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It's based on a play, so 6 episodes should be more than enough. It was previously adapted into a French movie that was 1h45. This drama will be approximately three times as long.

He'll never outlive that nickname 😭

Definitely not true. He spoke of his role in You Make Me Dance several times, and even talked about how it helped him play (another) queer character in The Tale of Lady Ok.

Ju Ji-hoon is second billed, yeah. So in terms of MDL language he is "ML" and Lee Jong-suk is "SML" — but as you say, it's not really like that in terms of the love line in the drama. JJH is likely billed first because it was part of the contract negotiations. Assuming their roles are of similar weight, he has both seniority and a shiny Baeksang to show for, so it's not too surprising.

With adaptations, there are always complaints from fans of the original work. That doesn't say much about whether the project will be a success. That depends on regular folks and word of mouth. We will just have to wait and see.

Something about him reminds me so much of Seo Kang-joon. They have some similar facial features, especially the mouth area when speaking. A little bit of a natural pout going on.

Getting cast in an Ahn Pan-seok drama is good for a rookie; he loves using the same actors over again. So Midnight Romance got him booked for the follow-up. Meanwhile Resident Playbook was meant to have been released last year, but was postponed due to strikes in Korea.

Choo Young-woo was offered the male lead in March and he was said to be reviewing it per his agency.

Not based on the director's recent interview.

Gaga are notorious for using AI/machine-translated subs. This was a problem with Let Free the Curse of Taekwondo from them too. iQIYI subs are usually superior when available, so I'll wait to check this out until I can find a stream of this with their subs.

Wi Ha Joon talked about Siren in a new interview:

INT: "There was an article that said you'd be starring in the drama Siren as your next project.
It's a thriller melodrama, right?"

WHJ: "That's right. In fact, I feel like I’ve played a lot of dark roles with strong genre characteristics. So to be honest, I was waiting for something fun and light. But when I read the script for Siren, I was completely captivated. The structure was great, and more than anything, I couldn't wait for the next episode. So I forgot about my plan to do something fun and bright (laughs).

I think we'll start filming in August."

(credit: @wihajoonspics on X)

Most viewers are so used to it that it doesn't really hinder immersion. And the truth is that there is too much money on the line with every drama to cast rookie teen actors in the lead roles. People want to see high-profile actors that they love, even if they don't pass for high schoolers.

She's in Omnicient Reader with Ahn Hyo-seop, but not this.

Which will be the case for the majority of its audience.

95% of cinemagoers do not care about any of these things.

No, it's still ongoing.

I doubt it considering this was filmed back in 2022.

That's where it's scheduled for now at least.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GtOL6uHbMAELOMl?format=jpg&name=large

We know there are 15 episodes because there was this, a picture of the final script.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GShUNMKbAAAE0fB?format=jpg&name=medium

Bae Hyeon-seong was excellent in Gaus Electronics, so looking forward to see him do comedy again. Family by Choice, while technically a romcom, was more on the (tearjerking) drama side for me.

Also I'm assuming this will get a new English title as the current one is dreadful.