Lee Seung-gi cowers before his gumiho girlfriend
by javabeans
…and I love it!
After all the prickly alpha males, the misunderstood wounded heroes, and the perfect never-gonna-get-the-girl Daddy Long Legs benefactors, I’m itching for a new kind of male character. And while we’ve had a few beta males in kdrama hero history, it’s not really a common character archetype yet.
So when Lee Seung-gi fears his beautiful and strong girlfriend (Shin Mina as the mythical gumiho), it’s refreshing. He’s got grounds for fearing her — it’s hard not to when her supernatural species typically dines on his — but even so, he’s shaping up to be a real scaredy cat.
(Thinking back on it, the Hong sisters have a few non-alpha males in their repertoire, which may contribute to why they feel so fun and fresh to me. Jae Hee in Delightful Girl Chun-hyang isn’t a coward but he has a few characteristics of the beta male, and Hong Gil Dong and Oh Ji-ho of Fantasy Couple both depart from the alpha stereotypes. Here, Lee Seung-gi plays an immature son of a rich family, which makes me think of Jae Hee again, of DGCH.)
The drama began filming in Haenam, South Jeolla Province, in late June. It’ll premiere on August 11.
I like how they have cleverly styled Shin Mina’s appearance in these stills. She’s dressed in a feminine white dress, which makes her look innocent and pretty. But the woman dressed in white with long black hair is also the typical depiction of the Korean female ghost (examples here and here), so it’s a nice little subconscious association.
Via Newsen
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51 jen
July 15, 2010 at 2:37 PM
i totally want his dark knight t shirt >.<
i cant wait till this drama is out!!!!!!!
daebak seung gi!
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52 Barbara
July 15, 2010 at 3:43 PM
I love how Lee Seung Gi's shirt says "Dark Knight".
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53 Atsirk
July 15, 2010 at 3:57 PM
I LOOOOOOOOVVVVVVVVVEEEE IT!!! I LOVE LSG, and I really cannot wait for this drama!!!
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54 Nhu
July 15, 2010 at 4:40 PM
I LOVE LOVE LSG. He's so ridiculously dorky it's so cute! Right down to that neon Dark Knight shirt.
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55 Lisa
July 15, 2010 at 4:43 PM
Bahaha I'm not familiar with this guy but he looks delightfully dorky.
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56 Cam
July 15, 2010 at 5:01 PM
Oh gosh! Lolz!
I LOOOOVVVVEEE all of these picture for both of them = Lee Seung Gi and Shin Mina!!!!
Ooooooh! I love seeing Shin Mina seems soooo "evil loooking" at Lee Seung Gi like that (from picture) and she put her hand under LSG's shirt, oooooh, how scary!!!!
**Especially, I like that Shin Mina's pretty long hair down to make so good looking! **
Ah, I love Shin Mina since I had seen her in that drama "The Devil" with Uhm Tae Woong, of course. AND......Lee Seung Gi really impress me because he was doing a good job at acting from "Brilliant Legacy", heh!
*** I can't wait to watch this drama --- so exciting! ***
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57 Endroine
July 15, 2010 at 5:05 PM
WOW O-O his smile is so weird and.. scary O-O
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58 Fayt890
July 15, 2010 at 5:17 PM
I'm looking Forward to this drama like no other. It seems refreshing and new !! Which is always a plus!!! The hong sisters have never let me down before and I don't expect they will this time either. :)
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59 miniejungle
July 15, 2010 at 6:02 PM
can't wait for this show... i love 2010 dramas... there are so many good ones to watch, yay!
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60 Ani
July 15, 2010 at 6:11 PM
I want his Dark Knight shirt. Oh what the well, I want his body too.
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61 Liesel
July 15, 2010 at 6:21 PM
Love 'em beta males! The last beta male I've seen and liked was Hwang DOng-gyu (LJH) in Hello My Lady. I'm really looking forward to this, just to watch LSG's character's funny antics. And wow, Shin Mina looks really scary in the first pic; perfect pick for a gumiho role!
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62 ripgal
July 15, 2010 at 6:28 PM
Love love Lee Seung Gi. And Shin Mina's always adorable..
I think they're gonna make a great pair!
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63 LadyIgraine
July 15, 2010 at 6:46 PM
she's out to eat his liver, lol!
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64 peanut butter
July 15, 2010 at 7:36 PM
love Shin Mina’s first still!! it has this nice, eerie feel to it and that white dress totally contrasts her facial expression!! and Lee Seung-gi in that first picture is also hilarious!! starting to really look forward to this!
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65 Jana2010
July 15, 2010 at 8:02 PM
After a HARD and LIFE-THREATENING exam, this news bit makes me SMILE :) I'm looking forward to it!!!!!!
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66 Keylye
July 15, 2010 at 10:33 PM
So cute! I can't wait for this.
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67 nikky_p_28
July 15, 2010 at 11:29 PM
HONG SISTERS!!!! BRING IT ON!!!
Finally! Been waiting for this. There wasn't much drama that exciting. Just the right timing since coffee house will soon be finish. I love all Hong sisters drama and this will be no different.
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68 Pebriani
July 16, 2010 at 2:01 AM
I DON'T LIKE IT !!
GRRRRRRRRRrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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69 Clarisa
July 16, 2010 at 5:44 AM
Can't wait to see this! I love both of them! :-)
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70 crazyblacklab
July 20, 2010 at 1:15 AM
hah im a recent fan of the hong sisters so looking fwd to this one.. hoever it may be its bound to be funny so yay \m/ xD
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71 riyan
August 6, 2010 at 12:36 AM
lee seung gi and shin mina your are the best,,,,,,,,
lee seung gi LOVE shin mina ...........
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72 riyan
August 6, 2010 at 12:39 AM
lee seung gi and shin mina is the best,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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