“Who’s Gonna Do The Acting?” — Major K-Drama’s Casting Hit With Scathing Response

People have complaints about both visuals and acting.

The casting decisions for an upcoming Netflix K-Drama have sparked a heated debate online.

The drama in question is Solo Leveling, an adaptation of a popular fantasy web novel.

JuAKvl

The story takes place in a world full of deadly monsters intent on annihilating humanity, and human warriors with supernatural abilities, called “hunters,” who protect mankind from them. The novel tells the story of Sung Jin Woo, a notoriously weak hunter, who finds himself in an endless struggle for survival. One day, a near-death experience gives him extraordinary abilities, allowing him to level up his powers and become the unexpected hero the world needs to fight evil.

According to recent reports, some big names have been confirmed for the K-Drama, including Byeon Woo Seok as Sung Jin Woo…

high
Byeon Woo Seok
5e02fc894a0fe8968f52001c5f3c2c05
Seong Jin Woo

Han So Hee as Cha Hae In…

1716170212-zn
Han So Hee | Newsen
FD63QbxIXeGzJEgVW5q7CQaKXoD0XunPNGuOoS2Qtg9feQAHmtzExMVsahEColrucOnvjUwtpH7n2XWnzyzTXA
Cha Hae In

Kang Yoo Seok as Yoo Jin Ho…

Kang Yoo Seok

ycQ63ALDEThLTo2EDxGe3-osvjVSEYrliMmfWyc_3BhEewUquTMtxjn2uZlhrgz84nZqUOLXDQ1oPJ0KFnU85w
Yoo Jin Ho

And Kang Mina in a role that is yet to be revealed.

news-p.v1.20260429.cb5e6988af154af0978c86cf7be606b1_R
Kang Mina | Chosun Ilbo

This casting news has been met with some brutally scathing responses from netizens, who felt that the acting skills of most of the cast were not up to the huge expectations for the project. Some also complained that the actors selected didn’t even visually match the webtoon versions of their characters.

Screenshot 2026-05-13 202504
| theqoo
  • “No, but he can’t use his body well, though…”
  • “I keep thinking about Lim Si Wan.”
  • “Huh? Even the faces don’t match.”
Screenshot 2026-05-13 202617
| theqoo
  • “Who’s gonna do the acting?”
  • “It all went wrong, starting with Seong Jin Woo.”
  • “Wow, I’m not looking forward to this even a little bit.”
Source: Theqoo
Scroll to top