Haha, Ncmeow, okay, no Jui in here. Lol
I think Bella would be the next best candidate. She was pretty good and mature in the one with Aum, so I would like to see her in here. Or Kim. I think this role would be quite a challenge for Kim. The nang'ake in here is bold, mature, and strong YET she's not bratty and kiddy, something, I've yet to see Kim in. Both girls look mature enough to play a divorcee.
I mentioned age because sometimes, the actor/actress can only understand the character up to their level of maturity, life, or experience. Yes, they have directors and acting coaches to assist them but in the end, it all comes down to the actor's comprehension at that age or era in life. Because acting is mainly interpretation, not a yes or a no or a math problem, it really depends on how much the actor understands the character. Sometimes, actors look back at their old roles and think, why did I portray that character that way or why did I react this way in that scene, when it should have been like this once they experience the incident or emotions in real life. Just like us ordinary people, my mind frame at 28-29 years old now is way different from when I was 22-23 years old. I, sometimes, think back, if I had known what I knew now, I would have reacted differently or decided to do things a bit different. This is a lakorn where, unlike us ordinary folks who can't turn back time, the producers can choose a suitable candidate.
Then we have the issue of the this generation's actors/actresses that just aren't up to par or as quickly as before when they have so many lakorns under their belts already. That's why I adore New. I was watching one of his interviews on portraying Kwan in Plae Kao and he said that for the role, he had to stop everything, basically his life, for 8 months, lived on a farm, learned how to farm, listened to the Plae Kao songs in order to understand and become Kwan because the lyrics were Kwan's thoughts and emotions, had to watch the previous versions, and so forth just to fully become Kwan. New totally immersed himself in becoming Kwan. That takes so much effort and sacrifice. Actors/actresses these days aren't willing to do that. They have events to attend and film about 2-3 lakorns at once. Like Vill, I'm like girl, when you're in a lakorn, can you please stop dying your hair? Just leave it at one color for the entire 6-7 months, will ya? Lol Or like Kwan, how she used to act with her nails. Lol
Anyway, I liked this lakorn even though I have vague memories of it too. And yes, the storyline is way better and funner than Tae Pang Gon.
. I think it was because he worked so hard and didn't care to take care of himself. He drank and smokes so that aged him fast. He didn't start to take better care of himsel til he got with Woonsen but it's a bit late.
