Lee Jung-jae gets sexy for new movie
by javabeans
I only had to read the headline to get excited: Lee Jung-jae Becomes Sexy. (Although, I will argue that he’s been sexy for years, article.)
The sexification refers to Lee’s latest role in the highly anticipated remake of The Housemaid. In prior roles he’s shown his masculine, charismatic side (Typhoon, Air City), his bad-boy side (Oh! Brothers) and what is described as a “dandy” side (Triple), but this film has him being outright sexy. Sign me up.
The provocative thriller stars Lee as the husband caught in an adulterous triangle: he has a perfect younger wife (Seo Woo), but is seduced by the maid (Jeon Do-yeon playing the femme fatale), and starts to walk a “dangerous tightrope.” He’s from a rich, upper-class background and seems like the perfect, stylish prince. Lee will also show his piano-playing skills in a pivotal scene where Jeon’s character spies him playing passionately. According to a source from the film’s production, Lee Jung-jae began learning piano in his spare time following his debut and his playing ability is at a highly skilled level. Seo Woo’s character is described as bold and haughty.
The Housemaid will begin filming mid-January.
Via OSEN
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1 bspanda
January 8, 2010 at 9:50 PM
One shot of Lee Jung Jae = sexy! It should be interesting how Sexy Man can play the piano "passionately.".....
A movie with Jeon Do-yeon AND Lee Jung Jae with 'guaranteed sexiness'? Let the queues start forming now....
Seems his sexiness shows through more in the film roles I have seen him in. But then again the kdramas I saw him in - Air City and Triple, and did not finish either - did not seem to know how to fully ultilise his sexinessness. Although the suits (I think) he wore in AC made him look mighty fine.
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2 Carrie
January 8, 2010 at 9:52 PM
Even more smexy than ever? Um yes please. I'm ready to see this movie now. Sounds like it's gonna be a good one!
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3 hjkomo
January 8, 2010 at 10:26 PM
Excuse me while I faint....
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okay....recovered a little after replenishing brain with oxygen. :P
What...he wasn't sexy enough in An Affair??? o_O
The man oozes sexy from his pores. Hot dayum. Sign me up! :D
And one of these I will finish Triple (hey, I finished Air City, didn't I?!)
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4 ybfan
January 8, 2010 at 10:40 PM
That is a nice shot of Lee Jung Jae. But he looks good from any angle. Is he considered an "A" list celebrity in Korea? B/c I actually don't read much on him at all. But I've loved him since Il Mare.
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5 jenny
January 8, 2010 at 10:41 PM
ooh, cant wait!
the only good thing about triple: introduced me to lee jung jae...
& min hyo rin. + it featured (talented) man candy of YKS & LSK.
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6 Soobi
January 8, 2010 at 11:45 PM
Plot and the casting sounds good enough for me.
I'm in for this! : D
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7 belleza
January 9, 2010 at 12:34 AM
My Man wears clothes like nobody's business. I love him. Sigh
(please please please cast him for Daemul pretty please . . . )
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8 mookie
January 9, 2010 at 12:55 AM
we don't deserve this... LJJ playing piano w/ JDY (and all beings) writhing in lust...
speaking of piano playing, Belleza, what if they cast KSW in Daemul instead?! doubt KSW can pass up trying to share a slice of pie in the noona killer cash machine.
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9 Dele
January 9, 2010 at 2:53 AM
The man has always been sexy. That pic made me drool...so delicious:)
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10 XE
January 9, 2010 at 2:58 AM
ooohhh... so excited about this. Lee Jung-jae seexxxyyy role! Yah count me in!
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11 okdubu
January 9, 2010 at 3:46 AM
EXCITED.
@ybfan yep pretty A-list. btw yb=yoon do hyun band??? :D or youngbae?
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12 belleza
January 9, 2010 at 3:54 AM
"LJJ playing piano …"
giggle giggle SQUUEEEEEEE!! >_<!!!!
" . . .w/ JDY "
The only one who gets to untie Lee Jung Jae is ME!!! (or Go Hyung Jung. I gotta genuflect to Ms. Sandglass, even though he did blah blah POOR JUNG JAE OPPA blah for her in Sandglass :( )
"Is he considered an “A” list celebrity in Korea?"
He is, but he's never "carried" a TV drama. He was the original choice for Full House, but then opted out of it.
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13 samsooki
January 9, 2010 at 7:13 AM
I'm not impressed. He's a bit delicate looking.
:D
The question always is, "would he be cool to hang out with." Not that you can tell for sure, but you can guess. My guess is that he would not - he looks temperamental and a bit of a loner. Not much fun if you invite him and his missus over to play taboo.
LJJ: diamond... nine... sk wyverns...
LJJ missus: ring? nine rings? what's a wyvern???
buzzzzzzzzzzz!
samsooki and mrs. samsooki yay, we win!
LJJ: the word was BASEBALL!! arrrgh.
LJJ missus: what's a wyvern?
LJJ: I'm going home to play my piano temperamentally!
samsooki, sotte voce, to mrs. samsooki: psst. told ya we shoulda invited kjh and syr instead...
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14 Jae Young
January 9, 2010 at 8:27 AM
Yummy!!! I don't know if I have quite the same Lee Jungjae obsession, probably because I like my body parts attached to my body (DB is vicious in her love~), but what a delicious shot. I have never seen the original movie though I have obviously heard about it. I've wanted to see it, but I admit the remake intrigues me. I am a HUGE fan of Jeon Do Yeon, even through her earlier and arguably smaller pieces. Girlfriend can ACT. I think this twist makes it hotter and modernizes it. Man, I really want to see this movie, and I rarely get excited about Korean movies. They've become a little too Hollywood-ized for me. Don't get me wrong, I love the increased level of production values but the over the top glossiness I could do without.
@samsooki, I think sensitive more than delicate, when I see him. Although when you say delicate, I am inclined to think effeminate or dandy. Lee Jung Jae is not quite that for me, although he comes close.
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15 ockoala
January 9, 2010 at 9:37 AM
LJj is best friends with my "I lub you" and he's so handsome it makes my heart hurt to look at him all screwed by the ladies in his last dramas. Samsooki, LJJ is the guy you drink with in that manly man bar and ponder life with, why would you invite him over for parlor games?
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16 snowanh
January 9, 2010 at 9:43 AM
May we share LJJ with JB??? can't wait.
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17 Sere
January 9, 2010 at 9:57 AM
ooooh. Fantastic news, JB. Fantastic! Thanks *rubs hands in anticipation*
@Belleza
Oh! I didn't know he had been casted for Full House and then opted out. You know, I'm not sure if that's been a blessing or not. For him or the drama. I shall ponder some more.
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18 ybfan
January 9, 2010 at 12:47 PM
@okdubu, neither... just stands for "You're Beautiful" :)
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19 Muffin
January 9, 2010 at 3:31 PM
Mmm *lick*
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20 ips
January 9, 2010 at 4:23 PM
HOTTTTTTTTTT
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21
January 9, 2010 at 4:32 PM
For my taste, I don't quite see LJJ as a sexy man. He is more of a nice guy than a man oozes out his manliness and rawness. He's cute and gentle kinda guy.
Regardless, I am looking forward to watching this movie. I have yet to see IL Mare but I saw him in "An Affair"...is it hot in here? just thinking about his love scenes with Lee Min Sook makes me feel very hot. ahahahaha..
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22 an on imus
January 9, 2010 at 6:53 PM
don't find him sexy or hot, so i am a bit puzzled by the "loaded" comments of some of the posters. he's so ordinary, IMHO, no sex appeal whatsoever...
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23 belleza
January 10, 2010 at 4:34 AM
"he’s so ordinary, IMHO, no sex appeal whatsoever…"
It depends on how old you are, I guess. Like, to me, Lee Jung Jae is like the Really, Really Bad Boy at high school who never went to class and smoked habitually and while always squatting and was like really tough . . . yet who still got straight As and made sure to remove his shoes when visiting your mom's house and like only smiled AT ME and like then when he grows up, he turns into a young Robert Mitchum. A Woman's Man but not a Ladies Man and definitely a Man's Man. In other words, he doesn't exist. :D
Anyway, Here's a shirtless clip of My Man from his 1994 drama Feelings.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GT8Y-ZyuJwI
Sigh.
(Feelings is fun stuff. it's light, but in some ways lot more casual/informal/real than the stuff you see nowadays. And the women are actually of normal weight too. Episode 1 starts out with My Man getting chased by chops while riding his bike. He of course gets caught, but he smiles his way out of it. Think Yoo Seung Ho, but a 1000x more manly. :D )
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24 etee7114
January 10, 2010 at 4:53 AM
LJJ can come over for a game of taboo or strip poker or whatever....I don't care....on one condition though. He has to bring his best pal over....JUNG WOO SUNG!!
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25 Sere
January 10, 2010 at 5:52 AM
@Belleza
OMG. YOU! OMG.
It depends on how old you are, I guess. Like, to me, Lee Jung Jae is like the Really, Really Bad Boy at high school who never went to class and smoked habitually and while always squatting and was like really tough . . . yet who still got straight As and made sure to remove his shoes when visiting your mom’s house and like only smiled AT ME and like then when he grows up, he turns into a young Robert Mitchum. A Woman’s Man but not a Ladies Man and definitely a Man’s Man. In other words, he doesn’t exist.
Yes and yes and yes!
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26 jaloobalee
January 10, 2010 at 1:29 PM
With all the talk and salivating coming from the female side for whoever this guy is...let us not forget to mention the amazingly delicious Seo Woo, who would have really had to have dropped the ball as a wife in order for any "femme fatale" to be able to come in and usurp her position as queen of her man's heart...(Though, after getting a gander at Jeon Do-yeon on Google images, I can see that it is fairly possible!)
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27 pabo ceo reom
January 11, 2010 at 11:21 PM
HELLO~~! :)
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28 Momo
February 8, 2010 at 4:39 PM
Thank you javabeans for posting this up.
I found this site because of looking up on Lee Jung-jae as he's my favorite Korean actor - Interview, Last present, Il Mare, An Affair, Typhoon, OVer the rainbow!!!!
And I think he's more suited to the word charismatic. I'm not saying he's sexy at all but he adds that extra bit towards that sexiness - even my husband finds him intriguing. And I find him like my '92 Penfolds Shiraz in my wine cabinet - the older the better!
Not just a ladies' man but a men's man as well - I agree!
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29 aveline
October 19, 2010 at 5:00 PM
where to watch lee jung jae latest movie the house maid for free online
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30 dallasgirl7
March 21, 2011 at 6:22 PM
OMG... I saw this here in the States and it is waaayyyyy more than sexy. Holleee cow.... I ain't complaining!
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