So I was surfing through one of those Kpop news websites and I stumbled upon this title:

Boys Over Flowers American remake

Excuse me?

I'm sorry?

Eh?

Did I read that right? I thought. I checked again and I wasn't seeing things or reading it wrong. They're making an American version of Boys Over Flowers. A Japanese Manga which was turned into a drama that was remake in almost every Asian country.

TO be honest I always wanted the West to remake some of the dramas and animes. Asia can seriously write out a plot. Real plot~ Violence and unwanted pregnancy isn't a real story line to me. But I've seen a few unforgettable, tear-jerking dramas.

Am I excited??

I was until I saw the cast...

Boys Over Friends...

Ha~ They must be kidding. The casting must be a scam, a fake. It just doesn't add up... Who the hell are these people?? They must be rookies or something. That doesn't make sense. In the Korean version they had well-known actors. Lee Minho, Kim hyun Joong ect. I think in all versions they used well-known actors. Why did bigshot America go small?? And anyone else think the cast looks a little... odd. It might just be my unfamiliarity but it seems like they were trying too hard to make them look Americans.  Big, buff, mature-looking. These people look like they are posing for a fashion magazine instead of starring in a silly Highschool drama. HIGHSCHOOL! They are obviously adults who don't look like teenagers at all. Plus, the men look like grown men instead of pretty boys.

But if they want to promote this TV show they need to scrap the cast and hire the somebodies of Hollywood. They mustn't know that dramas usually only last for 16-20 episodes. You don't have time for popularity to build, which is why you use popular actors. At least a few.

Sigh...

I heard filming started in October so I guess it's official. If it doesn't get canceled after the pilot episode... Americans might not like the innocent, quirky dramas. If it'll even be that way.

I would wish them good luck but I feel like America didn't do Asia justice on this one. Maybe I'm just jumping to conclusion. I'll check it out when it airs and then hopefully I'll form a different opinion.

SapphireKpop~