Kim Soo-hyun has choco abs (?) (!)
by javabeans
Thank you, Kim Soo-hyun, for growing into such a fine young man, and I do mean fine in all possible ways one can mean it.
Now he’s gone and bared his washboard abs for us, as featured in this Vogue Girl photo spread that was shot in New York. The concept of the shoot has him looking a bit tougher than his previous roles, and the photos and interview span ten pages in the magazine’s September issue.
The actor has positively skyrocketed to fame in the past year, impressing audiences with his mature acting (in contrast to his youthful appearance) in notable child-actor parts (Will It Snow For Christmas, Giant) as well as a solid role in the tearful and heartfelt special short series Father’s House.
(Kim Soo-hyun’s hairstyle seems to be a more modern, edgy way to style the pompadour, from which I think Playful Kiss could take a hint. Perhaps their version suits the character, but this one feels fresher and more stylish.)
Via Hankyung
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1 immakiddo!
August 17, 2010 at 11:20 PM
OH. MY. GAWD.
MINE MINE MINE!
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jo
August 17, 2010 at 11:43 PM
I called him a long time ago! Get in line!
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joeydragonlady
August 18, 2010 at 2:32 AM
sweety get in line.
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Brandi
August 18, 2010 at 10:07 AM
@immakiddo I believe the back of the line is about a mile down the road ???
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maez
August 18, 2010 at 10:49 AM
no it's WAY more than that!
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2 Carmie
August 17, 2010 at 11:22 PM
I would have loved for him to play the lead in Playful Kiss. Actually I'd like for him to play the lead in pretty much anything. I just want him to be in a drama where he doesn't play the child version of someone.
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namemelydia
August 17, 2010 at 11:25 PM
I agree!
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niKai
August 18, 2010 at 2:41 AM
now that i think about it...
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Madita
August 18, 2010 at 4:49 AM
i totatly agreeeeeee, too
Wanted to see him in Playful Kiss so much.
Well hope also he will get the lead in a romantic drama asap
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amatsu
August 18, 2010 at 5:00 AM
OH wow... that made me think too. He'll do great! I miss him.
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danna
August 18, 2010 at 9:56 AM
i have been saying that since day one
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Brandi
August 18, 2010 at 10:17 AM
don't know what you guys are talking about. Kim Hyun Joong has perfected the Disconnected, Disinterested Hero. (haterz ...)
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Haruluber
August 18, 2010 at 4:40 PM
Yea he needs a breakout role even though he's already made a name for himself he needs to be a lead soon （＾∇＾）
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3 daisytwenties
August 17, 2010 at 11:23 PM
OH MY GOODNESS
*Faints*
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4 namemelydia
August 17, 2010 at 11:25 PM
It was only a matter of time
;]
Kim Soo Hyun, I appreciate
continue to be like this xD
hahaha!
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5 shirubang
August 17, 2010 at 11:28 PM
take note playful kiss! this is what you lost, lol. i still think he looks way cuter with monae~<3 WORK IT.
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6 Sera
August 17, 2010 at 11:46 PM
Ordinarily I would not be attracted to someone of his type at all, but I saw the light almost immediately after I saw him act. He makes me absolutely swoon, I swear.
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7 fauvish
August 17, 2010 at 11:47 PM
What a fine way to start the day :D
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8 serendipity
August 17, 2010 at 11:50 PM
ICOMYM Club roll call!
(Inappropriate Crush on Much Younger Men)
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maria
August 18, 2010 at 6:42 AM
HOLLA!
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smiles
August 18, 2010 at 12:30 PM
Amen sister!
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rainerust
August 18, 2010 at 6:44 PM
I think I'm almost qualified to be a founding member of this club.
On board!
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kitkat
August 18, 2010 at 7:02 PM
present!
what's the age gap for you to be considered a cougar? hehe. for Kim Soo-hyun, I will not mind that label
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Ani
February 2, 2012 at 9:30 PM
A little late but... *clears throat* Present and accounted for ma'am.... Sir? XD
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9 jeankaycee
August 17, 2010 at 11:50 PM
damn he looks great!
he doesnt only have the looks but the talent as well.
hope he land himself a lead that will explore his talents!
kim soo hyun please continue to impress us in your future projects!
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10 Yenna
August 17, 2010 at 11:53 PM
SEXY BEAST
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11 moana
August 17, 2010 at 11:57 PM
k, people, don't freak out but the abs and arms look kinda airbrushed. esp when you compare the two arms pics. oh he is pretty, no doubt. just think he was assisted by technology . . .
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12 trixicopper
August 17, 2010 at 11:58 PM
I am so going to Hell for my pervy ICOMYM ways. (sigh)
At least it'll be warm and I'll know people. :)
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13 langdon813
August 18, 2010 at 12:13 AM
WOW.
Okay, let's call the meeting to order!
We generally enforce the over-21 rule in the ICOMYM Club (any younger and they have to be babes-in-waiting). I do believe he fits the age requirement now, no? If so, he is IN, and no one has to go to hell.
THANKS JB! :-D
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alert
August 18, 2010 at 12:23 AM
Oh yes, he's totally eligible for us members to drool on.
(If he's not, I would motion that we bend the rule for him) :D
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tildy
August 18, 2010 at 9:22 AM
Right on, jb. So fine!
One of my biggest age appropriate crushes.
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Javabeans
August 18, 2010 at 12:45 AM
He's 22. You've got a year to spare!
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hjkomo
August 18, 2010 at 12:55 AM
22 and a half! :P
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djeedjes
August 18, 2010 at 3:11 AM
why 21?
can we be more flexible, and make it 19 ( or 20 in Korean's age )? because as far I know it's the legal age in Korea? :D
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maria
August 18, 2010 at 6:50 AM
*whew* good. although let's face it: i stopped caring about his age the moment i saw those abs. RAWR. LOOOL!
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lovenyc52
August 18, 2010 at 8:29 AM
present and accounted for. rawr.
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lb_tmi
August 18, 2010 at 11:03 AM
present, but totally NOT accounted for.
*drools*
*drowns in drool*
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lovenyc52
August 18, 2010 at 2:15 PM
this kinda makes u lose ur mind, huh, twin?
but in a totally good way.
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dapinaymrs
November 19, 2011 at 2:29 PM
Ay caramba, these comments! *guffaws*
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Ani
February 2, 2012 at 9:32 PM
Ah, so there are rules to follow. Phew. Thank goodness. I was a little worried about ICOMYM (and my soul) until I found out there was an age requirement. *signs up*
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14 Liesel
August 18, 2010 at 12:23 AM
Just an offhand comment about the "modern and edgy" take on the pompadour for playful kiss: Lee Tae Sung's character in PK is supposed to be a sorta gangster, boy-who-grew-up-in-the-boondocks type which is why i think the unstylish, dorky hairstyle was given to him. If he did wear the edgier do (above), his character would look way too slick and suave to fit the original story...
Just saying :D
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Hermosa5790
August 18, 2010 at 1:28 AM
yep..agreed. In the manga, his character is quite, shall we say dorky, hot-tempered and an average looking young man (lol, my gentle way of saying, unattractive heheheh). DON'T FORGET ABOUT THE HAIR! glad that he'll be sporting a hairstyle exactly like in the manga.
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15 a
August 18, 2010 at 12:23 AM
JAVABEANS YOU TOOK KANG JI HWAN
SO KSH IS MIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINNNEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
*END OF CRAZED FANGIRL RANT*
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16 okitokki
August 18, 2010 at 12:36 AM
i likeeee. owait. how old is this one? i dont want to fully commit until i have an age. i dont want to feel creepy later..
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17 poo
August 18, 2010 at 12:44 AM
wow hez turned out grt!
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18 hjkomo
August 18, 2010 at 1:01 AM
ICOMYM Club roll call!
Present! :D
So, Madame President, what's on the agenda today?
Kim Soo Hyun definitely deserves a leading role soon.
And speaking of leading roles...
When is Yoo Ah In getting one?!
I have a feeling my eyes will be fixed on him in Sungkyunkwan Scandal. Rawr.
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djeedjes
August 18, 2010 at 3:17 AM
Kim Soo Hyun, Yoo Ah In, and Song Joong Ki.. they will lead the next generation of Hallyu actors.
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alert
August 18, 2010 at 5:34 AM
..and that's why ICOMYM members will have a blast watching Sungkyunkwan Scandal! :D
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lovenyc52
August 18, 2010 at 8:30 AM
amen to that...
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19 Carinne
August 18, 2010 at 1:23 AM
Ahhhhhhh, my eyes!..... MY EYES!! *___*
I prefer the kid in WISFC... yes, I want him in tears... I want the boy in tears! Don't grow up too fast.........
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20 cinderella
August 18, 2010 at 1:30 AM
I ttly agree with everybody, I would have preferred him as the lead in Playful Kiss... He's got a heck of a lot of acting talent than Kim Hyun-joong. Then again, we'll have to wait and see if Kim Hyun-joong has improved...
God, I would give ANYTHING to see him as the lead of Playful Kiss! He would look great with Jung So-min
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21 kay
August 18, 2010 at 1:36 AM
so hot. he really looks like he could be related to SHINee's key
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22 Jen
August 18, 2010 at 2:07 AM
I'm in love with his boots in the last two photos.
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23 Osi
August 18, 2010 at 2:18 AM
GOD...
GOD...
GOD..
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24 tokyojesusfist
August 18, 2010 at 3:07 AM
Some people complain that there aren't enough (young) masculine actors in Hollywood, but they would have a seizure if they saw the situation in Korea and Japan. You can barely tell the men and women apart.
As for his "washboard abs," he does not have any muscles, only a low fat percentage. Photoshop could have been involved as well.
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Artemis
August 18, 2010 at 3:18 AM
Yes, those abs are what we all have without any fat. We all have muscles underneath. LOL
But a really great actor he's turning into. Looking forward to seeing him in the future, as a lead.
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supah
August 18, 2010 at 5:13 AM
Oh, those are definitely real, not photoshopped.
Unless they digitally enhanced his scenes in Giant or something, but I doubt it. ;)
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rubyred19
August 18, 2010 at 1:08 PM
^^ and may I ask which episodes I can see this in?? :)
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supah
August 18, 2010 at 2:33 PM
Between episodes 3-5. Though I must warn you, they're not just gratuitous shirtless scenes, this tragic kid with the most heartbreaking pair of eyes could turn pretty violent.
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supah
August 18, 2010 at 2:53 PM
Here, one such clip: http://www.viikii.net/videos/watch/80136/0/boxing.html
This one's relatively safer, his other such scenes are definitely not for minors. Heheh!
rubyred19
August 18, 2010 at 3:59 PM
Thanks so much for the link!
Is it wrong that I unconsciously had "Fox Rain" from My Girlfriend is a Gumiho OST playing when I was watching that link? It totally killed the seriousness of that scene when I realized that all I was hearing was "doobidoo bi doo dafaa" while KSH is all half naked and sweaty lol.
BTW can you also tell me up to what episode he is in the drama? I tried watching it to see his acting but had to stop at the end of ep. 2 because it got too heavy for me :/
supah
August 18, 2010 at 4:16 PM
You're welcome. He's in it till episode 8, though he's hardly in ep2, he comes back and pretty much takes over from ep3 again.
Yes, the first 3.5 episodes are very tragic and it is admittedly heavy material, but then after the second half of episode 4, the show really kicks off and kicks ass. And you'll get some lighter moments being incorporated in, gradually.
(If you wind up liking it and stick it out, he becomes Park Sang-min after that, who from episode 10 onwards is mindblowing! I'd say he's just as good if not better than his younger counterpart).
tupai
September 30, 2010 at 11:57 PM
thanks for that intense and beautiful one minute T_T
mookie
August 18, 2010 at 5:18 PM
shut the lid up, would you kindly?
*DROOLZ*
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mookie
August 18, 2010 at 5:20 PM
and of course my previous request only concern @tokyojesusfist
but again, would you kindly?
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25 yue
August 18, 2010 at 3:31 AM
his face, damn nice pretty face!! and those arms....ooooh..me. wants. really.really.wants.
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26 red
August 18, 2010 at 5:07 AM
holy crap!!! hes so HOT..i love these photos, what a beautiful face...nd talent to boot....cant wait to see him as a leading man....but i have a feeling hes gonna pick meatier roles that light rom coms
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27 supah
August 18, 2010 at 5:08 AM
@immakiddo!
Haha, why such wonderment? You've already seen his choco-abs a few times in Giant. Not to mention the shower scene at the military base with Jung Bo-suk. Ofc. I was totally engrossed in their compelling exchange over screwing over the US Officials, err... even had to replay the scene so as to catch every single word, thrice.
---That's ICOMYM and ICOMOM, both.
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28 danni
August 18, 2010 at 7:11 AM
Well, well, look who's looking better and better everytime I see him. Somebody give the boy a leading role, PLEASE.
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29 S@lly
August 18, 2010 at 7:18 AM
HAWT with a capital HAAA!
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30 Sora
August 18, 2010 at 7:19 AM
I was hoping he would be chosen for the main lead in Playful Kiss. Looking at the pics he would have played the part wonderfully. :)
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31
August 18, 2010 at 7:52 AM
AWWW How I wish he could have taken the lead in Playful Kiss!!!
The pictures are awesome :D.
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32 whatsupalisa
August 18, 2010 at 7:53 AM
DAYUMN WHERE CAN I GET MYSELF ONE OF THOSE?
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33 Chris
August 18, 2010 at 8:43 AM
Kid is so cute and talented to boot, but I have to agree with post #24. The upcoming generation of [Korean] male stars are predominantly, for a lack of a better word, pretty. As long as talent trumps all, but it's simply a sign of the times as the generation of men who are now deemed attractive are increasingly marked with femininity.
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34 Precious
August 18, 2010 at 9:36 AM
I feel like such a pervert, but who knows maybe he likes older women :)
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35 danna
August 18, 2010 at 10:00 AM
boy's got a wonderful body...now only if he could get a lead role somewhere as well...and WTH he was in NY???....man i was there so man times this summer!
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36 bo bae
August 18, 2010 at 11:20 AM
He was very good in Giant.
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37 Jules
August 18, 2010 at 12:06 PM
Reading the comments on this post had rolling on the floor... you guys are too funny...
new member to the ICOMYM club! :(
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38 sogba
August 18, 2010 at 1:05 PM
Hot Dam!!
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39 mookie
August 18, 2010 at 1:06 PM
!#$%^&#$*%%$#@!%(&*^OMFGHAWT%$#!@&*$(%^%$!#%^&
<333333333333,
watergirl, ICOMYM club
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40 Haruluber
August 18, 2010 at 4:35 PM
Oh baby baby lol que delisioso me lo quiero comer lol anyway he looks so hot!!!!! ♥♡♥♡
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41 carolf
August 18, 2010 at 5:39 PM
Roll call for the ICOMYM club -- HERE! ...a feast to the
eyes and it gets my little ole' heart a pumping again!!
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42 rainerust
August 18, 2010 at 7:21 PM
The first picture does kinda remind me of SHINee's Key. Which probably explains why I like him so much. Other than his fabulous acting chops of couuuurrrseee. See! I am not so superficial like that! .....please don't call me out on that.
Hello ICOMYM Club! (I didn't know there was an age-limit. I thought...y'know...MUCH Younger Men would apply to under-21s as well. Since...y'know...that's kinda appropriate for me LOL)
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Icestreak
August 18, 2010 at 8:34 PM
OMG yessss.
I was like, am I the only one who thinks he looks like a SHINee member? Except I think he looks like Onew, not Key.
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43 jelly-jamboree
August 18, 2010 at 10:04 PM
maybe this makes me a total noob in the world of kdramas... but what does "choco" mean exactly????
like... his abs are like chocolate because they look so good you wanna eat them >.<;; or is this a korean word i just don't know?
PS: I googled his age & i found out i'm just barely barely BARELY younger than him! i don't feel like a creepy pedophile anymore! woot woot! now i can obsess w/o any reservations kekeke *runs off to be a creepy fangirl*
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44 Cam
August 19, 2010 at 8:16 AM
WOOAAAHHHH...............(my head spinning) @__o
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45 Chris
August 19, 2010 at 8:45 AM
@ jelly-jamboree
http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/images/abdominalchocolatebars_jeanpaulhevin.jpg
It's a French thing, too, "les tablettes de chocolat." If you can't already tell, "choco[late] abs" are so defined that they resemble chocolate tablets.
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jelly-jamboree
August 20, 2010 at 1:27 AM
aha! i c now :) thanks a million for explaining!
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46 Alie
August 26, 2010 at 1:06 PM
HOLY SHHH
this boy is all i want for Chrismas
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47 Alie
August 26, 2010 at 1:07 PM
HOLY SHHH
this boy is all i want for Christmas
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48 mia
November 25, 2014 at 3:31 PM
damn I would pay any one 20million monopoly dollars if anyone kidnap him for me!!!!!!!! Owieeeeee bringing sexy
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