Jung Kyeo-woon joins Sung Yuri in Maids
by javabeans
So far, so good: As previously teased, Jung Kyeo-woon has been added to the cast of the upcoming romantic-comedy series Maids, which stars Sung Yuri as, well, a maid.
She plays Noh Soon-geum, a young woman who’s afraid of nothing and finds herself, through an unfortunate turn of circumstances, joining in the family profession (both Mom and Grandma are maids). Thanks to Dad’s gambling problem, the money Mom had so carefully saved up for her tuition goes flying out the window, and Soon-geum takes up the job of housekeeping for the upscale denizens of Seoul’s Kangnam neighborhood. She also has a part-time job working at a barbecue restaurant, where she clears out mounds of trash and has no qualms about sneaking leftovers from the tables of patrons.
Jung Kyeo-woon, then, plays a chaebol for whom (I presume) Sung will work. After playing a cop (Sign) and an exuberant athlete (Dr. Champ), Jung says, “I’m really excited. Everyone’s envious that I get to work with Sung Yuri on a drama.” He describes his character as “originally very nice, but he comes back from New York very macho and masculine. He’s rude to women, and is a cold, hard-to-please type.”
Sung Yuri is reportedly busily practicing her cooking and cleaning skills to portray Soon-geum as the “queen of housekeeping.” With this drama, she’s taking a pretty big step away from her usual image — innocent, pretty, chic — which I think it’s a good thing. (It’s not her first time playing a bubbly character, but her cheery personality in Hong Gil Dong was also a departure from the norm. It’s also (imo) her most successful performance, so I’m thinking she may do a pretty good job here.) It also recalls the character Kim Tae-hee recently played in My Princess, and that role went a LOOOONG way in rehabilitating Kim’s image as a bad actress into one who’s appealing, adorable, and pretty good with the waterworks.
Neither the story nor characters is all that original, but with good chemistry between the leads, I can see it working. This is the kind of drama that’s pretty predictable and familiar, but whose charm (or lack thereof) will hinge upon the little moments, the comic beats, the cute banter between offbeat maid and snooty employer. (Like My Princess, I suspect this drama will soar when The Cute is in full effect, and sink if/when it gets bogged down in The Melodrama.)
Plus, this is sounding like a pretty good companion piece to tvN’s Manny, no? One has the cold New York man as the haughty employer, while the other makes him the employee. Hee.
Maids, which comes from the writer of Pasta, airs on Wednesdays and Thursdays on KBS following Thorn Birds. It premieres on May 11 — which means that for much of its run, it’ll be airing on the same night as Manny (and broadcasts right after Manny ends). It’s like Fate totally wants you to watch ’em both, together! And who am I to thwart Fate?
Via OSEN, Asia Today
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1 drama fever
March 20, 2011 at 12:39 PM
I am looking forward to this drama. It sounds funny and Cute already.
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2 theedie
March 20, 2011 at 12:41 PM
The only thing I saw Sung Yuri in was 1000 Years of Love and I was not impressed, but I know she's been working hard to change that so I find myself intrigued by this drama. Doesn't sound to innovative, but I guess I'll just have to see as more news comes out. Thanks for the update JB
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tell a phone
March 20, 2011 at 12:48 PM
try Hong Gil Dong.
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ar
March 20, 2011 at 12:56 PM
I second Hong Gil Dong! (I agree that her performance in 1000 years of love was painfully bad).
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Leona
March 20, 2011 at 12:57 PM
I liked her better in 1000 years of love rather than Hong Gil Dong- it is a matter of taste
however I think 1000YOL was her first drama or one at the beginning of her career
I still think I hate HGD because of her and Jang Geun Suk's chars - but ... I think the most I hate the ending - no matter how much I love all Hong Sister's drams with this exception - I'm a rabid fan of MGIAG,YAB and DGCH or My Girl
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nikkyp28
March 20, 2011 at 7:07 PM
I think its a matter of personal preference. I actually love her in HGD. Its one of my fave Hong sisters drama including the ending. Its one of those drama that might discourage others because of the said sad ending but for me the ending makes sense and it fits the story as that is how you create heroes and legends plus KANG JI HWAN rocks!!! enough said....
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theedie
March 20, 2011 at 1:49 PM
I read the ending and I'm not really into that, so I don't really want to invest 16 hours into something I'm not happy with.
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Leona
March 20, 2011 at 2:57 PM
I loved the ending ... not all the journey though
however So Ji SUb is not my thing... but the secondary Kim Nam Jin couldn't act to save his life was TOTALLY my thing and that was one of The Voice's early dramas
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sams
March 21, 2011 at 7:48 AM
I have to say that I changed my mind about the ending.
My first impression was that it was sad, but then I realized it isn't sad at all. It is triumphant.
Warning: microscopically small potential for spoilers ahead:
See, the thing is, many folks, myself include, grew up on the idea that happy endings are ones that end in, "and then they lived happily ever after." That is the fairy tale ending, mostly I would guess, from a Western perspective.
But how limited, presumptive and narrow minded can such an ending be!
FOR A HAPPY ENDING, MUST THERE BE SURVIVING, a heterosexual couple sharing homogenous physical traits, creating a nuclear family with an appropriately alabaster balustrade encircling their 2,200 single family domicile?
Why for Grimm's sake?
Long has Asian cultures celebrated the idea of the cyclic nature of life - how we die, become reborn, live and try again, die, become reborn, and live to try again.
Death is a part of this cycle of life. We die so that we may be reborn, so that we may try again to get things right. A happy ending, in this sense, is when we get things right - when we recognize who we are meant to be with, and when we do things the right way.
Doing things the right way is our happy ending.
And boy, HGD certainly did things the right way.
I <3 Sung Yuri.
She was perfect for HGD, just perfect. Of all the k-dramas that I've seen, and I've seen a few, I think that a few scenes just stand out as being so perfectly done.
=D
3 tell a phone
March 20, 2011 at 12:48 PM
Oh...Happy..happy... I love the pairing. and I'm vacant right now ( currently not watching any drama )
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4 elle loves kdrama
March 20, 2011 at 12:49 PM
I just love him! He is all kinds of adorable. I wonder how he will do as a chaobol, but as you mentioned, the Cute should be off the charts!
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Ashnia
March 20, 2011 at 3:14 PM
Im thinkink Jung kyeo woon will play a very good chaebol.
He already played it twice. In "Hateful but once again" and "Loving You a Thousand Times" in LYATT his character although a chaebol was very laid back and mature. So im thinking this character is going to more like his hateful but once again character the cold hearted city guy.
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5 Arhazivory
March 20, 2011 at 12:52 PM
I have no intention if thwarting fate either. This and Manny will be getting my views and I loved Kyeo-Woon in Dr. Champ so I want to see him again. Only saw Song Yuri in Hong Gil Dong and she was good when she wasn't being unbelievably dumb. lol.
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6 Leona
March 20, 2011 at 12:53 PM
or it can be a second Personal taste - everything super good on paper- practically so many ppl yawned looking at it
good on paper -Lee Min Ho, Son Ye Jin the main lead plays gay to enter her panties secondary cast quite solid too- the best kiss in klalal land ever
practically they story had so many hiccups - sometimes dull, sometimes skipped some issues, the editing was the worst I ever seen in Korea (errm we don't talk about a last episode like Sign- where everything was put together in the last minute - the whole drama was like the last half hour of Sign)
they made the main female lead to look wrong - it wasn't a cute Nodame Cantabile which I love to bits... but a messy not quite lovable dormant who didn't evolved too much in 16 eps
Jung Kyeo-woon played a few chaebols until now( 2 only in 2009) so I bet he won't have difficulties- the only risk is that Koreans will yawn at the same sight
yep the same story all over again it could be boring
I've seen Pasta - and the scriptwriter failed to make closure to some characters like the pair between Phillip (No Min Woo) and noona, Lee Honey's char a lil bit in the air... and Alex I don't even remember(Ok Pasta bored me but curiously I didn't FF-ed even a second until the last ep)
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Alex
March 20, 2011 at 4:01 PM
Yes Pasta looking back was dull and their wasn't any real plot but the only reason anyone watch was to see Gong Hyo Jin and Lee Seon Kyun who had great chemistry.
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Leona
March 20, 2011 at 5:56 PM
errrmm for me they didn't had any chemistry- but they acted very well their parts- the main couple wasn't the story that kept me glued to the screen- but each lil story from the restaurant ( I loved No Min Woo+noona's moments-she was way too old and he was way too sexy and their set up was hot ), I loved each team with their lil life stories and I had just a lil to enter the screen and beat curly- he had the most of Italian team's lines ( he delivers quite well though), I love the Korean team - almost all of them have small roles in 2010-2011 dramas, I loved Women's team, coz their tried their best and so on... usually in a kdrama secondary stories worth lots of FFs but this time small stories kept me entertained (Flames of Ambition -except NaYoung, Min Jae and Baek In Ki I FF a lot- I have the sensation that they tell the same lines all over again, in Sign I loved more Jung Kyeo-woon and the prosecutor because they were like real people with problems at work, they hate and they love with the same intensity as usual ppl- they met, they liked each other and dated - end of story- no Momster around, no eyecancer - just usual ppl- I watched Sigh in the same time with Three Brothers- errrmm I like more the cop from Sign(JKW) rather than 3brothers- why?no mother in law around >:) Lee Joon Hyuk looks handsome too and have the same effect on me: HOT GUY
there must be 2 things
First a good story to tell and second a good actor- so if JKW wants another Kim Joo Won - think again sexy u need someone to write that story so you could act it :P ( I don't doubt about his acting but about the combination scriptwriter+PD+him+15% the actress - no ratings or no chemistry the result is NULL- Hyun Bin experienced it not only once but with 3 dramas in a row: after MNKSS he had 3 dramas with low ratings even Snow Queen was with Sung YuRi )
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7 ar
March 20, 2011 at 1:00 PM
*sigh* ANOTHER cold chaebol. Why can't he just be a guy with a good enough salary to hire a part-time maid?
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Leona
March 20, 2011 at 1:11 PM
why don't they call it a guy rich enough- it is quite boring to see them all the "most" handsome, rich , playboy etc
let them be just rich ( everything payed with more than 5000 euro/ month is mega rich to me)so why not a workaholic banker - the one with enough bosses above him to be bullied at work and enough money to bully his maids
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Danna
March 20, 2011 at 1:49 PM
I think we have enough Korean chaebols fill up a whole country
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Auntiemame
March 20, 2011 at 5:51 PM
Yeah, they are becoming "a dime, a dozen", aren't they.
Of course, with the economy the way it is, it could be chaebol one day . . .
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8 Biscuit
March 20, 2011 at 1:07 PM
Ehh.... I'm no big fan of Sung, but Jung? OOOH, I don't know if I should watch!
By the way, I wonder why in dramas, it's always NY. And I wonder why they always come back haughty after coming back from NY. Like, what do they do there? It's like all rich people go to NY and come back as the cold lawyer, businessman, or someone with a big degree.
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elle loves kdrama
March 20, 2011 at 1:11 PM
Very true! Can't they come from Ohio, and study poetry or something? HAHA!
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Leona
March 20, 2011 at 1:13 PM
poetry means in klala land a guy clumsier than KaeIn in Personal taste.... no there is no room for that when we have a main lead - that means a beta guy and even Lee Seung KI had a hard time being one :P
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elle loves kdrama
March 20, 2011 at 1:23 PM
haha! we don't want that.
Although, my favorite beta guy was Jung Kyung Ho in Smile, You. He was so adorable, even though he studied in the US... He must have not studied in NY :)
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ck1Oz
March 20, 2011 at 4:35 PM
I remember a lengthy discussion on OT about single Korean guys in New York.
Maybe they read DB.The discussion was hilarious though.It killed me.
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9 ahjummabunny
March 20, 2011 at 1:48 PM
gyu woon oppa!!! He's played lovable chaebol (I love you a thousand times) and hateful chaebol too ( again my love/ hateful but once again) but the majority of his roles have been sweet guy who gets the girl. He can get me anytime!
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Auntiemame
March 20, 2011 at 5:55 PM
Although his role was small, he was a wacko and nasty chaebol in "La Dolce Vita". And, the story centered around what happened with his character.
It was serious acting in that drama.
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ahjummabunny
March 21, 2011 at 6:12 AM
I keep hearing great things about this drama. I'd love to see him do some serious acting. I think he can do it. I'm watching dramas here and there without any truly grabbing my interest so maybe I'll really take the time to see dolce vita.
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10 Danna
March 20, 2011 at 1:57 PM
looks like Jung Kyu Won is back to playing a haughty chaebol....i want to see him in some different characters...o well
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11 Show2007
March 20, 2011 at 1:58 PM
Looking forward for this drama. Just love Kyeo-Woon performance from Dr. Champs. Yes!
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12 pugz
March 20, 2011 at 2:25 PM
Read this somewhere. When asked by an interviewer on which recent drama roles he would like to try, he expressed the desire to try out the role of Kim Joo Won in Secret Garden. He seemed confident in being able to portray the role well and said he would bring out the cute side of KJW. Maybe some of that desire will get channeled in this role?
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Leona
March 20, 2011 at 2:59 PM
he had his chance... I loved him as the police officer though ;)
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13 Sylvia
March 20, 2011 at 3:09 PM
"the cute banter between offbeat maid and snooty employer"...
This may sound weird, but to me it sounds a lot like BBC's "Merlin", only without the magic. ;-) A het Merlin AU! Cool! *g*
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Sylvia
March 20, 2011 at 3:10 PM
Also, Jung Kyeo-woon was adorable in Dr Champ. Hope to see more of his choco abs here, too. I'm sure there's a lot of occasion for a housemaid to walk in on her employer partially dressed.
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martha
March 20, 2011 at 5:48 PM
cant wait for that:) and shower scene. yipeeeeee!
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jomo143
March 20, 2011 at 8:05 PM
I know, I didn't recognize him with those clothes on.
After the last story about this drama, I was hoping he would always be shirtless...oh well...
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14 Annie
March 20, 2011 at 3:27 PM
JUNG KYEO WOON!! SCOREEEEEEEE!
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15 ohemgee
March 20, 2011 at 3:30 PM
OMG!!!!!!! i LURVE him for this.
i think they will be adorably squee-inducing. or at least i hope so!!
so excited for this now!
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16 Natalie
March 20, 2011 at 3:49 PM
Woohoo! Loved him in Dr.Champ!
I like this development. Cute:)
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17 Nikki
March 20, 2011 at 3:53 PM
Can the KDRAMA writers just give the rude-rich-guy-cliche a rest already? I mean would it just be too hard to think of a storyline where the girl isn't the improvished-but-ever-hard-working-and-optimistic one?
I wanna see a KDRAMA where no one is rich, the lead guy is super sweet from day 1, there are no lame parents to get in the way, and um....yeah, that's my wishlist. Okay...I can think of 1 drama off the top that fits those standards and it was 9 Ends 2 outs. But, I didn't finish it because suddenly I hated the lead girl after it took her FOREVER to end her obviously doomed relationship with the man-boy. I refused to see her mull over her feelings for the lead guy for the next 2-6 episodes. I quit about 3/4 of the way through ep. 10. Did it get better???
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Jane
March 20, 2011 at 4:56 PM
Dr. Champ is not exciting by any means but it does fit your description.
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Leona
March 20, 2011 at 6:53 PM
watch Pasta: no bitchy ex (she is there but she ain't bitchy) no parents whatsoever and lots of hot guys- bonus The Voice in all his splendor acting his butt (and No Min Woo :) :D )
My Girlfriend is a Gumiho fits quite well too-even though the synopsis gave us a chaebol's grandson-again in drama it was a rich grandpa and THE End-the rich thing was only to make me laugh until my tummy hurt-however has some fantasy elements that could be outside your limits
and if you never thought that a secondary male lead could be prettier than Lee Seung Ki-give it a try -it has goodies like No Min Woo - evil couldn't be more sexy )
Delightful Girl Choon Hyang doesn't have chaebols but has unfit parents and usual secondary bitchy leads
In YOu're beautiful I don't remember seeing rich guys but has a Momster and a bitch
In Soulmate a secondary girl is rich but not chaebol
In Full house they are both rich and not chaebols in the first 5 minutes-I don't remember the parents
In Personal taste I don't remember chaebols and he is a hardworking guy- a turn off - she is a dormant
Oh My Lady- he is a rude artist - too bad that they kept in mind Choi SI won's fans and that Chae Rim is much older than him (c'mon THIS is my fav turn on button: a guy too young for her)- their unbelievable chemistry at start faded through script and directing
Beethoven virus- no parent at horizon - he ain't a chaebol but it is full of geniuses
Lovers- he is a gangster (errm a secret birth- he is a chaebol's son so excluded)
What's up Fox- they are normal Koreans and she is older than him with 9 years- what could go wrong?One night the two old family friends get drunk and wake up in bed together. Go Byeong Hee 33 wants to forget it ever happened, especially since a good marriage prospect has just made an appearance. Unfortunately for her, Chul Su 24 has other ideas....
Partner- ohh this is a good one- they are both lawyers and not the best on the market ( also known as broke lawyers)
Ob&gyn - main leads are doctors - but the cuter than puppies are of course a pair of secondary chars : rich guy who wants to marry- with other person in the same social status >:) and he dumps his girlfriend without even asking her smth about her ..errrm dowry-he is stupid without mamma's help (does it help that he is Song Jong Ki?(the couple has less than 10 minutes of episode- however helps to fill that country full of chaebols)
Rock Rock Rock- I did't find evil parents or chaebols around- it is a true story with smexy actors around-and they rock like there is no tomorrow
Sign- hmmm here is the only drama where chaebols lose big time (they get killed, are murderers and of course are caught)
Coffee Prince--was he a chaebol's grandson? I don't remember - I know he was filthy rich- so yeah it could be
Iris-who needs a Momster when we are surrounded with guns and evil sexy agents like TOP
etc (still we have too many chaebols- I was ready to put Smile You but SHE and her family are the "guilty" or in Witch amusement she is the chaebol's daughter: first 4 eps are to die for >:)
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Noypi
March 20, 2011 at 8:27 PM
Good list, but I think you're missing the Most recent and Most over the top YET,
SECRET GARDEN!!!! xD
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Leona
March 20, 2011 at 11:33 PM
he was everything Nikki wants to avoid :he was THE chaebol-haughty and rude- she is plucky and poor
the list above contains dramas that tried to avoid this subject Cinderella and Prince Chaebol
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BOGCHI
March 20, 2011 at 8:44 PM
yes yes on Soulmate. I think it has the most normal(err average?) characters.
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cookie
March 21, 2011 at 12:52 AM
Haven't you read JB's review? I got interested in it after reading that, and I got hooked to the end! Great drama!
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ahjummabunny
March 21, 2011 at 6:16 AM
Jane is right dr. champ is exactly like you described. it really has some depth even with it's problems.
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LeeJungJinFanclub
March 21, 2011 at 7:26 AM
It is a very good show. Totally realistic. Love the angst between the OTP when they struggle to maintain the BFF relationship while finding themselves attracted to each other. Am glad the girl came to realise how much she loved & missed him when she fell ill after moving out of his house. They ended up together, though she wants to take it slow. So no moving back to be his room-mate again. The best scripted kdrama I've watched so far. Thanks, DB for your recommendation. Hope you get down to write the recaps for the show. Really want to know your thoughts on some of the scenes in the series. Looking forward to the recaps!
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18 merriwether
March 20, 2011 at 4:04 PM
Why is dad always a fool who somehow loses the entire fortune? Writers, please fix this. T_T
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pohonphee
March 21, 2011 at 2:25 AM
Because the mother is always a crazy-scary-can-do anything opposer of the relationship :D
I wonder if someday I ever get to watch this father & mother be a pair in a drama and born a not genius-not chaebol-but-still-snooty-cold hearted 1st male lead. Anyone want to watch this drama??
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19 Jane
March 20, 2011 at 4:22 PM
This actor has been on fire lately. I guess rest is for the weak, huh?
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20 annie
March 20, 2011 at 4:59 PM
YAY!
Love him! Will definitely put up with Sung Yuri for his sake. Plus, I'm in the minority that actually loved Pasta, so I'm looking forward to Maids.
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21 sora
March 20, 2011 at 5:23 PM
awesomeeee.... I can't waitttt!!!!!!!!!
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22 Keylye
March 20, 2011 at 5:42 PM
Interesting! I definitely need a dose of The Cute. This drama + The Manny = drama fun. Too many melodramas tire me out.
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23 Auntiemame
March 20, 2011 at 5:47 PM
Doesn't the scenario sound a bit like "Oh, My Lady!", with Chae Rim and Choi Si Won?
That was a fluffy, cute drama. And, Choi Si Won was fun - ny in it.
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Leona
March 20, 2011 at 7:01 PM
nop coz the set up was - "He is a known artist" with a kid
they kept some distance between CSW and CR - it was better seen in the second half of the show- when they filmed tired- and lost the main point : their love story with the help of PD+writer - sometimes an idol paired with an older actress than him (even it was part of the script) ain't that good in practice- they lacked passion in the second half - the same passion that made me want to see the drama- see their first kiss- they promised me scenes like that - and never make it happen again
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24 SuziQ
March 20, 2011 at 6:37 PM
Reminds me of the U.S. sitcom "The Nanny" characters. Jung Kyeo-won was cute in Dr. Champ. His role in Sign was boring, and his role was under utilized. The conclusion of Sign was a horrible messed up ending and very disappointing.
Hope his role in The Manny is better. The plot doesn't sound very original, but I'm hopeful that they will write a good funny script. Can't stand another lousy melodrama.
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Leona
March 20, 2011 at 6:56 PM
We don't have the bunch of kids ( but we did have it in Oh My Lady)
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25 Bluefyre
March 20, 2011 at 7:31 PM
Maids and Manny. LMAO! Can't wait! Thank you, Fates! hahaha! And thank you, JB! (loved JKW in Dr. Champ) :D
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26 nelkk
March 20, 2011 at 8:55 PM
ohhh this sounds very very interesting! since im a big fan of sung yuri's and jung kyeo woon, i think the pairing itself makes my heartbeat..i hope they both do a good job of potraying their roles, i know jkw will do awesome no doubts about that there...oh may hurry up and come already!
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27 Miyumi
March 20, 2011 at 10:35 PM
Aw... I loved this cutie in Dr Champ!
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28 Ingrid
March 20, 2011 at 10:58 PM
I think Jung Gyu Woon has a real comic potential...i hope they'll explore this side of him in Maids! (his character seems to be like a new Gu jun pyo!)
Cos we arlready have seen his cute, angry, disapointed, tired, nude (lol), fearless, rude, sad, happy....
i'm so proud of him!
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ahjummabunny
March 21, 2011 at 6:25 AM
that's true there was a glimpse of that in dr. champ. hmm.
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29 djeedjes
March 21, 2011 at 12:24 AM
I wish that if there's 2nd male lead, it would be Jung Suk won... Imagine Jung Kyeowoon as the snotty chaebol and Sukwon becomes the nice caring oppa to Sung Yuri....
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30 cookie
March 21, 2011 at 12:48 AM
Love them both! Must watch drama for me. Cannot wait for it to air.
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31 Hana
March 21, 2011 at 1:37 AM
Jung Kyeo Woon as chaebol *swoon* he was so cool as the sweet nice guy in dr champ it would be interesting to see him more Kim Joo Won like~
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32 cookie
March 21, 2011 at 2:42 AM
Want to take on JKW's comment on "everybody being envious of him working with Sung Yu Ri", because his comment confirms my observation that she does seem to be someone who is "beautiful inside-out". (Someone who is beautiful only not only physically but has nice personality, as well.) Could I be right???
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33 kodrain
March 21, 2011 at 3:52 AM
Jung Kyo Woon and Sung Yu Ri.......waiting you...............Sung yu RI
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34 Carinne
March 21, 2011 at 6:38 AM
Yay. If JKW pulls a Coffee Prince attitude like Gong Yoo then I'll nosebleed. Else, it'll be fun to see a Chep in JKW.
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jomo143
March 21, 2011 at 8:01 AM
Is that a good thing or a bad thing? (the nosebleed)
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35 amatea
March 21, 2011 at 8:09 AM
I thin it will be better if the main lead is Kim So Eun.
Because Kim So Eun and JKW will made a cute cuple xD
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36 LK
March 21, 2011 at 11:06 AM
Can't they switch it up sometimes? My Fair Lady had a cold and rich female lead instead of a cold male lead which made it different. I don't understand why all Korean dramas must have a cold male lead and an upbeat but financially unstable female lead. Not to mention that someone HAS to have money problem (either the parent is in debt or the lead is, or someone has gambling problems, or someone will lose their company or family business...). When will someone step up and make a romantic comedy that's actually original? XD
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37 girlatsea
March 21, 2011 at 12:46 PM
I LOVED Pasta and I loveee Jung Kyo-woon. So count me in! :D
So many dramas to look forward to in May!
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38 grasya
March 21, 2011 at 8:48 PM
Yey, I loved him in Dr. Champ!!!! looking forward, looking forward!
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39 kyawgaung
March 21, 2011 at 10:17 PM
hi how are you? i hope you are well. as for me .i am fine.
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40 ***ghjrfs
March 23, 2011 at 3:08 AM
I only like the drama because of Sung yuri
I think her acting is great
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41 fraulein
April 11, 2011 at 5:01 AM
I will look forward to this project, because I like Jung Gyeo-woon and Sung Yuri, 2 actors not known for their acting prowess but are hardworking and make good eye candy. Personally, I like JGW more by the day – I am ploughing thru all his dramas one by one, with 2005’s A Happy Woman leaving the deepest impression. Love You a Thousand Times comes a close second. Hateful but Once again, Sign and Dr Champ are lined up next….
A question though : he’s playing a chaebol’s son again and aren’t there too many chaebol sons in k-drama land ?
Can anyone name the number of times he did not play a chaebol’s son ? He has played one more than he has not.
Not feeling his hair and gautness. He looked better in LYATT, La Dolce Vita and A Happy Woman where he looked meatier ( and healthier!)
For me, Sung Yuri’s best work so far is the offbeat Yinok in Hong Gil-dong, which was a blast ! She looked like she had good chemistry with Kang Ji-hwan. Plus the story was refreshing.
I love both of them separately so news of them working together was music to my ears. I really hope this turns out to be successful. Often, dramas sound promising on paper or start out promising but fizzle out, My Princess, Midas, anyone ?
@ asianromance March 20th, 2011 at 1:00 pm
*sigh* ANOTHER cold chaebol. Why can’t he just be a guy with a good enough salary to hire a part-time maid?
My sentiments exactly
@ ahjummabunny March 20th, 2011 at 1:48 pm
gyu woon oppa!!! He’s played lovable chaebol (I love you a thousand times) and hateful chaebol too ( again my love/ hateful but once again) but the majority of his roles have been sweet guy who gets the girl. He can get me anytime!
He DID NOT get his girl in A Happy Woman. Yes, I know. I am STILL harping on it
@ AuntieMame March 20th, 2011 at 5:55 pm
Although his role was small, he was a wacko and nasty chaebol in “La Dolce Vita”. And, the story centered around what happened with his character. It was serious acting in that drama.
Yes, his character was twisted. Wasted half the time and dead the other half. It was one of those dramas I wanted badly to see his character develop and take flight. It showcased more of Lee Dongwook and he made it HIS role. JGW was the reason I bought the la Dolce Vita DVD and until today, I cannot imagine sitting through 23 / 24 hours of La Dolce Vita to see LDW’s character’s flashbacks just to see JGW.
@ Danna March 20th, 2011 at 1:57 pm
looks like Jung Kyu Won is back to playing a haughty chaebol….i want to see him in some different characters…o well
The problem is there are so many haughty chaebol roles today. He has played this kind of role 4 times : A Happy Woman ( his old man was introduced as property tycoon), Love you a Thousand Times, Hateful but Once again, La Dolce Vita. He was haughty only twice (LDV & Hateful but once again). In AHW, he broke my heart with his sincerity and he was downright sweet and devoted in LYATT. In both, his devotion to his wife is overwhelming
The other times he wasn’t one : 3 times. Sign / Women in the Sun / Dr Champ
@ Sylvia March 20th, 2011 at 3:10 pm
Also, Jung Kyeo-woon was adorable in Dr Champ. Hope to see more of his choco abs here, too. I’m sure there’s a lot of occasion for a housemaid to walk in on her employer partially dressed.
You can see them in LYATT too. He disrobed for AHW but it wasn’t great that
@ Jomo March 20th, 2011 at 8:05 pm
I know, I didn’t recognize him with those clothes on.
After the last story about this drama, I was hoping he would always be shirtless…oh well…
Me too
@Jane March 20th, 2011 at 4:22 pm
This actor has been on fire lately. I guess rest is for the weak, huh?
Yup….
@ Ingrid March 20th, 2011 at 10:58 pm
I think Jung Gyu Woon has a real comic potential…i hope they’ll explore this side of him in Maids! (his character seems to be like a new Gu jun pyo!) Cos we arlready have seen his cute, angry, disapointed, tired, nude (lol), fearless, rude, sad, happy….i’m so proud of him!
Yes, I want him in a rom-com role too, where he plays a comedic /lighter role. He can be poorer than a chaebol but not dirt poor
He seems to have more fans these days. I think he is becoming more well known esp after Dr Champ and Sign.
Folks, check out A Happy Woman if you can. It is worth it, emotional and well written / heart wrenching stuff
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