do u know who they were originally going to cast? and i love how even tho the actors are very unpopular, the drama…
no the director said she wasn't allowed to reveal names because of contracts and stuff. We just know they were very popular and turned the roles down cause they thought the drama wouldn't be successful.it was hard to cast the male lead because the character is kind of an antagonist and the actors thought they would be hated on.
the casting director or whover casts the actor for Goodbye my princess originally didn't want to cast him because he wasn't 'handsome enough' Basically the casting person for the drama goodbye my princess wanted to cast different actors as the leads. They wanted to cast more famous actors. Cheng Xin Xu and Peng Xiao Ran was basically the casting directors 'back up' plans which is kind of sad.
its kind of upsetting that the director didn't want to cast her because she was a 'nobody' at the time. but because the famous actresses didn't want the role the director gave the role to her for Goodbye My Princess. she was basically the directors back up plan.
I haven't even watched this drama but based on the comments maybe this drama was really popular because it came out in 2015. Maybe since 2016-2017 the budgets for films have increased massively due to many dramas that have become an international success in the past 2 years. The quality in producations and CGI have improved. I'm currently watching a drama that isn't of a very high budget yet the production quality is really well done IMO.
Was it a bit over the top ? Yes
Was it Cliche ? Yes
Does it drag ? Yes
Yet for some reason I really enjoyed watching it.