Yoo Ah-in goes boy scout for High Cut

by girlfriday

The newest baddest Bad Boy in town, Yoo Ah-in (Sungkyunkwan Scandal) poses for a playful shoot in High Cut, straight on the heels of his buddy Song Joong-ki‘s spread. I see what you’re doing, High Cut. Don’t think I’m gonna fall for your bait and spend my day watching Yeo-rim/Guh-ro MVs. I have willpower, you know!

The shoot’s concept seems to be camping-related, though there are no woods to speak of. Mostly, Yoo is his adorable self in what appears to be a losing battle with a sleeping bag. I mean, why take a hottie and then shove him into an amorphous sack? Are you mad at us?

If you’ve caught any of Yoo Ah-in’s reality series Launch My Life on Mnet (a sort of documentary-ish thing, following him on photo shoots and such, like this one shot in LA and Vegas), you know why I’m calling him the new Bad Boy About Town. He’s taken the hot-and-cold / gruff / 까칠남 thing to a whole new level. It’s morbidly fascinating to watch him diva-out or spiral in a mood, and yet at the same time, it’s kind of refreshing to see someone just speak his mind, even if what comes out of his mouth is completely unexpected. You can actually SEE him turn on the charm whenever he damn well pleases… which is both curious and totally infuriating. Heh.

When I’m watching that show, I alternately want to scold him, kick him, and give him a hug. He seems loose and free and naturally gifted, and yet so at odds with being a star. There are some actors who always live in that in-between space: they hate the camera and yet live for the camera. That’s what he seems to be, in a nutshell. Though lord knows that version of Yoo Ah-in on Launch My Life is just someone’s interpretation as much as anyone else’s.

What’s clear is that he isn’t what he appears, and then some. And then he goes and does a photo shoot like this, where he’s looking like a goofy kid, and…it’s all sorts of confusing. Yoo Ah-in: the guy with a million faces, that’s for sure.

Via Sports Chosun

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