Yoon Shi-yoon scores first leading role in film
by girlfriday
Last year’s king of baking and king of ratings Yoon Shi-yoon (Baker King Kim Tak-gu) lands his first leading role in the movie One Hundred Percent, about…golf. Really? What’s with the golf stories lately? Didn’t they notice what happened to Birdie Buddy? I get that it’s a big sport, but it’s the dramatic appeal that’s lost on me. Oh well. Yoon Shi-yoon managed to make the whole country care about baking, so maybe he’s got it in him to start some golf frenzy. Ha. Now that’s an oxymoron. Isn’t golf the sport where the audience does the silent clap?
Yoon Shi-yoon will be playing…wait for it…a GENIUS pro golfer. Pfft. Oh, K-Drama/Film-land. Sigh. Why does every character have to be a frickin’ genius at something? It makes me laugh to think that based on these odds, everyone and their mother in Korea is a genius. Throw a stone, hit a genius. Why yes, that person makes a good cup of coffee, but he’s no ordinary barista. He’s a genius barista!
On an up note, it’s a comedy, so there’s potential to see a new side of Yoon Shi-yoon, and for it to not take the genius thing too seriously. It’ll be helmed by first-time director Kim Myung-kyun, and rounded out by veterans Chun Ho-jin (Paradise Ranch), Park Sang-myun (Mary’s papa in Mary Stayed Out All Night), Lee Byung-joon (Principal Shi in Dream High, Director Park in Secret Garden), and Lee Kyung-young (Invincible).
Yoon said, “It’s the first time in my life I’ve ever played golf, so it’s hard. But since I learned the form, I’m falling in love with the sport. It’s a lot of pressure to play the lead in a movie for the first time, but I won’t get cold feet and I’m going to do my best.”
And while Yoon Shi-yoon is no genius actor, he’s a pretty darn good one, for a relative newbie, and I’m looking forward to seeing him in more comedic roles. Perhaps it’ll be a nice transitional project out of makjang-land and into a rom-com? One Hundred Percent starts shooting this weekend.
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1 Estee
January 29, 2011 at 5:30 AM
Doesn't he look like kim nam gil?
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lyra
January 29, 2011 at 8:12 AM
i gotta look at the photo twice. but methinks , nah. =D
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yakunamojing
January 29, 2011 at 9:05 AM
I think he looked like he could be a younger brother of lee joon-gi in High Kick to the Roof..he is soooo cute!!!! *^^*
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yakunamojing
January 29, 2011 at 9:07 AM
High Kick to the Roof is sooooooooo hilarious !!!!!
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2 @.@
January 29, 2011 at 5:32 AM
i LOVED him in kim tak goo, so i think that as long as te material he's given is good, he'll shine in his new role
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3 nelkk
January 29, 2011 at 5:34 AM
heavens, when i saw his face i was like ahhhh im melting and melting! i love him though you are right about the golf thing gf, but im all up for the movie, itz yoon shi yoon in his FIRST LEAD ROLE IN A MOVIE never wanna miss that one !
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4 samgetang
January 29, 2011 at 6:00 AM
If this film project is anything like Baker King or more, then we will sure to have another winner. :-) Would not miss seeing the star of Yoon Shi-Yoon shine once again, now in the big screen. Im 100% for it!
A rom-com would be fun to see with his own brand of humor and acting. Yes, that is one film/series many would want to see him in. :-) Hope they can pair him with another promising newbie though.
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5 Aidan
January 29, 2011 at 6:03 AM
Yay! I love him! :)
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6 Lacey
January 29, 2011 at 6:37 AM
I love Yoon Shi Yoon but not golf -_-
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7 kirikhin. [:
January 29, 2011 at 6:50 AM
LOL. i see that not a lot of people wouldn't want him doing this role because of golf. but i play golf, and it's actually really cool. i can't wait for it to come out. [:
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8 lei
January 29, 2011 at 6:51 AM
golf is a sport where one swing can tell you if the person knows how to play or not... i hope his swing looks better than jae hee's on 3-iron since he's supposed be a 'genius' pro golfer :)
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9 I'm...not...Janna
January 29, 2011 at 7:46 AM
He had a comedic cameo in Once Upon a Time in Saengchori this week. (Episode 13)
I don't know that because I lost a Saengchori style bet this week or anything.. I gotta.. I gotta get off this website and not.. watch K-dramas... and uhhh...clean.. my house. Don't tell Supah I was here! (Runs)
By the way he was super cute in the cameo.
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supah
January 29, 2011 at 4:14 PM
Ohhh... I was going to mention his cameo too but this person who isn't Janna beat me to it.
Ditto, he's so very pretty.
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10 Severine
January 29, 2011 at 8:01 AM
First reaction: "OoOoOo PRETTY!"
Second reaction: now what's this post actually about?
Verdict: Golf? Really? ...maybe I'll watch for the pretty...
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11 come2noona
January 29, 2011 at 8:03 AM
GF, you crack me up!
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12 cont'd
January 29, 2011 at 8:30 AM
Not a fan of golf either, but I'd watch it for YSY... and his voooiiicceee. Or, is that just me?
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13 grateful1
January 29, 2011 at 8:50 AM
I stopped watching Baker King fairly early on cuz I'm just not a makjang kinda girl. Some of YSY's angst-ridden facial expressions were a bit much for me, but I think I'd really enjoy him in a comedic role-- he seems really well suited for it.
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queencircles
January 29, 2011 at 8:57 AM
Omg he cried soooo much in that show. After a while I started shouting at the screen, 'STOP crying!' lol. I did like him in it otherwise. He's so cute ... though he kinda walks funny.
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14 queencircles
January 29, 2011 at 8:53 AM
I friggen LOVE that jacket.
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15 jorosh
January 29, 2011 at 9:04 AM
will give it a try...might pick up something funny to share w/ my golfmates
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16 AcrobaticUrchin
January 29, 2011 at 9:28 AM
He would be SO cute in a rom-com. I await the day....
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17 The Real CZ
January 29, 2011 at 10:11 AM
I'll be watching this one. Loved YSY in HKTTR and Baker King Kim Tak Goo.
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18 Ashnia
January 29, 2011 at 10:49 AM
well i think he should pretty well since High Kick Through The Roof was a stitcom and he totally made me die laughing with his bad guy attitude.
I want to see him in a rom com drama opposite Shin Se Kyung! JUNSE FTW!
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19 Leona
January 29, 2011 at 11:19 AM
I watch now INvincible Lee Pyung Kang... is about golf too... while the sport scenes could be borings(ok htye kinda are) ...they failed me keeping me interested on the main chars... and not the sport.... so this could be the start...to avoid Birdie Buddy ...ILPK had like 6.1 Average ratings... even sageuk scenes were really entertaining....it couldn't save the day
(the 3 girls a la BBF, or the horrific scarf in belt of the pretty(really pretty) second lead, or Momsters "helped")
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20 Mel
January 29, 2011 at 11:20 AM
Throw a stone, hit a genius.
Loving that line.
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Lemon
January 30, 2011 at 2:25 AM
HAHA me too! Actually, that whole paragraph of GF's ranting about the overuse of the 'genius' character cracked me up pretty badly.
And may I add- when we throw a stone in Korea, it hits 2 things, a genius and a chaebol!
Makes me want to fly to Korea now.
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21 Ani
January 29, 2011 at 3:05 PM
I don't know about all golf related stuff failing. Shia and Disney did it pretty darn good job when it came to golf.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sv6FZMeA2Mw&feature=related
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22 Rachael
January 29, 2011 at 3:34 PM
If they keep up with the golf-theme I REALLY hope they decide to just try doing a Happy Gilmore style film. I'd be down for that in a heart beat.
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The Real CZ
January 29, 2011 at 4:38 PM
I agree with you. Happy Gilmore is 15 years old, but every time I watch it, I still laugh my ass off.
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Ani
January 29, 2011 at 8:04 PM
Wow! 15 years? It's already been that long? Time sure flies.
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23 Carinne
January 29, 2011 at 5:44 PM
I walk in a coffee shop, and meet a genius barista giving me a charismatic smile. He says, "what will you be having?" I say, "make me something orgasmic," so he does.
You ask that genius barista if he can make the same cup of joe for your friend to try, and he'll say, "sorry, I don't make the same drink twice." WT... and you call yourself a genius? Ah~ I get it, you make 'em desire you even more now, genius, purely genius.
"Cheers," to that!
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24 annie
January 29, 2011 at 11:04 PM
Hilarious post, girfriday :)
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25 ar
January 30, 2011 at 10:44 AM
man, this guy is pretty!
"Why does every character have to be a frickin’ genius at something?" -- i know, right!
I'm waiting for someone to come up with a drama that will feature a hero who is just average at something! And it sucks how the guys get to be geniuses, but the girls get stuck at the bottom run of the ladder/rookie.
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26 Cam
January 30, 2011 at 11:34 AM
I really love Yoon Shi Yoon in that best drama "Baker King Tak Gu" but he's doing so grrreeeaat job!
He looks so adorable, ofc, I will be looking forward to Yoon Shi Yoon's another new drama project soooon, hehe! ^_____^
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27 너구리
January 30, 2011 at 4:11 PM
엄친아.......................................................................
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28 Zetnnik
January 30, 2011 at 11:23 PM
Totally!
"Throw a stone, hit a genius. Why yes, that person makes a good cup of coffee, but he’s no ordinary barista. He’s a genius barista!"
...dare I say it??? ...pure GENIUS! :O)
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29 Moe
January 31, 2011 at 12:47 PM
I luv this boy!!!!
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30 Joy
February 2, 2011 at 10:51 AM
I love him. Looking forward to his next project.
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