SS501 member Kim Hyun Joong was casted as the F4 member Hanazawa Rui in the Korean version of Hana Yori Dango, which is scheduled to be broadcast via KBS 2TV in the first half of 2009. The Korean name for Rui has not been set yet.
This will be the third time the Japanese manga will be turned into a drama series. The first one was a Taiwanese version, which was aired in 2001, and the other was a Japanese one, which was broadcast in 2005.
According to an official from Group Eight, the production house in-charge of the drama, Kim Hyun Joong was selected to play Rui because he was deemed suited for the character. The decision was based from his performance in the MBC program “We’re Married,” where Kim Hyun Joong is being coupled with singer Hwangbo.
Meanwhile, at the moment, the 3 actors who will play the other members of F4 are yet to be finalized.
Source: Stoo
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^that picture isn't exactly flattering, but it came with the article. xP
In the first place, a Korean version of HYD is quite LOL-worthy, considering how there are already the Taiwanese and Japanese versions. But Hyunjoong as Rui! ROFL. I LOVE RUI; I became a fan of Vic Zhou (only for that short period of time xP) after the Taiwanese version and Oguri Shun after the Japanese one. Hyunjoong as Rui.. Well, he definitely has the looks for it, but in reality Hyunjoong is sooo crazy lol. I'm interested in how he's gonna pull it off. I think his appearance in We Got Married got him a lot more exposure and also new fans (for SS501 too). Hyunjoong hwaiting! =)
Oh ya, I forgot to say this, but SS501's new (and 3rd) Japanese single, Lucky Days, debuted at 2nd in Oricon Chart. (Their 2nd single got 5th.) It's quite surprising ('cos it took what, almost 10 singles for DBSK to achieve that?), but congrats to them! ^^ (I'll listen to their Japanese songs.. soon. =X)
EDIT 22/6: Apparently the HYD casting thingy hasn't been confirmed. haha.
EDIT 02/10: It's confirmed already! :DD
