Noh Min-woo gets in bed for Midas
by javabeans
Funny what a difference one project makes: After Pasta and My Girlfriend Is a Gumiho, all I could muster for Pretty Emo Boy Noh Min-woo was indifference. Then you put him in four episodes of ’80s-music-themed Rock Rock Rock, and suddenly he’s adorable, energetic, and emotive.
I’m hoping it’s the latter Noh Min-woo we get to see in Midas, the SBS Monday-Tuesday drama which, if you base on these previews, is about…uh…something. I’m not sure what. But it’s intense and exciting, perhaps. And it’s about MIDAS.
Official descriptions to give us a few more details, such as how it’s set in the business world and deals with the conspiracies and betrayals of the chaebol world. It stars Jang Hyuk, Lee Min-jung, and Kim Hee-ae; Noh Min-woo plays the latter’s younger brother, a rich playboy from a chaebol family.
Midas follows Athena, which oddly enough ends on a Monday without a special or extra broadcast. That means Midas‘s first episode will air on Tuesday, February 22.
Via HeraldM
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1 jojo
February 19, 2011 at 5:29 AM
NMW is "adorable, energetic, and emotive?" Guess I'll have to watch Rock Rock Rock! Thanks JB
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jodie047
February 19, 2011 at 5:31 AM
you should.. he's the best there.. I swear! :)
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Christy
February 19, 2011 at 5:56 AM
it's a must-watch! go see it!!
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bugbites
February 19, 2011 at 7:15 AM
I really enjoyed Rock Rock Rock - and I'd never even heard of Boohwal before watching it. NMW was really impressive in it. And, you know, dreamy. Cuz he just is.
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2 jodie047
February 19, 2011 at 5:29 AM
awww.. Min-woo!! Goodluck!! :)
if ever I would be waking up with someone like him beside.. I won't get up.. I'll just stay in bed and flirt with him.. LOL! :D
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3 Meh
February 19, 2011 at 5:32 AM
LOL he tweeted "Ugh, Bed scene" followed by "Nude Dong joo Teacher T_T" right before these stills came out. Hahahaha
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ktb
February 19, 2011 at 7:11 PM
^Thanks for that. I just lol-ed.
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Serious
February 19, 2011 at 8:32 PM
he did??!!! i must check his twitter rn. thanks for the info keke~
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Jane
February 20, 2011 at 5:44 AM
What's his tag on twitter?
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4 ivy
February 19, 2011 at 5:34 AM
Yea, the stills are looking cute and all but i'm yearning to find out what that drama's actually about (based on lol, that previous 2 teasers, we got a big fat ? mark).
And haha... Yet another drama title with a name based on Greek mythology. this doesn't clue me in at all. haha
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x0mi07
February 19, 2011 at 9:07 AM
"Official descriptions to give us a few more details, such as how it’s set in the business world and deals with the conspiracies and betrayals of the chaebol world. It stars Jang Hyuk, Lee Min-jung, and Kim Hee-ae; Noh Min-woo plays the latter’s younger brother, a rich playboy from a chaebol family." <-- 3rd paragraph of this article.=)
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5 Lisa
February 19, 2011 at 5:39 AM
he is much cuter with less make up and messy hair like this..
fall in love with the eyes ^_^
* can believe he is the same man as Rose from Trax
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Lisa
February 19, 2011 at 5:40 AM
*cant
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Alvina
February 19, 2011 at 9:43 AM
Indeed; I remember when TRAX came out and "Rose" looks so different.
He went from this:
http://image.maniadb.com/images/artist/114/114562.jpg
to well...this
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Rina
February 21, 2011 at 6:07 AM
I was surprised when I put the two together. I got to say I like him better now.
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queencircles
February 19, 2011 at 11:01 AM
He also looks like he gain a few lbs. His face is fuller even then when he was in mgiag or rock rock rock I think. He's definitely a cutie.
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6 Linda165
February 19, 2011 at 5:58 AM
I found more information and character descriptions here, sorry is in Spanish :)
http://www.onjjena.com/2011/02/midas-se-estrena-la-semana-que-viene.html
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Lahlita
February 19, 2011 at 6:50 AM
Muchas gracias, mi amiga! Muy interessante!
Not sure where the MIDAS bit comes in, but there's the usual boy who just wants a peaceful life, the pure girl in love with said boy, but he doesn't love her. She becomes a nurse to a hot chaebol playboy with terminal cancer (I am not making this shit up) and the hot playboy falls in love with her. And there's some 40-year-old bitch with a double personality. LOL.
JB, are you sure you actually want to know what this is about?
Jang Hyuk is Kim Do-hyun
A boy with a sad past who has made himself into a brilliant, accomplished man. His one wish is for a peaceful, stable life. However, once he begins working for the chaebol Yoo family, his ambitions and desires come to light (I think, Linda, feel free to correct me). To achieve his wish/goal, he sells his soul. (Yikes!)
Lee Min-jung is Lee Jung-yoon
She is Do-hyun's girlfriend, an innocent and pure girl. When she graduates from nursing school she goes to work at a hospital. Because of her excellent work, she is able to ascend in little time.
She only has eyes for one man: Do-hyun. But when she discovers that he's in love with another woman, she decides to get revenge. (El. Oh. El.) When she is assigned to the hospital's VIP room, where we find Yoo Myung-joon (Noh Min-woo), Jung-yoon sells her soul and vows to become Myung-joon's girl to punish Do-hyun for having betrayed her.
[What is with the selling of souls? Is there, like, some soul market that I'm unaware of?]
Kim Hee-ae is Yoo In-hye
The eldest daughter of the chaebol Yoo family. She owns her own company. She is 40-years-old but she is still single because she wants to become a woman of power. She is a woman with a double personality.
[Excellent, because the only way a woman can be a powerful business woman is to give up hope of companionship or sanity. Gag me.]
Noh Min-woo is Yoo Myung-joon
The younger son of the Yoon (Yoo?) family. He's your typical rich and handsome playboy who doesn't get along with his father. He can have any woman but he falls in love with Jung-yoon.
Life is unfair and Myung-joon has terminal cancer (hahaha), and Jung-yoon is his nurse at the hospital. This is the first time that Myung-joon is truly in love, but as his condition worsense....
Dun Dun DUUNN!
So...JB, you're TOTALLY recapping this, yeah?
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reese
February 19, 2011 at 7:04 AM
Lol, so basically it has every cliche in the book.
Anyway, Midas is the one who can turn anything into gold. He even turned his own daughter into gold. But it was something he asked for after saving the life of a satyr. But this gift turned into a curse.
So I can sort of see how the two are similar. I don't have time at the moment to type it all out, but if you read the Midas wikipedia page (about King Midas) you might be able to see the similarities.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midas
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Lahlita
February 19, 2011 at 7:13 AM
Yeah, I loved the story of Midas when I was little. I'm just not sure who is Midas here. Too much of a good thing becoming a bad thing? He's Midas? She's Midas? Everyone's Midas? I don't even know.
I still want a Kdrama called Aphrodite. It can be all about eating grapes and making love. Or following k-drama convention, it can be about none of that. :D
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tari
February 19, 2011 at 4:29 PM
What's with the terminal cancer and playboy? they don't go hand in hand. The Midas of them all is the girl that like NMW's character just to get revenge to her ex then, no one in the right mind will do that, I spent months with my sister in law who died of cancer and you cant think of anything else but to ease their pain..
Severine
February 19, 2011 at 9:05 AM
I vaguely remember the story from Mythology class, but I'm still a bit iffy on the similarities. Except for the selling of souls for wealth part, what else is there? And I don't think anyone in the original story ever had terminal cancer.
But, because I'm a very shallow person that's sold her soul to the K-drama gods...and the pretty...I'll give this one a shot.
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reese
February 19, 2011 at 1:34 PM
There wasn't anyone in the original story with terminal cancer; I don't think they even knew what cancer was back then, but I think the whole too much of a good thing is a bad thing.
He's rich, good-looking, etc. So naturally terminal cancer balances it out? I don't know, but there's enough similarities between the myth and the story for me to see where they're going with the title.
Linda165
February 19, 2011 at 7:33 AM
Great translation! The whole selling of souls also confuses me. I think it means they do a 180 on their personalities and betray their real feelings. Also... The. Illness. Why?????
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Daniela
February 19, 2011 at 9:49 AM
In this case, i think it is, they chance their selfs in order to achive their goal. Im just saying this after read the description, maybe the writter´s idea its different its differen
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momosan
February 19, 2011 at 11:47 AM
See, if they REALLY sold their souls, then think of what a different show this could be. A little bit of Portrait of Dorian Grey, a little Faust and we'd be telling a different tale altogether!
Sadly, I'm thinking that it means that they go against their better nature and go for a goal that goes against their initial moral upbringing.
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Daniela
February 19, 2011 at 9:43 AM
Yeah, it's cliche. The weird thing is that i found it interesting (why, i dont know) and i want to watch it! If they do it right, could be good. if they do it wrong, i can laugh. But if they dont do it right or make me laugh, it will just be another drama.
I dont know if in English you use this expression, but in Spanish sell your soul,the complete frase would be sell your soul to the Devil, explains pretty much itself, especially when a person who is know to be "bad" or that will make you suffer, makes you a favor and you have to pay him (or her).
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kay
February 19, 2011 at 10:25 AM
LOL thank you for the translation. i was totally not expecting this much craziness. i thought it was just going to be about stock markets with some backstabbing and romance thrown in but they've added cancer, double personality and the devil! i'm totally in :)
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danna
February 19, 2011 at 11:39 AM
love the fact that they reveal the cancer plot right of the bat...dying guy falling in love with a girl who's taking advantage of him for revenge....talk about great fodder for angst
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ck1Oz
February 19, 2011 at 2:39 PM
Oh dear sounds as if the C word has got everyone wanting to watch it.
Are we suckers for punishment :-)
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pipit
February 19, 2011 at 5:10 PM
Lahlita!! Thanks so much for translating it, but if that's how it goes I have to pass Midas then. Can't stomach that much bad things in one sitting. I thought the cancer/dying thing has been left behind about a decade ago no?
Hope you play more often here. Miss you much. (Or did you play as Don't Call Me Mr. Hand Towel?)
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Daniela
February 19, 2011 at 9:24 AM
I was reading, sounds interesting and then...terminal cancer? What's with Kdrama and cancer?! Sigh. But it sounds interesting enough to watch it
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bugbites
February 19, 2011 at 9:49 AM
My friend and I have a running list of "things we've learned from dramas," and one of them is about how people only die from cancer and car accidents. Seriously?
I'll probably give Midas a go. It sounds like it has the potential for awesomness - or awesome badness. Either way, could be amusing!
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malia
February 19, 2011 at 10:19 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFtielLzk08&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvVKhcz2h_0&feature=related
:P
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bugbites
February 19, 2011 at 1:32 PM
Hahah! That's brilliant! Thanks so much for sharing.
I laughed so hard that my kitty ended up falling over in startlement mid-jump to the chair. Which just made me laugh harder.
bugbites
February 19, 2011 at 1:52 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1oV_MzzNSk&NR=1&feature=fvwp
This link had me in a 4 minute long giggle fit.
"Wait, no, somebody has to die!"
Alvina
February 19, 2011 at 4:18 PM
omg, haha, I remember watching this! So true
7 Deeliteful
February 19, 2011 at 5:59 AM
gah! so cute!
I just love that second pic where he's pouting. :)
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8 kdlover
February 19, 2011 at 6:18 AM
What happen to all his makeup!! LOL...so much better!! I was soo distracted by all his makeup especially the lipstick he was wearing in gumiho!!
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Leona
February 19, 2011 at 7:25 AM
His red lips are so red from mother nature...sometimes he uses powder to fade all that red...but he eats it quite fast ... and for the make up we can blame the stylist :P
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Meh
February 20, 2011 at 6:41 AM
From what I can remember, he said once in Golden Bell that one of his complex is the redness of his lips. Usually, he puts on powder on them but in the end he already ate the powder. Thus the redness. LOL
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9 Diadda
February 19, 2011 at 6:20 AM
I beat theasianstalker to comment on this?!? *DIES OF SHOCK*
Anyway these pictures at seriously cute!
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10 Mac B.
February 19, 2011 at 6:46 AM
I hate to say this...but I kind of miss his emo hair!
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Leona
February 19, 2011 at 7:35 AM
me too :(((
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11 Memei
February 19, 2011 at 7:23 AM
He looks...12 and yummy!
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12 sandy80
February 19, 2011 at 9:04 AM
midas is a legand about money or wealth makin so there is no mystry what is this drama about
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13 Severine
February 19, 2011 at 9:10 AM
He's adorable! I love this look on him.
Also, where can I apply for the position of official Midas hair ruffler? I'll do it for free, I'm sure the crew can always use an extra pair of hands. I'll even pay for my ticket to Korea. All I ask is for Noh Min-woo to be assigned to me. I'll take my payment in another form. *evil smirk*
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14 Alixana
February 19, 2011 at 9:33 AM
I liked him when he was in Trax. Can't believe the blond punk girl is the same person as this pouty black-haired boy. Dayum. Weird.
I still think he looked the hottest in that mv with snsd's Yoona. Can't remember the song but the mv was very Sin City-ish.
Anyway, I'll be looking forward to Midas. Good chaebol drama would be nice.
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kay
February 19, 2011 at 10:30 AM
ahh this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BwL3dXqqlVE&feature=related
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15 badmamajama
February 19, 2011 at 9:44 AM
the duo has already started ! damn it where was i ? lol am looking forward to midas . don't you guys think that Noh Min woo is kinda a bit like kim jae wook . he has the talent and yet always end up in roles that don't flatter him . thuse brooding and being emo and such .
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16 kay
February 19, 2011 at 10:34 AM
the girl appearing in the last photo kinda scared me. totally was not expecting her.
here's the longer trailer that actually shows the character for more than a mere millisecond
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=9k_TabnbpNY
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outofcontrol
February 20, 2011 at 4:55 PM
like finding another girl in bed with the 2 of you? hahaha. just kidding
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17 yadayodaness
February 19, 2011 at 10:53 AM
*Sees 1st picture*: OMG, he's half naked! In bed! Smiling!
*Sees 2nd picture*: HOW CUTE!
*Sees 3rd picture*: Ahhh, I love you Noh Min Woo.
*Sees 4th picture*: ...</3
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18 Two Cents
February 19, 2011 at 11:14 AM
In the second picture, he looks like Masaki Aiba from Arashi.
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Two Cents
February 19, 2011 at 11:14 AM
I meant the third picture.
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19 dae hae
February 19, 2011 at 12:11 PM
he is one gorgeous hunk in the above photos. looking forward to the drama MIDAS. Fighting! NMW
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20 lessaofpern
February 19, 2011 at 12:22 PM
LOL You do realize that theasianstalker is a teenager who usually goes to sleep some time after 2am on the weekdays (junior year is a killer) so she doesn't surface from her room until sometime after 12:00 on Saturday's. Yes, so when she sees that other people commented on her LOVE before her she will go into shock. Of course, I'm not waking her up either :P I'll let her sleep a little longer, she is probably dreaming about Noh Min Woo :D
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21 theasianstalker
February 19, 2011 at 12:25 PM
Oppa fighting! I can't wait to see you in your new drama. Lol and the last pic with the girl, he isn't happy like the other ones.
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pipit
February 20, 2011 at 6:24 PM
How dare she?! We should do something about it! Huh? Oh, I didn't mean that. Ehm... hem, let's talk about it later....
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theasianstalker
February 21, 2011 at 12:33 AM
I agree. Something must be done about her. >:D
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22 Katsu1996
February 19, 2011 at 12:39 PM
Cancer? Really?
I love Noh Min-woo (especially since Rock, Rock, Rock, because he's no longer just eye candy although me loves me some eye candy... yummers) but that's about my only reason to watch this show. Because it's really cliche... come on, can't people think of other things other then sending people off with cancer?
Most importantly....
WHO ARE THEY SELLING THEIR SOULS TO?!?!?!
This drama is going to drive me up the wall.
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23 Alvina
February 19, 2011 at 12:44 PM
Anyone ever see Norazo-Superman MV? This drama would be epic if it was along those lines; a parody that took itself seriously
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24 p3rk3le
February 19, 2011 at 1:12 PM
its the hair, admit it! tahts why you think he's so adorable! :p
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25 Ani
February 19, 2011 at 1:13 PM
LOOKY! Is that a birthmark on his shoulder? I wish can watch ROCK ROCK ROCK, but I'm still having trouble looking for it. It would be fun what Kim Tae Won's life (dramatized and such) was like. Qualifications of Men for the win. MIDAS too.
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Ani
February 19, 2011 at 1:15 PM
I found it! YAY. Off to watch it now. X)
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Laeah
February 19, 2011 at 1:30 PM
No that's a scar from an immunization that all Koreans get. Every Korean has one of those if they grew up there.
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Ani
February 19, 2011 at 1:32 PM
Hey, that's similar to where my Mom grew up. Everyone has it (the scar) on their arm too if they grew up there. My older sister is also where my Mom is from so she has one too.
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26 Banu
February 19, 2011 at 1:17 PM
^__^ cute as always..(HOOOOOOT) XD
He looks good @ last photo.. and somehow reminds me of someone.. but forgot his name..
Hmm I was looking forward to his new drama Midas because of Jang Hyuk and him..^__^
but i liked the story also.. Hope he doesn't die to let the lead guys marry.. like any other Kdramas
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27 ck1Oz
February 19, 2011 at 2:26 PM
OMG.....remind me not to start the day reading spoilers.It's effectively ruined.
SPOILERS-well not really.It's out there on the character's description for NMW playing the younger brother.
http://www.viki.com/channels/2086-midas/posts/5040-spoilers-discussions-links
After this....can someone recommend a happy ending drama to watch?I need to watch the last episode of a happy rom com drama now (not the usual top 5-10 which I've probably watched) just to get over his character's description.
I really need to think whether I'm following this or not.I feel the tears coming on already just reading it.SIGH.
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28 jully moue
February 19, 2011 at 4:30 PM
oh MAYBE, he's like those female leads, like kim tae hee. nothing like comedy to show their best..
anyway, cant believe im seeing emo hunter with messy hair, and with a boo face.
i did watch the first part of the first episode of Rock rock rock, couldnt believe my eyes. rich playboy role sounds like a nice continuation of fun, boyish, want-to-hate-but-still-love role.
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29 Dav
February 19, 2011 at 8:58 PM
Rawr. (Also, I'm sure that's not a hicky on his shoulder, but, uh . . . rawr.)
Unfortunately, I have a standing policy about certain plot stuff (thanks, #27!), so I'm not going to be watching.
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mary
February 19, 2011 at 9:11 PM
That's probably a scar from a vaccination. Most people have one.
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saraha
February 20, 2011 at 1:01 AM
You know when I started getting into kdramas (around 2005), it was Rain who I first noticed had this scar. Then Son Ye Jin... Haha. I thought it was a birthmark at first, then I realized it was an immunization scar because all the kcelebs have it.
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30 vannie
February 19, 2011 at 9:45 PM
dont know but pretty emo boy kinda looks like song joong ki to me esp. on the last pic! they are both eye candies!! yuuummm!!!
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31 sharo
February 20, 2011 at 2:39 AM
He looks like Kim Jae wook in the first picture
and the drama description reminds me of Bad Guy
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32 hanachana
February 20, 2011 at 3:17 AM
HOT! damn...he is lovely!!!!!!!!!!
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33 Dolly
February 20, 2011 at 5:04 AM
OMFG. HE IS HOT. NUF SAID!
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34 jinkzz
February 20, 2011 at 11:06 AM
Hmmm...have never been drawn at NMW's acting although I have to admit that he is pretty to look at... he does look like Song Joong Ki in the last pic but I think Joong Ki's prettier hehehe...have seen him in Pasta and My GF is a Gumiho but his acting was average IMO...maybe I need to give Rock Rock Rock a shot to see what the fuss is all about :)
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35 Carinne
February 20, 2011 at 2:26 PM
His bed head is so smothering sexy. I want to run my fingers through his volumize locks.
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36 outofcontrol
February 20, 2011 at 5:01 PM
once cloning becomes acceptable, can we have him cloned first?
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outofcontrol
February 20, 2011 at 5:07 PM
can I keep a copy afterwards?
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pipit
February 20, 2011 at 6:29 PM
I think we already have his copy : Kim Jae Wook ^-^
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37 AB
February 20, 2011 at 5:16 PM
No Min Woo my man~ Geez, I'm drooling right now.
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38 stellar
February 20, 2011 at 8:24 PM
i'm still watching midas with all it's "announced" cliches. =p as this very upfront announcement of cliches could actually spawn something great LOL as compared to kdramas who surprised (or rather disappointed) us with their sudden yearning to the WTF/cliche smorgasboard. XDDD
the C word and the devil buyout sitting in the character outline is always better than having your ship be ruined by the C word towards the end. to your disbelief. ^___^
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39 Miloke
February 20, 2011 at 8:27 PM
Damn.....I love him so much
Midas will aired on 22nd Feb at 9.55 PM Seoul Time.......
And last news from him,,,he's gonna attend midas press conference
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40 Lenita
February 21, 2011 at 7:34 AM
omo, how did i miss this piece of information?! that means midas will start...tomorrow!! eeek!
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41 bella luna ;)
February 21, 2011 at 11:25 AM
Noh. Min. Woot!
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42 BJ
February 21, 2011 at 7:59 PM
I thought I was looking at Song Joong Ki and then I saw it was Min-Woo!! Damn he is sexy! Can't wait to see more of him on TV!!! Yippee!
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43 MsRetta
February 21, 2011 at 8:02 PM
Love the photos. ditch the chick, no, seriously.
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44 minayuki
February 22, 2011 at 8:21 PM
I can live with more of this.
Bare No Min Woo in bed? Oh hot damn.
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45 acha
February 25, 2011 at 7:21 AM
he looks cuter now. and he really looks like gdragon though.
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46 Ssam
March 15, 2011 at 12:03 AM
he looks like a younger version of Gackt ...
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47 Junnie
June 18, 2011 at 1:31 AM
o__O WHAT IS THAT MARK ON HIS SHOULDER?! don't tell me it's a.....;;;;>>
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