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Yeah Todd! Todd always posts something amazing. Here is the full list of nominees and awards. Okay, now the rest of this post is going to be quick because I am hungry (and haven't eaten anything yet), I have three chapters of boring science textbook to read and take good notes on, and then I have to write a short Japanese composition and the theme is 'letter of complaint'. The only thing I've been complaining about is how hard the Japanese quizzes (but I have to study like midterms) are. Plus, I don't know if I can express my feelings if I wrote about that. Sorry tangent again.
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| I find that these leads are tons cuter, god I love this movie! |
Our main protagonist, Kim Joo-Won (what the hell, sorry not used to Korean) is a rich kid who owns a Department store and has a pop-star cousin, Oska. (I might be wrong so forgive me.) Oska begs Joo-Won help him with his lady-trouble, which he is in because he is a womanizer. Joo-Won goes on set and accidentally grabs the actress' stunt double, Ra-Lim, instead. After spending some together, including Ra-Lim ending up in the hospital and Joo-Won finding out that she is an Oska fan, Joo-Won is surprised to find that he can't get her out of his mind. He even starts to think he is going crazy because he keeps seeing her (in his imagination). She isn't what he thought his type was. So he decides to find her, but after their first meeting she was under the impression he was working for Oska and is now a jobless-bum. He ends up auditioning for their stunt school and keeps showing up around her. Ra-Lim seems confused about her own feelings; her sense of independence, and later their different backgrounds, causes her to continuously reject Joo-Won.
"Yeun-Sul (Kim Sa-Rang) and Oska are ex-lovers, but they can't seem to forget each other. Because Yeun-Sul had a high-living status, she was arranged to attend a blind date with Joo-Won. Even though Jo-Wan made it clear that he doesn't have interest in her, Yeun-Sul keep pursuing Joo-Won. Yeun-Sul knows Joo-Wan is Oska's cousins and wants to use Joo-Wan to get under Oska's skin. Yeun-Sul then manages to become the director for Oska's next music video. The video shoot takes place on Jeju Island.
Meanwhile, stunt woman Ra-Lim is a fan of Oska's music and wins a contest to go to Jeju Island with Oska himself. Ra-Lim also wanted to take part in Oska's music video. Joo-Won learns that Ra-Lim won the contest to spend time with Oska and decides to follow them to Jeju Island.
On Jeju Island, the main participants all gather. While they were mountain biking, Ra-Lim somehow gets separated from Joo-Won and Oska. Joo-oan searched frantically over Ra-Lim's disappearance and went searching for her. Eventually, Joo-Won was able to save Ra-Lim but ended up stranded in a mysterious place called 'Secret Garden'. Mysteriously, the owner of 'Secret Garden' seems to know Joo-Won and Ra-Lim very well. The owner presented two bottles of alcohol to Joo-Wan and Ra-Lim. They manage to get their way back to the hotel before night and went their separate ways. At night, Joo-Won and Ra-Lim face sleeping difficulties and took this time to clear their minds while having sips of their gifted alcohol individually. And a twist of intrigue took place in the plot when both Ra-Lim and Joo-Won switched souls!"
I keep on thinking of who I would want to see in a Japanese version. The only issue I've been having is the age difference between some of the male actors and some of the female actors.
When I first saw Ra-Im I saw Sae. Sae is sporty and can be girly. The only problem with Sae is that she doesn't have much acting experience, and she could be a bit too boyish compared to the Korean version. I think she has the right look for the personality, but the character is described as really pretty. (Sayaka Akimoto could probably play this part too.)
Understudy: Hikari Mitsushima
Hikari definitely has enough acting experience under her belt, more than need to play this part. We know from her performance in Love Exposure than she can play cute and bad-ass. She would also have less of an age gap between her and the guys I am thinking of. I am a bit biased because I adore her. Fun fact she was a member of the idol group Folder5.
Nino also has more than enough acting experience to pull off this part. Besides that, I thought of him because of the character's personality. He already has the attitude for the role.
This is such a dream cast, even if they were to produce a Japanese version it probably would, if I was lucky, one out of any of these actors/ actresses. Shun has done action films like the Crows Zero films. He also has a similar atmosphere as the character. The guys get even better when you see all of my selections; boy would it be a behind the scenes party.
Acchan - Ah Young
I just picked her because if one AKB48 member was going to be cast another one could be in it too (it has happened before). She has the acting experience, and pretty much any girl could play this part. It doesn't really require any distinct qualities; its just the best friends and all.
Fukuda Saki - Yeun-Sul
If you've seen her in LIFE you know she has the capabilities to portray the bad girl. At first I was thinking the Takei Emi, but she is even younger than I am. I was trying to avoid the age gap.
I don't know, I guess if you mixed some of his part characters you'll get something like Oska. Matsujun isn't the greatest singer, but he has a ton of fans. He has played stupid and player roles. He would make a good love interest. Plus, consider Shun, Nino, and Jun backstage(, Acchan and Sae are close too).
Takahiro Nishijima - Ssun
He has the younger, cute, but sexy look. He can sing pretty well (lead vocalist of AAA). He also has acting chops, for example Love Exposure. I think he would be perfect.
