Cyrano Dating Agency opens its set to the press
by javabeans
Here’s our first look behind the scenes of the new romantic comedy Cyrano Dating Agency [시라노연애조작단], a movie based on the French classic Cyrano de Bergerac. The Korean version stars Uhm Tae-woong (Devil) as the Cyrano character, Daniel Choi (High Kick Through the Roof) as the suitor whom he assists, Lee Min-jung (Smile) as the object of his affections, and Park Shin-hye (You’re Beautiful) as his employee.
The original Cyrano features a large-nosed man who is facile with words but low on self-esteem, who helps a young man win over his love by writing his letters for him. The woman falls for the poetic and witty writer, but believes him to be the handsome young man.
In this version, Uhm runs a dating agency to help those who are awkward in love by coaching them and organizing situations for them to succeed in romance. Daniel Choi outsources his romantic planning to Uhm’s agency, having fallen for Lee Min-jung at first sight. In the process, Uhm falls for her as well. Park Shin-hye is an employee who is a key strategist in planning their scenarios.
This is a setup we’ve seen done before, not only in numerous straight adaptations (most notably 1990’s version starring Gerard Depardieu) but also several modernized versions like Roxanne and The Truth About Cats and Dogs. When done well, it can be very cute.
Cyrano Dating Agency began filming on June 21 and plans to release later this year.
Via BNT News
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1 alyssia
June 29, 2010 at 12:39 PM
All the leads are my favorites. Though i didn't think that Park shin Hye would take supporting role in a movie given her recent popularity.
Lee min Jung sure is gorgeaus though.
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2 kaedejun
June 29, 2010 at 1:14 PM
reminds me of Hitch too!
anyways - SO CUTE! the interaction between UTW and Daniel Choi is too funny 0 especially in the last row of photos.
daniel choi is really pulling off the geeky-awkward look. and i had to take a second look before i recognized lee min jung
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3 danna
June 29, 2010 at 1:25 PM
i honestly cant wait for this.....i love every single one of the cast especially Uhm tae woong, who I havent seen in sooo long!!..cant wait!!
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4 RunLolaRun
June 29, 2010 at 1:27 PM
I was expecting Uhm Tae Woong to be sporting a huge prosthetic nose or something...lol. And WOW...Lee Min-jung is stunning!
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5 Rossi
June 29, 2010 at 1:28 PM
Lee Min Jung is so very pretty.
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6 Kender
June 29, 2010 at 1:28 PM
Hahaha awwww, this looks cute! LMJ looks beautiful, and I adore the expressions on UTW and DC in the last two pictures. :D
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7 xiahkixiri
June 29, 2010 at 1:30 PM
this looks SO cute i'm dying here <3 a pic of park shin hye would've been great
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8 theedie
June 29, 2010 at 1:58 PM
sounds like something I'll have to keep on my radar when it comes out. Plus I've always liked Uhm from Choon-hyang. Hopefully the writing and directing is strong enough to keep me interested.
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9 sweetyo0on
June 29, 2010 at 2:01 PM
uhm tae woong is coming back in romcoms~~~ yeah yeah
after delightful girl choon hyang he took such serious roles.
it made me miss his smile ^^
oh gosh.
lee min jung is gorgeous.
never caught onto the whole hype about daniel choi and park shin hye (especially during you're beautiful) but dont hate either....
so cant waiiiittttttt~ <3 hope it doesnt disappoint.
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10 anna
June 29, 2010 at 2:21 PM
It looks like more like "Hitched", kind of.
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11 anna
June 29, 2010 at 2:22 PM
Er, I meant Hitch. ^^;
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12 ?_?
June 29, 2010 at 2:26 PM
i'm not hating on kim min jung... but lady looks like she might have been a dude..
i mean.. her hands are pretty big, her jawline is masculine, and when she was in her swimming suit in bof; i thought she has a very rectangular body..
they lady parts can be made by a doctor now.. and the face.
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13 ?_?
June 29, 2010 at 2:27 PM
i meant lee min jung..
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14 jons
June 29, 2010 at 2:27 PM
awhh..how cute is Lee Min-jung in this?!?!? super adorable. she can pull off that look! i took notice of her in bof, then in smile you. but i just think she's so pretty. :)
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15 asik g
June 29, 2010 at 2:34 PM
Uhm Tae-woong.. walking charisma. Looking forward to it!
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16 xiaoSxin
June 29, 2010 at 2:49 PM
after reading this the movie reminds me a lot of Hitch bec of the coaching and creating scenarios for the lovebirds.. looking forward to UTW's comic and romantic side..
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17 eianv.e
June 29, 2010 at 2:54 PM
My all time girl crush Lee Min Jung! She's gorgeous and I love her style in this. And the rest of the cast is <33 I hope it'll turn out good 'cause I'm anticipating already. I especially love the last two pictures :P
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18 GrayZiLay
June 29, 2010 at 2:54 PM
Yeah, much like the movie "Hitch"..
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19 pabo ceo reom
June 29, 2010 at 2:59 PM
I like set ups like the movie "Hitch." It's cute and I love the cast :)
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20 fadedjean
June 29, 2010 at 3:27 PM
JB, this doesn't belong here, but did you hear about Park Yongha committing suicide?
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21 Dust to Dust
June 29, 2010 at 3:32 PM
WOW how more gorgeous Lee Min Jung could be, from BOF to Smile You and now this, she pull of all the different hairstyles really well....
Although the storyline sound trivial but sometimes a simple story could get really interesting under a right hand, so i hope this one would be like that...
Wish all the best for this project... LMJ,UTW,DC fighting!!!
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22 Sukispop
June 29, 2010 at 3:44 PM
I'll definitely be watching this, when both Lee Min Jung and Park Shin Hye are in it. I loved PSH in YB, LMJ in BBF, and both in Kimcheed Radish Cubes.
And these pics certainly confirm that Lee Min Jung is a beautiful young woman.
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23 bean
June 29, 2010 at 3:48 PM
aw this certainly looks like it would be cute and fun (:
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24 r.
June 29, 2010 at 4:00 PM
Loving Park Shin-hye in the Competent Girl glasses!
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25 Kay
June 29, 2010 at 4:22 PM
I cant wait to see SH again!!! Yay!!!
I think this movie will be fun^^
Btw, SH took this supporting role due to her schedule at shool (as she only take small projects and bigger ones on her break)
Such a hard working girl<3
And we dont see her photo here, because she came to Japan for Anjell Fm and will stay there for a week
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26 B-Town
June 29, 2010 at 4:46 PM
LMJ look so fresh and elegant with that new hairstyle, and both the guys look cute also...
Cant wait to watch this movie,..
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27 kabala
June 29, 2010 at 5:05 PM
I seriously don't want anything to do with today's headline story...But, as for this one, how cool is it to have the gorgeous and bubbly Lee Min Jung beginning another project after winning over so many hearts with 'Smile You'?!!!
As for the comments left by ?_?. @entries 12 and 13;
Are you friggin' kidding me, dude? While I did notice that Min-Jung certainly had nothing on Goo Hye Sun in the body department in BOF, this girl is seriously gorgeous! Admittedly, the photograph in question does make her hands look freakishly large, but; be serious...this ain't "Lady" Gaga we're talkin' about here, this is complete female-type woman if ever there was one. Sheeeeeessh.....
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28 djeedjes
June 29, 2010 at 5:22 PM
i had to recheck who's the female lead! LMJ looks so different with longer hair and glasses...she's beautiful!!! ( not that she's not beautiful usually... :) )
The movie seems so fun..will look forward it.
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29 kirara
June 29, 2010 at 5:50 PM
Totally agreed. Lee min jung is super pretty here!! lovin the look! :D
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30 ais
June 29, 2010 at 6:05 PM
I'm particularly excited with this movie because Shin Hye is in it.. the plot sounds promising too =D
Lee min jung looks great with long hair and eyeglasses on.
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31 glencorajane
June 29, 2010 at 6:20 PM
coincidentally, Uhm has a large nose like Cyrano!
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32 chom chom
June 29, 2010 at 6:58 PM
I'm so excited for this movie! Three of my fave people~!
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33 Ani
June 29, 2010 at 7:35 PM
Good thing they were going for the agency version of it, because Uhm is no Quasimodo (although, I have to argue, the Disney one was cute - although his heart of gold made him very handsome) and neither is he a Cyrano (you know, nose and looks-wise).... Something to look forward to.
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34 LadyIgraine
June 29, 2010 at 7:59 PM
A bit off topic, but I was name after the girl in the book.
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35 Sukispop
June 29, 2010 at 8:05 PM
In response to the big hands comment-
Lee Min Jung's hands look perfectly fine and proportionate. What you see are long, slender fingers...nothing wrong with that. In fact, in many societies they're considered aesthetically very pleasing to the eye.
In my earlier post, I forgot to mention that I absolutely loved Lee Min Jung in Smile, You. She knocked it out of the park in that family drama, and proved what a superb actress she can be in the lead female role. Her acting chops can go toe-to-toe with her considerable beauty.
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36 hanchulFOREVER
June 29, 2010 at 8:33 PM
LMJ is so pretty. I LOVED her in Smile absolutely utterly adorable and the cutest and most lovable female lead EVER.
Aja aja fighting !
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37 lovelyu
June 29, 2010 at 9:19 PM
LMJ is beautiful and gorgeous, but I found her always in one expression, maybe her eyes expresion, eventhough beautiful but just..nothing, IMO.
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38 HITCH
June 29, 2010 at 9:28 PM
HITCH with a lil bit twist.
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39 Keylye
June 29, 2010 at 9:53 PM
Cute. I love all the leads in this, especially Uhm Tae Woong.
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40 Thu
June 29, 2010 at 10:35 PM
Loving the cast. Story sounds cute and very fitting for summer if it does come out in the summer. I'm looking out for this.
LOVE Min Jung. Let's see how this turns out. I'm glad she got another lead role. :D
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41 elise
June 29, 2010 at 10:42 PM
HITCH!
.... or sorta ^^ i like it already! lee min jung is so pretty!~
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42 hotsaranghae
June 29, 2010 at 10:43 PM
UHM TAEWOONG!!!~~~
my most fav. korean actor....hahaha
and I was wondering where he has gone after Queen SeonDeok >.<~~
glad to see him coming back again.....although I'm not a big fan of romcoms and UTW is more suited for gritty characters (like the one he played in Devil or Resurrection), I'll take any UTW drama for now^^~~~
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43 midnightmint
June 30, 2010 at 12:08 AM
Is it just me or some of the photos of lee min-jung here make her looks similiar to Yoon Eun Hye?
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44 Z
June 30, 2010 at 3:19 AM
Lee Min Jung looks amazing. Love the long hair on her. Really grows her up. And she always picks projects with great costume designers because her clothes are always stunning. I've liked all of the"Cyrano" iterations that have come out over the years and "Hitch" is one of my favorite recent movies so , if they do a halfway decent job, this drama has all the ingredients of my next addiction.
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45 gail
June 30, 2010 at 3:31 AM
why can't i see park shin hye?huhuhu...:(
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46 Cam
June 30, 2010 at 9:26 AM
YAYAY for PARK SHIN HYE who has a supporting role as same as Daniel Choi, too! =) I am looking forward for Park Shin Hye in there and I really like her since I enjoyed watching that drama "You're Beautiful", of course! =)
Ooooh, It's very FANTASTIC to this drama because Lee Min Jung and Uhm Tae Wong, too!
Do your BESSSSTTT! (winks)
** TO #20 Fadedjean = ........Oh, ah.....That, of course, I've heard about this shocking new (Park Yong Ha had been passing away) but it was very dreadful and disappointing..........=(
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47 crabapple
June 30, 2010 at 6:50 PM
this kind of reminds me of the k-drama Romance Zero with KangIn. Love all of the cast members of the show!
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48 joeydragonlady
July 1, 2010 at 6:06 AM
I am wondering if there is a love interest for Shin Hye in this series too? I love her!
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49 moochi
July 1, 2010 at 12:32 PM
lee min jung..wow i fell for this girl in smile, you.
her chemistry with the lead actor in that drama was OVER THE ROOF. i completely adore her
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50 eusjoji
July 1, 2010 at 7:17 PM
Love Uhm Tae-woong.
Lee min Jung looks so ugly. Don't like her. Don't like Daniel Choi either. He is stupid and ugly as well. Who is the main character in this movie? If it's Daniel Choi, I will skip this movie.
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