Cast

Im Joo Hwan
Im Joo Eun
Kang Dae Sung
Jang Hee Jin

Other Cast
Lee Soo Hyuk
Kim Ji Won
Jo Jung Suk (조정석)
Oh Man Suk
Baek Jae Jin

http://wiki.d-addicts.com/What%27s_Up%3F

ungumuda wrote:



Who do you think would be most 'fitting' for such role?

G-Dragon ?

or

Taeyang ?

or

Daesung ?

or

Seungri?

Dae-sung to replace T.O.P. in new Song Jina drama

Dae-sung, member of popular boy band Big Bang, will replace T.O.P., the rapper of the same group, to star in a new TV series by famed writer Song Jina.

"Dae-sung will take off his acting career starting by making an appearance in 'Zero Plus'," an official at the group's agency YG Entertainment told Asia Economic Daily over the phone on Monday.

T.O.P., whose real name is Choi Seung-hyun, had originally been tapped to play the main character but decided to withdraw from the drama due to a conflict of schedule. He had made his acting debut in 2007 drama "I Am Sam" and last appeared in hit blockbuster drama "Iris" alongside Lee Byung-hun and Kim Tae-hee.

Dae-sung, 20, was part of the cast for musical "Cats" in 2008 and also released a solo album early this year. He also makes regular appearances on popular weekly variety show "Family Outing".

Song, one of the most successful television writers in Korea, has written numerous hit dramas including "Kaist", "Sandglass" and the recent "The Story of the First King's Four Gods", which starred Hallyu star Bae Yong-joon. "Sandglass", which starred top actress Koh Hyeon-jeong, recorded a 64 percent viewership rating at the time of its airing in 1995, making it one of the highest-rated dramas in Korean history.

"Zero," about the dreams and love stories of students enrolled in the theater department in college, is set to air within the first half of this year.

arandr wrote:

I think this drama changed it's name to What’s Up... or is it a working title?
Here's a link of where I got that title: http://www.dramabeans.com/2010/01/song-ji-nah-casts-daesung-in-whats-up/

Writer Song Ji-nah’s (Story of a Man, Sandglass) new campus drama What’s Up, which just cast Big Bang’s Daesung, has added a notable new face to its cast in newcomer Im Joo-eun, who made a splash earlier this summer as the lead of horror series Hon.

Writer Song confirmed Im Joo-eun’s casting on December 8, explaining that they held auditions beginning in the fall. Word had begun to spread about Im Joo-eun as a strong actress, and Song said, “As she read, the directors and I exclaimed in awe, ‘Ohhhhh.’” In addition, Im is said to have a good singing voice, which works well with the drama’s backdrop at a university’s musical department.

Furthermore, rising talent Im Joo-hwan (who had his breakout last year in Tamra the Island) is now a frontrunner to lead the drama (though yet unconfirmed). What’s Up is looking more and more interesting…

Via Hankyung, News Hankuk

Following Daesung and Im Joo-eun, a third actor, Jeon Hye-jin, has been named as one of the leads of the upcoming campus drama What’s Up. The drama focuses on students at the musical department of a university and is written by Story of a Man and Sandglass scribe Song Ji-nah.

Jeon Hye-jin — not to be confused with two other actresses of the same name, one of them being Lee Seon-kyun’s wife — is a 21-year-old actress most recently in SBS’s weekend drama Smile (as Ji-soo), and the film Shadows in the Palace before that. However, she’s still known for her debut role as the Eun-shil character in SBS’s 1998-99 drama Eun-shil-yi, back when she was only ten years old.

Writer Song explained that sometimes a writer will see an actor for an audition, be struck with their vibe, and create a new character specifically for that person. “This time, Jeon Hye-jin was like that.”

After she wraps up her current gig on Smile, Jeon will begin training in dance, vocals, and musical acting. Although the drama doesn’t yet have a broadcast station attached, it is looking to premiere in April.

Via Now News

The main cast now looks complete for What’s Up with the addition of Tamra the Island’s aristocratic Park Kyu, aka actor Im Joo-hwan, which was previously rumored and is now official.

This means we may expect to see Im show off some singing skills as he takes on the role of a student in a university musical department: the rest of the main cast are Big Bang’s Daesung, Hon’s possessed girl Im Joo-eun, former child actress Jeon Hye-jin, Kim Min-hee’s model boyfriend Lee Hyuk-soo in his acting debut, and musical actor Jo Jung-seok.

Writer Song Ji-nah confirmed the news, and also mentioned that an offer had gone out to musical actor Jung Sung-hwa (Spring Awakening), a rising star in the musical world, whose casting is not yet final. The producers are also holding open auditions for other roles, which has attracted a surge of applicants. What’s Up is being touted as a (sorta) sequel to Song’s KAIST, which ten years ago served as a launching pad for new actors which included Chae Rim, Ji Sung, Lee Min-woo, Lee Eun-joo, Lee Na-young, Kim Min-jung, and Kang Sung-yeon. Expectations are high that this drama will do the same for its young cast.

The drama will begin filming in March.

Via Newsen, OSEN

Two weeks ago we reported that Big Bang’s Daesung was starring in a new drama titled What’s Up. Daesung recently gathered along with his castmates from What’s Up for a photo shoot to promote the show. Daesung’s castmates include: Im Ju Hwan, Jeon Hye Jin, Im Ju Eun, Jo Jeong Seok, and Lee Su Hyeok.

What’s Up is about the romance and drama between students enrolled in the theatrical department of a university. It was written by the well-respected author Song Jinah. Song Jinah has also previously written the hit dramas ‘Kaist,’ ‘Sandglass,’ and ‘The Story of the First King’s Four Gods.’

Check out the video from the photo shoot below.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDlDoJ6Ef1U&feature=player_embedded