[100616/Siwon] Is Siwon going to be male lead of Korean "It Started with a kiss"?

Who will star in the Japanese manga-turning-korean-drama? Recently this question has caught the attention of many fans, placing at number 1 for search rankings in Korea and China.
Following the Japanese manga “It started with a Kiss”, the news of it being made into a Korean drama has been revealed. Who will be the main actors in the Korean “It started with a kiss” has been a hot topic.
“It started with a kiss” manga originally sold a whopping 27 million copies, along with “Hana Yori Dango” are titled as Asia’s most classic romantic mangas, having the most popularity in Japan. Joe Cheng who starred in the Taiwanese version, had gained popularity in many countries for his lead role.
Now not only Korea, China also has polls on websites voting on who would be the most suitable for the lead role of “It started with a kiss”. Korean and Chinese netizens have nominates idols from SS501, DBSK, Super junior etc. members for the poll.
Of which SS501’s Kim HyunJoong and Super Junior’s Choi Siwon have been candidates for first place. Both of them are popular idols, both of them have acting experience, and both are thought to be suitable for the ‘cold’ character of the male lead. Other candidates include DBSK’s Yoochun, Jaejoong, SS501’s Kim Hyung Jun, Super Junior’s Kim Heechul, Lee Donghae etc.
This poll conducted in Korea and China caught the eyes of many, production results are still pending. The situation was similar when people were waiting for the results of “Boys Over Flowers”. Now that viewers realize that this is based on netizen’s opinions mattered for the actual role, the scope was widened to not only idols.
The company producing – group8, gathered the best crew to create the Korean version of “It started with a kiss”. The Korean version of “It started with a kiss” is hoping to have an equal amount of good results to “Boys over flowers”. From the same director who directed “Goong” and “The return of Iljimae” brings “It started with a kiss”, scriptwriters from other famous works too.
The Korean version of “It started with a kiss” will have a cast by this month and officially start filming in July.

Source: baidu
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