http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLQbARsCgOY&feature=related

The Announcement for the F4 Boys in the new Korean adaptation of Hana Yori Dango is out today.

Although it was floated around that the casting would comprise mostly pop idol stars, it turns out that we’re split half-half between idols and actors.

First is F4 leader in the Tsukasa role, aka actor Lee Min-ho,
Kim Hyun-joong, idol singer of pop boy band SS501, takes on the role of Rui.
Kim Bum, is most recently of East of Eden
And, finally, Kim Joon is the least-known of the F4 boys, as Akira.


Source: http://asianfanatics.net/forum/Meet-your-Korean-F4-talk586309.html
http://www.dramabeans.com/2008/10/meet-your-korean-f4/#more-3046

Kim Hyun Joong (Rui) cameos:
(Hotelier): http://www.mysoju.com/hotelier-japanese/episode-7/part-2/
(Nonstop 5): http://www.crunchyroll.com/media-83959/Nonstop-5-Episode-208.html
(Spotlight): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1YvyDyT3MI


Lee Min Ho as Domyouji Tsukasa/ Dao Ming Zi/ Go Jun Pyo



Kim Hyun Joong as Hanazawa Rui/ Hua Ze Lei/ Yoon Ji Hoo



Kim Bum as Sojiroh Nishikado/ Xi Men/ So Yi Jung



Kim Hyung Joon as Akira Mimasaka/ Mei Zuo/ Song Woo Bin



I managed to get a nice picture of Kim Joon.

I have a high expectation to the cast remarkably to Kim Hyun Joong (Rui) right after I saw his acting ability in Nonstop 5; considering the looks and personality. I hope they do well. I'm just hoping that they won’t ruin the story itself, not draggy and stuff. The role of Makino has been decided too. For further details:

http://www.crunchyroll.com/forumtopic-348098/Goo-Hye-Sun-is-Makino-in-Korean-Hana-Yori-Dango-Sunday-October-5-2008-Korea.html#17101830

As you notice, I'm a big fan of SS501, hahaha! So, yeah! Anyhow, to all of the Kim Hyun Joong fans out there, you might just want to check this videos too... :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_qp5GIyLeg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7Xibarrx0Q
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kU_TdbEPJX0 hot!


And one more thing you guys, I don't know if how many of you knows that Hana Yori Dango Final (Japan) has been released--the pirated one . Anyhow here's the link... http://www.megavideo.com/?v=UVHH3IWX; for the translation go dig it in crunchyroll's forum, somebody posted it.

ooo im looking forward to this!

here's a pic of all 4 of the cast..from dramabeans.com

From Left to Right:

Lee Min Ho as Goo Joon Pyo (Tsukasa Domyoji)
Kim Hyun Joong(from SS501) as Yoon Ji Hoo (Rui Hanazawa)
Kim Bum as So Lee Jung (Sojiroh Nishikado)
Kim Joon of T-MAX(some boy band?) as Song Yu Bin (Akira Mimasaka)

update* 10/05/2008

The role of Makino has been casted~credits to dramabeans.com

Gu Hye-sun as Makino Tsukushi


Her acting info:

http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Koo_Hye_Sun

ooo..cool

hu's gonna be the girl?

Not bad i guess...??

Although, it feels kinda like HyunJoong is more like the leading man in this drama even if he is playing a supporting role.

Cant find any info on Lee Min-ho....

azeangurl - I agree. I wanna know who's going to be playing Makino.

I'm not very familiar with some of the guys mentioned. I think it would be better if they casted some younger guys to play F4 though, but Hyun Joong's okay - he fits Rui. But anyway, judging from the pictures, some of them looks kinda old, but they're actually pretty young! LOL

EDIT: Forgot to mention, nonetheless, I am looking forward to this.

I can't wait!!

omgg ;D kibums CUTEE D;

but hyungjoon looks a bit too old to be the role ... IMO
but ALL OF THEM ARE CUTEE<3!

coolcool cant wait!

i'm disappointed in the cast:(
even if the person i wanted (jaejoong or u-know) is way too busy to accept the job, i'm still disappointed cause maybe they could of pick others......
i dont even know any of the cast ++they're not that good looking.
i wonder who's the girl then??
i lost interest in watching the drama..

hahaha....actually, all the guys casted are pretty young....the oldest i believe is Hyun Joong who was born in 1985 and the youngest is Kim Bum who i believe was born in 1989..


the cast seems pretty good...the lead actor has pretty good acting experience as well as Kim Bum...Hyun Joong has done other acting projects and fits the image of Rui PERFECTLY...and the last guy who will play Akira is a newbie in acting but they must have chosen him for a reason (he is in the boy band T-Max)

i wonder who will play the female lead...hhhmm...

i wouldnt mind if they choose a new actress for the role as long as she has what it takes to play the role...

and GOD, PLEASE DONT let them cast a girl from a korean girl band....PLEASE

Oh! Very interesting. I can't wait for it to come out! ;3

Oh they're cute!!

Meh. I don't really have an opinion yet because the most important factor for me is whether or not they can ACT....and I haven't seen any of their previous work.

I'm also more curious about who is playing Makino.

i guess they are not bad just hopr they can meet the people's expectation from them