Photos of Choi SiWon Super Junior - Skip Beat Filming - Extravagant Challenge Filming

Choi Siwon and Lee Donghae Confirmed For Taiwan Idol Drama “Extravagant Challenge”

Idol Drama Extravagant Challenge has had many hardships while trying to decide on a male lead, from Jerry Yan to Wu Chun, ’till the final decision of Super Junior’s Siwon and Donghae to take up the post. Siwon and Donghae have a rather deep relationship with Taiwan’s entertainment circle. They have once came to Taiwan and given support by making a guest appearance in Ariel Lin’s Fireflies MV, and thus forged cooperation opportunities.

This time, the missing of male leads for Extravagant Challenge led to the pulling of strings by Ariel Lin’s management company, who sought out Siwon and Donghae of Super Junior.

Extravagant Challenge is an adaption of a Japanese manga, now the male protagonists are taken charge of by Korean male celebrities, and the female protagonist is portrayed by Taiwan’s leading sister Ariel Lin. China, Japan, and Korea, the collaboration of these three countries is not a small gimmick.

Extravagant Challenge is approximated to begin filming in March of next year (2011). A lot of audiences are worried because Siwon and Donghae do not understand Chinese but while filming “A Battle of Wits”, Siwon has already had experience with dubbing.

Taken from Korea’s MTV Website [Korea Music Forum]

New Drama Movie Choi Siwon and First Drama Movie DongHae (Super Junior) - Extravagant Challenge (Skip Beat)

Synopsis:

Sixteen year old Mogami Kyoko sacrificed her life to support her boyfriend, Sho, so he could become a successful singer. One day, Sho suddenly breaks up with Kyoko, leaving her with nothing, and Kyoko vows revenge. She decides to delve into the entertainment world and become even more successful than Sho to get back at him. Kyoko therein meets Ren, another actor in her agency, who helps motivate her to become a top entertainer.

Cast : Choi Siwon, Lee Donghae, Bianca Bai, Ivy Chen.

Genre: Comedy, Romance

Category: Taiwanese Drama

Title: 華麗的挑戰 / Hua Li De Tiao Zhan

English title: Skip-Beat!

Also known as: Extravagant Challenge 

The press conference took place on 2008-Nov-17 in Tokyo, Japan featuring Jerry Yan and Ariel Lin as the leads.

On 2009-Jan-08, after management changes with the Japanese producers and problems with the script, Taiwanese producers were forced to postpone this drama indefinitely.

In Summer 2010, the male leads are Siwon and Donghae from Korean boy-band Super Junior.