wonder many people are less than convinced by this decision. I will give the drama a try, but honestly? I'm not expecting much. Mind you, I hope KHJ surprises me *g*

I prefectly understand you and those against the choice of him for the part! I'm sure that if I loved/liked that anime as much as some of you (and people I know) do, and I KNEW he wasn't for the part I'd be the same.

At the beginning I didn't like him in BOF either... but little by little (and knowing she ends with Minho ;)) made me liked his character a little more. Somebody also told me that it's not just his acting what people didn't like in BOF, but the fact that they changed the original character into something different and changed the plot and all that (don't know if it's true) I haven't checked the other versions yet.
Anyway, I like him as a person and as a singer (I looovvee him in We Got Married). I know he'll succeed in whatever he wants to... probably also in acting... as you say he needs time... let's see what he does with this character ;)

Actually I didn't watch the anime, nor read the manga. I watched the taiwanese series and I...didn't like them much. *hides from the fans* I think it would have been better if there were fewer eps (I got over my fear of fast-forwarding while watching them. I FF-ed through most of s2 Heh). I didn't particularly liked the acting either (I didn't like the writing, either, for that matter), but I do admit the leads, Joe Cheng and Ariel Lin, had lot of chemistry together. The thing is, the story and the characters have a LOT of potential and I'm sure, as a kdrama, it could be awesome. Which is why I'm bummed at his casting. Let's assume he grew as an actor after BBF, that's still not going to cut it. Any of the actors mentioned in the article I linked above would have done a better job (they are all veterans compared to KHJ and they can act already) and yes, I'm prejudiced now, but I just don't see how KHJ can do well. Will he study hard, improve and do the best he can? Sure. Will that be enough? Ahem. Will I still watch this? Most likely, yes. *g*

I dropped BBF, meh. I couldn't get past ep 11. And I do love Lee Min-ho so it was painful for me to drop the drama. His acting was soooo good; the drama was a mess, though. Hehe. Re:Yoon Ji Hoo. Hmm, I don't know. Me? I loved Rui in HYD, and I tried really, really, really hard to like Yoon Ji Hoo and KHJ's acting (and I'm fairly open-minded so I wasn't against him because I liked Rui, if you know what I mean?). The thing is -and this applies to all my tvshows- I can endure anything, story-wise (painfully boring/crazy/unbelievable/silly/[insert adjective here storylines) if I "connect" with a character, which usually happens when 1)the acting is good, 2)the character is good enough as it is (meaning no matter what actor played him, I would have liked him) and I just couldn't connect with Yoon Ji Hoo. :/ I really, really hope KHJ fares well with his new drama...but heh, I'm not expecting much.

You're right in so little time he can't suddenly become an experienced and good actor (because his only acting experience keeps being just BOF)... I just wish him the best.

As I said before I'll be watching anyway because I like him... ;)